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The best you’ve ever seen, the Class of 2016!
Philip, South Dakota 57567
Thursday, 19, 2016
The Philip High School graduating class of 2016 went through their baccalaureate and commencement exercises Saturday, May 14. The message was “New Relationships.” The motto was, “The man at the top of the
mountain did not fall there,” by Vince Lombardi. The class song was, “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” by
A&W
restaurant
progress
Destruction of parts of the current Corner Pantry building on
the corner of Larimer Avenue and
Pine Street in Philip has been
going on for the past few weeks.
This is being followed by construction of the new building, with its
new A&W restaurant being incorporated in with the facility.
The M&G Oil construction crew
has taken out some old foundations and has poured new ones.
The old sunroom area has been removed.
The gasoline pumps, as well as
other aspects of the business, are
open, said site manager Terri
Pelle. She said the entire business
is going to stay open as long as it
can, though there will be a little
down time when equipment has to
be moved in.
The anticipated opening date
for the new A&W addition is
somewhere around the Fourth of
July. The weather and any unforeseen circumstances could alter
that date.
Watch the Pioneer Review for
further updates.
Free fishing,
park entry
The unofficial kick-off to summer begins this weekend with the
South Dakota Game, Fish and
Parks’ (GF&P) open house and
free fishing weekend May 20-22.
This annual statewide event
waives entrance fees and allows
free fishing for residents and nonresidents.
All state park and recreation
areas will be open for use without
entrance fees during the three day
event. It also allows anglers to fish
without a license statewide. Fishing regulations and limits as well
as camping fees still apply.
Some parks will also offer daily
activities to celebrate the event.
These include Friday, May 20, the
season kick-off for Custer State
Park. For more information, call
605-255-4515.
Camping reservations at South
Dakota state parks can be made
24 hours a day. Make reservations
online at campsd.com or by calling
1-800-710-2267. Visit gfp.sd.gov
for more information or to see a
complete list of state parks and
events.
Bridge work
on Hwy. 248
State crews have completed repairs to a bridge structure on
Highway 248 approximately 1.5
miles east of Cactus Flat and will
begin repairs on a second structure 1.5 miles west of Kadoka.
The bridge east of Cactus Flat is
now fully open to traffic, however,
a seven-ton-per-axle weight limit
has been imposed on the structure
and will remain in place indefinitely.
Crews started repair work on
the Highway 248 structure west of
Kadoka, Monday, May 16. Traffic
is reduced to one lane across the
bridge with a 12-foot width restriction and a seven-ton-per-axle
weight limit.
For complete road construction
information, dial 511 or visit
www.safetravelusa.com/sd.
Scotty Philip Days coming soon
The Philip Chamber of Commerce has finalized many of the
preparation details for the upcoming Scotty Philip Days, Friday
through Sunday, June 17-19.
During its Wednesday, May 11,
meeting, the chamber voted to
transfer some of its revenue from
member dues to its festival days
account. Treasurer Matt Reedy reminded members that the chamber usually pays out $5,000 to
$7,000 per year for the activities
during Scotty Philip Days.
The free street dance annually
sponsored by the chamber will be
to the music of Red Mountain
Freeway. This band, though newly
named, is in essence the Phatt
Daddy band that played in Philip
last year.
The chamber will again supple-
ment the ranch horse races with a
pot of $1,000 for the final race of
the day, an invitation race.
Beyond Scotty Philip Days, the
chamber also donates $500 to the
high school rodeo, $300 to the
chamber’s golf tournament, and
$750 to the Country Cupboard
food pantry based out of Wall.
In other business, discussion
was held on if the chamber could
work toward the various businesses on both sides of Center Avenue to all have the same
sidewalk awning system. Now
would be appropriate timing for
looking into such a project, since
every building on the street is spoken for in current or anticipated
businesses. The awning uniformity would enhance the appearance of downtown Philip.
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Aerosmith. The flower presented to parents and other family was the gerber daisy. The choir sung, “Somewhere Only We Know.” For more graduation photo, see page two.
Tassels adjusted, medallions turned, smiles beaming ... ready to march to “Pomp and Circumstance” to receive
their high school diplomas in front of family and friends. Shown, from left, are junior Peyton Kuchenbecker,
Keegan Burnett, Mollie Coyle, Ta’Te Fortune, Logan Hand, Frankie Womack and Rance Johnson.
Voter registration deadline May 23
Secretary of State Shantel Krebs is encouraging South Dakotans to register to vote, “As
South Dakotan’s we value our right to vote and
appreciate the freedom we have to voice our
opinions at the ballot box. In order for unregistered voters to participate in the June 7 primary election, their voter registration form
must be received by the county auditor by 5:00
p.m., Monday, May 23.”
To register to vote, fill out the voter registration form, sign it and then submit it to your
county auditor. Your form must be received by
15 days before an election if you wish to vote
in that election.
The U.S. Census estimates there are
858,469 citizens in South Dakota. As of May 5,
2016, South Dakota voter registration numbers are 241,622 Republicans, 167,336 Democrats, 109,025 Independents and no party
affiliation, 506 Constitution Party and 2,147
other. The total number of registered voters in
S.D. is 520,636, with 54,055 inactive voters.
Registered voters can vote in person at their
county auditor’s office up until 5:00 p.m. the
day prior to the election by bringing along a
photo identification card (ID) such as a driver’s
license, nondriver ID, passport including a picture, or student ID including a picture. If a
voter does not have a photo ID, they may sign
a personal identification affidavit.
All voters wishing to vote absentee by mail
must fill out an application and have their signature notarized or provide a copy of their
photo identification and mail or hand deliver
their original signed application.
The Democrat primary is open to registered
Democrats and voters registered as Independent or no party affiliation. Republicans have a
closed primary and only registered Republicans may participate in that primary election.
South Dakota does not use the term “early
voting.” Any voter can vote an absentee ballot
without having to provide a reason 46 days
prior to a primary and general election. These
voters are absent from their voting precinct on
election day.
If a voter is confined due to sickness or disability, that voter can use an authorized messenger to bring the ballot to them. There is a
section on the application for absentee ballot
where the voter will indicate who they want to
bring their ballot to them. The deadline for
this option is 3:00 p.m. on election day.
All voters are required to show a photo ID to
cast a ballot. Stateside military must submit
the absentee ballot application with a copy of
their ID or have their signature notarized. ID
requirements are waived for military and citizens living outside the U.S.
Medical professionals join PHSI
Paul Vidal and Sheila Venus
are the newest health service personnel to come to Philip from the
Philippines to work at Philip
Health Services, Inc.
Since 2005, PHSI has recruited
specialized medical staff from the
Philippines on the H1-B visa program to supplement its staff.
Paul Francis Saucedo Vidal, a
medical laboratory technologist,
arrived from Cebu City, Philippines, in late October 2015.
Vidal’s parents and siblings encouraged him to pursue health
service opportunities in the
United States. His education and
training allows him to draw blood,
process and examine specimens,
and be on-call to the PHSI emergency department.
Vidal is licensed with a fouryear science course as a lab technologist. He does not want to
continue toward a doctor’s degree,
he said, because, “I don’t want to
lead my life studying all the time.”
He took the chance to come to
America because medical positions do not get paid as much in
the Philippines. “When you are
doing a job that is usually toxic
and requires you to work weekends and holidays, you should get
compensation for it. And, I wanted
to see the United States.” By toxic,
Vidal means, “You are compromising your health; selfless in a way.
The patient load is so much bigger
than here; days when you don’t
get to eat.” His job there was what
he does in Philip, but not 100 patients in a day.
Jennifer Henrie, PHSI human
resources manager, said, “It has
been such a pleasure to watch our
Filipino staff grow professionally
and become involved in the community. I have enjoyed getting to
know Paul and helping to intro-
Paul Vidal – lab technologist
duce him to American culture.”
Henrie said that Vidal’s arrival
at the winter season got advice
and joking from co-workers. “I
took Paul shopping for a winter
coat, and he kept looking at the
hoodie sweatshirts,” said Henrie.
“Despite the exposure to snow and
cold, Paul has adapted extremely
well to life in Philip. We have enjoyed getting to know him.”
Sheila Marie Laurido Venus is
a physical therapist from Manila,
Philippines. She, her husband,
Harold, and children, Joaquin
(14), and Terence (three), emigrated to the United States in late
March. Venus made the decision
to come to Philip partly to be near
her sister, Cynthia Austin, a
nurse who lives in Rapid City with
her husband and children.
“Here has similar ideals to the
Philippines when it comes to family. This is the best state,” said
Venus. As far as her work goes,
“The opportunities are so endless.
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Sheila Venus – physical therapist
In the Philippines it was more by
the book; don’t have to think or
have any decision making. The
first few weeks here were overwhelming, but been able to push
through, getting in to it and enjoying my time with the patients.”
Vidal said his adjustment here
is good, “Philip is really peaceful,
me coming from a really big city.”
His hometown has 2.55 million
people, far more than the entire
state of South Dakota. “Here, you
really get the feel that everyone
knows everyone. All the greetings;
I needed to get used to that,” said
Vidal. “You get to have that sense
of connection between you and
your patients. You don’t see them
as patients, but as neighbors and
people around town.”
Vidal’s only downside is he has
no family here. There is a 14-hour
difference so phone calls are untimely. He missed his sister’s college graduation. But, he has a list
of things he wants to do, such as
see Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands,
Spearfish Canyon and many other
places. “We don’t hunt in the
Philippines, and I’m open to the
experience.” He looks forward to
ice fishing. He will even try skiing,
but probably on a snowboard since
he is already used to surfing.
Venus has also been accepted by
the community. “They are always
waving, smiling and asking how I
am doing/feeling,” said Venus.
“The security here is great, with
doors not really having to be
locked.” Her son has already
placed in a spelling bee and
earned student of the month. Her
husband actually enjoys mowing
and taking care of a garden.
Henrie said, “Sheila has a wonderful smile and is so kind and
friendly. She is a wonderful addition to our team.”
The H1-B visa program allows
highly trained and educated foreign workers to seek employment
for specialized positions with
American companies. Positions
were advertised and made available to American workers, but
were unable to be filled. Recruitment of medical staff has included
Melanie Berdin, lab tech, Dennis
Donato, RN, Christine Nadala,
RN, and Donna Mortellaro. “Recruitment for rural health care
workers can be a challenge. The
visa process allows us to find the
highly skilled workers needed to
continue providing the best level
of care to our patients,” said Kent
Olson, PHSI administrator. The
work visas are for three years.
Vidal joins laboratory manager
Connie Sandstrom, lab technician
Holly Stewart, phlebotomist Val
Oldenberg, and fellow Filipino
Mortellaro, who arrived in 2014
and married local rancher Mike
Mortellaro in 2015.
Trap shoot
A trap shoot tournament, sponsored by the Philip Masons, is
Sunday, May 22, at the Bad River
Sportsmen Club’s shooting range,
starting at 1:00 p.m.
The Give It A Shot tournament
is open to everyone of all ages.
