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Number 2 Volume 15 A Publication of Ravellette Publications, Inc. • PO Box 426 • New Underwood, SD 57761 December 28, 2017

Brothersby C habstity rJulisong old-time music to area Two New Underwood area brothers are crooning their way into community events across the region. Quirt Rice and John Rice, the base of The Sad and Lone - some Boys, have played 17 gigs from New Underwood to Caputa to Elm Springs to Wasta to Wall in 2017, according to Quirt. The size of their venues has ranged from inti - mate settings in the Caputa Store to playing in Sturgis during the Meade County Fair. The band, which is named for the sad and lonesome songs that they sing, is particularly remarkable because of the youthfulness of the founding members: Quirt is 17 years old, and John is 10 years old. The Rice brothers, the sons of Alfred and Serena Rice, originated in the New Underwood area, then relocated to Elk Mountain, Wyo., for several years. Having early on shown a propensity for music, Quirt and John performed music in Wyoming with two violin players. When the Rice family returned to New Underwood after their stint in Elk Mountain, the boys had to reacquaint themselves with fel - low musicians in the area. On their own, Quirt and John began to play publicly. Quirt was on the guitar, while John played the drums. Courtesy Photo They found two more members, and John moved to the John Rice plays numerous instruments, as well as being a Courtesy Photo keyboard while a new member took over the drums, and vocalist. Quirt Rice, lead vocalist for the Sad and Lonesome Boys, at another brought in a bass guitar. Since then, the addi - one of the band’s events earlier in the year. tional members have cycled through the group, and The Sad and Lonesome Boys has searched for the perfect chemistry of band members to create their unique music. Underwood and Wall areas that love the band’s music, struction, with two singing and one guitar lesson in the That music is part of the attraction of the band, while also though, launching them into high demand around the past six months composing his entire formal education. proving to be one of the most challenging parts of the area. Still, having a different educational path than most band. The Sad and Lonesome Boys are hallmarked by Quirt picked up his first instrument, the mandolin, at other people is nothing new to Quirt. He and John are playing old country – songs dating to the first half of the the age of six. He quickly added other instruments to his both homeschooled, something to which Quirt attributes 20th century, in most cases. repertoire, including the guitar, banjo and accordion. John his already storied life. Because his schooling situation en - “I’m very particular about what we play,” Quirt, the also is versatile in both his range of instruments and in abled him to move around easily, Quirt has worked in band leader, said. While the old country and western the music to which he listens, with tastes ranging from states across America, learning different facets of the agri - songs they play are his favorite kind of music, he readily old country to rap, Quirt said. culture industry. He now is able to ranch with his grand - acknowledges that these are not the usual favorite songs John is also the only one of the two brothers who reads father, Don Hilmer, near Caputa. of his peers. He has found an audience around the New music. 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Working For a Living Faith & Inspiration Tiger Den Public Notices Inside: Page 2 Page 4 Page 7 Pages 9-10 2 Editorial The Post • December 28, 2017 Working For A Living Chastity Julson Puppies And Stockings Jake – we never could agree on for Christmassing with the as he drove. Dog whisperers, any - went to sleep until sometime be - And Cousins – Oh, My her name), passed away peace - Wyoming side of the family. how. tween two and three, when a And finally Christmas morning fully with the vet, her assistants, We were missing my oldest sis - At home, all of the other pa - Child E with a teething mouth arrived. Not that we had waited – and myself in attendance. She ter, her husband, and their five jama clad niños realized we had woke her. Both pup and boy were two days before, we had been was an excellent watch dog, and kids. But the other five of us sib - the dog. What should have been back to sleep eventually – the Christmassing north of Quinn at an excellent companion to the lings were there, and that meant a nine-o’clock-sneak-into-the- pup, about 10 minutes later, the the Julson homestead, where we kids as they went exploring. She there were enough kids to make house-and-go-to-bed turned into boy … sometime in the next hour. had a four-generation Christmas took it too far, though, and was things chaotic. A fun afternoon an uproar of giggles and squeals Child D was up at five. “Want, gathering. A good time was had becoming a danger to visitors. for everyone, even for the one- and puppy yips. see mine puppy. Puppy fill feep - by all, etc., etc., etc., and we came The official story line the kids re - year-old nephew who slept She will eventually be an out - ing?” Child B got up and has been home with a whole pile of treas - ceived was that Guppy was old through most of it in a back bed - side dog with a cozy home inside teaching “sit” ever since. Child C ures. and died. They took it hard, and room. Again, the flurry of wrap - our nearest shed. It is nine below just wandered out, drowsy, ask - Sunday we attempted two have been asking for a dog ever ping paper and discovered treas - zero outside right now, though, so ing if it was morning and if she church services, because special since then. ures. she is a house resident until Jan - could see the dog. services are … well, special. I A neighbor did some looking for As the sun set off in the west, uary Thaw settles on us. De - Thanks to a neighbor’s doubt we endeared ourselves to us, and she located a puppy that we loaded up again. Eastbound prived of her canine sibling and thoughtfulness, Jake’s fun-lov - anyone by attempting it. Making would fit the bill north of Nis - and down. Time to get that her human friends, Topper ingness, and God’s abiding good - tired kids try to sit still through land. Turns out the puppy’s fa - puppy. squealed, then howled for 15 ness, Christmas 2017 is on the two services is an exercise in fu - ther belongs to Jake’s brother’s The Little People chattered ex - minutes from her place by the books as a great success. tility. Note to self: do not attempt wife’s sister and her family – so citedly about getting their puppy. door. Then she settled in and again for 10 years. we are already related, in a west - By Sundance, they were all Home again on Christmas Eve ern South Dakota sort of way. asleep. I slept, too, leaving Ol’ evening, we did the chores, tidied Christmas morning was a suc - Handsome to fend for himself on the house, and allowed the Little cess. For stockings with mostly snowy roads. I woke up enough in People to watch “The Twelve candy and tiny dog figurines in Belle Fourche to give Ol’ Hand - Marty Jackley Dogs of Christmas” until past them, our children were elated. It some the directions to Nisland. S.D. Attorney General their bedtime. Brilliant – making really does not take much to Child C woke up, highly dramatic tired kids have even less sleep. bring delight to them. Then it and distraught. Then she real - Not my shiniest parenting mo - was back upstairs to the Christ - ized we were nearly to the puppy. Stand Up to Drug Abuse The success of this program re - ment. mas tree a half hour later to open Since she was the only kid in Your Community lies heavily on the delivery of the I cut away from the movie to the rest of the presents. awake, and it seemed ill advised It is a fact, illegal drug use con - message. Our office along with wrap the presents. Though they The dart guns went over well. to wake the others, Child C got to tinues to rise across the nation, our law enforcement, health care, had been hidden away in my Now there was one for everyone go in to meet the puppy, Topper. and we are seeing the affects here and education partners, continue closet for a while, I had not yet except for me and Child E, so we We were expecting strangers who in South Dakota. to pitch the message with the dis - taken the final step of wrapping prepped breakfast as a battle en - would become friends – instead, As attorney general of this tribution of promotional materi - them. As I wrapped, it occurred sued around us. I found foam we were greeted by people Ol’ state, I urge communities to join als to schools, courthouses, state to me that the presents under the darts everywhere after that. Two Handsome knew through 4-H. in local and state efforts to put offices, organizations, private tree might seem fairly minimal to in the washing machine, some We had connections through further preventative measures businesses and more. We hope to the kids – some play dough, small stuck in the tree, under frag - Rainbow Bible Ranch and Cedar into place. expand this participation because games and brain activities, a few ments of wrapping paper. As an Canyon Bible Camp. It was a reg - In May of 2017, the attorney the number of tips is in direct re - movies, a tiny toy dog for each. innocent bystander, I was still at ular reunion. general’s office kicked off a lation to level of promotion in a Good thing Ol’ Handsome had risk. Child D has no scruples Soon enough, we took posses - statewide initiative called Project given jurisdiction. We encourage purchased a foam dart gun for about coming up to me and firing sion of the puppy. Child C wanted Stand Up. It is a coordinated ef - anyone who would like to get in - each kid, as well as a hundred point blank. to hold the puppy, but Topper was fort amongst law enforcement of - volved with this program to reach extra darts. Ol’ Handsome went out in the far too rambunctious for that. ficials and Sanford Health to out to the Attorney General’s Of - The final thing I hung on the single digit degree day and fed She sat in a box, lined with Ol’ standup to illegal drug use in fice, and we will assist. tree was a tiny dog collar with a the cows. Since it was Christmas, Handsome’s chore coat, on my South Dakota. The program is This truly is a grassroots effort metal dog tag attached. On the and we were trying to get on the lap. When I had to scoot her over simple- just text ‘drugs’ to 82257. that begins at home. We already front, “Topper” is etched in the road, he even milked my cow. by Jake so I could lean over the The tipster is asked a series of share the gift of living in a very salmon-colored metal. On the What a man! Then, about an seat to help Child E, Topper questions for additional informa - safe place we call South Dakota. back has the job description: Jul - hour after we meant to leave, we showed a preference for Jake and tion. The level of involvement lies Let’s continue to do so by assist - son Ranch Security. were all loaded and headed west was soon snuggled in beside him with the citizen, while always re - ing law enforcement and stand - Our old dog, Guppy (“Sweetie” to maining anonymous. The pro - ing up to drug crimes in our gram deputizes every citizen in neighborhoods. The message is the State who owns mobile phone simple ... text “drugs” to 82275. to assist in safer communities.

