Whether they sleep with a spoon under their pillow or turn their pajamas inside out – two rituals purported to bring about a snow day – South Dakota students haven’t lost the magic of a serendipitous day off from school.
And if school districts across the state have anything to say about it, they’ll always keep that magic.
While national media articles claimed snow days would be obsolete after the COVID pandemic normalized remote learning across the country, South Dakota school districts have only used remote learning in a few instances this past year — even with some rural districts calling off school over a dozen times.
That’s because remote learning can’t replace in-person learning, said Jamie Nold, assistant superintendent at Sioux Falls School District. The state Department of Education published a report in 2021 showing the impacts of the pandemic on learning loss. Over half of school leaders reported that at least a few to all students experienced learning loss.
“We know from COVID that remote learning was not the most advantageous way to educate kids,” Nold said. “There weren’t good results and there was significant learning loss. We haven’t used remote learning during snow days yet, and we would like to not have to use it.”
But the district is considering using remote learning for some snow days starting next year, he told the school board in an April meeting. Using some sort of learning to keep students engaged is better than nothing, Nold said, and it’s better than adding school days at the end of the year.
“We came to realize in-person is most effective, but that’s not always possible,” Nold said. “Having a virtual option when weather dictates things will help us meet some of those needs for when they can’t be in school.”
The Sioux Falls School District called off school five days this school year for inclement weather. Rapid City, the state’s second-largest district, called off school four days, using remote learning for another two days.
The western school district’s practice is to only use remote learning when a snow day can be determined before 2 p.m. the day before, said Bobbi Schaefbauer, community relations manager for Rapid City Area Schools. The timing gives students, teachers and parents time to prepare, and it keeps “everyone on schedule.”
It’s common practice for school districts to plan a few extra days into their calendar in case of snow days. According to state law, elementary students must have no fewer than 875 hours in a school year. Older children must have no fewer than 962.5 hours.
While many school districts now have laptops for each of their students to take home, including districts like Lemmon in northwestern South Dakota and Highmore-Harrold in central South Dakota, many students live in the country — some up to 45 miles away from their school — and may not have reliable access to broadband internet.
“We have one-to-one but we try not to remote learn,” said JoLinda Hay, administrative assistant for the Lemmon School District. “Kids don’t like it and teachers don’t like it.”
Students aren’t as engaged through remote learning, Hay said. Lemmon has instead shifted its schedule to allow students to attend in-person: The district built eight possible snow days into its schedule this year (there’s still one left in case of a spring storm), and used eight late starts and six early dismissals throughout the winter.
In Highmore-Harrold, the rural central South Dakota school district called 12 snow days, using three-hour remote learning days for the last four snow days, said Superintendent Quinton Cermak. The district has added an hour onto Fridays since January, which are usually dismissed an hour early, instead of adding full in-person days to the end of the school year.
The 1,100-square-mile school district serves 214 students with about half living in town and the rest in the country, Cermak said. The three-hour remote learning days condense class periods into 20-minute segments. Students in seventh through 12th grades bring their laptops home with them while young children bring home paper assignments.
Shortening the school day allows students to keep their “free” day, but also keeps content fresh in their minds, Cermak added. It also increased attendance compared to full remote-learning days used during the pandemic.
Cermak has been with the school district for 10 years. The district typically only sees three snow days a year. Going forward, Cermak plans to allow students those first three traditional snow days but then implement the three-hour remote learning if more school is called off due to inclement weather.
“Three-hour days are a great compromise,” Cermak said. “You’ll still get a good portion of that magic free day, but give us three hours of your time so we don’t have to take away your spring when it’s actually nice out and you can go to the river, work outside or do more fun things than sit in school.”
Update: This story was updated to accurately reflect the location of Lemmon, which is located in northwestern South Dakota.
After over 30 years of dedication Mrs. Beverly Howe announced her decision to retire. Mrs. Howe started out her teaching career in Sherburn, Minnesota. After one year she transferred to Chester and spent her next five years there. Ever since then she has taught in Garretson.