This is a Lewis style shoot, with
three rounds of 25 shots each. It is
a handicapped competition. The
registration fee includes a 73– Saloon steak-out meal.
The graduated seven-line range
is two miles west of Philip on the
north side of Highway 14.
For more information and to
preregister, contact Nels Crowser
at 859-2294.
CBC
flower
program
Del Bartels
Annually, the Philip Community
Betterment Committee plants
flowers in pots around Philip at
businesses and at the Fire Hall
Park. The organization periodically checks on the plants, watering
and
fertilizing
when
necessary. Flowers can be seen in
front of downtown businesses, establishments at the northeast of
town, at the hospital’s courtyard
and at the park. Shown is CBC
President Darlene Matt finishing
up a pot.
Graduation
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In just a few more minutes Chase Studer’s mortarboard would be flying
overhead along with others thrown by his graduating class of 2016.
It didn’t seem that Rance Johnson, left, and Jace Giannonatti would let
little things like graduation, plans for college and other things ever separate their friendship.
Valedictorian Garrett Snook dicussed the motto’s various mountains, ending with, “There is no
one stumble to the top of anything.
We must get back up and keep trying. It is always worth the try. Go
find your mountain.”
Chase Wright and Cappie West
didn’t seem to think of commencement as a goodbye, but a step deserving smiles until they meet
again. Graduation included joy,
tears, smiles, solemn moments,
cheers and many other emotions.
Salutatorian Jane Poss started
with, “Hindsight is a funny thing.”
She finished with, “Let’s make
this a line from which to walk
away with good memories... Be the
best possible... Go far but never
forget where you came from.”
Sometimes no words are needed.
Pioneer Review • May 19, 2016
Some mortarboards require a longer reach than others, as graduating senior Frankie Womack proved.
Grady Carley made graduation a time for friends such as Tristen
Schofield and others. Realization of what comes next – college, career,
life – can wait a few days.
Somber next to silly. Emotions fluctuated. Memories were made.
Graduation is not for just for the graduates, as Ellie Coyle showed when
she made a point of posing with her grandmother after the flowers were
handed to loved ones.
What the Poppy Means
The poppy is
•A symbol of Remembrance and hope
•Worn by millions of people
•Red because of the natural colour of field poppies
The poppy is NOT
•A symbol of death or a sign
of support for war
•A reflection of politics or religion
•Red to reflect the colour of blood
Wearing a poppy is a personal choice and
reflects individual and personal memories.
It is not compulsory but is greatly appreciated
by those it helps – our beneficiaries: those
currently serving in our Armed Forces, veterans,
and their families and dpendents.
American Legion Auxiliary members
from Philip will be selling poppies on
Tuesday, May 24th
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With her diploma in hand, Libbi Koester paused for her tassel to be ceremoniously shifted from one side to the other, then she received the flowers which she would soon be presenting to close family in the audience.
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Dear editor,
There are only grandiose words
to describe the performances of
those young individuals.
How Mrs. (Barb) Bowen is able
to get these youth-filled kids to
learn to play an instrument, hear
a good balance in tone and have
their attitude balanced with the
group, count, watch her direction,
become loud and soft and every
other detail that enters into her
job, most of us will never know.
But it sure makes for a very enjoyable outcome for all who attend.
Mrs. Bowen is “right on” when
she states that those who miss attending are truly missing out on
the very high caliber of music,
plus witnessing what goes into
having these musical individuals
become the wonderful people they
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Spring is here!
Rural Livin’
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•Calf Milk
•Calf Electrolyte
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Supplements
Jones’
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Locally owned & operated
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Farm Service Agency
June Huston, CED | 859-2186 | june.huston@sd.usda.gov
2016 Acreage Reporting
and Planting Deadlines
The deadline for spring planted
acreage reporting is July 15 in
South Dakota. To participate in
applicable programs all cropland
acres must be reported. The
Haakon Jackson FSA Office will
be sending out appointment cards
soon, if you cannot keep your appointment, please call to reschedule.
Producers must provide a map
with Farm #, Tract #, all fields,
subfields, approximate boundaries
and acres for each field/subfield,
crop/crop type, planting date or
prevent plant (PP), intended use of
the crop, and producer's share.
Producers can get maps from the
FSA County Office that administers their land or by accessing the
FSA internet site FSAfarm+. Use
of the FSAfarm+ site will require
permission from FSA the first
time. Call the office if you want to
sign up.
Crop insurance reporting deadlines and requirements are often
different from FSA. Check with
your agent if you do not know
their reporting requirements.
ARC/PLC Acreage
Maintenance &
ARC/PLC Sign-Up
Producers enrolled in Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price
Loss Coverage (PLC) must protect
all cropland and noncropland
acres on the farm from wind and
water erosion and noxious weeds.
Producers who sign ARC county or
individual contracts and PLC contracts agree to effectively control
noxious weeds on the farm according to sound agricultural practices. If a producer fails to take
necessary actions to correct a
maintenance problem on a farm
that is enrolled in ARC, PLC, the
County Committee may elect to
terminate the contract for the program year.
We are processing the ARC/PLC
sign-up for 2016. We will be doing
this when we do your spring
acreage reporting and mailing out
other required signatures. Please
mail back promptly if you receive
forms.
Producers must
Report Prevented Planting and Failed Acres -NAP Reminders
USDA Farm Service Agency
(FSA) reminds producers to report
prevented planting and failed
acres in order to establish or retain FSA program eligibility.
Producers must report crop
acreage they intended to plant,
but due to natural disaster, were
prevented from planting. Prevented planting acreage must be
reported on form FSA-576, Notice
of Loss, no later than 15 calendar
days after the final planting date
to FSA and Risk Management
Agency (RMA).
The deadline for reporting prevent plant is 15 days after the
final planting date for the applicable crop, a late-filed report can be
submitted. Late-filed reports will
only be accepted if FSA conducts a
farm visit to assess the eligible
disaster condition that prevented
the crop from being planted. A
measurement service fee will be
charged.
Local planting deadlines for
NAP crops are: May 25 - Corn for
Grain (Jackson); June 10 – Soybeans and all other beans; June 30
– Forage Sorghum; July10 – Hay
Millet. Program Crops May 5 —
Small Grains, May 25 – Corn for
Grain (Haakon); May 31 – Corn
for Silage and Grain Sorghum;
June 15 – Sunflowers (Haakon)
June 20 – Sunflowers (Jackson).
Planting deadlines for other crops,
please call the office.
Also, producers with failed acres
should also use form FSA-576, Notice of Loss, to report failed acres.
Failed acreage shall be filed before
the disposition of the crop.
For losses on crops covered by
the Non-Insured Crop Disaster
Assistance Program (NAP) and
Crop Insurance; producers must
file a Notice of Loss within 15 days
of the occurrence of the disaster or
when losses become apparent.
Producers must timely file a Notice of Loss for failed acres on all
crops including grasses.
Reminders to NAP Producers:
1. Get your 2015 NAP production reported as soon as possible.
2. If you plan to take a NAP crop
to another use than what you intended you need to contact us first.
CRP Participants Are
Reminded to Control
Weeds on CRP Acres
The Farm Service Agency (FSA)
would like to remind Conservation
Reserve Program (CRP) participants of their responsibility to ensure that acres enrolled in CRP
are properly maintained throughout the contract period, as agreed
to in the CRP contract (CRP-1 Appendix) and the Conservation Plan
of Operations (CPO). FSA encourages contract participants to regularly visit and evaluate the
conditions of the CRP acreage to
ensure the vegetative cover and
conservation practice are properly
maintained to adequately control
erosion, protect air and water
quality and enhance wildlife habitat, as agreed to in the approved
Conservation Plan.
CRP contract participants are
required to control undesirable
weeds, invasive plants, insects,
pests and rodents on their entire
CRP acreage, so that the existing
CRP cover, as well as surrounding
landowners, air and water quality
or wildlife habitat, is not adversely
impacted. FSA has the authority
to determine that a violation has
occurred when any portion of the
CRP acreage is infested, degraded,
destroyed or otherwise compromised to the point that the established conservation practice no
longer functions as intended.
CRP policies also require CRP
acreage to be in compliance with
the State noxious weed law as determined by the State or local noxious weed commission.
Failure to adequately maintain
CRP acreage may result in a compliance violation. FSA randomly
spot checks CRP acreage; if the
acreage is found to have areas not
in compliance with the CPO, a violation will be determined by the
COC. When a violation occurs, the
participant will either be assessed
a payment reduction on the affected acres or the affected acres
may be terminated and payments
refunded.
CRP maintenance activities
may be conducted anytime outside
the established primary nesting
and brood rearing season, May 1
through August 1, without FSA
approval; however, spot treatment
of specific areas in critical need of
maintenance may be conducted at
any time with prior approval by
FSA. To request approval of spot
treatment of CRP acreage, participants should contact their local
FSA Office.
For more information concerning FSA Conservation programs,
please contact your local FSA Office or visit the Farm Service
Agency website at www.fsa.usda.
gov.
FSAfarm+ FSA’s
Customer Self-Service
Portal
With FSAfarm+, producers will
have web access to view their
stored FSA data, such as the CLU
data, related farm data and other
producer information. Other producer information would include
address, contact information and
participation demographics.
This functionality allows producers to view, export and print
farm records data, including
maps, from their own home
through a public facing web portal.
This will permit the producer to
electronically share their data,
which could include maps, with a
crop insurance agent, from their
own home or other remote locations.
Direct access to farm-related information, including field boundaries and imagery, will allow
operators and owners to view,
print and/or export their farm information for sharing with other
individuals or agencies. In addition, operators and owners will be
able to export their CLU field
boundaries and share with crop insurance companies and other third
parties that offer assistance with
precision agriculture-related activities. Future enhancements will
allow producers to view existing
program contracts, acreage reports and financial information
FSAfarm+ can be accessed via a
FSA Online Services link at
www.fsa.usda.gov/online-services/farm-plus/ or directly from
www.fsa.usda.gov/Farmplus.
Producers must obtain Level 2
eAuth access, which allows the
user to enter USDA website portals and applications. These websites have been determined to
have the need of higher security
requirements or restrictions and
the need of a verified identity for
each user ID and profile. Level 2
access can be obtained from the
USDA eAuthentication website at
www.eauth.usda.gov.
At this time, eAuthentication is
only available to sole proprietors/
individuals. Registration for representatives of a business or entity
will be available at a future date.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information on FSAfarm+, contact your local FSA office. To find your local FSA county
office, at http://offices.usda.gov
Eliza Blue | elizabluesings@gmail.com
Every once in a
while, I come across a
video on the internet
posted by a wellmeaning
friend,
championing the wisdom of animals. The
videos are often filmed
at sanctuaries devoted
to
abandoned
or
abused animals of all
varieties, and document the unlikely
friendships that have
blossomed between
say, a baby fawn and
a golden retriever. Or,
the video will be of one
animal rescuing another, like a hippo guiding a baby
zebra out of a raging river (I am
not making these up, by the way)
to the safety of shore. I love these
videos. They give me all kinds of
warm, fuzzy feelings, and sometimes even bring a few tears to my
eyes. Inevitably such videos are
accompanied by comments from
viewers such as: "We have much to
learn from the kindness of animals…" There was a time when I
might have been tempted to post a
similar comment myself. I would
not be tempted now.
