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Volume 31 Number 4 July 11, 2013

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Official Newspaper for the City of Bison, Perkins County, and the Bison School District A Publication of Ravellette Publications, Inc. P.O. Box 429 Bison, South Dakota 57620-0429 Phone: (605) 244-7199 FAX (605) 244-7198

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Throughout the week, young people run their own cooperatives. Theres the co-op store, newspaper, insurance company, and even a coop coffee shop. Campers put real money into the credit union at the start of camp to buy things from the co-op store and they get a checkbook. These are real life scenarios that theyre living out during the week of camp, Geyer said. The kids that go to State Camp will be better prepared when they go to college and have to balance their bank accounts. They are all on boards of directors of their various cooperatives, take out loans, pay bills, and run a real business. On the last evening of camp, campers select the next years Junior Advisory Council (JAC), a group of six campers who have at least finished their junior year of high school. This years JAC members are Tucker Greene of Plankinton; Dayton Trujillo of De Smet; Jackie Dethlefsen of Stickney; Chris Nemec of Holabird; Brooke Enright of Union Center; and Aidan Beck of Huron. The six JAC members will help plan and facilitate the 2014 State Camp as well as help South Dakota Farmers Union throughout the year at different events including Farmers Union Day at the South Dakota State Fair. For more information about South Dakota Farmers Unions youth education programs, visit the education page at www.sdfu.org.

Farmers Union youth participate in State Camp in the Black Hills

All in a nights work

by Gladys Jackson A dog ordinance, hay bids, revised culvert policy and reports are all in a nights work for the five-man Bison Town Board. There is never a lack of items on the agenda, and Monday evening, July 8, was no different. Sheriff Kelly Serr was unable to attend the meeting as scheduled to discuss the current dog leash ordinance on file. In light of the recent dog-biting incident, the Board has been reviewing the Towns Dog Leash Ordinance. Attorney Bogue has drafted a new leash ordinance and Town Clerk Beth Hulm provided copies to the Board. It was decided by the Board to review this new draft and ask Sheriff Serr to attend the August board meeting to discuss dog leash ordinances. If a stricter ordinance is put in place, the Town would be required to purchase a dog kennel for holding the animals.

Ordinances, Bids and Policies

Attending this years state camp from Perkins County were (left to right): Jim Brockel and Kiana Brockel from Shadehill. Young people from across the state of South Dakota participated in the South Dakota Farmers Unions annual state camp June 27, 2013, at Storm Mountain Center near Rapid City. Nearly 100 youth ages 14-19 spent the week setting up their own cooperative businesses, touring the Black Hills, listening to speakers and learning leadership and various life skills. This years state camp was an extraordinary time of learning as these young people participated in cooperative business training and learned valuable leadership skills that they will take with them for the rest of their lives, said State Education Director Bonnie Geyer. The week features many activities

like hiking, sports and bonfires. There is also a tour day where youth go on tours in the Rapid City area. Speakers at this years state camp included Sioux Falls Storm head coach and Roosevelt High School teacher Kurtiss Riggs who spoke about leadership; Elaine Doll, a marathon runner in her 70s, who spoke to the young people about personal motivation in her discussion called, Life is a marathon, so double tie your shoes! Troopers from the South Dakota Highway Patrol spoke to the campers about traffic safety, the dangers of texting and driving and underage drinking. Rebecca Caselli-Smith with Lutheran Social Services spoke to campers about bullying and self-esteem.

Due to not being advertised properly, a motion was made to rescind last months approved hay bids and at the 7:30 p.m. hour, new hay bids for the Bison Airport were opened. Jess Carmichael was the high bidder for approximately 60 acres of hay ground around the Airport with a $650.00 bid. Ridge Veal was awarded the hay on Tracts 8 and 9 with a high bid of $150.65 for Tract 8 and $166.65 for Tract 9. One bid had to be disqualified due to not being properly identified. Rachel Eggebo, President and Brandi Baysinger, Director of the Bison Area Economic Development met with the Board and gave an update on current projects and a verbal request to continue funding in the 2014 budget. Employee Heath McKinstry gave a status report on several projects. He reported that the road continued on page 7

Schoolboard welcomes Mrs Azevedo

All five school board members were in attendance on Monday night to conduct business for their regular monthly session and also to welcome the new superintendent, Mrs. Marilyn Azevedo, to our community. She and her husband are getting settled in the superintendent house they now occupy. Three employee contracts were approved. Danielle Gerbracht was hired to be the assistant cook to Camille Drown, head cook. Donna Keller, the former Special Education teacher, was approved by contract to teach Elementary Education. Janelle Goddard was hired to be the High School Secretary. She is already being trained by the former secretary Joy Worm. Oaths of office for the coming term were spoken by Dan Beckman and Dan Kvale to serve three year terms on the board and also by Bonnie Crow, Business Manager and by Colette Johnson, Assistant Business Manager.

Farm Service Agency NAP coverage available for 2014 annual forage crops
FSA will offer Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage for 2014 crops that are planted annually and used for livestock feed or fodder. The Risk Management Agency (RMA) recently announced a pilot program that offers a CAT level Rainfall Index-Annual Forage Insurance Plan to producers in Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota. Because there is limited time for producers in these states to transition from NAP to the new RMA pilot program, an exception was made that will allow the states to continue offering NAP coverage for 2014 only. However, NAP coverage will not be available for 2015 annual forage crops in these specific states. Eligible producers can apply for 2014 NAP coverage at the Local County FSA Office using form CCC-471, Application for Coverage. To obtain 2014 NAP coverage for these crops, producers in South Dakota must file the application and pay the service fee by the following dates: September 30, 2013 for fallseeded crops such as winter wheat and rye; March 15, 2014 for all other spring seeded forage crops. The service fee is the lesser of

$250 per crop or $750 per producer per administrative county, not to exceed a total of $1,875 for a producer with farming interests in multiple counties. Producers who meet the definition of a limited resource farmer or rancher can request a waiver of the service fee. NAP provides financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory or prevented planting occur due to normal disasters. For more information about NAP, please contact your FSA County office or visit www.fsa.usda.gov.

Bison Calcutta golf tourney will be on July 20th and 21st. Two person scramble with a steak supper on Saturday the 20th followed by the Calcutta. Any question contact Jeffrey Johnson at 605-390-3743

Highlights & Happenings

The bus contract with Gene Smith was also given the green light after a few changes were made. Because the Suburban is usually used on the south bus route instead of a school bus the contract was decreased by $4100. Smith was also reminded to conduct fire drills to insure student safety. The Senior Class account was closed since the seniors have now graduated. The account had an amount of $489.15 in it which will be transferred to the student council fund. Business Manager Crow had some good news to report. A team from TSP Engineering in Rapid City will be at the school July 11 and July 12 to evaluate the structure of the present school building at a cost of $35,620. If they have to make more than two trips to Bison the school will also pay 15% of the additional expenses. Some board continued on page 9

Chance Cemetery Board would like all flowers removed as soon as possible.

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Nutrition Site Menu

Thursday, July 11
BBQ beef on a bun potato salad parsley carrots lime sunshine salad banana Beef stew pineapple tidbits pudding w/topping cranberry juice

Special education reports now available online

Information regarding school districts performance on improving the educational outcomes of students with disabilities is now available online. Results of early childhood services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays are also available. Released annually, the State Performance Plan Report is divided into two parts. One part addresses the federal special education program known as Part B. This report identifies school districts ability to meet federal special education requirements on several indicators along with performance targets. The report is based mainly on data from the 2011-12 school year with exception of Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, and Suspension/Expulsion for 2010-2011. Statewide data also is available. To view the Part B report, visit http://doe.sd.gov/oess/sped_SPP.as px. The other part of the State Performance Plan Report addresses the federal special education program known as Part C. This report identifies the ability of early childhood services, called the Birth to Three program in South Dakota, to meet 14 federal special education requirements. Statewide and regional data is available. To view the Part C reports, visit http://doe.sd.gov/oess/Birthto3Fed. aspx and look under the Documents listing on the right-hand side of the page, click on 2012 Part C Annual Performance Report or Regional Programs Data - Indicators.

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Perkins County fair books are available at all the local businesses.

T-Ball games have started. All games start at 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

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Monday, July 15
Taco salad whole wheat roll fresh fruit pudding

Tuesday, July 16
Ginger pork chops baked potato spinach salad grapes

Bison Public Library reading program, Pre - 2nd grade July 17th Feeling Antsy. 3rd - 6th grade July 12th - 19 th No summer reading program due to swimming lessons. All programs are at 10:30. Christ Ev. Lutheran Church will be having VBS Monday, July 22-Thursday, July 25, from 9-11:30 a.m. for all children ages 4-12. Please call 244-5636 to register.

