$ 00 Inclu1des Tax Vol. 112 | No. 47 Philip, South Dakota 57567 Thursday, July 12, 2018 www. pioneer-review.com Railroad siding project begun by Del Bartels ing near Philip, and replacing The Philip leg of a South approximately 10 miles of rail Dakota freight capacity expan - near Huron. The total funds of sion project has begun. $12.4 million includes the Rapid City Pierre Eastern TIGER VII grant, RCP&E Railroad (RCP&E) is putting in funds, and a South Dakota a new 7,000-foot railroad sid - grant. ing. It is approximately eight Dokken added that the loca - miles west from Philip on tion and construction stresses Highway 14, about a mile into positive drainage. Dokken said Jackson County from Haakon the Philip part is to be com - County, and approximately a pleted by Nov. 1. quarter of a mile south of the According to Matt Ko - highway. nenkamp, policy advisory to Jack Dokken is a program the governor, in theory the sid - manager with the South ing would allow 100 extra Dakota Department of Trans - trains per year to go through portation. According to him, the area. More than one train the Federal Railroad Adminis - could be on the track at one tration was supported by the time, because when they would SDDOT in the application meet, one would take the pass - process for the Transportation ing siding until the other train Investment Generating Eco - was past. Konenkamp said Posing by the new CT scanner are, from left, Physician’s Assistant Terry Henrie, radiology director Jackalyn Spry, and radiology nomic Recovery (TIGER) that, of the $12.4 million proj - department team members Terrie Cerny and Samantha Huston. Other team members are Kayla Eymer, Marla Guptill and Rebecca grant. ect total, an estimated $3.5 Bryan. The TIGER grant aims to in - million is for the siding near crease the railroad’s capacity by constructing a passing sid - Hospital’s state-of-the-art CT continued on page 2 scanner fully operational The Philip Health Serv - make it happen. We thank Fireworks at Lake ices, Inc. radiology depart - the Helmsley Trust for in - ment has completed vesting in our community installation of a new G.E. healthcare, and DME Elec - bWy Del aBargtels gtoheyn left,e too,r giving as they were Revolution EVO 64-slice CT tric and Matt Arthur as the The Philip Volunteer Fire Depart - coming in and as they were going scanner, courtesy of a lead contractors.” ment’s annual presentation of its out,” said Arthur. It is estimated $400,000 grant from the “We appreciate the PHSI Independence Day fireworks was that hundreds of more people held the evening of July 4 over from miles around could view the Leona M. and Harry B. Board of Directors for their the waters of Lake Waggoner. PVFD fireworks display. “We are Helmsley Charitable Trust. support of this project. It Vehicles began arriving far ear - still accepting donations in order The new scanner replaces could not have happened lier in the day, with many to pay for next year’s fireworks equipment that was in - without their leadership,” campers and boats being used by display,” said Arthur. stalled in 2008. CT, which stated Spry. “I also thank families, friends and other revel - Before and during the display, stands for Computed Tomog - Brad Burns at Chamberlin ers to take advantage of the holi - the national anthem and other raphy, and commonly re - Architects in Rapid City for day. Kids and adults shot off patriotic music, provided by Mike ferred to as “CAT-scan,” is a designing the most efficient, personal fireworks – from Seager, was broadcast over the type of imaging that allows patient-friendly and user- sparklers to gigantic boomers. radio frequency 96.7 FM. Also, for detailed viewing of inter - friendly space for the new Grills and games were every - live streaming of the display was where. At dusk, the PVFD began provided, which can still be seen nal tissues and organs in CT system. The entire team its display. on the Philip Volunteer Fire De - three dimensions. CT imag - was a pleasure to work “We have a man on our side, a partment’s Facebook page. ing is used to view and eval - with.” Premier Pyrotechnics salesman On the previous evening, nine uate hundreds, if not The public is invited to an and part owner, who gets us the PVFD volunteers assisted the Del Bartels thousands, of diseases, func - open house at PHSI, Thurs - The control console room gives operators (Terrie Cerny in back and di - biggest bang for our buck,” said Wall Volunteer Fire Department tions, and injuries quickly day, July 19, from 11:00 a.m. rector Jackalyn Spry) complete viewing access through lead shielded PVFD fireman Greg Arthur. This with their Independence Day fire - and without invasive proce - to 1:00 p.m. Learn more glass to the patient in the CAT-scan. The computerized views can be year, 24 “cakes” were used, which works display. “We will help Wall dures. about the new CT system, seen from any angle and to an extremely detailed zoom. included 50-shot to 480-shot again next year,” said Arthur. “We At PHSI, the grant appli - view demonstrations, and rounds with 1.5-inch to 2.5-inch share equipment, mostly the cation began in late 2016, meet the radiology team. Re - rounds in each cake. The 186 tubes, so both department’s tubes led by Kayla Eymer, then freshments will be served. larger, individual shots included can be set up and we have no re - three, four, five and six-inch loading during the displays. It manager of the radiology de - Public access to the CT area rounds. Plus, this year, the PVFD helps both departments that way. partment. Eymer and other is subject to availability per shot three 10-inch rounds. By During the Fourth, and all year PHSI team members wrote patient confidentiality. using three firemen “spotters” to long, we work together; it makes the grant application, which While the former CT assist with timing the multitude our departments better.” detailed the benefits of up - equipment at PHSI was ad - of shots, the display stayed fairly Local firemen volunteer to take graded technology and the equate, CT technology has constant and un-congested, and and pass special, required train - potential for improved continued to improve over lasted a full 25 minutes. “Three ing in order to set up and fire off healthcare outcomes. the years, leading to the pur - spotters made shooting that the display. Discounts are utilized The main advantages in - suing of the Helmsley grant. whole show a lot easier,” said to save costs and maximize pur - clude quicker processing “CT is an imaging modality Arthur. chases. These include before “Approximately 250 vehicles year’s-end payments, taking re - speed, reduced radiation ex - with advanced computerized left the Lake Waggoner area soon quired training, This display has posure to the patient, and technology,” said Spry. after the display, with many vehi - been held over Lake Waggoner better image resolution. “It Schultes agreed. “Think of cles and campers still near the since well before 1974. was a team effort,” Eymer the cell phone or digital cam - lake. Some people donated as said. “Our radiology staff, era you were using 10 years business office, administra - ago. The technology got the tion and marketing worked job done, but better technol - together to write a grant ogy is now available. The CT Courtesy Photo that won a competitive ap - is the same way.” The former Jackalyn Spry, the head of the radiology division at Philip Health Serv - plication process.” equipment at PHSI will be ices, Inc., is a Star Trek movies fan. She jokingly described the tremen - PHSI received the grant traded in, refurbished and dously intricate appearance of the inside of the new CT-scanner as funding in 2017. After con - passed along to another fa - “Borg” technology. This technology is used by PHSI to diagnose pa - struction, installation, and cility. It was not removed tients. training, the new CT equip - until the new system was up ment came online in June of and running, so PHSI was useful images with the least image that can be viewed on 2018. “We really gave it a never without CT scanning amount of radiation expo - a computer screen. workout in the first week - services during the transi - sure. Protocols are adjusted The images are sent elec - end,” said Jackalyn Spry, tion. for each patient’s unique tronically to a radiologist –a PHSI Radiology Manager. A CT exam is conducted by needs and physical charac - medical doctor who has addi - “At one point we had five ur - a trained radiologic technol - teristics. tional training in diagnostic gent exams scanned within ogist, who uses the CT’s The patient then lies on a imaging exams and interpre - 45 minutes. Our former computer to designate the table, which is moved tation. The radiologist’s re - scanner would have taken area of the body that will be through the gantry – a large port is transmitted back to twice as long.” In a typical scanned. The patient may circular structure reminis - PHSI, where the local med - month, PHSI performs an also be given a contrast sub - cent of a donut – which ical provider uses the infor - average of 50 to 60 CT scans. stance, either orally or by in - houses an x-ray tube that mation to develop the Including the CT equip - jection, which allows the spins around the patient and patient’s treatment plan. ment, the total investment scan to record images in releases the minimum The radiologist, radiology in the project was about sharper black and white, amount of radiation needed technologist, and medical $482,000. “The CT installa - helping to differentiate tis - to scan the desired area. provider can also view and tion was a complex project,” sues similar in density, Depending on tissue den - manipulate the images on said Jeremy Schultes, PHSI thereby improving diagnos - sity, the radiation is either the screen, zooming in to a administrator. “From electri - tic accuracy. Most scans are absorbed by the body or resolution of 0.28 millime - cal upgrades to adding lead- based on protocols, which passes through the body, ters, or about one-hundredth lined drywall, even flooring are detailed sets of instruc - where it is captured by digi - of one inch, to better under - and lighting, a lot of people tions and parameters de - tal receivers that convert the stand the patient's condi - had to work together to signed to obtain the most radiation energy to a visible tion. 2 Opinion Pioneer Review • July 12, 2018 Fridge Door Notes & Reminders Working For A Living Call 859-2516 | [email protected] Chastity Julson Line breeding and in breeding age, give or take a couple of years. past a playground, and she called SWIMSHIP APPLICATIONS … available from To have your “No The other day, the Alphabet The two year old she was watch - out, “Wow, look at all those ing was her nephew, one of the Swim for Life at: Coyle’s SuperValu or online at Charge” meeting or event Crew and I pulled into the park - cousins playing there!” twin sons of a cousin who was one philipsd.us listed here, please submit ing lot outside the chiropractor’s It is fun now, but give it ten office. 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Turns out the Philip Nursing Home the second and fourth Sat - miles apart will travel seventy- little friend was their cousin. there are a lot of people in South urday of each month at 2:30 p.m. All are welcome. five miles before they actually run They swarmed him like horse flies in to each other. on a sweaty day. Said cousin sim - Dakota who feel they are related As we stopped the Kiddie ply tucked his head down behind to too many people. Hauler, and I began to gather our his baseball cap and pretended I was horrified in reading some gear for the dismount, I glanced in that we did not exist, a posture of the literary classics, including through the plate glass windows that he maintained for the next those by Jane Austen and Char - and saw a little guy, about two twenty minutes despite (because lotte Bronte, when close cousins Country Praises years old, all dressed up in a base - of?) my kids’ best efforts to include were encouraged to marry in Del Bartels | 859-2516 | [email protected] ball cap, t-shirt and shorts. him in their play. order to keep the family wealth It is not uncommon for us to run Following our appointments, I and titles in the family. into my sister-in-law and two year returned to the waiting room, Not so strange, though, a pure - came from everywhere. A bird slightly up. About 50 yards ahead old nephew at the chiropractor, where Child B was talking with would dart into dense branches stood a lone, massive cottonwood. bred bull producer (who also hap - Master of the sky since their schedule is similar to some friends of ours who also hap - Putting the pickup in park and and leaves, and then disappear. Yes, it was bigger than the rest, pens to be a relative) informed ours. I was about to observe to the pen to be Ol’ Handsome’s second turning off the engine, the Most of the trees were old. A so? Then the boy saw the wide me. According to this octogenar - Alphabet Crew that their cousin cousins and second-cousins-once- rancher told his grandson the rest light breeze up high tilted the spot way up high. Distance was ian with regal white hair and was just inside, but a closer sec - removed, to be precise. Child B of the way would be by foot. leaves so shades of green from deceiving. The huge object was twinkling blue eyes, it only counts ond look revealed that this little was shocked to realize that these The boy jumped out and closed leaf tops and leaf bottoms shim - probably about four foot wide and in cattle as inbreeding if it is bad guy was not my strawberry- people, too, were cousins, and of the door. No words were said, but mered in the light. The boy high- more than six foot tall. It was a genetics. If you are using the blonde haired nephew. the same relationship to Dad as the look on his grandfather’s face stepped over branches long nest? same genetics to bring out a good We unloaded everyone and hus - the little guy we met earlier was indicated the door had made far broken and barely visible in the Refocusing, his eyes noted two trait, that is line breeding.- tled across the parking lot. The to him. too much noise. Though he had tall grass. Climbing over one, he specks in the sky beyond. older kids, who made it in first, It can be difficult, living in a Nice theory. I still think people visited grandpa and grandma fre - heard a scurrying. Grandpa Swaying slightly, both came greeted me with, “Mom, look state where every third person should live by my adage: if you are quently, today was odd. smiled. Overhead, huge knots closer. One hovered toward the who’s here! We know that girl!” you meet is a cousin. For a while, invited to the same family re - They walked. It was tedious to from where branches had broken tree, while the other glided to one Sure enough, there on the floor Child A was so used to being told union, even if you are fifth- stay quiet and to go that slowly. made the trees look like they side. The boy felt like when his of the play area, clearly keeping that the children with whom she cousins twice-removed-through Trying to find some distraction as were watching or speaking. teachers would watch him to see watch over the two year old I was playing were her cousins that -marriage on your step Aunt they inched along the creek and Grandpa raised a hand. The what kind of mischief he was not thought I knew, was one of my she began to think that “cousin” Stella’s side, you simply are not around the sparse cottonwood boy tried to stop mid-step. Off to going to get away with. One fig - first cousins, though of a later and “kid” were synonymous. I re - allowed to date. trees, he noticed things. He had one side, in some low grass, a rab - ure, now huge, landed on the rim batch than the cousins my own alized this one day when we drove always known the creek was bit poised for take-off. The boy’s of the nest. The other stayed there, nothing more than just foot finished its step. The rabbit alert, holding the boy’s attention. there, but today it seemed loud, took three bounds, changing di - The flying eagle drifted without active, a whole new being. The rection with each, and was gone. any wing motion. The wind was early morning was so quiet he Grandpa gestured a hand under its playground. Everything under (underway now), (2) prepara - will not increase the speed limit could actually hear water trick - his chin, silently telling the boy to it was its domain. It owned the Railroad Project tion of subgrade rock work to on the RCP&E main line. ling over rocks and around roots. look up when possible. sky. The boy felt like he was sim - build track structure on, and “While final costs of the proj - He could not see the insects mak - The boy knew of thistles, flow - ply allowed to be there. continued from 1 (3) building of track structure. ect will not be absolutely deter - ing the different noises. Silent ers, grasses ... but never really The boy stared. Then the eagle Philip. This last phase includes plac - mined until it gets closer to mists of midges floated over the took time to notice so many vari - eased very close overhead, as if Jerry Vest is the senior vice water and bushes. eties. He did not realize he was making an indication to the two. ing the treated wood crossties, completion later this year, costs president for government and laying the new continuous are tracking well within the ini - He had always known small actually falling behind grandpa. Grandpa turned to go. Amazed, industry affairs, Genesee & birds were here. This morning, welded rail, installing the tial budget,” continued Vest. The old man stopped, his head the boy realized they had been Wyoming Railroad Services, melodic chirps, pipings and notes still looking forward, though here, watching, all morning. turnouts (switches) on the main The Philip siding was located Inc. – RCP&E Railroad. line to connect the siding, and to allow for ready construction Vest said, since its formation ballasting and finish alignment and to minimize impacts on on June 1, 2014, the RCP&E of the entire track structure. neighbors to the railroad. No has worked to address a back - Intent of this specific project land acquisitions are a part of log in grain shipments from in Philip is to increase the traf - the project. Lookin’ Around South Dakota elevators to both fic capacity of the RCP&E main “Service for all RCP&E cus - Syd Iwan | [email protected] domestic and international des - line. “Currently we are limited tomers west of Ft. Pierre has tinations. to running only one full size the potential for improvement Currently, the 165 miles of train between these locations with this project, and certainly Bob: "Yeah, it's a good thing I the manager if he has any nails. main line between Fort Pierre since there is no side track for those in the area of Philip. only fell off the first step." The manager says, "No, I don't Jokes etc. and Rapid City has very limited large enough now for two such Since its formation, RCP&E Two little boys were known trou - have any nails." The duck says, main line siding capacity to I was trying to find something blemakers, stealing everything "Okay, good. Do you sell grapes?" trains to meet and pass. This has invested tens of millions of profound to write about this week, allow two large trains to pass. can be a tremendous increase dollars into its infrastructure. they could get their hands on, even Fred: "Why do elephants wear This restricts operations over but profundity escaped me. from the church. One day a priest red nail polish?" Bob: "I don't in the overall volume of ship - This TIGER grant allows even “Shoot!” I thought. “What now?” this entire section of railroad to ments that can be handled over more investments to be made stopped one of the boys and asked, know, why?" Fred: "To hide in only one train at a time. Almost Then it came to me. Why not write "Where is God?" The boy shrugged cherry trees." Bob: "But I've never the West River section of this on top of the work already paid about something silly instead, so and the priest repeated, "Where is seen an elephant in a cherry tree." all of this entire line segment railroad,” said Vest. He did for by the railroad,” concluded here goes. God?" The boy ran crying out of the Fred: "See, it works.” has a speed limit of 10 miles state that this project by itself Vest. There was an elderly couple who cathedral to his home where he hid "Nurse: "The invisible man is per hour, thus the total volume in their old age noticed that they in a closet. Eventually his brother here for his appointment." Doctor: this line can handle without a were getting a lot more forgetful, so found him and asked, "What's "Tell him I'm sorry I can't see him siding is severely limited. they decided to go to the doctor. wrong?" The crying boy replied, right now." A siding at this location will The doctor told them that they "We're in trouble now! God is miss - Why did the man name his dogs help maximize the potential to should start writing things down so ing, and they think we took him!" Rolex and Timex? Because they run more trains west of Fort they didn't forget. They went A boy with a monkey on his were watch dogs. Pierre. It will allow for up to home, and the old lady asked her shoulder was walking down the A redneck's last words are al - husband to get her a bowl of ice approximately 100 additional road when he passed a policeman ways, "Hey y'all, watch this!" cream. "You might want to write it trains per year over this section who said, "Now, now young lad, I A guy spots a sign outside a down," she said. The husband said, of the RCP&E, as future de - "No, I can remember that you want think you had better take that house that reads “Talking Dog for mand warrants. This improve - a bowl of ice cream." She then told monkey to the zoo." The next day, Sale.” Intrigued, he walks in. “So ment will reduce transit time, her husband she wanted a bowl of the boy was walking down the road what have you done with your increase mainline fluidity, and ice cream with whipped cream. with the monkey on his shoulder life?” he asks the dog. “I've led a provide a more reliable track "Write it down," she told him, and again when he passed the same po - very full life,” says the dog. “I lived structure. again he said, "No, no, I can re - liceman. The policeman said, "Hey in the Alps rescuing avalanche vic - Vest added that Philip is a there, I thought I told you to take tims. Then I served my country in member. You want a bowl of ice crew base on RCP&E. Federal cream with whipped cream." Then that monkey to the zoo!" The boy Iraq. And now I spend my days answered, "I did! Today I'm taking reading to the residents of a retire - law does not allow a locomotive the old lady said she wanted a bowl engineer or conductor to work of ice cream with whipped cream him to the cinema." ment home.” The guy is flabber - One day a duck walks into a gasted. He asks the dog’s owner, more than 12 hours at any one and a cherry on top. "Write it time. It takes longer than 12 down," she told her husband and store and ask the manager if they “Why on earth would you want to again he said, "No, I got it. You sell grapes. The manager says, get rid of an incredible dog like hours to advance a train be - want a bowl of ice cream with "No, we don't sell grapes." The that?” The owner says, “Because tween Pierre and Rapid City. whipped cream and a cherry on duck goes home and comes back he’s a liar! He never did any of RCP&E uses Philip as a loca - the next day and asks the same that!” tion to relieve crews on incom - Del Bartels top." So he goes to get the ice cream Crews have begun the Philip leg of Rapid City Pierre Eastern Railroad’s question. The manager says the Which month has 28 days in it? ing trains. and spends an unusually long time freight capacity expansion project. Grading work for the track’s sub - same thing again, "No, we do not All of them. in the kitchen, over thirty minutes. Vest said there are three gen - structure is well on its way for a 7,000-foot siding. The project will allow sell grapes." The duck goes home, What’s the difference between ig - He comes out to his wife and hands eral phases of the construction a 100-car train to wait as another train goes by on the single-track route comes back the next day, and asks norance and apathy? I don’t know, her a plate of eggs and bacon. The effort of the siding: (1) grading between Rapid City and Pierre. The project should be completed by old wife stares at the plate for a the manager if they sell grapes. and I don’t care. work for track substructure Nov. 1 moment, then looks at her husband This time the manager says, "No, There we are. Hopefully some - and asks, "Where's the toast?" we don't sell grapes! If you ask one thing here made you chuckle. If Bob: "Man alive! I just fell off a more time, I will nail your bill to not, maybe something profound fifty-foot ladder." Jim: "Oh my, are the floor!" The duck goes home. It will come up next week. There is you okay?" comes back the next day and asks always hope. The railroad came to South Dakota during the gold boom of the late 1800s. In 1873, the first railroad train, the short line from Iowa, made its way to South Dakota.

