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4-H Safety Training 4-H Shooting Sports Safety Training will be held on January 3, 2013, from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Jones County Gun Club. This training must be completed by any youth who are planning on participating in the 4-H Shooting Sports program. Sports events rides The Jones County School Dis- trict is offering free in-town rides to any of our home activi- ties (sporting events, music con- certs etc.) for senior citizens liv- ing in Murdo. For more informa- tion or to request a ride, call the high school at 669-2258 no later than 3 p.m. on the day of the event. Trading Pages Library Thank you to Ella Fuhrer for donating her time to get the Trading Pages library cleaned up and organized. Anyone who would like to volunteer to assist Ella with this task, please call her at 669-2636. The Trading Pages library at the Murdo Coyote is open Monday through Wednes- day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday as open. There are many new books available. Stop in and check one out. EMT training February 1 The Jones County Ambulance is looking to expand their EMT members and would like to have anyone who might be interested in becoming an EMT to let them know. They have set a date for February 1, 2013 for the first EMT training. Watch the Coyote Briefs in the future for more information regarding the train- ing. Anyone with an interest or anyone with questions that the ambulance crew could answer are asked to call and leave a message at 669-3125 or to call Tammy Van Dam at 530-7553. Murdo City Council The Murdo City Council will meet Monday, Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the city office. The public is welcome to attend. Draper Town Board The Draper Town Board will meet Monday, Jan. 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the Draper hall. The public is welcome to attend. County Commissioners The Jones County Commis- sioners will hold their monthly meeting at the courthouse on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 9 a.m. The public is welcome to attend. J.C. School Board The Jones County School Dis- trict #37-3 will hold their monthly meeting Monday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at the high school library. The public is encouraged to attend. Coyote News Briefs OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF JONES COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA. “SERVING THE AREA SINCE 1904” MURDO A PUBLICATION OF RAVELLETTE PUBLICATIONS, INC. $1.00 $1.00 Includes tax Number 1 Volume 107 January 3, 2013 Coyote Celebrating retirement… Bev Andrews poses with her retirement celebration cake during the retirement party thrown in her honor at the court house December 27. Courtesy photo 2012: a Murdo Coyote year in review by Karlee Barnes Another year has come and gone, and with it brought many changes, not only for the Murdo Coyote office, but also for the com- munity. In January, Ravellette Publi- cations launched a new E-edition feature, for all seven of their papers, on the website, which allows readers to purchase an online subscription. The Pioneer Auto Museum brought home the George S. Mickelson Great Service Award from the 2012 Governor’s Conference on Tourism. Once again, the Jones County boys bas- ketball team hosted the Invita- tional Tournament, and claimed second place. Lonna Jackson joined the Murdo Coyote crew at the end of January and continues to work as the typesetter in addi- tion to keeping the office work in line. A mild winter continued into February, and both boys and girls basketball teams wrapped up their seasons and prepared to take on their respective district tourna- ments. The girls team went on to win the district championship, but lost to Edgemont in the region 7B game. March finally brought the snow storm that everyone had begun to give up on. The storm dumped enough snow to close the Inter- state and strand motorists in every corner of Murdo. The Jones County Ambulance crew provided a CPR/AED class as a community service. Murdo saw an improve- ment in the city park as a new bathroom with plumbing was installed. A disappointing act of vandalism on the new docks installed at the North Dam brought spirits down. This was the second act of vandalism on the docks that had been recently installed. The vandalism case remains unsolved. March brought another big change in the closing of the HHH Truckstop, owned by the Venard family. The truckstop had been a staple in the communi- ty since December 1, 1971, when Barb Venard and her late hus- band, Lyle, started the business. In April, the Jones County school district added grades 6-8 football back into the sports line up. The Fifth Annual Cure Kids Cancer Radiothon featured local Dacey Bryan as she joined other cancer victims and told her per- sonal account of her fight with cancer, and how her life has been changed. The Easter Bunny made an appearance at the City Park on April 5 during the annual Easter egg hunt. With the coming of May, more changes were made and mile- stones met. The class of 2012 cele- brated a great accomplishment at their graduation ceremony on May 20. In addition, the Pioneer Auto Museum celebrated the 20th anniversary of their Murdo in May event. Main street saw some changes as the old law office between the Murdo Coyote and West Central Electric was removed. The local 4-H club had 23 members qualify for the state shooting sports tournament, and brought home many first place awards. Both Murdo and Draper held Memorial Day ceremonies complete with speakers, music and rows of crosses to honor and cele- brate the lives of all area military men and women. In June, the Jones County Ambulance was informed that they were to receive grant money for an indepth study of the emer- gency medical services in Jones County. On June 5, Save Our Farm Youth day camp was held in Murdo, in which 56 kids partici- pated. June also brought a pri- mary election. Locally, Beth Fed- dersen won the primary for the Jones County Treasurer and Steve Iwan took the election in a 94-36 turnout against Pressler Seymour. Construction started on the new building now occupied by Venard, Inc., and the new docks at the City Park and the North Dam were expanded. It was also decided in June to move the fireworks loca- tion. The Murdo Fire Department had been sponsoring the fireworks display at the rodeo grounds for years, and decided this year to move the display to the North Dam. The display was once again spectacular, and the added reflec- tion of the fireworks in the water made it that much better. July brought with it heat and drought and another season of lit- tle league baseball. The Jones/Mellette County Achieve- ment Days were held July 18-20 and contained a full schedule of events. The KGFX radio station brought the Hometown Tour to Murdo and community members discussed the upcoming Ranch Rodeo, Achievement Days, local businesses, and other community events. Despite the unbearable heat, the Ranch Rodeo was once again held in Murdo, as many area cowboys put on their hats and spurs for an afternoon and evening of competing. In August, the annual pool party was held. Dakota Mill and Grain presented an expansion plan to the city council, and work on that project continues. Bounti- ful Baskets, a food co-op program made its way to Murdo, and con- tinues to provide fresh produce at a very reasonable price to commu- nity members. The Jones County Conservation District planted 75 trees for 75 years in and around both Murdo and Draper. The Turn- er Community Center continued to improve, with the addition of a new electronic sign that displays not only movie times, but also community events and personal messages. Becca Gregoire, of Draper, introduced a new fun way to stay fit, with the dance exercise, Zumba. Gregoire is currently working on organizing the second session of the exercise classes, which are held in the Draper Audi- torium. In September, the St. Mary’s Foundation of Pierre hosted a sui- cide walk, in which many mem- bers of the community participat- ed in to remember lost loved ones and friends. The event was very successful, raising $16,279.33. Local teams participating in the event honored Brian Feddersen, Philip Dobbin and Al Hovey. The Jones County Ambulance crew held an auction to raise money for a new ambulance. Members of the Turner Youth Foundation were honored to be able to visit Ted Turner’s ranch in Big Sky, Mont. The group presented their Turner Community Center project during the retreat. Local teacher, Margie Peters was one of 15 women nomi- nated for the Spirit of Dakota award, which recognizes outstand- ing women who have been nomi- nated by their communities. Due to the drought, the high school stu- dents were not able to hold the annual burning of the ‘JC’ at the homecoming festivities. Septem- ber also was a month for a great disaster in the county. A Septem- ber 16 fire burned 2,465 acres in the county, further illustrating the need for moisture. October brought more changes with the opening of Venard, Inc. on the west side of town. A horrible wind storm whipped through the state, causing problems on the interstate. With the coming of hunting season, the Jones County Ambulance crew hosted their annual breakfast feed and had a chance to show off their new ambulance. As November came, Jones County proved to be more than a dot on the map, as we had the highest voter turnout in South Dakota. It also brought change in the school system with Lorrie Esmay and Deb Venard retiring as play directors. December held little excite- ment as the year came to an end. However, it seems as if Margie Peters’s famous popcorn machine is on its last leg. Her popcorn is a staple at sporting events held in the auditorium. Anyone wishing to donate money for a new machine to keep the tradition alive may contact the Jones County High School. Kadoka 1 p.m. White River Bennett Co. 2:30 p.m. Colome Lyman 6:30 p.m. Philip Jones Co. 8 p.m Stanley Co. 7th place 1 p.m. Consolation 2:30 p.m. Championship 8 p.m. 3rd place 6:30 p.m. Jones County 45th Annual Invitational Basketball Tournament January 10-11-12, 2013 Doors open 45 minutes prior to each session. **no passes or activity tickets will be accepted at the Invitational Tournament Admission Adults: $5.00 Students K-12: $3.00 Officials: Jim Johnston and Crew Tourism Award… Janet Miller and Dave Geisler proud- ly display the plaque at the Auto Museum March snow storm… Trucks and cars all vie for a place in line to head east as soon as I-90 is declared open. Feeling the heat… Firemen withstand the heat of the fire to spread burning hay bales with rakes to suppress the September 19 blaze. 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4-H Safety Training4-H Shooting Sports Safety

Training will be held on January3, 2013, from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00p.m. at the Jones County GunClub. This training must becompleted by any youth who areplanning on participating in the4-H Shooting Sports program.

Sports events ridesThe Jones County School Dis-

trict is offering free in-townrides to any of our home activi-ties (sporting events, music con-certs etc.) for senior citizens liv-ing in Murdo. For more informa-tion or to request a ride, call thehigh school at 669-2258 no laterthan 3 p.m. on the day of theevent.