Bev Howe
Mrs. Howe graduated from SDSU with a major in biology and a minor in physical education. She also took some additional summer courses and is now a teacher for chemistry, consumer math, physics and trigonometry.
“There are many who had an influence on my decision to go into education including my family, former teachers, friends but mostly my interest in working with kids, coaching and a love for science inspired me on this path”, stated Mrs. Howe. Not only has she been teaching for Garretson but she has also been coaching track for 25 years and recently started coaching basketball and cross country.
Through coaching the basketball team she once used to play for, she is able to give back the love she has for the sport.
“When I decided to go into education I knew that I wanted to coach. I have been involved in sports my whole life so it seemed natural to me. I have coached for over 30 years and have enjoyed the opportunity to work with kids and other coaches,” stated Mrs. Howe.
Because Mrs. Howe has been with the Garretson School District for such a long time she became a big part of it and has made a big impact on many students' lives.
“I’m gonna miss having her as my teacher. She was always there for me when I needed something and I can always count on her being there for me. She was a great coach and I’m gonna miss her a lot,” stated one of her students but also one of her basketball players Sydney Olson.
When Mrs. Howe was asked what she will miss the most she responded, "I will miss the kids and my coworkers and everyone I see each and every day. I’m gonna miss coming to school and having a set schedule. It’s gonna be different but I’m looking forward to it."
Through her years of experience Mrs. Howe has gained a lot of wisdom and not only inspires students but also new teachers.
“My advice to new teachers is to keep at it. Those first years are hard work but stay positive and know that what you do each day to inspire kids is worth it,” stated Mrs. Howe. Within all the years Mrs. Howe has been teaching for Garretson, she has made a big impact on many students' and teachers' lives. Mrs. Howe will be missed as a Person, Teacher and Blue Dragon and will always be kept in good memory.
BROOKINGS, S.D. — April 26, 2023 — Noted cancer researcher Frank McCormick comes to Brookings Monday with good news concerning some traditionally hard-to-treat cancers.
McCormick, a distinguished professor of tumor biology and cancer research at the Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, will deliver the 10th annual Francis Miller Public Lecture in Cancer Research at 7 p.m. in Bailey Rotunda F, 1020 Campanile Ave., on the South Dakota State University campus. It is sponsored by the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions.
“It’s not going to be a cure tomorrow, but over the next decade it is going to transform the way patients are treated,” McCormick said.
His work deals with the Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene. It is commonly known as KRAS (pronounced K-raz) and is the most frequently mutated cancer gene. It is found in a number of proteins commonly associated with lung, pancreatic and colorectal cancers. While KRAS normally helps with cell growth, having a mutation can tell cells to grow more than they need to. This overgrowth can lead to cancerous tumors.
The gene was discovered in 1964, but it wasn’t until 2012 that science knew enough about what the protein looked like to know how to attack it, he said.
Forms own research lab
“The protein is like a swishy tennis ball without any pocket for the drug to attach. Other cancer proteins are like a lock and key. In KRAS, there is no hole where drugs can bind. That has made drug development for the KRAS gene very challenging,” said McCormick, who formed Onyx Pharmaceuticals in 1992 to develop new cancer therapies.
That led to the approval of Sorafenib in 2005 for treatment of renal cell cancer and for liver cancer in 2007 and the approval of ONYX-015 in 2006 in China for treatment of nasopharyngeal cancer.
“In 2012 new technology made it possible to find compounds to bind to a squishy tennis ball. Then things picked up in 2013 when a colleague found a handle on a mutation of the protein, an amino acid residue. This reactive amino acid was the handle. That was a very specific solution, but it propelled research into more genes.
“There are four common residues that are mutated in KRAS. One of them makes a handle which drugs can bind to. But even drugs that haven’t been effective have helped with the learning process,” McCormick said.