Before I moved to the ranch, I
was as ardent a supporter of animal rights as you were likely to
find, and I still am, but I often find
myself saying a little prayer of
gratitude that I was born human,
and not say, a chicken. Exhibit A:
My hen, Pippa. Pippa is a leghorn,
and carries all the attributes of the
breed. Skinny, flighty, and nervous (all words that have been used
to describe me at certain points in
my life…) she was an easy target
from the first. My other hens are
mostly medium-sized, not too terribly much bigger than Pippa, but
seem to have some genetic sense
that she lacks. When food is laid
down, Pippa always has to eat last
-- everyone else chases her away.
For awhile I tried feeding her separately, but my attention flusters
her more than anything, so poor
Pippa is left to fall back on her
own feathery defenses. Until recently, she has done ok, though it
hasn't been a relaxed existence.
Meanwhile, our current rooster
has come into his adulthood, and
he is turning out, like most of the
roosters I've known, to be a total
jerk. He pecks the hens, and pulls
their feathers out while doing his
manly duties. Most of them can
shake it off, but he got a hold of
Pippa the other day, and pulled
out a big chunk of feathers, leaving a bloody patch of skin on her
head. If you've ever kept chickens,
you can guess what has happened
since then. Perhaps attracted by
the scent of blood, or the sight of a
crusty sore on an otherwise white
backdrop, the other hens now routinely peck Pippa there too, so her
wound, instead of healing, is getting worse. I would try to catch her
and put her in isolation, but the
only chciken-proof pen is currently
being used by my three half-grown
chicks. If I let them out, they
would meet a similar, or even
more brutal fate. And I can't put
them all together for the same reason. No matter how you slice it, it's
gonna get violent.
See what I mean? We had a
potluck today at church, and not
only did people bring food to share,
not one person pecked another
person while we waited in line,
even though the food looked extremely delicious AND we were all
pretty hungry. If chickens tried to
hold a potluck, it would be a blood
bath.
Exhibit B: The horses. Around
this time last year I wrote about
my colt, Jane, who was just barely
a year old. After being in the corral
by the house all winter, we put her
out to pasture with the other
horses when the weather turned
fine, so she could run, and play,
and munch on green grass like
everyone else. No more than a
week later one of the geldings ran
her through a barbed wire fence,
leaving her beautiful brown flank
ripped wide open. Did they mean
to hurt her? Probably not. More
likely they were just chasing her,
because as the lowest horse on the
totem pole, she had to learn her
place. But, I don't think anyone
had a twinge of regret over the
damage they'd done. Or, if they
did, they hid it under a pretty
thick veneer of 'good riddance.'
When we trailed her in, not one of
them bothered looking back. For
her part, Jane didn't hold a grudge
either. She is back out this year,
wiser and tougher, and happy to
be part of the pack again, even
though that pack nearly killed her.
Now, on the human side, anyone
who had to ride the school bus as
a child can attest, kids can be
cruel. Thankfully, though, they
don't often impale each other on
fences.
Exhibit C: My sweet ewes, who
will treat their own babies quite
tenderly, but won't hesitate a second to head butt someone else's
baby into the windbreak or metal
pipe fence. And I'm not talking a
gentle nudge – I've seen lambs
sent flying for nothing more than
walking too close to a ewe that
wasn't their mother. I feel very
lucky that I can ask a friend to
hold my baby for a minute and not
have to worry he will get thrown
at the wall.
Exhibit D: You think discussion
around your family's dinner table
at Thanksgiving gets testy? Trust
me, it's not that bad –
consider our miniature
donkey brothers, Wilbur
and Orville, who are inseparable, but still regularly kick and bite
each other for no reason
we can discern; or, Thor,
the giant tomcat, who
violently chased away
all his litter mates once
they reached adolescence. And these are examples of animals that
are the same species -let's not even discuss
the gruesome displays
when you start examining the cross-species relationships on this ranch. (Okay,
I'll discuss one: Ellie, the sheep
dog, and baby bunnies. Need a I
say more?)
None of this has lessened my
love for the animals under my
care. I still believe it is my responsibility to provide them with the
best life I can. It's just that a surprising amount of time they don't
seem to feel the same way about
each other, so in order to provide
them with a good life, I have to
protect them from one another. It
also doesn't mean I think humans
are better (after all, we have a system of mass incarceration for a
reason). And I do think we have
plenty to learn from other animals
… kindness just may not be the
main lesson.
In a few more days we will let
the chicks out to start free ranging
with the flock, and if Pippa still
isn't healing, she'll get moved to
the pen. In the meantime, I'll continue to count my blessings. I
think this an especially good time
to do so in fact, as we near a contentious presidential election.
Next time you find yourself frustrated with a someone who doesn't
agree with you politically, it might
be helpful to remind yourself it
could be worse. Chances are, as
bad as it gets, it will still be tamer
than your average day in the
chicken coop.
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Elderly Meals
Thursday, May 19: Marinated
Chicken, Scalloped Potatoes,
Peas, Roll, Fruit.
Friday, May 20: Roast Beef,
Baked Potato with Sour Cream
and Butter, Corn, Fruit.
Monday, May 23: Fried
Chicken, Potato Salad, Squash,
Watermelon.
Tuesday, May 24: Potato Encrusted Cod, Twice Baked Mashed
Potatoes,
Garden
Veggies,
Peaches.
Wednesday, May 25: Chicken
Cordon Bleu, Baby Bakers with
Sour Cream and Butter, Cauliflower, Pears.
Thursday, May 26: Philly
Cheese Steak, French Fries, Fruit.
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Philip Bus Schedule: Trip to
Rapid City every Tuesday and
Thursday. To go please call 605441-1495. Wall bus to Rapid City
every Wednesday – leaves from
Philip. For questions please call
Kay Ainslie at 859-2670 or 4412449.
***
M.R. and Barbara Hansen
We would like to extend a big
welcome to Eric Hoag, our newest
resident of Hansen Court. I know
his father, Fred Hoag, a little and
admire anyone who can stay
around Philip and create a new
business. Fred owns Hoag Diesel
Services (HDS). I especially know
his grandfather, Cal Hoag, who
was another of my boyhood heroes. In 1957, when I was 11 years
old, John Cowen bought his first
semi load of fence posts and I am
sure the driver was Cal Hoag. We
unloaded the posts on the east
part of where Hansen Court is
now. I was on top of the load pitching the posts off with John Cowan
and Cal Hoag and I was determined to keep up with them and I
did. I remember we would count
them off and then throw a post off
to the other side of the truck for
each hundred, to help keep track
of the total count. This was a dramatic event in my boyhood, so I
remember the details vividly.
August 21, 2017, a total solar
eclipse will sweep across the
U.S.A. Totality will be visible at
Pavillion, Wyo., Glendo Reservoir,
Wyo., and Alliance, Neb. Alliance
is no doubt already booked up because I hope you know there is a
replica of Stonehenge there called
Carhenge. Stonehenge is alleged
to be an ancient observatory by
the Druids, so I am sure the aficionados have a complete ceremony planned at Carhenge.
Camping at Glendo would be a
better choice, but get your campsites early because it will fill up
too. Meanwhile, to prepare you
should study the difference between astronomy and astrology.
We would like to give a big
thank you to the hardworking
crews of Ripley’s and Golden West
who have been at our location for
all of last week installing the fiber
optic cable (fiber). An observative
person can tell they really work
hard and one guy said they usually work 80 hour weeks. We will
get better service and reception at
no additional cost according to my
anonymous source at Golden
West.
The wheat is heading out, it is
time to plant corn, wheat is up
three cents on the big board and
the recent cold weather should not
hurt the crops much, according to
my anonymous sources at the
Philip Pit Stop. Rainfall is right at
average and it will be windy.
Latté Lesson
Meanwhile, down at ginnys you
should inquire about the difference between a latte, a flat white,
and a cappuccino. I finally decided
that the only way was to try one of
each. A cappuccino has more
foam, but otherwise it tastes the
same as a latte. A flat white uses
whole milk, but is otherwise the
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Progress in Town
I am happy to see concrete
trucks in action around town, a
sure sign of progress. Be sure to
spray curing compound on the
concrete after finishing it to ensure a strong and durable product.
An alternate procedure is to cover
the concrete with plastic after it
has reached initial set, usually
one hour or so. The purpose of
proper curing is to keep the water
in the concrete to hydrate the cement. Hydration is the chemical
process to bind the sand and
gravel particles together and consumes most of the water. You do
not want the concrete to dry out;
this will give you a weak layer on
top and result in scaling of the
concrete.
Way to go!
Saturday, I attended the
awards presentation before graduation at Philip High School and
was proud to present a scholastic
achievement award from the
South Dakota School of Mines and
Technology to Keegan Burnett.
Keegan plans to attend SDSM&T
and study computer science.
There was more than $130,000 of
local money presented to the local
students. It is obvious that the
community values and supports
the abilities of these fine students.
Speaking of SDSM&T, I discovered that you do not have to be a
genius to go to school there. If you
are willing to work hard, attend
class without missing, do homework every day, get help when
needed, and study hard, anyone
can get through there. Students at
PHS need to be encouraged and be
told that they can indeed succeed
at SDSM&T. Some of the best students there are the farm and
ranch kids with a good work ethic,
such as we have around the Philip
area.
Barbara writes: Tuesday, our
grandson, Josh, who is a senior
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at City High in Iowa City, was
named a presidential scholar for
academic achievement during an
awards ceremony at his high
school. The award was signed by
the president of the United States,
Barak Obama. He seemed quite
humble and modest in his acceptance, but I thought it was a noble
and impressive feat.
Thursday, I attended the choir
concert of our grandson, Adam,
who is an eighth grader in Iowa
City. There were girls choirs and
boys choirs and Adam sings in an
all-boy choir made up of seventh
and eighth grade boys – about 60
in all and of differing vocal ranges.
This evening of musical entertainment was delightful, but the highlight was hearing the robust male
voices singing a version of “Hallelujah.”
Sunday, it was great to be back
in Philip to see how the plantation
had grown (and overgrown) and
see the many changes M.R. and
our boys, Blaise and Clay, had
made around the place during
Philip cleanup days and other
projects. They dismantled an old
trailer just sitting there storing
junk – what an amazing difference it has made. They said all
that work was fun and we sure
thank them for coming to help out
their dear old parents!
Sunday was also Pentecost, an
important day in the Christen
world – the birthday of the church.
The day the Holy Spirit descended
on the apostles in the upper room
and where 120 people had gathered. At church today, our new
deacon, Lloyd Frein, assisted Father Kevin Achbach in celebrating
the mass. And Deacon Lloyd gave
a wonderful and inspiring sermon
on the meaning and symbolism of
Pentecost. On this day, the vestments worn by the priests are red
in honor of the Holy Spirit and the
fire burning within us. Our organist, Marianne Frein's, playing and
our cantor Brittney Drury's
singing seemed on fire filling the
church with the Spirit!
