THE MIDWEEK UPDATE

Vol. 12, No. 32; Thursday, May 10, 2012

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BACCALAUREATE SERVICES SET FOR SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY

The Pierre/Fort Pierre Ministerium is sponsoring this year's baccalaureate service for Riggs and Stanley County seniors at the Riggs theater at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 13.

This year's theme is "To God Be the Glory." Several students, teachers and clergy are involved with this year's service. The public is welcome to attend, and especially all the graduating seniors of both schools are invited to participate.

Meanwhile, at Sully Buttes High School, on Wednesday, May 16, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church in Onida, the Sully area's Christian Community Youth Group (CCYG) will host a chicken "wing and a prayer" fund-raiser supper to raise money for their upcoming mission trip to Eagle Butte. This will be followed at 7 p.m. by a baccalaureate service to honor the faiths of the graduating Sully Buttes seniors.

ZESTO SHERBET SCHEDULE

Thursday: orange.
Friday-Sunday: cherry.
Monday-Tuesday: blue mood.
Wednesday-Thursday: coconut.

PUN MY WORD #1

When chemists die, they barium.

LATE NEWS AS OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT, 10:30 P.M.

There still is no definite word on the timetable of events for the welcome-home of the 200th Engineer Company, still expected to take place Saturday. The time of events depends on flight schedules. So listen to your Pierre area media for updated information. Welcome home, 200th! Thanks for what you do!

YELLOW RIBBONS GALORE AS THE WELCOME-HOME APPROACHES

Yellow is the favorite color this week in Pierre-Fort Pierre.

An estimated 1,000 hand-made yellow ribbons now adorn trees, poles, signs and buildings in anticipation of the return of the South Dakota National Guard’s 200th Engineer Company. The unit, returning from a year deployment in Afghanistan, is now in New Jersey and tentatively scheduled to fly back to Pierre Saturday for a parade and demobilization ceremony.

Yellow ribbon organizer Jeannette Black said volunteers have spent the last few days putting ribbons everywhere they can think of in town.

Black has been doing the yellow ribbons in honor of South Dakota soldiers and units deployed. Something new for this welcome-home is that the ribbons also have been placed on the light poles stretching across the Oahe Dam. Members of the 200th, after arriving, will be bused to Fort Pierre via the dam for a parade.

Black said the only problem with the ribbons is that there actually has been some vandalism to a few of them in recent days. Black said she feels sorry for those who would damage a symbol that is important to the soldiers and their families.
Black has made the yellow ribbons both in honor of units leaving for deployment and returning home. She said it is always more fun to create the ribbons for the welcome-home. (News courtesy of "Today's KCCR News.")

GET YOUR OWN WELCOME-HOME WINDOW STICKER

Seven sponsors are offering window clings for residents to display in honor of the return of the South Dakota National Guard’s 200th Engineer Company. The sticker is of the American flag with a yellow ribbon and the words “Welcome Home 200th”.

The clings are available at the KCCR studio at 106 West Capitol Avenue or at River Bridge Realty, Midwest Cooperatives, AGE Corporation, Capital Motors, Custom Air in Harrold, and Morris Equipment/Bobcat.

KCCR Radio also will provide live coverage of the welcome home activities for the 200th, which are tentatively set for Saturday. (News courtesy of "Today's KCCR News.")

PIERRE GOVERNORS SPORTS ROUNDUP

This week's schedules:
Girls golf---Thursday, @ Brookings Invitational, noon; Monday, @ Aberdeen Invitational, 10 a.m.
Boys tennis---Friday, @ ESD meet, Brandon, 9 a.m.; next Thursday, @ state tournament, Rapid City.
Track---Saturday, @ ESD meet, Yankton, 11:30 a.m.; next Thursday, @ Wendelgass Relays, Huron, 4 p.m.

Boys tennis: The Governors completed the dual season with a 12-4 record after wins over Aberdeen Roncalli, 8-1, and St. Thomas More, 7-2.

Boys track: At the O'Gorman Invitational in Sioux Falls Friday, the Governors' medley team won their relay in 3:47.33, and Pierre relay teams were second in the 800 in 1:35.92 and fourth in the 1600 in 3:37.66. Tyler Propst was third in the 3200 in 10:28.18, Roman Spaid fourth in 10:36.58 and Jebben Keyes fifth in 10:37.29. Shay Reinke was fifth in the 300-meter hurdles in :42.85, and in the 110 hurdles, Lane Severyn was third in :16.09 and Reinke fourth in :16.20. Austin Lemieux tied for third in the pole vault at 12'3". Connor Berg was fourth and Riley sears fifth in the high jump, both at 5'9". Connor was also third in the long jump at 21'1/2". Joe Snyder was third in the triple jump at 42'7", Joe Tetzlaff fifth at 41'5" and Austin Christopherson sixth at 39'10". In the 1600 Steve Gordon placed fourth in 4:44.81.