Trading Pages LibraryThank you to Ella Fuhrer

for donating her time to getthe Trading Pages librarycleaned up and organized.Anyone who would like tovolunteer to assist Ella withthis task, please call her at669-2636. The Trading Pageslibrary at the Murdo Coyote isopen Monday through Wednes-day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. andThursday as open. There aremany new books available. Stopin and check one out.

EMT training February 1The Jones County Ambulance

is looking to expand their EMTmembers and would like to haveanyone who might be interestedin becoming an EMT to let themknow. They have set a date forFebruary 1, 2013 for the firstEMT training. Watch the CoyoteBriefs in the future for moreinformation regarding the train-ing.

Anyone with an interest oranyone with questions that theambulance crew could answerare asked to call and leave amessage at 669-3125 or to callTammy Van Dam at 530-7553.

Murdo City CouncilThe Murdo City Council will

meet Monday, Jan. 7 at 7:30p.m. at the city office. The publicis welcome to attend.

Draper Town BoardThe Draper Town Board will

meet Monday, Jan. 7 at 7:00p.m. at the Draper hall. Thepublic is welcome to attend.

County Commissioners The Jones County Commis-

sioners will hold their monthlymeeting at the courthouse onTuesday, Jan. 8 at 9 a.m. Thepublic is welcome to attend.

J.C. School BoardThe Jones County School Dis-

trict #37-3 will hold theirmonthly meeting Monday, Jan.14 at 7 p.m. at the high schoollibrary. The public is encouragedto attend.

Coyote NewsBriefs

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF JONES COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA.

“SERVING THE AREA SINCE 1904”

MURDOA PUBLICATION OF RAVELLETTE PUBLICATIONS, INC.

$1.00$1.00Includes tax

Number 1Volume 107

January 3, 2013CCooyyoottee

Celebrating retirement… Bev Andrews poses with herretirement celebration cake during the retirement party thrownin her honor at the court house December 27.

Courtesy photo

2012: a Murdo Coyote year in reviewby Karlee Barnes

Another year has come andgone, and with it brought manychanges, not only for the MurdoCoyote office, but also for the com-munity.

In January, Ravellette Publi-cations launched a new E-editionfeature, for all seven of theirpapers, on the website, whichallows readers to purchase anonline subscription. The PioneerAuto Museum brought home theGeorge S. Mickelson Great ServiceAward from the 2012 Governor’sConference on Tourism. Onceagain, the Jones County boys bas-ketball team hosted the Invita-tional Tournament, and claimedsecond place. Lonna Jacksonjoined the Murdo Coyote crew atthe end of January and continuesto work as the typesetter in addi-tion to keeping the office work inline.

A mild winter continued intoFebruary, and both boys andgirls basketball teams wrapped uptheir seasons and prepared to takeon their respective district tourna-ments. The girls team went on towin the district championship, butlost to Edgemont in the region 7Bgame.

March finally brought the snowstorm that everyone had begun togive up on. The storm dumpedenough snow to close the Inter-state and strand motorists inevery corner of Murdo. The JonesCounty Ambulance crew provideda CPR/AED class as a communityservice. Murdo saw an improve-ment in the city park as a newbathroom with plumbing wasinstalled. A disappointing act ofvandalism on the new docksinstalled at the North Dambrought spirits down. This was the

second act of vandalism on thedocks that had been recentlyinstalled. The vandalism caseremains unsolved. March broughtanother big change in the closingof the HHH Truckstop, owned bythe Venard family. The truckstophad been a staple in the communi-ty since December 1, 1971, whenBarb Venard and her late hus-band, Lyle, started the business.

In April, the Jones Countyschool district added grades 6-8football back into the sports lineup. The Fifth Annual Cure KidsCancer Radiothon featured localDacey Bryan as she joined othercancer victims and told her per-sonal account of her fight withcancer, and how her life has beenchanged. The Easter Bunny madean appearance at the City Park onApril 5 during the annual Easteregg hunt.

With the coming of May, morechanges were made and mile-stones met. The class of 2012 cele-brated a great accomplishment attheir graduation ceremony on May20. In addition, the Pioneer AutoMuseum celebrated the 20thanniversary of their Murdo in Mayevent. Main street saw somechanges as the old law officebetween the Murdo Coyote andWest Central Electric wasremoved. The local 4-H club had

23 members qualify for the stateshooting sports tournament, andbrought home many first placeawards. Both Murdo and Draperheld Memorial Day ceremoniescomplete with speakers, music androws of crosses to honor and cele-brate the lives of all area militarymen and women.

In June, the Jones County

Ambulance was informed thatthey were to receive grant moneyfor an indepth study of the emer-gency medical services in JonesCounty. On June 5, Save OurFarm Youth day camp was held inMurdo, in which 56 kids partici-pated. June also brought a pri-mary election. Locally, Beth Fed-dersen won the primary for theJones County Treasurer and SteveIwan took the election in a 94-36turnout against Pressler Seymour.Construction started on the newbuilding now occupied by Venard,Inc., and the new docks at the CityPark and the North Dam wereexpanded. It was also decided inJune to move the fireworks loca-tion. The Murdo Fire Departmenthad been sponsoring the fireworksdisplay at the rodeo grounds foryears, and decided this year tomove the display to the NorthDam. The display was once againspectacular, and the added reflec-tion of the fireworks in the watermade it that much better.

July brought with it heat anddrought and another season of lit-tle league baseball. TheJones/Mellette County Achieve-ment Days were held July 18-20and contained a full schedule of

events. The KGFX radio stationbrought the Hometown Tour toMurdo and community membersdiscussed the upcoming RanchRodeo, Achievement Days, localbusinesses, and other communityevents. Despite the unbearableheat, the Ranch Rodeo was onceagain held in Murdo, as many areacowboys put on their hats andspurs for an afternoon and eveningof competing.

In August, the annual poolparty was held. Dakota Mill andGrain presented an expansionplan to the city council, and workon that project continues. Bounti-ful Baskets, a food co-op programmade its way to Murdo, and con-tinues to provide fresh produce ata very reasonable price to commu-nity members. The Jones CountyConservation District planted 75trees for 75 years in and aroundboth Murdo and Draper. The Turn-er Community Center continued toimprove, with the addition of anew electronic sign that displaysnot only movie times, but alsocommunity events and personalmessages. Becca Gregoire, ofDraper, introduced a new fun wayto stay fit, with the dance exercise,Zumba. Gregoire is currentlyworking on organizing the secondsession of the exercise classes,which are held in the Draper Audi-

torium.In September, the St. Mary’s

Foundation of Pierre hosted a sui-cide walk, in which many mem-bers of the community participat-ed in to remember lost loved onesand friends. The event was verysuccessful, raising $16,279.33.Local teams participating in theevent honored Brian Feddersen,Philip Dobbin and Al Hovey. TheJones County Ambulance crewheld an auction to raise money fora new ambulance. Members of theTurner Youth Foundation werehonored to be able to visit TedTurner’s ranch in Big Sky, Mont.The group presented their TurnerCommunity Center project duringthe retreat. Local teacher, MargiePeters was one of 15 women nomi-nated for the Spirit of Dakotaaward, which recognizes outstand-ing women who have been nomi-nated by their communities. Dueto the drought, the high school stu-dents were not able to hold theannual burning of the ‘JC’ at thehomecoming festivities. Septem-ber also was a month for a greatdisaster in the county. A Septem-ber 16 fire burned 2,465 acres in

the county, further illustrating theneed for moisture.

October brought more changeswith the opening of Venard, Inc. onthe west side of town. A horriblewind storm whipped through thestate, causing problems on theinterstate. With the coming ofhunting season, the Jones CountyAmbulance crew hosted theirannual breakfast feed and had achance to show off their newambulance.

As November came, JonesCounty proved to be more than adot on the map, as we had thehighest voter turnout in SouthDakota. It also brought change inthe school system with LorrieEsmay and Deb Venard retiring asplay directors.

December held little excite-ment as the year came to an end.However, it seems as if MargiePeters’s famous popcorn machineis on its last leg. Her popcorn is astaple at sporting events held inthe auditorium. Anyone wishing todonate money for a new machineto keep the tradition alive maycontact the Jones County HighSchool.

Kadoka1 p.m.

White River

Bennett Co.2:30 p.m.Colome

Lyman6:30 p.m.

Philip

Jones Co.8 p.m

Stanley Co.

7th place1 p.m.

Consolation2:30 p.m.

Championship8 p.m.

3rd place6:30 p.m.

Jones County 45th AnnualInvitational Basketball

TournamentJanuary 10-11-12, 2013

Doors open 45 minutes prior to each session.**no passes or activity tickets will be accepted at

the Invitational Tournament

AdmissionAdults: $5.00

Students K-12: $3.00

Officials:Jim Johnston and

Crew

Tourism Award… JanetMiller and Dave Geisler proud-ly display the plaque at theAuto Museum

March snow storm… Trucks and cars all vie for a place inline to head east as soon as I-90 is declared open.

Feeling the heat… Firemen withstand the heat of the fire tospread burning hay bales with rakes to suppress the September19 blaze.

