All-School Comedy “Daddy's Girl”
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$ 00 Inclu1des Tax No. 34, Vol. 110 Philip, South Dakota 57567 Thursday, April 14, 2016 www. pioneer-review.com Haakon County All-school comedy “Daddy’s Girl” Commission meets by Nancy Haigh The Haakon County Com - mission met Tuesday, April 5, to act upon basic county mat - ters. Milton Morris, Morris, Inc., Pierre, spoke with the board regarding the recent gravel bid award. While Morris had the low bid for three-quarter inch gravel, the board opted to go with a different contractor. Morris noted the gravel crush - ing capabilities his company has and what other divisions the company has. Others who met with the board were Lori Quinn regard - ing emergency management, Vonda Hamill, library re - model, Sheriff Fred Koester, monthly report, and Dwight Slovek, highway department. Koester informed the board that the city of Philip has de - cided against combing law en - forcement with the county. The city is advertising for a po - Del Bartels lice officer. by Del Bartels The owner/cook loses it when his diner suddenly be - Auditor Carla Smith ex - Funny, heavenly, a mystery and other “-y” descrip - comes a song and dance loonie-bin. An undiscovered plained that the county will re - tions apply to the hilarious and touching plot pre - teen idol started strutting her stuff, and even ancient ceive a little over $21,000 from sented by the Philip High School actors in the old ladies join in. The craziness can be seen in the the state from an alcohol bev - outlandish situation comedy called “Daddy’s Girl.” Philip all-school comedy “Daddy’s Girl.” erage fund distribution. This The Philip all-school play will perform Thursday was fund was a result of the and Friday, April 14-15, at 6:30 p.m. in the Philip Fine ing.” Anna Piroutek plays a heavenly character, but 2016 legislative session. She Arts Building. with her own agenda. added that the county had re - Directed by Laura O’Connor, the large cast covers Payton Schoenhals is a force to be reckoned with in ceived the check for the state’s an amazingly wide range of outrageous characters. getting her man, “Just you wait. As Oprah is my wit - half of the veteran service offi - The crotchety restaurant owner has loyal customers ness, that man will find me as a subspecies if it is the cer salary. who eat there for almost any reason other than his last thing I do.” Receiving approval were raf - company. Only two people can put up with him. One Customers include Jane Poss, who portrays an acid fle requests from Midland Le - is his nagging wife, who has been dead for 25 years. tongued restaurant critic, “Is she really your mother? gion Auxiliary and the S.D. The other is the deceased wife’s best friend, who in Tough break.” Amateur Baseball Association, order to catch the man’s heart does almost anything Aitanna Nadala revels in playing the part of a rough annual library reports from from dressing to kill to almost being killed by Big Go - biker who likes what she sees in almost any man, “You the Midland and Haakon rilla (sorry, her real name is Big Earl Ella). know I could break you in half, don’t you?” Sam County libraries, a memoran - The eatery’s regular clientele are Shirtless Bob, Schofield is the Jekyll and Hyde sweet young thing dum of understanding with love-scared “Professor” and four cantankerous senior who sings and dances like nobody’s business. South Dakota State University citizens. They are all coddled by the not-too-quick If you laugh at otherwise intelligent men who be - for the Extension educator po - waitress. She, and the owner’s famous specialty sand - come babbling idiots around a pretty girl, then you sition, meeting minutes from wich, are the only things going for the place, until all will love Corbin Kramer’s character. Tristen Schofield March 1, and warrants for the craziness breaks loose. does not like wearing shirts, but brings down the past month. A very irksome, meddlesome and underhanded house by wearing something else. Nathan Wooden A malt beverage license was news reporter blows in. A female biker and her Britni Knife tries to keep the critic in line, “No insult but you renewed for Lake Waggoner Spears wannabe daughter also show up. Somehow a have the personality of a piranah,” while also doing Golf Club and a special three- mystery must be solved, despite the dancing on the his best to encourage the girl-shy professor. day license for the Philip Invi - counter, near fist fights, recipe stealing, ketchup knif - “How do I look?” is answered with “About 10 pounds heavier than be - Ancient but not decrepit, the four oldsters of Ashley tational Matched Bronc Ride ing, match-making, chocolate pie and the intrusions fore.” But, the question might get a different