When to Open Courthouse Doors COVID-19 Restrictions Options Discussed As March
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A look back at De Smet Sports PAGE 28 KINGSBURY JOURNAL The voice of our communities since 1880 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2020 kingsburyjournal.com | $1.50 PHOTO COURTESY OF SDPB De Smet KINGSBURY COUNTY City revenues on track; When to open Courthouse doors COVID-19 restrictions Options discussed as March. The public is encouraged to do positive for COVID-19. stay in place p. 14 as much business as possible by mail, Director of Equalization Tammy An- other courthouses open email or phone. derson said she still prefers that they Student’s senior The Kingsbury County commission- wait until after July 4 at the least. She project results in BY DONNA PALMLUND ers had an open discussion Tuesday said the Hamlin County Courthouse has mural about mental KINBSBURY JOURNAL with department heads from each of the reopened with the recommendation that offices regarding when public access people wear masks. Even though there health p.14 Kingsbury County Courthouse em- might be allowed again and what steps are masks provided, people are not us- ployees have been working in their need to be taken before that happens. ing them. NEWS FROM offices, but, because of the threat of Discussions focused not only on what to Following the June 6 meeting, the LakeYOUR TOWNPreston COVID-19, public access to the inside of do to keep employees healthy, but what windows outside the treasurer’s office the courthouse has been limited since to do if a courthouse employee tests See COUNTY, page 2 New fire truck will help fight fires faster p 13 PCW keeps growing, helping community p. 13 SDSU steps up to help pork producers, feed hungry p. 5 In honor of Father’s Day, dad jokes! p. 7 Gov. Noem offers lessons learned from COVID-19 p. 5 News from around the county p. 17-24 Opinion p. 4 Obituaries p. 8 Legal notices p. 19-25 Classifieds p. 24-25 Dancers shine during time in the limelight VOL 140, ISSUE 19 Several students from the Madison Avenue Dance Studio beginner class performed June 13 in a recital at the De Smet Event & Wellness Center. Both the beginner class and junior class performed for a limited number of audience members. (Photo courtesy Madison Avenue Dance Studio) Milking cows is a family affair for Vaughans Brothers (and wives) feel expand their wings and came to South “On our dairy, we all work together. Dakota a little over two years ago. Orig- Even the children get in on the action welcome in S.D. after move inally, Kenn and his wife Rebecca came on a daily basis,” he said. “...It’s been re- to start the operation. Brother Paul and ally helpful to me since Paul has moved ANNE AAMOT his wife Rachel followed in March of here. It used to take me a minimum of Kingsbury Journal this year. four hours to milk, but we have added “We milk twice a day, usually at 5:00 some cows and cut down the milking The Vaughan Family Dairy of Ban- a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,” said Kenn. “A truck time to three hours.” croft, S.D. is bringing a bit of New York from Land O’ Lakes comes every other Paul and Kenn both agree that you to the South Dakota prairies. day and takes our milk to the Lake need to plan your days according to the As 8th generation farmers who have Norden plant where it is converted into milking schedule. worked on a dairy all their lives, broth- cheese, butter and other dairy prod- “You need to be consistent,” said ers Kenn and Paul Vaughan bring a ucts.” Paul. wealth of knowledge to their dairy op- Kenn also shared the role the rest of The Vaughan family currently milks eration. Originally upstate New York his family play in running their dairy around 110 cows a day. They average dairy farmers, they felt the need to farm. See DAIRY, page 3 2 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2020 KINGSBURY JOURNAL | kingsburyjournal.com “If you have the rule you have to COUNTY be able to enforce it,” he answered. FROM PAGE 1 “If someone gives you trouble, call IT PAYS TO the sheriff.” were modified with pass-through Gass also advised that they have BE READY slots to allow people to conduct the authority to lock the restrooms business from the deck outside the to the public. During court days, building. Prior to this, people called when people may have to be in the FMH Quickbind an office for an appointment, and courthouse for a longer period of “Quickbind my will secure hail the front entry was used for transac- time, the second-floor restrooms hail