Courtesy photo

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East Side Newsby Janet Louder • 669-2696

Sunday, December 23, Tyler,Chelsee, Addison and JoeyRankin celebrated Christmas alittle early at the home of Randyand Holly Nemec in Midlandalong with Brian and KateyOrtlieb, Morgan, Tanner andTaiton of Black Hawk and Tylerand Angel Nemec and Emry ofMidland. On Christmas Eve, theRankin’s celebrated some more atthe home of Ernie and LaurelNemec in Midland, with many,many more family members, 28total!

How was everyone's Christ-mas? Ours was great, but I maybe getting too old for this. We pro-duced some producers as we had25 here for dinner and were shorta couple. It got pretty crowded,but with that much "together-ness", the furnace didn't have torun much! Christmas Eve, Donand Cara Pearson, son Dawsonand grandkids Charley andKingston; Calli, Nick and Aria allarrived. Some of us attendedchurch. After, we had an oysterstew and ham sandwich supper,and by this time, Jay Louderarrived, as did Casey Miller andMonica Reder. Grandsons DrewPearson and Tyler Louder camevery late. Christmas Day, all ofthe above plus Vicki and JohnHagemann, Chance, Jordan andfriend Colleen; Brian and ChelseaLouder; Adam and ShawnaLizotte and Landen were here. Allin all a good day. It is nice havingthem all together – doesn't hap-pen too often; from Yankton toRapid City and then those fromFt. Collins. And the weather evencooperated.

Mike and Joni Hunt hosted aChristmas Eve day noon meal andget together for Richard and JuneNix; Andy and Jill Rankin andfamily; Ashley Hunt; David andKati Hunt and family.

Christmas Eve supper guests ofAndy and Jill Rankin and familywere: Bob and Susie Rankin; Rayand Janice Pike; Mike and JoniHunt; Ashley Hunt; Richard andJune Nix; David and Kati Huntand family.

Christmas Day guests of Boband Susie Rankin were: Ray andJanice Pike; Andy, Jill and family;Kati and Drew and family; Tylerand Chelsee and family.

Dick and Kris Bradley, KarenAuthier and John Bradley andfriend Mary of Rapid City wereChristmas Day guests of Mar-garet and Greg Rankin.

Betty Mann hosted Christmasdinner for Earl Dahlke and Rodand Brenda Mann and family.

An early Christmas get togeth-er was held at the home of Kevinand Laura Louder on Saturday.Those there were: Jamie Bretschand family of Aberdeen; Dustinand Kristen Aske and family; Leviand Shannon Louder; SusieLyman; and Brad Louder.

Christmas Eve supper guests ofDorothy and Brad Louder were:Kevin and Laura Louder; Leviand Shannon Louder; Darin Loud-er and Lisa Cline; David, Lill andJason Seamans. An oyster stewsupper and games of cards wereenjoyed.

Christmas Eve, Eldon andEsther Magnuson met daughtersTerri Pelle and Ginger Waltner forchurch at the Draper Lutheranchurch. After, the congregation allenjoyed the soup and sandwichsupper served in the basement.

Following the supper, the Magnu-son group went to Murdo to thehome of Chad and Heather Whit-ney and boys and indulged inmore supper. Christmas Day, theabove group gathered at the Mag-nuson's for dinner (Terri and Gin-ger had spent the night). Theywere joined by Kathie Mason andErnie Kessler; Bob and ShelleyBoehmer; Crystal and Tyson Lin-dekugel and Tripp; Lori Owensand boys Tane, Trey and Tayler,all of Pierre.

Christmas dinner guests ofDave and Kathy Fuoss were: Rayand Shirley Vik; Steve Vik; DougVik; Mike and LyRanda Fuoss andboys; Lori and Tim Nemec andfamily. Doug is here for the week.

David and Jill Venard hostedChristmas Day dinner for: Lenaeand Jesse Tucker and family;Beth and Nick Van Dam; KatieVenard; Dean, Terri, Jackson andTana Volmer; Lanny and MicheleIwan and family; and KimCalkins. Gerald and Wanda Math-ews joined the group later in theafternoon.

While in Pierre on December19, Nelva and Janet Louder visit-ed Alex and Jean Freier. Gen Liff-engren also visited them andJoyce Ernst in the afternoon.

Margie Boyle spent a few daysover Christmas in LaCrosse, Wis.,with daughter Brenda and JamesMurray, Sam and Ben. OtherChristmas guests were GaryBoyle and friend Gaylene. AChristmas Eve supper wasenjoyed with James' brother andsister and their families joiningthem. Margie returned homeWednesday.

An early Christmas was held atthe home of Rosa Lee Styles onSaturday with the arrival of Taraand Zac Meyer and Lincoln fromMinneapolis; Teddi Anderson,Fargo; Skyler Dowling and Brit-tney Starks, Pierre; Shelli Ter-williger, Rapid City; and Davidand Robert Styles. Later that daythe group left to spend the holidayat the Terwilligers in Rapid City.

Christmas Day guests of RosaLee, David and Robert Styleswere Larry and Jenette Styles ofHill City.

Monica Mathews spent Christ-mas Eve and Day with parentsFred and Mary Mathews.

Christmas Eve supper guests ofGerald and Wanda Mathews wereFred, Mary and Monica Mathews.

Bob and Susie Rankin spentTuesday through Friday of lastweek in Tulsa where Susie keptappointments. On Wednesdayevening, they met Tim and SandyZibell of Wann for supper and atime of visiting.

Dorothy and Darin Louder vis-ited Dwight in Kadoka onWednesday.

Wishing a good friend, JeanIwan of White River, a very happybirthday December 27, as shereaches another milestone. I won'tsay, but she is behind me almostsix years – and I hit the 76 markthis year! Oh, whoops!

Lill Seamans, Esther Magnu-son, Margie Boyle and JanetLouder listened to the first andsecond graders read to them onThursday, December 20. I woremy Santa cap – they wondered if Ilived at the North Pole and if Iever got to ride in Santa's sleigh?They are so cute.

Eldon and Esther Magnusonand Nelva and Janet Louder went

Local Newsby Jody Lebeda • 669-2526

• [email protected]

Surprising Butch and NancyIversen for the Christmas holidaywere daughter Christine fromMesa, Ariz., and grandsonJonathan Strait and wife Ginniefrom Queen Creek, Ariz. Chris-tine’s daughter, Shelby Straitfrom Okaton, was also super sur-prised. Lots of cribbage wasplayed. It was Ginnie’s first everwhite Christmas and it had been26 years for Christine andJonathan.

Well, we made it throughChristmas. What a wonderful sea-son; so many ways to share thegreatest Gift ever, Jesus Christ. Iwant to say that I truly enjoyedthe program and pageants at thedifferent churches in town and allthe wonderful talent that we areblessed to have in this community.

Marie Addison had one of hergrandchildren stop in, KevinDoyle and family from Vermillion;they had a good visit. Marie wentto the home of Rich and CeceliaDoud north of Midland wherethey spent Christmas Day. It wasa quiet group but they enjoyed allthe visiting. She is going to Philipon Sunday to a “secret Pal” party,which meets once a year now tokeep updated with the remainingmembers.

Bev Anderson and Cliff had vis-itors from Texas, Cheryl, Brandalland Ellissa Volmer and friend Joe.

Living so far away, it is extra spe-cial when they get together forChristmas. Everyone had a won-derful time.

Bev Andrews fixed Christmasdinner at her home, TomAndrews, Jordan and Josh wereguests. Rich had plans to comebut was detained. A retirementparty was held for Bev on Fridayin the courtroom, even though theweather was bad, many peoplecame out to wish her a happyretirement. They took many pic-tures and made many memories.Bev is looking forward to fullretirement as she has a long listof things she wants to do.

Dean and Deb Faber visitedTom and Caroline TrethawayChristmas Day. Tom is recuperat-ing but not up to going out justyet. Deb’s son, Orrin Hall, was onhis way but was turned back atthe mountain pass – what disap-pointment for him and his mom.

The following was sent fromFred Koester. Well happy holidaysto you as well...Dad (MelfordKoester). I see him about once aweek or so and give him his thingsthen...I brought him to Philip forChristmas and he seems to bedoing well...but he didn't see anyreason that he needed to go backto Kadoka...but all worked outwell. Have a happy New Year. Let-ters can be sent to Kadoka Nurs-ing Home.

out for supper Saturday eveningat a local cafe, then back to theLouders for cards, dessert and cof-fee.

In looking at our new 2013 cal-endar, I see Karen Miller has abirthday on New Years Day, andRay and Janice Pike tied the knoton the 1st, 57 years ago. The 2nd,Fred and Mary Mathews werewed, not sure of the year. And onthe 3rd, Tyler and Chelsee Rankinhave been married four years.Happy birthday and happyanniversaries to all!

Following church Sunday, Pas-tor Rick and Jane Hazen, AliceHorsley, Rosa Lee Styles, Ray andJanice Pike, Ray and Shirley Vik,and Nelva and Janet Louder haddinner together at a local cafe.That afternoon, the Loudersplayed cards at Dorothy and BradLouder's.

Paul and Denise Brost, Taylor,Jamie, Alex and Dillon of Wauna-kee, Wis., arrived on Sunday atthe home of Grandpa Dave andGrandma Linda Brost to spendthe Christmas week. All, alongwith Deanna Nelson, enjoyedChristmas dinner together.