Pharmaceutical stampede predicted
Two drugs have received final FDA approval for treatment of KRAS genes. “While these drugs are very specific to one form of the gene, there is a whole pipeline of drugs on the way. There are a lot of things coming down the pike. Patients should be optimistic,” said McCormick, who has led the National Cancer Institute’s RAS Initiative at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research since 2013.
While approved drugs target types of lung cancer, “20 drugs targeting the KRAS gene are in clinical trials. It’s a stampede.
“I see every pharmaceutical company pursuing some variance of these compounds, binding these drugs with a whole range of other drugs to make them less toxic to healthy cells and more effective. The whole industry is just developing, just getting started, and it will be like this for 10 years plus,” McCormick said.
In April he presented at the annual American Association for Cancer Research, a major conference in Orlando that drew 20,000 people.
“Sessions on KRAS were the ones best attended. KRAS was the most important theme of the meeting. In previous years, immunotherapy, or using the immune system to target cancer cells in various ways, was the hot topic. It is still a hot topic, but not to the level that KRAS is.
“There is going to be a wave of new drugs that attack the major single driver of pancreatic cancer, which is almost always driven by KRAS,” he said.
Scientific lecture also set
In addition to the free public lecture, which will include time for questions and answers, McCormick will deliver a scientific lecture at 3 p.m. in Room 041 of the Avera Health and Science Center on the SDSU campus on “Targeting KRAS and its Direct Effectors.”
Funding for the lectures comes from the Francis Miller Endowment, which was created by Francis J. “Johnny” Miller, a longtime pharmacist and drugstore owner in Redfield and Huron as well as in his hometown of Gettysburg. Assets from his trust became available to the SDSU Foundation after the death of his daughter, Frances Miller Anderson, in 2009.
Miller, who died in 1987, was appreciative of short courses conducted by SDSU because his only training was a 90-day course in Denver during the Great Depression.
Below, and in the next three weeks' mailed issues, you will find the annual publication of financial summaries of insurance companies licensed to do business in South Dakota.
Insurance companies doing business in South Dakota are required by state law to publish these financial summaries each year. The summary lists the insurance company's assets, liabilities, business in South Dakota for the year and the lines in which the company is authorized by the state of South Dakota to sell insurance.
“The annual publication of these financial summaries is important to ensure South Dakotans are informed about an important segment of the financial industry doing business in our state,” South Dakota Newspaper Association Executive Director David Bordewyk said. “Publishing these notices in the local newspaper informs South Dakotans in a trusted, transparent manner and creates a permanent public record. That is why public notices published in the local newspaper remains vital in our democracy.”
For more information about any insurance company doing business in South Dakota, contact the state Division of Insurance in Pierre at (605) 773-3563.
More than 8 out of 10 South Dakotans cite their local newspaper as the “most trusted” source for public notices such meeting minutes, bid notices and the insurance company financial summaries you will find in this issue. That is according to a statewide survey of 446 South Dakota adults commissioned by SDNA and conducted by Coda Ventures in 2021.
Every month, 574,000 consumers -- 83% of South Dakota adults -- read local newspapers in print and online. South Dakota’s community newspapers outpace all other media as the top source for information about local government.
South Dakota Newspaper Association, founded in 1882 and based in Brookings, represents the state’s 105 weekly and daily newspapers.
Making up for lost time, the Garretson Track & Field team headed to two meets last week, the Gene Danielsen Relays in Salem and the Terry Bong Invitational in Canton.
The team took on opponents from fourteen schools in Salem, including rivals Tri-Valley, MCM, Baltic and Dell Rapids St. Mary. Though the team as a whole placed 10th for men's and 12th for women's events, several individuals performed well, with top five placements in 8 events.