Once I heard an interesting
story about the birthday of the
church and the 120 people who
were in the upper room. In those
days, it was a Jewish custom that
when anyone wanted to start another synagogue, the law required
that 120 people be present and all
must agree to leave their old
place of worship to establish a
new one. Therefore, as was the
custom, 120 people were in the
upper room on this day of Pentecost, all agreeing to establish a
new church – not a Jewish synagogue, but the beginning of the
Christian church.
Fr. Achbach Leaving
M.R. and I are truly sorry to see
Father Achbach leave Sacred
Heart Parish as he is being transferred to Winner to faithfully
serve his new priestly duties
there. He will leave Philip in June
or July. He will be genuinely
missed by this community and especially by M.R. and I and he is
truly led by the Holy Spirit!
We were in ginnys having coffee
and met Pastor Kathy Chesney
and Lori Quinn also having coffee.
Pastor Kathy gave a precept on an
unwritten beatitude, "blessed are
the flexible for they will not be
bent out of shape."
From Loren Kiel
Well, we are back at it again,
taking advantage of Elderly Meals
by eating our noon weekday meals
at the Senechal. We do so appreciate that service.
Clements is Busy!
Theresa Clements is back in the
saddle again administering and
dishing out those meals. She and
her daughter, Deb, and husband
Steve Reed, Murdo, arrived back
home from their vacation in Bethlehem, Pa., and beyond Thursday,
May 5. When I asked to interview
Theresa for a news item, she volunteered to share with me her
written travelogue. I decided to let
her tell her story by copying that,
doing a little editing, only inserting a few minor comments along
the way.
Before doing that, I want to give
a brief backdrop. Theresa grew up
in Bethlehem, going to school in a
Catholic Sister’s school. As a
young lady, she met her future
husband, Raymond Clements, in
California while he was in the
Navy. Eventually they returned
to the Clements’ homestead located next to the Grindstone
Buttes. That is where they raised
their family. Raymond and
Theresa moved to Philip in the
90s. Raymond passed away in
2002. (Their son, Steve, and wife
Pam, still ranch on the homestead.)
Theresa writes: We left Philip
Thursday, April 28, in the late afternoon, drove until about 10:00
p.m., staying overnight in Iowa.
Friday night, we stayed in
Youngstown, Ohio. We arrived in
Bethlehem, Pa. Saturday at 1:30
p.m. We had a big family supper
at my niece, Cathy Kelly’s, home.
We went to church Sunday
morning, May 1, and had breakfast with family at a local diner.
Steve and Deb left from breakfast
for Washington, D.C. The rest of
us had tickets for a ball game
Sunday, but it was rained out so
we went to another game Monday
night, May 2. It was my birthday
(83rd) and I was on the big screen
as I got to throw the first pitch for
the Iron Pigs. (They are the
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Philadelphia
Phillies
minor
league team.) After the game, we
stopped and had clams. (A tradition for me.)
Tuesday, May 3, we had lunch
with my niece and nephew, Cathy
Kelly and Ernie Friend, (brother
and sister) then went to the home
of my niece, Nancy, and husband
Scott Schroder and family for supper.
We headed for home Wednesday. Along the way, we saw a
Kiel’s Produce business near
Delta, Ohio. We made it back to
South Dakota Thursday, May 5,
and are happy to be home to our
fresh air and wide open spaces.
As a footnote, Theresa wrote: I
only have one brother left. He is
two years older than me and his
name is Henry Bennick. I have
lots of nieces and nephews and a
few special friends living in Bethlehem.
Welcome, Visitors!
Friday, May 13, Louise Miller’s
oldest daughter, Linda, and husband, Carl Stotts, Missoula,
Mont., came to visit her. They
joined Louise and the rest of us at
the Elderly Meals Tuesday and
Wednesday, May 10 and 11.
(Louise is one of the residents at
the Senechal Apartments.) I visited with Carl some. He grew up
in the Okaton and Murdo areas.
He mentioned that he had worked
on the Minutemen Missile silo
constructions and pretty well
knew his way around throughout
this whole area.
Carl and Linda left for Murdo
Wednesday afternoon and returned to Philip Friday, May 13,
to again eat noon lunch at the
Senechal. As they journeyed towards home, they planed to visit
Carl’s sister in Casper, Wyo.
Louise has a large family. She
had eight daughters and two sons.
Her son, Leonard, and two daughters, Vicky (Miller) Dale and
Karen (Miller) Williams, are deceased. Her son, Mike, well known
here in Philip as a mechanic at
Kennedy Implement, was in the
Philip High School Class of 1976
as was our son, Dan. Louise told
me that he started working there
while in high school. She also
mentioned that Mike works much
in servicing the large tractors with
all the added computer technology.
I recall when her husband,
Henry (Hank), was Haakon
County highway superintendent.
That was some time ago. Also I remember seeing him tooling
around town on his golf cart during his retirement years. Hank
passed away in 2001.
Bible Study
& Music Enjoyed
Thursday, May 12, the First
Lutheran ladies had their Bible
study at the Senechal lobby.
There were six ladies present.
They were Karen Pinney, Elvera
Moos, Audrey Neiffer, Gretchen
Phillips, Arlyce Griesel and Rose
Kiel. Their study, the last one of a
series having to do with God’s reluctant leaders, centered around
Moses and Aaron during the
plagues in Egypt just prior to The
Exodus. A corresponding New
Testament scripture lesson from
First Corinthians had to do with
the gifts of the Spirit.
Rose Kiel furnished refreshments of homemade ice cream and
brownies. Their Bible study group
will take a recess during the summer and resume in September.
Friday, May 13, Rose and I were
asked to play music for the Friday
entertainment at the nursing
home. (This was First Lutheran’s
turn to furnish the Friday afternoon entertainment. We played
music that people our age may be
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Graduation time!
The only two Milesville graduates from Philip High School this
year are Chase Wright, son of Jeff
and Chrystal Schofield, and Chase
Studer, son of Bill and Sandy
Kelly. Their reception was held in
the fine arts building along with
some of their friends. Chase
Wright's brother, Trey Gillaspie,
and his girlfriend, Aspen, both of
Vermillion, were among those attending.
Saturday, Donnie and Bobette
Schofield attended their granddaughter, Alicia Simons', graduation from Faith High School. Her
parents are Russell and Dawn Simons.
Jim and Lana Elshere drove to
Sheridan, Wyo., for their grandson, Riley Anderson's graduation.
He is the son of Ronny and Misty
Anderson. He took a two-year
course in diesel mechanics at a
junior college. Granddaughter
Grace Anderson accompanied
them home and will stay with
Grandpa and Grandma for awhile
and attend Bible school next week
at the Hardingrove Church. They
spent Saturday night in Spearfish
with Lana's cousin, Jerry Rhodes.
Sunday, they stopped in Rapid
City to watch grandson Talon ride
bovine saddle bronc and steer
chute dogging. Their last stop was
to visit Paul and Joy Elshere in
Philip.
Ronny and Misty Anderson are
moving from where they live, 30
miles east of Miles City, to his parents' place which is 50 miles south
of Miles City on the Tongue River.
He will continue to run his mechanic shop in Miles City.
Phil and Karen Carley attended
their grandson, Grady Carley's,
high school graduation in Philip
Saturday afternoon. A reception
followed at the home of Aaron and
LaDonna Johnson, along with
Grady's cousin, Jace. Coming from
a distance to the graduation were
Abby Carley and Mark Jacobs,
Spearfish, and Karen's sister,
Kathi Martin, Missouri.
The Milesville community congratulates all these young people
on their recent graduations! Go,
and do great things!
Mildred Radway is
90 years young
Mildred Radway celebrated her
90th birthday Sunday with a family dinner at the Philip Nursing
Home. She was joined by Darin,
Leah, Deacon and Ainsley Ries,
Pierre, Arlie, Gretchen and Jason
Radway, Plainview, and Glen and
Jackie Radway.
Kalie Hanrahan, Rapid City,
and her sister, Tracie Erdmann,
Yankton, came home over the
weekend for a visit with their parents, Mark and Pat Hanrahan. A
big reason they came was to see
their new niece, Briley Jo, daughter of Chad and Kathy Hanrahan.
Sunday night, the Crooners
sang at the Philip Nursing Home
for the residents' enjoyment.
Grandchildren …
the best!
Connor, Mackenzie and Eli Hovland spent the weekend in Philip
with their grandparents, Debbie
and Joe Prouty.
Tim and Judy Elshere were in
Sioux Falls for the weekend at the
home of Scott and Tia Elshere and
family. They celebrated grandson
Isaac's fifth birthday.
Teacher of the Year
Recently, Jill Eymer, daughter
of Donnie and Marcia Eymer, was
nominated for Teacher of the Year.
She received an award from the
Whitewood School District where
she teaches. Congratulations, Jill!
Get Clipping
Eight members of the Milesville
Community Club and two husbands were busy mowing, clipping,
pruning, trimming, etc. Monday.
After the cemetery was finished,
we went to the Milesville park and
got it looking good, too. What a
great community where folks pitch
in when there's a need. Some of
the ladies worked on updating the
directional sign at Milesville. It
seems like every few years there
are changes to be made – people
moving in or out! Sometime in the
near future, the sign at Billsburg
will also be updated. After the
work was done, we enjoyed dinner
of sloppy joes, chips, relishes, bars,
cookies and coffee or pop.
Track Day
Monday, there was a track day
at the Philip school for the elementary kids, kindergarten through
sixth grades. Our kids here at the
Milesville School were included in
a fun day with beautiful weather.
Fred Visits
Sunday, Fred Romkema stopped
by for the night at the Jason
Hamill's. He had early morning
meetings in Pierre Monday, so he
split the trip and got in a visit.
Carson Hamill joined the Fitch
boys and some other buddies Sunday afternoon for another dirt biking day.
Fishing Fun
Guests for Sunday dinner and
College – family style
fishing at Byron and Peggy Parsons' were Glenn and Rita O'Connell, Tom Lesselyoung, Brennen
and Joni Parsons and girls, and
Bodhi Lytle and friend, Stasha
Kirk.
Thursday, Bill and Ally Patton,
Janet Penland, Kendra and
Makenzie Kern and Karen Exline
all arrived at the Leo Patton home
from Minnesota. Susan and Dave
Jones got there Friday. Bill, Ally,
Kendra, Makenzie, Karen and
Dave all left Sunday for their
homes. Janet and Susan left Monday morning.
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Good ’ol cowboy!
Linda Stangle called with this
bit of information. Her dad, Leo
Patton, roped a calf this weekend
at the age of 90. He has roped
calves every decade since before he
was 10-years-old. That's great,
Leo. Keep it up!
Spending the weekend at Jim
and Linda Stangle's were Sam
Stangle and his girlfriend, Carlyn,
Jennifer
Stangle
and
and
boyfriend, Colt, and their friend,
Emily.