P.O. Box 426 Sad and Lonesome continued from New Underwood, South Dakota 57761–0426 U.S.P.S. 022076 1 A Publication of Ravellette Publications, Inc. Contrary to the stigma some made them a hit in the area. The Subscription Rates: Local: $34.00 (plus applicable tax) includes the towns of New Underwood, Quinn, Wall, Scenic, Wasta, Owanka, people assign homeschoolers as Sad and Lonesome Boys will Box Elder, Farmingdale, Caputa, Rapid City, Rockerville, Keystone, Hill City, Silver City, Mystic, Rochford, Deerfield, Hayward, Black Hawk, being unable to socialize, Quirt round out their year with one Elm Springs, Enning, Mud Butte, Union Center, White Owl, Fairburn, and Hermosa); In-State: $40.00 (tax included); Out-of-State: $40.00 (no tax). and John can be found, during more performance, playing a Periodicals postage paid at New Underwood, SD 57761. band breaks at their gigs, work - “New Year’s Eve Eve” dance in POSTMASTER: Send change of address notice to: The New Underwood Post, PO Box 426, New Underwood, SD 57761–0426. ing their way around the crowd to the Elm Springs Hall Dec. 30. E-mail address: [email protected]. Telephone: (605) 754–6466. meet the people in attendance. Then their schedule for the year Established in 2003. The New Underwood Post is published weekly by Ravellette Publications, Inc. The office of the New Underwood Part of that, according to Quirt, starts all over again with an open Post is located in the 414 “A” Ave., New Underwood, SD 57761. Copyrighted 2003: Ravellette Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Nothing is for good family relations. jam session on Jan. 9 at the Cor - may be reprinted, photocopied, or in any way reproduced from this publication, in whole or in part, without the written consent of the pub - “I am related to 80 percent of ner Bar in New Underwood, lisher. the people around New Under - which their parents recently ac - Deadlines: Advertising: Fridays at Noon; Legal Advertising: Fridays at Noon; News Copy and Photos: Mondays at 10:00 a.m. wood, and just about everyone quired. Coverage Area: East/Central Pennington County, the New Underwood School District and the City of New Underwood. else has married a cousin [of Then it is off for another busy Display Advertising Rate: $4.55 per column inch. Classifieds: $5.50 per insertion up to 20 words, 10 cents per word thereafter. mine] somewhere,” Quirt said. year for the young brothers who Church Page and Business and Professional Advertising: $3.00 per ad per week (3 month minimum) The mix of classic country and are making a name for them - western music, the Rice boys’ af - selves with their sad and lone - Publisher: Don Ravellette (605) 859-2516, [email protected] Phone: (605) 754–6466 fability, and the sheer musical some songs that recall good mem - Vice Pres. and General Mgr: Beau Ravellette (605) 859-2516; [email protected] e–mail: [email protected] talent displayed by the band has ories for their listeners. December 28, 2017 • The Post rural livin ’ 3 No-till dominates state cropping systems Young sheep producers travel No-till remains the predomi - nant cropping system on South grant available for convention Dakota cropland, the most recent The To apply for the travel grant inventory by the U.S. Depart - S.D. funds, young producers must ment of Agriculture Natural Re - Sheep meet the following eligibility re - sources Conservation Service Growers quirements: (NRCS) shows. Information gath - Associa - •Applicant be between 18 and ered by NRCS employees and tion has 45 years of age; partners from more than 26,000 estab - •Applicant is a paid member of fields across the state in the fall lished a the South Dakota Sheep Growers of 2016 and spring of 2017 shows travel Association; no-till systems are being used on grant •Applicant is actively produc - 45 percent of cropland fields in fund to ing and/or feeding sheep in South the state. assist Dakota; and “Our inventory shows produc - young •Applicant has interest in be - ers are using no-till on more than produc - coming a lifelong sheep producer 6 million acres,” NRCS State ers in - and/or lamb feeder. Conservationist Jeff Zimprich an - terested To apply, contact Ollila t at nounced. Zimprich outlined re - in attending the American Sheep 605-569-0224 or david.ollila@sd - sults of the inventory in detail to Industry Association's annual state.edu. Deadline to apply is producers and supporting convention held Jan. 31-Feb. 3, Jan. 5, 2018. Grants will be an - agribusinesses at the annual 2018, in San Antonio, Texas. nounced Jan. 6. agronomy conference of the “We urge young producers to Additionally, the American South Dakota Agribusiness Asso - ground. Other systems, including from a dry 2016 made it really consider this unique opportunity Sheep Industry Association is ciation in Sioux Falls. mulch till, reduced tillage and tough–we think a good crop rota - to attend the American Sheep In - discounting the registration fee “No-till outpaced the system conventional tillage, disturb the tion helps in a dry year, along dustry Association's Annual Con - $200 for young entrepreneurs with the second highest acreage, entire soil surface and bury vary - with no-till that doesn’t open up vention,” said David Ollila, who are S.D. Sheep Growers As - mulch till, by a two-to-one mar - ing amounts of residues from pre - your soil. Most people around SDSU Extension sheep field spe - sociation members. gin, and was nearly triple the vious crops. here no-till.” cialist. “It is a great opportunity To learn more about the con - acreage of conventionally tilled The greatest use of no-till con - Another producer, Dan Forgey to connect with fellow sheep in - vention, visit https://www.shee - fields.” Zimprich said the use of tinues to be in the band of coun - of Potter County, said he didn’t dustry stakeholders from across pusa.org/Events_2018Conven - no-till is important to both agri - ties through the central part of expect much for yields this past the nation.” tion culture producers and con - the state, a transition zone be - year, but ended up with slightly The S.D. Sheep Growers Asso - To become a South Dakota sumers, because it helps both tween the wetter eastern portion above average crop yields. He ciation raised $2,800 in a roll Sheep Growers Association mem - save and build topsoil, improves of the state and the drier west. said healthy soils, built from over auction during their 79th ber, please contact SDSGA Treas - water quality, and makes crop - “This transition zone has the years of diversified crops, live - annual convention to support the urer, Tammy Basel at tbasel@ land soils more resilient to harsh greatest diversity of crops, too,” stock