Top placements included 2nd place for Preston Bohl in the 3200-meter event with a time of 10:25.80, 3rd for Sam Schleuter in 300m hurdles with a time of 45.00, and 3rd for the 3200-meter relay team consisting of Bohl, Schleuter, Carter Siemonsma, and Collin Olson with a time of 8:58.22. Logan Bly obtained 3rd for javelin (87'05") and 4th for a high jump of 4' 8", and the 4x100 relay team of Raegen Altman, Bly, Alyssa Olson, and Jordan DeWitte was awarded 4th with a time of 54.97. Fifth place was awarded to the 1600-meter medley team of Tyler Erickson, Riley Lafferty-Mack, C. Olson, and Siemonsma, who crossed the line at 4:08.79. Josh Gilbert placed 5th in the 800-meter event with a time of 2:17.07.
Jordyn Williams (photo by Angela Bly)
Other top-ten medalists included Jordyn Williams (7th, 100m and 8th, 200m), 4x200 relay team of Altman, Bly, A. Olson, and DeWitte (7th), Ramsey Schweitzer (8th, 400m), Gilbert (8th, 1600m), 1600m medley team of Hannah Frewaldt, Altman, DeWitte, and Brooklyn Trudeau (9th), 4x200 relay team of Erickson, Cody Facile, Lafferty-Mack, and Tyler Edmundson (10th), and 4x400 relay team of Altman, Trudeau, Aleah Wagner, and DeWitte (10th).
In Canton, seven teams plied the field for top honors, and again, GHS athletes did not disappoint. Top-10 medals went to several younger competitors, including 3rd place to 8th grader Carter Siemonsma in the 800-meter event with a time of 2:15.45 and 4th to sophomore Josh Gilbert in the same event with a time of 2:17.99. Gilbert also took home 4th in 1600m with a time of 5:13.47.
Senior Logan Bly continued her high-jump prowess, obtaining 2nd with a jump of 4'8". The 4x800 relay team consisting of Bohl, S. Schleuter, Siemonsma, and C. Olson took 3rd with a time of 9:06.46.
Fourth place was awarded to the 4x400 relay team of S. Schleuter, Siemonsa, C. Olson, and Schweitzer with a time of 3:48.29 and 1600m-medley team of Erickson, Schweitzer, S. Schleuter, and Bohl with a time of 3:59.08. The 4x100 relay team of Altman, Bly, Williams, and H. Frewaldt took home 4th place as well with a time of 54.74.
The 1600m medley team of DeWitte, Wagner, Trudeau, and Ockenga, with a time of 5:17.87, and the 4x200 relay team of H. Frewaldt, Altman, Bly, and Williams with a time of 1:57.33, both garnered 5th place. The 4x200 relay men's team of Erickson, Facile, Lafferty-Mack, and Edmundson took home 5th with a time of 1:47.04.
Individually, Williams took 5th in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.87 seconds, while freshman Ava Ockenga placed 5th in the 1600-meter run with a time of 6:40.51.
Other under-10th place medalists included Bly (6th, javelin) and Edmundson (9th, javelin), Lucie Frewaldt (7th, 1600m), C. Olson (7th, 400m), Schweitzer (8th, 400m), Nathanial Roberts (8th, 3200m), Wagner (10th, 200m), H. Frewaldt (9th, long jump), and Cole Schleuter (10th, long jump). Seventh place was obtained by the 4x400 relay team of A. Olson, Trudeau, L. Frewaldt, and DeWitte.
GHS Track & Field found themselves competing in Baltic on Tuesday (results not available at press time) and will be at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls this week Friday and Saturday for the Dakota Relays or in Parker on Saturday for their invitational. Next Monday will be the final regular season meet before the Big East Conference, as the team heads to Dell Rapids for the Quarrier invitational.
The spring 2023 season has been a tough one for Blue Dragon Baseball, as the team works to snag its first win. As of Tuesday, they had come up short in six games as the opponents hit the home plate. With seven games left in the season, they've got time to play some hardball.
Treyton Chester at bat.
