Ronald SvatosLAKE ANDES — Ronald George

“R.G.” Svatos, Sr., died on May 62010 at Dougherty Hospice Housein Sioux Falls due to a battle withcancer.

Memorial service will beSaturday, May 8, 2010 at FirstLutheran Church in Lake Andes at11:00 a.m. with lunch to follow inthe church basement.Arrangements by Koehn Bros.Funeral Home in Lake Andes.

Ronald George Svatos, Sr. wasborn on October 22, 1948 in LakeAndes, SD to Albert and Rose(Chytka) Svatos. He grew up on thefamily farm around the Svatos BayArea. He attended country gradeschool and graduated in 1966 fromAndes Central High School in LakeAndes. He married Peggy Hubbellon March 27, 1970. They had fivechildren together. R.G. owned andoperated the Ravinia GrainElevator from the late 70’s to theearly 80’s. In 1984, he wasemployed by the city of Lake Andesas a police officer. He marriedSuesette Lee. He was later the Chiefof Police. On February 14, 2006 hemarried Beverly Scott. They ownedand operated the River Hills Motelin Lake Andes. After years of serv-ice in law enforcement R.G. wasemployed by Charles Mix Countyas Civil Defense Director. R.G.

enjoyed deer and turkey hunting.He loved fishing and boating withhis family on the river. He had agreen thumb for gardening. Anyonewho saw his gardens could tell bythe variety of vegetables and fruittrees arranged in neat and tidyrows and he enjoyed sharing hisbounty with others. He died onMay 6, 2010 at the DoughertyHospice House in Sioux Falls at theage of 61.

He is survived by his wife,Beverly of Lake Andes, SD; step-son, Mike Scott of Sioux Falls, SD; 5children: Misty (Harlen) of LakeAndes, SD; Machelle (Domingo) ofYankton, SD; Rachelle (Adrain) ofSioux Falls, SD; Ronald Jr. (Angie)of Dell Rapids, SD; and Kristina ofSioux Falls, SD; 13 grandchildren; 1great-granddaughter; 2 brothers:Lee (Janie) of Manhattan, KS andTom (Rita) of Lake Andes, SD; 3step-sisters; many nieces,nephews, cousins, friends; and spe-cial friends, Magi and Peanut.

He was preceded in death by hisparents and step-mother, Clara.

Please, no plants, all gift dona-tions were requested by R.G. to bedonated to the Ronald Svatos andMark Megenhousen Organ Donorfund.

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John’s will observe the nextyear, said the Rev. SteveWeispfennig, associate pastor.

“We are taking the approachthat Pastor Dave is our person-al missionary to Afghanistanthrough the military,”Weispfennig said. “With that inmind, we’ve focused on the mis-sion of the church for thisupcoming year.”

Gunderson’s departurecomes at a critical time for St.John’s. The church sustained $2million arson damage just priorto Palm Sunday 2009. Theparishioners held worship serv-ices for a year at Mount MartyCollege in Yankton beforereturning to their sanctuarythis past Easter.

Surviving the fire and itsaftermath has prepared St.John’s members well for losingits senior pastor to deployment,Gunderson said.

“The people are moreresilient (after the fire). Theycan handle many things,” hesaid. “As for myself, my militaryexperience helped me handlethe fire and moving from oneplace to another. In the military,you always have to pick up andmove.”

Weispfennig agreed that theparishioners are more preparedfor the year ahead.

“Lately, they have been morewilling to take on some morethings that they hadn’t consid-ered before,” he said. “Peoplehave stepped up their leader-ship and are more willing to beinvolved.”

In Gunderson’s absence, St.John’s will have the services ofa retired pastor, the Rev. Jim

Mueller, and seminary graduateJacob Bobby, who is working onhis doctorate at the Universityof South Dakota.

Gunderson will know at leastone familiar face during hisdeployment, as Yankton bankerKevin DeJong is also serving onthe mission.

Gunderson believes hisyears of National Guard experi-ence will serve him sell in theupcoming mission. “I’m not gift-ed to speak in a foreign lan-guage, but I talk military,” hesaid with a grin.

The 196th’s activation cere-mony will be held at 10 a.m.Saturday at the Elmen Centeron the Augustana College cam-pus in Sioux Falls. Gundersonwill lead his final St. John’sservice on Sunday, followed bya reception and potluck dinner.He will deploy Monday to FortHood, Texas, for a month beforeshipping to Afghanistan.

