94 84 21910September 19, 2012South Dakotans should beaware of the risk of Hantavirus astemperatures cool off and rodentsmove indoors, says a state healthofficial.Hantavirus is caused by avirus carried by rodents. It can re-sult in Hantavirus PulmonarySyndrome, which fills the lungswith fluid and can lead to respira-tory failure. Deer mice are theprimary carriers of the virus thatcauses the disease. Routine rodent control meas-ures are particularly importantthis time of year as rodents lookto move inside, said Dr. LonKightlinger, State Epidemiologistfor the Department of Health.The risk for Hantavirus isstatewide and year round. It canhappen wherever there are ro-dent-infested buildings.People get infected when theybreathe in aerosolized virus fromthe droppings, urine or saliva ofmice. Symptoms usually appearwithin two to four weeks of expo-sure and include fatigue, a feverof 101-104, muscle aches, cough,vomiting and diarrhea. Seek med-ical care immediately if you havefever, deep muscle aches, and se-vere shortness of breath after ex-posure to mice.South Dakota has reported 15cases of Hantavirus and fivedeaths since 1993 when the dis-ease was first detected, includingone death earlier this year. Morethan 570 cases have been re-ported in the U.S. since 1993, in-cluding a cluster of nine cases thissummer at Yosemite NationalPark in California that has re-sulted in three deaths.To control mice and preventHantavirus infection:Seal gaps around roofs, attics,basements, windows, doors, foun-dations, vents, air conditioners,under sinks and other pipes.Set traps where you findmice, nesting materials, urine ordroppings.Wear rubber or plastic glovesto clean up dead mice or theirdroppings.Farmers State Bank today an-nounced a new initiative to bringfinancial literacy education tohigh school students in the Faithcommunity by providing themwith access to the EverFi Finan-cial Literacy Platform. This web-based program uses the latest innew media technologies video,animations, 3-D gaming, avatars,and social networking to bringcomplex financial concepts to lifefor todays digital generation.Through the EverFi platform,students will become certified inover 600 topics in financial educa-tion, allowing them to becomemore informed, responsible citi-zens. Farmers State Bank haspartnered with EverFi, Inc. tobring the interactive financialmanagement program to thesehigh school students at no cost tothe school.The 10-unit course offers 6hours of programming aimed atteaching, assessing and certifyingstudents in a variety of financialtopics including credit scores, in-surance, credit cards, studentloans, mortgages, taxes, stocks,savings, 401Ks, and other criticalconcepts that map to naional fi-nancial literacy standards. Theplatform uniquely tracks theprogress and score of every stu-dent and provides students whosuccessfully complete the coursewith Certification in FinancialLiteracy, a valuable mark of dis-tinction on college applicationsand resumes. EverFi is the leading educationtechnology platform company toteach, assess, and certify studentsin critical skills including Finan-cial Literacy, Student Loan Man-agement, Digital Literacy, andHealth and Wellness. The com-pany is already powering a na-tional movement in 50 states thatenables students to learn usingthe latest technology, includingrich media, gaming, high-defini-tion video, and simulations.EverFi teams with major corpora-tions and foundations to providethe programs at no cost toschools. To date, more than 3 mil-lion students have completedEverFi learning platforms. Learnmore about EverFi atwww.everfi.comFor more information, contactMorris Gustafson, President,Farmers State Bank, Faith, SD,605-967-2191.Spray dead mice, urine ordroppings with a disinfectant or amixture of 1 cups householdbleach and 1 gallon of water. Soakfor 5 minutes, wipe up with apaper towel and put everything ina plastic bag and seal. Put in asecond bag and seal that as well.Clean the area with a disin-fectant or bleach solution. Don'tuse vacuum cleaners or brooms,since they can create aerosols.Continued on Page 2Wash gloved hands with soap andwater and wash again after tak-ing off gloves.Keep your house and yardfree of junk and rubbish to limitfood sources and nesting sites formice. Use thick plastic or metalcontainers with tight lids forgarbage and for storing pet food.Learn more about Hantavirusand its prevention athttp: / / doh. sd. gov/ hantavirusorhttp://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/index.html.Morris M. Gustafson and Jami Delbridge ... representatives of Farmers State Bank, joinedMrs. Fischbachs Personal Finance class on Monday for the kick off of the EverFi online financial literacyprogram. Farmers State Bank has made a commitment to sponsor this program for Faith High School stu-dents for a three year period. Courtesy photoFarmers State Bank empowers highschool students to make informedfinancial decisions throughinnovative web-based programHealth Department offersrecommendations for preventing HantavirusHomecoming Royalty ... King Caden Smiley and Queen AshleyDrum were crowned at Coronation Tuesday, Sept. 11th.Photo by Marcia SamuelsonFaith will be the host site forthe Little Moreau Conference Vol-leyball Tournament this Satur-day at the Community Center.Faith will play Tiospaye Topaand Bison will play Lemmon inthe first games at 9:00 AM. Tim-ber Lake will take on Dupree andHarding County vs McIntosh forthe second round. There will betwo courts going on a rollingschedule throughout the tourna-ment. This is a good time to watchsome good volleyball. Go cheer onthe Lady Longhorns.Little Moreau Conference Tournament here SaturdayPage 2 September 19, 2012 The Faith IndependentPublished in the Heart of the West River EmpirePublication No. 184760Published Weekly on WednesdayFaith, SD 57626-0038POSTMASTER, Send Address Changes to:P.O. 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Nothing may bereprinted, photocopied, or inany way reproduced from this publication, in whole orpart, without the written consent of the publishers.Obituary"As you get older, your im-mune system gets weaker andyou become more susceptible tothe flu virus, so get your flu shotsearly - before this year's outbreakbegins later this month," cau-tioned Dan Weber, president ofthe Association of Mature Ameri-can Citizens.Weber pointed out that "it isliterally a matter of life and deathfor older Americans, particularlythose over 65." He cited the Cen-ters for Disease Control and Pre-vention (CDC), which reports thatsome 36,000 Americans die eachyear from the flu and that seniorsaccount for 90% of those deaths.The flu season starts in lateSeptember and early October, butit takes about two weeks for thevaccine to become fully effective.So, Weber urges older Americansto get their shots as early as pos-sible, noting that the vaccine isfully covered by Medicare."Set an appointment with yourfamily doctor to get vaccinated assoon as this year's batch of serumis available or go to the 'Flu NearYou' Websitehttps://flunearyou.org/ to find lo-cations by Zip Code where thevaccine will be available."Meanwhile, the AMAC chiefsuggested, "take precautions suchas limiting contact with friendsand relations who may be show-ing symptoms of illness likecoughing and sneezing. And, besure to wash your hands thor-oughly after excursions that in-volve mingling in crowded publicspaces and after riding publictransit systems."Weber pointed out that thoseFaith Community Health CenterDOCTOR SCHEDULEVerna Schad, CNP . . . . . . . .Call for schedulePeggy OConnor, CNP . . . .Call for scheduleDAVID ROLLASON, PA . . . . . . . . . .THURSDAYSOffice Hours 8:00 AM-5:00PM MondayFridayFor appointments call:605-967-2644 or1-800-584-7668Lifelong Meade Countyrancher and former county com-missioner, James Rue (Jimmie)Reed passed away in Sturgis, SDon Sept. 16, 2012 due to complica-tions from heart failure. He wasborn July 3, 1926 at home in theoriginal log house at the ReedRanch on Brushie Creek, SD toJames G. and Hannah DoerflerReed, the fifth of seven children.The attending midwife, neighborJulia McCabe, later became hisgrandmother-in-law.Jim began his education innearby country schools, attendedFaith High School for three yearsand graduated from Sturgis HighSchool in 1945, and was immedi-ately drafted into the US Army.He served in Germany for a yearand was honorably discharged in1946.Home on leave, Jim marriedPeggy Robbins on Oct 27, 1945.They ranched on Brushie Creek,and raised five children before re-locating to the Sturgis area in1988.Jim loved his family and en-joyed spending time with hisgrandchildren, neighbors andfriends.His palomino horses were alifelong joy. He also valued pre-serving the pioneer heritage, in-cluding passing on the skills ofhis father and grandfather totrain and drive a six horse freighthitch with a jerk-line.He served on several state andlocal government boards includ-ing the Meade County Commis-sion for 12 years, the SouthDakota State Brand board, theSouth Dakota State Weed andPest Board, and the SouthDakota Commission of School andPublic Lands. He held numerousoffices as a lifetime member, in-cluding president of SouthDakota Farm Bureau; also, as alifelong member of the FaithUnited Methodist Church, heserved in many roles, includingleadership of the Church Councilduring the construction of newchurch building in early 1980's.He is survived by his wife of al-most 67 years Evelyn M. (Peggy)Robbins Reed; his five children,Cynthia Reed (Marc) Lamphere,Miles (Wendy) Reed, Ethane(Donna) Reed, Jason (Susie)Reed, Judd (Shirley) Reed; his sis-ters Opal Reed Burton and Dar-lene Reed Stovall, 9 grand-children, 6 great-grandchildrenand numerous nieces, nephewsand cousins. He was preceded indeath by his grandparents, par-ents, four siblings, John Bennett,Richard, Elsie, and Riley, and onegranddaughter, Janel.Funeral services were held at 7p.m. Tuesday, September 18,2012 at the Kinkade FuneralChapel in Sturgis with PastorGordon Higgins and Pastor PaulSmith officiating.A second service will be at 1:30p.m. Wednesday, September 19,at the First United MethodistChurch in Faith with Pastor Hig-gins and Pastor Smith officiating.Burial follows at the Faith Ceme-tery.A memorial has been estab-lished to the First UnitedMethodist Church in Faith.Condolences may be sent to thefamily atwww.kinkadefunerals.comJames Jimmie ReedAMAC urges seniors to get flu shots earlywho wind up getting the flu thisyear have recourse. There are an-tiviral drugs available to treat theillness, particularly if you actquickly, he said.The World Health Organiza-tion reports that flu vaccines canbe up