Garretson Blue Dragons Can't Hold Up Against McCook Central/Montrose Varsity Burros
Garretson Blue Dragons had trouble keeping up with McCook Central/Montrose Varsity Burros in a 2-16 loss on a 5-inning game on Monday, April 24. Garretson Blue Dragons fired up the offense in the first inning, when Dylan Wolf singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run by Carson Clark. McCook Central/Montrose Varsity Burros knotted the game up at one in the bottom of the first inning when MCM's Owen Alley drew a walk, scoring one run. The Burros pulled away with ten runs in the second inning, widening a gap the Dragons were unable to close. In the second, MCM's Carter Randall drew a walk, scoring one run, and an error scored one run. The Dragons' Treyton Decker induced MCM's Jackson Grady to hit into a fielder's choice, but one run scored. The Burros' Ty Morrison doubled on a 0-1 count line drive, scoring two runs, and then MCM's Jackson Remmers tripled on a 1-0 count, scoring three runs. After Garretson Blue Dragons scored one run in the top of the fourth, McCook Central/Montrose Varsity Burros answered with another one of their own, bringing the score to 2-15. The Dragons scored when Michael Olson drew a walk and Ian Buettner scored. McCook Central/Montrose Varsity Burros then answered when the Burros' S. Klinkhammer crossed home base. MCM's Owen Alley led things off on the hill. The righthander allowed one hit and one run over two and a third innings, striking out six and walking one. The Dragons' Treyton Decker started the game, going two innings. He allowed 11 runs on seven hits and struck out four. Cole Jessen threw two innings in relief. Wolf led Garretson Blue Dragons with two hits in two at bats. McCook Central/Montrose Varsity Burros racked up 11 hits. Randall, Remmers, Morrison, and Trystan Traupel all managed multiple hits, and Randall went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the Burros in hits.
Garretson Blue Dragons Loses Lead Early in Defeat
The Garretson Blue Dragons watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 1-17 loss to MVPCS Padres on Thursday, April 27. The Garretson Blue Dragons struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing MVPCS, giving up 17 runs. The Padres scored on a single by Drew Gerlach, a groundout by Brady Fox, and a stolen base by Isaiah Olson in the first inning. The MVPCS Padres opened up scoring in the first inning, when Gerlach singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run. In the third inning, the Padres scored seven runs. The offensive firepower by MVPCS was led by Austin Hauge, Tanner Baker, and Olson, who all drove in runs. Gerlach toed the rubber for MVPCS Padres. The bulldog lasted five innings, allowing two hits and one run while striking out nine. The Padres tallied eight hits on the day. Olson led the MVPCS Padres with two stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with 14 stolen bases. Carson Clark led things off on the hill for Garretson Blue Dragons. Clark lasted two and a third innings, allowing seven hits and 14 runs while striking out one. Cole Jessen threw one and two-thirds innings out of the bullpen. Clark stole home in the top of the 5th inning to score the lone point for Garretson Blue Dragons.
Tri-Valley Mustangs Varsity Captures Lead Early to Defeat Garretson Blue Dragons
The Garretson Blue Dragons watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 3-15 loss to the Tri-Valley Mustangs Varsity on Sunday, April 30. The Garretson Blue Dragons struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Tri-Valley, giving up 15 runs. In the bottom of the first, the Mustangs scored on a single by Everett Althoff and a walk by Nathan Madison after the Dragons' Carson Clark, Ian Buettner, and Treyton Decker all popped flies at the top of the inning. At the bottom of the second, Decker played a straight strikeout to keep the Mustangs off the board, but it didn't last long as Tri-Valley scored eight runs in the third inning. The big inning was driven by singles by Brody Dybvig, Kaden Egger, Ledger Burggraff, and Althoff, by Carter Sorenson, a walk by Noah Haynes, and a triple by Althoff. Sorenson led things off on the hill for the Tri-Valley Mustangs. The bulldog surrendered three runs on four hits over five innings, striking out four. The Dragons' Chester led things off on the pitcher's mound. The righthander lasted two and two-thirds innings, allowing seven hits and ten runs while striking out four. Cole Jessen threw one and one-third innings in relief. Decker, Chester, Carsten Rozeboom, and Ian Buettner all had one hit to lead Garretson Blue Dragons. Tri-Valley Mustangs racked up 14 hits on the day. Althoff, Cody Lofswold, and Haynes each managed multiple hits. Althoff led Tri-Valley with four hits in four at bats. The Mustangs tore up the base paths, as five players stole at least two bases.