David, Lill and Jason Seamansspent Christmas at the Kennebechome of Chet and Teresa Hamer,along with several other familymembers.

Janet Dowling visited AliceHorsley on our snowy Thursdayafternoon.

Shawna and Adam Lizotte andLanden of Ft. Collins, Colo.,arrived at Curt and Janet Miller'son Saturday.

Kim and Dan Smith and boysCraig and Chris hosted a Christ-mas Eve supper. Enjoying theevening were: Cheryl and WayneHeisinger from Heron Lake,Minn.; Curt and Janet Miller;Eleanor Miller; the Lizottes;Casey Miller and Monica Reder.

Christmas Day, Curt and JanetMiller; Chuck, Marilyn and CraigStrait; and Kolby Kinsley enjoyeddinner at the home of Bernardand Marge Strait.

Shawna, Adam and LandenLizotte, Casey and Gavin Millerwent to Yankton on Wednesday tospend part of the Christmas vaca-tion with Vicki and John Hage-mann.

Doug and Megan Freier andbaby Brooklyn called on grand-parents Alex and Jean Freier onWednesday. Doug is in the Navyand is headed to Mississippi soon.

The community extends theirsympathy to the family of BobManecke, 63. Funeral serviceswere held Friday at the MurdoUMC. Bob was manager of theDraper Farmers Grain Elevatorseveral years ago.

It was a busy place across thestreet at Kim and Tony Schmidt'sfor the holiday weekend. Theirfamily started rolling in on Fridaywith Kayla, Jeremy and SydneyHoag and Jaime Schmidt arriv-ing. Brady came on Saturday.Christmas Eve supper guests ofDonald Volmer were: Darla Tuck-er of Woonsocket; Donny Howardand friend Amy and JacobHoward; Dell Volmer and fianceKristi, Ellissa Volmer and friendJoe, and Brandell Volmer, all ofAmarillo, Texas; Dean, Terri andTana Volmer; Amanda and KraigHenrichs, Blake and Layney; andthe Hoag family. On ChristmasDay, Amanda and Kraig hostedthe dinner at their house. Enjoy-

ing the day were: Kim and TonySchmidt; Dell, Kristi and family;Don Volmer; Jaime and Brady.The Hoags returned home Christ-mas morning.

Eva Louder and Shirley Woodof Rapid City arrived Saturday atGreg and Carma Miller's for anearly Christmas supper gettogether. Enjoying the evening,along with the above, were: Vir-ginia Louder; Eric and JessicaNix; Christopher and Katie Nix,Molly and Mason; Sean Louder;Scott Nix; Matthew Miller; Jordanand Amy Miller.

On Sunday, Eva Louder, Vir-ginia Louder and Shirley Woodattended the UMC in Draper andthen met Eric and Jessica Nix,Carma Miller and Scott Nix fordinner at a cafe near Draper. Evaand Shirley returned home thatafternoon.

Christmas Eve at Greg andCarma's with Greg's family were:sister Andrea and Harvey Shee-han and family James, Brie andBillie, all of Pierre; Alex of Flori-da; Gerald and Elna Miller;Matthew Miller; Virginia Louder;Renee Miller and friend Bradfrom Nashville.

Christmas Day at the Millerswere: Virginia Louder; ReneeMiller and Brad; Scott Nix; Jor-dan and Amy Miller; andMatthew Miller. Christopher,Katie and family joined the groupin the evening.

Philip and Audrey Mathewsleft for Minnesota on December 22to spend the Christmas holidaywith daughter Cheryl and BryonRediger and family. While therethey took in a holiday lights event.They went through in the car andhad an hour wait but was worthit. One day they drove over intoWisconsin and had the kids pic-tures taken with Santa Claus –also a waiting line. The groupspent Christmas Eve and the daytogether. The Mathews returnedhome on Wednesday. Then onThursday, they turned around andheaded back east to Kimball, thistime to the double header ballgames held there. GrandkidsPhilip and Madison were part ofthe teams. The Jones County girlswon their game over South Cen-tral, but unfortunately the JonesCounty boys lost their game toColome. The games continued inMurdo on Friday, and the Math-ews planned to be there.

Betty Mann and Virginia Loud-er were among the many whoattended the retirement partyheld for Bev Andrews at the court-house Friday afternoon. Wishingyou happiness in your retirement,Bev.

Wishing all a happy andhealthy 2013 – also thanks to allthat are willing to share theirnews with me. Those living awayhave told me how much they enjoyit; it keeps them in touch with theJones County area.

Karen Miller and Doug Sniderspent Christmas in Sioux Fallswith Tom and Jen Walsh, Maken-zie and Gavin. Also there were:Bobbie and Mark Boetel, Justin,Alyssa and Collin from Fargo,N.D.; Mike Miller; Craig Millerand friend Tessa. Bobbie andAlyssa Boetel came out to Murdoon Wednesday for a couple days.Annette Knapp, Emerson andEvan of Aurora, Colo., were also intown to visit family.

Engagement

Doug and Kari Simons of St.Lawrence, South Dakota, and Boband Diane Fuoss of Draper,South Dakota, announce theengagement of their children,McKinsie Jean and Brad Robert.

The bride-to-be is a 2009 gradu-ate of Miller High School and isattending South Dakota StateUniversity, majoring in psycholo-gy. McKinsie works at ADVANCEin Brookings and plans to go to

occupational therapy school.The groom-to-be is a 2009 grad-

uate of Jones County High Schooland graduated with honors fromLake Area Technical Institute in2012 with a diesel technologydegree. Brad is currentlyemployed at DK Diesel InjectionServices Inc. in Watertown as adiesel technician.

A June 15, 2013 wedding isplanned at the Log Heaven Resortin Pierre, South Dakota.

Jones County Sheriff’s ReportThe Sheriff ’s report is printed

as received by Jones County Sher-iff ’s Office. It may or may not con-tain every call received by thedepartment.Sheriff and Deputy calls:

Dec.21Deputy Sylva responded to I-90,

eastbound, mm 150, to a report ofa vehicle traveling at a highspeed with its bright lights on.When located the vehicle was notspeeding and had dimmed itslights.Dec. 22

Deputy Sylva checked on atransient that was westboundon I-90, mm 208. Subject was notlocated.

Deputy Sylva responded to I-90,

westbound, mm 184 to a reportof a large amount of hay onthe road. SD Highway Patrolassisted and a local removed thehay off the road with a tractor.

Deputy Sylva responded to I-90,westbound, mm 191, to a reportof an elderly female drivingerratically. The SD HighwayPatrol located the vehicle andtalked to the driver.

Deputy Sylva served a war-rant and collected the bondmoney for Hughes Co.Dec. 23

Deputy Sylva investigated anunattended death in Murdo.Death was found to be of naturalcauses.

Deputy Sylva responded to I-90,westbound, mm 208, to a reportof a broke down vehicle. The

vehicle was gone prior to LEarrival.

Deputy Sylva responded to areport of a possible overdosein Murdo. It was found that nopills were taken.Dec. 26

Sheriff Weber responded to a I-90, eastbound, mm 196, to areport of a subject travelingwith dogs in the back of apickup. The RP thought that itwas too cold for the dogs. Dogswere okay.

Sheriff Weber transported asubject from Murdo to theLyman Co. line.Dec. 27

Sheriff Weber responded to theSuper 8 parking lot in Murdo to areport of a vehicle slidingthrough the intersection andditch, then hitting the fence anddumpster at the Super 8. Thevehicle had left the scene prior toLE arrival. The vehicle was locat-ed in Kadoka by the SD HighwayPatrol.

Sheriff Weber responded to I-90, eastbound, mm 190, to areport of a motorist assist. Thevehicle was towed away.Dec. 28

Deputy Sylva responded to areport of a dog running loosein Murdo. The dogs owner wascontacted.

Deputy Sylva received a report

of a erratic driver northboundon Hwy. 83 from White River.It was found that the call was overan hour old, the vehicle was notlocated.Dec. 29

Deputy Sylva responded to I-90,eastbound, mm 207, to a car vs.deer accident. There was minordamage to the vehicle.

Deputy Sylva responded to I-90,westbound, mm 203, to a carvs. deer accident. The vehiclewas able to drive away on its own.

Deputy Sylva responded to areport of a suspicious vehicleleaving Baker's Shop, travelingnorthbound at a high rate ofspeed. Unable to locate.Dec. 30

Deputy Sylva responded to I-90at the Lyman and Jones Co. lineto the report of a vehicle trav-eling westbound in the east-bound lane. The vehicle was notlocated until later in Jackson Co.The driver was a confused elderlymale from Winner. The driver wasescorted by deputies to his homein Winner.

Deputy Sylva responded to I-90,eastbound, mm 205, to a carvs. deer accident. There wasminor damage to the vehicle.Dec. 31

Sheriff Weber confirmed andfaxed Jones Co. warrant on asubject to the Hughes Co. jail.

ReminderCo-op sponsor pages are due

January 4. If you did not receive aletter and are interested in

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Catholic Church of St. Martin502 E. Second St., Murdo, S.D. • Father Gary Oreshoski

Saturday Mass: 6 p.m.