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Little Pasture on the Prairie Eliza Blue | [email protected] | littlepastureontheprairie.com Milesville’s July 4th celebration

Please enjoy been scraping and skimping, but wheels are gone, and the pack- a little blast today our winter hay is getting de - horses, and the slow waggons...In - from the past this week...It’s from livered. genious philosophers tell you, back when I was a mother of one Which is why this morning, I perhaps, that the great work of the and spending one of my first (very found myself chuckling again. steam-engine is to create leisure dry) summers on the ranch! “Today is our ‘Hay Day,’” I told my The first time I told my hus - husband, and he had to laugh too. for mankind. Do not believe them: band, “Ok, I’ll meet you back at So now, I am sitting at my com - it only creates a vacuum for eager the ranch…” I immediately started puter in the kitchen, taking breaks thought to rush in.” to chuckle. “Meanwhile, back at to stir the stock pot, and peek out Outside, my husband hauls hay the ranch,” was a phrase I’d heard the window that faces south, that took all summer to grow. In - adults utter throughout my child - where, down the sloping yard, the side, the bones boiling in the pot hood, and had used it myself in the Bean and his dad are unloading take just as long to release their past. It never occurred to me that hay from the truck bed, one bale at nutrients and deep flavor as they I would one day say “back at the a time. Pretty soon another truck ranch…” and mean my home. will arrive, and they will unload did in Eliot’s time. Meanwhile, the Similarly, I kept thinking of the that one too. It will probably take iphone dings; an email, a text, an - phrase, “make hay while the sun most of the day, but by evening, we other task to complete. I believe shines,” the first summer I moved will hopefully have enough to feed we get a little taste of that slow to South Dakota, as I watched, all the herd all winter long. leisure here, but Eliot was right as through the long shimmering heat Back and forth the skid steer well, technology finds ways to eat of July, as my neighbors did just rolls, lifting one yellow-green bale the time back up if we let it. that. It was explained to me that at a time. Its forked hands creak you couldn’t bale hay that was wet, and groan with the weight, but Still, we are lucky. Very, very or even damp -- it would just mold; they do not faltering. Back and lucky, I think, as I lay my little boy the rancher who got his hay cut, forth the treads knead the dirt and down for his nap. In the distance I but not baled, had to leave it in the dead grass of the south field, as hear the skid steer rumble as his field until the sun returned to dry the pile of bales grows to a tall hill, father works, building up our win - it. Del Bartels and then a small mountain. Back ter stores. It is indeed our “hay Well, there wasn’t much cutting, This year’s Fourth of July barbecue celebration at the Milesville Hall, July 4, included the annual event’s and forth the man of the ranch day.” A day of celebrating the work renowned roast beef, the community supplied potluck salads and desserts, and ice cream provided by the or baling, for that matter, in these rides, pulling the levers that lift parts this summer. But the cows and the gifts of the soil, and the Milesville Rangers 4-H. Part of this year’s entertainment included the Haakon County Crooners men’s the fork, pushing the lever forward singing group, who sang popular golden-oldies and patriotic songs. Another featured activity was free still need to eat all winter, so for us to make the skid steer run. richness of our life on the ranch, that meant buying hay from that, like soup bones on a slow wagon rides for kids and adults of all ages. Milesville is a town of two residents but a surrounding com - The Victorian author, George munity of over 200 people, mostly ranchers and farmers. They hold many meetings, celebrations, family whomever had extra to spare. The boil, offers its treasures in its own Eliot wrote of her time: “Leisure is activities, community play performances, and other functions in the Milesville Community Hall. grass is mostly gone now. We’ve gone — gone where the spinning- sweet time. Milesville Janice Parsons | 544-3315 | [email protected] to Ft. Pierre to watch the parade. phone call from our son, Mike, say - Mary Ann (Piroutek ) George, Autumn and Marcy Parsons her cousin, Josie Tish, in New Un - They were home in time to get to ing we should go to the basement Carlsbad, Calif., sister of Dan were in Atlanta, Ga., for the derwood. the Milesville Hall for the celebra - as there was a tornado Piroutek will be in Milesville from FCCLA National Leadership Con - Guests for supper at Jeff and tion. Sunday, Erin, Connor and warning/watch in our area. July 6-9 Friday evening, July 20, through ference from June 26 through July Terri Staben's home on July 4th Mackenzie stopped for a visit with Shortly after that call, we lost July 13-16 Monday morning, July 23. Greet 3. The South Dakota kids did a were Peggy Staben, Charles power but we were downstairs by Incredibles 2 Debbie Prouty before heading to (PG) her with a “Happy Birthday!” Her great job representing our state! Staben and Dennis and Sandra Kadoka. then. The wind blew very hard, special day is July 21. She would They also got in a little sightseeing Heaton, Philip. Mike and Betty McDonnell but no tornado. We ended up with July 20-23 like to visit with friends and while they were there. The Geor - Irene Patton, Pierre, arrived at .40” of rain. The next morning we Jurassic drove from Highmore on the World (PG-13) neighbors. gia Aquarium, Coca-Cola Mu - the Leo Patton home last Tuesday fourth and spent the afternoon saw that a lot of our trees had been July 27-30 The Milesville July 4th celebra - seum, Centennial Park, and the 3rd and will stay until the with Earl and Jodi Parsons and pruned, but with the help of Earl and Sarah the mess was cleaned Hotel tion was attended by at least 80 Skyview Ferris Wheel were just 13th. Sarah. They all attended the fes - Transylvania 3 local folks and also some from outside their hotel. They also man - Donnie and Marcia Eymer en - tivities that evening at the hall. up. Jodi was home cleaning up (PG) quite a distance. The barbecued aged a trip to the zoo. While Au - joyed a week ago Tuesday and Bryan and Sharon Olivier drove their mess. roast beef was delicious and there tumn was in meetings, Marcy Wednesday in the Black Hills with to Rapid City on the Fourth to be We are in the middle of a heat was plenty of side dishes to satisfy went through the College Football Tim and Kim Eymer. Kim's family with Shea, whose birthday is on wave now with very high humid - Fri: 8:00 p.m. Sat: 8:00 p.m. even the largest appetite. After the Hall of Fame and went to the Zac gathered for a reunion at Elk that day. They enjoyed the day ity. We're not used to that, but it Sun: 1:30 p.m. Mon: 7:00 p.m. potluck supper, the Haakon Brown concert with Pam and Trew Ridge Campground and included with dinner and supper together makes the corn grow! County Crooners presented a con - DeJong at SunTrust Park where Donnie and Marcia. with him and Tyler Olivier and Gem Theatre cert, many of them patriotic songs. the Atlanta Braves play. Guests at the home of Joan Stacy Lewis. On their way home Beth Briggs, Robbs Flat, was there Keenan Parsons took swimming Hamill last week were her son, they stopped at the home of Scott 859-2000 • Philip with her team of horses and wagon lessons the last week of June, Matt and Lisa Jasper, Landon and and Dianna Olivier to see the fire - to give rides to the kids. After staying with Grandpa Jim and Lucas, St. Paul, Minn. They got in works at Lake Waggoner. everyone had homemade ice cream Grandma Betty most of the week. some games of golf and some All of the Hanrahan family, in - donated by the Milesville Rangers Kamri attended the volleyball swimming before they went to the cluding Mark and Pat, Chad, 4-H Club, many went in to the camp in Philip that week. Keenan Black Hills Tuesday where they Kathy, Preston and Briley Hanra - fireworks north of Philip. It was went to Hart Ranch with Marcy's enjoyed some horseback riding han, Kalie Hanrahan and friend, enjoyed by the large crowd who at - parents that Friday to play with and a visit to Jewel Cave. They got Tim, and Tracie Erdmann and tended this event. cousins Cooper and Rylea Smith, back in time for the July 4th fire - friend, Jeff, got together for a cou - Moses Building There were four chairs which who are visiting from Washington works in Philip. They made a visit ple of days in the Black Hills. were left outside of the Hall on the state. Marcy and Autumn picked to the Victor and Joy Limacher Their headquarters were at their Center will be night of the Fourth. Also a small him up on the third on their way lodge Monday, the 2nd. home in Hermosa where they en - purple cooler bag was left. Call home from the airport. Kamri Sunday, July 8, Joan Hamill ac - joyed the evenings together. Dur - Donna Staben at 544-3351 if they went to Redfield to see the Rische companied Dan and Gayla ing the day, they went closed on Saturday, belong to you. family with Boyd and Kara that Piroutek to Pierre where they vis - four-wheeling in the northern Anna Piroutek was sworn in to Saturday and Sunday. Keenan ited the History Museum. It is Black Hills. the South Dakota Air National went with the Fitchs this past filled with information from ear - Misti Berry was home for the July 14, 2018 Guard June 28. Her parents, Mike Sunday to help Rayler celebrate lier days until the present. Right weekend from her job at Blue Bell and Faye, and five younger broth - his birthday. The rest of the family now the 70s era is featured which Stables in the Black Hills. Both S. Hwy 73 • 859-2100 • Philip ers drove to Sioux Falls for this oc - attended the western fund raiser is changed from time to time. Be - she and Dusti Berry attended the casion. Congratulations, Anna! for the rodeo kids at Jordan and fore coming home, they had sup - funeral of Pedro Dennis Friday. Rachel Parsons flew to Washing - Anita Schofield's place that per in Pierre. Dusti's girls, Denise and Clare, ton, D.C., Tuesday, July 3. She will evening. The Milesville Rangers 4-H stayed with Grandpa Dave and be interning for Senator John Dan and Gayla Piroutek re - Club helped run the concession Grandma Tonya. Thune until August 18. Before she turned home after a lengthy bus stand Sunday during the Haakon- Matt Arthur was among the fire - starts, she is doing some sightsee - trip. They saw 12 baseball games Jackson 4-H rodeo in Kadoka. men who helped with the fire - ing. in 11 different stadiums, plus Helping were Donna and Tina works displays in both Wall on the Happy 80th birthday to Joy other landmarks along the way. Staben, Nina and Grace Pekron, third and in Philip on the fourth. Neville! Her birthday was Monday They enjoyed visiting with daugh - Erin, Connor and Mackenzie Hov - Bart and I enjoyed supper at the the 9th, but they had celebrated ter Erin's family in Boston. land and Jodi and Sarah Parsons. home of Victor and Joy Limacher since Friday, so maybe her day Grant and Sandra Parsons, On their way home, they all Thursday night. was quieter. She and Jerry met all Rapid City, spent the weekend out stopped in Philip for ice cream and The night of July 3, we got a their family, children, grandchil - in the country and visited Grant's their July meeting. dren and great-grandchildren ex - parents, Bill and Connie Parsons. July 4th, Erin Hovland and four cept one, for the weekend in Jim and Lana Elshere had children and Debbie Prouty drove Pierre. Their children are Shawn lunch with Bob and Karen Coyle Taylor, Gillette, Wyo., Rodney in Philip a week ago Monday, then Neville, Montevideo, Minn., and again Friday in Rapid City. 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building, then the new grade Drinking after dark did not After our nice hotel in Chinggis Philip. It was officiated by Pastor school was completed in about count back then so we, as most City we headed north toward a re - Kathy Chesney. Dean was a resi - Hit & Miss 1956. Since they did not need it for people did, had a beverage or two gion called Dadal, the home coun - dent in the Philip Nursing Home [email protected] | [email protected] grades one through four, I also on the way to the dance. I don’t re - try of Chinggis Khan. The roads and departed from this life on went through grades five through member any of the details except are poor, the maps are worse, and earth on June 21 at age 91. Since Elderly Meals sheaves of wheat as centerpieces. seven in the same building. The that we ran out of gas on the way the road signs are nonexistent. he was the oldest of a large family, Thursday, July 12: BBQ Pork They have a flour mill here in town bricks from the old building might back. Luckily I was not driving; I Needless to say we got lost. there were many family members, Ribs, Au Gratin Potatoes, Corn. built by the Russians during So - be valuable in some places, but I was in the back seat with Barbara The roads are called zero-dollar including his own family at the Friday, July 13: Baked viet Union times and they still understand how the transporta - and several other people. We even - roads because they are simply dirt memorial service. (More precisely Chicken, Baked Potatoes, Green make flour and ship it all over tion might be expensive. Oh well, tually got back to Philip and qui - trails through the grass. If the 66 of them). Bean Casserole. Mongolia. Russians like their in 100 years the new building will etly snuck into Dobby’s house. track gets too worn, the people A member of the family read the Monday, July 16: Orange bread! have many old bricks in perfect Upstairs was crowded, so I spent simply move over and start a new obituary, which was published in Chicken, Rice, Green Beans. We got here after three days of condition for sale. the rest of the night with Barbara track to let the other tracks re - the Pioneer Review that same Tuesday, July 17: Beef grueling travel including a 14.5 I am sure you all know about our and several other people fully cover. Somehow we took a wrong week. Stroganoff, Squash. hour flight from Atlanta and nu - electrical grid across the U.S.A. All clothed. The next day we snuck off turn, which is easy to do, and Dean served as an Elder in the Wednesday, July 18: Spaghetti merous delays. Needless to say, we of the power plants and consumers to Rapid City and bought an en - ended up on a minus-zero dollar Presbyterian Church and was fa - with Meat Sauce, Caesar Salad, have big jet lag because Mongolia are connected to huge grids to gagement ring for dear Barbara. I road (our new term) through the miliar with many Bible verses. He Garlic Bread. is exactly on the other side of the share and balance the load de - don’t know what else happened, forest and over a small mountain. also was involved in a big way in *** world! pending on supply and demand; but it was all good. After some backtracking and agriculture as a machinery dealer Haakon County Prairie We gave the exam of the Ameri - everything is controlled by com - Next week, I will describe the praying a miracle occurred about and as a wheat farmer. His farm Transportation Bus Schedule can Concrete Institute (ACI), one puters. There are three grids in the continuation of our romance which dusk, we came to a rustic fence was located north of Wall. Pastor … Trip to Rapid City every Tues - of the main accomplishments we U.S.A., the Western Interconnec - had me working like a sled dog manned by a fierce looking guy. I Kathy made reference to Jesus’ day and Thursday. To ride the bus introduced during our 20 years of tion, the Eastern Interconnection, pulling an ox cart, combining thought it might be the Russian comparison of His life and that of please call 605-441-1495 . Wall bus working with the Darkhan School and the Texas Interconnection. In SDSM&T homework until 2:00 border which would be big trouble, believers to a kernel of wheat that to Rapid City every Wednesday – of Technology. When we first came fact the Western and Eastern grids a.m. every morning, numerous in - but it was the entrance to some na - must die to be fruitful. Jesus died leaves from Philip. For questions here, I could see that the concrete are themselves connected near terview trips. since I was about to tional park. The entry fee was to redeem mankind to God, mak - please call Kay Ainslie at 859-2670 industry was in bad shape because Rapid City. Have you ever thought graduate, and romancing BBHH about $1.00 each. ing all believes the family of God. or 441-2449. of the crumbling infrastructure. I about how vulnerable they are to in my spare time; all of this lead - There was a rustic looking cabin, We, in turn, must die to self and *** would test the concrete by kicking hacking or Mother Nature? This is ing up to our elopement. with no beds, but did have a cook - live for Christ! News from it. My self-appointed task was and all explained in a 2010 issue of Na - I will send this news in early ing area inside. We quickly rented Following the service there was M.R. and Barbara Hansen is to help improve the quality of tional Geographic. since I can see the satellite is it from the guy and set up our a time of fellowship and refresh - Hello from Mongolia. I am typ - concrete in this country by intro - In 2003 there was a huge black - about to pass over the horizon near camp with new pads and sleeping ments before the committal took ing this on July 4th. Did you know ducing American methods includ - out back east. It was a hot day Vladivostok and I don’t know when pads. Our two drivers are also place at the Milesville Cemetery. they have the Fourth of July in ing this quality control exam. The with air conditioners running at it will reappear. Hello to my cooks, so they quickly prepared Another memorial service took Mongolia? In fact, they celebrate it effort has been a great success; it maximum demand. A power plant friends at the Philip Pit Stop and some typical Mongolian soup place that last week in June. It was all over the world. I asked about is not bragging if you did it. near Lake Erie was pushed past don’t saw up my chair for a while which was quite delicious. that of Thomas Pattno, Naples, buying some fireworks from China, Anyway, we secured the same its peak, the safety features failed, yet. I miss you all. In the morning I went for a hike Fla., and was held at the Sacred but they said it is illegal. I tried apartment that we lived in while and the plant crashed (shut down). Hello from Outer Mongolia! As and found a pristine area with Heart Catholic Church here in anyway, but with no success. here for one year and are back in This shifted the load to other parts kids, 60 years ago, we learned in some big rocks in some trees for a Philip. His wife, Ann (Gottsleben) I wish to express our condo - our old stomping grounds. We can of the grid that were already at ca - school that it was the most remote wonderful outdoor toilet. The high Pattno grew up in the Grindstone lences to the family of Pedro Den - see progress everywhere, although pacity. The lines got hot, sagged, place on earth and it still is! Outer meadow with tall grass and plenty Community. (Ann is a sister to the nis. I know his father, Lee, since some things have not changed hit trees, and short-circuited. Be - Mongolia is now the independent of water is perfect ranch country late Jim Gottsleben and Mary his family grew up in Hansen such as potholes is the roads that fore it was all over, 265 power country, a democracy, called Mon - and I was soon visited by some in - Agnes (Gottsleben) Pekron. Myrna Court and he used to help Dobby are paved and dirt trails every - plants crashed and left 50 million golia, and Inner Mongolia is still a quisitive calves. Gottsleben is her sister-in-law.) move boards around after all of us where else. Many of the buildings people in the dark for many hours northern province of China. Proceeding on, we visited the Tom passed away May 15, at age kids moved away. Lee was an hon - are prison-style architecture built or days. July 5 we drove 400 kilometers exact place of the birth of Chinggis 82, and his body was cremated. orary Hansen kid and he helped by the Russians, but there are The grid is vulnerable to lighten - (km) at 50 kilometers per hour Khan, then a beautiful spring Earlier memorial services were me on numerous projects around many new medium-rise apart - ing, hacking, or other dangers. Ex - (kph); the roads are none too good where Chinggis watered his horse, conducted in Naples June 14 and town. ments and shops going