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CONTACT US We Say PHONE: (605) 665-7811 (800) 743-2968 Name Game NEWS FAX: THUMBS UP to the officially renaming of the base- (605) 665-1721 ball field at Yankton’s Riverside Park to Tereshinski ADVERTISING FAX: Stadium at Riverside Field. The matter was inked (605) 665-0288 Monday, with the field renamed to honor Bob WEBSITE: Tereshinski, the longtime Mount Marty baseball www.yankton.net coach, former Yankton College baseball star and ––––– all-around booster of the sport. The agreement was SUBSCRIPTIONS/ signed in a ceremony held on the brand new field turf that makes up CIRCULATION the infield, which is a great plus and something that a lot of teams Extension 104 and are players already appreciate. The renaming pays tribute to a [email protected] passionate baseball champion in every sense. Our only quibble may CLASSIFIED ADS be that the entire name is a bit of a mouthful; perhaps we should Extension 108 just call the facility “The Turk” (which was Tereshinski’s nickname) [email protected] and call it good. But no matter — congratulations to all involved for NEWS DEPT. this splendid name change. Extension 114 [email protected] SPORTS DEPT. Onward! Our Rural Identity Extension 106 THUMBS UP to Onward Yankton’s announcement BY KELLY HERTZ That math dictated that there were also a lot of [email protected] of a contest to find Yankton’s next big idea. The ADVERTISING DEPT. [email protected] farm operations across the countryside. contest, announced Wednesday, shows forward It’s different now. While agriculture is still Extension 122 thinking by engaging the youth of the community to Farming is still the life blood of our Midwest- doing big business, there are fewer family farms [email protected] help develop the area and keep our youth local af- ern existence. If you ever have a doubt about and, thus, fewer farmers. And there are fewer BUSINESS OFFICE ter graduating high school. The results have already that notion, literally every press release from the farm kids and fewer chances for town kids to Extension 119 been overwhelming with more than 100 submis- state Department of Agriculture ends with the interact with farming life. [email protected] sions in less than 36 hours. Engaging our youth was a brilliant idea boilerplate statement stating that “Agriculture This has been a long time developing. In 1925, NEW MEDIA: that will show dividends in the future. is the state’s No. 1 industry ...,” just to remind there were more than 79,000 farm operations Extension 136 you. And that, coupled with the sea of farmland in South Dakota; by 1960, it was down to about [email protected] spilled all across these plains, should 55,000; today, there are about 31,000. COMPOSING DEPT. Restoration state the case very clearly. That trend says a lot. The land doesn’t go away, of course, as indicated by Extension 129 THUMBS UP to the Charles Mix County Lake But these are different times, and [email protected] even something so essential to our the sprawling big operations. Only the Restoration Organization for its continued progress rural living as agriculture can struggle farmers do. * * * on a $2.3 million upgrade to a portion of the Lake with identity issues. That’s why we now find ourselves Andes Lake. The planned improvements include an MANAGERS Perhaps that was evident in a pro- needing programs like those hosted by education center, playground set, trails and other gram held on a Mission Hill farm earlier the Nelsens: to introduce kids to farm- Gary L. Wood assets. This project represents just the first of what ing right in their own backyards. Publisher this week, in which school children supporters envision as improvements to the lake’s were taken out of their classrooms and The notion of “understanding where Michele Schievelbein three sections. brought to the ag operation to get a food comes from” used to be an educa- Advertising Director first-hand look at how the business of tional mission intended for inner-city farming works. Kelly kids. Now, it’s being done to promote Tonya Schild Play It Safe As Cindy Nelsen, who owns the farm the fact to kids who live just a few Business Manager HERTZ moments from a cornfield or a cattle THUMBS DOWN with her husband Chris, pointed out, to those who are using the new “We show (the kids that) food doesn’t operation. Michael Hrycko 80 mph speed limits on South Dakota’s interstate Circulation Director come from the store.” There is no one really to blame for highways as a “suggestion.” Authorities say they She added that her kids, who attend Yank- this, nor is there any reason to pass judgments Tera Schmidt plan strict enforcement of the higher speed limits, ton’s Beadle School, were often among the few on those kids who really don’t know much about Classified Manager particularly with the increased safety concerns