to 90 percent effective inpreventing illness and that itslashes influenza death rates byas much as 80 percent."There is no need for anyone torisk infection. The vaccine iswidely available throughout thecountry and free for those onMedicare. And for those olderAmericans who are not oldenough for Medicare, many com-munities offer free and/or low costvaccinations. The shots don'thurt, but the flu can be downrightdeadly," Weber said.BISON The annual District1 Fall Convention of the SouthDakota American Legion will beheld Saturday, September 22,2012 in Bison for Legionnairesfrom Butte, Harding, Lawrence,Meade, Corson, Dewey, Perkinsand Ziebach counties.The Legion business sessionwill begin at 1:30 p.m. in theBison American Legion PostHome. A Joint Meeting with Le-gion and Auxiliary will be at 1p.m. and a social will be from11:00 12:00 with lunch to followat 12:00 noon. State Commander Byron Cal-lies of Watertown will conduct themeeting and will outline his Ifyou build it, they will come pro-gram for the 2012-2013 AmericanLegion year. State CommanderCallies will be assisted by StateAdjutant Dennis Brenden of Wa-tertown and State MembershipChairman Royce Loesch of Pierre.The District 1 Auxiliary willhold its convention meeting at1:30 p.m. the same day in theREA meeting room.Annual American Legion District 1 Fall ConventionFifteen outstanding womenhave been nominated by theircommunities to be honored at theSpirit of Dakotas 26th Anniver-sary Celebration and AwardBanquet. They are Dr. ConnieAllen, Springfield; Prudy Calvin,Watertown; Darcie Decker, RapidCity; Caroline Fuhrer, PA, Scot-land; Kathie Gerstner, Yankton;Beth Hottel, Rapid City; IreanJordon, Faith; Gayle Kocer,Martin; Irma LeFaive, Ft Pierre;Mary J. Milroy, M.D., Yankton;Margie Peters, Murdo; MargaretSmith Pier, Pierre; Cheryl Ron-deau Bassett, Wilmot; MarjorieThoelke, Britton; & Mary Wien-bar, Iroquois.South Dakotas premierwomans award will be presentedSaturday, October 6th at theHuron Event Center.The award is given to a womanwho has demonstrated vision,courage and strength of characterin the development of her family,community and/or state.All 15 women will be given dis-tinguished recognition through-out the many activities plannedincluding the tea in the afternoonin the historic home of Brian &Roz Crabb, an art show open tothe public in the lobby of theHuron Event Center from 2 to6:30 pm, a 5:30 social, and 6:30banquet.The winner receives an indi-vidually created framed bronzeoval with the pioneer womansculpted by Dale Lamphere andmodeled after his nine foot sculp-ture that stands outside theCrossroads Hotel. Each nomineewill receive a picture of herselftaken with the statue, a corsagefeaturing a Spirit of Dakota pinand a booklet of her nomination.Tickets for the banquet may bepurchased at the Huron ChamberOffice: 605-352-0000 or 1-800-487-6673.Spirit Of Dakota announces 26th Anniversary nomineesSeptember 19, 2012 The Faith Independent Page 3Welcome the Fall weatherwith our newest PumpkinWheat Shock Top &Michelob AmberbockWe have Halloween &Fall decorations and candyVilas Pharmacies &Healthcare StoresAll your hometown needs!Main St., Faith SD605-967-2123 or Fax 605-967-2910Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 8:30 AM5:30 PMInterpreting the ACTA few weeks ago, SouthDakota received its average ACTscores for the 2011-2012 schoolyear.The ACT is a college entranceexam taken traditionally by 10th,11th, or 12th graders. It meas-ures students in four areas: math-ematics, science and reasoning,English, and reading comprehen-sion. In each of the four subjectareas, South Dakota studentsoutpaced the national average,just as we have for each of thepast five years.A few things should be notedabout comparing South DakotasACT scores to others nationally.First, not all students take theACT. The proportion of studentsin each state who take the testvaries widely, from as few as 9percent of graduates in Maine to100 percent in several states.That leads to some apples-to-oranges comparisons amongstates. For example, the 9 percentin Maine are likely top studentswho are planning to attend out-of-state colleges. That would driveMaines average ACT scorehigher. Conversely, states with100 percent participation in theACT could expect their scores tobe true average scores of all grad-uates. In South Dakota, 81 per-cent of our high school graduatestake the ACT the fourth-highestamong states that do not requirethe test.A second note should be madethat the science and reasoningtest does not test knowledge of bi-ology, chemistry, physics, or anyother natural science. Instead, ittests students abilities to readcharts and graphs, and to use rea-soning in solving problems.The best, most valid informa-tion that the ACT gives a statelike South Dakota is a compari-son to itself, historically. It is avaluable thing in policymaking tobe able to see the gains, losses, orstagnations in outcomes overtime.The ACT assessment hastested the same content since1986, giving South Dakota a reli-able, consistent tool to measureour progress and keep us account-able over the years. It may not bethe perfect test, but it is acceptedas valid by higher education insti-tutions to gauge college admis-sion and is therefore a valuablemeasure for students as well.In 1986, South Dakotas com-posite ACT score was 21.7, and ithas remained remarkably flatsince then. It dipped as low as 21and edged up as high as 22, buthas not shown steady gains orlosses over the past 26 years.This year, South Dakotas av-erage composite score is 21.8, ex-actly the same as the past threeyears. In other words, the knowl-edge and achievement of our stu-dents is still good, but it is notimproving in the short or longerterms. The national average com-posite score is 21.1. We must always look for waysto improve outcomes in education,ways to improve student achieve-ment.I expect every department ofstate government to be account-able for the money it spends, sowe know that taxpayer dollarsare being spent in a way that ben-efits the people of South Dakota.We should always continue tostrive for greater achievement ineducation. We have a good bench-mark and a good historical refer-ence, now we must find themeans to improve.Gov. Daugaards ColumnSenior Senior Citizens Citizens Menu MenuThe Faith Booster Club presented Athletic Director, DougSchauer, with a check for $1,000 during 1/2 time of the football gameFriday night. This money is to go toward new uniforms for CrossCountry and Track & Field for both girls and boys.Photo by Marcia SamuelsonA registration gift, a free meal,excellent entertainment and achance to win a $500 cash prizeawaits all those who attend theWest River Cooperative Tele-phone Companys (WRCTC) An-nual Meeting on Monday, October1st!This years Annual Meetingwill be held at West Rivers Ware-house in Bison, SD. Registrationwill begin at 4:30 p.m.; the pan-cake and sausage supper will fol-low at 5:00 p.m.; the businessmeeting will start at 6:00 p.m.and entertainment will follow at7:30 p.m.During the business meeting,members will hear reports on theCooperatives business for 2011and elect three directors.Capital Credits will be re-turned to those members who re-ceived telephone service fromWRCTC in 2000 and 2011. Thosemembers who are unable to at-tend the meeting will receivetheir checks by mail.This years entertainment willbe provided by the Deuces Wild!Dueling Pianos. David Eichholzand Ted Manderfeld are a pair ofself-taught pianists from Min-nesota. Their Dueling Piano actdefies all expectations and expe-riences in a dueling piano show.Dave and Ted take you on a vari-ety class act adventure, wherethe audience paves the way to awild and zany performance. Com-pletely customized for each venueand audience, the show dares togo where you take it with comedy,music, and a whole lot of improv.Members attending the AnnualMeeting will also have a chanceto win one of the numerous doorprizes that will be given awayduring the meeting. At 6:00 p.m.,one lucky individual will have achance to play PLINKO andwin up to $100 cash!Mark your calendar today andmake plans to attend your Coop-eratives Annual Meeting onMonday, October 1st.West River Coopertive TelephoneCompanys annual meetingAll meals served with milk andbread. Menu subject to changewithout notice.Wed., Sept. 19: HungarianGoulash, Corn OBrian, LimeJello w/ Mandarin Oranges, Oat-meal Fruit MuffinThur., Sept. 20: Pork Chopw/Celery Sauce, Baked BrownRice, Broccoli, Cranberry Sauce,Fruity SlawFri., Sept. 21: Chicken &Dressing, Baked Squash, HarvestBeets, Jello w/Fruit CocktailMon., Sept. 24: Hamburger onBun, Hash Browns, Baked Beans,Tomato Slices on Lettuce, PearsTue., Sept 25: Turkey AlaKing, Mashed Potatoes, Peas,Lime Perfection Salad, OrangeWed., Sept. 26: Sweet & SourPork, Oven Baked Brown Rice,Steamed Broccoli, ApricotsThur., Sept. 27: Meatloaf,Parslied Potatoes, Baked Squash,Apple Juice, Chocolate PuddingFri., Sept. 28: Breaded BakedFish, Company Potatoes, StewedTomatoes, Tropical FruitMoving?Notify the Faith Independent of yourchange of address before moving or asquickly as possible, soas not to miss a single issue.#99, Marty Shaff clears the way for #5, Cody Trainor, during Friday night's game. The Faith Long-horns won the game against the Edgemont Moguls with the score of 52 - 0. Photo by Marcia SsamuelsonPage 4 September 19, 2012 The Faith IndependentFaith NewsBy Loretta PassoltCentral Meade County NewsBy Sandy RhodenMarcus News By Vicky WaterlandAfter a nice Saturday and Sun-day, the underlying thoughts ofthe drought have gone from con-cerning to serious. The smell ofsmoke and a thin haze in the airseems to be more the norm thanour typical clear, blue skies.Dams can be seen from highway34 shrinking away, trimmed inwhite alkali with each passingday. We continue to pray for rainin Central Meade County.Caden Smiley was crownedHomecoming King at the FaithHigh School coronation last week.He is the son of Rick and Joy Smi-ley. What impressed the fullhouse the most was his song thathe accompanied himself to withthe guitar entitled "Don't Blink".The song was fitting and he did avery fine job of singing it. PaigeBrink, daughter of Casey andFrancie Brink was a part ofhomecoming royalty. AshleyDrum of Faith was crownedHomecoming Queen. The Faithfootball team won their gameagainst Edgemont as did the vol-leyball girls who defeated Kadokaon Saturday.Brandi Enright won the girlsJV 3,000 meter race at the WallInvitation Cross County Meet onSept. 