Wednesday, July 17
Hawaiian chicken dinner roll tomato slices apple crisp

The American Lutheran Church is seeking wedding dresses, baptism gowns and Easter hats from 1913 - 2013 to display during their 100 Year Anniversary program. If you have an item or know of someone who does, please contact Salli at 605-244-5491. Alcoholics Anonymous is meeting weekly in Bison. The group meets every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the basement of the Presbyterian Church. Everyone is welcome.

Badlands Ministries VBS Day Camp at American Lutheran Church!! July 29th-Aug 1st, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 pm (MW) 9:00 a.m. -12:00 Noon (Thursday) with a Public Worship Program at 12:00 Noon. Kids ages 3-6th Grade are WELCOME and need to bring a sack lunch daily. Contact Heidi Kopren at 244-5524 with any questions.

HuntSAFE class
SD Game, Fish and Parks will be holding a HuntSAFE course on July 19th and 20th at 8:30 a.m. at the Bison School. The course will run July 19th and 20th and students must be present both days to successfully complete the course. The course teaches students firearms safety, about the tradition of hunting and certifies eligibility to purchase hunting licenses. HuntSAFE courses are designed for persons age 12 through 15. Adults are also welcome and invited to attend. Youth that are 11 may be issued cards if they turn 12 before December 31 of this year, but cannot hunt until September 1. Parents are also encouraged to attend with their children. Even though registration is not required please call 374-7726 and leave a message so the instructors know how many students will be attending. If anyone has any questions regarding the HuntSAFE course, feel free to call me at my office, 374-7726.

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Garden Gate
Gardening by the Clock?
Are you one of those that have an inner clock that wakes you up at 6:00 a.m. no matter what day it is? Well, all plants, flowers or vegetables, grown indoors or outdoors have that internal clock that regulates their life cycle processes. It is sensitivity to the waxing and waning of daylight as the year progresses. This sensitivity is known as photoperiodism which determines when they fruit, when they bolt, or when they produce storage organs (think potatoes). Takato Imaizumi, University of Washington biologist, is uncovering the mechanisms of the seasonal calendar in plants. Almost all living creatures, gardeners included, possess a powerful clock, known as the circadian clock, which controls many of lifes processes. Studies have shown that plants and animals dont have to actually experience day and night to have regular wake/sleep (animals) or stiff leaf/relaxed leaf (plants) cycles, prove that this clock is innate. Imaizumi explains that The circadian clock is not constantly sensitive to light. It has a light sensitive window at the end of the day that acts as a gating mechanism. This process is what determines of a plant is a long-day or a short-day plant. Some plants are considered dayneutral which are not affected by photoperiodism but by temperatures or maturity. The long-day and short-day determination depends on latitude. Day length at the equator is a constant 12 hours in all seasons while at 50 degrees latitude the day can swing from about 8 hours in January to 16 hours in June. The latitude of Bison is 45.520N which has a minimum of eight hours and 42 minutes of daylight in mid-December to a maximum of 15 hours and 41 minutes of daylight in midJune. Onions are a crop whose latitude of origin is important. You will notice in seed catalogs that onions are listed as long or short day varieties. A variety that requires 14 hours of daylight would be appropriate for South Dakota but not for Florida. The poor gardener, hoping for perfection in a wide range of crops, has a lot to keep track of all the variables: different light requirements for different vegetables and even the different varieties of the same vegetable; radical difference in day length at different latitudes; and the fact that seasonal responses in plants are not all light-determined alone but can be adjusted by weather related factors such as temperature and moisture. And you thought gardening was a simple thing. My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale Submitted by Karen Englehart, Master Gardener, SDSU Cooperative Extension Service

School Board holds special meeting

The Bison School Board met in a special session on Friday, June 21 to conduct some necessary business. After moving into executive session to discuss personnel the board accepted the resignation of First Grade Teacher Lola Hedstrom, effective at the end of her 2012-2013 contract. Hedstrom has taught First Grade for the District for 351/2 years. Thank you , Lola, for your many faithful years of service to the school. We wish you well as you begin your retirement. By unanimous vote Business Manager Crow was authorized to make the necessary contingency transfers as needed for the 20122013 school year. The Board also acted to utilize the Pension Fund for retirement costs in the amount of $40,000 for the 2012-2013 school year. With no more business on the agenda the special session was adjourned.

Bison School Board holds Budget Hearing

The Bison School Board conducted a budget hearing for the new fiscal year beginning in July for the 2013-2014 school year. An amount of $50,000 was added to surplus funds for the needs while earnings amounted to $2,500. the new superintendent was awarded $5,000 to pay for travel expenses to Bison from New Hampshire. the chairs in the computer lab are broken and need to be replaced. As a result $10,000 was added to the budget for chairs and necessary tables in the computer lab. These additions were made in the General Fund. Concerning the Capital Outlay Fund the board discussed the possibility of raising the mil levy for taxes. With adequate money already in the budget it was the boards consensus to keep the mil levy at 21/2 mils. Each year $5,000

is budgeted for library books. Because the library already has an abundance of books that amount was changed to $2,000 for books for the coming school term. An engineering fee of $35,620 was also budgeted for TSP Engineering in Rapid City for a complete evaluation of the school for renovations or the possibility of building a new school. There is less budgeted for Special Education because less is needed at this time. The retirement budget fund was set at $40,000. Impact Aid of $15,000 can be used in the General Fund. School lunch costs went up by $1,000. All in all the budget affirms that there are adequate funds for the coming school term. With that in mind the board moved to accept this budget by unanimous vote.

What dog can jump higher than a building?

Any dog, buildings can't jump!

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Bison Area Economic Development meets with Town Board

By Gladys Jackson Rachel Eggebo, President and Brandi Baysinger, Director of the Bison Area Economic Development met with the Bison Town Board on July 8 to give an update on current projects and to request continued funding for the 2014 budget. What they had to say was pretty impressive. This group has been working hard for the betterment of the Bison community; even the Rapid City Journal has taken notice by way of a story of their latest project entitled Our Good Deeds: Town paints home of 94-year old veteran. You can read this story in the July 7th edition of the Rapid City Journal written by Claudia Laws of the Journal staff. She caught the story by reading about it on the Bison facebook at www.facebook.com page /BisonSD. The above referenced Paint South Dakota project was completed with help from the South Dakota Housing Authority, who awarded the funds for the painting supplies. The house belongs to veteran and long time resident of Bison, Bob Hanson. This job was completed with the volunteer help of some 20 area people interested in helping out their community. Other projects completed this year by the Bison Area Economic Development include the new business signs posted on the east and west sides of Bison along Highway 20. There are plans to light these signs also. Go take a drive and check them out! The third project completed recently is the newly designed Bison website, complete with a community calendar and classifieds. If you want to utilize either of these, give Brandi a call at the Development office (244-5726) and she will get it on the website. Be sure to check out the new site, www.bisonsd.com, there is even a listing of area attractions. Brandi would like to enhance this website continually and keep it updated, even list places for sale or rent. People new to the community or looking to re-locate to the Bison community will have a place to get all their questions answered. If you have information for the website or ideas, be sure to let Brandi know. Brandi stated that having the Bison site connected with the All School Reunion facebook site, brought in a lot of new viewers which was great. Director Baysinger stated that she is currently working on applying for four grants, one to help with the training of staff in community development, grant applications, economic development, help to elevate existing staff to full time, and to purchase equipment for future office needs. Another grant is for local infrastructure improvement to assist with sidewalks and curb and gutter for existing and future residents and business owners as well as improving streets. Yet another is a jobs grant program to assist with future housing projects. But the one she is really excited about is the South Dakota Safe Routes to School grant which is a sidewalk project for the entire city limits of Bison beginning with Coleman Avenue. This would help provide a safe place for children and adults to walk to school and promote more outdoor activities and wellness for the community by providing a safe venue for residents for walking. She asked that the Town Board incorporate the sidewalks into the upcoming redo of Coleman Avenue. All of these grants are subject to State approval. Baysinger also spoke to the Board on upcoming community development programs. One is the Horizons Project which will allow participation in additional trainings to expand on the first Horizons Project completed in 2008. Another program is Stronger Economies Together which would be an application for additional regional training to help our regional economy as a whole and build stronger relationships with surrounding communities. But once again, the one program Brandi and Rachel are really excited about is called the Community Foundation Program which would build a community reinvestment fund through SD Community Foundation to further projects and activities in perpetuity. This could include scholarships for area students, recreation programs for area residents and further business growth and community involvement. This would create a lasting legacy by allowing people and businesses to donate to the community fund through any means available, including the Bison website. Monies are then held in a South Dakota Fund which recently earned over 15% interest. This money is kept tallied for each community as money is donated. The money would then be locally given to qualifying projects, possibly through an appointed local Committee. It is all about the community and how we can help, stated President Rachel Eggebo. Lets all give this group a big hand for their interest and effort and maybe try to support them in any way we can, after all they are doing all of this for our community.