Deuchars are busy
Gene and Theresa Deuchar attended Cole and Cass Finn's track
meet in Kadoka Thursday. The
boys did quite well and placed in
several events. Kay Williams rode
with them as she had grandchildren competing also. In the
evening, Theresa went to Coy
Hoffman's preschool graduation
program in Wall.
Gene and Theresa Deuchar had
a large group at their house Friday the 13th. The day started with
a light rain and some snow and
was a bit chilly, but it turned out
to be a good day. Neighbors,
friends and family were there including their two daughters,
Jenna and Shad Finn and family
and Megan and Zeb Hoffman and
family. Saturday, Gene and
Theresa helped out at Zeb and
Megan's ranch.
Courtesy Photo
Three Knuston women attended South Dakota State
University at the same time. Edna, shown at left, just
graduated with a bachelor of science in nursing, and
her older daughter, Kianna, shown at right, just graduated with a bachelor of science in entrepreneurial
studies. The younger daughter, Katlin, has completed her freshman year. Kianna’s degree took four
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Supper guests at our house Saturday night were Bryan and
Sharon Olivier, Tyler Olivier and
Stacy Lewis, Pierre, Shea Olivier,
Rapid City, and Earl, Jodi, Rachel
and Sarah Parsons. We celebrated
Sharon's birthday. Thanks, Sarah,
for baking her birthday cake!
Brrr …
Our thermometer showed 30˚
one morning last week, so I suppose some of the crops and gardens got some frost bite.
years, while Edna’s took 15 years, off and on, with
her completing her associate degree in nursing in
2011. “It was just kind of unusual for all three of us
to be attending SDSU at the same time, Katlin traditionally as a freshman living in the dorms, Kianna
living off campus in Brookings, but attending traditional classes, and me completing my degree remotely,” said E. Knutson.
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Henry Arthur James Kunz
Parents: Andrew & Lisa Kunz
Born February 26, 2016 • 7:38 a.m.
7 lbs., 15 oz. • 21½ inches
Proud Siblings:
Joseph, Claire, and lil Andrew
Grandparents:
Bruce & Linda Kroetch, Philip
the late Ted & Faith Kunz
Local Church Service Schedule
ST. WILLIAM CATHOLIC CHURCH
Midland – 859-2664 or 843-2544
Fr. Kevin Achbach
Saturday Mass: 7:00 p.m.
(Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., Dec.)
Sunday Mass: 11:00 a.m.
(Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept., Nov.)
Confession: Before Mass
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ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH
Milesville – 859-2664
Fr. Kevin Achbach
Sunday Mass: 11:00 a.m.
(Feb-April-June-Oct-Dec)
Sunday Mass: 7:30 a.m. (August)
Saturday Mass: 7:30 p.m.
(Jan-March-May-July-Sept-Nov)
Confession: Before Mass
Monday Release Time: 2:15 p.m.
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SACRED HEART
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Philip – 859-2664 – sacred@gwtc.net
Fr. Kevin Achbach
Saturdays: Confession from 3 to 4 p.m.
Saturday Mass: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.
Tues & Fri. Mass: 8:30 a.m.
Wed. Mass: 5:30 p.m.
Thurs., 10:15 at Philip Nursing Home
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UNITED CHURCH OF PHILIP
Pastor Kathy Chesney • 859-2310
Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m.
1st Wednesday of the Month:
Contemporary Worship, 6:00 p.m.
UCW meets 2nd Friday at 9:30 a.m.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH OF INTERIOR
Pastor Kathy Chesney • 859-2310
E-mail: chez@gwtc.net
Sunday Worship: 8:00 a.m.
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WESTERN NEW HOPE LUTHERAN
PARISH, Pastor Lauren R. Ley
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
859-2336 • Philip
Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m.
Bible Study: 2nd Thurs. 1:30 p.m.
at the Senechal Apts. lobby
Release Time: Wed., 2:15 p.m.
Youth Group: 6:00 p.m.
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TRINITY LUTHERAN
Midland – 843-2538
Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Ruth Circle: 3rd Tues, 10:30 a.m.
Nowlin Circle: Last Wed, 9:00 a.m.
Rebecca Circle: Last Wed. at 7:00 p.m.
(Nov. thru Feb.); 6:30 p.m. (Mar. - Oct.)
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DEEP CREEK LUTHERAN
Moenville – 843-2538
Sunday Worship: 7:00 p.m. (CT)
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OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN
Long Valley
Sunday Worship: 6:30 p.m.
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OUR REDEEMER
LUTHERAN CHURCH, Philip
(605) 669-2406 • Murdo
Pastor Ray Greenseth
Sunday Worship Services: 1:00 p.m.
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OPEN BIBLE CHURCH, MIDLAND
Pastor Walter Switzer
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
Bible Study: Wed. at 7:30 p.m.
Women’s Ministries: 2nd Thurs., 1:30
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PHILIP COMMUNITY
EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH
Pastor Gary Wahl – Philip, 859-2841
Sunday School – 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Services – 10:30 a.m.
Last Sunday of the month –
potluck dinner following church services
Last Monday of the month –
Evangelical Ladies Service/
Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.
Wed. Night Prayer & Bible Study: 7 pm
Everyone Welcome!!
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HARDINGROVE COMMUNITY
EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH
Pastor Gary Wahl – Philip
859-2841 • garyaw@aol.com
Worship Service: 8:00 a.m.
Children's Church: 8:30 a.m.
Ladies’ Aid - 2nd Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Bible Study & Prayer,
Mondays at 7 p.m.
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ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH
10 miles SE of Midland
Pastor Ray Greenseth
Sunday Worship: 4:15 p.m. CT
Ronald G. Mann, DDS
Dentist
Philip, SD
859-2491
Rush Funeral Home
Chapels in Philip, Wall & Kadoka
Jack, Gayle & D.J. Rush
www.rushfuneralhome.com
Scotchman
Industries
859-2542 • Philip, SD
www.scotchman.com
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Midland
Heaton building businesses
Sonia Nemec | 843-2564 | home_maker_sonia@hotmail.com
It’s a little chilly!
On this day of May 16, 2016, it
is partly sunny to cloudy, with
very little wind and temperatures
warmer then we've been having in
the Midland coummunity. Friday
was a bitter cold day with strong
winds and during the night Saturday temperatures dropped below
30˚. We do not need those low temperatures this time of the year.
Folks with greenhouses certainly
don't want these cold temperatures. Sounds like this weekend
the weather is supposed to be nice,
which is good, for there are more
graduations for folks to attend.
I'm thinking the track meets have
been a test of endurance on these
cold, windy days. Puts goose
bumps on my arms just thinking
about it.
Jerry’s been busy
Saturday
morning,
Jerry
headed out checking some fences
and I got out the lawn mower, for
the lawn grass was getting a bit
tall. It was rather slow going for
there were places the grass was so
thick I couldn't go more then a
couple of trips back and forth before the bag catcher needed
dumped. Guess I got a bit too ambitious about reseeding the lawn
grass last summer and fall. It does
look nice though! When Jerry got
back from checking fence, he got
out the rider mower and took to
those out-lying lots we have – way
too many! The dandelions seem to
have about run their course for
this season – sure hope so anyway. They were all around town
this spring!
Last summer, I planted lawn
seed in the drain ditches Jon
Jones had made to the north of
our house. They are looking pretty
good, but need more seed in some
parts and there are some spots to
the north of our house that need
dug up a bit and more seed
planted. One day I'll have all
those little spots up and growing.
I'm ready! Farmers have been in
the field planting those later crops
and the ranchers have been busy
with brandings and all else that
goes with this time of the year on
the farm and ranch.
I've learned a few things from
last week to this week. First, don't
send off next week’s news column
before reading the last week’s column. I had mentioned of writing
May 22 instead of May 2, etc. And
no Gene Hudson, I am not slip-
ping my traces, yet. The good folks
at the Pioneer Review caught my
mixup and changed it to the correct day, so all was good. And
Kelly P., I like how you put different headlines in some of the news
columns, it breaks it up and
makes it easier to read. Nice addition!
Updates &
Improvements
Things are happening in our
neighborhood! Some of the kitties
at the Kitty-Kat Hotel have found
a new home. The Siamese kittens
had started drinking milk from a
bottle, so have found a new home
in Ft. Pierre, with pictures being
sent over the air waves to Lisa Osburn of those little ones drinking
that milk. Of the other six cutie
kittens, one is at home in Philip,
leaving five more to find homes.
Remember folks, they are litter
trained and mighty fine company
and don't forget cute.
The remodeling continues on
Shane and Lisa Osburn’s house,
with their son, Tray, coming from
Nebraska to help lay the flooring
with the three of them working till
2:00 in the morning, getting up at
9:00 Sunday morning, finishing
up the job. Shane and Lisa reported they were struggling to get
back at it on Sunday morning, but
Tray kept them on track and
when all was said and done, they
were happy campers that he did.
Before the flooring was layed
down, the walls had been painted,
with Lisa thinking of doing a
mural on one of the shorter walls.
In her own personal way, she is
quite an artist. When going over
to see what has been done last
evening, I was amazed by what a
different that flooring made, the
room looked so much bigger. Sunday afternoon, Lisa planted a few
things in her garden and come
Monday morning, they headed off
to work!
Midland Mysteries
There continues to be a bit of
mystery in our neighborhood. I did
learn who left the May basket in
our mailbox out front. Shane and
Lisa had seen them make a quick
stop at their house with a May
basket – it was Jenna Finn, Cass,
Cole and little Emma. A new mystery involves a rather large cooler
with a strap across the top to fasten the lid on. It took place on our
busy Saturday of mowing, when
there on our front porch was that
Call Sonya today!
cooler with no idea who left it. It
appeared to be empty as it wasn't
heavy, we put it along the railing
in case someone came looking. We
thought someone may have lost it
going by our place and someone
else picked it up and put it on our
porch. The mystery continues as
in taking a shower before church
and looking out the window after,
that cooler was gone. And so, the
mystery continues, as we missed
all of the action concerning that
mysterious cooler. Who knows
what's next!
Susie started it!
There has been some action and
changes in our neighborhood, as
well, for Susie (Jarman) Martin
was off on a mission. She and her
late husband, Scott Martin, once
lived in the house which at one
time was the home of Ralph and
Alvina Goodman and family. I remembered of Goodmans living
there, but couldn't remember their
names.
I gave Judy (Anderson) Daly a
call, for the house where she grew
up was just across the street to the
north of Goodman’s. Judy remembers Alvina being her fifth grade
teacher in Midland and playing
with their kids. Alvina taught
school in Midland before they
moved to Philip, where she taught
school, as well. Ralph worked for
the railroad for a good many
years. Scott and Susie later moved
into the home of Judy's parents,
Kink and Marie Anderson, the
home where Judy and her siblings
grew up in and graduated from
Midland High School. Susie got
ahold of some fellows out of Rapid
City who cut down a bunch of
dead trees for Brenda (Dale)
Jensen at Midland Food and Fuel.