integration and cover crops, attendance of younger sheep pro - gwtc.net or call Tammy at (605) weather. Zimprich said. “In this part of the plus 24 years of no-till made the ducers to the ASI Annual Con - 985-5205. To learn more, visit the The 45 percent use compares to state, which was hit hard by the difference in this dry season. vention. Based on the number of South Dakota Sheep Growers As - 37 percent use in 2004, matches drought this past year, 14 coun - See the full 12-page report on - eligible candidates, the associa - sociation's website at www.sd - 45 percent use in 2013, and ties have three-quarters or more line at: https://www.nrcs.usda.g tion will divide the dollars (lim - sheepgrowers.org to find contact dropped one percent from the of the cropland under no-till crop - ov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/sd/home/ ited to $750/operation) among the information for the director for 2015 inventory. “No-till use has ping systems. That compares to eligible young entrepreneurs at - your region. grown in the past 15 years,” Zim - only four counties in 2004.That tending. prich said. “The one percent drop was important in the drought be - from 2015 isn’t much of a drop, cause the armor and undisturbed but any loss of no-till is a concern soil of a no-till system, along with for conservationists like myself, crop rotations and cover crops, of - because no-till is a key part of not fered the most resilience in what only protecting, but building was a very dry year over most of healthier soils that will serve pro - the state.” ducers well into the future.” Some producers credited the With no-till farming systems, combination with saving their the soil is left undisturbed from crops. “I doubt we would have harvest to planting, and the had any chance for a decent crop planting process disturbs only a without no-till this year,” says small part of the soil surface as Kevin Deiter, who farms in Faulk seeds are planted into the County. “The carryover effect 4 Faith & i nspiration The Post • December 28, 2017 Michael “Mike” Mosher Alice L. 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Michael "Mike" Mosher, age 64, Department. Alice LaVerne (Larsen) Martin, S.D., died Saturday, Dec. Grateful for having shared his McGuire, age 87, passed away 16, 2017 at the Bennett County life include his wife, Teresa, Mar - Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Hospital in Martin. tin; daughter, Melanie (Kevin) Alice was born May 1, 1930, in Michael R. Mosher was born in Tish, New Underwood; son, Levi, Pierre to John Richard Larsen Huron, May 12, 1953, to Stanley Martin; four grandchildren, Jade, and Lucy Irene (Ward) Larsen. and Connie Mosher. At this time, Hallie and Coby Mosher, and Alice attended and graduated the family resided in Highmore, Josephine Tish; one sister, Bobbi school in Midland in 1948. She where Mike attended Bramhall Donovan of Vetal; uncle, Robert attended Yankton College for School. In 1965, the family moved Mosher of Thousand Oaks, CA; three years and taught the third and established the ranch in and a host of other relatives and and fourth grades at Midland eastern Bennett County. Here, friends. grade school. Mike attended Pleasant Valley Mike was preceded in death by On Nov. 17, 1951, Alice married school until 8th grade and then his daughter, Heather Marie, and Francis Charles McGuire and graduated from Bennett County his parents, Stanley and Connie raised five children, Ann High School in 1971. Mosher. McGuire, Fort Worth, Texas, Ranching was the only life for A visitation is one hour prior to Ellen Reddick, St. Onge, Jo Vro - Mike. After high school, he re - the ranch way of life. Even the funeral service. man, St.Onge, John McGuire, mained on the ranch working though it was tough to pull Mike Services are at 10:00 a.m. Fri - Rapid City, and Jacki Hutter, alongside his dad. away from the place, he enjoyed day, Dec. 29, at the Martin Activ - Billings, Mont. Jacki, Jo and In 1976, Mike was united in getting away and seeing new ities Center in Martin. John are triplets born on Christ - man and husband, Mark, chil - marriage to Terxesa Arthur in country. Mike was proud of the Interment is at the Martin mas Day. dren, Nikki, Lisa and husband, Philip. To this union three chil - ranch and the cattle he raised. Community Cemetery with a The family lived briefly in Chance Kvistad, and children, dren were born, Melanie, Levi Mike was a member of the lunch following at the new Amer - Wessington. They then lived in Kayden, Mylee and Harlan; Lona and Heather. Mike loved his fam - Long Valley Lutheran Church ican Legion. the underground house on Alice's and husband, Jake Downs, and ily – he enjoyed spending time serving on the council for a num - Arrangements are with Rush parent’s ranch at Midland. Mac daughter, Alexa; son, John teaching his kids and grandkids ber of years and the Vetal Fire Funeral Home of Philip. worked on the Larsen and Her - McGuire and sons, Shawn mon Bork ranches until 1958 McGuire and wife, Stephanie, when they moved to Caputa, children, Dylan and Gavin; son, where the children were raised. Justin McGuire and son, Brian The New Underwood Post does not charge for obituaries, Mac passed away March 12, and wife, Emily, their children, 1996, while vacationing in Yuma, Liliana and Nikolai McGuire; wedding or engagement announcements. Ariz. Alice continued to live in and daughter, Jacki Hutter, and Send yours to [email protected] Caputa until 2007, when she her sons, Matthew and Jacob. moved to Rapid City and lived Burial will be at 2:00 p.m., out her final years. Thursday, Dec. 28, at the Black She is preceded in death by her Hills National Cemetery near parents, Lucy and John Larsen; Sturgis. Bridled for Christ Church her husband, Francis (Mac) Memorial services will be at Jim Ward McGuire; two grandchildren, Se - 3:00 p.m. Thursday at United (605) 786- 5819 bastian and Cherie Lusty-Wallis; Church of Christ, 423 Elm St., St. Sunday Services 11:00 a.m. and a son-in-law, Duane Reddick. Onge, with Pastor Del Neumeis - Bible Study Thursday 7 p.m. Survivors include daughter, ter officiating. Ann McGuire, and sons, Carl and Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home, St. Margaret’s, Lakeside Clayton Lusty-Wallis; daughter, Rapid City, is in care of the Very Rev. Tim Hoag Ellen Reddick, and daughters, arrangements and condolences 6 miles north of Exit 90 Erin and Tara Reddick, children, may be conveyed to the family at Mass: Odd Months – Bridger and Micah and friend, behrenswilson.com Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Billy Hougham; daughter, Jo Vro - Mass: Even Months – Saturdays, 7:00 p.m.