up. perts can no doubt hack into the here. Eastern Mongolia is flat, and finally a monument to Ching - also again in Hastings, Neb., June We are in the big city of Dark - We went to an upscale restau - computers. We need to harden the green, and beautiful. It is not far gis Khan. Heading south, we 22. Tom and Ann resided in Hast - han, Mongolia, about the size of rant the other day and I found grid. Unfortunately, this would from both the China and Russian crossed the Onon River and got lost ings until recently, moving to Rapid City. I have WiFi connection horse rectum and ovine spleen take a lot of money and the leader - border. again. After some time in the gen - Florida. (His obituary was pub - to the satellite passing over this soup right next to fried mutton on ship is up to the politicians; we all We stayed the night in a Ger eral direction, we spotted a mys - lished in the June 21st issue of the part of Russia, so I can send this the menu. I hope to try it next know what that means. Another Hotel, a typical Mongolian tery city in the distance. However, Pioneer Review.) communique. I can hear the whis - time. I did not find dog on the bad example was the flooding in dwelling with two single beds, but we hit some bog area and had to There were family members and tle outside the window and know it menu in Korea. Barbara, bless her New Orleans due to Katrina. This very comfortable and we could turn around. Finally we arrived at relatives from our local area and is the trans-Siberian train that we heart (BBHH), brought a lot of in - disaster was accurately predicted hear the pitter-patter of rain in the Norovlin and immediately got gas elsewhere. The memorial service have ridden numerous times. This stant oatmeal with us from the in a yet older issue of National Ge - night. It was not romantic because which is about $3.50 per gallon. was officiated by Deacon Zane trip and many other adventures in U.S.A. ographic. Political leadership at all the two drivers slept on the floor We found a rustic hotel with beds Pekron, who within about a year Mongolia are reported in my two You all heard about our old ele - levels failed to protect them before, between Barbara and Me. There is inside, a water boiling pot, and a will become an ordained priest. books and I can send you a free mentary school in Philip which during, and after that disaster. no privacy in Mongolia. slit toilet outside. With our clean, (There was an article about Zane’s copy if you let me know. was torn down recently. It has Anyway, we are fortunate to The outhouse was a typical slit new sleeping bags we were in rela - decision to enter the priesthood The region around Darkhan is extra memories for me since I went have a dedicated electric company trench but in good condition with tive luxury. The price was about that appeared in the June 7th issue the same climate as Philip and through seven grades in that around Philip that brings a reli - sturdy 2x10 construction, unlike $4.00 each and worth every penny. of the Pioneer Review.) Zane is wheat farming is a big industry. building. First, I went through able supply of power. Even when a many we have visited. They cooked The drivers quickly cooked soup in Ann’s grand-nephew. Zane drew The restaurant next door has grades one through four in the storm strikes these days the power mutton for us on a campfire in a their room and all was well. from Matt. 11:27-30, focusing upon usually comes back on in a few sec - pressure cooker; it is called We drove half the next day on the verse, “Come to me, all who onds or hours. Thank you to the Khorhog and quite tasty. We zero dollar roads, stopped for a pic - labor and are heavy laden, and I dedicated employees of West Cen - stopped for gas at a station and nic for about two hours complete will give you rest.” He spoke of Tom You’re Invited to Celebrate with us! tral who keep the trees trimmed they had gas but had to call in for with a cooked meal of fresh soup. as having strong Chritian faith and around the power lines and help us the price since it had recently in - Picnicking is part of the experi - demonstrating it during his life. Sean Reczek & Tamijo Sparks every day! Do not take electricity creased. ence. Finally, we hit pavement and Joe Gittings was the lector, reading for granted. Finally, we arrived at the sacred finally got to Choibalsan, the capi - from II Corinthians. Shelby are getting married. Regarding the story last week place where the young Timuujin tal of Eastern Mongolia. We found Schofield was the vocalist, leading about my taking Barbara to Philip was crowned Chinggis Khan in a luxury hotel (by Mongolian stan - in the liturgical singing and the Saturday, July 14 at 1:00 p.m. for the first time, I will describe 1189 AD, the ruler of all Mongolia dards) that had wonderful beds, two congregational hymns with out at Brucklacher’s our date to the dance in Midland and later half of the civilized hot water, showers, and boiling Marianne Frein as organist and pi - the same night with several of my world, such as it was, during his water for coffee, tea, and instant anist. siblings and relatives. Back then, time. The place is called Blue Lake oatmeal. In attendance were all of Myrna we had a dance every weekend at of Black Heart Mountain. We visited a museum which de - Gottsleben’s children, except places like Midland, Philip, Inte - After more driving we arrived at scribed the exploits of Choibalsan. Sharon Baxter, and some of their No other invitations sent. rior, Kadoka, Milesville, Cotton - Chinggis City and found a nice He is regarded as a great hero es - families. Also attending was Steve Please join us for a small gathering and refreshments at wood, etc., and they were major hotel. We are in great luxury with pecially during WWII when he was Pekron and members of his family. the ambulance building (downtown Philip) aſterwards. social events. a hot water shower, a water boiling a Marshal, the supreme leader of From out of this area were, Car - pot, WiFi, and a hard bed. There the Mongolian army. He was olyn (Gottsleben) Brooks, Dupree, are many Prius cars here, from elected (appointed) premier of Barbara (Gottsleben) and husband Japan, because Mongolia is the Mongolia. He was actually a stooge Carl Larson, Caputa, south of Box only country where they will allow for Stalin and when they had the Elder, and Kathy Gottsleben, the steering wheel on either the purges in Russia he ordered simi - Rapid City. Anne Pattno arrived right or left side of the car. lar purges in Mongolia. Mongolia here Monday, June 25, and left for I will try to send in this update was an independent country, but a home Sunday, July 1. now because there is no telling de facto part of the soviet union. We offer our sympathy to the when the communication satellite News from Loren Kiel family of Pedro Dennis, who passed will come over the horizon and/or I find myself getting behind in away on June 30, at the Rapid City pass out of range. my reporting. I am not a stranger Regional Hospital at the tender age We are on the road to the far to ‘getting behind,’ as that was of 18. About a decade or so ago, I re - East of Mongolia, near the China often the case in my ranching/ member seeing Pedro and his border. There is a site of an epic farming operations! It used to frus - brother out cleaning the calf pen battle between the Russians and trate me to see, one neighbor in with their manure-forks not far Mongolians against the Japanese particular, out in the field in the from George’s Welding Shop. At in 1939. I understand the burned- spring when I was still ‘spinning that time, I was getting shop work out tanks and other hulking my wheels’ with calving season. done by his dad, Lee, or his grand - wrecks are left in pristine condi - A little over two weeks ago, on dad, George. Those kids were tion due to the dry climate. It is so June 25, I attended the memorial brought up with good work ethics. remote they cannot even salvage service for Dean Parsons held at We are so sad about his untimely the scrap iron. the American Legion Hall here in accidental death. I presume all of you had a safe and an enjoyable time on Inde - pendence Day, July 4th. We re - mained home, the safest place to be. However, I did go out to Lake Murdo Ranch Rodeo & Waggoner to watch the fireworks display again this year. For what - ever reason, it was not held on the evening of July 3 as in years past, Gumbo Ridge Bronc Ride but on the evening of the fourth. Still, there was a large crowd. Murdo To enter the Again, it was an excellent display Ranch Rodeo call and we should all thank the Philip Rodeo Arena Sharon at Volunteer Fire Department and also generously support them. 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Michael Kerns Wanda Guptill Mike Kerns of Murdo, South “MJK”. Mike was an avid bowler Wanda Guptill of Interior, South nity in 1950 where Wanda raised Dakota, died on Thursday, July 5, and played on the local softball Dakota, died on Tuesday, July 3, a big garden, milked cows, taught 2018 at Avera St. Mary's Hospital team. In 1985, they moved to Mis - 2018 at the Philip Nursing Home school part-time, and raised four in Pierre at the age of 62. sion, and in 1989 moved to Murdo. at the age of 93. wonderful children. In 1982 Fran - Michael "Mike" Ward Kerns was While in Murdo, Mike ran the fam - Wanda Henrietta Gropper was cis and Wanda moved to Interior born on December 17, 1955 to ily business with his parents. born to William and Rose (Glanz - where they continued to farm and Daryl "Pete" and Linda (Dittman) In 2000, Mike met his special man) Gropper in Platte, South ranch for many years. Kerns in Kadoka, South Dakota. friend, Sheila Menning. To this re - Dakota, on January 28, 1925. She Wanda was an active member of He was the first of nine children. lationship a son, Jayden Gene, moved with her family to the Interior Presbyterian Church, Mike spent his childhood days was born. In his spare time, he en - Washabaugh County east of Long - held office with the Presbyterian playing, fishing, riding bicycles, joyed hunting, fishing, and playing Valley, South Dakota, when she Women, hosted local Senior Citi - and swimming with his siblings pool. Mike was an entertainer to was one year old. Wanda attended zen meetings, Sunday morning and other neighborhood children. many. He always had jokes and grade school at the Harding School coffee gatherings, and helped to He attended school at Murdo ele - stories to tell and he loved to play and graduated from Wanblee High raise the nearby grandkids and mentary school and graduated music and sing karaoke. School in 1942. After high school great-grandkids. from Murdo High School in 1974. Survivors include a special com - she taught two years of grade Survivors include her children: After high school, Mike attended panion Sheila Menning of Murdo; school at GreenValley Elementary Perry and Caroline Guptill, Sheryl Dakota State University in Madi - three daughters: Carmen Kerns of School. Then she attended sum - Trohkimoinen, Dale and Valerie son, South Dakota, on a football Sioux Falls, Krista Kerns (Clyle mer school in Springfield Teacher’s Guptill, and Alice and Dave Jones; scholarship. He played football for Badger) of Pierre, and Kelsey and nephews; and a host of other College in Springfield, South 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grand - Interior Presbyterian Church. four years and was a part of the Kerns of Mitchell; three grandchil - relatives and friends. Dakota. She earned a teacher’s children, and 3 step-great-great- A visitation was held one hour 1976 undefeated football team dren: Slade Badger, Remi Badger Michael was preceded in death permit from that college and later grandchildren; sisters-in-law preceding the funeral service. that was inducted into the DSU (Krista and Clyle), and Jasa Mor - by one son Jayden Gene Kerns; his taught one semester at LongValley Virginia Guptill and Jean Cutler; Funeral services were held at Hall of Fame. ris (Carmen); his mother Linda father Daryl "Pete" Kerns; and a Grade School. numerous nieces and nephews; 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 7, at While attending DSU, Mike met Kerns of Murdo; seven siblings brother Steve Kerns. Wanda was united in marriage and a host of other relatives and the Interior Fire Hall in Interior Joan Putzier. They were united in Kim (Lori) Kerns of Black Hawk, Memorial services will be held at to Navy Ens. Francis Guptill on friends. with Pastor Kathy Chesney offici - marriage on August 9, 1979 and to Brenda (Kerns) Polk of Huntsville, 10:30 a.m. CDT on Saturday, July January 18, 1945 in Chicago, Illi - She was preceded in death by ating. this union came three daughters: AL, Michele (Jim) McNeely of 14, at the United Methodist nois. After his honorable discharge her husband Francis; her parents; Interment was at the Interior- Carmen Jo, Krista Kay, and Murdo, Connie (Kelly) Kralicek of Church in Murdo with Pastor from the Navy they moved to one sister Doloris Sharp; two Fairview Cemetery. Kelsey Sue. They moved to Philip Dickenson, ND, Lori (Kerns) Niel - Mark Phillips officiating. Brookings in 1946 and later to Hot brothers Clayton and Lawrence Arrangements were with Rush where Joan taught school and son of Murdo, Bart Kerns of Arrangements are with Rush Springs in 1948. Gropper; and a son-in-law Bob Funeral Home of Kadoka. Mike worked carpentry jobs, refer - Murdo, and John (Carrie) Kerns of Funeral Home of Philip. The Guptill family returned to a Trohkimoinen. eed, and ran his D.J. business, Mesa, AZ; many cousins, nieces, farm in the GreenValley commu - A memorial is established to the

Lillian Horton Robert White Robert Wallace White of Rapid power plants, oil refineries, hospi - Lillian Horton of Wall, South the Philip Nursing Home where City, SD, formerly of Wall, died De - tals and factories. Dakota, died on Saturday, July 7, she has since resided. cember 20, 2017 after a coura - 2018 at the Hans P. Peterson Me - Lillian was a member of the geous fight with Alzheimer's and When he wasn't traveling and morial Hospital in Philip at the Wall Methodist Church where she Parkinson Disease at the age of seeing the country Robert spent age of 99. served as Treasurer. She was a 76. his off time in Arizona. In 1997 he Lillian E. Bagley was born Octo - member of the United Methodist decided to quit traveling and ber 27, 1918 at Hurley, South Women, served as treasurer of the Robert White was born June 29, "parked it" (as he put it) in Apache Dakota, the daughter of Addie and Flatt Butte Township Board for 1941 in Sturgis, South Dakota, the Junction, Arizona. There he Vera (Radley) Bagley. She grew up over 50 years, and served as treas - son of Ward and Margaret(Mayer) started his own business, Junction in the Hurley area and attended urer of the Pleasant Valley School White. The family lived on a ranch Electric, working on both residen - rural school in that community District. near Pedro, SD. They moved to tial and commercial jobs. prior to graduating from Hurley Survivors include a son Rick Wall where Robert went to school High School in 1935. She gradu - Horton and his wife Nancy of Wall; and worked for Junior Witcher at Robert enjoyed living in Arizona ated from Eastern State Normal in two daughters Barbara Fuller and his gas station. and operating his own small busi - Madison, South Dakota, with a her husband Terry of Rapid City, ness. However, in 2005 he was teaching certificate in 1937. She and Kay Dahlquist and her hus - He was united in marriage to forced to retire after showing signs taught in eastern South Dakota band Terry of Sioux City, Iowa; Claramae Campbell on August 16, of dementia and in 2006 he had to for five years prior to moving to nine grandchildren and 12 great- 1959 in Wall at the First Lutheran move in with his son, Kevin. He Wall in 1942 where she taught grandchildren; Kim (Dennis) Church. To this union three sons, was able to stay with Kevin in tives and friends. school. Shannon and their sons Max and In addition to her husband Vir - Kevin, Kyle and Kelly were born. Apache Junction until 2010, when Lillian was united in marriage Alex; Rodd (Andrea) Fuller and gil, Lillian was preceded in death Robert worked for West River his Alzheimer's progressed to He was preceded in death by one to Virgil Horton on June 6, 1945 at their sons Colin, Ian, and Dylan; by her parents. Electric in Wall until 1966 when where he needed more care than son Kyle White on February 14, Sioux City, Iowa. They made their Craig (Cathy) Fuller and their Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. he purchased Siefert Electric in Kevin could provide. Robert moved 2006, his parents, one sister Au - home on the Horton Ranch south sons Jack and Will; Jennifer on Thursday, July 12, at the Rush Philip. In 1970 he moved to Dead - to a special care center in Rapid drey Hoffman and her husband of Quinn all their married life. She Dahlquist; Ryan (Marisa) Funeral Chapel in Wall. wood and purchased the Wild Bill City, SD where he resided until his Maurice, and two brothers Dick continued to teach in Wall, and Dahlquist; Kristin (Adam) Mol - Funeral services will be held Bar. Robert continued to operate death. and Bill White, sister-in-law during the summer months she at - stad and their daughters Sylvie 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 13, at the both the bar and his electric busi - Loretta White, brother-in-law tended Black Hills Teacher College and Annabel; Janelle (Josh) Karau Methodist Church in Wall, with ness until 1980 when he decided to Thankful for sharing his life are Jerry Kjerstad and several nieces where she received her Bachelors and their son Liam; Brian Horton; Pastor Russell Masartis officiat - sell the bar, move to Wyoming, and sons, Kevin White of Wall, and and nephews. Degree. She retired from teaching Mark (Kelsey) Horton and their ing. receive his Master Electrician's Li - Kelly (Amporn) White of Herndon, in the spring of 1973. kids Charlotte and Nolan; one Interment will be at the Wall cense. Virginia; three grandchildren, A gathering to celebrate Bob's Her husband Virgil preceded her brother Keith Bagley and his wife Cemetery. Amanda, Brandon, and Colton of life will be held at 5:30 p.m. on in death on June 13, 2000. She Diane of Wall and Hurley; and a Arrangements are with Rush In 1981 Robert went to work for Herndon, Virginia; one brother, Monday, July 16, at the Wall Golf continued to reside at the ranch, niece Lynette Almond and her hus - Funeral Home of Wall. the Dave Davis Company, an in - Fred (Arlene) White of Rapid City; Course in Wall. and later spent the winters at band Dale of Hurley and their dustrial construction company. He two sisters, Delores (Donnie) Poss Prairie Village and the summers daughter Gabrielle; and a host of enjoyed this type of work espe - of Philip, and Margy Kjerstad of Arrangements are with Rush at the ranch. In 2013 she moved to other relatives and friends. cially because it allowed him to Piedmont; a sister-in-law, Rose Funeral Home of Wall. travel all over the country. He White of Wall; many nieces and spent a year in China working on nephews; and a host of other rela - Local Church Service Schedule SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH FIRST PRESBYTERIAN OPEN BIBLE CHURCH, MIDLAND Philip – 859-2664 – [email protected] CHURCH OF INTERIOR Pastor Walter Switzer Fr. Gary Oreshoski Pastor Kathy Chesney Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Saturdays: Confession from 3 to 4 p.m. 859-2310 Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday Mass: 5:00 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] Bible Study: Wed. at 7:30 p.m. Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 8:00 a.m. Women’s Ministries: 2nd Thurs., 1:30 Wednesday Mass: 5:30 p.m. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Thurs., 10:15 at Philip Nursing Home WESTERN NEW HOPE LUTHERAN PHILIP COMMUNITY Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m. PARISH, Pastor Cindy Bisser EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH * * * * * * FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Gary Wahl – Philip, 859-2841 ST. WILLIAM CATHOLIC CHURCH 859-2336 • Philip Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. Midland – 859-2664 or 843-2544 Sunday Worship: 9:00 a.m. Potluck dinner following church service, Fr. Gary Oreshoski Bible Study: 2nd Thurs. 1:30 p.m. last Sunday of month Saturday Mass: 7:00 p.m. at the Senechal Apts. lobby Ladies Bible Study – (Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., Dec.) Release Time: Wed., 2:15 p.m. Call Tanya McIlravy, 859-2398, Sunday Mass: 11:00 a.m. Youth Group: 6:00 p.m. for time and place (Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept., Nov.) * * * * * * Ladies Bible Study, Wednesdays, Confession: Before Mass TRINITY LUTHERAN 8:00 a.m. at the church * * * * * * Midland – 843-2538 Youth Group, Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. * * * * * * * Milesville – 859-2664 Ruth Circle: 3rd Tues, 10:30 a.m. HARDINGROVE Fr. Gary Oreshoski Nowlin Circle: Last Wed, 9:00 a.m. COMMUNITY Sunday Mass: 11:00 a.m. Rebecca Circle: Last Wed. at 7:00 p.m. EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH (Feb-April-June-Oct-Dec) (Nov. thru Feb.); 6:30 p.m. (Mar. - Oct.) Pastor Gary Wahl – Philip Sunday Mass: 7:30 a.m. (August) * * * * * * 859-2841 • [email protected] Saturday Mass: 7:30 p.m. DEEP CREEK LUTHERAN Worship Service: 8:00 a.m. (Jan-March-May-July-Sept-Nov) Moenville – 843-2538 Children’s Church: 8:30 a.m. Confession: Before Mass Sunday Worship: 1:30 p.m. (CT) Ladies’ Aid - Monday Mass: 4:00 p.m. * * * * * * 2nd Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. * * * * * * * * OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN * * * * * * * ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH Long Valley CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST 10 miles SE of Midland Sunday Worship: 7:30 a.m. OF LATTER DAY SAINTS, Philip Pastor Gregory Hinners * * * * * * Branch President Kent Kelley 605-462-6169 OUR REDEEMER 208-681-2459 [email protected] LUTHERAN CHURCH, Philip [email protected] Sunday Worship: 11L00 a.m. CT (605) 669-2406 • Murdo Sunday Sacrament Meeting-10:00am * * * * * * * Pastor Ray Greenseth Sunday School-11:00am UNITED CHURCH OF PHILIP Sunday Worship Services: 1:00 p.m. EVERYONE WELCOME Pastor Kathy Chesney Rush Funeral Home Chapel 859-2310 165 East Hwy 14, Philip Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m. 1st Wednesday of the Month: Contemporary Worship, 6:00 p.m. UCW meets 2nd Friday at 9:30 a.m. Rush Funeral Home Ronald G. Mann, DDS Scotchman Chapels in Philip, Wall & Kadoka Dentist Industries Jack, Gayle & D.J. Rush 859-2542 • Philip, SD www.scotchman.com Philip, SD