Those fellows unloaded their
equipment and went to work cutting down nine dead trees, in all.
From our bay-window, we had a
birds-eye-view from our house,
with one tree after another coming
down and does it ever look nice.
There were trees cut from both
places, most of them from the
Goodman property, and some
trees just needing trimmed. It's
amazing how getting rid of big,
old, dead trees can open things up
to the world around us. Some
years ago, Jerry and I hired
Randy Nemec to cut out our row of
mostly dead chinese elm over
where Elmer Christensen used to
live. Besides making things more
neat and cleaned up, you don't
have those twigs and branches
coming down every time the wind
blows. It's a win, win! Thanks for
sprucing up our neighborhood,
Susie!
Three business have moved into the newly remodeled
Heaton building, formerly known as K–Gee’s, at 150
S. Center Avenue. Kjerstad–McKnight Law Offices,
owned and run by Ryan McKnight and Brittany (Kjerstad) McKnight, moved from the Senechal building.
American Family Insurance – Boyd Conzemius
Agency has also moved in from across Center Avenue.
The third is the Haakon County Abstract Company,
also from across the street. An open house was held
Looking Good!
The former house of Charlie and
Virgie Nemec now has a new roof
which makes for a whole lot nicer
look. Lisa (Hunt) Hackerott and
her late husband, Brian, bought
that house and lived in it for a
number of years before moving to
Smith Center, Kan. Her brother,
Keith Hunt, now lives in that
house. Keith, known for being a
mowing machine, can be seen at
different spots and places mowing
and weed eating and keeps the
yard mowed at the yellow house
on the hill, where his folks, Lyle
and Ida Hunt, lived for some
years, raising their family. That
yellow house was up the hill to the
north of the Lutheran parsonage,
where many a pastor and family
lived over the years. Ida always
enjoyed seeing that parsonage and
yard from her place and became
good friends with some of the families. In fact, she stayed at that
parsonage when going to high
school, working for her room and
board and Rev. and Mrs. O.H.
Olson were in that parsonage at
the time. And if memory serves
me correctly, it served as a hospital of sorts at one time, for Don
Sandal was born in that parsonage when Ida was boarding there.
Jared and Tracy Fosheim now
own what had been the parsonage
40 years have come & gone!
You work from sun up to sun down,
get those Harleys out and cruise around!
Happy Anniversary May 22.
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Pioneer Review • May 19, 2016
Love, Your Herd
Cards may be sent to: Chuck & Janet VanderMay
25602 SD Hwy 73, Kadoka, SD 57543
Del Bartels
Monday, May 16, to encourage the public to stop in
and see the office layout. Shown above, back row
from left, are R. and B. McKnight, and Conzemius. In
front, are Holly Nemec – paralegal for the law office,
Katrina Gartner – abstract secretary, Sandra Heaton –
owner of Haakon County Abstract Company, and
Margaret Pfeifer – American Family certified service
representative.
for many years.
I'm thinking Susie got something going, for I've been hearing
tree cutting going on, some at the
Lutheran church and some where
Bob and Ione Quaiter used to live
and Dakota Fosheim now lives.
Dustin and C.J. (Schofield)
Vollmer have recently built a twocar garage just to the south of
their house, with siding yet to be
put on, and have painted their
house from blue to a deep shade of
gray, I think it is. It looks nice!
For senior graduates applying
for scholarship funds from the
Midland Community Scholarship,
one of their questions is what
makes a good community? It's always interesting to read their
comments. Two things stand out
the most, that a good community
is made up of people willing to
help and being supportive of
neighbor and town in times of
need; taking pride in the place
where they live and of the town
they live in for there is a sense of
pride and a good feeling when
those who live in that town do
their part to make that town a
place to be proud of.
Cemetery Clean-up
Midland Cemetery cleanup beginning at 9:00 a.m. Friday, May
20. Cemetery custodian Kim
Bierle would much appreciate
having a number of folks
turnout – for many hands make
for a shorter work load. Bring
mowers, weed eaters, trimmers,
etc. and help get things spruced
up for Memorial Day. If you have
any questions you can call Kim at
843-2140.
Summer Reading
Mark your calendar for the days
of June 1, 8, 15 and 22, the first
four Wednesdays in June for the
Midland Library summer reading
program. The theme for this year
is, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"
from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Be sure to
bring your kids, for it is a fun and
enjoyable time. Jenna Finn has
been busy preparing for this week
of crafts, reading, singing, dancing
and snacks which will be held at
Trinity Lutheran education room
with a visit to the Midland Library before heading for home. If
you have any questions you can
call Jenna Finn at 843-2220.
T-Ball Starts Soon
Heads up! T-ball and C-ball will
start at the end of May, so be
watching for updates. If you have
questions you can contact Jenna
Finn at 843-2220 or Katie Sammons at 843-2199.
Track & Field
Some students from the Midland school headed for Kadoka
Thursday participating in a track
meet between Midland and
Kadoka students. Instead of giving out ribbons, t-shirts were
given to the participants in the
running and field events, with different colored t-shirts being given
to the different group events. A
nice idea, for it's always fun if you
qualify for a blue or even a red ribbon, but white or yellow, not so
much; this way you can strive to
do your best and the ones who
come in towards the last don't
have to feel bad. I like it!
Library a Great Place to
Get Lost
I happened to be at the Midland
Library Wednesday when a group
of kids from school came in, along
with some adults supervising the
walk from the school to the library. It was one of those blustery,
cold days we've been having, so
they brought in some cool, fresh
air with them and some pink
noses. It was a first time visit to
the library for some of the kids,
with those who regularly check
out books and videos giving them
a tour and librarian Karel Reiman
there to answer any questions
they might have. We do have a
nice library with many good books
and videos for kids and adults to
check out. It was good to have all
those kids come to the library having an opportunity to see just
what the library has to offer.
Graduation &
Grandkids
Mike and Debbie Trapp hosted
a reception at Trinity Lutheran
Church education room Saturday
for their son, Wyatt, who is a senior at Riggs High School in Pierre,
with a good crowd at the reception. Sunday, May 22, Wyatt will
be among the graduates from
Riggs High School. His folks will
host a reception for him at their
house in Pierre. Congratulations,
Wyatt!
Joy Jones has been enjoying
looking after her little granddaughter, Erica, while mom, Audrey, married to Cody Jones,
finishes up those close of the
school year things at the school in
Ft. Pierre, where she teaches art.
Those little grandchildren are
mighty special.
Don and Sally Ehlers recently
went to Gillette, Wyo., to attend
the Fist Communion Mass for
their
great-granddaughters,
Madison and Alexis Gisi, daughters of Tyler and Stephanie (Hook)
Gisi. Also attending were Rory
Ehlers, Ft. Pierre, and Marty,
Cheryl and Hunter Hook, Mobridge. When they were leaving
the church, Sally recognized Irene
(Quatier) Hubbard who sends her
greetings to "the Midland folks."
Welcome back, Frances
Frances (Nemec) Terklidsen
was at church in Kadoka Sunday
with many folks glad to see her.
As some of you know, Frances was
in the Rapid City hospital for
some time and also in Philip
where she had some therapy. Her
daughter, Aletta, Albuquerque,
N.M., has been spending some
time with her mom, bringing her
home for a while before taking her
back to Philip and heading home
to Albuquerque. In seeing Frances
Sunday, I couldn't help but notice
she looks a bit like her sister,
Christine Ryan, now. Some of her
family thought so, too. It was good
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Community
May 19, 2016 • Pioneer Review
Moenville
Leanne Neuhauser | 567-3325 | neuhausers@gmail.com
Sunny Days
Greetings from sunny, wind
still, relatively warm, absolutely
gorgeous
northeast
Haakon
County. And surprisingly, I should
add that it is kind of dry here! It
would seem that with all the rain
we've had in the past few weeks,
the soil would have more moisture, but that isn't the case – at
least not near the top of the soil
profile. I suppose the moisture all
percolated down to where it was
needed, so now we need more rain!
The news from the garden is
pretty much status quo for now.
More flowers keep coming into
bloom, which I love. There is something so cheery about the flowers.
Right now, the predominant color
in the flower garden is purple –
iris, allium, hardy geraniums. My
tulips have finished blooming, so
now they are just building
strength for next year's blooms.
The early plants in the vegetable
garden are doing fine, but I
haven't planted any of the warm
season veggies yet. It is still too
cold. I also haven't planted any of
the flower planters. We were lucky
to escape the frost last week, but
the soil temperature needs to
warm up. The rhubarb is growing
like wild fire – doing very well this
year. If anyone needs some, give
me a call.
I have a lot I want to accomplish
today, so on to the news.
Condolences
A week ago last Friday, Billy
and Arlyne Markwed attended funeral services for Vi Gabriel.
Mother's Day, their grandson,
Tate, and his fiancée, Kristin,
treated Billy and Arlyne, as well
as Tate's mother Cindy (Markwed)
Bresee and husband Bruce, to
lunch at a restaurant in Pierre.
The following day, Billy and Arlyne attended funeral services for
Ron Purkapile. Ron was Billy's
horseshoe partner for many years.
Last Friday, Billy and Arlyne attended great-grandson Kyler's
preschool graduation. Saturday,
Arlyne served lunch following
church at Deep Creek. When I
talked to Arlyne Monday, she and
Kyler were planning to plant some
flowers. It was a perfect day for it.
Neighbors Helping
Neighbors
Nels and Dorothy Paulson were
in Sioux Falls last Friday to keep
a doctor's appointment. They also
installed their new electric fencer.
Saturday, Nels helped with branding at the neighbors and Sunday
the neighbors came and branded
Nels and Dorothy's calves.
Friends, Amber and Otis Funk,
Vince, Katie, Riley, David and
Andy Bruce, all showed up to help
Nels and Dorothy get the branding
chores accomplished. Young Riley
found some tame kitties to play
with, plus he explored other areas
around the place.
EMT Training for Lola
Lola Roseth attended an EMT
training in Midland Thursday.
They had a simulation truck on
site that takes the EMTs through
various scenarios and it is a great
training tool. Duane and Lola's
son, Rhett, came to the ranch Friday evening and spent the weekend. Larry and Linda Smith came
Sunday afternoon for some visiting. Rhett left Monday morning as
the company he works for had a
project in Philip. Lola went to
Philip Monday also to see the
progress on the project as well as
to visit her mother, Joy Klima.
Happy birthday!
Dick and Gene Hudson were in
Rapid City last Wednesday to attend a surprise birthday party for
Michelle (Scarborough) Julian.
Michelle's husband organized the
party in honor of her 49th birthday. Connie, Wyatt and Noah
Johnson were also on hand for the
festivities. Saturday evening, Dick
and Gene were in Midland to attend a graduation party for Wyatt
Trapp. He will graduate from
Pierre next weekend. Monday,
Dick and Gene went to Chamberlain to keep a doctor's appointment. The doctor travels from
Sioux Falls, which helps make less
travel for patients in the area.
Dick told me that the cafeteria at
the hospital provides free lunch for
folks seeing the doctor as well as
those visiting patients – what a
nice perk!