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New Underwood Community Church Pastor Wes and Brenda Wileman Pastor Frank and Sara Culver 381-0201 www.nucommunitychurch.com Sunday Services 9:00 a.m. Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. Youth Group and Adult Bible Study December 28, 2017 • The Post Community 5 Bassel to attend national WWI letters/photos donated SDFU convention in Mo. to S.D. State Historical Society During the 2017 S.D. Farmers Union State Convention, mem - The South Dakota State His - mas night on a machine gun post bers were given the opportunity torical Society recently processed between our front lines and Fritz to campaign and be elected to a collection of World War I-era [German soldiers] and I don’t be - represent South Dakota as a del - photographs and letters written lieve that I am very likely to for - egate to the 2018 National Farm - by Webster, native Pvt. Herbert get that Christmas night for ers Union Convention in Kansas McKennett. some time to come … with love to City, Mo., March 4-6, 2018. The correspondence of more all Herb McKennett.” Delegates adopt policy and spe - than 30 letters, dates mainly The donation, from family cial orders of business that will from 1916 and 1917. members, includes the telegram guide Farmers Union govern - McKennett was born July 25, sent to Dora McKennett inform - ment affairs priorities over the 1894, to Thomas and Dora ing her of her son’s death. Pvt. course of the next year. McKennett, Webster. He at - McKennett was killed Aug. 21, This year's delegates are tended public school in Webster 1917, and was buried in the Loos Tammy Basel, Meade County, and later moved to Canada to British Cemetery in France. In - Bill Chase, Beadle County, Lorrie take a homestead. cluded are photographs of Hanson, Marshall County; Jeff Tammy Bassel At the onset of World War I in McKennett’s tombstone in the Kippley, Brown County; Becky Europe, McKennett enlisted in Loos Cemetery. Martinmaas, Faulk County and don't see policy changes soon the Canadian Army. As a private The donation also features Hank Wonnenberg, Gregory young producers won't be able to he was a member of the Cana - transcripts of McKennett’s let - County. make it.” dian Infantry (Manitoba Regi - ters. The digital transcription A state ment was released for Wonnenberg – “I am very pas - ment) 27th Battalion. The collec - files were saved and preserved Photo courtesy of State Historical Society each delegate: sionate about agriculture and tion includes an 11x15-inch photo through the South Dakota State Bassel – “I realize that policy is with the new farm bill coming up, of McKennett’s Canadian battal - Historical Society-Archives Digi - 773-3804 or email at the most important thing Farm - the more of a voice I can have to ion which went by the name tal Preservation program. [email protected]. ers Union can work on to make represent S.D. Farmers Union “Canadian Black Devils.” American Legion Post #40 in The South Dakota State His - an impact. In regards to what the better. Being vested in agri - While in France, Pvt. McKen - Webster was named after Her - torical Society is headquartered happens in our Congress and culture now only as a producer nett sent the following letter to bert McKennett. He was the first at the South Dakota Cultural state levels of government, we but also as an ag lending banker, his family on Jan. 22, 1917: “Just Day County resident killed in Heritage Center in Pierre. The would have no way to make an I feel the effects of poor commod - a few lines to let you know that I World War I. center houses the society’s world- impact without a strong grass - ity prices and struggling rural am feeling fine and hope you all To donate historical items re - class museum, the archives, and roots policy. I want to advocate economies first hand, so I want to are the same at home … It has lated to South Dakota history, the historic preservation, pub - for S.D. Farmers Union policy at do everything possible to help the been freezing most of the time please contact the South Dakota lishing and administrative/devel - the national level so we are able people of South Dakota and rural and there is about six inches of State Archives by phone at 605- opment offices. to continue making an impact.” America. The most effective way snow on the ground but the snow Chase – “I understand the im - to let lawmakers know what is sure has the rain beat by a long portance of resolutions and what and isn't working is grass roots ways … I got a letter from Harry they mean to our organization policy. As a large group of farmers and he was saying he was getting and its grassroots policy. I have and ranchers we have more to spend Christmas home. Well I been involved in a commodity or - strength to impact change.” spent Christmas Eve and Christ - ganization where I gained expe - rience working with resolutions at the state and national level. I would be interested to use my ex - perience to represent Farmers Union at the 2018 National Con - vention.” Hanson – “I have been active in Farmers Union and working with youth. I understand how impor - tant it is to get younger people in - volved with grassroots policy. As older generations move on from the farming industry it is impor - tant to keep younger people ac - tive and representing Farmers Union.” Kippeley – “Oftentimes, you have lawmakers in higher up po - sitions that don't truly under - stand how their decision will im - pact people on the front lines of family farming and ranching. Having a grassroots policy lets us push for legislation from first - hand experience, reminding law - makers to stay in touch with the reality of their policy.” Martinmaas – “I'm a strong be - liever that if you want to com - plain you need to be willing to do something if you want to see change. Sometimes it takes get - ting your feet wet and doing the job yourself to push for the best outcome. Survival of the family farming and ranching lifestyle is very important to me and if we 6 Community The Post • December 28, 2017 Local youth are S.D. Farmers Union torchbearers A group of devoted Farmer's Union campers were recognized for their commitment to commu - nity involvement and leadership development with the Torch - bearer Award during an awards luncheon at the 2017 S.D. Farm - ers Union State Convention in Huron. For campers, receiving the Torchbearer Award symbolizes the highest level of achievement for the South Dakota Farmers Union Education Program. This award is given once the camper has reached five years of commit - ted service, showcasing the time and dedication campers have committed over the past years to the education department, as well as the rural communities they have served. Continuing the tradition of S.D. Farmers Union Camp is often times a priority for youth who are eligible for the Torch - Photo Courtesy of SDFU bearer Award. Torchbearer Awards were given to these youth at the recent convention. From left, back row, are Skylar Cox, Frederick, Dalton Gerlach, Stickney, “Torchbearers have taken the Brenna Johnson, Groton, Jim Brockel, Shadehill, Karly Schaunaman, Aberdeen, and Jennifer Hanson, Britton; front row Rachel Haigh-Blume, time and effort to follow the path Farmers Union education director, Samuel Schumacher, Mt. Vernon, Joseph Nugteren, Canistota, Marissa Holinka, Watertown, Hannah Sumption, many have set before them,” said Frederick, Haley Keizer, Plankinton, and Gabriella Weidenbach, Canistota. Not pictured are Jackie Nuss, Tripp,Taylin Montague, New Underwood, Rachel Haigh-Blume, S.D. Farm - and Rowdy Thompson, New Underwood. ers Union Education Director. "For years Farmers Union has Farmers Union such as Young Jim Brockel, Shadehill, son of ton, daughter of Chad and Schumacher, Mt. Vernon, son of been committed to educating Producers group, becoming a Kelvin and Jean Brockel; Skylar Michelle Johnson; Haley Keizer, Greg and Sherry Schumacher; youth on legislation, cooperation county or district leader, and Cox, Fredrick, daughter of Jeff Plankinton, daughter of Lance Hannah Sumption, Fredrick, and leadership. Many of the Sen - many other opportunities.” Cox; Dalton Gerlach, Stickney, Keizer and Miranda Keizer; daughter of Eric and Stacey ior Youth have had family mem - The 2017 torchbearers include son of LaRon and Roxann Ger - Joseph Nugteren, Canistota, son Sumption; and Gabriella Wei - bers go through the program and Taylin Montague, New Under - lach; Jennifer Hanson, Britton, of Darin and Lisa Nugteren; denbach, Canistota, daughter of the goal is that they continue on, wood, daughter of Brad and La - daughter of Lorrie Hanson; Jackie Nuss, Tripp, son of Jarrod Joel and Becky Weidenbach. that this ceremony is the founda - wonza Montague; Rowdy Thomp - Marissa Holinka, Watertown, and Ronda Nuss; Karly Schauna - tion to build and challenge them - son, New Underwood, son of daughter of Rick and Gwen man, Aberdeen, daughter of Kirk selves to meet the next steps in Dana and Roxona Thompson; Holinka; Brenna Johnson, Gro - and Kim Schaunaman; Samuel