As a chaplain, Gundersonwon’t carry weapons. He willreceive the protection of chap-lain assistants who also provideministry.

“We (chaplains) are the realnon-combatants. We believe ina power greater than weaponsor rifles,” Gunderson said. “Thechaplains normally don’t gointo the heat of battle. They willwork out of a battalion aid sta-tion. That’s where they care forthe wounded and honor thedead.”

Besides leading worshipservices, Gunderson will coun-sel soldiers and other chap-lains. War places tremendousstress not only on the soldiersbut on their families, he said.

“I have talked to the chap-lain that I am replacing, and hehas been dealing with peoplewho have marriage problems,”he said. “If there are problemswith marriages, it intensifies

even while the soldier is gone.”The current chaplain is also

counseling soldiers with suici-dal feelings, Gunderson said,noting the military is taking theproblem very seriously. “Wehave lost more people to sui-cide in a month than to com-bat,” he said.

Gunderson brings manyblessings to the upcoming mis-sion and will remain in the con-gregation’s prayers,Weispfennig said.

“I think it’s just a joyful spiritthat is one of (Gunderson’s)greatest gifts. I also think it’s hiswillingness to listen and takethe time to care for the sol-diers,” Weispfennig said. “Helikes to share a verse fromRomans, that we are to weepwith those who weep, andrejoice with those who rejoice.That has been the focus of hisentire ministry.”

Gunderson said he feels asense of peace as he preparesfor his departure toAfghanistan.

“The timing is right for mydeployment. My kids are grownand on their own,” he said. “Iam going so someone withsmall children doesn’t have toleave.”

One tell-tale sign showsGunderson is ready for whatev-er awaits him in the year ahead.

“My wife says that I had acertain glimmer in my eye whenI came to Yankton (for my min-istry),” the pastor said. “Shecan see that glimmer again as Iget ready for this mission.”

NATION/WORLD DIGESTBig Box Brought In To Deal With Gulf Disaster

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) — Workers gathered to beginlowering a giant concrete-and-steel box over the blown-out oil wellat the bottom of the sea Thursday in a risky and untested bid tocapture most of the gushing crude and avert a wider environmen-tal disaster.

“We haven’t done this before. It’s very complex and we can’tguarantee it,” BP spokesman David Nicholas warned.

The 100-ton containment vessel is designed to collect as muchas 85 percent of the oil spewing into the Gulf and funnel it up to atanker. It could take several hours to lower it into place by crane,after which a steel pipe will be installed between the top of thebox and the tanker. The whole structure could be operating bySunday.

The technology has been used a few times in shallow waters,but never at such extreme depths — 5,000 feet down, where thewater pressure is enough to crush a submarine.

The box — which looks a lot like a peaked, 40-foot-high out-house, especially on the inside, with its rough timber framing —must be accurately positioned over the well, or it could damagethe leaking pipe and make the problem worse.

Cash for Caulkers: House Passes $5.7B Bill WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeowners could collect thousands of

dollars in Cash for Caulkers rebates for renovating their homeswith better insulation and energy-saving windows and doors undera new economic stimulus bill the House passed Thursday.

The Home Star bill, passed 246-161, would authorize $5.7 billionover two years for a program that supporters — mostlyDemocrats — said would have the added benefits of invigoratingthe slumping construction industry and making the earth a littlecleaner.

“Home Star is that solid investment that’s going to achieve thathat trick of energy savings for the homeowner, of moving toward acleaner environment and of creating jobs here at home,” said billsponsor Peter Welch, D-Vt.

Republicans overwhelmingly opposed the bill, and they wereable to attach a condition that it would be terminated if Democratsdo not come up with a way to pay for it.

The measure has come to be dubbed Cash for Caulkers, a take-off on the popular 2009 Cash for Clunkers initiative that rewardedpeople for replacing gas-guzzling vehicles with more fuel-efficientmodels.

Neanderthal Genes Shared With Humans WASHINGTON (AP) — We have met Neanderthal and he is us —

at least a little. The most detailed look yet at the Neanderthalgenome helps answer one of the most debated questions inanthropology: Did Neanderthals and modern humans mate?

The answer is yes, there is at least some cave man biology inmost of us. Between 1 percent and 4 percent of genes in peoplefrom Europe and Asia trace back to Neanderthals.

“They live on, a little bit,” says Svante Paabo of the Max PlanckInstitute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany.