Girls track: At the O'Gorman Invitational Cortney Dowling won the 100 in :12.54 and won the 200 in :26.20. Kelsey Schmitz was fifth in the 100 in :13.00 and second in the 200 in :26.93. Theresa Johnson won the 100-meter hurdles in :15.74 with Katie Berg fifth in :16.53. The 4x200 relay team of Elizabeth Raecke, Tory Snyder, Anna Bondy and Kelsey Schmitz won their race in 1:48.94. The 4x400 team of Eileen Leong, Raecke, Bondy and Schmitz won their event in 4:08.09. The medley team also won in 4:28.49 with Snyder, Bondy, Dowling and Rachel Propst doing the work. Sydney Palmer won the shot put at 41'4". In the 400 Dowling was second in 1:00.07 and Leong fifth in 1:01.86. In the 1600 Propst was second in 5:24.15 and Aspen Iverson fourth in 5:38.55. In the 300-meter hurdles Berg was second in :51.04 and Johnson third in :51.05. The 4x100 relay team placed fifth in :53.28 and the 3200 team fourth in 10:12.55. In the 3200 Sarah Polak placed fifth in 12:09.44. Gena Burley was second in the high jump at 5'3" and Bondy third at 5'1". McKenna Halverson was fifth in the triple jump at 33'9 1/4".

Girls golf: For the first time in school history (and Pierre has been in the ESD Conference since the mid-1960s!) Pierre has won the ESD conference girls golf championship. The Lady Govs scored a team total of 335, 13 strokes better than runner-up Yankton, to win the title in Watertown Tuesday. Paige Erickson was runner-up at 79, one stroke behind medalist Lauren Fitts of Brookings. Hallie Getz was fifth at 83, Katie Bartlett tied for eighth at 86, Karissa Guthrie tied for 10th at 87, Paige Lonbaken tied for 16th at 91 and Tatum Richards tied for 26th at 96. Erickson, Getz, Bartlett and Guthrie earned all-ESD honors.

GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE TO OPEN FOR TOURS

A second summer season of tours of the Governor's Residence will begin in June. First lady Linda Daugaard will again host the tours, which will be held on each Wednesday from June 6 through August, except for July 4.

The 30-minute tours, for groups of up to 30 people, will be held on the scheduled Wednesdays at 10 a.m. CDT, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2 p.m. Volunteers, including Mrs. Dauagaard at times, will conduct the tours. There is no cost for the tour, but tour tickets must be obtained in advance and are available only from the Pierre Chamber of Commerce. Those people interesting in arranging a tour should call the Chamber of Commerce at 224-7361. (News courtesy of "Today's KCCR News.")

CLEVER IDEAS TO MAKE LIFE EASIER #5

Overhaul your linen cupboard, store bed linen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match.

COUNTDOWN

Tonight: Sully Buttes High pops concert (May 10).

1 day: Co-ed charity softball tournament, Four Corners (May 11-13).

1 day: Riggs High scholarship awards night (May 11).

2 days: Post 8 baseball season openers (May 12).

3 days: Pierre-Fort Pierre baccalaureate, Riggs theater, 2 p.m. (May 13).

4 days: Riggs High choral concert (May 14).

5 days: Riggs High band concert (May 15).

6 days: St. Joseph School spring concert (May 16).

7 days: State boys tennis tournament, Rapid City (May 17-19).

10 days: Riggs High graduation (May 20).

11 days: State golf tournaments (B boys and B girls Rapid City, A girls Hot Springs, AA girls Sioux Falls) (May 21-22).

15 days: State track meets (B Rapid City, A Spearfish, AA Sturgis) (May 25-26).

26 days: South Dakota primary election day (June 5).

29 days: South Dakota Shakespeare Festival, Vermillion (June 8-10).

29 days: American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, Pierre (June 8-9).

31 days: Broadway's Tony Awards (June 10).

36 days: Riggs High Class of '92 reunion (June 15-16).

36 days: Oahe Days (June 15-17).

44 days: State Hershey Track Meet, Pierre (June 23).

78 days: Summer Olympics opening ceremonies, London (July 27).