Coreen Roseth traveled to
Huron Friday and spent the weekend visiting her mother. They had
a great visit and Coreen returned
home Sunday.
Eastern Star Trip
Max and Joyce Jones left Thursday and traveled to Spearfish for
an Eastern Star installation. They
spent the night and went on to
Sundance for another Eastern
Star ceremony. They did some
shopping in Rapid City before returning home Saturday night.
Graduation!
Frank and Shirley Halligan
were in Philip last weekend for
graduation ceremonies there.
They then went to the home of
Joel and Jody Kammerer – their
son, Jacob, was one of the graduates.
More Branding
Steve and Theresa McDaniel
have been busy branding and getting cattle moved to summer quarters. That is an activity that is
taking place all over the western
South Dakota. I saw some folks
working cattle Friday. It was such
a windy, cool day, I felt sorry for
the cowboys and cowgirls!
Ed and Beth Briggs were in
Phiip last Monday. They had
lunch with Jack Hansen and Jan
Hewitt. Jan is Beth's aunt. Beth's
father, Jack, and brother-in-law,
Dick, came last Tuesday to pick up
some of Jack's heifer pairs and
take them back to White River. In
the afternoon, Ed took his mother,
Marge, to Eagle Butte for a doctor's appointment. Wednesday, Ed
and Beth were in Pierre to get
some parts. Thursday, Beth went
to White River to spend some time
with her mother who continues to
recuperate following breaking her
hip. Beth also took some horses to
have them trimmed up and readied for the parade season. Saturday, Ed and Beth helped with
branding at Mortenson's.
Wyoming Visitors
Raymond and Nancy Neuhauser
spent last week in Wyoming. They
went to Gillette a week ago Friday
to attend a junior high/high school
rodeo – Nancy had both a granddaughter and grandson competing. Her grandson qualified for the
national junior high rodeo to be
held this summer. They then traveled to Burns, Wyo., (near
Cheyenne) to the home of Nancy's
daughter, Carrie, to spend a few
days. They came back to South
Dakota Friday and they stopped
overnight in Deadwood.
Get Well, Helen
Ron and Helen Beckwith enjoyed Mother's Day lunch at a
restaurant in Pierre with daughters, Cheryl and Rose, and their
families. They traveled on to Sioux
Falls and spent the week while
Helen had cancer treatments.
Helen said the treatments continue to go well and she is feeling
good. Ron and Helen stopped in
Huron on the way home and
picked up their daughter, Lori.
Lori is spending several days with
them enjoying springtime in the
country. Helen said their garden
patch is all ready to go, but they
haven't planted anything yet because of cold temperatures.
And more branding …
Bill and Polly Bruce had a big
weekend. They branded Saturday,
and there were over 40 people
there helping with the process.
The crew ranged in age from eightdays-old to 80-years-old! Bill and
Polly's newest great-grandson,
Gunner, was among those enjoying the activities. Feeding a crew
of that size takes a lot of food and
preparation. The job was made
easier this year, because friends,
Otis and Amber, provided pulled
pork and brisket – Polly said it
was delicious. Sunday, some of the
crew went to Paulson's to brand
their calves. Bill and Polly attended church in Midland Sunday,
followed by lunch at the local café.
Monday, Vince was helping
Saucerman's build fence and Katie
and David were moving some feeders in preparation for AI'ing activities that will begin later this
week.
Kevin Neuhauser was in Pierre
Thursday to pick up some seed.
Mary came to the country Friday
night after watching their son,
Nick's, softball games. Mary also
attended daughter Brianna's softball games Wednesday. Rod
Baumburger dropped off an ATV
Friday afternoon as he is bringing
a camper next week. Rod will be
doing some work in this area and
he is going to camp in Kevin's
yard. Rod and his wife, Sharon,
lived in Philip for several years.
They now make their home near
Sturgis.
Mary Briggs had lunch with
grandson Seth Joens Wednesday
of last week. He was happy to be
getting in a full week of work, although his hours were erratic. He
is working for the postal service in
Pierre. Granddaughter Kinsey
Riggle came home to the ranch
with Mary Friday after work to
spend the weekend. Lee, Mary and
Kinsey went to town Saturday
morning for parts for Lee's fertilizer wagon attached to his corn
planter that didn't pan out. Later
that day, they took Lee's red
pickup to Philip to be worked on.
Granddaughter Cattibrie and her
friend, Alex, had Friday evening
supper and Sunday lunch with
Lee and Mary. Mary and Kinsey
met Kinsey's parents, Clay and
Rea Riggle, at the Ottumwa
turnoff Sunday – Clay and Rea
were returning from the Black
Hills. Mary said she thoroughly
enjoyed the nice weather all weekend.
David and Laura Hand were in
Rapid City last week for a followup appointment with David's doctor. All is going well. They had
Terry and Christi's boys a few
days last week. Dave and Laura
have been spending a lot of time
doing yard work. Laura said she
still has perennial flower plants to
give away if anyone is interested.
She said so far she has given away
four carloads of plants! Laura
mentioned also about how dry the
soil is – they've been watering
some of the flower beds.
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Philip Motor curb appeal
that isn't working properly – probably some not too nice language,
too! I was in Pierre Tuesday for
jury duty and Chelsea and Mike
were in Rapid City for appointments Thursday. Little Maddie
stayed here to entertain us. She is
an energetic toddler and really
keeps us on our toes.
Grateful
This week, I'm grateful for quality veterinary services so close to
home. Several weeks ago, our dog,
Yapper, was injured and the
nerves to his leg were damaged.
We had to wait several weeks to
see if the nerves would regenerate. Unfortunately, the nerves
were too badly damaged, so the
leg had to be removed. Dr. Stangle
and his staff did a great job and
Yapper is recovering very well.
Having only three legs will undoubtedly slow him up a bit, but it
is good to know he is on his way to
health again. Thank goodness for
friendly, quality services from
folks that really care!
I hope you will be able to get
outside and enjoy some of this
wonderful sunshine! I don't know
about you, but sunshine seems to
recharge my batteries, which I
need this time of year. There is so
much to be done – thank goodness
for more daylight hours!
Congratulations to all of the
graduates! There is a whole, big,
wonderful world out there, just
waiting for you to come make your
mark!
Have a wonderful week!
Del Bartels
The new sidewalk on the Larimer Avenue entrance side of Philip Motor
is now complete. Any difficulties, before or during the project, of getting
to the business should now no longer be a problem.
KIT GRAHAM
Philip Chief of Police
TO HAVE A HAPPY RETIREMENT
AFTER 43 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
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Darned Sprayer
Our week went by in a flash, as
usual for this time of year. We
branded the first group of calves
last Saturday and we'll be doing
another bunch this weekend. The
guys have been planting and doing
other field work. There has been a
lot of frustration with a sprayer
CITY OF PHILIP RESIDENTS
PUBLIC REMINDER
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
The City of Philip requests that all residents please consider this as a
courtesy notice to all property owners of real property
within the City limits of the City of Philip, South Dakota.
Property owners of all real property within the City limits are required
by City Ordinances #15-401 to mow and maintain lawns and to
control noxious weeds upon said real property. Any grasses and/or
weeds growing to a height of 12 inches or more upon any real property are
considered a public nuisance and are in violation of said City Ordinance.
The City Council strongly encourages all property owners of
any real property within the City, occupied or non-occupied,
to comply with City Ordinances.
Property owners are also notified that City personnel will be trimming
those trees impacting the public right-of-way this spring.
This includes those overhanging the streets, alleys & sidewalks
in accordance with City Ordinance.
We thank you in advance for all your cooperation and
dedication in maintaining your properties and improving
the appearance of our community.
Community
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Betwixt Places
Marsha Sumpter | 837-2048 | bilmar@gwtc.net
Greetings from a greening up
Kadoka, at the edge of the Badlands. Traffic is flowing on Interstate 90 and folks are on the move
already. School isn’t out yet, but
soon will be and maybe it is snowbirds on the move or just folks like
us.
Monday was a cool drippy day
with off and on showers that produced .04” of moisture. I managed
to keep busy with some projects in
the basement. The good news is, I
still know what I’m doing down
there with all the equipment I
have. Sometimes that is amazing
to even me.
Little Melodie McGruder spent
part of Monday morning at the
George Gittings’ home. Jessica
had dinner with George and
Sandee before taking Melodie
home. Robin Gittings was in Rapid
City Monday. Wade, Jessica and
Melodie McGruder had supper
with George and Sandee Gittings
Monday evening.
Tony Harty was out and about
Monday and stopped at our place
for a visit. It just so happened that
I was cleaning out the cupboard
and had things I hadn’t cooked.
And about like clothes in the
closet, if you haven’t used it in six
months, (maybe a lot longer than
that) you might as well get it gone,
so Tony fell heir to some of those
things. I now have a lot more room
in the kitchen cupboard! After he
left our place, he did a little grocery shopping and got the mail,
then did some cooking.
Tuesday morning, I was the
driver for the Haakon County
Prairie Transportation here in
Kadoka and made a trip to Philip.
While there, I chatted a bit with
Dr. Coen Klopper, visited with
Eleanor Kroetch, howdied Jean
Radway, visited Mary Eide and
enjoyed visiting with Tom Radway
in the halls of the hospital. Tom
has quite a van, I would have
checked it out better but my gal
was ready to go. In the afternoon,
I was again on the road to Wanblee with a passenger. The winter
wheat looks outstanding south of
the river.
Jessica and Melodie McGruder
and T.J. Davis had dinner with
Robin Gittings Tuesday.
Tony Harty was busy in the
kitchen Tuesday. After picking up
his mail, he whipped up some
blueberry bars. Sharon Blainsdale
visited at Tony’s in the afternoon
and he gave her some bars to take
home to her mom, Shirley Hair.
Keeping Busy!
Wednesday, it was a chilly 38˚
when we crawled out of bed and
didn’t reach over 57˚ as the day
progressed. I managed to find
things to do in the basement for
part of the morning and Bill
climbed on the mowing machine
and was hard at it when I poked
my head out the door. I took over
and gave him a break. Bryan Buxcel stopped for a visit in the morning. He said he got some corn
planted Sunday and was going to
finish planting that day. He didn’t
say if it rained in the Midland area
where he was planting or not. I did
some shopping and banking in
Kadoka and Bill did some business
for me in Philip when he went to
play cards. Bob and Ardis McCormick stopped to pick up some
things in the afternoon on their return trip from the country north of
Philip, visiting their daughter,
Marcia and Ed Morrision.
Visiting Grandma
Robin Gittings watched Melodie
McGruder Wednesday morning for
Jessica as George and Sandee Gittings were in Rapid City visiting
Peggy Hook and family at the hospital.
Don Moody has been keeping
busy at his Rapid Valley place
sorting and cleaning away things
that are no longer needed. He has
an opposite problem from most
people; his clothes are getting
larger in the closet. The dogs are
kept under close guard since they
managed to escape and the cat has
the free run of the garage and
porch most of the time.
Graduation Time!