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Obituary Gayla J. Brink
would plan trips to places that she believed her grandchildren would learn from and enjoy. Whenever she and her husband Lyle would travel without her grandchildren, she was constantly picking up brochures and presents to share with them. She knew the likes, dislikes, and strengths of every grandchild. Friendships were like family to Gayla. Her friendships ran deep and lasted as long. She always looked forward to her annual gathering with The Jewels, special friends of hers from her days at Bison High School. She was very active in the Beta Sigma Phi, Xi Alpha Pi service sorority and will be very missed by her sisters. If you were a family member or friend of Gayla Brink, then you most likely received a countless number of thoughtful presents. Giving gifts to other people gave Gayla joy. She was a professional shopper. However, her purchases were usually not for herself, but for her family or friends she made throughout her lifetime. She remembered collections, birthdays, holidays, favorite colors, and even pets. If she ran across something that reminded her of someone, something her grandchildren would like, something she just knew she could find a home for, she would buy it. Gayla truly wanted to help people. Throughout her life, she was involved in the Care & Share Food Drive, The Salvation Army, The American Heart Association, Boy Scouts, Hospital Auxiliary, and a supporter of The Childrens Miracle Network. Giving of her time came easily to Gayla. She loved to learn and enjoyed helping others to learn as well. To that end, she was involved in the Journey Museum and The Questers. She also loved to cook and belonged to a gourmetcooking club. And how about those BEARS. They were everywhere. When you entered the foyer of the Brink home, bears immediately surrounded you. Her collection was second to none. It was very difficult to give Gayla anything that had a bear on it because she probably already owned it. The last few years found Gayla in a great deal of pain. That has ended now and she is safe. She is survived by her husband, Lyle Brink of Rapid City; three sons, Derek (LaDelle) Brink of Reva, Zane (Trine) Brink of Rapid City, and Travis (Chandelle) Brink of Box Elder; two brothers, Greg (Lori) Long of Spearfish and Ron Ary of Harper, Kansas; one sister, Linda (Frank) Cervantez of Broomfield, CO; and 12 grandchildren. Also surviving are many loving nieces, nephews and in-laws. Gayla was preceded in death by her parents. Visitation was held from 5 - 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at Kirk Funeral Home and one hour before the services at the church. Services were at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 3 at First Presbyterian Church in Rapid City with the Rev. Jeff Kintner officiating. Burial followed at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis at 2:30 p.m. A memorial has been established. Family and friends may sign Gaylas online guestbook at www.kirkfuneralhome.com

Pastors Perspective
Gods Light Read Genesis 1:1-8 Then God said, Let there be light; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good.(verses 3,4) Until I was in the second grade, we had only kerosene lamps for light. You didnt think I was that old, did you? I will never forget the day I came home from school and saw electric light fixtures hanging in each room of our home. We could hardly wait for it to get dark, so we could see how much brighter our rooms would be. That light was good. For all of us there are times when, regardless of the hour, it seems that all our world is dark. Zachariah, the father of John the Baptist, knew the people of Israel had seen that darkness. But he prophesied of Gods tender mercy, giving light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. (Luke 1:79) Zachariah prophecy was fulfilled in the perfect light, found in Jesus, the light of the world. Jesus said of himself, Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life. (John 8:12) Prayer: Thank you, gracious God, for knowing that we need more than physical light in this world. Thank you for the perfect light, your Son, Jesus. Amen.

Pastor Florence Hoff, CRE First Presbyterian Church

Gayla J. Brink, 59, of Rapid City, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital, surrounded by family and friends. Born to Clifton and Beatrice Bea Long, she grew up and graduated high school in Bison, South Dakota. She married Lyle Brink in 1972 whom she raised her family with in Rapid City, South Dakota. It is safe to say that the most important things in Gayla Brinks life were family, friends, and most of all, her dozen grandchildren. You could not have a conversation with Gayla without it involving an award someone received, an event someone was in, a recital she needed to attend, or a story about something adorable one of them had done. There were no favorites; she loved every single one of them equally, and made every effort to attend every activity or event. She

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service - 10:30a.m. Wednesday Prayer Mtg. - 7:30 p.m.

Grace Baptist Church Pastor Phil Hahn Church of Christ

Farmers Union announces District IV, V & VI Camp date

All children ages 6-13 are invited to attend South Dakota Farmers Unions District IV, V & VI Summer Camp scheduled for July 30-August 1, 2013 at Camp Bob Marshall, Custer, SD. Districts IV, V & VI include Bennett, Gregory, Lyman, Mellette, Todd, Tripp, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Jackson, Jones, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Stanley, Corson, Dewey, Harding, Perkins, and Ziebach Counties. This years camp is themed Farmers Union is our name, Cooperation is our game, and will include activities that teach children about the benefits cooperative business and of working together. Young people who attend this years District IV, V & VI Camp will come away with a better understanding of the importance of cooperation, said Tamie Fahrenholz, District V Farmers Union Education Director. They will have the opportunity to learn more about cooperative business and how they can work together to solve problems in their daily lives. Theyll play games; there will be singing and crafts, water games and all of the other camp traditions. Campers will play a Deal or No Deal game to learn about Farmers Union and will work together on an advertising campaign for their cooperative business. Financial literacy will also be taught throughout the camp and there will be an exciting surprise for campers. Campers will also complete crafts, including a ceramic piggy bank which will promote saving their money. Each child will also receive a free T-shirt. Camp will open at 1:00 pm on July 30 and will close at 1:00 pm on August 1st. Registration is $70 and please pre-register by July 23, 2013 to Tamie Harwood-Fahrenholz at 605-431-7338. District V South Dakota Farmers Union members registration will be covered by their district. See more details on directions and what to bring to camp on www.sdfu.org. Registration forms can be found online at www.sdfu.org. You can also pick them up at your local Farmers Union Insurance office, or your local cooperative. For more information contact Tamie Harwood-Fahrenholz at 605-4317338, Retta Mansheim at 605-8422452 or the SD Farmers Union at 605-352-6761, Ext. 125.

Saturday evening service at Indian Creek - 5:00 p.m. Rosebud - 7:00 p.m. Sunday morning services at American - 8:30 a.m. Grand River Lutheran

Prairie Fellowship Parish ELCA Pastor Dana Lockhart

18 mi. south of Prairie City - Worship Service - 10:00 a.m.

Christ Lutheran Church WELS

Pastor Gerhardt Juergens

Sunday Bible Class - 8:00 a.m., Worship Service - 8:30 a.m. South Jct. of Highways 73 & 20 Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Worship Service - 11:00 a.m. Sabbath School - 2:00 p.m., Worship Service - 3:00 p.m.

Coal Springs Community Church Pastors Nels & Angie Easterby

Seventh Day Adventist Church Pastor Donavon Kack

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Fr. Tony Grossenburg
Saturday Mass: - Lemmon 4:45 p.m. Bison - 7:15 p.m., Sunday Mass: Lemmon - 8:15 a.m., Morristown - 10:30 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church Pastor Florence Hoff, CRE

Reva Worship Service - 9:00 a.m., WMF 2nd Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.

Holland Center Christian Reformed Church Pastor Brad Burkhalter Lodgepole

Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. Worship Service -9:30 a.m.

Beckman Wesleyan Church Pastor Brad Burkhalter

Prairie City Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. Vesper Service - 6:00 p.m., Wed. Evenings - 7:30 p.m.

Slim Buttes Lutheran Pastor Henry Mohagen

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7-9 year old kids advance to coach pitching

Garrett Holzer batting, Kyle Carmichael is pitching, Allison Kahler on third base, Brian Wells assisting on third base, Kahlea Seidel and Abigayle Thompson in between bases and Travis Storm ready to catch the ball by Kyle.