8. She had a great start andled the entire race. There werenine schools participating. TheFaith team competed in Gettys-burg on Saturday.Many businesses, includingthe Sturgis Chamber of Com-merce, hosted a good crowd ofMeade County ranchers on Satur-day night at the annual Ag Ban-quet. It was held at the city ar-mory in Sturgis where a goodmeal of beef, potatoes and fixingswere served. Chase Adams wasthe MC for the evening and theSturgis FFA was on hand to servedrinks and such to guests. Astreet dance was held afterwardson Main Street where the calm,comfortable temperatures pro-vided a wonderful atmosphere.Some stayed inside to play cards.This event typically takes placeduring February, but for manythis was a much more enjoyabletime of year for the banquet.Becky Isrealson and her hus-band visited the Community Bap-tist Church in Union Center onSunday. Becky, who has been bat-tling leukemia, just wanted topay a visit to a church that hasbeen praying for her and support-ing her through her journey. Itwas wonderful for the congrega-tion to hear her words of thanksand encouragment.The annual Sunday SchoolConvention will be held on Sept.30 at the Opal Church. Registra-tion is at 9:30 a.m. The Commu-nity Baptist Church in UnionCenter will not be holding serv-ices that day.As a reminder on Friday andSaturday, September 21-22, theBadger Clark Hometown CowboyStories and Songs will be takingplace in Hot Springs at Wooly'swhich is located at the truck by-pass. Bev Hudson went to SturgisFriday afternoon to meet herclassmates for an evening of sup-per and visiting. They are busyplanning for their class reunionnext fall.Tucker and Bev Hudson, Arlieand Gretchen Radway and DeanWink attended the Ag banquet inSturgis Saturday evening. Verygood meal followed by a streetdance.The annual meeting for thePlainview Hall will be held at theHall Thursday, September 27that 7pm.The Marcus Church basementwas almost filled with family andfriends attending the weddingshower for Max Thompson andKatrina Fulton. They receivedmany nice gifts. Aren't folksgen-erous and thoughtful? Due to theitems from wedding showers aFall is approaching as you cantell by the temperatures wevebeen having, especially thenights, down in the 40s and 50s.Saturday is the first day of Fall.After the 101 on Monday, the 70sthe rest of the week were nice.Friday was just about perfect forHomecoming activities. MainStreet was lined on both sideswith spectators for the parade,and it was a little on the warmside. It is supposed to be in the70s all this week. I didnt see many visitingalumni around for Homecomingbut maybe I was just at the wrongplaces. Im sure there were quitea few here. Condolences to the family ofJim Reed. Jim passed away overthe weekend and services will beheld here this Wednesday at 1:30at the United Methodist Church.Bethel Lutheran Church wasthe scene of Kye Jordan Caspersbaptism on Sunday. A potluckdinner and shower followed.Grandparents Dan and JayneJordan and Nick and LilyCaspers, Nichols and KaraCaspers of New Underwood, andgreat grandparents Wayne andKaren Sletten of Rapid City werein attendance.Betty Walker and GarnetGaaskjolen attended the Singspi-ration at Coal Springs Commu-nity Church Sunday evening.Darin Oliver from Sioux Fallsstopped by to visit with GrandmaGarnet Monday morning.Families of the 842nd NationalGuard unit received the phonecall last Thursday afternoon thatthey had been waiting for. The842nd, with members from Stur-gis, Spearfish, and Belle Fourche,was preparing to board theirplane for departure fromAfghanistan after serving a yearover there. Members of this unitwere separated into three groups,each serving in different areas sothey also hadnt seen each otherin awhile. Our nephew, Eric Flat-moe, is a member of this unit,along with Matthew Vig of Opaland Doyle Udager of Lemmon.Good news! The unit arrived inFt. Bliss, TX this past Mondayand will spend about a week ormore there for demobilization.They should be arriving homesometime next week. There willbe a Welcome Home in Spearfishfor them when they arrive. Wecant wait to see them all homesafely!Dave and Eldora Fischbachdrove to Huron on Sunday soDave could attend some meet-ings. From there they were goingto Watertown to spend a coupledays with son Nathans family.I miss the whitewashing onMain Street and the highway thatwas part of Homecoming formany years. First thing Fridaymorning youd see all the names,football jersey numbers, Go Long-horns, etc. and now theres noth-ing to show that its evenHomecoming. Another traditiongone by the wayside.Congratulations to the FHSRoyalty, King Caden Smiley andQueen Ashley Drum. They werechosen by the students to reignover Homecoming Week. Corona-tion was held last Tuesday night,followed by the traditional burn-ing of the F. Congratulations to the footballteam on their Homecoming vic-tory over Edgemont Friday night,with a score of 52-0. The boys willbe traveling to Timber Lake thisFriday night for another game. The volleyball girls also hadvictories last week, over Wall andKadoka. The Ladies will be host-ing New Underwood this Thurs-day night, the Little MoreauConference Tournament on Sat-urday, then will travel to Het-tinger next Tuesday.The cross country team will betraveling to Rapid City for a meetthis Friday. The Little MoreauConference Meet will be held inLemmon next Monday afternoon. young couple certainly gets a goodstart. Thanks to all who attended.Their wedding is Saturday, Sep-tember 29 in the Hills. We weretold they are planning a receptionand dance in Faith sometime inOctober.Our family has been takingturns at having the bug thatmakes it come out both ends. Myturn is now, so will close and goback to bed! Sorry!email us at faithind@faithsd.comWomen:Have you ever asked aranch management question andnot understood the answer?Haveyou ever signed papers at thebank or FSA and not really un-derstood what they were for?Have you been thinking about ifyou have enough insurance or anestate plan?Have you wished youknew more about marketing yourcattle or crops?If you answered yes to anyone of these questions then youare a perfect candidate forAnnies Project. Annies Projectwas designed to empower womenby providing detailed ranch man-age- ment information and buildnetworks between women.Over asix week period women will learnhow to develop financial records,learn key communication skills,ask questions about retirementand estate planning, expand mar-keting knowledge, all while hav-ing fun in a supportive learningenvironment.Classes meet once a week be-ginning October 23 in Faith atthe American Legion.The classescontinue October 30, November 6,13, 20 and 27. The cost is $150per person and meals will beserved at each session. ContactRobin at the Lemmon RegionalExtension Center, 374-4177 formore details about Annies Proj-ect. Pre-registration is due by Oc-tober 19.Class space is limited.Women wanted for Annies ProjectPlace a Classified Ad...The Faith Independent967-2160/email: faithind@faithsd.comThe children ofJerry & Patty Austinare requestinga Card Showerin honor oftheir parents50th WeddingAnniversarySeptember23, 2012Cards may be sent to:P.O. Box 112, White Owl SD 57792September 19, 2012 The Faith Independent Page 5Place a Classified Ad...The Faith Independent967-2160/email: faithind@faithsd.comSubscribe NowTo The Faith IndependentIn Town & Dupree $34.00 + local taxIn County $34.00 + local taxOut of County $39.00 + local taxOut of State $39.00P.O. Box 38 Faith, SD 57626Ph: 605-967-2161Sen. John ThunesWeekly ColumnRod and Howard Ingallshauled in the open heifersto theFaith Livestock auction on Mon-day. The Lemmel Ranch hadlambs into the sale that day aswell. John Heidler attended thesale, too.Justin Ingalls was helpingMerle Vig with some trenchingwork at the Tim Vig ranch onMonday and had the misfortuneof spraining his ankle real bad.Kay went over and brought himhome.I drove Glenn and MargaretFogelman to their dental appoint-ment in Rapid City on Tuesday.Dan stayed home to help JohnFrei with a water project.Faye Fees went to Spearfish onTuesday for a follow-up appoint-ment for her recent knee surgery.She went around by Sturgis andvisited with her mom, MargeryIngalls, before coming home.Faye mentioned that Marvis,(Mrs. Bob) Symonds is staying atthe same assistant living thatMargie is. Thursday, Faye hadher last therapy session in Faith.Marlin and Ethel Ingallshelped Jennie Crowser fromUnion Center get some stockhauled into the auction in BelleFourche on Wednesday.John Heidler made a circle runto the Hills towns on Wednesday,including Rapid City to BelleFourche.Friday, another trip toSturgis and Rapid City. OJ Hei-dler spent Wednesday helpingFritz Johnson put tin on a shedroof.Pat and Ronna Burke broughta horse back to her folks place,the Lemmel Ranch, this week,stayedfor supper and a visit.Thursday, Rod Ingalls took sonJustin to Rapid City to get hisankle sprain looked at. He is notable to walk on it very good yetthis Monday.Howard, Kay, Justin and Rod-ney Ingalls went into Faith Fri-day evening for the Booster Clubsponsored tailgate supper.Nathan and Jason Ingalls andShelby Cammack came in towatch the homecoming footballgame with Faith beating Edge-mont soundly. I think the scoreended at Faith 52, Edgemont 0.Bill and Marvis Munroe andson Will and granddaughter EffieMunroe visited at the LemmelRanch on Saturday afternoon tolend a hand with a tractor proj-ect. They enjoyed supper and avisit as well.Paul and Cheyenne Winklerand family brought a horse out toDwayne and Zona Vigs on Satur-day, visited a bit then left thechildren while they attended her20th Class Reunion and Home-coming banquet in Faith thatevening.OJ and Leah Heidler took theday off Saturday to celebratetheir first wedding anniversary.Sunday cattle working crew atthe Marlin Ingalls place wereDebbie and Paul Delbridge, Lyleand Juanita Delbridge, Deb Han-rahan and daughter Krystal, andJodi and Brandy Howie.Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Simonsfrom Hoven were Sunday dinnerguests of Glenn, Margaret andDan Fogelman.Around 50 people enjoyed thegrilled hamburger and potluckdinner held at the Juliet 1 for theVig Reunion on Sunday. Lots ofgood visiting and a photo sessionwas held.John Heidler had some friendsover on Sunday afternoon to enjoysome roping.A baby shower for Flint WesleyHotchkiss, who was born on the4th of July and is the son of Wes-ley and Tottie Hotchkiss, will beheld on Saturday, Sept. 22 from1-4 in the afternoon at the UnionCenter Country Coffee Shop. Ifyou have any question you cancall Mrs. Travis (Haley) Mickel-son.The Meade County SundaySchool Convention will be hostedby the Opal Community Churchon Sunday, Sept. 30. The speakerwill be Richard Wells of the With-erspoon College in Rapid City andthe theme verse is Joshua 24:15.If you need any more informationyou can call the church or MikeReeve.Opal NewsBy Kay IngallsCorps water fee proposal is anunprecedented power grabThe record flooding of last yearis something that is still fresh inthe minds of many SouthDakotans. The snowpack andrunoff led to high water levels inthe region and forced the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers to makewater management decisions onthe Missouri River that greatlyimpacted thousands of citizensalong the river. The Corps ac-tions disrupted these families asthey watched their homes flood,their businesses shutter, theirroads wash-out, and their liveli-hoods put at risk. More than ayear later, South Dakotans haveworked to rebuild and repairwhat was lost in the flood, but thefeelings of frustration and mis-management remain.That is why the most recentproposal by the Corps of Engi-neers has captured the attentionof cities along the Missouri Riverwho would again be negatively af-fected by a Corps of Engineers de-cision. Recently, the Corpsproposed a change that would re-quire users to enter into multi-year purchase contracts in orderto access water in Missouri Riverreservoirs.When the Corps built the damsalong the river after Congresspassed the 1944 Flood ControlAct, they flooded prime state andtribal land with the agreementthat by doing so, residents wouldhave access to water from theMissouri River for various pur-poses. This precedent highlightswhy water users and residentsalong the Missouri River shouldnot be required to pay for waterthat is legally and historicallytheirs. The Corps proposal in-fringes on the Corps agreementand South Dakotas underlyingright to the water. Additionally,charging for the storage and uti-lization of the Missouri Riverwater constitutes an unprece-dented power grab and wouldhave numerous negative impactson individuals, tribes, businesses,and water systems in SouthDakota.On September 12th, I sent aletter along with Senators TimJohnson (D-S.D.), Kent Conrad(D-N.D.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.),and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) to Sen-ate Environment and PublicWorks Committee Chairman Bar-bara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Rank-ing Member James Inhofe(R-Okla.). The letter urges Sena-tors Boxer and Inhofe to promptlyschedule a committee oversighthearing regarding the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers plans to re-strict access to Missouri Riverwater and to charge users forwater taken from Missouri Riverreservoirs. The letter also re-quests that the committee inviteSouth Dakota Attorney GeneralMarty Jackley to testify at thehearing.The Corps water fee proposaladds insult to injury to manycommunities located along theMissouri River in South Dakota.I will continue to work with mycolleagues in the Senate to reviewthe Corps of Engineers opera-tions and priorities, and to ensurethey balance the efforts to stan-dardize the allocation of reservoirwater with an understanding ofhistory and precedent as it relatesto the water rights of SouthDakota.When living at home becomesdifficult, most people wouldrather remain in a home-like set-ting than move to an assisted liv-ing center. In moments like this,the Veterans Affairs Medical Fos-ter Home program can help.Some veterans do not haveanyone they can live with whenthey need a higher level of care,said Michelle Hough, MFH coor-dinator at VA Black Hills HealthCare System For many, that hasmeant going into a facility. MFHoffers them the option of stayingin a home setting, with the carethey need and deserve.MFH provides an alternativeto nursing home placement for aveteran who may be chronicallyor terminally ill with limited so-cial support. The program beginswhen a private individual or cou-ple decides they want to becomecaregivers, and take veterans intotheir home. VA ensures the homeand caregivers meet high stan-dards through inspections, back-ground checks, references andCPR and first aid certifications.Once the home and caregiversare approved, the MFH coordina-tor will work with veterans andfamily members towards place-ment. This involves the veteran,and any family members, visitingthe MFH and meeting the care-givers to ensure a good fit.When a veteran is placed in ahome, they are assisted throughthe VA home based primary careprogram. This program providesa team of medical professionalswho offer primary care in thehome setting. The veteran paysthe caregiver directly and VA con-tinues to provide the medical careand oversight.The MFH program at VABHHCS was officially certifiedAugust 29. There is currently oneapproved home in the Black Hillswith two veterans placed. If inter-ested in becoming a caregiver to aveteran in need, contact Gary Mc-Clure at 605-745-2000, extension92325.Veterans Affairs medical foster home project certifiedemail us at faithind@faithsd.comPage 6 September 19, 2012 The Faith IndependentMemories of the PastRural South Dakota is all about community. And community is all about taking care of friends andyour neighbors. The newest members of Enningcommunity is Caren Assman and Mike McColleywho purchased the Enning Store from Karl andNeoma Richter, owners for the past 44 years. Thenewly named store - Nellie`s Mercantile & Saloon isexcited to be a new member of the Enning community. To show their support Nellie`s Mercantile & Saloon provided pulled pork sandwiches during the 2012 Sturgis motorcyclerally to raise money for our community. Nellie`s isproud to present two separate donation of $1000,to both the Enning Volunteer Fire Department andthe Rural Meade Ambulance Service! In addition tothe money raised through the fundraiser a $500donation came from the Miller Mathews Ranch.Thanks to visitors and neighbors who participatedin the event!Our next event - NeIIie's FaII FIing in Enning -wiII be heId on September 28th from 6 pm to 11 pm. Our OId Fashioned Pie SociaI wiII start at 6:00 pm with the proceeds going to the Meade County Community Center Air Conditioning Project. We will provide live music from Lane Moore withsome old soul music like Pasty Cline & JohnnyCash and new singers such as George Strait. Don`t miss the Rocky Mountain Oysters andBrisket and of course the old fashion pie social!Come in to say hi to Brian Myer our general manager and discover our changes to the store.We have groceries, vet supplies, cold beer, campersights and post office. We have something foreveryone, so stop on by - we will look forwardto seeing you!! Nellies Mercantile donatesto Enning communityRanch Management 101In the summer of 1976 we wererunning yearlings on pasturenorth of Highway 212 about 8miles west of Faith. A couple headof neighbor cattle were mixed inwith the yearlings we were goingto move south across the high-way. Being our first year in thearea, I did not yet know myneighbors. I thought that thestrays probably came from theranch on my north side. I got aphone number for that rancher,called him; yes, the cattle werehis and he could come ride withus the next day. My men and I were at the pas-ture early that next morning andwe were just ready to start thegather when I saw an outfit com-ing down Wagon Road from thenorth. The pickup that arrivedwore the scars earned in its manyyears as a ranch truck. The colorof its skin had by now become theproduct of the elements broughtabout by sun and rain. In theback of the pickup was a saddlehorse, a handyman jack, a wirestretcher, hammer, fencing pliers,a part roll of barb wire and a fewposts. No stock rack! The pickupcame to a stop, then reversed it-self into the road ditch. Therancher got out of his pickup. Adog stayed in the pickup, lookedout the window and didnt say,Bark. The rancher stepped to theback, unhooked the tailgate andspoke to the saddle horse. Thehorse then began a much prac-ticed and well thought out ma-neuver of unloading itself.Another terminology might bedisembarkation. The horse tookone step backwards, then reacheddown with hind hoof feeling forthe ground he knew had to bethere somewhere. Once he foundsolid ground, off he came. The neighbor who now ap-proached us was simply dressedin faded work clothes. There wasa lot of stretch between his soiledhat and his work shoes. The horsewas attired much as its rider.The saddle was well worn with noextra trappings, no rope, singlerigged. The headstall tie-downwas a twine string. Horse andrider were the same color. Therider was browned by the sun, thehorse was all natural. There wasno gleam or shine attached to ei-ther.We greeted each other. I hadjust met my neighbor, Tom. Acouple of my men were local andwere acquainted with Tom. Agreeting was all there was to thismeeting. No dialog was wasted onthe weather, the cattle market,hay or grass. The mood was,Lets move out and gather year-lings.With the strays cut out and theyearlings pushed across the high-way, Tom was headed up WagonRoad hazing his couple of head to-wards home. This was summer1976. Today, summer 2012, thissame rancher, at age 95, still livesat the end of Wagon Road. I amjust as much today as I was backthen, intrigued with the simplic-ity of this ranchers managementstyle my good neighbor, TomMason.David PaulARROW TRANSIT SERVICE1st Tuesday & 3rd Wednesdayof each monthTrips to Rapid City, Sturgis & communities in betweenFares to Rapid City are $25.00For information or a brochure call (605) 374-3189or Call 967-2001 to arrange a ride!The plains of Custer StatePark will thunder once again dur-ing the parks 47th Annual Buf-falo Roundup and Arts FestivalSeptember 22-24.Custer State Parks annualroundup is conducted to help thepark maintain a healthy balancebetween the number of buffaloand the available rangeland for-age. Surplus bison will be sold atauction on Nov. 17, with revenueshelping to support park opera-tions. The Buffalo Roundup Arts Fes-tival will take place Saturday,Sept. 22, and Sunday, Sept. 23across from the Peter NorbeckVisitor Center, along Highway16A.Activities begin at 8 a.m. onthat Saturday with a pancakebreakfast; donations from themeal will go to the KOTA Care-and-Share food drive. Entertain-ment is provided throughout theday on the grounds of the artsand crafts festival.New to the festival this year isthe Cabellas Challenge DutchOven Cook Off, with tasting atnoon on Saturday, Sept. 22. Theday concludes with the 8th an-nual Custer Stampede BuffaloArt Auction at 4 p.m. under thebig top. On Sunday, Sept. 23, activitiesstart once again with breakfast,arts and craft vendors, and enter-tainment. The annual chili cookoff will take place with publictasting at 2 p.m. MDT.Dont miss the buffalo chip flipboth Saturday and Sunday from10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The