Graduation time is upon most of
our communities and what a fine
group of graduates they are. The
Kadoka graduation is Sunday,
May 22. Excitement is in the air as
graduates are making plans for
the next step in their journey of
life. Best wishes for all in the future. I came across a piece of wisdom and think this may be a good
time to share it. “An old Cherokee
told his grandson, ‘my son, there is
a battle between two wolves inside
us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies and ego. The other is good.
It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, and truth.’
The boy thought about it and
asked, ‘Grandfather, which wolf
wins?’ The old man quietly replied,
‘The one you feed.’ ” Author unknown
Thursday, I had a doctor’s appointment in Rapid City, so Bill
and I decided it was a good time to
go to the Black Hills for a few
days. We visited at Zack and Cori’s
place and enjoyed great-grandsons, Ryder and Raiden, and a
nice supper with the family. Ryder
had me practicing soccer with him
in the backyard as well as playing
tag with both boys. I was plenty
tired by the time we turned in at
the RV.
Greatest Game Show
Don Moody kept an appointment in Sturgis Thursday and also
did an errand for us by picking up
free tickets to the Deadwood Hollywood’s Greatest Game Shows
hosted by Bob Eubanks for Saturday night. The tickets were free for
those over 55, but that gracious
gift ended Thursday night so we
were happy Don could help us out.
(I was happy, Bill not quite so.)
Wade, Jessica and Melodie McGruder were at the George Gittings’ home for supper Thursday.
Tony Harty got the mail, did
phone calling and in the afternoon
Thursday watched the elementary
track meet here in Kadoka. He
had a brief visit with Russ Hattel
who was out in his garage.
Friday was a cool day in the
Black Hills with 28˚ when we got
out and a high of 48˚ with a good
breeze. It was Zack Seager’s day
off and Cori was working, so when
we stopped by their place Bill and
Zack got engrossed in a project in
the garage and Raiden and I
stayed in the house and played
games. When Ryder got out of
school it was hide and seek and
such, but not soccer. We enjoyed
supper with them. We visited Don
Moody in the evening. I thought I
might get his cat to come and get
petted but she didn’t cotton to the
idea and to save my arms and legs
I didn’t try too hard. The dogs sort
of liked us to pet them. The ticks
are thick around so keep an eye on
your pets.
Friday, Tony Harty got his mail
as well as picked up our paper and
mail, then he stopped and visited
with his niece, Kathy Brown, and
returned some of her canning jars.
If he keeps taking Kathy jars, she
may fill them up and give them
back! Dale Koehn stopped by and
visited Tony in the afternoon and
Brian Keohn mowed Tony’s yard.
Tony bargained away his riding
mower to Brian to get perpetual
lawn mowing done at his place.
The riding mower needs a little
fixing up, but nothing Brian can’t
do. Sounds like a win, win deal.
Beautiful in the Hills
Cathy Fiedler in Sturgis wrote,
“Not much for news this week.
Has been a very cool, windy week.
No moisture to speak of, but we
did wake Friday morning to find a
light dusting of snow on the grass
and rooftops. Was a shocker.”
Saturday in the Black Hills the
sun came out and it was a great
day to attend a soccer game. We
met Zack, Cori, Ryder and Raiden
and their Grandma Jo Lessert at
the soccer field north of the truck
stop in Rapid City. What a bunch
of kids all ages strung out for soccer games. Little Raiden, almost
three, had gotten in trouble at
home and as he sat on my lap
through the game he said, “Greatgrandma, can I come home with
you?” Already he knows who is the
softie! After the game, Bill and I
were on our way to Deadwood
where we met Don Moody and visited and enjoyed some gaming.
Don went home and Bill and I had
supper, then got into our seats for
the show, which was really enjoyable. They had audience participation, which made it even more
enjoyable. The 94-year-old lady
that won the dance contest said
later that night, “I really didn’t
dance that well.” However, at that
age the audience made sure she
got first prize. We got back to the
RV before midnight.
Tony Harty did his usual Saturday morning and had a quiet day.
Wade, Jessica and Melodie McGruder had supper with George,
Sandee and Robin Gittings Sunday.
Vandalism?
Sunday, we got a call from Tony
that there had been damage at our
place. The paper holder post was
all bent and caved in, the mail box
was off its post, the little waving
silhouette had been ripped off the
post that secured it and our
weather station was broken off the
2x4. Someone was busy. Tony had
made a swing by our place before
church only to discover the damage. He called the law and was
told it had already been reported.
We packed up and came home a
day early to see if everything else
was okay and when we arrived
Tony was sitting in the yard reading the paper he’d picked up off
the ground. As he pulled over by
the house, I spotted a screwdriver
on the ground by the house door,
so called the police in case it was
dropped by the vandals, maybe
they could dust it for fingerprints.
Woody arrived and claimed the
screwdriver, said it fell out of his
patrol car when he was there earlier.
Tony headed for home since his
dinner had been cooking. He visited with Kathy Brown who was
spraying his yard for weeds. Dale
Koehn visited with Tony and told
him about some of the projects he
has been working on. All in all, it
was a good day and thanks to
Kathy and Dale for all their help.
“It takes just as much faith to believe you are going to fail as it
takes to believe you are going to
succeed.” Leadership
Pioneer Review • May 19, 2016
Stache Bash to feature
vintage attire contest
in attendance. A
Tres Rios Silver
“King of the
Stache” buckle
will be awarded
to the most epic
mustache in attendance. Sign
up at the event
to be eligible for
prizes. A raffle
will also be held
for a chance to
win a Henry Big
Boy .44 Magnum
Lever
Action
Rifle.
Over 60
cowboys are entered in the
roughstock
rodeo
events,
from
coming
eight different
states.
Cowboy Church service will begin at 10:00 in the
morning. A presentation of cowboys will be held at
11:00 with the roughstock rodeo action to follow. The
day’s activities will conclude with the crowd favorite
bull scramble event.
The bull scramble consists of multiple bucking
bulls being turned out into the arena, with riders, at
the same time. Whatever cowboys are still on their
bulls at the eight second whistle, they dismount and
race back to the bucking chutes with their bull ropes
in hand. The first cowboy back with the fastest time
wins.
Come to Interior, and be a part of a throwback
good time! Concessions will be available.
Sunday May
29 in Interior,
the
Badlands
Stache Bronc &
Bull Bash will
take you back in
time and remind you of the
way that rodeo
used to be.
This fun and
unique roughrodeo
stock
event features
bareback, saddle bronc and
riding
bull
where all of the
contestants entered are required to have a
mustache and
be dressed in
throwback vintage western attire from the 1920s to 1990s.
This will be the second year for this event to be
held in Interior during the last weekend of “Mustache May” and this year the event is adding prizes
to get the crowd in attendance involved with the
“throwback feel” of the event. Prizes will be awarded
to the Best Dressed throwback (1920s to 1990s)
western attire in attendance, both fans and contestants are eligible for these prizes.
Prizes will include a Montana Silversmith jewelry
set for the best dressed female. A Montana Silversmith money clip for the best dressed male. Pair of
Twisted X shoes and a custom Tres Rios Silver
buckle will be awarded to the overall Best Dressed
Weekend
Weather
Friday: Sunny skies
with gusty winds developing later in the day.
High 79F. Winds SSE at
20 to 30 mph. Friday Night:
Clear. Low 51F. Winds SSE at 15
to 25 mph.
Saturday: Windy with a
few clouds from time to
time. A stray shower or
thunderstorm is possible. High 84F. Winds SSE at 25
to 35 mph. Saturday Night: A
few clouds from time to time.
Gusty winds diminishing after
midnight. Low near 55F. SSE
winds at 20 to 30 mph, decreasing to 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday: Becoming
windy with scattered
thunderstorms in the
afternoon. High 83F.
Winds S at 20 to 30 mph.
Chance of rain 40%. Sunday
Night: Scattered thunderstorms
in the evening. Partly cloudy
skies overnight. Low 54F. S
winds shifting to W at 10 to 20
mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Go to pioneer-review.com &
click on the weather icon for
up-to-the-minute forecasts
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Estate & Auction
O ’Dea Real
LLC
CURRENT LISTINGS
(567 TILLABLE ACRES)
High Productivity Rated
Soils, Great Access,
Close to Town,
Good Hunting Area
Philip Swimming Pool ~ Opening Friday, June 3rd
Open Swimming:
1 PM to 7 PM – Friday, Saturday & Sunday
1 PM to 6 PM – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Lap Swimming:
Mondays from 6 PM to 7 PM
*Limited to age 15 & older. Admission fee or season pass required.
Water Aerobics:
Tuesday & Thursday from 6 PM to 7 PM (June 9th – Aug. 6th)
*$5 per session or $50 season pass
Family Swim Nite:
Wednesdays from 7 PM to 9 PM
Free Swim Day:
Saturday, June 18th (Sponsored by 40&8 Group)
Admission Fees:
Swimmer Daily Admission - $4
Non-Swimmer Daily Admission - $1
Passes:
7 Day Punch Card - $24
1 Person Season Pass - $60
2 Person Season Pass - $85
3 Person Season Pass - $110
4 or More Person Season Pass - $135
(*Passes are limited to 2-adults & children living in the same
household.)
Philip Swimming Lesson Schedule 2016
Session 1: June 27- July 1
8:00 Level 5 & 6 $20
9:00 Level 4 $20
10:00 Level 3 $20
11:00 Level 2 $15
11:30 Level 1 $15
12:00 Preschool $15
Session 2: July 11-15 & 18-22
8:00 Level 5 & 6 $40
9:00 Level 4 $40
10:00 Level 3 $40
11:00 Level 2 $30
11:30 Level 1 $30
Session 3: August 1-5
8:00 Level 5 & 6 $20
9:00 Level 4 $20
10:00 Level 3 $20
11:00 Level 2 $15
11:30 Level 1 $15
12:00 Preschool $15
*Registration & Payment: City Finance Office, 4th Floor of
Haakon County Courthouse or by calling 859-2175
*Class sizes are limited.
*Level 1 children must be eligible for kindergarten in the fall.
*Preschool classes are for children 3 & 4 years of age.
The pool will close if there is lightning or thunder or if a severe
weather warning is issued for our area, or if the quality of water or facility presents a health or safety hazard. The pool may be re-opened if
severe weather passes over at the discretion of the pool manager.
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$1,875/acre
POTENTIAL INCOME
PROPERTY
*OFFERS CONSIDERED*
This home offers 2,688 total
sq. ft. – 2 Bedrooms & 1.5
Bathrooms on each level. All
appliance hookups in place for
conversion to duplex, live on
one level and rent the other!!
New windows, new carpet,
and new paint inside and out!
$150,000 / Make an offer
(160 ACRES)
PRIME HAAKON CO.
FARMLAND
North of Midland, SD
Nice laying Quarter - nearly
level, Soil Productivity
Rating above County average
PRICED TO SELL at
$240,000
MIKE O’DEA • 605-441-6212 • odea605rea.com
Broker Associate with Bertolotto Real Estate & Auction Inc.