Monday, Paulo, Tabbi and Emily Mauri and Becca Askew were evening guests of the Kellers. Paulo got the mower going again for Bridget. Wednesday, Bridget Keller and the boys traveled to Timber Lake. Bridget had dinner with the in-laws and the boys stayed with them while she traveled on to Pierre to surprise her friend Jackie who is leaving for deployment to Afghanistan on the 7th. Bridget returned back to Timber Lake on the 4th and spent the day with the Keller families. Bridget and the boys returned home Friday afternoon. Tiss Treib visited with her mother, Esther Johnson, Aunt Kari Hoff and Cousin Katie Wiechmann Tuesday afternoon. She was on her way to Belle Fourche where she was a houseguest of Rhys and Carla Oelke. Wednesday, Tiss and Carla did some shopping in Spearfish. In the afternoon, Tiss met up with Kick and Randi Alexander of MN. They attended the Ranch Rodeo. Thursday, the Oelkes and Tiss attended the parade in Belle Fourche. Tiss took Rhys and Carla out to dinner in Spearfish. In the afternoon, Randi and Kick Alexander and Tiss Treib attended the rodeo. Friday, Kick and Randi Alexander and Tiss Treib went hiking to Roughlock Falls, in the evening they attended the Black Hills Roundup rodeo. Saturday Randi and Kick Alexander and Tiss Treib headed to their respective homes. Tiss went through Rapid City on business and visited at the Hoff home with Esther Johnson, Kari Hoff, Dorena Wiechmann, Katie and Christopher Wiechmann, Louis John Hoff and family who were visiting from WI. Sunday following chores Tiss Treib called on Thelma Sandgren; Lester and Sharon Longwood and Bridget Keller, Lil Albert and Korbin. Ben and Ezra Wiechmann were Sunday evening guests of Tiss Treib. Last Wednesday, Patsy Miller and

Rosebud News.......By Tiss Treib

Sharon Longwood visited with Joyce Mosley in Rapid City. Jim and Patsy Miller attended the Circus in Lemmon Sunday and Buffalo Monday. Jim and Patsy Miller spent July 4th in Hettinger. They attended the parade and fireworks. Matt and Christi Miller brought supper out to Jim and Patsy Miller Saturday evening. Gary, Jodi, Lexi and Shirley Johnson traveled to Hettinger for the 4th of July parade. Later Shirley was a dinner guest of Gary and Jodi. Don Meink of Crofton, NE arrived at Helen Meinks Monday to spend a week. Stacy Gillespie and Andi of Gilbert, AZ are spending time in the area visiting family. Rod and Cheryl Seim visited with Tim and JoAnne Seim Sunday afternoon. Larry and Sarah Dreiske and family spent Saturday with Nolan and Linda Seim and family. Lynn Frey attended the funeral of Betty Klug in Bismarck Thursday. Sunday afternoon, Lynn Frey called on Ken Krisle and visited with Troy and Shelly Krisle and family. Congrats to Keith and Bev Hoffman on the birth of a new granddaughter, born to Paul and Harmony Hoffman. Tuesday, Marcie Sandgren came up at noon and took Thelma Sandgren to the clinic and later they admitted her to the hospital. Leslie Sandgren came and picked up Grandma Thelma and took her home from the hospital, after the parade Thursday morning. Friday, Thelma Sandgren attended to her usual appointments in Hettinger. She then enjoyed supper with her sister, Gladys Vliem at the Nursing Home. Thelma Sandgren visited with Helen Meink and her guests, Stacy and Andi Gillespie Sunday afternoon, Thelma and Helen exchanged magazines and newspapers.

Mary Carmichael throwing to first base.

Grace Juergens hitting the ball after Kyle pitched.

Donations to the Bison Cemetery in June 2013 include the following: $100.00 - Jerry Knutson
Anyone wishing to donate to the Bison Cemetery Association can give or send their donation to : Colette Johnson. PO Box 70, Bison, SD 57620. All donations are greatly appreciated.

Bison Cemetery Donations

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All in a nights work

continued on page 1 (about 1 1/2 miles) from Terry Haggarts to the City Dump will be re-graveled sometime in either September or October. Mike Lockert suggested that Heath look into something to use for dust control on the road as well. The sprinklers at the City Park will be turned on as the grass is looking a little dry; with the recent rains this has not been necessary until now. Bison recently had a Water System Inspection completed by the S.D. Dept. of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) from Pierre and passed with no writeups. They did request that Heath compile an Emergency Plan so that if he were gone there would be written instructions for someone else to carry on in the case of a water emergency. The Town Board instructed Heath to continue to look into getting more streets chip sealed yet this year, to spray the parks for creeping jenny and dandelions, and to check on spraying the thistle at the Bison Golf course. Clerk Beth Hulm reminded everyone of the Pre-Construction Meeting for the new town storm sewer project which will be held at the Town Office building at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, July 10. Clerk Hulm presented an amendment to the swimming contract with the Bison School. The school requested that dates be inserted for open swimming so that they could have a driver on hand and also to specify that the Town be responsible for getting all release slips signed. There are approximately 26 kids signed up for swimming lessons. A discussion was held on the current culvert policy. After the discussion there was a unanimous decision to revise the current policy to state that in the future, the landowner will be responsible for the purchase and installation of a city approved culvert and that such approval by the Town Board is mandatory. This is the first reading of this policy, a second reading will be held at the August board meeting. After advertising to see if anyone was interested in serving on a nuisance committee, Clerk Hulm informed the Board that there was no interest shown. Luke Clements stated that Robert Froning was still interested and Luke was instructed to inform Robert that he was officially appointed to the Nuisance Committee. After visiting with Grand Electric in regard to the use of and destruction of their tent during the Gala Day storm, the amount of $6,022 was reached for payment purposes. The insurance company is good with this and a check will be written to Grand Electric for this amount. Mike Lockert, who is on the Airport Committee, presented the recent updated Airport Comprehensive Layout Plan with suggestions prepared by Kadrmas, Lee and Jackson, Aeronautic Engineers from Bismarck. Copies were distributed for the Board to review and sign off on. This is completed periodically and the Board reviews the suggestions to determine what is needed or not. Hulm stated that forms are in the office that will need to be completed by any agri-spraying pilots who use the Bison Airport. The FAA states that spraying agri-pilots may deviate from standard flight patterns when spraying. The forms are for liability protection for the Town. She also visited with the Board in regard to the Interstate Engineering Contract for the Sanitary/Sewer System at the Bison lagoon. A plan had been submitted by Interstate to the DENR. After review, the DENR felt that the plan needed some revisions before grant money could be received to pay Interstate. Beth will visit with the DENR about timelines and invoices. Personnel issues were then discussed and the Board approved the hiring of both Kassidy Sarsland and Rob Wedekind as summer help at the rate of $10.00 per hour. Executive session was then called to review job applications. The next board meeting will be August 5, 2013.

Town and Country CFEL

Drake talks about horse hair pottery
While spending winters in Arizona, Mary Lee Drake has discovered a new hobby. She has become interested in Horse Hair pottery. When Town and Country CFEL met in her home on June 27, she described the process and shared the first piece of pottery that she made. No two are ever the same, she said. She hopes to make more! There were 12 members and two guests present for the early summer evening meeting. In the absence of Chairwoman Carolyn Hendricks, Mary Ellen Fried stepped up to conduct the business meeting. Vi Leonard urged her peers to write to their Congressmen regarding diabetes test strips that may no longer be mailed from a local pharmacy. Medicare won't pay for strips that arent mailed from national mail-order suppliers. Official action was taken to draft a letter, one of which will be sent from the club as a whole and others for each individual member to sign and send. Again, a display of American Flags, a project of Town and Country, were flown on Main Street on July 4. Diana Landis explained that some damage was sustained by the poles during the Gala Day storm but that they have been repaired. Hendricks will host the July 25 meeting of Town and Country CFEL. Anyone who would like to attend as a guest should contact her at 244-7488 or one of the other officers: Mary Ellen Fried, 2447477 or Beth Hulm, 244-5231.

Why did the elephant paint himself diffrent colors?

So he could hide in the crayon box.

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Daniel Burkhalter invited to run in National Hershey Track Meet

On June 22nd, Daniel Burkhalter traveled to Belle Fourche to run in the State Hershey Track Meet (13-14 yr boys' division). He won the mile run for the second straight year with a time of 4:51, which set a new Hershey state record. He also won the 800 meter run with a time of 2:11. Based upon his effort at the state level he was invited to participate in the National Hershey Track Meet in Hershey, Pennsylvania in early August. Last year only 16 milers nationwide were invited to run in this meet. All expenses are paid by Hershey. This is a great opportunity and a great honor. Daniel has also been running in the USA Track & Field venue this summer (13-14 yr boys) and has just earned the right to run in their national meet in Greensboro, NC on July 27th. Daniel qualified this past Saturday by winning the 3000 meter run (9:57) at the regional meet held in Aberdeen, SD. Only the top 5 runners from the region qualify for the national meet. The First National Bank of Dad will be funding that trip. Daniel Burkhalter is pictured on the 1st place pedestal.

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Class of 1972 gathered during Gala Days

Back row- Kirby Chapman, Dale Shinabarger, Tim Kopren, Wes Schick, Stanley Brixey, Middle row- Patsy (Green) Crow, Holly Worm, Janine (Kolb) Hansen, Cindy (Penor) Ceglian, Allan Crow, Tom Fried. Front row- Salli (Kolb) Blazey, Ardath Burrer, Nancy Miles and Lois (Spangler) Eggebo.