such kids in the school who were from a farm. where food originates, why those crops are in as texting while driving and the need to allow more Those statements fascinated me, for they the fields or what that smell is in Yankton when Kelly Hertz distance between vehicles traveling higher speeds. Editor hit me as telling observations about the state of there is a wind from certain directions. Enjoy your ride but play it safe! agriculture in the 21st century. Instead, it’s just a statement of what rural James D. Cimburek Let’s go back briefly to the last century: America has become. It’s still a big industry, but Sports Editor When I was growing up in Menno several a sparsely populated people. years ago, there weren’t too many mysteries Efforts to introduce kids in South Dakota to Beth Rye the nuts and bolts of agriculture are good pro- New Media Director about farming. There was no missing the fact that we were in small rural town nestled in the grams. After all, in a state where farming is a $25 Kathy Larson agricultural heartland. The cattle trucks that billion business and there are an estimated five Composing Manager ONLINE OPINION rumbled into town each week for sale day at the head of beef cattle for each human resident, it’s livestock barn and the trucks hauling grain to the good to understand the industry to some degree. Kristina Tunink The results of the most recent Internet poll on the Press & Dakotan’s Web site are elevators, located just a block off the business Getting kids to understand agriculture is District Manager as follows: district, told the tale. fine. Getting them to know it, to experience it * * * LATEST RESULTS: But perhaps more importantly, every class in and, subsequently, to appreciate it firsthand is our school — and in every school in our region becoming harder to do because the everyday op- DAILY STAFF Who do you think will win the NCAA men’s basketball championship? Kentucky...... 37% — had a large number of farm kids in them. As a portunities are dwindling. And that may say a lot Melissa Bader Wisconsin...... 36% result, many of us town kids visited farms a lot. about the problems that agriculture really face in Cassandra Brockmoller Duke...... 19% It was simply part of our interactive lives. Those the years ahead. Brandi Bue Michigan State...... 8% kinds of personal connections exposed us to Rob Buckingham TOTAL VOTES CAST ...... 262 agriculture constantly and, for lack of a better You can follow Kelly Hertz on Twitter at twit- Caryn Chappelear The Press & Dakotan Internet poll is not a scientific survey and reflects the opinions word, accidentally. ter.com/kelly_hertz/. Discuss this story at www. Randy Dockendorf only of those who choose to participate. The results should not be construed as an ac- However, that was back in a day when there yankton.net/. Jeannine Economy curate representation or scientific measurement of public opinion. were a lot of farmers and farm families around. Jordynne Hart ——— Jeremy Hoeck CURRENT QUESTION: Sarah Lynde Shauna Marlette Do you think the Minnesota Twins will finish above .500 this year? Point Of View Robert Nielsen To cast your vote in the PRESS & DAKOTAN’S Internet poll, log on to our website Diana Smallwood at www.yankton.net. Cathy Sudbeck Sally Whiting IN HISTORY JoAnn Wiebelhaus Preparing For A Dry Year Brenda Willcuts By The Associated Press by the BBC that the Roman Catholic Today is Good Friday, April 3, the 93rd church in Ireland had lost all credibility * * * BY GOV. DENNIS DAUGAARD ground in putting out the fire. As day of 2015. There are 272 days left in the because of its mishandling of abuse by I write this, the size of the Sheep Published Daily year. The Jewish holiday Passover begins priests. White supremacist Eugene Ter- R-South Dakota at sunset. reBlanche, 68, was bludgeoned to death Draw Fire is now estimated at Monday-Saturday Today’s Highlight in History: On on his South African farm in a dispute with It’s only April and it’s already looking like it almost 14,000 acres, but thanks Periodicals postage April 3, 1865, Union forces occupied the black farm workers over wages. Connecti- will be a dry year. to local firefighters, the state Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. cut senior Tina Charles was the runaway Division of Wildland Fire and paid at Yankton, South On this date: In 1860, the legend- choice as The Associated Press’ women’s Right now, 99 percent of the state’s ground is Dakota, under the act of ary Pony Express began carrying mail college basketball player of the year. Ne- abnormally dry. About 13 percent is experienc- others who are helping, the fire March 3, 1979. between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sac- braska’s Connie Yori was named The As- ing moderate drought. The drought area includes is 85 percent contained. ramento, California. (The delivery