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$100 Includes Tax Number 47 Volume 106 July 19, 2012 A Publication of RPavellette Piublicoations, Innc., Philiep, Souteh Dakotr a 57567. Ther Official Neewspapevr of Haaikon Ceounty,w South Dakota. Copyright 1981. Haakon School District new year Scotchman upgrades nitrogen tank by Del Bartels by Del Bartels The Monday, July 16, meeting of Quadrupling their nitrogen stor - the Haakon School District 27-1 age, Scotchman Industries’ new Board of Education began with tank was installed last Wednesday. Mark Radway and Jake Fitzgerald First, Scotchman Industries, reciting their oathes of office as Inc., in Philip, used nitrogen for its they began their terms. heat treat process for tempering Scott Brech will continue as the metal. Then, far more nitrogen was board president, and Anita Peter - required to operate a new $1.2 mil - son is the school board’s vice presi - lion laser that can cut one inch dent. Superintendent Keven More - thick steel and cut thinner mate - hart is still the authority responsi - rial at 300 inches per minute. ble for closing school for emergen - Though the laser can handle most cies, inclement weather and any of Scotchman’s in-house needs, it other reasons. Britni Ross was required the old 1,500-gallon nitro - again appointed as the school dis - gen tank to be refilled approxi - trict’s business manager; and the mately every 11 days. bond has been set according to law. On Wednesday, July 11, the old Board meetings will be the first tank was replaced with a 6,000 gal - Monday after the second Tuesday lon, 22,000 pound empty tank. This of each month, in room A-1 of the is a “big Stanley thermos bottle,” Philip High School. The meeting said W.J. (Dub) Vanneman, repre - times will be at 7:00 p.m., except sentative for A&B Welding Supply for November through March when out of Rapid City, which supplied the time will be at 6:00 p.m. School and installed the tank. The new unit was erected on top of a three board members will again receive The oath of office was taken by, from left, Mark Radway and Jake Fitzgerald. $50 plus mileage for each official foot thick concrete pad that is rein - meeting. the assistant cook. Children’s Internet Protection Act forced with “a massive amount, a First National Bank in Philip is The board approved the publica - policy. For a school to receive fund - semi load” of one inch thick rebar, the official depository for school tion of the list of employee contract ing for Internet access, the school said Jerry Kroetch, president of district funds and accounts. The Pi - salaries, according to South Dakota must have an Internet safety pol - Scotchman Industries. oneer Review is the official newspa - Codified Law. Contracts have been icy. Measures must block or filter Nitrogen, which is collected by per for publications of official officially approved for Morehart as Internet access to pictures that are industrial air liquidification, is school board meetings, advertise - the head high school football coach, obscene, child pornography or stored under pressure at 273 de - ments and other information. Rod - and Travis DeJong as the junior harmful to minors. grees below zero. One semi-truck ney Freeman, Huron, is again the high football coach. Since no quali - The annual budget hearings load of liquid nitrogen is approxi - school district’s attorney. fied replacement could be found, began with this meeting, and must mately 4,000 gallons, which will School breakfasts, new this year, Kim Bouman has agreed to con - be finalized before October. The not fill the new tank. will be $1.40 for students and $1.80 tinue on as head volleyball coach. 2012-2013 proposed budget total is The old tank was sold to A&B for adults. Student reduced break - The geothermal well that sup - $3,102,282. The 2012-2013 pro - Welding Supply and will be used by fast costs will be 30 cents. Lunch plies heating for the Philip school posed means of finance is the same a potato chip manufacturer in prices for students in seventh buildings requires treatment with as the expenditures. Within the Clark. The new tank is being through 12th grades will remain barium chloride. The board ac - next month, there are five lane leased from A&B Welding Supply $2.00. Adults prices are still $2.75. cepted this year’s bid for the com - change requests expected from by Scotchman. A blue-caged ma - For students in kindergarten pound from Black Hills Chemical, teachers. chine, called a trifecta, helps main - through sixth grade, the cost of at $21,736 for 220 50 pound bags. A In his superintendent’s report, tain a consistant flow