859-2491 www.rushfuneralhome.com 6 Community Pioneer Review • July 12, 2018 Midland Sonia Nemec | 843-2564 | [email protected] Our new address is: Jerry and conditioning! Those recent rains cial statement for the month of Sonia Nemec; 540 Falcon Crest were so much appreciated and I June. Betty Sinkey made a motion Dr.; Apt. # 123; Spearfish, SD sure wish to see them again! to approve the treasurer's report. 57783-3252. God Bless! Monday, July 2, I went up to Josef Opitz seconded the motion, You can still email your news to Midland. Keith and I went on to motion carried. [email protected] and Rapid as I had appointment with Carol updated the bulletin board we will get it into the socials for my RA doctor. Ken and Andrea for July. Robin sent out two cards you. Thank you. Palmer joined us for lunch, they to members in June. We will have *** both took their lunch break and two anniversaries and one birth - Midland Market – Open had to get back to their jobs so it is day to celebrate in July. No one has Bible Church will be serving never long enough! Great to see requested to use the building in Roast Pork Sandwiches, Sal - both of them! July. ads, and Desserts, Friday, After lunch, we went out to visit Old Business: July 13, from 6:00 to 8:00 our Aunt Anna (Hunt) Dick. She is Vida Mohan still wants the p.m. still not feeling the best, so we visit piano we have to give away. She *** as often as we can. She appreciates hopes to make arrangements to Midland Pioneer Museum the company and is always ready have it picked up sometime in July. The Midland Pioneer Museum for a short visit. We mentioned Carol thanked everyone for their board met at the museum June 24, how there is going to be a Hunt re - help with the distribution of the 2018. Members present were Cody union in August (after many years Mobile Food Pantry items. She Jones, Jean Calhoon, Jim and of not having one) and her face also thanked those who were able Jessie Root. sure lit up. She would love to go, to participate in providing and Posing with their animal/camping faces are, from left, Anna McKinley, Jacey Jones, Zoey Switzer, Gracie The meeting was called to order but her health just won’t allow it. serving the meal at the Midland McKinley and Callie Harry by President Cody. We met up with Cam and Market Friday, June 29. We raised Minutes of the May meeting Michelle later and did some food $422.78 through those efforts, were read by secretary Jessie and shopping for the Fourth of July. which will be used to help pay for approved as read. Cam had also been to the doctor the work done to repair the front of Old Business: The book shelves that day. I stayed at Cam and the senior citizen's center building. were put in place by Jean, Dave Michelle’s for the next couple days New Business: Midland’s summer reading The Midland Community Library and Josh Calhoon, drawing table to help prepare food for the 4th. The next Mobile Food Pantry summer reading program was held was reassembled and old Midland Coming to enjoy the holiday distribution date has been set for each Wednesday in June. This High School athletic jackets etc. were Roy and Carol, Keith, Jan, Tuesday, July 31. The distribution year’s theme, following a camping were moved upstairs in the depot. Tom Parquet, Cody and Danelle of the food to clients will again be format, was “Read S'more Books.” Much appreciation and thanks Olson and their three children, from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Carol will After a month’s worth of learning to the Calhoons for their work in Landon, Tucker and Courtney, see that posters with this informa - through fun activities, awards rearranging the west building. from Box Elder. The weather even tion are put up around town. given out included best singers – New Business: The museum will cooperated and we got in a few Carol gave special recognition Addalyn Vollmer, Caeley Martin serve the meal at Midland Market games of bocce ball. Took advan - and thanks to Josef Opitz, Keith and Emma Finn; most polite – Tan - on July 29th. Menu will be loaded tage of the shade. Harry, Jim Root, and Lawrence ner Schofield and Jordyn Jones; baked potatoes, salads and Later in the afternoon, the Olson Stroppel for the work they did re - best listener – Cadey Doud and Ky dessert. family left for Canby, Minn., to pairing the awning and painting Nemec; most creative – Xander A letter was read from Patty visit with her folks, (Cam’s sister the front of our building. It looks Harry and Shelby Schofield; and Cronk Zinn stating that she had and husband) Chris and Glenn great with the new paint, lettering, best helpers – Emry Nemec and some antiques that she and her Parrish. The rest of us ate leftovers awning, and bench in front of the Dacoda Harry. According to Jenna siblings would like to donate to the (of which there were many) for building to sit on. The bill for the Finn, on the final day of the read - museum. These include a burlap supper, then all of us except Tom materials needed for these repairs ing program, the young partici - covered water jug, her mother’s, and Roy and Carol went to Philip came to a total of $1,164.69. We pants went on a nature scavenger Fern Cronk, wedding dress and a to enjoy their fireworks. They were have received donations from sev - hunt at the Midland Park. Partici - rope maker. Jessie will contact her. quite impressive! I returned to eral members to help cover the pants included Clarence McKin - What to do with the old sewing Murdo Thursday morning. cost. In addition, we received a ley, Emma Finn, Jacey Jones, machines and stands was dis - Have to get in a plus for Face - $400.00 donation from Ron and Dacoda Harry, Abi Switzer, Callie cussed. Jessie will contact Tommy book! Many think it is just a place Shirley Doud, and Rich and Celia Harry, Gracie McKinley, Anna Jones, who is having a garage, to to chitchat…some of us gals en - Doud, to help cover the costs. McKinley, Zoey Switzer, Ky see if he would display these and joyed a delicious meal at Karla These donations, along with the Nemec, Xander Harry, Emry exchange them for a donation to Mannhalter’s the other night. She money we raised for hosting the Nemec, Bodee Fox, Gunner the museum. had prepared a fried chicken leg Midland Market on June 29, will Diedrich, Brinlee Diedrich, Adda - Courtesy Photo A doll and baby crib were re - recipe she found on Facebook. It cover the entire repair costs. Robin lyn Vollmer, C.J. Vollmer and Jordyn Jones, left, and Callie Harry displaying their leaf people proj - cently donated by the Woitte fam - was very good! I also have tried dif - passed around a “Thank You” card Restin Vollmer. ects. ily. ferent recipes and found them to for everyone to sign. She will send Meeting adjourned. be great. Just saying. it to the Douds to thank them for Jessica Root, Secretary The Midland Senior Citizens their generous donation to our or - *** Monthly Meeting ganization. Midland Community Library The Senior Citizens held their Our July potluck is scheduled for Moenville Board meeting, Friday, July 13, monthly meeting Monday, July 2. Friday, July 13. Our next monthly 10:00 a.m. at the library. Agenda President Carol Hunt called the meeting is scheduled for Monday, Leanne Neuhauser | 567-3325 | [email protected] includes planning for library ben - meeting to order and led the 10 August 6. Josef made a motion to efit supper in Midland Park on Fri - members present in the Pledge of adjourn the meeting, seconded by day, July 20. Allegiance. Keith. President Carol Hunt ad - Greetings from sunny, very hot, Good news! I passed my stress surrounding communities. I did - *** The minutes of the June meet - journed the meeting. northeast Haakon County. It is test! It wasn't one of those scien - n't know Pedro, but after reading It seems that summer has ing were read by Secretary Robin Minutes by Robin Opitz, definitely good weather for har - tific tests with machines and what people have written about shown its true colors these past Opitz. Carol stated the minutes Secretary vesting winter wheat and hay, wires in the doctor's office. My him, I wish I would have! I love two days! I am not a fan of the stand approved as read. Treasurer but it wouldn't be much fun if you stress test consisted of stepping his name! It appears that he was heat, so thank goodness for the air Cheryl Harry provided the finan - were a roofer or working with as - into the chicken house and hear - one of those special people who phalt or any of those other jobs ing the distinct buzz of a rat - made the world a better place, that require you to be out in the tlesnake! (Probably could have just by being a part of it! But elements for long periods of time. had a urine sample too, but that tragedies happen, and in the I expect the stores are selling a is too much information!) I blink of an eye everything can Midland lot of bottled water! We have had quickly stepped back out of the change. I know all too well how several hot days lately, along chicken house, contemplating that goes. I'll be keeping Pedro's bettyjean@ with several nasty storms that what to do. I couldn't see the family and friends in my prayers have rolled through the area in snake from my vantage point, but as they move forward through pioneer-review.com the past couple of weeks. The when I would jiggle the inside these tough days. And, once 80th storms brought strong winds, door, the snake would buzz. So, I again, I'll keep reminding myself You can still email your news to rain and hail, doing damage to gathered up a rusty old hoe that that you never know what tomor - [email protected] crops, buildings, vehicles, etc. I had near the chicken house, and row will bring – I'll be sure to hug and we will get it into the so - The Eagle Butte area was struck I ventured inside. The snake was my loved ones as often and as The children, grandchildren, by a tornado last week as well, along the north wall of the tightly as they will allow! Rest in cials for you. Thank you. doing quite a bit of damage. I chicken house, trying to get away. peace, Pedro. and great-grandchildren of guess it is summer in South Unfortunately for him, I was the Some of you may have noticed Dakota, so we can expect heat victor, and I made sure that that there was no Moenville Ernie Nemec and storms. Thank goodness for snake wouldn't bother anyone News in last week's paper. (I'm request a card shower in today's storm warning systems to again. I hung the snake on the thinking especially of Bunky honor of his birthday on help people prepare. Regarding fence surrounding the chicken Boger and Marvin Olson! Two weather, we had fog three morn - yard, because I wanted our faithful readers.) July 2, I was July 11, 2018 ings last week, for anyone that is granddaughter Maddie to see the busily collecting news when I was keeping track. snake and hear what the rattles contacted by the newspaper staff, Cards may be sent to Ernie at: sound like. However, I didn't letting me know the news needed P.O. Box 248, mentioned it to our daughter, to be submitted early due to the Midland, SD 57552 Chelsea, right away, because it July 4th holiday. I should have was nap time for the kids and I thought of that on my own, but I didn't want to bother her. I got a didn't. Anyway, there was no way frantic call a short time later, for me to meet the deadline, so wondering if I had hung the this week you'll get a double dose snake on the fence…guess of news. Sorry I missed last week. Chelsea passed her stress test Anyway … on to the news. Last also. SOOO, Maddie got to see week, Shirley Halligan said that the snake, we cut off the rattles they got hit pretty hard with the Call Sonya today! and buried the rest of the snake. hailstorm. The storm broke most All is well. of the windows on the west and News from the garden is some on the north of their house, guardedly optimistic. Earlier, I meaning lots of glass and wet thought perhaps the plants in my carpets in the old house. They garden were suffering from spray don’t have west windows in the drift or something. They looked newer portion of the house, so pitiful! And with all the rain we they just lost a garage storm door had received, I didn't even give a and windows on their out build - thought to the possibility of them ings. They lost lots of limbs and needing water. But, they did need the top out of their big pine tree, water – I think maybe the ground and the wind tipped the cargo hay and rotten silage I incorpo - trailer over into the horse trailer. rated into the soil this spring was They didn’t have any of their ve - taking all of the moisture. So now hicles out, so that was good. It I am watering a lot, and the beat the top out of the tank at the plants appear to be coming artesian well and broke a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited around. I had planted more green propane line by the office. Shirley 3.6 Liter V6 Leather Local Trade beans because I didn't think the said it was exciting around their original planting was going to place for awhile, but it was worse make it, so now I have LOTS of across the river. The hail at Hal - Philip Motor, Inc. bean plants. If they produce, I'll ligans was ping-pong ball to golf Philip, SD probably be doing a lot of can - ball size, but the wind had to ning. Time will tell. The planters have blown 85 to 100 mph mak - 859-2585 full of flowers are doing well. ing everything worse, and the Thank goodness the strong winds wind also switched direction dur - (800) 859-5557 didn't totally destroy them. ing the storm. She said they re - My sympathy this week to the ceived lots of rain, but they don’t family and friends of young Pedro know how much as it blew the Dennis. I know that his loss has rain gauge away! Shirley said her Check out our entire selection at had quite an impact on the whole community of Philip, as well as www.philipmotor.com continued on 8 July 12, 2018 • Pioneer Review Community 7 Betwixt Places Marsha Sumpter | 837-2048 | [email protected]

Greetings from Wilbur, shop. usual calls and got the mail, Wash., where we settled in for Wednesday, the Fourth of then went to Philip for some a visit with Grandson Eric July, Bill and I went to break - business around town and at - Seager and family, as we push fast as usual. Families from tended visitation for Pedro on toward Lopez Island for a Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dennis at the American Le - Fairchild family reunion. Iowa were traveling through gion Hall. Don Sandal, Ft. Monday at the Sumpter and were at the cafe for break - Pierre, was also in attendance household, Bill and I were fast. I welcomed them to South for visitation. Our sympathy busy crawling around under Dakota and pointed out some to the Dennis family in their the motor home greasing and of the great sights they could loss. When Tony got back to checking it over underneath see. In the evening, we noticed Kadoka, he stopped by our getting ready for our trip west. fireworks going on across the place for a visit with Shelley We filled the watertank and street from us, then noticed and to read the paper. checked for leaks. All seemed more off to the east. We drove Cathy Fiedler wrote that good until I noticed dripping out by the ball park and en - they had another warm week water underneath. I crawled joyed a trememdous show of in the Black Hills with thun - under and got a sort of bath, fireworks that lasted around derstorms in the area Tuesday, but didn't recognize the prob - two and one-half hours. We en - but just sprinkles in Sturgis. lem until I happened to think joyed watching it with Jack Wednesday, Ralph and Cathy of the valve that dumps water, Grable, Denver, who was here Fiedler drove to Belle Fourche Courtesy Photo it wasn't shut all the way. visiting his folks, Rich and to watch the Fourth of July pa - Back row, from left, are assistant coach Keldon Fitzgerald, Lukas Butler, Layton Terkildsen, Gage Ravellette, Bryan Buxcel stopped with a Marilyn Grable. rade with the Klumb and Han - Wyatt Schreiver, Wakely Burns and coach Tristen Rush. Middle row: Creston Burns, Ashley Schreiver, Kiarra need for some signs, but they The hunters from Iowa left son families. After the parade, Perkins, Leah Staben and Krece Halligan. Front: Taylor O'Connell, Taryn Ravellette, Baylor Burns, Carson will have to wait until we get the Gittings’ home Wednesday Ralph and Cathy went home Fugate, Talon Haynes and Kimber Iwan. Not pictured: Carson Burns, Jett Mohr, Jace Mohr, Emmet Dinger, home. Bruce Madsen delivered morning. Wade, Jessica and the back way to look the coun - Dawson Hancock, Jenson Fitch, Kyler Kjerstad, Monica Williams, Kade Fitzgerald and assistant coach Josie the mail and chatted a little as Melodie McGruder spent the try over. It is very green and Rush. he handed off the mail, then afternoon of the Fourth with the crops look good, with no was on his way to the next box. Roxie and Sandee Gittings. apparent hail damage in that Friends, Truitt and Huleen They had supper before at - area. They had lunch before Works, Garland, Texas, made tending the fireworks at Lake getting home, then Ralph was a donation to the Community Waggoner that evening. busy doing yard work and they Van via the mail. As we were Lee Vaughan, Philip, was up had a quiet evening. Golf – youth clinic culminates sitting in the north room, a at the crack of dawn on the Thursday was the start of a The annual golf clinic for boys young fox went through the Fourth to get to Pierre to put Fiedler family reunion with and girls in fourth through eighth yard. That evening, I attended the little airplane, that the the arrival of Ross Fiedler, a meeting of the Haakon Philip Squadron built many Seattle, Wash., Randy and grades finished for the season County Farmers Union called years ago, in the parade. The Darci (Fiedler) Nixon and four June 28. Tristen Rush coaches the by President Sandee Gittings Pierre Composite Squadron children, Missoula, Mont., and clinic at the Lake Waggoner Golf and held at the home of Myrna now has the pleasure of the lit - Karen (Fiedler) and Gary Course, with assistance from some Gottsleben with Herb and tle plane, but Lee has the per - Monk, New Castle, Neb., at a Philip High School golf team Hazel Sieler and Michelle But - fect trailer to pull it in rented home in the Black Hills members. ler and Kelcey in attendance. parades, so the squadron was for the weekend. Friday morn - Classes were Tuesdays and Kelcey gave a report on the well represented in the Ft. ing, Ralph and Cathy Fiedler Thursdays from June 7 through County Farmers Union camp Pierre parade. packed up food and drinks to held May 23 at the Sacred Wednesday, Don Moody took meet up with the family for June 28. There are 24 youth