78 days: Riggs High Class of '02 reunion (July 27-29).

109 days: Republican National Convention, Tampa (Aug. 27-30).

116 days: Democratic National Convention, Charlotte (Sept. 3-6).

118 days: NFL season opener (Sept. 5).

135 days: Swarm Day at BHSU (Sept. 22).

149 days: Dakota Day at USD (Oct. 6).

149 days: Viking Day at Augustana (Oct. 6).

163 days: Pheasant season opens (Oct. 20).

163 days: Augustana-USF and USD-NDSU football games, Sioux Falls (Oct. 20).

170 days: Hobo Day at SDSU (Oct. 27).

180 days: General election day (Nov. 6).

190 days: Renewal of USD-SDSU football rivalry (Nov. 17).

638 days: Winter Olympics opening ceremonies, Sochi, Russia (Feb. 7, 2014).

For Oahe Days information: www.oahedays.com

THE TWINS SCORE! (IN PIERRE, AT LEAST)

They haven't hit many home runs on the field so far this year, but the Minnesota Twins have knocked one out of the park for youth baseball and softball in Pierre.

Pierre city officials announced Tuesday night that the Twins Community Fund has awarded a $10,000 grant to help renovate ball fields damaged by last year's flood. The Twins Community Fund, which is part of the Twins organization, provides grants to help improve youth baseball and softball fields in the Upper Midwest.

Members of the Capital City Baseball Association (CCBA), which is the youth baseball organization, said the money will be used to mainly renovate the east-side youth fields at the Oahe Softball Complex. Both youth baseball and softball use the fields, which had been closed due to last year's flood.

CCBA officials Patrick Snyder and Brad Reinke said the money will be used to help repair the damage inflicted on those fields. Some renovation work has already begun. As part of the grant, the city will match that with another $10,000 through in-kind contributions.

Officials hope to have the work done by October. A field dedication also will be held in the future. (News courtesy of "Today's KCCR News.")

POST 8 BASEBALL ROUNDUP

Season-opening varsity schedule:
Saturday---home vs. Aberdeen, 8 p.m. (one 9-inning game). NOTE THIS CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS SCHEDULES!
Sunday---home vs. Aberdeen, 2 p.m.; home vs. Rapid City Post 320, 4 p.m.

THINGS TO SAY WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT #9

I'm already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.

JANKLOW FAMILY TO DISCUSS GOVERNOR'S PORTRAIT

Family members of the late Gov. Bill Janklow will meet Friday with the Capitol Complex Restoration and Beautification Commission to discuss the idea of a portrait of the four-term governor.

Portraits of all former governors except Janklow hang on the walls of the Capitol's first-floor hallway. During his lifetime Janklow, who died in January, resisted any effort to have his portrait displayed. But family members plan to discuss the idea with the commission, which has authority over the Capitol.

Traditionally, there are no state funds used for such portraits. A former Governor’s cabinet and senior staff members usually pay for the painting. The last one to be hung was of former Governor Mike Rounds before he left office in 2011.

Also at Friday's meeting Pierre resident Wanda Dilley will again request that a circular couch be placed back in the rotunda. Dilley said her research indicates that the couch dates back to the opening of the Capitol in 1910. The couch was placed in the rotunda for a few months in 2008, and Dilley believes it should be there permanently.

Friday's commission meeting starts at 2p.m. in the Capitol's Legislative Conference Room No. 2 on the third floor. (News courtesy of "Today's KCCR News.")

STANLEY COUNTY BUFFALOES SPORTS ROUNDUP

This week's schedules:
Boys/girls golf---Monday, @ Region 5B meet, Aberdeen, 9 a.m.
Track---Friday, @ Winner Quarterback Club meet, 10 a.m.

Track: At the Jimmy Rearick meet hosted by Wessington-Wolsey, the SCHS boys were fourth and the girls eighth. Cody LaCompete won the 100 in :11.04, won the triple jump at 39'7 3/4" and was second in the long jump at 18'10". The Buffaloes' 800-meter relay team of LaCompte, Colton Drageset, Wyatt Green and Michael Scott won their race in 1:39.70. In girls' events eighth grader Kelsey VanDenHemel was second in the 800 and fourth in the 400.

Golf: At the pre-region meet in Aberdeen Monday on a cold and blustery day, Martee Larson carded a 135 in the girls' division. Elliott Shoup-Owens had a 97, Nate Cronin 102, Seth VanDen Hemel 113, Blake Onkin 132 and Soren Iverson 155.