pressure for Scotchman’s use of the nitrogen. The old 1,500 gallon nitrogen tank owned by Scotchman Industries, Inc., was re - lunches has been raised from $1.75 bid for propane at $1.39 per gallon Morehart said that the parking lot placed with a 6,000 gallon, 22,000 pound tank. Shown is the old tank at left be - to $1.90. All student reduced lunch from Cenex Midwest Cooperative blacktop and striping project Vanneman said that there are only maybe a half a dozen of these tri - fore its removal, and the new tank at center. The nitrogen pressure stabilizing tri - prices are still 40 cents. Extra milk was also accepted. The cost of milk should be completed in the next fecta machine is on the ground between the tanks. Photo by Del Bartels is still 25 cents. Morehart said that to students will remain the same few days. Deep Creek School fecta machines currently being the price increases are required by this year, with the accepted bid should also be ready in a few weeks used in the state of South Dakota. program regulators to make sure from Land O’ Lakes for white milk to reopen for the 2012-2013 school the free and reduced program is at 22.56 cents per half pint and for year. Summer school will finish up not subsidizing the regular food chocolate milk at 24.51 cents per next Thursday. The air condition - Hot Summer Nights program. half pint. ing units will be installed and Activity admission prices for stu - Discussion will continue, with ready for use before classes start. dents and seniors citizens 65- public input being solicited, about Mike Baer has begun his duties years-old or older are still $2.00, possibly holding senior graduation as the new secondary principal. with season passes being $20. Ac - on a Saturday rather than a Sun - “I’m excited to be back,” said Baer. tivity admission for adults is $3.00, day. In 2001, graduation was on a “We were thinking about our kids. with season passes being $35.00. Saturday. It has been communi - Philip is a great place to raise Rose Bennett has turned in her cated that some graduation audi - kids.” resignation as head cook, after nine ence members would like to be able The next meeting for the board of years of being with the school dis - to travel back home before late education will be at 7:00 p.m. in trict. Michelle Butler will fill that Sunday evening. room A-1 of the Philip High School, position, and Johanna Baye will be The board approved a 2012-2013 Monday, August 20. Drought – this year is among top 10 worst in 100 years Continued dry and warm condi - tus. Much of the state is rated mod - state has received less than 50 per - tions have continued to worsen con - erate drought to severe drought be - cent of average precipitation over ditions in South Dakota, nearly all cause of dry conditions this year this time. the Corn Belt, as well as much of and last fall. No improvement in Several weather stations in the the nation said Dennis Todey, these conditions is appearing in the southeast part of the state were SDSU Extension state climatolo - near term. driest or top 10 driest during the gist in his July 13 drought sum - “Conditions since the spring month of June based on over 100 mery. have been somewhat dry over most years of records. “The most recent conditions on of the state. Most problems have “A major driver of this drought the United States Drought Monitor worsened recently with a lack of has been temperatures, which have have shown worsening conditions precipitation over the last 30 to 60 been running consistently warm in South Dakota over the last few days,” said Todey. He added that since the spring and winter,” Todey weeks,” said Todey. Based on data, the 30-day total precipitation and said. “Increased temperatures have he said the state is currently rated percent of average precipitation increased plant water use and ex - in at least an abnormally dry sta - from average show that most of the hausted limited soil moisture re - serves. The last 30 days has contin - ued this trend being four to eight Drought meetings July 23 at degrees above average across the Philip’s “Hot Summer Nights” are every Thursday in July in the Haakon County state.” Most of the state has set Young Women’s Kiddie Park. July 19 will include walking tacos. This year’s final regional Extension centers records for overall temperatures evening, July 26, will include a community barbecue cook-off. Shown top left is since March and since the begin - Pete Metz being decorated by Hannah Kiewel. Marcus Martinez sang for the au - ning of the calendar year. Drought meetings will be held lated issues and will try to address dience in the park.