Researchers led by Paabo, Richard E. Green of the University ofCalifornia, Santa Cruz, and David Reich of Harvard Medical Schoolcompared the genetic material collected from the bones of threeNeanderthals with that from five modern humans.

Their findings, reported in Friday’s edition of the journalScience, show a relationship between Neanderthals and modernpeople outside Africa, Paabo said.

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Bus Bomb Scare Stages Standoff In NHBY KATHY MCCORMACK

Associated Press Writer

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire —Authorities remained in a standoff with aman on a Maine-to-New York Greyhound busThursday, hours after a passenger called 911to report an explosive device on board.

The other 16 passengers and the driversafely got off the bus, which was parked indowntown Portsmouth, surrounded by abomb squad and sharpshooters, includingone in an armored vehicle. Some of thosepassengers finally resumed their trip on areplacement bus just before 8 p.m., morethan an hour after the original bus had beenscheduled to arrive in New York City.

Police kept the curious at a distance andgave little information of what was happen-ing on the bus. They said they established away to communicate with the remaining pas-senger but wouldn’t give details. They saidonly that he was wearing camouflage pants.

The 911 call came after the bus arrived inthe seaside city of Portsmouth around 11:30a.m. and was “based on someone’s observa-tions,” police Capt. Mike Schwartz said. Hehad not heard of any threat being made, and

it was unclear which passenger made thecall.

The driver “received a report of suspi-cious activity” while making the routine stopon the trip from Bangor to New York Cityand followed his training to secure the busand notify police, Greyhound spokeswomanMaureen Richmond said.

The driver parked the bus and got out,but the passengers remained on board formore than two hours while police surround-ed it and cleared the area of people.

Sixteen passengers left the bus separatedby a couple of minutes each and carried nopurses or bags. Most held their hands aloftas they passed officers with their weaponsdrawn.

Passengers were screened individuallywhen they got off the bus — much like anairport security check — and were to betaken to the Portsmouth police station. Noneappeared to be injured as they left the bus;Schwartz said one was taken to a hospitalbecause of a medical condition.

Some of the passengers decided againstresuming their trip and were picked up atthe police station. Greyhound said it would

arrange to reunite passengers with their lug-gage and personal items they were forced toleave behind.

Joe Law, of Hudson, N.H., said he waswalking toward his parked car when he sawthe bus pull over. Law said the driver got off,ran to the back of the bus and pulled part ofits back door down. He said the driverappeared to do something to disable thebus, then yelled, “get away from the bus,”before running down the street.

Gov. John Lynch was in the state’s emer-gency operations center monitoring the situ-ation.

The state police explosives disposal unitand the FBI were on the scene, and restric-tions were put on air travel in the area,which kept television helicopters from flyingoverhead at closer than 3,000 feet.

The bus was parked with its flashers on,between a municipal parking garage and theHilton Garden Inn. The hotel, garage andother area businesses had been evacuated,and streets were closed.

A bus from Boston was being sent toMaine so the passengers could continuetheir trip, Richmond said.

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BY MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — An E. colioutbreak possibly linked to taint-ed lettuce has sickened at least 19people in Ohio, New York andMichigan, including students onthree college campuses, prompt-ing a recall throughout much ofthe country.

Freshway Foods of Sidney,Ohio, said it was recallingromaine lettuce sold under theFreshway and Imperial Syscobrands in 23 states and theDistrict of Columbia because of apossible link to E. coli.

Twelve of those sickened werehospitalized, three of them withlife-threatening symptoms, theFood and Drug Administrationsaid. The federal Centers forDisease Control and Preventionsaid it was looking at 10 othercases probably linked to the out-break.

College students at theUniversity of Michigan in AnnArbor, Ohio State in Columbusand Daemen College in Amherst,N.Y., are among those affected,according to local health depart-ments in those states.

The FDA is focusing its investi-gation on lettuce grown inArizona as a possible source forthe outbreak, according to twopeople who have been briefed bythe agency. Donna Rosenbaum,director of the food safety advo-cacy group Safe Tables OurPriority and one of those briefed,said the agency held a phone callwith public health advocatesThursday.

Rosenbaum and other publichealth advocates have long beenpushing for stronger food safetylaws. The House passed a bill lastyear that would give the agencymuch more authority to policefood production, but the Senatehas not acted on it.

E. coli-TaintedLettuce Sickens19 In OH, NY, MI