Track: At the Miller Invitational Tuesday, Cody LaCompte won the 200 in :22.63, won the high jump at 6'3" and placed second in the long jump at 40'4". Shelby Gienger won the high jump at 4'9".

THE PHILOSOPHY OF AMBIGUITY #10

If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?

SULLY BUTTES CHARGERS SPORTS ROUNDUP

This week's schedules:
Boys/girls golf---Monday, @ Region 5B meet, Aberdeen, 9 a.m.
Track---Saturday, @ CSDC meet, Miller, 10 a.m.; next Thursday, @ Region 3B meet, Gettysburg, 10:30 a.m.

Golf: At the CSDC tournament, the Charger boys were first at 259 with Gettysburg next at 265, and the girls were second at 287 behind Mobridge with 281. Jalen Lamb tied for medalist among the boys with an 84, Willie Colson was third at 87, Wayne Yackley fourth at 88 and Justin Mennenger 10th at 100. Jordyn Jones won the girls' division with an 85, Kendyll Jones was fifth at 98 and Nicole Mosiman seventh at 104.

Track: At the Ipswich Invitational Josh Lamb won the 800-meter run for boys in 2:07.40. The Charger girls won the 800-meter relay in 1:53.19 with Taylor Hackett, Remi Wientjes, Carly Jost and Bailey Bradford the runners. Bailey was also third in the 100 in :13.21. SBHS girls were third in the 400 relay in :53.73 and third in the 1600 relay in 4:28.60.

Golf: At the pre-region meet in Aberdeen Monday, amid cold winds howling at 35 to 40 MPH, Willie Colson was first among 31 boys golfers with an 87. Justin Mennenger tied for sixth with a 99, Wayne Yackley was eighth with a 100, and Jalen Lamb tied for ninth at 101. Jordyn Jones was second among 17 girls with a 101, Kendyll Jones fourth at 104 and Nicole Mosiman at 116.

Girls track: At Tuesday's Miller Invitational, Remi Wientjes won the 200-meter dash in :27.60 and was fifth in the 100 in :13.34. Bailey Bradford was fourth in the 100 at :13.02. Carly Jost was fifth in the 400 in 1:06.30 and Karlea Stahl fourth in the long jump at 14'11 1/2". Two Charger girls relay teams were champions there---the 4x100 team of Taylor Hackett, Jost, Stahl and Bradford won in :52.81 and the 4x200 team of hackett, jost, Wientjes and Bradford won in 1:51.77. The 4x400 team was third in 4:31.22.

Boys track: At the Miller Invitational Jordan Lamb won the long jump at 19'8", was second in the 100 in :11.51, placed third in the 300m hurdles in :45.46 and was fifth in the triple jump at 36'5". Cody Nelson was fourth in the long jump at 17'11 1/2". Jalen lamb was second in the shot put at 45'4 1/2" and sixth in the discus at 21'1 1/2".

ROCKIES SCHEDULE

Friday: @ Los Angeles Dodgers 910.
Saturday: @ Los Angeles Dodgers 810.
Sunday: @ Los Angeles Dodgers 3:10.
Monday: @ San Francisco 9:15.
Tuesday: @ San Francisco 9:15.
Wednesday: Arizona 7:40.
Thursday: Arizona 2:10.

BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES

Thursday, May 10:
Kylie Mundt, Chad Jungwirth, Jason Mangan, John Mitchell, Shaun Downs, Marv Waitman, Andrea (Barber) Goebel, Virginia Hanson, Evelyn Gibson, Brian Rounds, Matt Hall, Doralynne (Micklos) Jarvis, Paul Hess. 9th anniversary, Todd/Michelle Erickson. 9th anniversary, Daniel/Stacy (Hull) Cottrell. 10th anniversary, Trevor/Amber Wiebe.

Friday, May 11:
Angel Corcoran, Anna Tinker, Christina Lawver, Tom Sogaard, Evan Roth, Brock Axthelm, Earl Berg, David Erickson, Keanan Fischer. 16th anniversary, Jeff/Robyn (Starks) Holcomb.

Saturday, May 12:
Chris Fry, Ashley Heikes, Jarret Ripperger, Clay Pearson, Kay (Calkins) Venjohn, Kelley Fouts. Anniversary, Boomer/Christi Kuiper. 5th anniversary, Josh/Jody (Maberry) Sting. 5th anniversary, Greg/Wanda Goodman. 5th anniversary, D.J./Aimee (Stutesman) Hausmann.