Happy New Year December 28, 2017 • The Post Community/tigEr dEn 7 GFP requests La Niña and winter outlook New Underwood School Menus Jan. 3-5 fruit The National Oceanic Atmos - This potential increase in Tuesday Lunch: Chicken & noodles, input on pheric Administration's (NOAA) snowfall is more likely to occur in Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, carrots, fruit, fresh bread climate prediction center has of - mid- to late winter, or around fruit Thursday ficially declared a La Niña advi - January and February of 2018. point system Lunch: Spaghetti, veggie, Breakfast: Pop tart, cheese sory, as of Nov. 9. December Outlook fruit, garlic bread stick, fruit Following a presentation by “This means that La Niña con - Despite the very dry Novem - Wednesday Lunch: Taco, corn, applesauce South Dakota Game, Fish and ditions are observed and expected ber, there was recently a large Breakfast: Oatmeal, toast, Parks (GFP), the GFP Commis - to continue,” said Laura Ed - pattern shift in early December, sion is requesting public input on wards, South Dakota State Uni - which is now starting to look a proposal to cube preference versity Extension state climatol - more like a typical La Niña pat - points for all limited draw sea - ogist. tern. sons. This would be for all sea - NOAA watches La Niña condi - “This will put South Dakota sons in which preference points tions using sea surface tempera - near the jet stream path, bring - New Underwood School Activities can be purchased and accrued. tures in the Pacific Ocean, Ed - ing colder air down from Canada This proposed adjustment is in - wards said. “For La Niña, ocean and possibly some more chances tended to provide those hunters temperatures are cooler than av - of precipitation in the next couple Jan. 3-6 Friday with a higher number of prefer - erage near the equator in the Pa - of weeks,” Edwards said. Tuesday Teacher Inservice ence points a greater chance of cific, which can alter jet streams Impact on agriculture GB@ RC Christian 6:00 p.m. BB @ Kadoka 6:00 p.m. drawing a limited license than and storm tracks,” she said. This cold, and possibly wet, cli - Thursday Saturday currently exists. The proposed ac - What to Expect mate outlook may create chal - GB here w/Philip 6:00 p.m. BB & GB @ Kadoka Classic tion would take the number of Historically, La Niña has lenges for South Dakota's live - TBA preference points a hunter has brought colder than average tem - stock producers who have al - and add one for the current year peratures in winter for South ready struggled with drought application. That total will then Dakota. “There are varying losses in pastures and forage. be cubed and would determine strengths of La Niña, from weak “One way that animals adapt the number of times each appli - to strong. Overall the colder tem - to severe cold is to increase their cant's name is entered into the peratures are fairly consistent in feed intake, which is already a drawing. any La Niña winter,” Edwards challenge in some areas,” Ed - For example, an applicant who said. “What is more variable is wards said. Shelter and protec - has three preference points going snowfall.” tion from severe cold and some into the 2018 East River deer sea - In weak La Niña events, there increased snowpack amounts son drawing would have a total of has historically been above aver - may need to be considered as four upon submitting their appli - age snowfall in the Northern well. cation for 2018. Then that would Plains states. In strong La Niña Winter wheat growers may be cubed to total 64; which means events, this is not usually the take some solace in the potential that applicant’s name would be case. for increased snowfall, as this can entered 64 times for the 2018 For our winter season ahead, a insulate the crop in harsh cold East River deer season drawing. weak La Niña is expected. “Thus temperatures. Also, increased Under the current structure this the climate outlook shows an in - snowfall can provide some soil example would result in a total of creased chance of above average moisture in the spring when it four chances in the drawing. precipitation,” she explained. comes out of dormancy. A more drastic example would be if an applicant has 20 prefer - ence points for the 2018 Black Hills elk season drawing. Adding one more point upon submitting an application for 2018 would bring the total to 21. Then this would be cubed to 9,261; which means that applicant’s name would be entered 9,261 times for this drawing. This proposal would not change the drawing to a true top down preference point system. A hunter with the most preference points would still not be guaranteed a li - cense before another hunter with less preference points, but the odds of drawing a license would be increased. To comment on this proposal, send written comments to 523 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501, or send an email to wild - [email protected]. To be included in the public record and to be con - sidered by the commission, com - ments must include a full name and city of residence and meet the submission deadline of sev - enty-two hours before the public hearing (not including the day of the public hearing) per HB 1006. The GFP Commission will dis - cuss this proposal Jan. 11-12, 2018, at the Red Rossa Conven - tion Center in Pierre. For those unable to attend the meeting in person, the discussion will be livestreamed at www.sd.net/ home/. 8 Community The Post • December 28, 2017 Baseline Breezes SDSU Extension News Alma Crosbie and Cathie Printz Andrea Hanson/Ann Schwader, Nutrition Field Specialist

Our condolences to the Charles Lenora and David Scott Wednes - Mader family. Jerry and Mike day afternoon to exchange some Herbs and spices come in a va - Thyme – Eggs, game meats, cauliflower, fruit, coffee, tea Mader both live along the Base - Christmas goodies. riety of forms and can be used to lamb, veal, rice, poultry, barbecue Other Tips for Cooking With line Road and Charles was their Casey, Erin and Winry Crosbie add flavor, color, and variety to sauce, fish, oysters, chowders, Herbs and Spices father. Charles was 91 and from California, arrived in the food. Herbs, such as parsley or soups (onion, tomato, and veg - Fresh herbs or spices can be ex - passed away Dec. 21. Gene and Alma Crosbie home for basil, are the leaves of low-grow - etable), mushrooms, tomatoes pensive, so if you do not have ac - Lisa Dodson spent Christmas Christmas Saturday. They plan ing shrubs, while spices like cin - Rosemary – Dumplings, eggs, cess to fresh ingredients, try with her parents, Steve and - to stay for a week. namon or nutmeg began from the game meats, lamb, veal, poultry, using dried (they have strong fla - Michaela Dodson, New Under - We hope everyone had a bark, roots, buds, seeds, berry or fish, barbeque sauce, chicken, vor and will last longer). wood. blessed Christmas with family fruit of tropical plants and trees. beef, soups (pea and vegetable), To reduce your salt, try using Carl and Judy Knuppe hosted and friends. Nutritional Value beans, mushrooms, potatoes, savory herbs and spices such as Christmas dinner in their home The greatest challenge in life is Dietary guidelines state that squash, cauliflower, turnips black pepper, garlic powder or Saturday for their family. to decide what is important and we should “limit calories from Oregano – Tomato dishes, beef, granules, curry powder, cumin, Gene and Alma Crosbie visited to disregard everything else. added sugars and saturated fats game meats, veal, spaghetti, dill, basil, ginger, coriander, and reduce sodium.” One of the clams, soups (bean, minestrone, onion, tarragon or oregano. main benefits of using herbs and and tomato), beans, eggplant, When reducing sugar, use spices in your cooking is that they and mushrooms sweeter spices like cinnamon, serve as flavorful options to salt, Dill – Tomato dishes, yeast nutmeg, ginger, cloves, anise, all - fat, and sugar, without adding ex - breads, eggs, coleslaw, potato spice, cardamom or mace. 