in Heart Catholic Church in advantage of a cooler morning the day. The day was spent re - this year’s class. Philip with 14 campers in at - and got more mowing done. In laxing, eating and visiting Jason Young, professional golf tendance. What an outstand - between cleaning out the shop about old times. In the after - instructor at Redrock Golf Course ing report and we hope Kelcey and such, Don is "making hay noon, Randy and Darci took in Rapid City, was Rush’s special will be available next year. while the sun shines," the kids and went to Spearfish guest, June 7. She also reported on district windrowing in the morning, for swimming. In the evening, Winners of the end-of-clinic golf camp and state camp, both of then baling in the afternoon. Don, Lynette (Fiedler) and tournament, in their groups, were which she attended. He has to check ahead of Hannah Klumb and Eric, Don Moody was still scroung - where he windrows for pieces Sherry (Fiedler) and Loman Talon Haynes, Gage Ravellette, ing around the demolished of the shop that blew all over, Hanson, Spearfish, joined Carson Fugate, Taylor O'Connell shop Monday moving as many so he scouts the field ahead of them for a cookout. Caitlin and Kiarra Perkins. tools and such to another loca - the equipment. He was in and Tessa Klumb and Elsie Two-person team winners of the tion, that he could free and got Philip in the morning, then Hanson had to work. The putting contest were Baylor Burns other equipment out. Josh later in the day went to evening was spent playing and Carson Fugate, and Layton Williams was over and did Kadoka for milk. yard games before everyone Terkildsen and Krece Halligan. some more work. One thing Thursday morning, I met headed home for the night. that got freed from the debris Myra Christensen, Pierre, Saturday was spent with was the lawn mower and it Nancy McKenney, Onida, and Karen and Gary doing some was much needed, but it had a Lee Vaughan and we spent an - sightseeing in the Balck Hills, flat tire. The day was pretty other part of the day cleaning and Ross, Darci and three of warm with a high of 96˚. at the Philip Composite the kids meeting up with Sandee Gittings was in Mid - Squadron at the Philip Air - Lynette, Tessa, Eric, Sherry land and Philip on business port. The wing commander and Loman for a hike in Monday afternoon. Roxie Git - David Small has issued an in - Spearfish Canyon. Randy and tings arrived at the Gittings’ vitation to folks from Philip Sophie stayed at the house to home late Monday evening and Kadoka to join them Sat - watch the meat in the smoker. Wedding, engagement after spending a few days with urday, the 14th, for lunch at Ralph and Cathy joined them. her friend, Cara, in Minneapo - the airport while aerospace After the hikers returned, they and obituary write-ups lis. events are going on. A glider had lunch, spent the afternoon Tuesday, I was at the Kadoka will be on hand to give cadet with naps and playing cards. are published free of airport to greet pilot Mike flights. Bill joined us at the Later in the afternoon, the Beason and CAP wing com - airport for a barbeque before Klumb and Hanson families charge. mander David Small from he went to play cards. At joined the group for supper. Rapid City as they flew in so home, he had finished mowing Jesse Rose also came. Caitlin Please send to: ads@pio - young people could see and the yard. Daughter Shelley couldn’t come because of work. feel an airplane and learn Seager, Sutton, Neb., arrived Ralph taught whoever wanted neer-review.com or call about Civil Air Patrol and at our house before dark and to learn to play pitch. Some search and rescue and much spent the night. kings on the corner was also 859-2516 for more info. more. You will probably read Don Moody was in Philip for played. A delicious supper was more about this in the Kadoka lab work Thursday and while enjoyed and yard games were Press because Brian DeGoes of there he stopped at American the Kadoka Press was there to Family Ins. and paid some continued on write up about the event. The bills. He had a nice visit with 12 Kadoka Area School in the daughter Michelle Almond Great Hall July 16, the Discov - seeing how things are going in You’re Invited to an Open House at ery Center from Pierre is going Rapid. Son-in-law Bob Almond to let the young people make has been keeping things Interior Community Church rockets and fliers in Science mowed at the Rapid Valley Takes Flight lessons which is home, which is so nice since he bringing this special event to is busy with construction, too. Sunday, July 15 1:00-3:00 p.m. rural communities along with Don was having problems with the Civil Air Patrol. This great his baler since a log tried to go Come wish Pastor Nathan Mudd event was put together by get baled. He finally discov - Nikki Bonnenberger for the ered a piece that was bent, so and family farewell after school children in after getting that bent back ! Kadoka. into shape, things worked a lot Monday and Tuesday, Tony better. Harty made his usual phone Richard and Jeanette Reitz, We thank you for serving the Interior calls and picked up mail. He Las Vegas, Nev., spent Thurs - Community the last 3 years. had a visit with John Kaiser day night at the Gittings’ about getting a rear window home. Richard is riding a bicy - PO Box 90 Interior SD 57750 installed in his van. John fig - cle from Washington state to ures it would be easier to re - the East Coast and Jeanette place the whole rear door. follows along with a camper in Since Tony has agreed to ac - tow. cept some things I have being Thursday, Tony Harty did his delivered, I hope he gets that rear window fixed because he was planning to keep them in his van until we get home. Wednesday the fourth, Tony didn't do anything until he Baling Supplies heard the fireworks, then he No one can went to the ball park to watch at rock bottom prices some of the colorful display. Dale and Cindy O'Connell beat my kept appointments in Rapid City Tuesday. price! Don Moody put his lawn mowing machine to work after airing the tire Tuesday and got the yard around the house looking fairly nice. The tire needs to be fixed though, be - cause you can't drag an air tank along all the time. The dogs got their tick treatment that day and Don did some Solar 20,000 Twine telephone calls to the insur - ance company and also talked 64” x 7,000’ Net Wrap with Josh Williams. More things were removed from the Nutri-Lok Inoculant 605-859-2744 605-685-3068 Philip, SD 8 Community Pioneer Review • July 12, 2018

more thing to check off the bucket and Myrna Hartmann. When she the measles they got whooping still usable. It sounds like wheat rade. They were outriders for a Moenville list.) On July 5, Duane and Lola got home, her company had ar - cough. Anyway, tiny Betty Mae did harvest will begin soon at the Hud - team and wagon that Zay Norman went to the home of their niece, rived from North Dakota – niece not survive. Julie said she thinks son place. was driving. Mitch Norman was continued from 6 Larissa and Joe Wishard, south - Julie and husband Greg Mittleider Betty Mae was buried at Robbs Julian Roseth said the main ac - riding in the wagon with Zay. garden also got hammered by the west of Eagle Butte. They were hit from North Dakota, nephew Kevin Flat because the area still felt like tivity at their place has been put - Vicky said it was fun! hail, but there are a couple of pretty hard by the tornado that Bennett from North Dakota, and home to the Jeffries family. Also, it ting up hay, and they are busy Ron Beckwith attended the Ft. plants trying to survive. went through the area, causing a Julie's son, Jeremy Towe. They was on high ground – not near the preparing for harvest. Pierre parade July 4th. After Last week, Shirley took her lot of damage to their home, build - were there when the storm hit, so river. Julie said her grandfather Raymond and Nancy Neuhauser watching the fireworks, he spent grandson, Krece, to golf camp in ings, vehicles, etc. Duane and Lola they all scurried to get vehicles un - was a prolific letter writer, and her have been staying in where it is the night at Rose (Beckwith) and Philip Tuesday. They enjoyed were there to help with some of the dercover. Dorothy said she got .25” cousin, Betty Birkeland, compiled cool, for the most part. (Good Levi Briggs place before returning lunch in Midland on the way clean up. Last Saturday, Duane of rain, although she thinks most all the letters into a book. What an plan!) Nancy drove a vehicle in the home on the fifth. Last weekend, home. Frank and Shirley attended and Lola went for a drive through of it missed the gauge due to the awesome history for the family! Ft. Pierre Fourth of July parade, Rick Harter, Rapid City, and one of the Fourth of July parade in Ft. the Badlands. There was no strong winds. There was also some Anyway, thanks to Julie for the in - advertising the upcoming Stirling his friends came to spend the Pierre. Their son, Murdock, and church service at Deep Creek Sun - damage to the trees, but it could formation – it was a fascinating family ranch rodeo. weekend at Ronnie's place. They his family were there also. They day, because Pastor Cindy was on have been worse. While the rela - conversation! Bill and Polly Bruce said haying did some fishing, although it was a had lunch, then Frank and Shirley vacation. tives were visiting, they helped go A week ago Thursday, Cindy is in full swing for their crew, little windy. Ronnie has been put - returned home. Shirley attended A week ago last Wednesday, through some of Grandpa Paul - (Markwed) Bresee came and whenever the weather allows. The ting up some hay and tending his the prayer service in Philip Thurs - Mary Briggs was in town for gro - son's stuff. They also fixed picked up her mother, Arlyne June 29 storm blew a lot of garden. He said one of the recent day evening for Pedro Dennis. He ceries and allergy shots. Friday, Dorothy's stacker tractor while Markwed, and they traveled to windrows around. When the storm storms had done damage to a pig was one of the young cowboys who Lee was planting just before the they were here. Dorothy's com - Rapid and picked up Arlyne's other hit, everyone on the place took barn at his place. helped with their brandings. Sat - big storm hit. He had to gear down pany returned to North Dakota daughter, Kim, and the gals went refuge in Bill and Polly's base - Our time recently has been urday evening, Shirley went to when the storm hit him because it Sunday, and Dorothy attended to Deadwood for the evening. They ment. There was no electricity, so spent haying and now harvesting church. Sunday, she met Helen was blowing so hard. Saturday, church at Deep Creek. Last week spent Thursday night in Rapid it must have been a candlelight wheat, plus checking on the cattle Neuharth and her sister, Jan, for they went to Rapid City by way of was less eventful for Dorothy. July City at Kim's home, then Friday supper for all of them. What an ad - to make sure they are fine. Our lunch before returning to the coun - Cherry Creek to see the devasta - 3rd and 4th, Dorothy babysat they met Emily Sammons, Coreen venture! Polly said there were lots daughter, Jen, and granddaughter, try. tion done to the trees along the some kitties at Clint and Laura Norman, and Kris Sammons at of tree branches down after the Caroline, came for a quick visit June 29, Kevin and Mary Cheyenne River. Sunday, July 1, Alleman's place. The kitties came Pam (Fosheim) Kendall's home for storm, and it even broke off a tree July 1 and 2nd. While they were Neuhauser were in Wall to help they took a hay trailer to Lane from Dorothy's cat herd, so I'm lunch in honor of Pam's birthday. that had been started as a school here, we all attended the baseball with the Shrine Circus. Kevin said Briggs' place near Ft. Pierre, then sure she enjoyed seeing how they The ladies had a wonderful time, project years ago by either Vince or game at Four Corners, and the Mother Nature proved that she is took in the baseball game at Four were doing. Thursday, Dorothy and they said Pam is doing great! Vicky! Saturday, June 30, their girls and I drove down to the river still in charge, as the performance Corners. Mary said it was nice to was in town on business. The hay - July 4, Billy and Arlyne went to daughter, Marcia Simon, and her to see the damage from the hail - had just started when a thunder - see so many neighbors there. July ing process has started on the parade and rodeo in Ft. Pierre. daughter, Megan, stopped by on storm that decimated the area. storm along with wind and a little 2 and 3rd, Mary spent time sewing Dorothy's land, but the humid Their grandson, T.J. Gabriel and their way to Rapid City. They July 4, I accompanied Mike and rain shut down the festivities. on a baby quilt for their grand - mornings slow things up a bit. his family were all boating, so they brought some new eye glasses for Chelsea and the girls to Ft. Pierre They spent the night in Wall, then daughter, Cattibrie, and July 5th Dorothy said she has a resident got to see them. Jeanine Gabriel's Polly, and Polly said they work for the parade. Randy opted to went to Whitewood Saturday to at - Mary dropped the finished quilt raccoon that is in her shop and sister from Alaska and Jeanine's great! With all of the recent storms stay home – he was a bit under the tend a show and shine car show in top off to be quilted. Her grand - around the yard, eating some brother from Texas and their fam - in the area, Amber Funk has been weather. Saturday was Chelsea's which their daughter, Sarah, and daughter, Kinsey, came out to the wheat as well as cat food. Dorothy ilies spent a few days visiting. busy with her crop adjusting du - birthday, and as is usually the her husband, Eric, had an entry. ranch with her. Thursday, Lee and said it is certainly well fed and They aren't able to all be together ties. Amber and Otis Funk live and case, the guys were busy harvest - Kevin and Mary spent Saturday Madolyn Cornwell, Glasgow, healthy, but she would just as soon very often. Friday, Cindy and work at the Bruce ranch. Bill and ing. So we had birthday supper at night with Sarah and Eric, then Mont., brought bulls for their cat - be rid of it, so Clint and Laura Bruce Bresee came out to the Polly went to Ft. Pierre for the pa - our house – they will have to cele - returned home Sunday to attend tle. They visited and had supper Alleman brought a live trap to ranch to get a load of "fertilizer" rade July 4th. Their son, Vince, brate at a later date. Chelsea was the baseball game at Four Cor - with Lee and Mary, then spent the help get rid of Dorothy's raccoon from T.J. Gabriel's place. Cindy is grandson Riley, and Otis and in Pierre Monday for supplies, but ners. night at Cole and Vicky Briggs' problem. I haven't heard any re - quite the landscaper, and she has Amber all rode horses in the pa - other than that, we have mostly Last week, Ed Briggs said he place, leaving early Friday morn - sults yet. a new yard project she is working rade. They returned home after been home, working to get the and Beth were kept busy for a bit ing. Lee and Mary left for Sioux July 1, members of the Jeffries on. Young Kyler Gabriel has been having lunch in town on the wheat in the bin and the hay put picking up after the storm. They Falls early Friday so Lee could family were at Robbs Flat Ceme - spending as much time as possible Fourth, and then they got com - into bales. We are grateful for the went to White River July 1 to keep a doctor's appointment. Kin - tery to erect a headstone for Julie at Billy and Arlyne's place – get - pany. Joe and Darlene Maloney good crops and bountiful hay, but check on some cattle and visit sey helped Lee ride on some cattle Nixon's aunt, Betty Mae. Accord - ting acquainted with the new and four children from Wisconsin it is busy trying to get it harvested. Beth's sister, Cheri, and Cheri's last Sunday before Mary took her ing to Julie, "It was a special, long member of the Markwed family, a came to visit the ranch – they are Today, I am grateful for loving, husband, Bill. Ed said he has been back to town. overdo project checked off the list new puppy! I'll bet Kyler and the relatives of Otis Funk's sister. caring communities. I experienced haying when weather permits. He Kevin Neuhauser took three of of Jeffries things to do. It only took puppy both enjoy play time! They had a great time, complete it first hand when my brother, was in Philip July 3, and on the the "Shriner Boats" to the Ft. us 91 years! We gathered at Robb’s Dick and Gene Hudson received with fireworks and a campfire. Tom, died following a farm acci - Fourth of July, Ed and Beth had a Pierre parade July 4. Levi Briggs Flat Cemetery on the prairie of some rain July 3, so they took the July 5, Otis, his father Stasch, and dent three years ago. That year, team and buggy in the Ft. Pierre and Todd Mortenson were on hand Haakon County. A headstone was opportunity to go visit their daugh - Joe Maloney took all the boys fish - my hometown of Kadoka had expe - parade. to help with the boats. One of the finally placed on the grave of my ter, Deb Burma, and her family in ing, and Darlene Maloney and her rienced several tough losses in a Duane and Lola Roseth recently boats wouldn't run right, so Kevin Dad’s little sister, Betty Mae. Columbus, Neb., for a few days. daughter spent time riding horses. short period of time. Philip also took a day and played tourist. and Todd drove the remaining two Betty Mae died at four months of Their grandson, Chris, works in The Maloneys left July 6. Satur - has suffered tough losses recently, They went to Summit Ridge in the boats – they did some fancy ma - age." I was curious, so I visited Lincoln, and he was able to come day, July 7, Lura and Donnie Kirk - with the most recent being young Black Hills, which is near Newcas - neuvers with those things. It was with Julie to get "The rest of the home so they could see him as patrick came and got a cabinet Pedro. It is so hard to move for - tle. They took cross country roads, fun to watch! Friday, Kevin went story." Julie said her grandparents well. On the way home Saturday, Vince had been building for the ward, but it seems like knowing making the trip even more inter - to Pierre for repairs, and he and had homesteaded in this area, in they stopped in Winner at the Hayes fire hall. They will be giving how many people care about you esting. Their daughter, Kayce, Mary watched their son, Nick’s, the vicinity of the Allen Towne nursing home to visit Marie Banek it a coat of paint then installing it and your loved ones really helps joined them for the excursion – team play softball before coming place. They moved to the Cheney and her daughter, Bernice Banek at the fire hall. Bill and Polly at - ease the pain a bit. Life is never Kayce's husband, John, was bik - home. Saturday, Kevin and Mary place at one point and worked for Sandal. Bernice lives in Florida, tended church in Midland Sunday, quite the same following such a ing. Lola said they had a great attended the Four Corners base - Ned Wilkerson. The family lived at and she and Gene were in college had lunch, then returned home. tremendous loss, but all the time. Dick and Gene Hudson were ball game, and Kevin helped with the L/Y when Betty Mae was born. together. Bernice taught at Robb's Their son, David, also arrived at friends and neighbors help as you supper guests of Duane and Lola's the umpire duties. There was a There were several children in the Flat School in 1964. Gene said she the ranch Sunday, which was for - work day by day finding your new Friday, June 29. Lola also at - game scheduled for Sunday as family, (seven, I believe) and Betty hadn't seen Bernice for over 10 tunate. He is quite the fix-it man, normal. tended a youth ball game in Wall well, but the opposing team opted Mae was never very healthy. The years. Gene said the recent storms and as luck would have it, a bear - Hope you all have a great week. that week. July 4, Duane and Lola to not show up. family contracted hard measles have caused lots of down tree ing had just gone out on the baler! Try to stay cool, and take time to biked the Mickelson Trail. They Dorothy Paulson was in town on and were very sick (I think Julie limbs, uprooted several trees, and That was good timing! be safe. Be sure to check on others completed their last two legs (26 June 29 to get some groceries. She said they went to Cherry Creek to even tipped over a chicken house. Cole and Vicky Briggs were in to make sure they are doing okay. miles) of the 109 mile stretch. (One had lunch with her friends, Dale the doctor), and after they got over Fortunately, the chicken house is the Ft. Pierre Fourth of July pa - This heat is no joke!