conclusion of the annualfestivities is the 47th Annual Buf-falo Roundup on Monday, Sept.24. Bring your chairs, cameras,and binoculars for the magnifi-cent sight of 1,300 buffalo thun-dering across the rolling plains ofCuster State Park.Parking lots for both the northand south viewing areas open at6:15 a.m. and close at 9 a.m. Theactual roundup begins at 9:30a.m. and lasts until all buffalo aresafely in the corrals. A free shut-tle service is provided from bothviewing areas to the corralswhere the testing, branding, andsorting begins at 1 p.m. A park entrance license is re-quired for the Arts Festival Sat-urday and Sunday. The fee is $15per vehicle, or visitors may pur-chase an annual state park li-cense for $28.A park entrance license is notrequired on Monday for the Buf-falo Roundup. For more information callCuster State Park at 605-255-4515, or visit www.Custer-StatePark.comCuster State Park hosts annual Buffalo Roundup and Arts FestivalSeptember 19, 2012 The Faith Independent Page 7Keep up with your city,school, and county...Read the LegalsPIERRE, S.D. (September 5,2012) Secretary of State JasonGant announced today that Sep-tember is Voter RegistrationMonth in South Dakota.Voting is one of the great priv-ileges afforded Americans by wayof citizenship. We want to recog-nize the importance of living in acountry where you have a say inwho represents you in govern-ment and how it operates, Gantsaid. In the last presidential elec-tion in 2008, six million people re-ported they failed to vote becausethey didnt know how to registeror missed the registration dead-line. I want to make sure thatdoesnt happen in South Dakota.Voting is the cornerstone of ademocracy. In order for eligiblecitizens to cast a ballot, they mustregister to vote. Therefore, Gantis working alongside organiza-tions including the National Asso-ciation of Secretaries of State andRock the Vote to promote aware-ness of voter registration, culmi-nating in National VoterRegistration Day on Sept. 25.Gant urged those who are think-ing about conducting voter regis-tration drives to carefully readinstructions and laws.To be eligible to register to votein South Dakota, a person mustbe a United States citizen, a resi-dent of South Dakota and at least18 years old on or before the nextelection; a registrant must not beserving a felony sentence or notjudged mentally incompetent by acourt of law.Complete instructions abouthow to register to vote in SouthDakota can be found online atsdsos.gov. County Auditors ad-minister voter registrations forresidents of their counties, and-voter registration forms can befilled out and delivered in personor mailed to these offices. EligibleSouth Dakotans may also registerto vote at city finance offices,driver licensing stations, publicassistance agencies includingTANF and WIC, Department ofHuman Services offices providingassistance to the disabled andmilitary recruitment offices.The deadline for voter registra-tion is 15 days before any electionin South Dakota. The deadline isOct. 22 for the 2012 General Elec-tion on Nov. 6. GantannouncesSeptember as VoterRegistrationMonthClay Bernstein (#32), Lane Foster (#75) and ShaneLutz (#30) take down an Edgemont Mogul during the Home-coming football game Friday night. Photo by Marcia SamuelsonKenny Carmichael, #87 blocks a kick during the Long-horns vs. Moguls game during Homecoming.Photo by Marcia SamuelsonPage 8 September 19, 2012 The Faith IndependentRapid City, SD - At the recentR-CALF USA Convention, nearly200 attendees met to discuss thefuture of the independent U.S.cattle industry and Rural Amer-ica, and what can be done tochange the current direction ofpublic policy. Each of R-CALFUSA's committees addressed thegeneral session and then met insmaller development sessions toencourage the generation of solu-tions to specific challenges theU.S. cattle industry is facing. Themeetings were focused around thetheme, "Redirecting Our Indus-try."In addition to updates from thecommittees, R-CALF USA alsowelcomed several guest speakers.Ken Ivory from Utah FreedomFoundation addressed the audi-ence during the Private PropertyRights Committee Report. Duringthe Marketing Committee Report,J. Dudley Butler, former GIPSA*Administrator, shared his workand struggle for the GIPSA ruleand discussed checkoff reformand country-of-origin labeling(COOL).COOL was an important issueduring the convention. JoelJoseph, Chairman of Made in theUSA Foundation, and JulieReiser, President/Co-FounderMade in the USA Certified, part-nered with Mike Schultz, R-CALF USA Region VI Directorand COOL Committee Chair, todiscuss the recent World TradeOrganization (WTO) ruling thatattempts to strike-down U.S.COOL. This partnership and dis-cussion led to the solution of filinga joint lawsuit to protect U.S. sov-ereignty. Immediately followingthe convention, R-CALF USAjoined with Made in the USAFoundation and filed a lawsuit infederal district court to preserveCOOL and protect U.S. sover-eignty.Coalition for a ProsperousAmerica (CPA) Board MemberDave Frengel was the featuredspeaker on trade. He discussedhow domestic manufacturers,farmers, ranchers and workershad joined together to formulatethe white paper, 21st CenturyTrade Principles, that is nowbeing circulated in Congress.Frengel also led two breakout ses-sions providing a more interactiveplatform to discuss key trade is-sues.According to R-CALF USA Re-gion XII Director / Vice President,and Convention Emcee, Joel Gill,"There is no way to express thespirit of camaraderie that existedthroughout the entire conventionand was ultimately expressed onthe final evening by the sacrificeof Nick Trask during the fundraiser."Many thanks to our sponsorsand exhibitors, but most of all,thanks to our supporting mem-bers. If you were able to come, youlived the story, if not, make plansto be there next year in Pierre,S.D. Aug. 2-3. It takes every oneof us to make an impact, but whatan impact it is when we all worktogether," concluded Gill.R-CALF USA's Convention: Catalyst for ChangeFor an event that promised change, the R-CALF USA Convention delivered.The Casey Tibbs South DakotaRodeo Center will host a brandingevent Saturday, September 22.Owners of cattle or horsebrands in South Dakota can burntheir brand into the timbers ofthe rodeo center walkway. Hun-dreds of branders have alreadyburned their brands at the rodeocenter.Its going to be a day of activi-ties for all ages, said DirectorCindy Bahe. We have mechani-cal bull rides for kids ages threeto 103. If youve always wanted tolearn how to rope, well have cow-boys up here to teach you. Youcan get your photo taken with arodeo clown and cast your vote inthe chili cookoff.From 11:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. theday will include roping, mechani-cal bull rides and photos. A chilicook-off will run from 11:30 a.m.to 1:00 p.m., featuring chefs fromarea restaurants. The horsetrough will be filled with cold bev-erages for kids and adults.Participants do not need tick-ets to attend the rodeo centerevent, said Bahe. The public iswelcome to attend this fun day ofbranding, roping, riding and eat-ing. Branders are encouraged toreserve a time to burn theirbrand.The Stirling Family MemorialRodeo will be at the StanleyCounty Fairgrounds with the cal-cutta and final go round followinglater that night, and a dance tofollow. Proceeds of the rodeo as-sist area cancer survivors. Now inits 15th year, this is the first yearthe Stirling rodeo will be held inFort Pierre.For further information aboutthe days activities or costs, con-tact the rodeo center at 605-494-1094.Casey Tibbsrodeo centerbranding eventSeptember 22SubscribeThe FaithIndependentIn Town & Dupree$34.00 + local taxIn County $34.00 + local taxOut of County$39.00 + local taxOut of State $39.00College (9 mos.)$24.42PO Box 38 Faith, SD57626Ph: 605-967-2161September 19, 2012 The Faith Independent Page 9email us at faithind@faithsd.comThe Dewey, Meade & ZiebachCounty FSA offices would like tokeep you informed of the follow-ing items important to USDA pro-grams. If you have any questionsplease contact the Dewey Countyoffice at 865-3522 ext 2, MeadeCounty at 347-4952 ext 2, orZiebach County at 365-5179 ext 2.IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:September 30 Managed andEmergency Grazing stopsJuly 23, 2012 thru Septem-ber 30, 2012 or when aces are allallocated Signup for ContinuousCRP Highly Erodible Land Initia-tive November 15 Report CropAcreage for Perennial Forage,winter Wheat and Rye to FSANoninsured Crop DisasterAssistance Program (NAP)September 30 Deadline topurchase NAP coverage for FallSeeded Crops including but notlimited to Rye for the 2013 cropyear.December 1 Deadline topurchase NAP coverage forHoney and Grapes and other cov-ered fruits and vegetables for the2013 crop year.March 15, 2013 Deadlinedate to purchase NAP coveragefor alfalfa and grass seed, forageseeding, grass hay, grazing for-age, and all other spring seededcrops for the 2013 crop year.The service fee is $250 per cropnot to exceed $750 per producerper administrative county, not toexceed a total of $1,875 for a pro-ducer with farming interests inmultiple counties. CRP RemindersBy now all producers that haveused the emergency haying op-tion on their CRP have reportedthe final acres hayed and the balecount. Please be reminded thatthe bales need to be removed byOctober 1, 2012. If this cant becompleted please call the FSA of-fice.Those CRP contract holdersthat were required to clip theirCRP this summer due to Canadathistle should be strongly consid-ering spraying those acres at thistime. Next year clipping may notbe an acceptable option andpenalties will be assessed. In factthese acres should most likely besprayed this fall and again nextspring to do a good job.USDA/Farm Service Agency NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. Sena-tor Tim Johnson (D-SD), SenatorJohn Thune (R-SD) and Repre-sentative Kristi Noem (R-SD) an-nounced today that South Dakotayoung people interested in beingnominated to one of the four U.S.Service Academies for the Classof 2017 should apply by October31, 2012.South Dakota residents be-tween the ages of 17 and 23 mayapply to any of the four serviceacademies if they meet eligibilityrequirements in leadership, phys-ical aptitude, scholarship andcharacter. The four service acad-emies are the Military Academyat West Point, New York; theNaval Academy at Annapolis,Maryland; the Air Force Academyat Colorado Springs, Colorado;and the Merchant Marine Acad-emy at Kings Point, New York.Nominating students eachyear for admission to our ServiceAcademies is one of my