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John Diedrichs 605/441–1779 • Wall, SD Use caution on lake ice South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks officials are urging anglers to use extreme caution when ven - It’s turing out onto lakes this holiday season. Most lakes in the state have only been frozen for a short pe - Time riod of time and ice conditions, and ice thickness, are extremely The New Year variable. Ice thickness is ranging is drawing from 10 inches to still open in places. near, so we’re "Anglers should take precau - sending best tions before venturing out. Ice wishes to our picks and flotation gear should be a part of every anglers arsenal good friends this holiday season," said Day here! County conservation officer Austin Norton. "It's always a Thanks for your good idea to tell people where you support in are planning to fish and approxi - 2018. We look mately what time you are going to come off the ice." forward to Norton also recommended an - serving you glers walk out and test ice condi - again soon. tion before driving an ATV or UTV out on the ice. "We recommend at least four inches of new, clear ice before ice West River Electric fishing, at least six inches for ATV's and a minimum of a foot of Association good ice before driving any vehi - cles on the ice," Norton said. December 28, 2017 • The Post publiC notiCEs 9 Propane ...... 1,782.50 NEW UNDERWOOD SCHOOL man class performed Romeo & Juliet for are a few things that they would like to Proceedings of Golden West Technologies, Inc., DISTRICT #51-3 grades K-12. It was their semester final change and those changes will be pre - Repairs & Mtnce ...... 157.50 NOVEMBER 1, 2017 and they had to put together their own sented to the Board at a later date; met New Underwood Golden West Telecommunication, FINANCIAL REPORT, costumes. The students sat on the small with the elementary staff and they feel Communication ...... 204.21 UNRECONCILED gym floor for an hour and were en - that the curriculum has too big of a jump School District #51-3 Harvey's Lock Shop, Non- thralled by it. The freshman class said it from 5th to 6th grade so we will be dis - Regular Meeting Technology Supplies ...... 54.89 Beginning Balances November 1, was their favorite part of the semester. cussing what to do to change that; December 15, 2017 54.89 2017, General Fund $371,274.82; Capi - Mr. Seiler said that there was a lot of cre - Stephanie from the Front Porch Coali - Hillyard , Non-Tech. Supplies ...... 343.60 tal Outlay $772,482.31; Special Educa - ativity in the class. tion spoke at in-service about suicide The New Underwood School Board met Imprest NU Activity tion $90,540.89; Pension Fund $764.62; prevention; Student Council sponsored in regular session Friday, December 15, Prof & Tech-Lexi Ballard ...... 20.00 Bond Redemption $125,309.62; Food Reporting on the strategic plan Mr. Seiler hat week this week and raised $300.05 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the schoolhouse. Prof & Tech-Jaedyn Finkbeiner 10.00 Service $21,846.56. said that Mr. Schaub is working on get - to donate to the angel tree program at Prof & Tech-Conner Knuppe .....30.00 ting the material together for the replace - First Interstate Bank; they also held a fun Members present Candence Alexander, Prof & Tech-Zeb Lytle ...... 40.00 Receipts: Local Sources: Taxes: Gen - ment of the overhead door; the junior day on Thursday with a variety of activi - David Flint, Patrick Tisdale and Chad Prof & Tech-Stetson Stover ...... 20.00 eral Fund $113,204.25; Capital Outlay class experience is coming along and ties for the students and all had fun. Tussing. Justin Robertson absent. 120.00 $128,267.06; Special Ed $63,945.73; some students are already job shadow - Johnson Controls, Inc., Pension $175.73; Bond Redemption ing; we will look at expanding our intern - Mr. Seiler reported on the following: he Staff present: Supt. George Seiler; Repairs & Mtnce ...... 340.27 $23,077.11; Interest Earned: General ship program next year and may be of - attended the appropriations committee Elem/JH Prin. Katie Albers, Bus. Mgr. Kieffer Sanitation, Water & Sewer Fund $114.51; Capital Outlay $269.20; fering it to the juniors; we are looking at meeting on Dec. 5 concerning the Irene Madsen and Staff Amanda Trople & Garbage ...... 162.85 Special Education $37.19; Pension $.27; different tracks next year and what more waivers and it was upsetting, they indi - and Jacque Myers. Knecht Home Center Of RC, L LC , Bond Redemption $43.95; General can be done to gear towards getting stu - cated that they felt the accountability Non-Consumable Supplies ...... 99.99 Fund: Laptop Insurance $25.00; Admis - dents ready for the workforce. board should have used more common Also present were Bart Miller and Jon Lasting Impressions Unlimted, Non- sion $3,936.40; Gym Rental $50.00; sense and that they now had to approve Madsen. Technology Supplies ...... 90.00 Medicaid $825.84; Special Ed: Medicaid Motion by Flint, seconded by Tisdale, to the decisions that the accountability Lytle, Zeb, Registration Fees ...... 70.00 $97.00; Food Service: Sales to Pupils accept the resignations of Stacy board made on the waivers; the ac - Motion by Tisdale, seconded by Flint, to Mastercard, Registration Fees ...165.86 $5,257.60; Sales to Pupils $537.75 Finkbeiner from cross country coach, countability board felt they were making approve the amended agenda adding a Menards Inc., Non-Technology Irene Madsen as business manager ef - a recommendation to the appropriations motion to approve Hal Oberlander as a Supplies ...... 171.09 Intermediate Sources: Co. In-Lieu of fective with the close of the fiscal year on committee and if they wanted to make volunteer announcer for basketball. All Mid-American Res. Chemical Corp., Taxes: General Fund $567.94; Capital June 30, 2017, Kevin Strand as technol - changes they could so the decision on voted aye. Non-Technology Supplies ...... 474.60 Outlay $209.94; Special Ed $104.74; ogy director effective December 29, our waiver stands and there isn’t an ap - NCS Pearson, Inc., Bond Redemption $37.74; General 2017 and Larry Broomfield as part-time peal process; he has a meeting Jan. 4 Motion by Tisdale, seconded by Alexan - Prof. & Tech Services ...... 7,500.00 Fund: County Apportionment $759.31 teacher for 2018-19 with regret, to ap - with the Governor’s assistant, Tony Ven - der, to deny the claim for Johnson Con - New Underwood Post, prove the district early retirement appli - huizen to discuss our circumstances; he trol for $3,117.50, to approve all other Communication ...... 345.00 State Sources: State Aid: General Fund cation for Irene Madsen, to issue a con - would like to have a calendar committee claims, financial report and minutes of Advertising ...... 8.70 $107,331; Special Ed $4,590.00 tract to Amanda Christensen for the sec - meeting in January or February and Mr. November 15, 2017. All voted aye. New Underwood Water & Sewer, ond semester for Special Ed teacher for Tisdale and Ms. Alexander volunteered Water & Sewer & Garbage .....375.00 Federal Sources: Food Service: Fed - $30,167; to approve Brian Philipsen and for that; he presented his tuition reim - Claims for Payment NU School Postage Fund, eral Reimb. $4,875.73 Tim Hall as volunteer girls basketball bursement request which was approved; December 2017 Communication ...... 65.75 coaches and to approve Hal Oberlander we had a little ALICE training at the in- GENERAL FUND O'Connor Company, Total Receipts: General Fund as a volunteer basketball announcer. All service today and will have additional December Payroll $94,884.20; Elemen - Non-Consumable Supplies .....248.00 $113,557.90; Capital Outlay $7,378.96; voted aye. training in January and also some train - tary $23,828.25, Junior High $6,463.09; Philip High School, Special Ed $6,709.43; Pension $.27; ing with students later; he met with two High School $20,023.38; ELL $800.70; Registration Fees ...... 