St. Anthony’s Catholic ChurchDraper, S.D. • Father Gary Oreshoski

Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

Draper United Methodist ChurchPastor Rick Hazen

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Murdo United Methodist ChurchPastor Rick Hazen • Corner of E. 2nd and Jefferson Ave.

Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. and Fellowship Time • Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.United Methodist Women: 1st Wednesday at 2 p.m. • ALL WELCOME!

Okaton Evangelical Free ChurchOkaton I–90 Exit 183 • Pastor Gary McCubbin • 605–837–2233 (Kadoka)

Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. (CT) • Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. (CT)

Messiah Lutheran Church308 Cedar, Murdo, S.D. • Pastor Ray Greenseth

Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. • Sunday School: 10 a.m. • Bible Study: Tuesday 7 a.m.Thursday 9:30 a.m. • Midweek: Wednesday 3:15 p.m.

St. Paul’s Lutheran ChurchDraper, S.D. • Pastor Ray Greenseth

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. • Bible Study: Wednesday 9 a.m.

Community Bible Church410 Washington, Murdo, S.D. • Pastor Alvin Gwin • 669–2600

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. • Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.Wed. Night Bible Study: 7 p.m.

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The Law Misunderstoodby Pastor Cornelius R. Stam

There are three misconceptions that most people entertain about the law of God and its Ten Commandments:

1. Most people have a vague notion that the law always was in existence and that it must have been given to the first man, Adam, or soon after. Actually,God gave the law to Moses for Israel about 1500 B.C., after about 2500 years of human history had elapsed (John 1:17). So mankind lived on earth for about2500 years without the law or the Ten Commandments.

2. Most people suppose that the law and the Ten Commandments were given to mankind in general, while, in fact, it was given to Israel alone (Deuteron-omy 5:2,3).

3. Most people suppose that the law and the Ten Commandments were given to help us to do right. Even some clergymen teach this, although the Bibleclearly teaches that they were given to show us that we are guilty sinners.

It is true that the law, while given to Israel, also shows the Gentile that he is a sinner. This is why Romans 3:19 says:

“Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may bebrought in guilty before God.”

But most important of all: Few people realize that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins to deliver us from the just condemnation of the law. This is taughtin the following Scriptures:

“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us…” (Gal.3:13).

“For God hath made Him to be sin for us, [Christ] who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him” (IICor.5:21).

“For sin shall not have dominion over you; for ye are NOT UNDER THE LAW, BUT UNDER GRACE” (Rom.6:14).

Two minutes with the bible

Robert M. Manecke

Obituary

Robert Manecke, 63 of Murdo,formally of Britton, S.D., diedSunday, December 23, at his home

in Murdo.Robert was born September 28,

1949, in Britton, S.D., to Elmerand Elsie (Sessler) Manecke. Hegrew up in Britton and graduatedfrom Britton High School.

He lived in Langford, Webster,Putney, McIntosh and Murdo.Robert worked as the ElevatorManager in Draper and Putney.He enjoyed hunting, fishing andwatching ballgames.

He is survived by his three chil-dren: Shayne and AndriaManecke and their children: Avaand Dakota of Cut Bank, Mont.,Trent Manecke and his children:Robert and Melyssa of Murdo andKimberlee Manecke and her chil-dren: Aliya and Tarik Jackson of

St. Louis, Mo.,; brother GordonManecke of Mobridge, S.D.; sisterDeloris and Wayne McKenly ofMorvia, Iowa, and brother-in-lawJohn Wanous of White Lake, S.D.

He was preceded in death by hisparents; two brothers: Tom andRichard and sister DonnaWanous.

Services were held on Friday,December 28 at the Murdo UnitedMethodist Church officiated byPastor Rick Hazen. Burial tookplace on Saturday, December 29,at the Britton, S.D., cemetery.

Arrangements have been placedin care of Isburg Funeral Chapel.Online condolences may be madeat www.isburgfuneralchapels.com

Local farmer participatesin CHS New Leaders forum

Several South Dakota farmerslearned about the opportunitiesand challenges facing coopera-tives, agriculture and rural Ameri-ca as participants in the recentCHS New Leaders Forum spon-sored by CHS Inc., the nation’sleading farmer-owned cooperativeand a global energy, grains and

foods company.The following participants were

among 300 young producers fromacross the U.S. participating in theearly December program:

•Clayton Miller, Draper, S.D.•Colby Brink, Ft. Pierre, S.D.•Josh and Matt Muhler, Onida,

S.D.•Blake Kolda, Ft. Pierre, S.D.•Matt Leisinger, Highmore, S.D.

The group represented MidwestCooperatives at the CHS NewLeaders Forum, held in Minneapo-lis, Minn., in conjunction with theCHS Annual Meeting.

During the three-day forum,participants heard from leadingexperts on agriculture, leadershipand precision technology, includ-ing Carl Casale, president andCEO, CHS Inc.; Alejandro Sayago,Agriculture & Turf, John Deere;Ted Crosbie, Integrated FarmingSystems, Monsanto and RobertThompson, University of Illinois.

The New Leaders Forum alsofeatured a networking event withthe CHS Board of Directors, man-agement and staff and participa-tion in the 2012 CHS AnnualMeeting, including workshops andthe annual meeting business ses-sion.

CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) is aleading global agribusiness ownedby farmers, ranchers and coopera-tives across the United States.Diversified in energy, grains andfoods, CHS is committed to help-ing its customers, farmer-ownersand other stakeholders grow theirbusinesses through its domesticand global operations. CHS, a For-tune 100 company, supplies ener-gy, crop nutrients, grain market-ing services, animal feed, food andfood ingredients, along with busi-ness solutions including insur-ance, financial and risk manage-ment services. The company oper-ates petroleum refineries/pipelinesand manufactures, markets anddistributes Cenex® brand refinedfuels, lubricants, propane andrenewable energy products.

“This is the day the LORD hasmade; let us rejoice and be glad init.” Psalm 118:24

The alarm clock goes off and itbreaks my sleep and shatters mydreams I long to remember.Many of us like getting up earlyin the morning...some peoplehate getting up early...they wantto sleep as long as they can.

But each morning brings a newday, another opportunity to getfrustrated with the kids, withpeople and to be late for work. Wetry to get everything done thatthe boss wants us to get done andthen we get home and we want torelax...and guess what...we aregoing where tonight?...then it’sfinally off to bed and sleep andthen tomorrow is another day.

Tomorrow is another day, butthis is the day that the LORDhas made. There is often so littleto rejoice about in our day, isn'tthere? But the alarm clock didwake me up on time; that's some-

thing, isn't it?And the kids were well behaved

in the morning...another nicething and then we go towork...ready to face the day andall the challenges that itbrings....and I pray....”LORD,give me one opportunity to shareabout You with someone today.And it would be nice to go homeand have a quiet evening tonight.And yes, to get a good nightssleep.”

We do need to rejoice, if onlyGod would give us a good day,, abetter new year. A new day toshare the Love of Jesus Christ.And so I pray that the LORDwould give to me many newopportunities to share JesusChrist with others as we begin anew year in His name.

We pray: Gracious LORD, helpme to be a witness for you alwaysand I praise you for the new dayand the new year, 2013 that Youare giving to me. In Jesus' name.Amen.

Prayby Pastor Ray Greenseth, Messiah/St. Paul Lutheran Churches

Rejoice in the New Year!

FCSA authorizes $130 million cash-back dividend payment for 2012

Farm Credit Services of Ameri-ca (FCSAmerica), a financial coop-erative with more than $18 billionin assets, has approved a 2012cash-back dividend of $130 millionto its eligible customer-owners.

The $130 million cash-back div-idend is another significant distri-bution of FCSAmerica’s net earn-ings to its customer-owners. The2012 distribution is the coopera-tive’s ninth consecutive. Since2004, FCSAmerica has distributed$685 million cash-back dividendsback to its customers to supporttheir operations and benefit thecommunities they call home.“Farm Credit Services of Americahas been consistent through agri-culture’s good times and challeng-ing times and is financiallystrong,” said Robert Bruxvoort,Board Chairman. “The Board isvery pleased to approve the size-able $130 million cash-back distri-bution.”

The FCSAmerica Board alsoapproved a patronage program for2013 at their meeting this week.The Board will determine thecash-back dividend for the 2013program in December 2013.

“Farm Credit Services of Ameri-ca’s unique business model, capac-ity and commitment to agriculturedifferentiate us,” said Doug Stark,president and CEO. “We’re proudto pay yet another strong cash-

back dividend to our customer-owners. We’re also proud to bewell-positioned financially to meettheir needs and challenges wellinto the future."

Cash-Back Dividend DetailsThe Board of Directors has paid

cash-back dividends, available aspart of its patronage program,every year since 2004. For 2012,each customer’s cash-back divi-dend from the program is based onthe customer’s average loan vol-ume during the calendar year. Themore eligible loan business a cus-tomer has with the cooperative,the more they benefit financiallyfrom the patronage program. Eli-

gible customers can expect 2012payments to be distributed inMarch 2013.

About Farm Credit Services ofAmerica

Farm Credit Services of Ameri-ca is proud to finance the growth ofrural America, including the spe-cial needs of young and beginningproducers. With more than $18 bil-lion in assets, FCSAmerica is oneof the region’s leading providers ofcredit and insurance services tofarmers, ranchers, agribusinessand rural residents in Iowa,Nebraska, South Dakota andWyoming. Learn more at fcsameri-ca.com.