Sunday, May 13:
Ty Norman, Pat Libby, Jameson Linn, John Beranek, Keira Ryan, Sarena Beastrom, Terri Iverson. 12th anniversary, Rob/Michelle Dvorak. 6th anniversary, Josh/Amanda Ellis. 1st anniversary, Jeremy/Laura (Hansen) Mikkelsen.

Monday, May 14:
Dustin Byrum, Kati Harm, Paula (Roddewig) Ruedebusch, Tyler Stoeser, Bryant Naylor, Jenna Paxton. 7th anniversary, Patrick/Holly (Lunn) Miles. 7th anniversary, Steve/Brittany Novotny. 7th anniversary, Guy/Ellen Erlenbusch.

Tuesday, May 15:
Ava Vermeulen, Ellen Dulas, Nathanial Smith, Zach Erickson, Jared Lindbloom, Brian Graves, Cody Stoeser. Anniversary, Jerry/Monica Ortbahn. 2nd anniversary, John/Laura (Wallace) Peary. 8th anniversary, Jason/Amanda Dodson. 8th anniversary, Matt/Heather (Hageman) Elwood. 8th anniversary, Damon/JoLynn Parks.

Wednesday, May 16:
Whitney Jandreau, Becky DeYonge, Nick Jung, Cody Nicholas, Emma Lusk, Grady Larson, Jett Zabel, Scott Kennedy, Brent Baumberger, Colleen (Colson) Pool. 3rd anniversary, Jay/Kasey (Anderson) Cappellano.

Thursday, May 17:
Josh Davis, Eileen Bertsch, Angie (Wire) Fouts, Tyler Hoffman, Mat Ripperger, Meshanna Heckenlaible, Lanete (McFarling) Kotilnek, Uncle Matt, Blair Krueger. 3rd anniversary, Matt/Blair (Simon) Picchietti. 9th anniversary, Arlo/Chandra (Miller) Brower. 9th anniversary, Dan/Sarah (Shepherd) Schulte.

Kristie Fiegen for Public Utilities Commission www.kristiefiegen.com

POLITICAL 'WISDOM' #11

I offer my opponents a bargain: If they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them. --- Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952.

WEDDING DAYS

May 12: Luke Kaiser/Danielle Magorien.

May 12: Charlie Magedanz/Kamila Dedicova.

May 19: Seth Parsons/Karae Englehart.

May 23: Maxx Vaudrin/Macy Gomes.

May 26: Mike Kerver/McLean Thompson.

June 2: Tony Blake/Mackenzie Kusser.

June 2: Eric Aadland/Angie Briguet.

June 2: Sam Gilkerson/Holly Lindbloom.

June 2: Wade Fischer/Bailey Clark.

June 2: Mark Voorhes/Kathryn Hendershot.

June 2: Wyatt Waite/Jenny Badger.

June 9: Bret Graves/Caitie Wagner.

June 9: Christopher Dekker/Mallory Petersen.

June 9: Jeff Hegge/Stacy Huss.

June 9: Bobby Ramler/Sarah Ramirez.

June 15: Jon Morin/Jenna Wickersham.

June 15: Alan Freng/Courtney Hackett.

June 16: Dominic Bottenfield/Abby Pitlick.

June 16: Brandon Boulay/Amy Breitag.

June 16: Chris Hoffman/Becky Barringer.

June 23: Jerid Maskovich/Jeanine Van Ash.

June 30: Tyler Merriam/Jill Bickett.

July 14: Gavin Van Zee/Samantha Hestdalen.

July 20: Tyler Coverdale/Chelsey Illg.

Aug. 11: Jim Costello/Lindsey Jungwirth.

Aug. 18: Jamey Herr/Erin Titze.

Aug. 31: Cody Stoeser/Cassie Rausch.

Sept. 1: Brandon Rieger/Kia Otten.

Oct. 11: Justin Scott/Natalie Hall.

Oct. 19: Greg Barringer/Kayla Petersen.

Oct. 20: Josh Swanstrom/Stacie Ries.

COLLEGE SPORTS ROUNDUP

S.D. Mines track (Seth Brotherton): In the Hardrockers' final meet of the season at the University of Sioux Falls, Seth placed sixth in the 110-meter hurdles in :16.23, fifth in the 400-meter hurdles in :56.65 and fourth in the triple jump at 42'9 3/4".