system sociated Press’ women’s college basket- Weekly Dakotian northeastern South Dakota and another portion Daugaard This could be just the begin- lasted only 18 months before giving way ball coach of the year. ning of a difficult fire season. I established June 6, 1861. to the transcontinental telegraph.) One year ago: The Associated Press in Meade and Pennington counties, leaving Yankton Daily Press and In 1882, outlaw Jesse James was reported that the U.S. government had 132,149 South Dakotans who live in an area af- know some fires are inevitable Dakotian established April shot to death in St. Joseph, Missouri, by masterminded the creation of a “Cuban fected by drought. — we can’t prevent lightning strikes or control 26, 1875. Robert Ford, a member of James’ gang. Twitter” designed to undermine the com- Because it’s so dry, we’re at an elevated risk how much moisture we receive — but there are Postmaster: Send In 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was elec- munist government in Havana. Serial still ways we can prevent fires. trocuted in Trenton, New Jersey, for the killer Tommy Lynn Sells was put to death for fires. The fire danger is currently “very high” address changes to Yankton kidnap-murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in Texas after the U.S. Supreme Court re- for the Black Hills and “extreme” in counties We need to respect county burn bans when Daily Press & Dakotan, In 1946, Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma, jected his lawyers’ demand that the state surrounding the Black Hills. Grassland areas they’re in place. Where fires are permitted, never 319 Walnut, Yankton, SD the Japanese commander held respon- release information about where it had throughout the state are under a “red flag warn- leave a fire unattended, completely extinguish 57078. sible for the Bataan Death March, was gotten its lethal injection drug. David Let- ing” from the National Weather Service. fires before leaving the area and remind others executed by firing squad outside Manila. terman announced during a taping of the The South Dakota Department of Agricul- to be cautious. Also, be mindful when operating * * * In 1948, President Harry S. Truman “Late Show” on CBS that he was retiring signed the Marshall Plan, designed to as host in 2015 (Stephen Colbert was ture’s Wildland Fire Division helps with response equipment in dry areas. MEMBERSHIPS help European allies rebuild after World named as his replacement a week later). to wildfires on forested, state and private lands. Since I’ve been in office we’ve experienced The Yankton Daily War II and resist communism. Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall was Just in the last few days, the Division has report- floods, droughts, fires, blizzards and tornadoes. In 1965, the United States launched named the runaway winner of the AP South Dakota weather is anything but predict- Press & Dakotan is a the SNAP-10A nuclear power system into coach of the year award. Creighton star ed fires near Fort Pierre, at Custer State Park, in member of the Associ- Earth orbit; it was the first nuclear reactor Doug McDermott was a near-unanimous the Palmer Gulch area and in Harding County. able, but I know from experience that the perse- ated Press, the Inland sent into space. pick as the AP player of the year. The Sheep Draw Fire in Harding County is verance and benevolence of South Dakotans are Daily Press Association In 1968, the day before he was as- Today’s Birthdays: Actress-singer the worst we’ve experienced so far this year. things upon which we can always depend. That and the South Dakota sassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, civil Doris Day is 92. Former German Chan- being said, we need to do all we can to prevent Newspaper Association. rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. deliv- cellor Helmut Kohl is 85. Conservationist With wind gusts up to 70 mph, the fire grew to The Associated Press ered his famous “mountaintop” speech to Dame Jane Goodall is 81. Actor William 6,430 acres in one day. In response, I ordered two fires, especially this year. is entitled exclusively a rally of striking sanitation workers. Gaunt is 78. Songwriter Jeff Barry is 77. National Guard helicopters to assist those on the to use of all the local In 1974, deadly tornadoes began hit- Actor Eric Braeden is 74. Actress Marsha news printed in this ting wide parts of the South and Midwest Mason is 73. Singer Wayne Newton is 73. newspaper. before jumping across the border into Singer Billy Joe Royal is 73. Singer Tony Canada; more than 300 fatalities resulted Orlando is 71. Comedy writer Pat Proft is LETTERS TO THE EDITOR * * * from what became known as the Super 68. Folk-rock singer Richard Thompson Outbreak. is 66. Country musician Curtis Stone SUBSCRIPTION In 1985, the landmark Hollywood (Highway 101) is 65. Blues singer-guitarist South Dakota Needs A Plan South Dakota needs to craft a comprehensive RATES* Brown Derby restaurant closed after 56 John Mooney is 60. Rock musician Mick and effective plan to address the drastic increase years in business. Mars (Motley Crue) is 59. Actor Alec Lara Bryan, Yankton (Payable in advance) In 1990, jazz singer Sarah Vaughan Baldwin is 57. Actor David Hyde Pierce in the prevalence of dementia brought upon by CARRIER DELIVERY died in suburban Los Angeles at age 66. is 56. Rock singer John Thomas Griffith Purple Angel Ambassador the aging population. Achieving the vision of 1-month...... $12.09 In 1995, former United Way of Amer- (Cowboy Mouth) is 55. Comedian-actor Did you know there is a National Alzheimer’s eliminating the burden of Alzheimer’s disease 3 months...... $36.27 ica President William Aramony was con- Eddie Murphy is 54. Rock singer-musician Project Act? On Jan. 4, 2011, President Barack starts with concrete goals. victed in Alexandria, Virginia, of 25 counts Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 53. Rock Obama signed into law the National Alzhei- Below are the five that form the foundation of 6 months...... $72.53 of fraud, conspiracy and money launder- singer Sebastian Bach is 47. Rock musi- 1-year...... $133.09 ing for stealing nearly $600,000 from the cian James MacDonough is 45. Olympic mer’s Project Act (NAPA) (Public Law 111-375), this National Plan: MOTOR ROUTE charity. (Aramony ended up serving six gold medal ski racer Picabo Street is 44. requiring the Secretary of the U.S. Department of 1. Prevent and Effectively Treat Alzheimer’s (where available) years of a seven-year prison sentence.) Actress Jennie Garth is 43. Actor Jamie Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish Disease by 2025. 1 month...... $14.51 In 1996, an Air Force jetliner carry- Bamber is 42. Actor Adam Scott is 42. the National Alzheimer’s Project. Unfortunately, 2. Enhance Care Quality and Efficiency. ing Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and Christian rock musician Drew Shirley South Dakota is one of the few states that hasn’t 3 months...... $43.53 American business executives crashed in (Switchfoot) is 41. Comedian Aries Spears 3. Expand Supports for People with Alzhei- 6 months...... $87.05 Croatia, killing all 35 people aboard. is 40. Actor Matthew Goode (TV: “The published a state Alzheimer’s plan. mer’s disease and Their Families. 1 year...... $139.14 Ten years ago: A day after the death Good Wife”; Film: “The Imitation Game”) is For millions of Americans, the heartbreak of 4. Enhance Public Awareness and Engage- MAIL IN RETAIL of Pope John Paul II, the body of the pon- 37. Actress Cobie Smulders is 33. Rock- watching a loved one struggle with Alzheimer’s ment. Trade Zone tiff lay in state. Millions prayed and wept at pop singer Leona Lewis is 30. Actress disease is a pain they know all too well. Alzhei- services across the globe, as the Vatican Amanda Bynes is 29. 5. Track Progress and Drive Improvement. 1-month...... $16.93 prepared for the ritual-filled funeral and Thought for Today: “The world is not mer’s disease burdens an increasing number of By making Alzheimer’s a national priority, we 3 months...... $50.79 conclave that would choose a successor. black and white. More like black and grey.” our nation’s elders and their families, and it’s have the potential to create the same success 6 months...... $101.57 Five years ago: The leader of the An- — Graham Greene, English author (born essential that we confront the challenge it poses that has been demonstrated in the fights against 1-year...... $148.82 glican church, Archbishop of Canterbury 1904, died this date in 1991). to our public health. Rowan Williams, said in remarks released other diseases. NAPA will allow Congress to MAIL OUTSIDE South Dakota is woefully unprepared for assess whether the nation is meeting the chal- RETAIL TRADE ZONE an epidemic of dementia currently affecting 44 lenges of this disease for families, communities 1 month...... $19.35 FROM THE BIBLE million people worldwide and set to more than and the economy. South Dakota should not be 3 months...... $58.05 triple to 135 million people by 2050. It’s a global one of the seven states that does not have a 6 months...... $116.09 For if we have been unified with Him in a death like His, we shall epidemic and it’s only getting worse. state plan. If we come together and show our 1-year...... $186.33 certainly be united with Him in resurrection like His. Romans 6:5. We need to contact our state’s lawmakers to support for actively developing a plan we can * Plus applicable sales tax authorize the creation of an Alzheimer’s Plan and make it happen. for all rates Portals of Prayer, Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis. find ways to get involved in developing a plan.