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City council holds year end meetingby Karlee Barnes

The Murdo City Council heldtheir annual year end meeting onWednesday, December 26.

Those attending included: MattKinsley, Wayne Esmay, MayorDavid Geisler, Mike Jost, Joe Con-not, Arnie Waddell, Jerry Hathe-way, Krysti Barnes and KarleeBarnes.

The meeting agenda wasapproved without question. Thecouncil then looked over the end ofyear bills and found no problems.

Jost brought up the issue ofvehicles parked on Main Streetthat needed to be moved so thestreets could be plowed. Hathewaysaid that he talked to the ownersof the vehicles and reminded themthat when it snows, the vehiclesneed to be moved off the street.

Next on the agenda was theissue of the liquor license belong-ing to the Lost Souls Tavern.Barnes told the council that shewrote a letter to Deb Vollmer,informing her that she needed tobe at the end of year meeting tospeak to the board about not sign-ing necessary paperwork on timeto renew her liquor license. Theboard discussed that this has beena recurring problem over theyears. Vollmer was informed thatif she could not attend the meet-ing, she was to contact the councilmembers prior to the meeting.

Barnes told the council that city

attorney Tom Harmon suggestednot approving the license, and ask-ing Vollmer to appear at the nextmeeting.

Waddell asked what will hap-pen if the council does not approvethe renewal of Vollmer’s liquorlicense. Barnes responded thatVollmer will not be able to sellliquor from January 1 until thenext meeting, which is January 7.It should be noted, however, thatbeer sales are not included in theliquor license. Esmay asked if thecouncil could modify the contractto add a penalty for not complyingwith the terms set in the contract.Connot then asked if a penaltywould have to be added to eachliquor license contract that the cityhas. Barnes responded that sinceall other liquor license holderscomply with the contract, theywould not be subject to a penaltyadded to their contracts. SinceVollmer broke the terms of hercontract, the council may add apenalty.

The council made no motion toapprove the Lost Souls Tavernliquor license, and made a decisionto revisit the topic at the January7 meeting.

A building permit was submit-ted by Bud and Carol Gross to adda 28’ x 32’ addition on the back ofAll Pro Towing. The councilapproved the permit.

The lighting situation at the

auditorium was again discussed.Esmay informed the council thathe had priced a few light fixturesand will provide an exact price at alater date.

The final item on the agendawas concerning the addition of astop sign at the intersection of Sec-ond Street and Kennedy Avenue.Dakota Mill and Grain hadapproached the city asking aboutswitching the stop signs fromKennedy Avenue to Second Street.With the DM&G expansion, truckswill no longer be driving throughtown, but rather taking KennedyAvenue north, and passing thefootball field. They will be able toturn around, and go back the sameway, eliminating truck traffic intown. However, the stop sign onKennedy Avenue is a concern forloaded trucks, as the sign is at thetop of a hill.

Kinsley said that he thinks thechanging of the signs is a bad idea.The stop signs have been in thatposition for as long as anyonecould remember. Kinsley said itwould be a hard transition for peo-ple, and since the views in theintersection are already obstruct-ed, there would be a concern foraccidents. The board made no deci-sion on the matter.

The meeting adjourned at 8:15p.m. The council will meet for theJanuary meeting on Monday, Jan-uary 7 at 7:30 p.m.

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shall be reported to FSA timely sothat reconstitutions can be com-pleted as needed. This may resultin the combining or dividing oftracts or farms. Reconstitutionscommonly result from land owner-ship changes. There are four spe-cific methods of division.

• The Estate Method which is thedivision of bases for a parent farmamong heirs settling an estate.• The Designation by LandownerMethod which is the division ofbases in the manner agreed to bythe parent farm owner and pur-chaser or transferee.• The Direct and Counter CyclicalProgram (DCP) Cropland Methodwhich is the division of bases inthe same proportion that the DCPcropland for each resulting tractrelates to the DCP cropland on theparent tract.• The Default Method which isthe division of bases for a parentfarm with each tract maintainingthe bases attributed to the tractlevel when the reconstitution isinitiated in the system.

DATES TO REMEMBER/DEADLINES:

January 21, 2013: Office closed forMartin Luther King Day

Feel free to call the office if youever have questions on any of ourprograms 605-669-2404 Ext. 2.

FSA CHANGES WAYPRODUCERS RECEIVE

IRS FORMS

Beginning this year, producerswhose total reportable paymentsfrom the Farm Service Agency areless than $600 will not receive IRSForm 1099-G. Previously, theforms were issued to show all pro-gram payments received fromFSA, regardless of the amount.Producers who receive paymentsfrom more than one county willreceive one 1099-G form if thetotal of all payments from all coun-ties is $600 or more. The samechanges apply to producers whonormally receive IRS Form 1099-MISC.

2012 ACRE PRODUCTIONREPORTS DUE BY JULY 15,2013 – LAST YEAR OF ACRE

Production for the ACRE pro-gram will be required to be report-ed on the FSA-658. FSA needs tocollect this information from you,the producer. Crop insurance cansend us information, but we willstill need a signed FSA-658. Justlike the last few years, this year,we will only need 2012 productionreported.

CHANGES INFARMING OPERATION

Producers should be remindedthat any owner/operator changes

J C FSA News• David Klingberg •

into the back of a pickup that did-n’t stop at a stop sign. Since then,my vehicles by necessity havebeen more practical. Frankly, Iprefer taller vehicles now where Idon’t feel like my rear is draggingon the ground. This wouldinclude my red ranger pickup thatsuits me well. It is somewhat“sporty” but not the rage amongstthe general public. It does havefour-wheel drive which comes inextremely handy when you oftentravel unpaved roads such as thethirteen miles of those we havegetting to town from the ranch.

Outward appearances, of course,can not compensate for a markedlack of goods on the inside. Youcan be as cool as Tom Cruise orsome other movie star and stillnot be much as far as a humanbeing. In fact, those who spend awhole lot of time trying to lookgood can sometimes be proud, cal-lous, or shallow on the inside andmuch more concerned about hav-ing fun than accomplishing any-thing of merit. As a result, mydefinition of “cool” is someone whois pleasant, kind and helpful. Ifthey are also nice to look at, that’sa plus but not a necessity.

In our church, we currently havea number of people who are get-ting right up there in years—someeven in their nineties. They allkeep themselves looking fine, butthey’ve long since quit worryingabout being cool. They are, howev-er, very good people and simplyshine as far as I’m concerned.Their concerns tend to be moreabout how they can help otherfolks and be useful instead ofwhat others can do for them.This sets a good example for therest of us. I hope we can measureup even if we don’t wear sunglass-es or drive a snazzy car. Measur-ing up would be really cool.

What does it take to be “cool”these days, or “with it?” Thistends to change with the genera-tions so it’s sometimes hard tokeep up. My observations ofyoung people seem to indicatethat guys need to wear loose-fit-ting pants hung low, outrageouslyexpensive tennis shoes, and baggyshirts. An occasional piercing ofan ear or something might helptoo. Gals are prone to havingmultiple piercings, not only of theears but maybe of an eyebrow,cheek, lip, nose, or even tongue.Neither are the girls into looseclothing that much. Hair stylehas something to do with thingstoo, but I can’t quite nail down thedetails of that. I do sometimesnotice dye jobs in bright colorsand that may include several col-ors on one head of hair. It can beattractive or occasionally justhighly noticeable.

Personally, I gave up trying tobe cool years ago. It never mat-tered much to me. I didn’t want tostand out as someone reallystrange, but neither did I havepatience enough to spend muchtime dealing with my appearance.If I was covered in the right placesand wearing warm clothes in thewinter and cool ones in the sum-mer, that was good enough. Irecall that in high school the boysall wore their shirtsleeves a cer-tain way. This involved thesleeves being unbuttoned andfolded up just so many times. Ihad trouble getting the hang ofthat and discontinued the practicebefore long. Butch haircuts wereall the rage for a while, and I hadone until I tired of the butch-waxthat made them stand up proper-ly. That was nasty stuff and oftengot spread to caps and pillows. Itwas even hard to get off the handsafter application to the hair.

I’ve always really liked the looksof some sunglasses, especially theones that are mirror-like. Unfor-tunately, I wear regular glassesfull time which complicates mat-ters. The sunglasses you clip onare not attractive. If you haveprescription sunglasses, then youhave to carry a spare pair of plainones around for inside. When Iwore contacts for a while, Ithought, “Aha, now I can wearnifty sunglasses” and bought anexpensive pair. They provedtedious and have just riddenaround in the glove box of the carfor years. Practically speaking,my eyes aren’t bothered much bystrong light so they don’t needshades. If the light is too bright, Isquint a bit. If it isn’t, I don’t. Somuch for sunglasses.

Snazzy cars have always beenpopular with guys, and I like look-ing at them. I’ve only had onevehicle that could be consideredsnazzy, and that was a blue andwhite mustang. I loved that carright up until the time I crashed it

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School Board MeetingHS Library 7:00 p.m.

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SD mountain lion huntingseason began December 26

The 2013 South Dakota BlackHills Mountain Lion Hunting Sea-son began Wednesday, December26 and will run through March 30,2013, or until a harvest limit of100 total lions or 70 females isreached.