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Schofield Welding, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE - account balances, revenues, expendi - for their Regular Meeting on Tuesday, July tabled until a later date. Proceedings of the Cooling Pond Grate 6/18 ...... 34.00 SOLVED, that the Mayor of the tures, sales tax receivables; and, invest - 3, 2018 with the meeting being called to SD Dept of Env & Nat Resources, City of Philip, continues to be ments. order at 1:13 p.m. by Chairman Steve Sheriff Fred Koester came to the Commis - City of Philip Drinking Water Fees FY2019 ...600.00 hereby designated as the city’s Clements. A quorum was established with sion with concerns on the jail budget. Cur - REGULAR MEETING SD Dept of Revenue, environmental certifying officer Mayor Vetter reported that the sales tax the presence of Chairman Clements, rently inmates have been incarcerated for JULY 02, 2018 Sales Tax 6/18 ...... 1064.85 for the purpose of signing envi - revenues look great--over $38,850 more Vice-Chairman Nick Konst, Commissioner extended periods of time while previously Excise Tax Payable 6/18 ...... 94.98 ronmental correspondence and from this time last year. He recognized Ed Briggs, Commissioner Gary Snook to this year inmate jail time had been kept A regular meeting of the Philip City Coun - Water/Pool Testing 6/18 ...... 57.00 other required documents and and thanked the community members for and Commissioner Tom Radway. to a minimum. The extent of the crimes cil was held on Monday, July 02, 2018, at Simon Materials, forms. shopping local as well as the local busi - the current inmates had been charged 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room of the 30.99 T Hot Mix 6/18 ...... 2730.22 nesses. Also attending the meeting were Auditor with is the main reason the incarceration Haakon Co. Courthouse. Present were Smith, Brittany, This resolution is effective upon Carla Smith, Deputy Auditor Amanda times have been longer than average. Mayor Michael Vetter, Council Members Mileage Reimb 618 ...... 413.02 passage. City Admin Smith informed the Council Frink, States Attorney Stephanie Trask, The budget will need to be supplemented Trisha Larson, Jennifer Henrie, Brit Miller, The Lifeguard Store, that the auditors are still working on final - 4H Advisor Kaycee Jones, Highway Su - to make it through the end of the year. Marion Matt, Marty Gartner and Scott Pin - Guard Attire 6/18 ...... 103.00 Dated this 2nd day of July, 2018. izing the 2017 annual report. They antici - perintendent Dwight Slovek, Highway Sheriff Koester and Deputy Sheriff Quinn ney. Also present were City Administrator The Philip Pit Stop, Fuel 6/18 ...... 60.78 pate to have this completed by no later Secretary Val Williams, Sheriff Fred will be assisting Midland in getting the Brittany Smith, Finance Officer Monna Transource, than next week. In addition, they are Koester, Librarian Missy Koester, Library Town of Midland cleaned up. They will be Van Lint, PWD Matt Reckling, Chief of Po - Sweeper Repairs 6/18 ...... 3976.12 By: /s/ Michael Vetter, Mayor scheduled to be here on Aug. 13th and Board Representative Jennifer Henrie, attending the Town of Midland meeting lice David Butler, Del Bartels with The Pi - US Dept of Treasury, City of Philip 14th to complete their onsite review for the Treasurer Harla Schofield, City Adminis - next week. oneer Review, Virgil and Carla Smith; and PCORI Fees 2017 ...... 54.97 2017 audit. trator Brittany Smith and City Police Chief later, City Attorney Stephanie Trask USPS, Stamps 7/18 ...... 200.00 ATTEST: David Butler. 4H Advisor Kaycee Jones gave an update Verizon Wireless, As a reminder, the 2019 budget meetings on the current status of meeting with Jack - Absent: None. Cell Phone 5-6/18 ...... 162.72 /s/ Monna Van Lint, City Finance will be held during the week of July 16, The Agenda was approved with a motion son County and their commissioner meet - VISA - UMB Bank, Officer 2019. by Commissioner Snook, second by Com - ing is not scheduled until July 9, 2018. Motion was made by Gartner, seconded Supplies/Travel 6/18 ...... 120.74 City of Philip missioner Radway, motion carried. The She will be at the August 2018 meeting by Miller to approve the agenda as pre - Walker Refuse, 371 Residential The airport quarterly report was reviewed. June 7, 2018 Regular Meeting minutes with more details. sented. Motion carried. Collections 6/18 ...... 4897.20 Council was also advised that a precon - were read and approved with a motion by West Central Electric, struction meeting will be held on Tuesday, The airport fuel revenue through the Commissioner Radway, second by Com - A motion from Commissioner Briggs, sec - Motion was made by Matt, seconded by Electric 5/1-6/1/18 ...... 3570.15 August 7th at 4:00 p.m. in the Philip Am - month of May 2018 was reported at missioner Briggs, motion carried. There ond by Commissioner Snook to enter into Pinney to approve the minutes of the last WR/LJ Rural Water Systems, bulance Building. It was noted that techni - $5,565.44. were no public comments. Executive Session per SDCL 1-25-2 on meeting(s) as published in The Pioneer 4,011,000 gals 6/18 ...... 5013.75 cal items will be addressed first; and then, legal issues at 2:41pm and exit at 2:55pm Review and on the City’s website. Motion Contract Min 6/18 ...... 2500.00 a question and answer time will be pro - Motion was made by Pinney, seconded by Marit Clawson had requested to use the with a motion by Commissioner Briggs, carried. Airport Water 6/18 ...... 40.00 vided for the property owners. The Fi - Miller to authorize utilizing airport fuel tax Courthouse lawn for vendor displays on second by Commissioner Snook. No ac - South Shop Water 6/18 ...... 25.00 nance Office will be sending out funds to purchase new runway signs. The Saturdays this summer and with some tion taken. Motion was then made by Matt, seconded Total Bills ...... $71,071.16 correspondence to all of the property own - City currently has $2,150.33 available in discussion of the Commission it was de - by Gartner to approve the payment of the ers inviting them to the meeting. fuel tax funds and the signs are estimated cided to deny the request. At 3 pm the Commissioners were asked bills from the appropriated funds as listed Old Business: to cost $570.48. Motion carried. to be included in a conference call with below. Motion carried. None. Airport Improv. Projects: Treasurer Harla Schofield was present to Trans Canada. Once again, the Road Motion was made by Pinney, seconded by The monthly Police Dept. report was re - inform the Commissioners of the law Haul Agreement was discussed and the Gross Salaries – June 29, 2018: New Business: Gartner to approve the airport grant viewed with Chief Butler. changes on refunding vehicle registration Commission informed Trans Canada that Mayor & Council - $4,910.00; Adm. - agreement for the new hangar and orange fees that were purchased in error. Previ - our current agreement was being re - $3291.59; Police - $6477.59; Swimming Southwest Philip Improv. Project: hangar apron reconstruction design; and, The monthly Street Dept. report was re - ous to the changes you were unable to be viewed and updated prior to Keystone XL Pool - $11,410.97; Water - $6,473.99; Council was informed that the contract for authorize the Mayor’s signature thereon. viewed. refunded your costs if you purchased a coming thru Haakon County. Currently Sewer - $6,219.19 the project (including the Sunshine Drive For the record, the estimated cost of the registration you did not intend on purchas - Haakon County has no planning and zon - Overlay) has been awarded to Thorstad design is $117,000 with the local share The monthly Swimming Pool report in - ing. With the new laws, residents will be ing for the work Keystone XL is planning. Colonial Life, Employee Companies. The following funding agen - being 5% or $5,850. Motion carried with cluded the following: allowed up to 90 days for a refund. Upon further discussion with DOE Supplemental Ins 6/18 ...... 237.08 cies have given their approval: SD Dept. all members voting aye. Haakon County has a wheel tax that is in - Rhodes, Trans Canada is centrally taxed EFTPS, S.S., Medicare, of Transportation and SD Dept. of Envi - The pool will not be open for family swim cluded in vehicle registration fees and it so Haakon County is not able to access Withholding 6/18 ...... 7904.70 ronment and Natural Resources. Motion was made by Matt, seconded by night on Wednesday, July 4th so everyone was discussed whether or not to refund any additional taxes. The expected place - NE Child Support Pay Ctr, Pinney to approve the Agreement to can attend the fireworks at Lake Wag - those fees. The State has left that deci - ment of the work force camp will have the Garnishment 6/18 ...... 659.18 Motion was made by Matt, seconded by Transfer the City’s expiring 2015 FAA AIP goner. sion up to the County Commission. In a same entrance as the pipeline storage Office of Child Support Pay Ctr, Gartner to approve the following Resolu - Entitlement Funds in the amount of 3-2 vote it was decided the wheel tax fees area which is projected to be north of Garnishment 6/18 ...... 266.00 tion #2018-15 as presented. Motion car - $33,000.00 to the Custer County Airport Motion was made by Miller, seconded by will also be refunded if there is a registra - Philip. The 2018 fall plan for Keystone XL SDRS, ried with all members voting aye. and authorize the Mayor and Attorney’s Henrie to authorize Cycle America to use tion brought in to the Treasurer’s Office is to have all their equipment within the Employee Retirement 6/18 ....3384.27 signature thereon. Motion carried with all the pool bathhouse showers on the prior to the 90-day refund period. Treas - County and start working on lift station. RESOLUTION #2018-15 members voting aye. evening of July 13th at $2.00 per person. urer Schofield is still working with the Public hearings were requested by States Customer Deposit Refunds Per Ord. RESOLUTION TO AMEND Motion carried. State towards getting Driver’s License Attorney Trask so any questions or issues #5-002.1: RESOLUTIONS #2017-13 AND Building/Flood Plain Dev. Permits: exam station set up in Haakon County. can be resolved prior to the work force Badua, Aileen ...... 100.00 #2017-14 REGARDING THE First Lutheran Church – retaining wall, The monthly Water Dept. report was re - There was also some discussion on the camp construction or use but no date is Berry, Jade ...... 100.00 CERTIFYING OFFICER IN - crawl space foundation, deck with stairs & viewed. The water loss for the month of sale of tax certificates in Haakon County. set thus far. Haakon County will be re - Blackham, Kerry/Heidi ...... 100.00 VOLVING CWSRF Loans ramp; Brad & Jackie Heltzel – replace June 2018 was reported at 5.22%. There is a Resolution 2007-9 giving the questing a bond be set for Trans Canada Carley, Don ...... 100.00 C461205-06 and C461205-07. garage, deck, driveway; house addition; Commission the ability to waive the provi - for an uncertain amount in case of emer - Carstensen, Charles ...... 100.00 and, sidewalk; Philip Custom Meats – ad - Training/Travel Requests: sion that prohibits the sale of tax certifi - gency disaster or road destruction prior to D & T Auto Parts ...... 100.00 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE dition; and, Beau Ravellette – concrete Admin Smith will be attending the SDML cates. There were no decisions on the construction. This will be a precaution for Davidson, Blaze ...... 100.00 CITY THAT the original resolu - patio. Policy meetings on Aug. 22nd in Pierre. issue but more information was requested the county if any instances occur during Devereau, Emily ...... 100.00 tions shall remain as originally from the State. the project. Harding County is requesting Fitch, Dani ...... 100.00 passed except for Item 3 of each Motion was made by Pinney, seconded by At 7:23 p.m., motion was made by Miller, a $1.5 Million bond for their county during Foley, Tom ...... 100.00 resolution which shall read as Matt to approve the above permits as pre - seconded by Henrie to enter into execu - Emergency Manager Lori Quinn re - the Trans Canada project. Highway Su - Forty Three North LLC ...... 100.00 follows: sented. Motion carried. tive session per SDCL 1-25-2(1), person - quested the quarterly report be signed by perintendent Dwight Slovek questioned Haakon Co Abstract ...... 100.00 nel matters. Attorney Trask and Admin Commissioner Clements. It was reviewed the speed limit signs not being posted on Jedlicka, Jacob ...... 100.00 3. The Mayor of the City of Philip Philip Charities Housing Projects - Assis - Smith were included in the session. Mo - and signed. July 10, 2018 Deputy Auditor the Keystone XL route. Haakon County Kelly, William/Sandra ...... 100.00 or the City Administrator of the tance Requests: tion carried. Frink will be attending the Emergency Op - has an ordinance that all county road Olney, Heather ...... 100.00 City of Philip is hereby desig - Motion was made by Miller, seconded by erations Center training in Winner along speed limit is 55 unless posted which will Pinney, Karen ...... 100.00 nated as the authorized repre - Larson to approve Philip Charities demo - At 7:44 p.m., motion was made by Matt, with EM Quinn. Haakon County will be likely be written in the Road Haul Agree - Rafter, Kristina ...... 100.00 sentative of the City to do all lition permit as well as their request for the seconded by Pinney to come out of exec - holding a live multi-agency emergency re - ment for clarification. RCP&E Railroad ...... 100.00 things on its behalf to certify and City to demolish and remove the struc - utive session with the following action: sponse exercise on July 14, 2018. On Reczek, Sean ...... 100.00 sign payment requests and nec - tures on the following property: 411 W. July 16 & 17, 2018 EM Quinn and Deputy Rhodes, Lexie ...... 100.00 essary correspondence. Pine Street. Philip Charities will be billed Motion was made by Pinney, seconded by Sheriff Quinn will be attending ALICE Auditor Carla Smith advised the Commis - Scheessele, Ashley ...... 100.00 for these services per the agreement be - Matt to close the swimming pool on Fri - Training in Rapid City. sion that the county vehicle brakes need Scheessele, Marlene ...... 100.00 Adopted at the Philip City Coun - tween the City and Philip Charities. Motion day, July 6th, 2018. Motion carried. to be serviced and agreed to have it taken Schultes, Jeremy ...... 100.00 cil meeting, this 2nd day of July, carried. The Road Haul Agreement was reviewed to Philip Motor. Simons, Denise ...... 40.00 2018. Public Comments: None. and discussed with States Attorney Trask Slovek, Brock ...... 100.00 Motion was made by Matt, seconded by advising some changes to the existing Vanguard and Ultra contracts were also Team Burns LLC ...... 100.00 This resolution is effective upon Henrie to approve the SD Dept. of Health In Other Business: agreement. It will be reviewed again prior discussed again as DOE Rhodes was un - Theye, Janet ...... 100.00 passage. West Nile Virus Grant Agreement in the City offices will be closed on Wednesday, to Keystone XL and Haakon County sign - sure if there is enough information trans - Van Der Linden, Eric ...... 100.00 amount of $2,868 to purchase mosquito July 4th in observance of the legal holiday. ing the agreement. ferred into Vanguard to cancel the existing Venus, Harold/Shelia ...... 100.00 Approved: control chemical and authorize the Ultra contract. After some discussion it Mayor’s signature thereon. Motion carried. The next Regular Council Meeting will be Librarian Missy Koester was available to was requested that Vanguard was con - SW Philip Improv Project /s/ Michael Vetter, Mayor held on Monday, Aug. 6th at 7:00 p.m. in present her request to be open 40 hours tacted to gain more information on the Bad River Law Prof LLC, City of Philip Mayor Vetter reminded the Council that the Community Rm. per week instead of the current 30 hours. progress of the transfer. At the current Legal Fees 6/18 ...... 75.00 the City had been approached about the Librarian Koester has recently graduated time all the tax transfers are not complete Petty Cash, (Seal) possibility of allowing certain trees in the With no further business to come before from the Library Institute and is now a fully and the soil transfers are in progress but Postage 6/18 ...... 8.50 boulevards areas since those properties the Council, Mayor Vetter declared the credited librarian. Currently she is receiv - not complete either. ATTEST: along E. Oak St. will have wider boule - meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. ing $13.15 per hour and advised the Com - This Month's Bills: vards when the SW Philip project is com - mission that the State average is currently Deputy Auditor Frink reported to the Com - Bad River Law Prof LLC, /s/ Monna Van Lint, City Finance pleted. It was mentioned that by allowing /s/ Michael Vetter, Mayor $18.70. Also presented was a list of pro - mission as well as the Highway Depart - Att/Legal Fees 6/18 ...... 220.00 Officer trees in those areas, it would provide ad - grams and projects that she has imple - ment that there will be a mandatory Boyd, Brandon, ditional shade and curb appeal. ATTEST: mented since taking on her position with department head safety meeting on July Mileage Reimb 6/18 ...... 92.02 Motion was then made by Miller, sec - /s/ Brittany Smith, City Administrator the Haakon County Public Library. The 17, 2018 by South Dakota Municipal CNH Productivity Plus Acct, onded by Matt to approve the following Discussion ensued while the Council re - Commissioners commended her efforts to League. It was also discussed to cancel Supplies/Repair 5-6/18 ...... 153.41 Resolution #2018-16 as presented. Mo - viewed ordinances from other cities. It (Published once on July 12, 2018, at ap - the Community. The goal for Librarian the Century Business contract and pur - Core & Main LP, tion carried with all members voting aye. was reported that the City is still waiting a proximate cost of $229.81) Koester is to be able to offer robotics and chase a printer for the courthouse. Com - Resale Parts 6/18 ...... 381.89 response from John Ball, Tree Specialist coding programs through the library. This missioner Radway motioned to give a Corporate Trust - US Bank, RESOLUTION #2018-16 with SD State University, for assistance on would require more time in the Library to 30-day notice to Century Business for SRF #4 Pay #16 - 7/18 ...... 11326.05 THIS RESOLUTION RE - knowing what species of trees would be WEST RIVER WATER successfully make this goal a reality thus cancellation of contract that will be ending SRF #5 Pay #16 - 7/18 ...... 7905.24 PLACES RESOLUTION # ideal in the boulevard areas. More specif - asking for the additional 10 hours per in August and purchase a color copier, Coyle’s Super Valu, 2017-12 ically, those with a small root growth and DEVELOPMENT week. It was also discussed that Deputy second by Commissioner Konst, motion Supplies/Resale 6/18 ...... 741.41 higher branches. Contact has also been Auditor Frink has been assisting in finding carried. Delta Dental, Dental Ins 7/18 ...... 713.00 WHEREAS, the City of Philip is made with Josh Larson, Community DISTRICT ample grant opportunities to supplement 1st Nat’l Bank - Philip, the recipient of a Community De - Forester with the SD Dept. of Agriculture. the off-set of the additional time cost to the Commissioner Konst motion to approve UB Postage 6/18 ...... 129.32 velopment Block Grant from the It was also mentioned that the local con - (SECOND NOTICE) County. There are several hopeful oppor - transfer of $30,000.00 from Capital Outlay Golden West, US Department of Housing and servation office may be able to provide as - NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO tunities for grants available which would into General Fund for the new sheriff ve - Telephone 5-6/18 ...... 649.19 Urban Development as adminis - sistance. ADOPT FY 2019 BUDGET make the transition easier. Library Board hicle, second by Commissioner Radway, Grossenburg Implement, tered by the State of South Representative Jennifer Henrie was pres - motion carried. Commissioner Radway A public hearing will be held at the Murdo Repairs 6/18 ...... 55.18 Dakota to undertake a waste - By general consensus of the Council, the ent to advise the Commission of the ex - made a motion to return the $194.19 train - Project Office, 307 Main St., Murdo, SD Haakon Co Treasurer, water systems improvements City is in favor of pursuing the option to cellent job Librarian Koester has been ing reimbursement to the WIC budget, on July 19, 2018 , at 10:30 A.M. (CDT) to Office Rent 7/18 ...... 500.00 project; and amend city ordinance to allow certain doing in the library. Librarian Koester has second by Commissioner Konst, motion consider the proposed Water Develop - ‘96 Taurus Title/Reg 7/18 ...... 10.00 trees in the boulevard areas. City Admin been teaming up with the Haakon County carried. Commissioner Snook motioned ment District budget for Fiscal Year (FY) Hanson Oil, Fuel/LP 5-6/18 ...... 3254.96 WHEREAS, the City of Philip Smith will reach out to John Ball again as Extension Office to bring several success - to return the $942.00 ALICE training grant 2019 , beginning January 1, 2019 . Hawkins Inc, was required to designate a cer - well as the local conservation office for ful fund-raising events to the area. Cur - reimbursement to the emergency man - Pool Chemical 6/18 ...... 