Schoolboard welcomes Mrs Azevedo

continued from page 1 members will also be at the school when the engineering team is at the school. More good news was announced by Crow. A workmans comp contract with the school involves no cost to the school. This insurance covers board members if they are injured while at board meetings. The contract with the Town of Bison also got the go ahead. The school will provide a bus and driver for swimming lessons to Hettinger in exchange for snow removal at the school by the city crew. However, the city will pay the costs for the open swimming at the Hettinger pool including the cost of gas and the cost of a bus driver. The city will handle the permission slips for the children to ride the bus. To begin the new fiscal year Crow asked for nominations for Chairman. By unanimous vote Dan Kvale was elected to be the Chairman. Dan Beckman was chosen to be the Vice Chairman also by unanimous vote. All official designations will remain the same as the past years. Because the price of food has gone up, lunch ticket prices also went up. A students lunch will now cost $3.50 a meal and the adult meal will cost $4.25. Milk tickets will go up from $7.00 to $8.00 per ticket. Admission costs to ball games will remain the same. Admission fee for a student is $2.00 and $4.00 for an adult. A student season pass is $12.50 and a adult season pass is $35.00. Those on the school staff will get in free. Adult helpers at ball games who work at the game will get in free only if they are working at the game. Their spouses will not get in free. Substitute pay for teachers was set at $85.00 per day. Subs for para-professionals will be paid $75.00 per day. Crow read an e-mail from Mesha Larson who has signed a contract to be the High School Math teacher for the coming school term. In her e-mail she stated that she accepted another position. As a result the board moved to accept her resignation since it was received before July 1st. More discussion developed concerning the purchase of a new 59 passenger activity bus which would cost approximately $81,000. The bus now used was given a trade in the value of $11,000 and has 80,000 miles on

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it. A larger bus is needed for the students and their luggage when on road trips. Crow will shop around to find out what is available. A larger bus to transport 65 students could also be purchased. Superintendent Azevedo is working hard to fill the vacant positions. An Athletic Director is needed as well as coaches for football and for Girls and Boys Basketball. Azevedo will also attend a Freshman Impact Event in Faith sponsored by the Sherrif s. The purpose of this event is to impact Freshmen with the reality of a DUI, Court and jail time for breaking the law. She has almost completed all the necessary paper work to be a certified in South Dakota as a superintendent and will attend a New Superintendent Conferencein Pierre soon. Some mold was found in the basement of the superintendent house that will be examined and fixed soon. Telephones at the school cant receive voice mail at this time so that will be checked soon. The High School Eligibility proposed policy change were disShawnda cussed. Teachers Carmichael and Joyce Matthews have written a new policy that advocates eligibility checks four times a quarter. It would help to maintain consistency for students and teachers,remarked Carmichael. Its a Win, Win exclaimed Azevedo, A student should be responsible for their learning. She will implement a plan to check on teachers to keep up their grade books consistently. The policy actually means a student eligibility would be checked twice a month instead of once a month. When checks were done once a month some students handed in no work until the checking date approached. That is not teaching the students to be responsible. The board heard the first reading and will hear the second reading in August before the policy is approved. The next meeting is set to be August 12 at 7 p.m.

Cool summer workout tips

Summer weather can provide the ultimate motivation to get outside and be active. The sun is shining, nature is in full blossom, and coats and earmuffs are no longer essential. Summer can give people a certain zest for fitness, but sometimes temperatures can turn good intentions into a sweltering mess. Incorporating new habits and precautions into your warm weather workouts can keep you safe, motivated, and cool. TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), the nonprofit weight-loss support organization, offers the following tips to make the most of your summer fitness plans: 1. Fill up on fruit Water-heavy fruits - like watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, and grapes - are a great way to boost energy and replenish fluids lost after a workout. Containing more than 80 percent water, these fruits are easily digestible in the summer heat and are a tasty way to keep hydrated and satisfied. Eating them frozen also makes a refreshing summer treat. 2. Reroute for optimal shade If your usual running, walking, or cycling route makes you an easy target for sun exposure, opt for a shadier course. Road Runners Club of America features running routes around the country on their website, www.rrca.org. Weather .com also offers local parks forecasts and a fitness comfort index by the hour - ideal for determining the best time of day to exercise. 3. Incorporate the season into your routine Make summer chores part of your fitness plan for time-saving and warm weather-friendly exercise. Washing the car, gardening, taking the dog for a walk, and mowing the lawn, are all activities on your to-do list that burn calories as a bonus. 4. Pay attention to your heart rate The hotter it is, the harder your body has to work - so if you normally run at a 9-minute-mile pace, when the temperature hits 90 degrees, you may find yourself having to slow down to a 10-minutemile. Using a heart-rate monitor can help ensure that you arent pushing yourself too hard, which can lead to heat exhaustion and strokes. Deluxe heart monitors keep track of not only your heart, but also your speed, distance, pace, and calories burned. Models with fewer features can cost as little as $50. 5. Take the path less paved Walking, running, or cycling on dirt or gravel paths can keep the body significantly cooler than paved paths. Asphalt and concrete tend to radiate heat and reflect the suns rays, making you feel hotter. Running near bodies of water also has a noticeable cooling effect. 6. Slow it down without sacrifice To keep safe without giving up calorie burn, perform your regular cardio routine at a slightly slower pace, and then add in 30-second speed bursts every three to five minutes. Youll maintain the same benefits and burn even more calories without exerting extreme effort the entire workout.

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Our Good Deeds:

Town paints home of 94-year old veteran
Neighbors helping neighbors Any rancher will tell you, ranching doesn't stop for anything. That's when it pays to have some fantastic neighbors. Wayne Mickelson and his wife Sharon Cable of White Owl have been at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota so that Mickelson could have a tumor removed. While he was away, his ranch kept going, with an extra dose of assistance from his neighbors. Dale Heaton has been keeping tabs on the cattle. Glen King and Dee King cut and raked the hay. The next day, five neighbors showed up with five balers and worked for six hours to bale over 100 bales. "That's the way this neighborhood is out here," said Linda Howie, one of Mickelson's neighbors. "If someone has a problem, everyone pitches in." Audra Baker, Cable's daughter who is visiting from out of state, was very thankful to the neighbors who helped out during Mickelson's nearly two-week absence. "They were very stressed because of medical bills, trying to figure out how to pay [to cut the hay]," she said. At least five neighbors helped out, including Mike Howie, Jim Hale and Jim Shaw, but no one seems to know who spearheaded the project. That's pretty normal in this area where nearly everyone is willing to pitch in, as long as they can shy away from the praise for doing so. Reprinted with permission from The Rapid City Journal.

Bison School District has the following positions available:

Coa che s: Head Boys Basketball and Ass't. Head Girls Basketball and Ass't. Head Football and Ass't. Ass't. Volleyball Athletic Director
Bison is a small town where everyone helps one another. James "Bob" Hanson, 94, has helped more than his fair share. "He's a great guy," said Rachel Eggebo, president of Bison Economic Development. "He's always been here and if you needed help, Bob would help you. That's who Bob is." Hanson was raised in the Bison community and returned to Bison in 1971, where he served as the sheriff's deputy for more than 10 years. Hanson has not only served his community he also served his country in World War II where he was injured in a blast that killed his driver. He was captured by the Germans where he was treated by doctors who saved his life. He spent nearly four years in a prisoner of war camp. He received a Purple Heart for his service. The town applied for and was awarded funds for painting supplies from the South Dakota HousAuthority's Paint-South ing Dakota campaign. Over two nights and one Saturday, nearly 20 people volunteered on site or bought food for the volunteers who trimmed Hanson's trees, painted his home and garage, mowed his yard and helped clean up his property. "I feel like I'm the king of the roost," Hanson said. "They painted my garage first. I went to town and when I came back I almost drove right by because I didn't recognize it." Volunteers scraping Bob Hansons house. Hanson is very thankful that everyone volunteered to help out as he has a few health issues and his "balance is plum gone." "They done such a super job on it, some very professional. There were a lot of people that donated their time with a paintbrush." Bob lost his wife in 2002, and he has outlived all three of his sons. However, he still smiles easily and laughs often, the Bison Area Economic Development Committee wrote on their grant application. "Bob has been just an iconic individual in our area for many, many, many years and there is no one more deserving than him," Eggebo said. "We're so thankful we could do this for one of the greatest members of our community."