answer by the time all the Williams, Jaslyn Konst, Brittney Park and Kaitlyn was approved. of a devilish angel. The grouch must discover for sure hilarious antics have been played out in the comedy “Daddy’s Girl.” Fosheim finish each other’s sentences, even while each Toni Rhodes, director of who is his long-lost daughter. Shown are comedy actors Payton Schoenhals and Keegan Burnett. are drooling over the far younger men. Eli McClendon equalization, presented the Some of the fast-paced humor will fly by younger au - works the lights and sound, and is assisted by Kreid board with the list of exempt dience members, but everyone in the audience should waitress – she’s new and a little wacko.” Jasmine Ferguson is that hero- Amiotte. property. The board also ap - be laughing throughout at the physical and other ver - worshipping waitress. Come laugh, clap and sigh “Aaah” at the scandalous proved abatements for five bal humor. Justena Amiotte is framed as the dead wife, “I don’t like surprises. recipes in this haunted diner. properties. Keegan Burnett plays the grumpy owner/cook, “My The last time I was surprised is when I died. I didn’t see that one com - A bid opening for cement bridge decking and culverts re - ceived one bid. They approved Rapid City- based Forterra’s bids. Badlands Bad River group The commission held an ex - School board tables public ecutive session to discuss per - sonnel. No action was taken tours Badlands Distillery after the session. vote on funding new school The commission will meet by Del Bartels are facing diminishing enroll - quired to travel to the school. This Tuesday, May 3, at 1:00 p.m. The Haakon School District ments, while future school district is the same contract, at the same for their next monthly meet - Board of Education tabled holding revenues will be based more heav - fees, as last year. ing. an election to possibly issue gen - ily off a per-student formula. “It The board also approved a con - eral obligation school bonds in should be called the school consol - tract for Fiscal Year 2017 with order to fund the building of a new idation bill,” said Thorson. Children’s Therapy Services. This school building. Timewise, election legalities contract is for occupational ther - The South Dakota state legisla - make getting the ballot ready by apy services, physical therapy Inside ture has passed a law adding a the next general election very dif - services and speech therapy ser - half cent sales tax with funds to go ficult. The school board will hold a vics. The monthly billings, 15- this week: toward teachers’ salaries. That public informational meeting to minute unit bases, per day bases law also limits future capital out - get more input, tentatively sched - and mileage are all the same as Opinion ..................................2 lay taxes. The Haakon School Dis - uled for Monday, May 23, before last year’s contract. Rural trict had planned to use, without possibly going ahead with any Morehart gave an update on the Livin’ ............................3 & 14 raising taxes, the previously pro - public vote. geothermal pond work. “Time Courtesy Photo jected capital outlay taxes to fund In other business, the board de - lines are it should be done by the Badlands Distillery co-owner Sandy Eschenbacher explains an aspect of Obituaries .............................5 a 20-year debt for a new school cided to not renew Ruth Carley’s time we turn it on next fall,” he the Kadoka business to people on the tour as part of the Badlands Bad Elaine Koehler, 81 building. contract because of a reduction in said. The geothermal heating sys - River Economic Development Partnership meeting, April 5. The legislature will make school staff. The Deep Creek Rural tem will be shut off around the Linda Weynand, 65 districts use a per-student for - School is closing at the end of this middle of May. Work on the cool - The Badlands Bad River Eco - both vendors and job-seekers. Community mula that cuts revenue to smaller school year. ing and settling ponds should be nomic Development Partnership Feedback indicated high levels of schools. “They kept dangling the Because of the new law, negoti - bid, contracted out, and completed began its Tuesday, April 5, meet - satisfaction and a request to con - News ..................................4-9 carrot of teacher salary increases. ations will be opened for adminis - before the heating system is ing with a tour of the newly tinue this as an annual event. School & This will not happen at Philip,” trative, certified and classified needed next fall. opened Badlands Distillery in Suggestions were made to share Sports ......................10-11-12 said Superintendent Keven More - employees. Negotiations will take In her secondary principal’s re - Kadoka.