To keep up with the harvesttotal, visit http://www.gfp.sd.gov/hunting/big-game/mountain-lion-season-harvest-status.aspx or call1.866.895.9067. These two options

will have the most current harvesttotals.

SD GFP will be sending period-ic emails to licensed mountain lionhunters to keep you updated onharvest totals as well.

GFP also has two smartphoneapplications that will have the offi-cial harvest totals. The Apple andDroid applications can be found atthe Apple Store or Google Play bysearching SDGFP Outdoors.

Jones County Invitational BB Tournament Jan. 10 - 12, 1:00 & 6:30

Southern Plains Conference GB Tournament Jan. 17-19 TBA

Only antlerless tags valid for deer season extension

Deer hunters who have unfilledantlerless deer tags for the Eastand West River Deer Seasons willhave nine additional days avail-able to harvest antlerless deerbeginning December 29 and end-ing on January 6.

The Game, Fish and ParksDepartment is reminding huntersthat this provision is a changefrom past years when unfilled “anydeer” tags converted to “antlerless

only” and were valid.For the 2012 season extension,

“any deer” tags are not valid.The changes were made as part

of deer herd management objec-tives to direct additional antlerlessharvest in the areas of the statethat need it most while curtailingthe doe harvest in areas where it isnot needed.

Antlerless tags are valid only inthe unit for which they were origi-nally issued.

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Invitation To Bid Sealed bids will be received by the StateEngineer on behalf of the South DakotaDepartment of Transportation at theOffice of the State Engineer, Joe FossBuilding, 523 East Capitol, Pierre, SouthDakota 57501-3182 until 3:00 PM CT,January 23,2013 for labor and materialsto construct Office and Restroom Reno-vations, SD Dept. of Transportation,Murdo, SD, OSE# T2209--10X.

Copies of the Plans and Specificationsmay be obtained by bidders at the Officeof the State Engineer, Joe Foss Building,523 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SouthDakota 57501-3182, telephone number605.772.3466. Copies are on file forviewing purposes at the Office of theState Engineer, Joe Foss Building, 523East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SouthDakota 57501-3182. Anyone requesting,reviewing, or copying Plans and Specifi-cations for this project (such individual ishereinafter referred to as “bidder”)agrees that they are doing so for the solepurpose of submitting a bid on the proj-ect. In consideration of the State ofSouth Dakota providing such Plans andSpecifications for the purpose of prepar-ing a bid, bidder further agrees:

A. The Plans and Specifications are thesole property of the State;

B. Any copies of the Plans and Specifi-cations obtained directly from the Statewill be returned to the Office of the StateEngineer immediately after the Stateprovides notice that bidder will not beawarded a contract, or thirty (30) daysafter the bid opening for the project,whichever occurs first;

C. Any copies of the Plans and Specifi-cations made by the bidder will bedestroyed immediately after the Stateprovides notice that bidder will not beawarded a contract, or thirty (30) daysafter the bid opening for the project,whichever occurs first;

D. If bidder does not submit a bid, bidderwill fulfill the requirements of B and Cabove on or before the date of the bidopening;E. The Plans and Specifications are tobe used only with respect to this projectand are not to be used for any other proj-ect or purposes other than preparing abid for this project;

F. The Plans and Specifications will notbe disseminated to any person or entityfor purposes other than obtaining pricing

information without the express writtenapproval of the state;

G. All information contained in the Plansand Specifications is confidential; and

H. Should the bidder disseminate thePlans and Specifications to an individualor entity for purposes of obtaining pricinginformation, the bidder will require thatindividual or entity to adhere to the termsset forth herein. The bidder, however,assumes no liability for the misuse of thePlans and Specifications by such thirdparty or such third party’s failure to com-ply with the provisions contained herein.

Should bidder be awarded a contract forconstruction of the project, bidder doesnot need to return or destroy Plans andSpecifications until after completion ofthe project.

All questions should be directed toRandy Bollinger, Office of the State Engi-neer at 605. 773.3897.

Each bid in excess of $50,000.00 mustbe accompanied by a certified check,cashier's check or draft in the amount of5% of the base bid and all add alternatesand drawn on a State or National Bankor a 10% bid bond issued by a suretyauthorized to do business in the State ofSouth Dakota and made payable to theDepartment of Transportation of theState of South Dakota.

The Department of Transportationreserves the right to reject any or all bidsand to waive any irregularities therein.

Kristi Honeywell, P.E.State EngineerOffice of the State Engineer

Published January 3, 10 & 17, 2013, atthe total approximate cost of $107.96.

Notice of Meeting Jones County

Board of Commissioners

The Jones County Board of CountyCommissioners will hold their first meet-ing of the year on Tuesday, January 8,2013 at 9 a.m.

John BrunskillJones County Auditor

Published January 3, 2013, at the totalapproximate cost of $5.42.

The Clinical View• Dr. P.E. Hoffsten •

HEALTH TIPS TO MAKE2013 A BETTER YEAR – 2

Last weeks column reviewedhealth tips to benefit a person’squality and duration of life. Whata person can do to deal with heartdisease, stroke, cancer and infec-tions were briefly addressed. How-ever, the quality of life independ-ent of its duration is dependentupon a number of factors that areup to the individual. The healthyindividual makes a choice of some-thing that they are going to do andthen carries out the activity andevaluates the outcome. If the out-come has been favorable, the per-son may choose to do that sameactivity repeatedly. If the outcomeis not favorable, the individual hasa choice of a whole host of selfdestructive behaviors. Some ofthese are discussed below.

In our society, the most commonself-destructive behavior resultingfrom a person’s disappointment orinadequate gratification is sub-stance abuse. The four major sub-stances of abuse in our society arefood, cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.Beginning in an early age, littlekids learn that even if he loses abaseball game, an ice cream conemakes it better. As kids age, theydon’t play baseball anymore butthe ice cream cone still works, andwhen the ice cream cone isn’tthere, the half gallon is availablein the adult’s freezer. The problemof gratification eating is quicklyovertaking cigarettes as the lead-ing cause of health problems in oursociety.

For many of our young people,alcohol consumption is equatedwith coming of age. Drinkingenough to impact the person’sbehavior is often associated withsocially enjoyable situations. Formany individuals, the sociallyenjoyable situation drops out as aninducement to drink and the per-son just drinks alcohol for theeffect on their behaviors whetherthey are with others or not. Itmust be kept in mind that thebasic effect of alcohol is theremoval of inhibitions and peopleunder the influence of alcohol dosome crazy things, often tragically.

The drug society is not asprominent in South Dakota as it ison either coast of the UnitedStates. But problems with themedical aspects of drug abuse inaddition to the financial considera-tions can be devastating. I canonly advise individuals facing thisproblem to seek professional help.It is very unusual that a persondiscontinues drug abuse voluntar-ily without professional help.

One of the most devastatingemotions that a person canexpress is anger. It is usuallyelicited when another person per-forms inadequately or when theangry person feels that they havebeen unfairly treated. Ironically, itis unusual that anger correctseither situation. Thus, why peoplecontinue to get angry is puzzling.It is most often an ineffectiveresponse. A quote to remember is,“You’ll never experience a situa-tion your anger cannot makeworse.” If a person is having prob-lems with “angry all the time” or

repeated outbursts of anger thatare harming the person’s relation-ships, there are retraining pro-grams that can teach a personmore appropriate responses to dis-appointment. Note that it hasbeen shown repeatedly that theperson “angry all the time” has asignificantly shortened life spancompared to those more construc-tive in their responses.

In many of the individuals inour society, excessive social contactoften leads to, “I just need sometime alone.” That is understand-able for those that are involved in“8-5” activities with the public.But there are many individuals inour society that are isolated. Theseare often our elderly who have losta spouse or the younger individu-als in our society without socialcontact. Medical studies haveclearly shown that social isolationis associated with a shortenedlifespan and depression. Having ameal out of the home at least oncea week with other individual is onehallmark of socialization. Otheractivities the person can partici-pate in include belonging togroups, especially on a recreation-al basis. Generally, isolated indi-viduals are not effective in correct-ing their situation and will requireother members of society toencourage and elicit their involve-ment.

The last item to address is dietand exercise. I must hear thosetwo words put together 15 times aday as to why a person is short ofbreath or overweight or weak. Asthere are thousands of diets a per-son can find on the internet or in

the bookstore, it is clear that noneof them predictably work. But onecommon denominator of alldietary advice is calorie control. Ifa person eats more calories thanthey burn in a day, those extracalories are stored as fat. Onepound of fat takes 4000 calories.Walking one mile burns 100 calo-ries. Thus, the critical aspect ofweight control is not what you door don’t do, but rather what you door do not eat. Weight controlrequires caloric restriction. Exer-cise is strongly encouraged but isnot the pivotal step in weight con-trol. The national prescription iswalking three miles a day or what-ever the person can manage with-out undo discomfort or risk. Exer-cise programs have clearly beenshown to be beneficial for both aperson’s wellbeing and longevity.

Lastly, mental exercise is criti-cal to maintaining function. Justas an unexercised muscle becomesweak, deconditioned and unexer-cised brains decrease function.Puzzles, reading, activities, hob-bies are all strongly encouraged tomaintain mental function espe-cially after a person retires.