favoriteresponsibilities as a U.S. Senator.I am continually impressed by thecaliber of South Dakota studentswho apply, said Johnson. U.S.Service Academies are rigorous,but open a world of opportunityfor their students.It is an honor each year tonominate South Dakota studentsto our nations Service Acade-mies, said Thune. These brightyoung men and women representour state and country with prideand distinction.The U.S. Service Academieshelp build up the next generationof American leaders, and it is aprivilege to nominate SouthDakotans to one of the four Acad-emies, said Rep. Noem. SouthDakotas young people continue toimpress and inspire me, and Ilook forward to the nominationprocess.Johnson, Thune, and Noemwill each compile separate listsand make nominations to theacademies of the most qualifiedcandidates by January 31, 2013.Applicants are encouraged to sub-mit applications to all three Con-gressional offices in order tobetter their chances of receiving anomination. The academies willmake the final decision on accept-ance and announce appointmentsnext spring.Interested applicants shouldcontact: Senator Johnson's officeat (605) 332-8896; SenatorThune's office at (605) 334-9596;Congresswoman Noems office at(605) 275-2868.Delegation invites South Dakotansto apply to U.S. Service AcademiesThe 212 Guys and Gals 4-HClub meeting took place at theFaith Public Library on August16, 2012. President Sierra Pricecalled the meeting to order. Sid-ney Hanson did the Pledge of Al-legiance and Mikenzy Miller didthe 4-H pledge. Roll call was sixmembers. The treasurers reportwas given. Shianne Price made amotion to approve the report andthen it was seconded by MikenzyMiller. MC Jayden Shoemakergave the minutes from the lastmeeting. Sydney made a motionto approve the minutes and Shi-anne seconded it. Old businesswas about finishing a successfulRopes and Goats. We also did notget to mow the Ben Ash Ceme-tery. New business was about theupcoming fair and state rodeo. We also discussed the Code ofConduct. Members shared buddyreports. Mikenzy told membersabout her projects at the FaithStock Show. We also shareddemonstrations. We then ad-journed the meeting.Jayden Shoemaker, Secretary4-H ClubNewsComing to service the Faith area theweek of Sept. 24Moving?Notify The FaithIndependent of yourchange of address beforemoving or as quickly aspossible, so as not tomiss a single issue.Faith CommunityAction Team is having aGIANTRUMMAGE SALE& Arts & Crafts suppliesSept. 24 thru Oct. 6th9:00 AM4:30 PMat the Faith Comm.Legion HallAll proceeds will help with hallexpenses!email us atfaithind@faithsd.comPage 10 September 19, 2012 The Faith IndependentClass of 1952 Left to right: Dee King, Carleen "Corky" AldenHagen, Ronald Bachman. Photo by Marcia SamuelsonClass of 1962 Back row, left to right: Darlys Lowe Hofer, Arlyce Johnson Krause, Dave Fischbach,Bill Dustman. Front row, left to right: Wallace Harper, Eldora Sippert Fischbach, Marjorie Dexheimer Letel-lier, Butch Krause, Joyce Lesselyoung Dustman. Photo by Marcia SamuelsonClass of 2012 Seth Smith.Photo by Marcia SamuelsonClass of 1972 Back row, left to right: Dan Jordan, Douglas Hlavka. Front row, left to right: PhilBachman, Rocky McGinnis, Mel Dutton, Robert Bachman. Photo by Marcia SamuelsonMonday:Breakfast: BurritosLunch: Hot Hamburger $4.29Sandwich: BBQ ChickenTuesday:Breakfast: Breakfast SandwichesLunch: Tacos $4.29Sandwich: RuebenWednesday:Breakfast: Biscuits & Gravy Lunch: Asian $4.29Sandwich: HamburgerThursday:Breakfast: Breakfast SandwichesLunch: Cassserole $4.29Sandwich: Philly Steak & CheeseFriday:Breakfast: BurritosLunch: Enchilada $4.29Sandwich: HamburgerThe Better ChoicePrairie Oasis Mall 605-967-2622Faith, SDTori Simonson, #8 returns a volley in Thursday night'sgame against Kadoka. Photo by Marcia SamuelsonMarissa Collins and Paige Brink jump to block the ballduring the home game against Kadoka.Photo by Marcia SamuelsonSeptember 19, 2012 The Faith Independent Page 11Class of 1982 Back row, left to right: Monte Baumeister, Doug Smith, Dean Birkeland, Tom Sarlo.Front row, left to right: Wanda Isaacs Ruth, Donna Storm Wicks, Kay Scofield Veitch, Kristy Udager Spencer.Photo by Marcia Samuelson Class of 2002: Michael Ross, Mariah Kennedy McLellan.Photo by Marcia SamuelsonClass of 1992 Back row, left to right: Jeremy Dutton, Greg Smith, Reggie Kennedy, Brian Berglund.Front row, left to right: Cheyenne Vig Winkler, Alanna Haines Pederson, Jodi Fisher Simons, Ann Boldt.Photo by Marcia Samuelson9:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday September 29th Main Street SpearfishSidewalk Sales & Main St. VendorsKick off Fall with Har-vest Fest ActivitiesPumpkin Carving Con-testKids 12 & under - bring yourpumpkins , to be carved, downtown from 1-3:30 pm Kids 13 & up - bring your carvedpumpkins downtown for judgingat 4 pmApple and PumpkinPie baking contestLive Entertainment though out the day!HeadlinerOlympic Bronze MedalistPaige McPhersonQuestion & answer presentation & Autograph session at 2 p.m....and much, much more!Keep up with your city,school, and county...Read the LegalsThe Longhorn volleyball teamtraveled to Wall on the 13th tobring home one loss and one win.The JV suffered their first loss ofthe season dropping to Wall in 2sets with scores of 24-26 and 20-25. Leading scorer for the Long-horn JV was Kassidy Inghramwith 7 points (2 aces).The varsity turned thingsaround in a long match of fiveclose sets. Scores for the varsitymatch were 18-25, 25-21, 24-26,25-16 and 15-8. Stats leaders forthe match include: Shanna Selbyand Karli Kilby with 15 assistseach, Ashley Drum, Katy Millerand Paige Brink with 8 digs each,6 solo blocks for Marissa Collins,16 serve receives for Paige Brink,Marissa Collins and Tearnee Nel-son each with 11 kills, and PaigeBrink with 16 points (5 aces).The volleyball team ended avery successful homecoming weekwith wins for the C and varsityteams against the KadokaKougars. The C team won theirmatch in 2 sets with scores of 25-16 and 25-10. Leading scorer forthe C team was Kassidy Inghramwith 18 points (10 aces). The JVfell to the Kougars losing theirmatch in 2 very close sets withscores of 23-25 and 24-26. Lead-Longhorns beat Eagles and Kougars By Coach Gruebing scorer for the JV was BaillyEnright with 6 points.The varsity finished the daywith a win against the Kougars in4 sets with scores of 21-25, 25-19,25-16 and 25-19. Stats leaders forthe match include: Paige Brinkwith 9 digs, Karli Kilby with 18assists, Shanna Selby with 2 soloand 3 assist blocks, Ashley Drumand Paige Brink with 17 serve re-ceives each, Tearnee Nelson with12 kills, and Shanna Selby with19 points (6 aces). The Longhornswill play in Philip the 18th, hostNew Underwood the 20th and theLMC Tournament on the 22nd. Page 12 September 19, 2012 The Faith IndependentAg Secretary Vilsacks ColumnA Food, Farm and Jobs Bill assoon as possibleAfter spending much of Augustout of Washington, Congress isback and rural America iswatching closely, hoping for pas-sage of a Food, Farm and JobsBill as soon as possible.With farmers facing the worstdrought in decades this summerand the current Farm Bill set toexpire on September 30 of thisyear, time is running out for Con-gress to act.You and I both know thestakes couldnt be higher.Since early this summer, whenthe Senate passed a comprehen-sive, multi-year Food Farm andJobs Act, the Administration hasexpressed its preference for suchcomprehensive legislation andurged Congress to act before thecurrent law expires.Let me tell you why:A comprehensive, multiyearFood, Farm and Jobs Bill wouldensure a strong safety net for ourproducers. This includes disasterassistance for those who havebeen impacted by the drought especially by providing help forlivestock and specialty crop pro-ducers and providing a new sup-port system for dairy producers.Just as important, a new mul-tiyear bill would ensure certaintyfor all farmers and ranchers inthe coming years.It would help USDA to con-tinue growing agricultural trade.Were in the four best years foragricultural exports in our his-tory, and we cant afford to stopnow.It would enable USDA to con-tinue the record investmentsweve made since 2009 in Amer-icas small towns and rural com-munities. USDA could continue tomodernize water and electric util-ities for millions of Americans, ex-pand broadband access, and helprural businesses grow. And itwould give us tools to continue ex-panding the production of ad-vanced biofuels and biobasedmanufacturing, creating moregood jobs that cant be shippedoverseas.It would allow USDA to con-tinue the groundbreaking agricul-tural research thats ongoingtoday, both here and at universi-ties across America importantresearch the likes of which helpsagriculture through tough timessuch as the current drought.A Food, Farm and Jobs Billwould enhance USDA conserva-tion efforts, ensuring that vitalconservation programs that en-able rural Americans to protectthe land and water dont expire.It would enable USDA to con-tinue helping millions of Ameri-can families folks who areworking hard, playing by therules, but still having troublemaking ends meet to providefood for their children.And if Congress acts, well beable to continue our efforts to en-sure the safest food supply onearth.As America recovers from eco-nomic recession, rural Americansare leading the way and USDA issupporting their efforts. Its nottime to let up now, and thats whywe need Congress to pass a Food,Farm and Jobs Bill as soon aspossible.Shingling All TypesJasonBaumeisterConstructionSince 1978FACTORY CERTIFIED MASTER ELITEWEATHER STOPPER ROOFING CONTRACTORQuality Material & WorkmanshipHail Damage ReplacementBlack Hills & surrounding areas1-800-900-5313 or 605-787-5313www.GAF.comNEXT SALE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24THSpecial Spring Calf, Yearling & Sheep SaleSale Time: 10 AMExpecting 1200-1500 calves, 1500 lambs, 800-900 yearlingsConsignments:Price 250 Angus steer calves 400-450#Collins 200 1st x baldy calves 350-400conignment of 200 blk & bldy calves 350-425#consignment of 50 Angus calves 450#Olson 400 x bred lambs 90-100#Stradinger 400 x bred lambs 85-95#Duchenaux 150 wf ewes 3-4's selling openMore calves and yearlings expected by sale time.Upcoming Sales:Monday, Oct. 1: Special spring calf, yearling and sheep saleMonday, October 8: Special spring calf saleWednesday, October 10: Special breeding ewe, ram and lamb saleMonday, October 15: Special all-breeds calf saleWed., Oct. 17: Special all-breeds calf sale (featuring Charolais & Red Angus) Monday, October 22: Special calf saleWednesday, October 24: Special calf saleMonday, October 29: Special calf saleWednesday, October 31: Special sheep and bred cow saleFaith Livestock Commission Co.