24.74 Bond Redemption $794.85; Food Serv - Motion by Tisdale, seconded by Alexan - sheriff deputies to see what they are Title I $6,952.76; Counselor $3,612; Li - Sims Glass, Repairs & Mtnce .....272.00 ice $11,097.25 der, to have the second reading of the doing in Rapid and if anyone would like brary $575.75; Tech Support $3,977.50; Wal-Mart Community/G ECRB , background check policy and to adopt to sit in on the training they are welcome Superintendent $3,075; HS Principal Non-Technology Supplies ...... 12.33 Disbursements: Claims: General Fund the policy. All voted aye. to. $3,075; Elem/JH Principal $4,166.67; West River Electric Assoc. Inc., $24,735.70; Capital Outlay: $1,990.73; Title I Administration $129.17; Fiscal Electricity ...... 3,649.31 Special Ed: $6,274.82; Food Service Motion by Flint, seconded by Alexander, Mr. Tussing asked the Board if they $7,183.04; Custodial $6,652.25; Trans - Wex Bank, Motor Fuel ...... 182.17 $5,213.33; Payroll & Benefits General to adopt the following resolution: would be willing to waive their salaries portation $570.88; Co-Curricular $1,200; Wolf Mountain Coal, Inc., Fund $145,325.64; Special Education: for board meetings. Substitutes $2,598.76; First Interstate Furnace Oil And Coal ...... 730.31 $13,888.08; Food Service $6,626.31 Be It Hereby Resolved that the Bank, District Share of Soc General Fund Total ...... 25,323.35 New Underwood School Board Motion by Tisdale, seconded by Flint, to Sec/Medicare $7,805.66; SD Retirement Total Disbursements: General Fund does hereby set the annual set the Board salaries at $0 retroactive System, District Share of Retirement CAPITAL OUTLAY $170,061.34; Capital Outlay: $1,990.73; school board election on the to October 1, 2017. All voted aye. $5,306.81; Black Hills Ed. Ben./Cash Century Business Products, Inc., Special Education: $20,162.90; Food 10th day of April, 2018 from Option, District Share of Health Insur - Rent ...... 787.52 Service $11,839.64 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in con - Motion by Flint, seconded by Alexander, ance $17,168.12; American Funds Serv - Wevideo Inc., Computer junction with the city election. to go into executive session for person - ice, District Share of Annuity $325. Software ...... 311.00 General Fund: Direct Deposit Fees nel matters pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2(1) TOTAL GENERAL FUND PAYROLL Capital Outlay Total ...... 1,098.52 ($19.20); Medicaid Admin. Fee ($83.11); All voted aye. at 6:20 p.m. All voted aye. $125,489.79 Refund $4.00; Food Service: NSF SPECIAL EDUCATION Checks ($207.00); Post error Mrs. Madsen reported on the following: The Board came out of executive ses - SPECIAL EDUCATION Black Hills Special Services, ($4,258.10) presented the dates for the LAN training sion at 6:45 p.m. December Payroll $10,328.20; First In - Services Purchased From A to Mr. Tussing; presented the lunch in - terstate Bank, District Share of Soc Cooperative ...... 1,975.20 Balances November 30, 2017: General spection of 100 points with no issues The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m. Sec/Medicare $757.62; SD Retirement Children's Care Hospital, Fund $427,929.42; Capital Outlay found and congratulated the food serv - System, District Share of Retirement Prof. And Tech...... 447.70 $899,237.78; Special Education ice staff; presented and discussed the Chad Tussing $505.01; Black Hills Ed. Ben./Cash Op - Just For Kids Speech Therapy, LLC , $139,152.65; Pension $940.62; Bond new tax valuations received; discussed President tion, District Share of Health Insurance Prof. And Tech ...... 5,140.00 Redemption $148,468.42; Food Service record destruction and verified that as $1,697.19. Special Education Total ...... 7,562.90 $16,212.90 per our policy we will follow the destruc - Irene K. Madsen TOTAL SPECIAL EDUCATION tion manual for financial records de - Business Manager PAYROLL $113,288.02 BOND REDEMPTION Trust & Agency: on hand 11/1/17: stroyed including records that have been First National Bank In SF, $41,291.58; Total Disbursements 11/17- kept for over 50 years that can now be This document is available in alternate FOOD SERVICE Interest ...... 4,331.25 ($80.42); Total Receipts 11/17- destroyed. formats upon a 5 working day request. December Payroll $4,994.38; First Inter - Redemption Of Principal ...50,000.00 $34,960.41; CD-Scholarship-$3,799.25; Examples of alternate formats include: state Bank, District Share of Soc First National Wealth Management, CD-Scholarship-$3,009.01; On hand Mrs. Albers reported on the following: Braille, large print, tape, etc. Please con - Sec/Medicare $427.32; SD Retirement Fiscal Agent's Fees ...... 600.00 11/30/17-$82,979.83 Dec. 2 the Lego League team competed tact George Seiler at 754-6485 to make System, District Share of Retirement Bond Redemption Total ...... 54,931.25 in the local competition qualifying for a request. $294.79; Black Hills Ed. Ben./Cash Op - There were no waiver authorizations state on January 27 in Sioux Falls, most tion, District Share of Health Insurance FOOD SERVICE pursuant to SDCL 3-23-3. of the families will be attending, the [Published December 28, 2017, at the $1,122.52. Dean Foods North Central, LLC, school will pay for the registration; the total approximate cost of $162.04] TOTAL FOOD SERVICE PAYROLL Food Purchases-Lunch ...... 713.76 Mrs. Myers told the Board that the fresh - wellness policy committee met and there $6,839.01 Dvorak Convenience Stores, Inc. Food Purchases-Lunch ...... 7.17 GRAND TOTAL PAYROLL Earthgrains Company, The, $145,616.82 Food Purchases-Lunch ...... 191.99 Food Services Of America, Board Bills December 15, 2017 Food Purchases-Lunch ...... 3,254.12 Non-Technology Supplies ...... 25.82 Ad and legal deadlines are GENERAL FUND Imprest NU Activity Century Business Products, Inc., Food Purchases-Lunch ...... 396.62 Repairs & Mtnce ...... 22.04 Spartan Stores, LLC , DeSmet & Biggs LP, Food Purchases-Lunch ...... 68.04 Friday at noon Professional &Technical ...... 7,297.50 US Foodservice Inc., Dvorak Convenience Stores, Inc., Non-Technology Supplies ...... 27.78 Motor Fuel ...... 279.83 Food Purchases-Lunch ...... 1,631.98 Non-Technology Supplies ...... 73.31 Food Service Total ...... 6,317.28 Enning Propane, Inc., [email protected] • 754-6466 10 publiC notiCEs The Post • December 28, 2017 DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS shut off for nonpayment. A letter he had Proceedings •Community Center van Handicapped written was presented to the Council re - accessible area was painted, and a mo - questing his water be turned back on. of the City of bile sign has been received that will be The Council instructed a letter be sent used during elections per Gene Fen - informing the water customer that his New Underwood nell’s instructions, for the DOJ project to water will stay shut off until the bill is paid REGULAR MEETING become ADA compliant. in full. He must pay the overage that was December 20, 2017 •Railing installed on mezzanine at PW found when the city read the meter in shop. September. His check for the minimum A regular meeting of the New Under - water usage that says on it “paid in full” wood City Council was held at 6:00 p.m. FLOOD DITCH VIOLATION will be returned to him to correct and at the Community Center December 20, Someone pushed dirt into the flood ditch make for the amount due. 2017. Present were Councilmembers at 310 Linn St., which is against Federal Teresa Gossard, Larry Graham, Karin Law and City Ordinance and the fine is OATHS OF OFFICE Shoemaker and Kathy Trullinger. Ab - $100.00 for each day of violation. The Council President Gossard administered sent: Mayor Jack Trullinger. Also pres - city must maintain the CFI flow that was the Oath of Office to Meri Jo Anderson, ent: Meri Jo Anderson, Finance Officer, established or landowners within the City Finance Director, and Kristi Pritzkau, Fi - Kristi Pritzkau, Assistant Finance Officer, limits will have to pay flood insurance, nance Officer, effective date: January 1, Clerk Ione Wolf, Dir. of Public Works Tim this has to be fixed ASAP. The Council 2018. Hall, Sgt. Randy Harkins, Ava Clark, and wants to know who pushed the dirt into Danny Hall. The meeting was called to the flood ditch and changed the slope of OTHER ITEMS DISCUSSED: order by Council President Gossard. the flood ditch. The staff is to try to find 1. A letter was sent to a Mobile Home out who did it and the responsible party Park owner stating it is their responsibil - AGENDA may be billed for the City’s time to put it ity to enforce their own park rules, and Motion by Shoemaker second by Gra - back to original condition. The also explained the City will send abate - ham to approve the agenda. Aye: all. landowner will be contacted to try to get ment notices to abate nuisances on their Motion carried. to the bottom of who trespassed and did property to the offender and the Park this damage. Owner if complaints are received. MINUTES 2. A letter was received from Ron Moved by K. Trullinger second by Gra - ORDINANCE NUMBER 17-09 Racicky, the Fire Chief, regarding the ham to approve the December 6, 2017 Ordinance Number 17-09 (unmuffled dy - fire, health and safety issue at 513 S. A minutes as presented. Aye: all. Motion namic engine braking) received its sec - Ave. carried. ond reading. 