Thank you to the community of Bison

Bison Area Economic Development would like to thank all the volunteers who helped replace and install the new business signs along HWY 20. These signs could not have been installed with such ease without you taking the time to assist with the project including Mens Club and Grand Electric. Please check out the new signs and support all of Bisons businesses. Also, Bison Area Economic Development Committee would like to thank everyone who assisted with the painting of Bob Hansons house and garage as well as all the yard work that was completed. A special THANK YOU goes to: Brad and Fern Besler for the use of your paint sprayer; Bob and Gladys Jackson, Heidi Stevens and Carolyn Hendricks for supplying us with food; John Peck for the use of your pressure washer and all the many wonderful volunteers who donated their time to do a fantastic job! It looks great! We are blessed to live in such a giving and helpful community! Thank you so much! The volunteers involved in these two projects help remind us that Bison is a wonderful and giving community and that there is always work to be done to help our neighbors. Thank you again to all of those who give of their time every day to help others, you are appreciated. Check out Bisons new website at bisonsd.com! There is a Community Calendar section as well as a Classifieds section. If anyone has any information they would like to see our (YOUR) website, please let us know. This is Bisons one-stop for all things Bison!! Also, stay informed by liking www.facebook.com/BisonSD and be the first to know about what is happening on in your community.

Bob Hanson, 94, stands in front of his newly painted home in Bison.

Volunteering is the perfect way to feel connected to your community. The simple act of offering your skills and enthusiasm will positively impact the lives of others, as well as your own.

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New control available for Leafy Spurge

When Leafy Spurge's yellow flowers begin to bloom, landowners can evaluate the effectiveness of their control program, says Paul Johnson, SDSU Extension Agronomy Field Specialist. "If you have been doing a good job at control in the past, it may be a little slower and, if you have been doing a really good job, there may even be fewer plants out there than last year," Johnson said. He adds that the only way to get spurge under control is to be on it every year and get the root reserves depleted so the plants will start to

Grazing mineral nutrition for beef cows

With the recent moisture that much of South Dakota received, grass is growing and many cattle have been moved to summer pasture. With that move and change in feed, ranchers need to be aware of the nutrient requirements of their livestock and ensure they are all being met, including energy, protein, minerals, vitamins and water. Although all these elements are important to overall herd health, growers need to pay particular attention to meeting their herd's mineral needs, says Adele Harty, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist. "During the months in which animals are grazing, deficiencies in any of these nutrients can cause negative effects on animal production. In reality, all nutrients interact, and deficiencies in mineral nutrition can create deficiencies in availability of other nutrients, even if those nutrients are adequate in the diet," Harty said. As plants mature, mineral content changes such that phosphorus and potassium decrease, but not at an equal rate across all plant species, as this decrease is less pronounced in legumes than grasses. Harty explains that mineral content of grasses and forbs is influenced by mineral content of the soil, plant species, and plant maturity. Legumes, such as alfalfa and clovers, tend to be higher in calcium, magnesium, and potassium, as well as iron, copper, zinc, and cobalt than grasses. "In general, calcium levels are adequate in forages, while phosphorus levels tend to be low and often inadequate, especially in mature forages," she said. "In regards to potassium, these levels tend to be excessive, while magnesium levels can be deficient, especially in lush, rapidly growing pastures." Basically, Harty says that a "one-size fits all" mineral package rarely meets the needs of the livestock depending on plant diversity, soil mineral content, plant maturity and supplemental feeds. "There can be a measurable difference within a pasture, let alone across an entire ranch or state," she said. Table 1 shows the difference in two mineral supplements and how they can vary from eastern South Dakota to western South Dakota. Table 2 shows the seasonality differences in a mineral supplement for an eastern South Dakota ranch, with forage type being range in the summer and corn stalks in the winter. Mineral interactions also complicate the issues. Harty points to one of the more common and challenging mineral interactions that occurs particularly in western South Dakota where there is a three-way interaction between sulfur, molybdenum, and copper. "Many soils in South Dakota are high in molybdenum while water and by-product feeds can be high in sulfur. This results in copper being tied up and unavailable for absorption by the animal," Harty said. Copper is one of the key nutrients for reproduction and immunity, therefore an adequate amount of copper needs to be available in the mineral supplement to overcome this interaction. Harty directs cattle producers to the following article on iGrow.org: http://igrow.org/livestock/beef/isthat-a-copper-deficiency/. Because off-the-shelf mineral and salt products are formulated to meet generalized conditions, Harty says it is often beneficial to create a custom-blended mineral formula to meet localized deficiencies or toxicities of a specific ranch and the needs of that ranch throughout the year. "Developing a custom mineral formulation has many potential advantages, including avoiding excess mineral feeding, which results in less environmental contamination, more opportunity to prevent or overcome interactions and antagonisms, prevent toxicity, and save money," Harty said. "There is a substantial upfront time and money investment, but in the long run, the savings from eliminating unneeded minerals and the additional income from improved performance can make it worth the up-front investment." Three main steps in developing a custom formulation: 1)Sample; 2)Compare minerals in feeds to requirements; 3) Formulate the supplement. When sampling standing forage, Harty says producers need to observe animals grazing a new pasture and collect grab samples of the same type of plants they are eating at approximately the same level. "Typically as cattle walk through a pasture grazing, they will clip the top part of the plant, so observe how much this is and collect samples accordingly. Also sample water sources and any supplemental feed and have a full mineral analysis performed," she said. The second step is to compare the minerals in the feed and water to the animal requirements to determine where there are deficiencies, toxicities, or interactions. "Just because the level reads that it is adequate on the lab report does not mean it is available to the animal. Work with a nutritionist or Extension Field or State Specialist to work through this process to determine what the supplement needs to contain. This individual should then also help with the final step, formulation of the supplement," Harty said. Minerals are important nutrients that need to be properly balanced in the diet. If dietary feedstuffs do not contain adequate minerals or contain an imbalance, then mineral supplementation is necessary, which is usually the case. However, Harty adds, mineral supplements are often expensive and careful attention to providing the right supplement can be key to ensuring that we get the biggest bang for the buck, and this may be through a ranch specific custom blend.

CLIP FOR REFERENCE

& Waste Pesticide

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture will be collecting containers steel sizes 5 to 55 gallons and all plastic containers up to 250 gallon minibulks. All containers must be triple or pressure rinsed. Agriculture staff will also be collecting waste pesticides state wide. These must be registered by contacting Agriculture or local Extension

Pesticide Container Recycling

Collection sites will be at:

- Bison Perkins County Fairgrounds

Tuesday, July 23 9am - 12pm

- Timber Lake Wednesday, July 24 1:30pm - 4pm

Airport

- Belle Fourche Tuesday, September 10 9am - 12pm

Finkbeiner Feed

die. "A cold winter helps to take out the spurge when the root reserves have been depleted," Johnson said. "As soon as the yellow flowers are out it is time to start spraying." Johnson says the control window is only about one month before there will be viable seed in the plant. "If you also have thistles in with the spurge you may want to wait a little until thistles are at bud to make sure you get good coverage and control on both of the weeds," he said. But again, Johnson says be careful not to wait too long. "Waiting too long only allows the root reserves to build back up in the plant, and then you will not make any progress on getting rid of the plants. Instead, they will come back stronger than ever," he said. New Control Tools Available Based on SDSU test plots in Moody County a new compound called Perspective looks like it should be as good as Tordon in controlling Leafy Spurge, but Johnson says this compound has fewer use-restrictions; and it is more environmentally friendly. "It should be able to be used in more areas that have a shallow ground water problem," he said. "This is the first new product that has effect on thistles and spurge that has been developed in the last 40 years." At present, Perspective is not labeled on any areas that are cropped or hayed, Johnson says until more labeling is done, it will be limited on where it can be used. Also some grass injury will need to be tolerated with its use. "Usually the grass will recover the next year," he said. "And, I always want readers to know that use of the product's names does not imply endorsement. Information is based on SDSU research and observations." Before use, landowners need to verify information on current product labels prior to application.