(605) 967-2200A nice sale here for Monday, September 17, with a steady tohigher market on yearlings and lambs with a steady marketon cows and bulls. Thank you for your business.REPRESENTATIVE SALESB & B Bureess68 .....................Red Angus steers 879 .............$142.2573 .....................Red Angus steers 781 .............$153.0066 .........Red Angus heifers (spay) 784 ............$140.25LaDue & Walters78.................Angus heifers (spay) 723 .............$143.85Graham & Levin16 .......................blk & bldy steers 897 .............$134.7516 .......................blk & bldy steers 796 .............$149.5029...........blk & bldy heifers (open) 881 .............$129.25Peterson Ranch51...........blk & bldy heifers (open) 706 .............$144.25Carl Peterson Jr53 ............................Char x steers 786 .............$148.2556 ..................Char x heifers (exp) 762 .............$139.00Raydelle Sperle51 .......................blk & bldy steers 777 .............$149.50Jake Longbrake16 ................Angus heifers (open) 871 .............$132.50Mike Maher16 ................Angus heifers (open) 764 .............$138.25Darwin Hauser17...........blk & bldy heifers (open) 842 .............$130.50Reder Ranch8....................baldy heifers (open) 969 .............$129.50H & M Wiesinger30 ...................blk & Char x steers 743 .............$148.75Flintrock Ranch108 ..............Char x heifers (spay) 876 .............$130.50209 .........blk & bldy heifers (spay) 837 .............$131.5076 ...........blk & bldy heifers (spay) 736 .............$139.75.................................................... ..............................Kennedy Ranch401 ......................................lambs 91 .................$91.0093 .......................................lambs 69 ...............$107.00B & F Besler112 ......................................lambs 99 .................$87.50Albert Kougl235 ......................................lambs 85 ................$89.00D & H Ducheneaux158 ......................................lambs 71 ...............$100.50Andrew Jensen136 ......................................lambs 82 ................$ 87.50John Green75............................yearling ewes HD..............$210.00121..........................yearling ewes HD..............$200.00Tammy Basel245..........................wf ewes 4-6's HD................$47.50We appreciate your business. Give us a call at 605-967-2200or www.faithlivestock.com if you have livestock to sell.We would be glad to visit with you.Gary Vance (605) 967-2162 OR Scott Vance (605) 739-5501OR CELL: 484-7127 ORMax Loughlin (605) 244-5990 OR1-605-645-2583 (cell OR Glen King 1-605-390-3264 (cell)September 19, 2012 The Faith Independent Page 13South Dakota StockgrowersAssociation will hold their 121stAnnual Convention and TradeShow on September 21, 22 and23. The SD Cattlewomen willhold their Annual Meeting on Fri-day September 21. Both eventswill be held at the Ramkota Con-vention Center in Rapid City,South Dakota and are open to thepublic.Stockgrowers President ShaneKolb said, "This is going to be agreat convention with a very in-teresting lineup of speakers. Ourconvention is open to the publicand we invite everyone to join usfor this event. I'm sure everyonewill find something interesting."The convention kicks off onFriday, September 21 with open-ing ceremonies and a WashingtonDC update from R-CALF CEOBill Bullard. Continuing through-out the day are meetings andspeakers regarding recentchanges at the South DakotaBrand Board, Animal ID issues,impacts of Oil and Gas Develop-ment for landowners, discussionsof the Beef Check-off program,and a presentation by the WallFFA Ag Issues Team regardingPrairie Dog Management.The SD Cattlewomen will holdtheir Annual Meeting at 9am onFriday morning. Anyone inter-ested in the Cattlewomen's workshould plan to attend this meet-ing and the Friday luncheon.The two featured speakers forFriday's agenda include GregHanes of the US Meat ExportFederation to talk about changingmarkets in Asia and Japan whereUSMEF is using Check-off dollarsto market USA Beef and Mr.George Chambers, President of R-CALF USA from Georgia, will bethe keynote speaker during Fri-day night's banquet.On Saturday, the Stockgrow-ers Animal Health committee willhear from SDSU's Dr. AmandaBlair regarding her Fetal Pro-gramming Studies, and the Fed-eral Lands committee will meet tohear from speakers who havebeen impacted by wilderness des-ignations in counties in Montana.Stockgrowers Lobbyist JeremiahMurphy and Exec Director SilviaChristen will also lead a discus-sion about Stockgrowers Legisla-tive work during the summer andinto the coming 2013 LegislativeSession.Saturday's luncheon will fea-ture U.S. Congressional Candi-dates to answer questions fromthose in attendance and discusstheir plans for Washington DC.US Representative Kristi Noemand her challenger Matt Varilekhave both been invited to partici-pate. The Congressional forumwill be followed with an SDSUicecream social sponsored by theSDSU Westriver Ag Center.Saturday at 2:30 pm will beginthe Stockgrowers Annual mem-bership meeting to elect officersand board members, vote on pol-icy changes and discuss any otherbusiness for the organization."Stockgrowers has always beena member driven organizationand this membership meeting isyour chance to participate." Kolbsaid, "Each of our members hasan opportunity to be a part of di-recting Stockgrowers work in theyear ahead."The Convention will wrap upon Saturday evening with anawards banquet, scholarshippresentation and a keynote ad-dress by South Dakota Secretaryof Agriculture, Walt Bones. TheBanquet will be followed by a liveauction fundraiser to benefit thework of the Stockgrowersthroughout the year."I'm very proud of the conven-tion agenda for this year. I thinkwe've got some great speakerscoming to share their informationwith us and I'm really looking for-ward to seeing all of our membersand friends in Rapid City for our121st convention," said Kolb.For a full agenda and details ofthe convention, please visitwww.southdakotastockgrowers.org or call 605-342-0429.Stockgrowers to host 121st Annual Convention September 21-23Page 14 September 19, 2012 The Faith Independent LEGALS Legal Newspaper for the City of Faith Faith School District 46-2 Meade County NWA SchoolMEETING OF THE BOARDOF EDUCTION FAITHSCHOOL DISTRICT 46-2MEADE COUNTY,SOUTH DAKOTAThe Board of Education of the FaithSchool District met in regular session onWednesday, September 12, 2012 withChairwoman Johnson calling the meet-ing to order at 7:00pm. Brian Simonson led the Pledge of Al-legiance.Members present: Hanson, Johnson,Simonson, Vance and Welter.Members absent: None.Motion by Welter, 2nd by Hanson toapprove the amended agenda. Motioncarried.Motion by Hanson, 2nd by Welter toapprove the consent agenda consistingof the minutes of the August 13, 2012meeting along with the following financialstatements and claims:Faith Imprest Fund beginning bal-ance -18.44; receipts student meals 4,020.00, milk 559.80, adult meals 826.00, other 1,199.00, from district 18.44; expenses cross country 80.00; volleyball 205.52, supplies 277.20, other 1,280.00; ending bal-ance 4,762.08.Trust & Agency beginning bal-ance 33,940.86, receipts 718.35; ex-penses 4,359.66; ending balance 30,299.55.Faith School District beginningbalance 1,508,745.91; receipts advalorem taxes 2,033.82, gross re-ceipts 21,223.89, penalties and inter-est on tax .74, interest earned 143.22, county sources 1,393.18, statesources 75,708.00, accounts receiv-able 27,243.50, reimbursements 77.64, laptop insurance 1,925.01.Total revenue 129,749.00; total ex-penditures 305,602.21; ending bal-ance 1,332,892.Certified salaries 36,213.03, non-certified salaries 6,733.09, FIT 4,277.66, FICA 7,239.12, SDRS 6836.22, Horace Mann (annuities) 100.00, Aspire Financial (403(b)) 415.00.CLAIMS:ASBSD (dues) 450.00; AFLAC(ins) 744.78; Apple Inc. (ipads) 1,596.00; Bauer Piano (mtnce) 190.00;B. Bushong (custodial, supp) 2,289.03;Bio Corp (supp) 357.83; Black HillsWindshield Repair (mtnce) 375.00;Chair Slippers (mtnce) 597.88;Chester Area School (DDN) 1,250.00;City of Faith (util) 3,849.67; Dakota2000 (licenses) 460.00; Dakota Busi-ness Ctr. (mtnce) 579.00; D. Nolan(mtnce) 244.80; E. Price (custodial) 110.00; Faith Imprest Fund (phone, offi-cials, pstg, dues, binder) 1,861.16;Faith Lumber (mtnce, supp) 4,327.63;Farmers Union Oil (gas) 262.43; GrandElectric (util) 180.48; GTC Auto Parts mtnce 96.38; Harrisburg School(desks) 1,050.00; Hauff Mid-America(VB, Supp) 122.65; Heartland Paper(supp) 172.79; Heartland WasteMgmnt (util) 60.00; Hewlett Packard(supp) 116.00; Houghton Mifflin(supp) 963.66; International ReadingAssoc. (dues) 165.00; K. Price (custo-dial) 74.00; Krause Storage 195.00;Legal Shield (ins) 241.10; Lynns(supp) 68.36; M&D Food Shop (gas) 702.99; M. Gustafson (supp) 31.79;NWAS (assessment) 39,475.00; NSUFinance Office (supp) 23.00; PearsonEducation (AimsWeb sub) 510.00; Ra-mada Inn (travel) 198.00; Rapid CityArea Schools (supp) 157.58; RicksAuto (mtnce) 345.00; Riverside Tech-nologies (supp) 115.00; SASD (dues 759.59; School Specialty (supp) 143.18; SD Dept of Health (svcs) 120.00; SDSDBF (ins) 9,074.94; Ser-vall Uniform (mtnce) 407.95; SD Mag-azine (sub) 51.00; SD State HistoricalSociety (sub) 35.00; Super 8 (travel) 57.00; Time for Kids (sub) 88.40;TransAmerica (ins) 20.41. Total Gen-eral Fund 75,367.26.CAPITAL OUTLAY: Flooring America(carpet) 5,821.56; Northland TrustServices (bond interest) 21,710.00;Wells Fargo Financial (lease) 265.00;total Capital Outlay 27,796.56.SPECIAL EDUCATION: AFLAC(ins) 147.06; BenefitMall/CenterstoneIns (ins.) 19.26; K. Dieters (mlg to par-ents) 222.00; Hands on Health (PT) 1,061.91; Legal Shield (ins) 26.90;NWAS (assessment) 10,382.00; SDS-DBF (ins) 1,007.81; Total SpecialEd 12,866.94.DEBT SERVICE: Northland TrustServices (interest) 82,665.00; SD FIT(prin) 90,000.00. Total Debt Service172,665.00.CAPITAL PROJECTS: Ainsworth-Benning (building) 50,905.00; Chap-mans Electronic (security system) 9,308.50; Faith Lumber (supp) 386.44;Golden West Tele (phone system) 18,531.42; Vanway Trophy (donor wall) 4,192.00. Total Capital Projects 83,323.36.FOOD SERVICE: AFLAC (ins) 25.80; BenefitMall/Centerstone Ins.