coverage coverage immediately. tions. If the entry was being used will remain open. Palmlund said re- or if necessary, employees would go strooms are thoroughly disinfected now!” outside to their cars to help them. when court is over, and, on grand Treasurer Elaine Blachford said jury days, they may be disinfected TO LEARN MORE CONTACT while the concept of window modifi- several times. cation was good, there are still prob- Several ideas were discussed to STEVE & JOHN HASCHE lems. She reported that a lot of cus- implement social distancing and a tomers don’t like standing outside in safe environment. The commission (605) 860-0600 the wind, and that it can be difficult agreed to purchase face masks and (605) 860-8824 for people to hear each other. Lonny thermometers as part of the plan for hascheinsurance.com Palmlund, who handles building and moving forward, and consensus was lawn maintenance at the courthouse, that public access will be limited at reported that he has an intercom least until after the first meeting in system ordered that should arrive July. In the meantime, department this week. He said it is similar to heads will meet via teleconference to drive-up windows at banks and are form a more detailed plan. touch-free. Several of the people involved “It should drastically help com- in Tuesday’s meeting attended via munication,” he said. Zoom. Meetings are now be acces- Blachford said the main concern is sible online to the public through Remember your cutoff dates that her office deals with confidential this service. People from out of the information, and that other people in area who have business to conduct at the vicinity might hear what is being a county meeting can also attend this said. Palmlund asserted that the vol- way, which would reduce travel time ume can be adjusted. “It’s something and expenses. worth trying,” he said. “We have not had to run outside as IN OTHER BUSINESS much, which helps,” Blachford said, Highway Superintendent Dave Dicamba: June 30 “but I would like to get back to some Sorenson and Chris Brozik, a bridge kind of normal.” inspector with Civil Design, Inc. , She said that 11 more courthouses spoke to the commissioners about Flexstar: July 4 have opened up since their last meet- the bridge on the Lake Whitewood ing on June 6. road south of Lake Preston that has “Before you even talk about open- been under water for more than a ing, we have to develop a plan,” Mary year. The county normally has a bi- Claire Bauer, the 4-H Youth Program annual bridge inspection, but since adviser in Kingsbury and Hamlin this bridge has been under water counties, said. so long, Brozik has been unable to Call a Midstate agronomist Commissioner Shelley Nelson said inspect it. He said the only way it to check your fields today! she heard on the news that we may can be inspected at this time is if 605 854 9282 not have a peak of COVID-19 cases the county hired an expert to do an as predicted earlier, but, instead, we underwater inspection. He is not might have hot spots popping up here certified to do that type of inspection and there for a long time. and said it would be very costly — Commissioner Joe Jensen, who between $250,000 to $300,000. wore a mask to the meeting, said Commissioner Shelley Nelson Now more wearing a mask and social distanc- asked if there is any emergency ing are two of the most important funding for bridge inspection, but than ever, things people can do to stay safe. Brozik said to his knowledge it would A big concern at the meeting was all be the county’s responsibility if it what would happen if someone at was completed at this time since it is be well. the courthouse tests positive and in between the regularly scheduled inspections. Whether you have an athlete getting all of the employees have to self- “We are headed in the right di- ready for the season or simply want to quarantine. Jensen stated that if the be sure your child’s health is on track, a treasurer’s office, or any county of- rection,” he said, “But we have to wellness exam will help your child be well. fice, goes down, “This county will be wait for the water levels to go down a mess.” enough. Hopefully within the next Register of Deeds Caryn Hojer couple of weeks, if we don’t get any said that she and her deputy Brian big gushers, we can get it done. I Schedule a wellness exam this summer! Tande have made lists of all the ba- have to be able to get completely un- The CDC recommends that children continue to receive wellness care during the COVID-19 sics, just in case one of them gets der it.” pandemic.