North Dakota State track (Matt Tetztlaff, Alec Espeland, Travis Fitzke, Parker McKittrick): NDSU defeated UND in a dual meet, 88-62. Matt won the 110-meter hurdles in :14.18, tying the facility record in that event. At the same time Travis was running in the 1500-meter run at the Bill Hayes Invitational at the University of Indiana where he placed fifth in 3:46.76. NDSU hosts the Summit League championships meet in Fargo today through Saturday.

Mount Marty track (Trevor Lopour): At the Great Plains Athletic Conference meet in Lincoln, Trevor placed fifth in the high jump at 6'5" and earned all-GPAC honors.

Mount Marty baseball (Jason Livermont): The postseason is a whole new ballgame as the Mount Marty team proved. Clinching a spot in the postseason tournament on the last weekend of the season, they entered the GPAC tournament in Lincoln as the No. 7 seed, but they emerged as the champion, winning all five games they played. Mount Marty first stunned No. 2 Morningside, 4-1, as Jason had two hits. Then they beat Nebraska Wesleyan, 5-1. On the second day MMC defeated Northwestern 13-4 as Jason had three hits, including a double. In a game against Morningside, the Lancers were down 5-3 until a three-run uprising that included a bases-loaded walk drawn by Jason that brought in the tie-breaking run in a 6-5 win. He also had another run batted in that game along with two hits. In the championship game on Saturday MMC's pitching stayed strong throughout in a 1-0 cliffhanger win over Northwestern. For the second time in history (they also went in 2010) Mount Marty advances to the national NAIA tournament, beginning with a five-team opening-round series in Oklahoma City. The Lancers as #5 seed among the five teams will play #4 York (Neb.) at 11 a.m. today (Thursday). If they win, they play again at 6 p.m. tonight against the top seed, Oklahoma City University. If MMC loses this morning, they play an elimination game at 11 a.m. Friday against the loser between #2 Lubbock Christian and #3 Sterling (Kan.). The champion of this opening-round bracket advances to the NAIA World Series as one of eight teams in Lewiston, Idaho.

Mount Marty basketball: Onida senior Spencer Yackley received the Lancer Club Award for men's basketball during the annual MMC athletic ceremony held on the campus in Yankton Sunday.

PARAPROSKODIANS #22

You're never too old to learn something stupid.

TWINS SCHEDULE

Thursday: Toronto 7:10.
Friday: Toronto 7:10.
Saturday: Toronto 6:10.
Sunday: Toronto 1:10.
Monday: Cleveland 7:10.
Tuesday: Cleveland 12:10.
Wednesday: @ Detroit 6:05.
Thursday: @ Detroit 12:05.

IDLE THOUGHTS OF A RETIREE'S WANDERING MIND #1

I had amnesia once. Or twice. I forget.

BIBLE SCHOOL OFFERED IN PIERRE

First Baptist Church, 2310 E. Capitol Ave., will be hosting Vacation Bible School for ages K-5 on June 11-15 from 5:30 to 8:15 p.m. daily. Dinner begins at 5:30 with VBS activities scheduled from 6 to 8:15. There is no cost! The theme this year is "Crocodile Dock." Call the church office at 224-2030 to register your child.

PEOPLE NEWS

Tracy Shangreaux, youngest son Tyson, and Chris Boom attended the South Dakota State University graduation in Brookings on Saturday. Tracy's oldest son, Jordan Shangreaux ('08) graduated with a bachelor of science degree in education and human science with an emphasis in athletic training. He is moving to Fargo to further his education and look for a part-time job. Also attending graduation were his Grandma and Grandpa Bjorneberg, Grandma and Grandpa Shangreaux, great aunts and uncles from Sioux Falls and De Smet and friends from Pierre and Brookings.

Most recent Riggs High students to be named Athlete of the Week by the Pierre Athletic Coaches Association are Theresa Johnson of the track team and Mitchell Hansen of the tennis team.

Tyler Coverdale ('08), who will graduate this month from Augustana College with a degree in government and philosophy, will be married July 20 to Chelsey Illg, a 2008 O'Gorman High School graduate who will also graduate from Augie this month with an elementary education degree. Tyler will begin law school at the University of Iowa this fall.

Dan Duffy, 1978 Stanley County High alumnus and 1983 Dakota Wesleyan alumnus, was keynote speaker at DWU's commencement exercises in the Corn Palace last weekend. Duffy is now a partner in the Rapid City law firm of Bangs, McCullen, Butler, Foye and Simmons.

Elizabeth Lamb, who is completing her junior year at Dakota Wesleyan University, was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi national honor society by the DWU chapter. She was also inducted into Pi Gamma Mu, an international honor society in the social sciences there. (News courtesy of The Onida Watchman.)