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on mineral content of summer forages from an eastern and western South Dakota ranch Eastern Western Mineral % or % or ppm ppm Calcium 10.18% 4.87% Phosphorous 8.93% 6.38% Potassium 0.03% 29.90% Sodium 19.41% 0.62% Magnesium 0.27% 4.60% Zinc 6973 ppm 1677 ppm Copper 3500 ppm 286 ppm Manganese 138 ppm 570 ppm Cobalt 20 ppm 5 ppm Iodine 200 ppm 25 ppm Iron 5024 ppm Selenium 10 ppm ppm = parts per million

Table 2: Winter and summer custom mineral supplement for eastern South Dakota ranch. Summer Winter Mineral % or ppm % or ppm Consumption 2.7 oz 2.5 oz Calcium 10.18% 12.89% Phosphorous 8.93% 0.57% Sulfur 0.00% 0.43% Potassium 0.03% 0.00% Sodium 19.41% 12.00% Magnesium 0.27% 11.18% Zinc 6973 ppm 4100 ppm Copper 3500 ppm 4600 ppm Manganese 138 ppm 7 ppm Cobalt 20 ppm 30 ppm Iodine 200 ppm 666 ppm ppm = parts per million

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Children travel to Hettinger for swimming lessons

Picture above are back row Hannah McKinstry, Veronica Voller, Kahlea Seidel, Corbin Mackaben, Jonathan Burkhalter, Corey Peck, Jozee Veal, Rebekah Burkhalter, Daniel Burkhalter, Dustin Wells, Logan Butsavage. Front row William Burkhalter, Mary Carmichael, Allison Kahler, Garrett Holzer, Grace Holzer, Rylee Veal, Kaden Glover, Jayda Seim, Morgan McKinstry, Esther Burkhalter, Colt Kopren, Colbin Seidel. The children attending swimming lessons are being transported via bus to Hettinger for the next two weeks. The children leave Bison mid-morning and arrive at the indoor swimming pool to have hour long lessons. The children are divided up accordingly to their swimming level and then instructed in different parts of the pool. After lessons are finished they then retreat to the park to eat their sack lunches, provided by their parents. Followed, by a little free time to play in the park before they jump back on the bus to head back to Bison. After the two weeks of lessons are up, their will be six days that the bus will transport the kids again to Hettinger for open swim. The dates are Monday July 22nd, Wednesday July 24th, Friday July 26th, Monday July 29th, Wednesday July 31st and Friday August 1st. Children post-kindergarten and up, can attend without a parent. Kassidy Sarsland will again be chaperoning. Children younger than post-kindergarten can attend but they must have a parent present with them, if room allows. The bus ride up there will be free of charge but it will cost $3.00 per child or parent to swim. The official time of departure and returning hasnt been finalized yet but they are speculating it will be in the afternoon sometime. Times of departure will be posted at a latter date in the Bison Courier.

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Jane Christman of Boulder, CO is spending the week with Art and Marilyn Christman. Thursday, July 4th, Fred and Bev Schopp visited Cal and Jeanne Ericsson at their new home, before they went to the lake and joined other family members for an afternoon on the water. Friday, Fred and Bev Schopp made a trip to Belle Fourche.

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Sealed bids to furnish the equipment, materials, tools, labor and incidentals necessary for installing a new aviation fuel system at the Bison Municipal Airport, Bison, South Dakota will be received by the Town of Bison until 2:00 P.M. CDT, on July 18, 2013. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the office of KLJ, 128 Soo Line Drive, Bismarck, North Dakota. The bid documents are to be mailed or delivered to the office of KLJ, 128 Soo Line Drive, P.O. Box 1157, Bismarck, ND 58502 and shall be sealed and endorsed, "Aviation Fuel System Installation, Bison Municipal Airport, AIP No. 3460003-008-2013". The proposed work includes the following items and approximate quantities:

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BISON, SOUTH DAKOTA AIP NO. 3460003008-2013

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terminations of the governing board. The bid security of the two lowest bidders will be retained until the Notice of Award has been executed, but no longer than sixty (60) days. The bid security is a guarantee that the bidder will enter into contract for work described in the Proposal. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Contract Performance Bond and Payment Bond in the full amount of the Contract. dards Act Requirements 29 CFR Part 5 (Applicable to Contracts Exceeding $100,000) Clean Air and Water Pollution Control 49 CFR Part 18.36(i)(12) (Applicable to Contracts Exceeding $100,000) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation is not required for this project. Dated this 25th day of June, 2013. /s/ Beth Hulm, Finance Officer

Thunes office accepting fall internship applications

Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking intelligent, hard-working college students to serve as fall interns in his office in Washington, D.C., as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in Senator Thunes state offices will participate in constituent service and state outreach activities, while students in the Washington, D.C., office will have the opportunity to witness the legislative process, give Capitol tours, and attend Senate votes and hearings. Both in-state and Washington, D.C., internships will allow students to work closely with constituents, hone their research and writing skills, and learn a multitude of valuable office skills. Interning in a Senate office provides students with an excellent opportunity to experience democracy in action, said Thune. Interns gain valuable knowledge about both state and national issues and an understanding of the inner workings of a Senate office. I encourage all students to consider applying for this rewarding experience. Senator Thune is a member of the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; and Finance. College students who are interested in interning in Senator Thunes Washington, D.C., office should submit a resume and cover letter, by July 31, 2013, to: Senator John Thune, Attn: Allie Ryan 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 By Fax to: 202-228-5429; Or by E-mail to: Allie_Ryan@thune.senate.gov College students who are interested in interning in Senator Thunes Sioux Falls, Rapid City, or Aberdeen offices should submit a resume and cover letter, by July 31, 2013, to: Senator John Thune Attn: Robin Long, 320 North Main Avenue, Suite B, Sioux Falls, SD 57104; Or by E-mail to: robin_long@thune.senate.gov

The proposed contract is subject to minimum wage rates as established by the Department of Labor for this project and are contained in the project manual. The successful Bidder shall agree to commence and complete the work under this contract within the time schedule indicated. All work shall be completed and ready for acceptance and full use by the Owner on or before November 22, 2013. Liquidated damages shall be assessed as indicated in the project General Special Provisions for every calendar day beyond the scheduled completion date indicated in the agreement.

Publication Dates: July 4, 2013, July 11, 2013 Beth Hulm, Finance Officer Town of Bison Bison, South Dakota

[Published July 4, July 11, 2013 at a total approximate cost of $138.42.]

Award of contract or contracts will be contingent upon securing funding from the Federal Aviation Administration. The Town of Bison reserves the right to hold all bids for a period of thirty (30) days after the date fixed for the opening thereof to reject any and all bids and waive defects and to accept any bids should it be deemed for the public good and also reserves the right to reject the bid of any party who has been delinquent or unfaithful in the performance of any former contract with the Owner.

The work consists of removal and salvage one above ground storage tank and fuel pump, remove and dispose of concrete containment structure, remove, salvage and reinstall existing chain link fencing, site work, concrete work, electrical work, installation of one new 4,000 gallon 100LL above ground steel storage tank, fuel dispensing equipment, card reader and fuel management system.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that PerkIns County, South Dakota, Is the lawful holder of the tax sale certificate to the property described as:

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO TAKE TAX DEED BY COUNTY

Lemmon Original Blk 6, Lot 3,City of Lemmon, Perkins County, South Dakota, Owner - Duane Sprinkle, Certificate #102, which was sold at tax sale on December 21, 2009 to Perkins County, South Dakota; and Lemmon Original, Blk 5, Lot 12, City of Lemmon, Perkins County, South Dakota, Owner - Paul and Patricia Kolling, Certificate #63 which was sold at tax sale on December 21, 2009 to Perkins County, South Dakota; and

Plans and specifications are on file and may be seen at the office of the Finance Officers Office, City Hall, Bison, South Dakota and at the offices of KLJ, 330 Knollwood Drive, Suite A, Rapid City, South Dakota and 128 Soo Line Drive, Bismarck, North Dakota. Copies of the plans and specifications and other bidding contract documents may be obtained by payment of sixty dollars ($60.00) to Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson, Inc., 128 Soo Line Drive, Bismarck, ND, 58502 for each set so obtained. An optional, complete set of digital project bidding documents are available at www.kljeng.com Projects for Bid or www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $23.00 by inputting Quest project # 2572595 on the websites Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information.

Because he lost his filling.

Each bid in excess of $25,000.00 shall be accompanied by either a certified check, cashiers check or draft in a sum equal to five percent (5%) of the maximum bid price and drawn on a State or National Bank or a bid bond in a sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the maximum bid price executed by the Bidder as principal and by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of South Dakota, payable to the Town of Bison, conditioned that if the principal's bid be accepted and the contract awarded to him, he, within ten (10) days after Notice of Award has been executed, will execute and effect a contract in accordance with the terms of his bid and a contractor's bond as required by law and regulations and de-

Award of the contract is also subject to the following Federal provisions: Buy American Preference Title 49 U.S.C., Chapter 501 Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI Contractor Contractual Requirements 49 CFR Part 21 Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, Section 520 Title 49 U.S.C. 47123 Lobbying and Influencing Federal Employees 49 CFR Part 20 Access to Records and Reports 49 CFR Part 18.36 Energy Conservation 49 CFR Part 18.36 Breach of Contract Terms 49 CFR Part 18.36 Rights to Inventions 49 CFR Part 18.36 Trade Restriction Clause 49 CFR Part 30 Veterans Preference Title 49 U.S.C. 47112 Davis Bacon Labor Provisions 29 CFR Part 5 (Applicable to Contracts Exceeding $2,000) Equal Opportunity Clause 41 CFR Part 60-1.4 (Applicable to Contracts Exceeding $10,000) Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities 41 CFR Part 60-1.8 (Applicable to Contracts Exceeding $10,000) Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action 41 CFR Part 60-4.2 (Applicable to Contracts Exceeding $10,000) Equal Employment Opportunity Specification 41 CFR Part 60-4.3(Applicable to Contracts Exceeding $10,000) Termination of Contract 49 CFR Part 18.36 (Applicable to Contracts Exceeding $10,000) Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion 49 CFR Part 29 (Applicable to Contracts Exceeding $25,000) Contract Work hours and Safety Stan-

Milwaukee Land Co 2nd Addition, blk 34, Lot 5, Perkins County, South Dakota, Owner - David Durick, contracted for Deed with Todd Messmer, Certificate #72 which was sold at tax sale on December 21, 2009 to Perkins County, South Dakota

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the right to redemption will expire and a deed for the above described real property will be made upon the expiration of sixty (60) days from the completed service of this Notice unless the property be redeemed as permitted by law. Dated this 25th day of June, 2013. PERKINS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

BY /s/ Sylvia chapman Sylvia Chapman Perkins County Finance Officer

[Published July 4 and July 11, 2013 at a total approximate cost of $33.81.]