(ins) 77.07; CANS (food) 1,209.63;CWD (food) 2,248.87; Food Service ofAmerica (food) 1,635.92; Lynns(milk) 731.33; Vilas Health & Variety(supp) 6.98; total Food Service 5,935.60. Total claims all funds 377,954.72.No citizens were present to addressthe board.Mrs. Baye gave the superintendentsreport. It has been a fast-paced begin-ning of the year and already this weekwe are into Homecoming activities andnext week will be Parent-Teacher Con-ferences. The 2012-2013 enrollment isat 188 students in K-12 and 14 in Pre-school. Mrs. Baye attended the NWASAdministrative Advisory Board meetingon September 4th. Items discussed werethe SD Housing Authority Homes forschool districts, new staff and schedules,Open House, unit moving and upkeep,disaster plans and update of coursebooklet. Early Childhood Screening washeld August 28th for children birth tokindergarten age. Mrs. Smith and Mrs.Baye attended the regional IEP Meetingpresented by the NWAS Special Ed Di-rector, Cris Sargeant on August 30th.She gave information on the new IEPchanges recommended by the State ofSD. Cris Sargeant will also be in ourschool later this month to help us pre-pare for the Special Education Reviewthis year. There was a meeting of theNWAS ESA 5 Advisory Board on Sep-tember 12th at Mobridge. Agenda itemsincluded a business meeting, an updateon services available this year throughESA 5 a technology presentation and thefuture funding for ESAs. The 2012ASBSD Region Meetings are set tobeing with legislative platforms and ad-vocating for Initiated Measure 15 ex-pected to be the key points discussed.ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pa-gany will embark on a tour across thestate with 10 stops scheduled over Sep-tember and October and urges schoolboard members to attend the regionmeeting nearest to their district to join inthe discussion on these important is-sues. Mr. Daughters gave the principals re-port. Mr. Daughters, Mrs. Williams andMrs. Fischbach will be attending a Sen-ior Experience/Entrepreneurship Work-shop on September 19th. The SDDepartment of Education and CareerCruising will be putting on this confer-ence to help schools with the implemen-tation process. All SD school districts willneed to offer a capstone experience bythe fall of 2013. The county health nursewill conduct the annual health screen-ings on September 13th and 17th. Theannual Title I Open House is scheduledfor September 20th for all students andof $2,000.00. Motion carried.Motion by Welter to advertise for acustodian at the Maurine School and tonotify applicants of the advertisement.Motion carried.Motion by Vance, 2nd by Welter toapprove the contract of Mykal Shaff forthe position of JH Football Coach in theamount of $610.00. Motion carried.Amie Schauer shared the two milkbids received. Motion by Simonson, 2ndby Vance to approve the bid from LynnsDakotamart. Motion carried.Motion by Hanson, 2nd by Simonsonto approve Open Enrollment Applications2013-04; 2013-05; and 2013-06. Motioncarried.Motion by Hanson, 2nd by Vance toapprove the transfer of $80,000.00 fromGeneral Fund to Debt Service. Motioncarried.Home School exemptions wereshared.Motion by Welter, 2nd by Hanson toadjourn. Motion carried.Meeting adjourned at 9:02 pm._______________________________Sharron Johnson, PresidentBoard of Education________________________________Amie Schauer, Business ManagerPublished September 19, 2012 for a totalapproximate cost of $106.88Proceedings of theCommon CouncilCity of Faith, SDThe Common Council for the City ofFaith, South Dakota met in regular ses-sion on September 4, 2012 at 7:00 P.M.in the Community Room of the Commu-nity Center. Mayor Haines called themeeting to order, Brown called roll call,and Mayor Haines led the Pledge of Al-legiance.Council members present: Riley, In-ghram, Nolan, Spencer, Lightfield, andHellekson.Others in attendance were: DebbieBrown, Loretta Passolt, Justin Inghram,Jim Holloway, Reed Henschel, BarbaraBerndt, Debbie Wicks and Karen Butler.Spencer made a motion, secondedby Inghram to approve the agenda aspresented. Motion carried.Lightfield made a motion, secondedby Spencer to approve the minutes ofthe August 21st and August 28th, 2012meeting with the amendment to the mo-tion for the following correction:Under:Discussion on Lake Lease:Add: Lease ends September 30,2012 so their can be no livestock on theland from October through December.Motion carried.CLAIMS APPROVED:The following claims were presentedand read:Aflac, Cancer & Accident Insurance $734.28; Avesis Third Party Administra-tors, Inc., Vision Insurance $126.38;Brown, Newton, Hauling Transformers &Mowers $1,762.00; Butler InsuranceCompany, Gun Show Liability Cover-age $666.25; City of Beresford, Trans-formers $5,796.00; City of Faith,Utilities $8,437.72; CWD Aberdeen,Bar Food & Supplies $622.97; DakotaBusiness Center, Library Supplies, Quar-terly Maintenance $391.08; DelageLanden Fin. Service, Copier Lease $46.02; Dept of Revenue, LaboratoryServices $13.00; Faith Fitness Center,Full Time Employees Membership $50.00; Faith High School, YearbookAd $25.00; Faith Lumber Company,Supplies $1,271.71; Frito-Lay, Inc.,Misc $24.32; Golden West Telecom-munications, Special Access $1,781.32; Heartland Waste Manage-ment, Hauling Garbage & Dumpsters $4,135.00; Henschel, Ed, AmbulanceLaundry $46.20; Hills Material Com-pany, Cold Mix $3,535.20; Holloway,Jim, Spraying $130.00; Iron Horse AgService, Oxygen, Repair & Mainte-nance $1,423.67; Jerome Beverage,Beer $6,169.92; Johnson WesternWholesale, Liquor $3,352.65; LarryRoss, Construction, Labor to Install SteelRoof on Library Building $1,236.00;Lynn's Dakotamart. Supplies $362.68;M&D Food Shop, Gasoline $381.36;Midwest Coca-Cola Refreshments,Misc $313.76; National Fire SafetyCouncil, Inc., Donation $219.44; North-west Beverage Inc., Beer $16,285.70;Ricks Auto, LLC, Repair & Maintenance,Tires $440.00; Roys Pronto, Repair &Maintenance, Supplies $1,082.43;Rushmore Communications, Inc., Sup-plies $77.00; S&S Roadrunner SalesCompany, Misc $394.20; SD Retire-ment System, Retirement Plan $3,658.36; Sensus Metering System,Telephone Support $96.00; Shaff,Doran, Mowing & Trimming $100.00;Shaff, Mykal, Mowing & Trimming $450.00; Sodak Distributing Company,Liquor $3,202.21; Sysco North Dakota,Inc., Supplies $371.56; The PrintShop, Park Fee Envelopes $15.40; TriCounty Water, Water $11,685.40;United States Postal Services, StampedEnvelopes $823.85; Visa, Gasoline,Travel $1,587.70; Farmers State Bank,SS & Withholding $1,320.08; FarmersState Bank, SS & Withholding $3,032.90; Farmers State Bank, ExtraStatement-Sept $3.00; Farmers StateBank, PayPal- AirNav Listing $18.00;Companion Life, Dental Insurance $569.74; Wellmark BlueCross & BlueShield, Health Insurance $7,619.56;Afdahl's Appliance, Down Pymt on AirCondition Unit $10,000.00, JeromeBeverage, Stock Show Budget $464.23.Inghram made a motion, secondedby Lightfield to approve all claims pre-sented. All yes votes. Motion carried.BIDS:7:15 Open Bids forDrainage Project:The following bid was received for theDrainage Project:Anderson Contractors, Inc. $30,872.75Inghram made a motion, secondedby Riley to reject the bid from AndersonContractors, Inc. All yes votes. Motioncarried.7:30 Open Bids for VariousConstruction Work:The following bid was re-ceived for the gutters on the library:Hausauer Seamless Products $1409.00Riley made a motion, seconded byHellekson to accept the bid fromHausauer Seamless Products for thelabor and supplies for gutters on the li-brary. All yes votes. Motion carried.Butler Insurance Insurance Quote:Karen Butler proposed a quote forCity liability insurance to the Council.Mayor Haines was going to go over thevalues on the vehicles for the fire depart-ment and ambulance.Advertise to bid out:The deck at the Public Safety Build-ing was missed on the last quote, so itneeds to be power washed and stainedand since there wasnt any other quotesother than the gutters for the library, therest needs re bid. Inghram made a mo-tion, seconded by Lightfield to re-adver-tise the various construction work.Motion carried.Golden West Agreement:Golden West sent an extension to theoriginal agreement on December 7,2007 for host and remote switching endoffice services until August 31, 2014.There was a net change in the CPI (Con-sumer Price Index) beginning on the Oc-tober 1, 2012 bill from $1360 to $1475 amonth. Lightfield made a motion, sec-onded by Hellekson to approve the ex-tension agreement with Golden West.Continued on next pageparents in grades K-6. This is Homecom-ing week and will be a busy week filledwith activities. Deb Ruen with NW Pre-vention Resource Center will be comingonce per month to work with our stu-dents.Noma Welter gave the library boardreport. An estimated 20 children at-tended the Summer Reading Programpresentation. The book discussion groupfell off during the summer months buthopes to pick up again this fall. The Cityhas replaced the siding and the roof onthe library. Other options for a new signare being pursued. The library board isdiscussing the possibility of changing thebook drop.Scott Vance gave the NWAS report.The NWAS board met on September5th. They discussed looking into Gover-nors Houses for NWAS teachers hous-ing. Many of the coop teachers will beattending a CTE training seminar in At-lanta later this fall. Noma Welter and Sharron Johnsongave a facilities report. They discussedthe quotes for sidewalks received fromboth Ainsworth-Benning and Bob Linn.The punch list is still being completed.Ken Beer from Modern Woodmen ofAmerica and an FHS alumnus has do-nated $1,500.00 for landscaping and/ortrees for the new building.The School Board in-service withJulie Ertz from ASBSD has been set forOctober 3rd.Mrs. Baye gave an update on theminor boundary change. We have re-quested to be put on the agenda for theSeptember 27th County Commissionersmeeting in Sturgis to ask the CountyCommissioners to determine whether ornot Capital Outlay certificates are or arenot considered bonded indebtedness.Mrs. Baye, Amie Schauer and EricBogue will attend the meeting.Noma Welter shared that MayorHaines asked if the school would con-sider donating the old playground equip-ment to the City to be placed at theVisitors Center. It was the consensus ofthe board to do so after the equipment isdeclared as surplus property.The City auction has been set for Oc-tober 19th. Surplus items need to be in-cluded in by the end of the month. Theboard will hold a special meeting at 4:00September 25th to approve the surplusitems for auction.Discussion was held on the 2012-2013 budget and the changes madesince the budget hearing in July. Motionby Simonson, 2nd by Vance to approvethe 2012-2013 budget. Hanson aye;Johnson, - aye; Simonson aye; Vance aye; and Welter aye. Motion carried. Changes to the approved budgetsince the Budget Hearing are as follows:General Fund Expenditures Ele-mentary Programs +19,748.00; Middl