A retirement recognition tea was held Wednesday afternoon for Pierre School District staff members who are retiring or leaving the district after 10 or more years of service. Staff members honored were Kerry Freidel, Erwin "Butch" Koll, Helen Champ, Margaret Pier and Karen Pogany. Also recognized was police officer Samson Boutchee for his years of service as the school resource officer. (News courtesy of "Today's KCCR News.")

Our sympathy to the family of 1977 Riggs High graduate Ronald Schnabel, who died last Saturday at the age of 54. He worked for almost 30 years for the Department of Transportation as a maintenance worker and the last five years for Morris Inc. as a cement truck driver. He is survived by his daughter, Mariah; his mother, Shirley Schnabel; a brother, Allen Schnabel; a sister, Monica Ortbahn, and other relatives. His funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Pierre.

The Riggs High chapter of Future Business Leaders of America will have as its 2012-13 officer team these students: president, Brandon Vockrodt; vice president, Casey Bethke; secretary, Sedona Kintz; treasurer, Rachel Propst; reporter, Sam Beck; historian, Andrew Leiferman; parliamentarian, Courtney Hagen.

Jason Knox, his wife Allison, and their son Parker moved this spring to Dickinson, N.D. Jason is working as a representative for Verizon Wireless there, and he looks forward to serving returning and new Verizon customers, no matter where they are located. If interested, contact him at jasoncoreyknox@yahoo.com.

Congratulations to Sully Buttes High alumnus Aaron Comer, who was recently married to DeAnna Lamb in a mountain ceremony near Jasper, Ga. Aaron's parents, Karen and Larry Wilcox of Sully County, went to Georgia for the ceremony. They gained two new grandchildren---Ashlen, 11, and Avery, 7---due to the couple's marriage. (News courtesy of The Onida Watchman.)

Jason and JoAan Fuhrer are still in Germany where he is stationed with the U.S. Air Force. They are continuing to enjoy Europe as much as his work schedule and money will allow, he says. So far this spring they have visited Istanbul, Ireland and Portugal, Jason went snowboarding in the Swiss Alps, and they are planning to go down to Rome in the next few weeks and to Normandy early in June.

Bobbi (Martin) Drewes advises us that, if you go to www.knologymoments.com, you have the chance to vote for her granddaughter, Taylor, 17-month-old daughter of Tom and Chelsie Martin of Sturgis. To vote for Taylor, click on her picture. She is shown in her car seat, holding her arms up to show how big she is. Tom and Chelsie are expecting another daughter in August.

Sam Koenecke graduated cum laude from Presentation College in Aberdeen last weekend with a bachelor of science degree in business.

Hundreds of you who went through the Pierre School District knew Wally Anderson, who worked for the district for many years. He died at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls at the age of 78 Monday after being flown there from Pierre. He had been found in the pool at the Ramkota, apparently the victim of a medical condition. A native of Redfield, he married the former Ida Berry in 1958. They came to Pierre in 1974. Wally worked for Monte Glenn and Kenny Construction before working for the school district. Our sympathy to Mrs. Anderson as well as their four children, Chad (and Diana) Anderson of West Fargo, Tauna (and Joe) Wolf of Pierre, Rob (and Jill) Anderson of Sleepy Eye, Minn., and Nicolle (and Chris) Dew of Horace, N.D.; seven grandchildren and six siblings. His memorial service is set for 10 a.m. Friday at Lutheran Memorial Church in Pierre.

Michelle Monroe graduated summa cum laude from Northern State University Saturday with a bachelor's degree in music education, both instrumental and vocal.

Terra Burley graduated magna cum laude from Northern State University Saturday with a bachelor of arts degree in art.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA GRADUATES LIST

Crystal Dvorak, doctor of audiology.

Stacy Huss, juris doctor.

Lindsey Rogers, bachelor of science/psychology and health sciences.

Amanda Sieck, bachelor of science/biology.

Sarah Zellmer Aguilar, doctor of audiology.

Lindsey Kozel, doctor of physical therapy.

Alicia Palmer, doctor of medicine.

Michelle Faw, juris doctor.

Bethanna Feist, juris doctor; master of public administration.

Sarah Zinter, juris doctor.

Jennifer Kirchner, master of arts/counseling and psychology in education.

Nicholas Wulf, master of arts/mathematics.

Emily Ward, master of business administration.

Jaime Brusseau, bachelor of arts/psychology; bachelor of science/alcohol and drug studies.

Sarah Burger, bachelor of arts/criminal justice.