995.16 tifying officer for the purpose of particulars on the ideal boulevard trees for rently the “Piggy Bank Making Contest” is agement budget, second by Commis - The purpose of holding this hearing is to Health Pool of SD, signing required documents per - our area. going on in conjunction with the First Na - sioner Konst, motion carried. A motion by provide the public an opportunity to con - Health Ins 7/18 ...... 9465.62 taining to this grant; tional Bank of Philip and Haakon County Commissioner Snook to transfer the 1st tribute to and comment on the Water De - Holiday Inn, City Centre HR/FO, Council reviewed the following L/P Extension Office. The deadline is July 31, half of the opt-out from General Fund to velopment District proposed operating School Rooms 6/18 ...... 420.00 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RE - Propane bids received during June 2018. 2018 to submit your piggy bank creation Highway Fund, second by Commissioner budget for Fiscal Year 2019 . Hometown Computer Service, SOLVED, that the Mayor of the The bids were awarded to Hanson Oil. to the First National Bank of Philip. There Radway, motion carried. Printer Repairs 6/18 ...... 70.00 City of Philip, continues to be the banks will be displayed and num - Persons interested in presenting data, Les’ Body Shop, hereby designated as the city of - June 1st, 2018 bered. Anyone who wishes to can come The High School Rodeo requested ap - opinions, and arguments for and against ‘11 Chevy Tahoe Brakes 6/18 ..906.55 ficial for the purpose of signing Hanson Oil Company ...... $1.20/gal. in and “vote” on your favorite and most proval for their upcoming fund raiser Cow the proposed budget may appear, either McLeod’s Printing, Supplies 6/18 ..69.88 the CDBG grant agreements Midwest Cooperatives ...... $1.25/gal. creative piggy bank. Just drop your spare Pie Bingo on July 8, 2018. Tickets will be in person or by representative, at the McQuirk Ditching LLC, and all contracts, change into that bank. At the end of the available to purchase for the bingo hearing and be heard and given an oppor - Backhoe 6/18 ...... 2142.86 June 11th 2018 contest which ever bank has the most squares and they will let a cow into the tunity for a full and complete discussion of MG Oil Co, Fuel 5/18 ...... 546.37 FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, Hanson Oil Company ...... $1.20/gal. “votes” or donations in it will be awarded arena to determine the winner with cow all items in the budget. Morrison’s Pit Stop, that either the Mayor of the City Midwest Cooperatives ...... $1.20/gal. a prize! Also, coming up this fall will be pies. Please contact Anita Schofield at Tire Repairs 5-6/18 ...... 40.00 of Philip or the Philip City Admin - the Amazing Race! An extraordinary 685-8389 for more information or to get Published July 12, 2018 at the total ap - Moses Bldg Center, Supplies 6/18 ..3.99 istrator may serve as the city of - June 15th, 2018 amount of work has gone into planning your tickets! What a great way to support proximate cost of $11.81. Northwest Pipe Fittings, ficial for signing Hanson Oil Company ...... $1.20/gal. this fund-raiser so be watching for more your local rodeo team and a night of en - Supplies/Resale Parts 6/18 ...... 429.40 correspondence, pay requests, Midwest Cooperatives ...... $1.20/gal. details coming up on that fun adventure! tertainment. Commissioner Snook ap - Optilegra, Vision Ins 7/18 ...... 95.70 and other required documents; The Commission questioned if the remod - proved, second by Commissioner Petty Cash, Postage 6/18 ...... 21.44 and June 25th, 2018 Proceedings of eling project in the Library has been ben - Radway, motion carried. Philip Hardware, Supplies 6/18 ...357.81 Hanson Oil Company ...... $1.20/gal. eficial to the area and Librarian Koester Philip Motor, Police Repairs 5/18 ....5.89 WHEREAS, the City of Philip Midwest Cooperatives ...... $1.20/gal. Haakon County assured them it was a fantastic improve - Auditor Smith informed the Commission Philip Standard, was required to designate an en - Commissioners ment to the library. The remodel has al - that Deputy Auditor Frink was eligible for Fuel/Tire Repair 6/18 ...... 235.95 vironmental certifying officer for Departmental Reports: lowed for more room to do additional the last step raise for the 6-month proba - Pioneer Review, the purpose of signing required The quarterly Administrative report was REGULAR MEETING projects like story hour which has recently tion period. Commissioner Briggs ap - Publishing/Supplies 6/18 ...... 377.21 environmental documents per - reviewed. July 3, 2018 been drawing around 30 children. The Quill Corp, Supplies 6/18 ...... 113.66 taining to this grant; Commissioners will be discussing the pro - Council reviewed the City's year-to-date The Haakon County Commissioners met posed changes and the subject was continued on 10 July 13 and 14 Haakon County School 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m . Surplus Auction - Online Only Antique furniture, housewares, Bidding will be open from July 10-19. linens, and tools; sewing machines, Pick up of all items will be on July 21 from surger, material and misc kitchen 10:00 am - 4:00 p.m. •Lots of stuff • goods; home decor items. For more info go to: www.odea605rea.com MIKE O’DEA – 605-441-6212 22779 US Hwy 14 • Philip 10 Community Pioneer Review • July 12, 2018

$911.17 Grossenburg Implement Inc, Public Notices Repairs & Maint ...... $90.14 AUDITOR: Hanson Oil, Supplies ...... $162.00 continued from Amanda Frink, Travel ...... $159.48 Philip Hardware, 9 Century Business Leasing Inc, Repairs & Maint ...... $2.49 proved the raise with a second by Com - Maint/Copier ...... $180.36 Philip Hardware, Supplies ...... $530.93 missioner Snook, motion carried. There Clubhouse Hotel, Travel ...... $274.00 Heartland Waste Inc, Utilities ...... $26.63 was a request to alter the step raise guide - Connecting Point, Prof Fees ...$4109.00 Kennedy Implement & Auto Co, lines for the upcoming new hires. It was Coyles Service, Travel ...... $29.50 Repairs & Maint ...... $892.03 decided to change the step raise for per - Golden West Tele Co, Kieffer Sanitation, Utilities ...... $88.00 manent full-time deputies to starting at Telephone ...... $213.86 Les’s Body Shop, Supplies ...... $855.51 $11.56, second step $12.36 and final at HCS, Equipment ...... $70.00 Newman Traffic Signs, $13.15 per hour. The highway permanent $4762.20 Supplies ...... $465.01 full-time worker will be starting at without Philip Motor Inc, a CDL $13.08, with CDL $14.08( a CDL Repairs & Maint ...... $127.43 must be obtained within 3 months of em - TREASURER: Connecting Point, Prof Fees ...$2669.00 Philip Motor Inc, Supplies ...... $123.50 ployment), second step $14.79 and final Golden West Tele Co, Telephone ..$64.14 Pioneer Review, Publishing ...... $152.00 at $15.49 per hour. Commissioner Konst Kathy Lindemann, Travel ...... $86.20 Quill Corporation, Supplies ...... $71.99 approved the above changes in the step Harla Schofield, Travel ...... $460.45 Schofield Welding, raise guideline, second by Commissioner $3279.79 Repairs & Maint ...... $262.50 Snook, motion carried. Town Of Midland, Utilities ...... $78.50 West Central Electric, Utilities ...$400.93 The current jail and court appointed attor - STATE’S ATTORNEY: Bad River Law Prof, West River Water Develop Dist ney budgets were reviewed and dis - Prof Fees ...... $141.31 Utilities ...... $72.50 cussed. Due to the current rise in jail and Family members dedicated a headstone to an infant who had not had a permanent marker for 91 years. Bad River Law Prof, Rent ...... $150.00 $8002.62 court appointed attorney costs these two Bad River Law Prof, Supplies ...$502.04 budgets are depleted. A motion by Com - Bad River Law Prof, Travel ...... $250.31 missioner Konst, second by Commis - 9-1-1: Bad River Law Prof, Telephone ...$75.00 Golden West Tele Co, 911 ...... $484.75 sioner Briggs to supplement the jail Bad River Law Prof, budget by $10,000.00 and the court ap - Misc/Postage/Ect ...... $4.69 pointed attorney budget by $20,000.00, EMERGENCY & DISASTER: $1123.35 Lori Quinn, Utilities ...... $100.00 Little Betty Mae, rest in peace motion carried. Twenty-five members of the A budget meeting was set for July 12, COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY: COURTHOUSE: Jeffries family gathered on July Murphy Law Office, Kens Refrigeration, 2018 at 1pm in the Commissioner Room Court Appointed ATT ...... $255.13 Building Fund ...... $1872.48 1 at Robb’s Flat Cemetery to in the courthouse. Olinger Law Firm, place a headstone on the grave of Court Appointed ATT ...... $5991.08 Betty Mae Jeffries. There was a request made to the Auditor’s Total Checks ...... $67,355.25 $6246.21 Betty, the four-month old in - Office to look into additional lighting on the The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 pm. North and East sides of the courthouse fant daughter of Vincent Wilbur and parking lot. There is insufficient light - COURTHOUSE: Jeffries and Ruth Cunningham Cenex Harvest States, Fuel ...... $21.60 HAAKON COUNTY COMMISSION ing in those areas for the safety of the em - Jeffries, was born in November of City Of Philip, Utilities ...... $410.50 Steve Clements, Chairman ployees. The Commission requested a Coyles Super Valu, Supplies ...... $49.90 1926 and died March 22, 1927. quote on the project. Philip Hardware, ATTEST: The infant never really had a Repairs & Maint ...... $51.99 Amanda Frink, Deputy Auditor proper headstone and several of There was some discussion on the States Philip Hardware, Supplies ...... $70.31 her surviving relatives (including Attorney Secretary wages that were re - Kens Refrigeration, [Published July 12, 2018, at the total ap - quested by States Attorney Trask request - Julie and Gary Nixon) decided to Repairs & Maint ...... $356.34 proximate cost of $247.08] ing additional compensation from the erect a headstone. Betty Mae Jef - Kieffer Sanitation, Utilities ...... $88.00 County. The discussion will be revisited fries was buried at Robb's Flatt. Kone Inc, Professional Fees .....$279.86 at the budget meeting on July 12, 2018. Tony Curtis, a great-nephew of Petersen’s Variety, Supplies ...... $9.28 The cross behind the new The only photo of Betty Mae Servall Iniform, Supplies ...... $266.62 Betty Mae, initiated the effort to The Black Hills County Commission Meet - Trugreen, Prof Fees ...... $138.37 Legal Advertising get the headstone for her grave. headstone is part of the orig - Jeffries, taken with her ing will be held in July for those commis - West Central Electric, He remembers his grandmother, inal makeshift marker. mother Ruth Cunningham sioners interested. Commissioner Briggs Utilities ...... $1389.59 Deadline: Fridays at Jeffries questioned when Haakon County is to Marjorie Nesheim, wishing there $3132.36 host the meeting and it is possibly set for Noon was a headstone on Betty Mae’s December but will get more information on grave. Marjorie was not even cation of her grave. They poured eight children and lived on the the date. DIRECTOR OF EqUALIzATION: * * * sure where the baby was buried, Coyles Service, Fuel ...... $73.25 a concrete base for her head - L/Y Ranch, where Vincent Golden West Tele Co, Display & Classified but the family lived on the L/Y stone. ranched and broke horses. WSDCAP report was submitted by repre - Telephone ...... $112.59 Deadline: Tuesdays at Ranch at the time of her birth, On July 3, extended family Relatives in attendance were sentative Beth Flom. The Commissioners Toni Rhodes, Travel ...... $22.98 11 a.m. and Marjorie knew that the baby reviewed the report. from South Dakota, Minnesota children and grandchildren of $208.82 * * * had been buried on the other side and Nebraska gathered to dedi - three of Betty Mae’s siblings There was a request by the Commission of the Cheyenne River. cate Betty’s tombstone, share who are now deceased: Marjorie to have Brian Hanson come and look at REGISTER OF DEEDS: Vince Cunningham, a nephew Golden West Tele Co, Call 859-2516 or memories, and plant a sage Nesheim, formerly of Philip, the ongoing issues within the courthouse from Sioux Falls, helped locate Telephone ...... $116.99 plant. Another great-nephew, Bud Jeffries, formerly of the for a second opinion. PMB 0112, Prof Fees ...... $415.89 email: sales@pioneer- the cemetery where Betty Mae Father Don Nesheim, led the Philip area, and Kenneth Jef - Traci Radway, Travel ...... $286.57 was buried. Tony and Bob Jef - dedication and prayer. Family fries, formerly of Fort Pierre. Highway Secretary Val Williams presented review.com $819.45 fries, Pierre, visited Robb’s Flat the monthly report to the Commission on members shared photos and The family members of that gen - work done in June. The revised employee Cemetery, and, with the help of memories from Vincent Jeffries’ eration have passed on, but in- contract was reviewed and signed by the VET SERVICE: Kevin Neuhauser, verified the lo - journal. Golden West Tele Co employee. There was 1 full-time applicant Telephone ...... $45.58 Vincent and Ruth Jeffries had and 1 part-time applicant for the current continued on 12 job openings at the highway department. The applications submitted were reviewed SHERIFF: A T & T Mobility, Utilities ...... $139.60 and discussed. The highway department B & L Communications, will be posting signage at the Laura Hand Equipment ...... $1432.09 residence as soon as possible. The Bankwest Inc, DENR Grant application was reviewed for Liability/Workmans Comp .....$609.00 assistance in removing the tire pile at the Capital One Bank, Fuel ...... $97.00 highway shop. The issue was discussed Carla Smith, Other Exp ...... $21.20 in length about the best and most cost-ef - Coyles Service, Supplies ...... $4.00 fective options. Commissioner Briggs had Coyles Service, Fuel ...... $669.50 some information on a company able to D & T Auto Parts, Supplies ...... $15.34 compact and bale the tires. Minimal infor - Golden West Tele Co ...... mation was available at the meeting but Telephone ...... $141.96 he will have more information available at Grafix Shoppe, Equipment ...... $447.16 the next meeting. The issue was tabled Philip Hardware, Supplies ...... $8.98 until a later date. Les’s Body Shop, Equipment ....$548.65 Light And Siren, Equipment .....$4444.11 The Gross Courthouse Salary and Pay - Mg Oil Company, Fuel ...... $209.15 roll Warrants for the month of June Redwood Toxicology, Supplies ....$88.69 2018 are: $8876.43 Commissioners ...... $2,991.75 Auditor ...... $5,296.61 JAIL: Capital One Bank, Expenses ...... $16.92 Treasurer ...... $5,111.65 Mg Oil Company, States Attorney ...... $4,129.69 Expenses ...... $3.88 Director of Equalization ...... $4,274.17 Winner Police Dept ...... Register of Deeds ...... $4,274.17 Expenses ...... $5071.40 Janitor ...... $2,160.48 Winner Health Mart Phamacy, Vet Service ...... $663.06 Expenses ...... $17.94 Sherriff ...... $6,651.54 $5110.14 Weed Control ...... $2,807.56 Highway ...... $26,819.68 WIC/CHN ...... $987.50 WIC/CHN: Century Business Leasing Inc, Librarian ...... $2,259.00 Supplies ...... $58.84 Extension ...... $1,075.01 Emergency Manager ...... $1,097.88 Wellmark Insurance ...... $13,806.61 LIBRARY: Anne Brunskill, Salaries ...... $265.88 AFLAC ...... $913.15 Missy Koester, Travel ...... $233.52 SDRS ...... $6,393.20 Haakon County Library, Dearborn National Life ...... $100.38 Supplies ...... $259.19 Delta Dental ...... $897.56 Haakon County Library, Vision Service Plan ...... $149.22 Training ...... $356.50 Wage Assignment ...... $338.12 Katie Schultz, Salaries ...... $320.79 Colonial Life ...... $73.47 $1435.88 Fidelity Security (SIS) ...... $1,300.80 1st National Bank, (SS & WH) ...... $13,911.89 EXTENSION SERVICE: Century Business Leasing Inc Supplies ...... $58.84 The following fuel bids for June 2018 were Golden West Tele Co, submitted as: Telephone ...... $58.21 Highway, 6/25/18 Kaycee Jones, Supplies ...... $20.41 Hanson ...... $2.62 NO 2 SDSU Extension, Travel ...... $470.59 Cenex ...... $2.63 NO 2 $608.05 Hanson ...... $2.79 GAS Cenex ...... $2.63 GAS WEED CONTROL: Amanda Frink, Salary ...... $157.80 Courthouse - None D & T Auto Parts, NOTICE OF HEARING Repairs & Maint ...... $43.94 The monthly Auditor/Treasurer Report D & T Auto Parts, Supplies ...... $91.14 TO SUPPLEMENT BUDGET for May 2018, work done in June 2018 Philip Hardware, Supplies ...... $11.08 is as follows: Philip Motor, Inc, Cash Management There will be an insufficient amount in the budget allowance in the Repairs & Maint ...... $114.92 Account ...... $3,585,621.65 Court Appointed Attorney Account (# 101-153-422.00) and the Jail Virgil Smith, Repairs & Maint ...... $80.77 Certificate of Deposit ...... $235,000.00 Warne Chemical & Equipment, Expense Account (# 101-212-422.00) to complete the 2018 budget Certificate of Deposit-Library ...... Repairs & Maint ...... $93.60 year. It is hereby proposed that the following supplements to the $64,059.26 $593.25 Checks/Cash On Hand ...... $155,565.14 budget be adopted for the year 2018: Bank Balance ...... $2,589.48 HCTP GRANT: Total ...... $4,042,985.59 Gibson Concrete, Court Appointed Attorney (#101-153-422.00): $20,000.00 Expenses ...... $13000.00 Commissioner Konst motioned to approve Jail Expenses (#101-212-422.00): $10,000.00 the Warrants, second by Commissioner Briggs, motion carried. The Vendor War - ROAD & BRIDGE Ace Steel & Recycling, rants for June 2018 paid in July 2018 were Repairs & Maint ...... $400.49 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Haakon presented and approved as: Ace Steel & Recycling, Supplies .$60.79 County, South Dakota, will hold a public hearing on the above pro - A T & T Mobility, Utilities ...... $47.07 posed supplement to the budget for the year 2018 at 1:30 p.m. on COMMISSIONERS: Butler Machinery Co Inc, Bad River Law Prof. LLC, Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at which time any person interested may Repairs & Maint ...... $102.00 Prof Fees ...... $150.00 appear and be heard in favor of or opposed to the proposed budget Butler Machinery Co Inc, Bankwest Inc, Supplies ...... $300.50 supplement. Liability/Workmans Comp .....$256.00 Carla Smith, Other Expenses ...... $11.20 Central Enhancement, ...... Annual Dues Cenex Harvest States, Fuel ....$2248.12 & Membership ...... $5781.63 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: D & T Auto Parts, Pioneer Review, Publishing ...... $280.22 Repairs & Maint ...... $39.18 HAAKON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Carla N. Smith, $6467.85 D & T Auto Parts, Supplies ...... $90.96 Stephen Clements, Chairman Auditor Excel Truck & Trailer Repair, ELECTIONS: Repairs & Maint ...... $41.60 ES&S, Supplies ...... $906.01 [Publish July 12 & 19 at the total approximate cost of $116.10 ] Golden West Tele Co, Philip Hardware, Supplies ...... $5.16 Telephone ...... $258.62 July 12, 2018 • Pioneer Review Classifieds (605) 859-2516 • Deadline: Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. 11