These last two columns arehardly comprehensive on things aperson can do to improve bothquality and quantity of life. Thehealthcare professionals at yourlocal clinics can provide support,advice and programs to improveproblem areas. But the unfortu-nate and difficult aspect of life isthat it must be controlled andguided by the person who has thelife. The old saying, “It’s up to you”is inescapable.

Private Pesticide ApplicatorMeetings Start This WeekPrivate Pesticide Applicator

Certification Training meetingsstart on Friday, January 4, at twolocations in South Dakota, andcontinue at a steady pace until lateMarch. At this time, 45 meetingsare planned to be held across thestate, with a few additional meet-ings possibly remaining to bescheduled.

The full listing of Private Pesti-cide Applicator Certification meet-ings can be found on the SDSUPesticide Applicator Training web-site: http://sdstate.edu/ps/exten-sion/pat/pat-county-dates.cfm.Additional information can befound at http://igrow.org.

There are three options tobecome certified or re-certified. 1.Attend a 3-hour recertificationmeeting. 2. Pick up the open-bookhome-study exam and referencematerials at your local ExtensionOffice or Regional Extension Cen-ter or, 3. Take the Private Applica-tor exam on-line at the Depart-ment of Agriculture’s website:ht tp : / /apps .sd .gov /doa /pwt / .Regardless of the method youchoose to certify or re-certify; youmust bring a government-issued,photo ID.

Snow and Winter WheatIt is well known that winter

wheat has a much better chance ofsurvival if it goes into the winterwith good soil moisture. That wasfar from the case in the fall of2012, when a large percentage ofthe winter wheat in South Dakotawas planted into dry soil.

As reported earlier this fall,many areas received smallamounts of moisture via rainand/or snow, which caused some ofthe wheat to sprout, but littleactually emerged. That marginalamount of moisture may play amajor role in whether wheat fields;or plants within wheat fields sur-vive the winter. Wheat has beenknown to take on moisture, swell,and even produce a small sprout,then dry out, and “re-germinate”when adequate soil moisturereturns. There is a point however,where the sprout grows too largeto survive after drying out, andthat point is not well defined.

For wheat plants that were stillviable going into the recent coldspell, the snow received by muchof the state in the past weeks mayallow it to hang on. Even a fewinches of snow can protect the ten-der wheat plants a few inchesbelow the soil surface. The auto-matic weather station at Leola,S.D., reports that most of the lowtemperatures were below zero overthe past week, and the high tem-perature for the day hovered near10 degrees F. While this was going

on, the lowest soil temperature atthe 2” depth was 21 degrees F, wellabove the 0-5 degrees that proper-ly “hardened off” winter wheat canwithstand. What soil tempera-tures these barely sprouted winterwheat seedlings can withstandremains to be seen, but may not beas low as well established andproperly hardened off plants.

As spring approaches, winterwheat producers will want toassess the status of their crop andcontact their crop insurance agentif evidence of winterkill becomesapparent.

Calendar

1/04/2013 – Private ApplicatorCertification meeting (PAT), 1:00pm MST, Sr. Citizens Ctr, Philip,SD

1/9/2013 – Ag CEO, 5:30 pmCST, Winner Regional ExtensionCenter, Winner, SD

1/11/2013 – PAT, 1:00 pm MST,Library Learning Center, Martin,SD

1/14/2013 – PAT, 1:30 pmCST/12:30 pm MST, Pierre, Win-ner, Lemmon & Rapid CityRegional Extension Centers

1/15/2013 – PAT, 1:00 pm CST,Fire Hall, Presho, SD

1/16/2013 – Ranchers Work-shop, 9:30 am CST, SDSU Region-al Extension Center, Winner, SD

Extension News• Bob Fanning (605) 842-1267 •

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Pine beetle response projectgood for South Dakota

by Senator John ThuneSouth Dakota is nicknamed

“The Land of Infinite Variety”thanks in part to its diverse land-scape consisting of fertile farmground, the Missouri River Basin,western grasslands, and of coursethe beautiful Black Hills. Howev-er, the beauty of the Black Hills isin jeopardy due to the alarmingpine beetle infestation that hasresulted in dead and dying pinetrees across more than 400,000acres of the Black Hills landscapesince 1996.

Obtaining the necessaryresources for the U.S. Forest Ser-vice to effectively battle pine bee-tles in the Black Hills NationalForest has been and continues tobe one of my highest priorities.However, what has been missingover the past several years due toenvironmental law restrictions isthe authority for the Forest Ser-vice to effectively target controlmeasures on problem pine beetleinfestations when and where theyare needed most.

Since my days in the House ofRepresentatives, I have takensteps to assist the Forest Servicein its battle against pine beetles,including introducing legislationearlier this year that woulddeclare a state of emergency inareas such as the Black HillsNational Forest and would allowthe Secretary of Agriculture toimmediately take action againstpine beetle threats. I also success-fully included language from mybill in the 2012 Farm Bill ForestryTitle, which although not passedinto law, has brought additionalattention to the emergency natureof the pine beetle infestation in theBlack Hills.

I was pleased to see that theForest Service is paying attentionto the urgent need for quick anddecisive action in the Black HillsNational Forest by finalizing aMountain Pine Beetle ResponseProject this week which will coverportions of approximately 248,000acres of high risk Black HillsNational Forest land. The largenumber of acres included in theproject will allow for more timelyand effective control measures bythe Forest Service over a muchbroader area than was previouslyallowed. I support the MountainPine Beetle Response Project andwill continue fighting for adequateresources to help in this effort.

Fighting the pine beetle epi-demic will continue to be one of myhighest priorities in order toensure we provide the Forest Ser-vice and our state with much need-ed reforms to more effectively pre-serve one of South Dakota’s andour nation’s greatest treasures.

A “raise” for people who get social security

by Kathy PetersonSocial Security Public

Affairs SpecialistAs we ring in a new year, we can

expect to see a number of changes.Social Security is no exception: in2013, people who receive SocialSecurity or Supplemental SecurityIncome (SSI) payments will seetheir benefits increase.

Beginning in 2013, a 1.7 percentcost-of-living adjustment (COLA)was applied to all Social Securityand SSI payments. The averagemonthly Social Security benefit fora retired worker in 2013 is $1,261(up from $1,240 in 2012) and theaverage monthly Social Securitybenefit for a disabled worker in2013 is $1,132 (up from $1,113 in2012). These changes were reflect-ed in SSI payments dated Decem-ber 31, 2012 and Social Securitypayments dated in January 2013.

For people who receive SSI, themaximum federal paymentamount has risen to $710 (up from$698).

Other Social Security changesin 2013 are worth noting. Forexample, a worker now pays SocialSecurity tax on up to $113,700 ofannual income (up from $110,100in 2012). A worker earns one cred-it after paying taxes on $1,160 inearnings in 2013 (up from $1,130).As always, a worker may earn amaximum of four credits each yearand a person generally needs fortycredits (or ten years of work) to beeligible for retirement benefits.

To learn more about these andother changes for 2013, visit theSocial Security website atwww.socialsecurity.gov, and readour fact sheet about the changes atwww.socialsecurity.gov/pressof-fice/factsheets/colafacts2013.htm.

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

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LOG HOMES

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Deadline is Tuesdays at 10 a.m.

Call: 669-2271

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Murdo Health CenterWednesday & Thursday

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.669-2131

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Daryl & Scott Isburg,Funeral Directors

HEIMAN CONSTRUCTION and Seamless Gutters

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Murdo NutritionProgram Menu

January 7Sausage Gravy over BiscuitsHash Brown PattiesSliced CarrotsV-8 JuiceApplesauce

January 8Oven Crisp ChickenMashed Potatoes & GravySliced BeetsDinner RollPeaches

January 9Meatballs in GravyWild Rice BlendPeasColeslawBreadPineapple Tidbits

January 10French Dip w/ AuJusScalloped CornTossed SaladStrawberries & Banana Slices

January 11Ham & BeansEgg Salad SandwichTomato Spoon SaladMixed FruitCookie

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CLASSIFIED RATE: $5.00 minimum for up to 20 words.10¢ per word afterinitial 20. Each name and initial must be counted as one word.

CARD OF THANKS: Poems, Tributes, Etc. $5.00 minimum for up to 20words.10¢ per word after initial 20. Each name and initial must be countedas one word.

NOTE: $2.00 added charge for bookkeeping and billing on all charges.

DISPLAY AD RATE: $5.20 per column inch.

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate, advertised in this newspaper issubject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal toadvertise “any preference, or discrimination on race, color, religion, sex, ornational origin, or any intention to make any such preference, limitation, ordiscrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estatewhich is a violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellingsadvertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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Thank YouThank you to the Jones County

Ambulance crew for their responseand professionalism in the passingof our dad. Also, thank you to thesenior center for delivering mealswhile he was a Murdo resident.

Family of Robert Manecke

Thank you to the Murdo Cham-ber of Commerce for the wonderfulsurprise of Chamber Bucks that Iwon!

Margie Peters

Thank you to the Murdo LionsClub for the Murdo Bucks I wonwhen I found an egg in my goodybag after the Christmas concert.I’m gonna spend it on myself!

Breanna Jackson

Thank you to the Murdo Cham-ber of Commerce for the $100 inMurdo Christmas Bucks!

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