Kalee Miller, bachelor of science/psychology.

Nikki Novak, bachelor of science/psychology.

Colin Whitebird, bachelor of science/criminal justice.

Jordan Heckenlaible, bachelor of business administration/health services administration.

Josh Tetzlaff, bachelor of business administration/economics.

Wren Bishop, associate of science/nursing.

Katie Kurth, associate of science/nursing.

Jenny Ness, associate of science/nursing.

Jennifer Youngberg, associate of science/nursing.

SOCCER ROUNDUP

Several Pierre youth soccer players recently participated in the South Dakota State Soccer Association's State Cup soccer tournament in Rapid City. This tournament was a qualifying tournament to advance into the U.S. Youth Soccer Region II Tournament in Saginaw, Mich., June 22-27. Teams in Region II come from Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Winners there at the regional level move on to the national championship tournament. The tournament series is for age groups U13 through U19.

Winners in this year's girls state tournament were:
* Dakota Alliance Soccer Club, Sioux Falls: age groups U13, U14, U18 and U19.
* Rushmore Soccer Club: age groups U16 and U17.
* South Dakota United Legacy: age group U15.

Winners on the boys' side were:
* Dakota Alliance Soccer Club: age groups U13, U15, U17 and U18.
* South Dakota United: Galaxy at U14, Barcelona at U16, Madrid at U19.
* South Dakota United Arsenal was awarded a wild-card berth into the regional tournament at U17.

Members of the champion girls U15 Legacy team who are from Pierre are Kim Coats, Becca Ehrenfried, Morgan Hluchy, Cassandra Jones, Sydney Palmer and Calie Williams.

Members of the champion boys U14 Galaxy team from Pierre are Cole Cruse, Tyler Hansen, Marcus Hluchy, Brandon Hughes, Cody Kuehl and Derek Leiferman.

Members of the champion U16 Barcelona team from Pierre are Ethan Case, Tanner Farnsworth, Garrett Pochop and Blake Widvey.

Chaz Williams is a member of the wild-card U17 Arsenal team.

Members of the champion U19 Madrid team are Travis Moodie, Tyson Moodie and Michael Hardwick.

These players join forces with teammates from Aberdeen, Belle Fourche, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Spearfish, Sturgis, Watertown, Yankton, Bismarck, Minot and Fargo to play in games across the Midwest in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan and Minnesota.

FOOD FACTS #14

The estimated number of M&Ms sold each day in the United States is 200,000,000.

CUBS SCHEDULE

Friday: @ Milwaukee 7:10.
Saturday: @ Milwaukee 12:05.
Sunday: @ Milwaukee 1:10.
Monday: @ St. Louis 7:15.
Tuesday: @ St. Louis 12:45.
Wednesday: Philadelphia 7:05.
Thursday: Philadelphia 7:05.

SOFTBALL AT FOUR CORNERS

The 4 Corners 4 Charity softball tournament will be played this weekend, starting with three first-round games Saturday morning. 8:00, Miller High Life vs. Larry's Electric; 9:00, Slashers vs. Team Washecheck; 10:00, Cone Ag vs. Team Whitaker. If you need the full schedule, text 280-2917 and give an e-mail address to which it can be sent.

THE GIRL AT THE BEACH

A couple lived near the ocean and used to walk the beach a lot. One summer they noticed a girl who was at the beach almost every day. She wasn't unusual nor was the travel bag she carried except for one thing---she would approach people who were sitting on the beach, glance around and then speak to them.

Generally the people would respond negatively, and she would wander off. But occasionally someone would nod, and there would be a quick exchange of money and something that she carried in her bag. The couple assumed she was selling drugs and debated about calling the cops, but since they didn't know for sure, they decided to just continue watching her.

After a couple of weeks the wife said, "Honey, have you ever noticed that she goes up only to people with boom boxes and other electronic devices?" He hadn't and said so.

Then she said, "Tomorrow I want you to get a towel and our big radio and go lie out on the beach. Then we can find out what she's really doing."

The plan went off without a hitch, and the wife was almost hopping up and down with anticipation when she saw the girl talk to her husband and then leave. The man walked up the beach and met his wife at the road.

"Well, is she selling drugs?" the wife asked excitedly.

"No, she's not," he said, enjoying this probably more than he should have.

"Well, what is it then? What does she do?" the wife shrieked.

The man grinned and said, "She's a battery salesperson."

"Batteries?" the wife cried.

"Yes!" he replied. "She sells C cells by the seashore!"

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