Why did the Oreo go to the dentist?

Page 14 The Bison Courier Thursday, July 11, 2013 Grand River Roundup ............................................................... By Betty Olson
A nice rain Sunday gave everyone here a break from the hayfield. I dumped .84 hundredths out of the rain gauge, and for once I havent heard of anyone getting more moisture than we did! The rain was spotty, Jim Bingaman said he didnt get any at his place southeast of us and only had a little shower west of his buildings. Sunday afternoon Iver Heier was haying along the highway just west of Prairie City, so they didnt get much there either. My fathers cousin, Lester Blomberg, took some of us down to the Slim Buttes to revisit some old family homesteads. Lesters daughter Bonnie and Rick Root recently came from California and bought a house north of Whitewood. Lesters son, Wade and Janet Blomberg, were visiting from Trabuco, California, so we asked Lester and Arlene to show us where our ancestors used to live. Rick had never been to JB Rock and Deb Wammen gave us permission to follow the trail to the site where the Calvary was stationed during the Indian scare back in 1890. We found the crossed sword insignia and soldiers names that were carved into the rock. We also found the names of several old neighbors that grew up around here. Don Baker and Leah (Vroman) Phillips went to school with my father at the old Rock Ranch School that my great grandfather Carl Hallan built just north of Blair Hamiltons ranch and their names are carved in the stone not far from where Lester and his mother, Bessie (Hallan) Blomberg carved their names many years ago. From JB Rock we traveled east to Lynn and Connie Weishaars pasture. Lynn and Harlan Sieler were working near the gate into the pasture so we were able to talk with them. Harlan knew where the sites were that we were looking for. He helped us find the homestead of Hans Dvergsten, a cousin of our great grandmother, Caroline (Kjos) Hallan, and from there Harlan guided us to where the sod house of our great grandparents, Carl and Caroline Hallan once stood. We found the smokehouse Grandpa Carl built into a nearby hillside and the bulb-shaped rock cistern that he hauled water to from a nearby live creek. An old stove was covering the cistern and when Wade and I dragged it off to examine Grandpas handiwork, we discovered a live porcupine had settled underneath it. Since none of us had a gun, we put the stove back over the irritated pin cushion and left it alone! Both my grandfather Clem White and my grandmother Manda (Hallan) White homesteaded just east of Mandas parents house around Flat Top Butte, where my father, Bryce White, and his sisters, Claire John and Mary Haggart were born. Their homesteads are in Hotchkisss pasture, but we ran out of time so we didnt venture out that far. I want to thank our wonderful neighbors for letting us roam through their pastures in search of our history. We live in the greatest place on earth! The men spent Independence Day in the hayfield while Caseys kids went to Gardner Lake and I drove to Belle Fourche for the parade. Walt Kolb hauled me through the parade in his classic 1923 Oldsmobile while it rained on our parade! We were near the beginning of the parade so Walt parked under the canopy over the pumps at a gas station to watch the rest of the parade in relative comfort. After the parade I drove to Whitewood for lunch with Rick and Bonnie Root at their new house. Lester and Arlene were there, along with Wade and Janet Blomberg and Koreen and Chuck Anderson. Most of the Blombergs went to the Roundup rodeo that evening, but since it hadnt rained at home I skipped the rodeo and headed back to the ranch to see how the haying was progressing. Louise Jenson had a message on my answering machine when I got home with the sad news that our good friend, Mary Lou (Reitz) Mollman had passed away the night before. Mary Lou and her family were at Bowman Haley Dam to watch the fireworks Wednesday evening when she suffered an apparent heart attack. Her funeral will be Tuesday in Bowman with burial to follow in the Vessey Cemetery. Mary Lou was a wonderful, caring woman and she will be sorely missed. Sen. Maher was also in the Belle Fourche parade and told us that his grandpa Maher died June 30th in Lemmon. Services for Joseph "Mickey" Maher, age 85, were held Saturday, in Morristown. Mickey is survived by his Donna of 62 years, 12 children, 42 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren. Dustin DeFord, 24, from Ekalaka, and 18 other firefighters died June 30th fighting fire on the Yarnell fire near Prescott, AZ. Funeral Services for Dustin will be Saturday at the Carter County High School in Ekalaka with burial in the Beaverlodge Cemetery. This was the biggest loss of firemen since the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. Our hearts go out to these families. Equipment breakdowns continue and I ran to Dickinson Saturday for swather parts. I didnt waste any time because I didnt want to be late for the hog roast and party at Reva, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Joe and Karen Wilkinson running the Reva store, post office, gas station, bar and feed store otherwise known as the Reva Mall. Pete Tenold helped our son Guy build the big gas grill, Wayne Lee furnished a huge pig to roast, and the community helped get the supper ready as we gathered at the Reva Hall to celebrate this vital center of our community. Congratulations Joe and Karen good job!! Ill leave you with these: Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted. A dyslexic man walks into a bra. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?"

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WANTED Wanted: Straw or corn stalks to bale in 2013. Round or square bales. On shares or will purchase in field. Contact Tom at 605-8664605. B43-tfn

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EMPLOYMENT TEACHING POSITIONS OPEN AT MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK School District #62-6 for 20132014 School Year: HS Math; MS Special Education; and Birth to 2nd Grade Special Education. Contact Tim Frederick at 605-8459204 for more information. Resumes and applications can be mailed to the school Attn: Tim Frederick at 1107 1st Avenue East in Mobridge SD 57601. Open until filled. EOE, Signing Bonus available. DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMISSION is taking applications for full- time Douglas County Highway Superintendent. Must have valid Class A Drivers License. Experience in road/bridge construction/maintenance. For application contact: Douglas County Auditor (605) 724-2423.

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Wanted: Pasture to rent and hay land to rent or put up on shares. Custom haying: round, medium square, small squares. Please call Tom 605-866-4605; 605-949-1933. B33-tfn

Five Counties Nursing Home

Seeking persons for RN and LPN FT/PT FT housekeepers FT Maintenance Supervisor
Must have good work ethic. Complete wage and complete benefits package for FT. For more information call Human Resources at 605-374-3871 or get application at Five Counties, Box 479, Lemmon, SD 57638. connie.benson@fivecounties.org
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LOST A solid silver grey female cat is missing from 205 East Rand Street. If you have seen her please call 244-5942. THANK YOU Thank you to all who came to my Birthday get together at the nursing home on June 29th. And to all who remembered me with cards, flowers and calls. I am well and aware of all that goes on, but my forgetter is better than my rememberer! Thank you all again Bernie Rose

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HUTCHINSON COUNTY HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT POSITION. Duties include supervising staff, scheduling shifts, planning and organizing department activities, preparing budget, representing department at public meetings. Must maintain valid SD Drivers and Commercial Drivers License. Salary dependent on experience. Applications from Hutchinson County Auditors Office, 140 Euclid Room 128, Olivet SD 57052 (605) 387-4212. Applications close 4:30 p.m. July 26, 2013.

Once again, thanks to the reunion committee - Duane, Gladys, Nancy, Helen, Greg, Salli and Jim, for the great job. Even the lights out time gave extra time to catch up. The local talent was superb. Thanks, too, to the hard workers at Moms Place. We enjoyed the many meals prepared during our visit. Sincerely, Lola Jane (Clark) Ermisch

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STORE MANAGER - JOHN DEERE DEALERSHIP. Store manager sought by multi-store John Deere dealership operation. Position currently open is at Greenline Implement, Miller, SD, a part of C&B Operations, headquartered out of Gettysburg, SD. Applicants should possess the ability to manage sales, parts, and service personnel in a growth oriented dealership. We offer progressive marketing plans, competitive pay, full benefit package, including bonus plan. Please send resume to Mark Buchholz, at buchholzm@deerequipment.com or call Mark at 605-769-2030.

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