3. The SDML Legislative Day is Feb - ruary 7 & 8 in Pierre. The Councilors will FINANCE OFFICER Motion by Graham second by Gossard let the office know who is going at the The finance officer presented the abate - to change the nuisance ordinance to next meeting. ment letter concerning 513 S. “A” Ave. delete Jake Brakes as a nuisance (as cleanup for Council concurrence. The at - the Mayor & citizens in attendance at the Being no further business Council Pres - torney had given input and this notice last meeting had suggested), since the ident Gossard adjourned the meeting at will be sent to the past owner, the owner context of the ordinance changed, now 6:50 p.m. of the tax certificate, and Pennington Ordinance Number 17-10, received its County. The Council agreed that the let - first reading and Ordinance Number 17- (Seal) ter encompassed what they were re - 09 has died. Aye: all. Motion carried. Meri Jo Anderson, Finance Officer questing be abated. The Fire Chief’s let - ter was also enclosed with the notice. WATER USAGE DISPUTE [Published December 28 2017, at the A citizen at 111 N. “C” Ave water was total approximate cost of $43.45] New features to driver’s licenses South Dakota’s driver license bottom right-hand corner will years since we changed the style and identification cards are get - have a heart next to the word or lettering, so we thought it was ting a new look. “donor.” a good time to make the up - Starting in January 2018, sev - Also changed is the current grades.” eral minor changes are being solid gold star on federally com - The changes are being made as made to the license and card. The pliant licenses and IDs. The star new driver’s license issuance header on driver’s licenses, which will now be white in a gold-col - equipment is being installed in currently states “Operator Li - ored circle. The new style meets exam stations statewide. cense” will read “Driver License.” the new federal REAL ID guide - Schrank said changes will be in The organ donor indicator in the lines in using the license or card early January and then imple - for such activities as commercial mented statewide through early air travel. February. “The changes will increase the Schrank reminded people that readability of the license and the they have 180 days prior to the card,” said Jane Schrank, direc - expiration date to renew their li - tor of the state driver licensing cense. program. “It has been several December 28, 2017 • The Post ClassiFiEds 11 ADVERTISE IN NEWSPAPERS STATEWIDE for only $150.00. Put the South Dakota Statewide Classifieds Windows Network to work for you today! (25 words Celebrate the new for $150. Each additional word $5.) CUSTOM BUILT WINDOWS for Call this newspaper, 605–859–2516, or older homes or new construction. 800–658–3697 for details. Manufactured right in South Dakota. 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C.B. at the battle of Arkansas Post in to the Methodist pastorate at the sermon at the funeral of Clark built four churches and 1863 and was discharged from Mitchell. He later became district Martha Jane Canary, also known took more than 2,000 people into the service. superintendent at Mitchell and as Martha Jane Burke or the church, most of them being His injury resulted in the total pastor at Huron. He was one of Calamity Jane, at the Deadwood converts under his preaching. loss of hearing in his right ear. He the original promoters of Dakota Methodist Church Aug. 4, 1903. “The primary job of a preacher returned to Iowa, resumed his Wesleyan University, which con - Calamity Jane had died at in those days was to preach and studies, was ordained as a ferred upon him an honorary doc - nearby Terry Aug. 1. Dr. Clark could preach. His ser - Methodist minister and became a tor of divinity degree in 1892. Clark was pastor of the church. mons were to the point and well circuit-riding minister in Iowa. A Clark accepted a transfer to According to “Calamity Jane: The thought out,” wrote Morganti. patriotic man, Clark was active Deadwood in 1898, as the health Woman and the Legend” by In Clark’s obituary in the in the Grand Army of the Repub - of his wife, Mary Ellen, was de - James D. McLaird, Clark empha - “Journal of Dakota Conference,” lic, serving as president of the clining due to tuberculosis and he sized Calamity Jane’s humani - an unnamed minister is quoted South Dakota department of that thought the change in altitude tarian acts during Deadwood’s as saying, “I think that all who organization for a year. would benefit her. However, his early years in the eulogy. “Echo - heard him speak felt as I did – The work and outdoor life re - wife died that October. ing popular sentiment, Clark that I was ashamed of every stored Clark’s strength, and he Clark married Rachel Anna asked, ‘How often amid the mean thing I had ever thought or developed into an able and popu - Morris three years later. He snows of winter did this woman done and wanted to do better. Dr. lar preacher, occupying some of closed his active ministry as find her way to the lonely cabin Clark loved men as he loved God; Photo courtesy of State Historical Society the best pulpits in the Iowa con - chaplain at Battle Mountain San - of the miner’ to help one suffering this made him a believer in them ference. itarium in Hot Springs. He died from illness?” and a rare friend and sympa - with a Stetson hat, always cocked Overwork took a toll on him, in Hot Springs June 10, 1921, The minister’s son and name - thizer. In all the thirty-five years slightly to the right.” and, as Badger Clark put it, “doc - and was buried in Graceland sake, poet Charles Badger Clark, I was acquainted with him, I The Rev. C.B. Clark also pos - tors told him that he could re - Cemetery in Mitchell. often lamented that his father never heard him say an unkind sessed a mellow bass voice, a flu - main a citizen of this world only This moment in South Dakota his - was the person to preside over thing of friend or foe.” ent command of English and a if he dropped preaching and all tory is provided by the South Dakota Calamity Jane’s funeral. Badger Clark described his fa - sunny temperament. the nerve-straining activities of Historical Society Foundation, the non - profit fundraising partner of the South “My father’s deeds of mercy are ther as “a man of above middle Clark was born around 1840 in his profession and took up out - unnumbered, but such is the height, had a full black beard Sauquoit, N.Y. The family moved Dakota State Historical Society at the door work, not too heavy, for the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. irony of human nature, he’ll be which gave him a practical aspect west in 1857, finally settling at rest of his life.” Find us on the web at www.sdhsf.org. remembered longest, because he but which was offset by kindly Mount Pleasant, Iowa. He at - The family moved to Dakota Contact us at [email protected] to submit buried Calamity Jane,” Badger crinkles around his eyes. He wore tended Iowa Wesleyan Univer - Territory in 1883 and home - a story idea. Clark was quoted as saying in ar - the true badge of professional sity, leaving to enlist in the 25th steaded four miles south of ticles by Helen F. Morganti. men of those days, the Prince Al - Iowa Infantry in 1862, fighting Plankinton. The elder Clark did, indeed, do bert coat and topped the costume for the Union Army in the Amer - The minister’s health improved