the many facets of the newspa - per business. Duties will in - ENTALS Statewide Classifieds clude but are not limited to: ad R Fifty years of marriage is made ever more treasured by family and ADVERTISE IN NEWSPAPERS statewide for only and sale catalog design, proof - For Rent: Looking for the com - friends sharing in the celebration $150.00. Put the South Dakota Statewide Classifieds reading, answering phones, forts of home without mowing Have a Network to work for you today! (25 words for $150. typesetting, etc. Experience in your own lawn or scooping your through cards, personal greetings, Photoshop & InDesign, Mi - own snow? Moses Manor has an flowers and taking time out of Each additional word $5.) Call this newspaper, crosoft Word & Excel a plus, but apartment available starting July busy lives to hang with us! Many Change of 605-859-2516, or 800-658-3697 for details. will train the right person. Posi - 1, 2018. These spacious two-bed - thanks to Chris and Kaarin and tion would be full/part-time room, two-bathroom 1,200 sq. ft. families for the backyard party Address? available - flexible summer apartments are handicap accessi - and to all the relatives who at - E-mail your change BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: hours. Looking for candidates ble and have a large attached sin - tended. Thanks to all! FOR LEASE MUNICIPAL BAR in with excellent communication gle car garage. Enjoy the Nancy and Charlie Ekstrum of address to: Summit, SD, call Norma 605- AUTOMOTIVE and organizational skills, cre - generous living room and kitchen 881-2469, Kathy 605-398-6247 ativity, willing to work as a area with all major appliances in - Dear Family and Friends: Thank subscriptions@ or Pete 605-398-6419 evenings TRAILER TIRES FOR SALE: team, but is self-motivated. An cluded. Easily heated and cooled you ever so much for coming to by a high efficiency electric heat pioneer-review.com for more info, deadline Aug 6, 235/85/16R 14-ply All-Steel, agricultural background is help us celebrate our 70th An - pump. You can sit on the back 2018. $170. All prices incl. mount - helpful. Send resumé to cat - niversary. Even though the visits or call 859-2516 ing. Les’ Body Shop, deck and enjoy the outdoors! For [email protected] or call 605-859- were short, it was so good to see 859-2744, Philip. P52-tfn more information on this rare op - EMPLOYMENT: 2022. P30-2tc you all; and having our four chil - two weeks in ad- FULLTIME DEPUTY SHERIFF portunity in small town living, contact Mike at 859-2100. dren Wayne D., Bonna, and Marla position is open in Harding CUSTOM COMBINE FOR vance of your PR43-tfn and their spouses, grandchildren County, SD. Certified or Noncer - FOR SALE: 2017 Ford Ex - HIRE: Wheat and small grains. moving date. tified. Must be 21 or older. Equal plorer: AWD, 3rd Row, Nav., and great grandchildren all there One Combine and Grain Truck. and many, many relatives. We Opportunity Employer. Contact Heated Leather, 19K Miles, Pro - BME Companies- Dan 605-716- have been blessed. God has been us at 605-375-3414. gram Rig, $33,995; Murdo 3697 P29-3tp HANK OUS Ford, 1-800-658-5585, 669- T Y good! I would like to thank everyone Love to all, FOR SALE: 2784. HELP WANTED: Ravellette Pub - who sent birthday cards and for 2005 DODGE DAKOTA SLT, P31-1tc lications, Inc., is looking for a Wayne and Eldena Haerer the phone calls for my 85th birth - EXTENDED CAB, 4WD, 142,296 free lance news writer to supply MILES. NEW TRANSMISSION IN FOR SALE: 2017 Ford Expedi - feature stories within our cover - day. 2017, NEEDS ALTERNATOR, tion EL: Program Rig, heated & age area. Contact Don Ravel - Francis Osborn “Tojo” OIL PAN REPLACED AND U- cooled leather, sunroof, Naviga - lette at 605-685-5147. PR35-tfn JOINT. 605-690-1008. PRICE tion, remote start, 26,000 Thank you to everyone who came REDUCED TO $2900. BROOK - CLASSIFIED P OLICY miles, $20,000 less than KADOKA NURSING HOME: out to support the National Quali - PLEASE READ your classified ad INGS SD. new,$39,995; Murdo Ford, 1- Seeking Full-time, loving, caring, fiers. I will be competing in Cutting the first week it runs. If you see 800-658-5585, 669-2784. Monday AM and Friday PM; and & motivated employee for: an error, we will gladly re-run NOTICES: P31-1tc 1 CNA, 1 Dietary Aide. Great ben - Goat Tying Tuesday PM and your ad correctly. We accept re - ADVERTISE IN NEWSPAPERS efits, wonderful residents, & lov - Thursday AM in Rock Springs, WY. statewide for only $150.00. Put sponsibility for the first incor - FOR SALE: 2015 Ford Edge ing environment. Please contact Emilee Pauley the South Dakota Statewide SEL AWD Ecoboosting Eng. Heidi, Whitney, or Hillary at 605- rect insertion only. Ravellette Classifieds Network to work for Navigation, 22,000 miles, Save 837-2270 for employment oppor - Publications, Inc. requests all you today! (25 words for $150. classifieds and cards of thanks be lots $25,495; Murdo Ford, 1- tunity. K20-tfn Thank you to all who showed their Each additional word $5.) Call paid for when ordered. A $2.00 800-658-5585, 669-2784. support. We all felt the love and this newspaper or 800-658-3697 PHILIP HEALTH SERVICES - billing charge will be added if ad P31-1tc prayers. It made it all easier to for details. Philip Health Services - Full time is not paid at the time the order and part time openings! More de - make it through. FOR SALE: 2015 Ford Expedi - God Bless you all and Protect you WINDOWS tion Limited: Nav., Sunroof, P. tails at www.philiphealthser - vices.com. Drug test and Lee Dennis and the family CUSTOM BUILT WINDOWS for Boards, heated & cooled leather, rear bucket seats, Just background check required. EOE. older homes or new construction. Apply in person, email To Pedro, I don’t understand why arrived, great buy, 62,000 Manufactured right in South [email protected], or you were taken away, but God miles; Murdo Ford, 1-800-658- Dakota. Double hung, bays, call 605-859-2511, ext. 204. has a plan and all we can do is 5585, 669-2784. bows, sliders. Call Therm-o-Loc Nursing Assistants needed! No pray. We mourn your loss my P31-1tc windows TODAY at 605-770-7677 experience required. Training and beautiful son. We keep our faith for an in-home demonstration certification provided. Extra pay and we go on. It makes no sense and free estimate. Thank you. FOR SALE: 2015 Toyota Camry for nights, evenings, and week - to the ones you precede, so keep K16-tfn SXE: V-6, technology pkg, Nav ends. Call today! Clinic Nurse. riding cowboy and call if you need. roof, 16,000 miles, $23,495; Full time, RN or LPN. Immediate Murdo Ford, 1-800-658-5585, opening! I’ll never forget that wonderful 669-2784. P18-tfn smile and hope we all meet again BUSINESS & S ERVICE P31-1tc after our last mile. We will keep alive your memory and stay strong BRANT’S ELECTRIC - PHILIP, FOR SALE: 2017 Ford F-250: for the rest, hoping to God I did my SD For all your electrical needs. Crew Cab, 4x4, XLT, 6.7 diesel, MISC . F OR S ALE best. I’m out of words so I say Serving the area since 1980. Free 17K miles, Program Rig, like good bye to you my young cow - estimates 605-859-2254. new, $3,000 Below Book, FOR SALE: Clean ink barrels (not boy. Hope you’re having a good P24-52tc $45,995; burn barrels). Contact Pioneer day. “I can find Review in Philip, 859-2516. $30 Love you always, O’CONNELL CONSTRUCTION, FOR SALE: 2016 Ford F-150: each – only a few available. Lee WHATEVER INC., PHILIP: Rock, Sand, Gravel PR10-tfn (screened or crushed). We can de - Super Crew, 4x4, lots of extras, you’re looking liver. Dams, dugouts, building 11K mile program, 3.5 Eco - Many thanks to my family and for!” boost, 6.5’ Box, under book, sites. Our 42nd year. Glenn or REAL E STATE friends for helping me celebrate – David Burnett, $35,995; Murdo Ford, 1-800- my 90th birthday and for many Trace, 859-2020. Owner PR11-tfn 658-5585, 669-2784. PRICE REDUCED: 3 bdrm, 1.5 cards and phone calls. A special P31-1tc baths, 3 heat sources, attached thanks to Donnie and Tami for NEED A PLUMBER? Licensed shop/garage, partially furnished, opening up their beautiful home for plumbing contractor for all your FOR SALE: 2014 Ford F-150: one block from Main Street in all of us and my immediate family indoor plumbing and outdoor Super Cab, 4x4, Lariat, very Kadoka, space included for ex - for helping to make it happen. It pansion, call 605-840-0163, 605- water and sewer jobs. Call Dale nice, 59K miles, $26,495; was an awesome time and now Koehn, 441-1053, or leave a mes - Murdo Ford, 1-800-658-5585, 840-2533, 605-842-2533. K32-tfn the kids all want to move to Philip. sage at 837-0112. K38-tfn 669-2784. They had so much fun. P31-1tc I am truly blessed, WEST RIVER EXCAVATION will Jeanne (Sandal) Orr do all types of trenching, ditching FOR SALE: 2011 Ranger S and directional boring work. See Cab: 4 door XLT, 4x4 AT, nice, Craig, Diana, Sauntee or Heidi 78,000 miles, Below book Coller, Kadoka, SD, or call 837- $15,495; Murdo Ford, 1-800- 2690. Craig cell: 390-8087, Saun - 658-5585, 669-2784. tee cell: 390-8604; wrex@ P31-1tc gwtc.net K50-tfn 2007 Buick Lucerne CXL Model FOR SALE: 2005 Ford F-150: 3.8, V6, heated leather and more low miles FARM & R ANCH Super Crew, King Ranch, 4x4, good running, new tires, lots of Cell: 605-441-2859 • Res: 605-859-2875 • Fax: 605-859-3278 HORSE SALE: Gordon Livestock, extras, 159K miles,under book Gordon NE., July 10 at 2 p.m.; $10,995; Murdo Ford, 1-800- 520 E. Hwy. 14 PO Box 38 Link Thompson 308-282-9998; 658-5585, 669-2784. Gordon Livestock 308-282-1171; P31-1tc Philip, SD 57567 • www.all-starauto.net Dick Minor Jr. 308-360-0427 P30-2tc HELP W ANTED

COMBINE YOUR OWN CROPS SILVERLEAF ASSISTED LIV - THIS YEAR. 1989 John Deere ING CENTER: 1.Full time night 8820 Titan ll combine, 8 row corn shift CNA/UAP position available. head, and 30' straight head. Call No experience required. Must be 605-685-3428. 18 with High School diploma. P28-4tp Training and certification pro - Is it as hot inside your vided. Shift differential. 2.Part- FOR SALE: USED POST 5”x16 Time RN, One scheduled shift per car as it is outside? ft ., 6”x10 ft., 6”x12 ft., 10”x20 ft. week along with providing Call 605-840-8097 P28-tfn backup RN duties as needed. Contact Julie at 859-3434. FOR SALE: Solar 20,000 Twine. P31-tfn We can charge your A/C Also 64x7000 net wrap rock bot - THE CATTLE BUSINESS tom price, no one can beat my WEEKLY, a regional agricul - and find & fix your leak. price! Call Mike 605-685-3068. tural newspaper located in Walk-Ins Available Most Days A/C P25-tfn Philip, SD, is seeking an in- S/P FENCING: Fence construc - house staff member to assist in •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• tion. Call us for all your fencing needs. Shanon Porch & Pete Cars, Trucks,Tractors, Reinert, 605-515-0823. P20-tfn BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Campers, Boats, ATV, WANTED: Ranch/farm with or & Lawn/ Garden without cattle and equipment, ap - CALL 859-2516 TO PLACE YOUR AD!! proximately 500 to 2,000 acres lo - Batteries cated in South Dakota, house optional, private party cash trans - action. Call Don, 413-478-0178. PHILIP BODY SHOP RONALD G. MANN, DDS PR3-tfn •Complete Auto Body Repairing FAMILY DENTISTRY •Glass Installation •Painting •Sandblasting SUMMER HOURS Toll-Free: 1-800-900-2339 605-859-2744 Pee Wee & Toby Hook PHILIP: Mon-Tues-Thurs • 7:30-3:30 859-2337 • Philip, SD WALL: 2nd, 3rd & 4th Wed • 8:15-4:00 Philip •SD 104 Philip Ave. • 859-2491 • Philip

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Karen’s family couldn’t join combine crew was in town. business in town. They met loaded the boys and clothes in an overnight with their Betwixt Places them. She has four children The anticipation of the wheat Wade McGruder for supper as the motor home and were on cousins. Bill rested after a long and five grandchildren. Ross' harvest is getting close. Tony Jessica was working that the road. It was a hot day trav - day of travel. continued from 7 daughter, Brandi, and hus - also checked out the progress night. eling. As we pulled into Chris Fulara and his sister, played until dark. Then the band also was unable to at - on the Kadoka gym. Saturday Friday, Don Moody had his Billings, Mont., the tempera - Bianca, Michigan, spent Sat - family gave Cathy a birthday tend. They are all looking evening, Tony went out for normal start for the day, fin - ture on the motor home read urday night at the Gittings’ on party with ice cream, cake, forward to the next time they supper, then attended church. ished baling what was down, 110˚. At the campground their way to Yellowstone. balloons, flowers and beautiful get together. Eric, Sherry, He drove out to the rodeo then tackled some of the where we parked, Shelley and Saturday, Don Moody got off cards. Then Ralph and Cathy, Elsie and Loman came over arena because he saw some things in the house that I helped out a single lady trav - to an early start to finish bal - Klumb and Hanson families Sunday afternoon to visit horse trailers pulling in. It needed attention. He went to eler that had water issues. ing, then cut more hay. He packed their stuff up to head some more with Ross. They all was a hot day ranging any - Philip on business and stopped The boys and Shelley tried out called it a day at noon and home after saying goodbye to went out for pizza. They re - where from 102˚ to 105˚ de - by Moses Building to check on the playground, but it was a found things to do in the the travelers who headed turned to the house and the pending on what thermometer the materials for a new shop. bit too hot for much time. house. It got to 103˚ that after - home early Sunday morning. Hanson family headed home. you looked at. The folks were It was windy and got to 97˚ Saturday was a much cooler noon. It was a great mini Fiedler The rest of family members gathering and getting settled that day. day for traveling and we made Meanwhile Sunday in gathering and birthday party, made it home safely. for the Sunday 4-H rodeo. F riday morning bright and it all the way to Wilbur, Wash., Wilbur, Wash., it was break - with so many memories old Friday, Tony Harty's niece, Roxie Gittings went to Rapid early, Bill, Shelley and I were and got settled in at a little fast at the Seager home, then and new. Sunday, Ross went to Kathy Brown, called Tony City Friday afternoon to see on the road headed west, the campground where we had everyone but Bill went to Roo - Sturgis and spent the night about getting a rear window some friends that are in the first stop of the day was in stayed before. Eric Seager, Eli, sevelt Lake for swimming, with Ralph and Cathy before for his van, but because John Black Hills for a few days. Rapid City to pick up great- Chaciel and Avi, all stopped to paddle boarding and kayak - heading home Monday. There had it sort of under control, Sandee Gittings picked grandsons, Ryder and Raiden visit, then Shelley went and ing, lunch and supper to - was 19 family members who Tony said it wasn't needed. Melodie McGruder up at the Seager. Zack and Cori met us visited at their house and got gether. Then it was time to call gathered. We were sad that Tony noted that the Popwell day care, then they did some at the truck stop and we Ryder and Raiden settled for it a day so Eric and Chaciel could get ready for work the next day. Bill, Shelley, Avi, Eli, Ryder, Raiden and I went to Grand Coolie to see the laser pictures and history story on the dam. Water was released ar alad B FREE over the dam face and the S e Juke B laser show began. It was quite ailabl ox Av Frida spectacular and the kids all unch! Package y at L The Steakhouse & Lounge Nights enjoyed it, then it was way Liquor & past our bed time. Open Daily Monday thru Saturday Downtown Philip Reservations: 859-2774 Don Moody spent Sunday Casino Lunch Specials: Monday thru Friday • 11:00 to 1:30 ~ Call for specials! Regular Menu Available Nightly! getting the hay that was down baled, then moved some of the bales to the hay yard. He did miscellaneous things around the place, but because it was Friday, Wednesday, very hot and humid, he found Tuesday, Thursday, July 13 Saturday, Monday, things to do inside. How hot July 10 July 11 July 12 Chicken Fried July 14 July 16 was it you say, he reported Petite Ribeye Indian Taco or Walleye Steak and Breaded Shrimp Special Burger Basket 104˚. Taco Salad Shrimp Buffet Josh Billings: "Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well."

Betty Mae WEBSITE ADDRESS: continued from 10 www.philiplivestock.coPm HILIP LIVESTOCK AUCTIO85N9-2577 Email: [email protected] laws and descendants spent the HILIP OUTH AKOTA Philip, SD day Sunday paying tribute to P , S D Betty Mae and the Jeffries family TUESDAY , J ULY 10, 2018 SHORTY & M AXINE JONES - M IDLAND JOSH GEIGLE - W ALL members who worked to create a 1...... BLK COW 1325# ...... $64.50 1...... BLK COW 1355# ...... $63.00 better life for their families. Local Good run of weigh-up cattle on a steady market. Next week WAYNE HUETHER - I NTERIOR VERYL PROKOP - K ADOKA family members who attended in - Weigh-up Cattle Sale, along with an open consignment Horse cluded Julie Jeffries Nixon and 4...... RED COWS 1301# ...... $64.50 1...... BWF COW 1570# ...... $63.00 Sale. Consign now for the Special Anniversary Yearling and Fall Gary Nixon, Philip. Calf Sale on July 31st. MARK DEVRIES - B ELVIDERE LANDERS LIVESTOCK - H OT SPRINGS “What makes it (the story of the 2...... RED COWETTES 1068# ...... $80.00 7...... BLK COWS 1644# ...... $63.00 need for a new headstone) more interesting is the letter that WEIGH-UPS: LK FRS INDA TANGLE ILESVILLE 3...... B H 790# ...... $114.00 L S - M Grampa Vincent Jeffries wrote to RICHARD & M ARY GROPPER - L ONG VALLEY NORMAN GEIGLE - W ALL 1 ...... RED COW 1270# ...... $63.00 his sister about what happened 1 ...... BWF COW 1285# ...... $70.00 1...... BLK COW 1330# ...... $63.50 CHUCK WILLARD - B ELVIDERE and how they tried to take care of her, but back then, they did not 9...... BLK COWS 1542# ...... $63.50 TK S AMPSON - I NTERIOR 9...... RED & B LK COWS 1179# ...... $64.00 have the modern medical treat - DAVID SCOTT CUNY - B UFFALO GAP 1...... BWF COW 1260# ...... $64.00 MATT & C OLBY PORCH - W ANBLEE ment we have today,” stated Bob 10 ...... BLK COWS 1285# ...... $67.00 1 ...... BLK COW 1255# ...... $63.00 3 ...... BLK COW 1252# ...... $68.00 Jeffires. 14 ...... BLK COWS 1403# ...... $64.25 GARY HOWIE - N EW UNDERWOOD 17 ...... BLK COW 1424# ...... $63.50 Follows is a transcript of a letter written by Vincent Wilbur Jeffries 8...... BLK COWETTES 1121# ...... $78.50 2...... BLK & B WF COWS 1328# ...... $63.50 GLEN & J ANET LONG - E NNING as published in "Granddad's Let - SCOTT HUETHER - I NTERIOR 9 ...... BLK COWETTES 894# ...... $80.00 2...... BLK COWS 1198# ...... $68.00 ters" edited by Betty Mae (Birke - 3 ...... RED COWS 1342# ...... $66.00 HOWARD HUXTABLE - R ED OWL 8...... BLK COWS 1224# ...... $64.50 land) Lawrence (deceased, formerly of Mobridge.) H & K R ANCH - W ALL 1...... BLK BULL 1775# ...... $88.50 1...... BLK COWETTE 1165# ...... $77.00 1...... BLK COW 1455# ...... $65.50 JERRY NELSON - P HILIP A CONSIGNMENT Cherry Creek, SD STEVE WILLIAMS - N ORRIS 1...... RED BULL 2350# ...... $86.00 15 ....BLK & B WF COWS 1435# ...... $65.00 March 26, 1927 3....CHAR & R ED COWS 1402# ...... $65.00 MORRIS & A NDY LINN - E LM SPRINGS HARLAN & L INDA EISENBRAUN - C REIGHTON Dear sister and family, ROSS CUNY - B UFFALO GAP 1...... BLK BULL 2305# ...... $85.00 2...... RED COWS 1388# ...... $63.00 Got your letter yesterday and 3...... BLK COWS 1242# ...... $65.00 1...... BLK BULL 2020# ...... $83.00 JAMES MANSFIELD - N ORRIS was sure glad to get it. I guess the 7...... BLK COWS 1386# ...... $64.00 MOIRA COOMES - M ANDERSON 8...... BLK & B WF COWS 1169# ...... $66.00 kids have the whooping cough al - KENNY & R OXY FOX - B ELVIDERE right. 27 HORNED HERF COWS 1349# ...... $58.50 1...... BLK COW 1395# ...... $63.50 We have had our hardest streak 4...... BLK & B WF COWS 1436# ...... $64.50 H & S P ARTNERSHIP - P HILIP H & K R ANCH - W ALL of luck or whatever it is. Betty 3...... BLK COWS 1458# ...... $64.00 1...... BLK BULL 1840# ...... $83.50 1...... BLK BULL 2150# ...... $84.50 Mae had to go. She died Tuesday night, March 22, at 11 o'clock. We had her to Pierre, but the right doctor was away taking some WEDNESDAY , O CT . 3: WEIGH -U P COW , B ULL & H FRT . TUESDAY , N OV . 27: SPECIAL STOCK COW & B RED HEIFER more training and the one that UPCOMING S ALES : SALE SALE & R EGULAR CATTLE SALE & W ELLER ANGUS AN- was there didn't seem to think TUESDAY, JULY 17 TUESDAY , O CT . 9: SPECIAL ALL -B REEDS CALF SALE NUAL BULL & F EMALE SALE there was anything wrong except she needed a change of feed. So we REGULAR CATTLE SALE WEDNESDAY , O CT . 10: WEIGH -U P COW , B ULL & H FRT . TUESDAY , D EC . 4: SPECIAL ALL -B REEDS CALF SALE FEA - brought her home and took her to SALE TIME 10:00 AM SALE TURING WEANED CALVES & R EGULAR CATTLE SALE Cherry Creek and kept her there TUESDAY , O CT . 16: SPECIAL ALL -B REEDS CALF & Y EAR - TUESDAY , D EC . 11: SPECIAL STOCK COW & B RED HEIFER a few days. They fed her on oat - TUESDAY , J ULY 24: REGULAR CATTLE SALE LING SALE SALE & R EGULAR CATTLE SALE meal water, rice water, toast water, and alcohol and water for 3 TUESDAY , J ULY 31: SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY YEARLING & WEDNESDAY , O CT . 17: WEIGH -U P COW , B ULL & H FRT . TUESDAY , D EC . 18: SPECIAL ALL -B REEDS CALF & S TOCK weeks but she was getting weaker SALE COW & B RED HEIFER SALE & R EGULAR CATTLE SALE & FALL CALF SALE & R EGULAR CATTLE SALE & A NNIVER - all the time. Finally she just gave SARY BBQ TUESDAY , O CT . 23: SPECIAL ALL -B REEDS CALF SALE SLOVEK RANCH BULL & F EMALE SALE up eating, and we just gave her TUESDAY , A UG . 7: REGULAR CATTLE SALE WEDNESDAY , O CT . 24: WEIGH -U P COW , B ULL & H FRT . TUESDAY , D EC . 25: NO SALE cool water for about 48 hours at TUESDAY , A UG . 14: SPECIAL YEARLING SALE & R EGULAR SALE the last. She was, or seemed to be, comfortable and either slept or CATTLE SALE TUESDAY , O CT . 30: SPECIAL ALL -B REEDS CALF & Y EAR - UPCOMING H ORSE S ALES : just looked around bright eyed as LING SALE TUESDAY , J ULY 17: OPEN CONSIGNMENT HORSE SALE TUESDAY , A UG . 21: REGULAR CATTLE SALE ever, and went almost without a TUESDAY , A UG . 28: SPECIAL YEARLING SALE & R EGULAR WEDNESDAY , O CT . 31: WEIGH -U P COW , B ULL & H FRT . FOLLOWING THE CATTLE SALE struggle. CATTLE SALE SALE TUESDAY , A UG . 21: OPEN CONSIGNMENT HORSE SALE We feel she was never quite TUESDAY , S EPT . 4: NO SALE SATURDAY , N OV . 3: SPECIAL STOCK COW & B RED HEIFER FOLLOWING THE CATTLE SALE right or that the milk was a kind of poison to her. We buried her on TUESDAY , S EPT . 11: SPECIAL YEARLING & S PRING CALF SALE & R EGULAR CATTLE SALE TUESDAY , S EPT . 18: OPEN CONSIGNMENT HORSE SALE Robbs Flat near a school house TUESDAY , N OV . 6: SPECIAL ALL -B REEDS CALF SALE FOLLOWING THE CATTLE SALE SALE & R EGULAR CATTLE SALE across the river south of us. TUESDAY , S EPT . 18: REGULAR CATTLE SALE WEDNESDAY , N OV . 7: WEIGH -U P COW , B ULL & H FRT . S ALE All the rest are getting along TUESDAY , S EPT . 25: SPECIAL ALL -B REEDS CALF & Y EAR - TUESDAY , N OV . 13: SPECIAL STOCK COW & B RED HEIFER pretty good. ALE EGULAR ATTLE ALE LING SALE & R EGULAR CATTLE SALE S & R C S Marit Clawson, Mgr. Yours as ever, PLA Café V.W. Jeffries TUESDAY , O CT . 2: SPECIAL ALL -B REEDS CALF & Y EARLING TUESDAY , N OV . 20: SPECIAL ALL -B REEDS CALF & Y EAR - Mon-Fri, 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Extended hours on sale days. SALE LING SALE & R EGULAR CATTLE SALE

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