Garretson Blue Dragons Can't Catch Up to Scotland/Menno Trappers Varsity
The Garretson Blue Dragons fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 1-12 loss to Scotland/Menno Trappers Varsity on Monday, May 1 in their first game of the season on the home field. The Garretson Blue Dragons struggled to contain the high-powered offense of Scotland/Menno, giving up 12 runs. Scotland/Menno scored on a groundout by Brayden Sattler and a walk by Jayce Walloch in the first inning, then scored nine runs in the third inning. The big inning for the Trappers came thanks to walks by Ajay Herrboldt and Tyrus Bietz and singles by Bryce Sattler. Sattler was on the mound for Scotland/Menno Trappers Varsity. The pitcher allowed zero hits and zero runs over two innings, striking out three and walking zero. Ian Buettner was on the hill for Garretson Blue Dragons. The righthander lasted two innings, allowing two hits and six runs while striking out three. Treyton Decker threw three innings in relief. Tyler Erickson, Buettner, Dylan Wolf, and Carson Clark each collected one hit to lead the Garretson Blue Dragons, with Clark scoring the lone point after Buettner doubled on a line drive to left field. Sattler went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead the Trappers in hits.
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Special Meeting Minutes of the City of Garretson for April 24, 2023
City of Garretson
April 24, 2023
The City Council of the City of Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met in special session on Monday, April 24, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. at Garretson City Hall with Mayor Beaner presiding.
5:32 P.M. Mayor Beaner called the regular meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL: Greg Beaner – Mayor
Greg Franka – Ward I
William Hoskins – Ward I
Dave Bonte – absent
Tom Godbey – Ward II
Jackie Rotert – Ward III
Bruce Brown -- Ward III
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Paetyn Dreckman, Carrie Moritz, Matthew Martin, Josh Muckenhirn
CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL:
A. Agenda –04-24-2023 Special Meeting
Brown made a motion to approve Consent Agenda, Franka 2nd. 5 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. Motion passes.
Public Comments: No Requests
ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS: None
NEW BUSINESS:
• ISG Plans for New City Hall/Event Center – Beaner went through introductions of council to Martin (Infrastructure) and Muckenhirn (ISG). Advised survey and planning process is complete. Muckenhirn presented four building concepts for city hall including community center, and event space. Discussed the possibility of breaking the project into phases, being infrastructure as phase one, city hall/community center as phase two, event space as phase three. Martin presented site layout plans and the possibility of adding some sort of buffer between the building and existing residential areas. All discussed financing options. Council was against creating a bond and discussed possibility of build to lease. Dreckman to research more funding options. Plan to pick a site layout in May regular meeting and planning what entire property purchased would look like to present to potential developers and better cost estimate.
ADJOURN
6:45 PM Godbey motioned to adjourn the meeting, Hoskins 2nd. 5 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. Motion passes.
Greg Beaner, Mayor
ATTEST
Paetyn Dreckman
Finance Officer
(Unapproved)
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NOTICE OF HEARING 509 Sunrise Street
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Garretson City Council, acting as a Board of Adjustment, will hold a public hearing on the 8th day of May at 6:30 p.m. at the Garretson American Legion to consider the request for a variance for installing a fence to join up to neighbor’s fence as fence is 2ft from property line.
Adam & Abby Houg own the property located at 509 Sunrise Street, legal description Tract 2, Lot 3A, Block 3 of Flanagans Tract of the City of Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any interested persons, their representative, or their attorney may appear and be heard.
Dated this 24th day of April, 2023.
Paetyn Dreckman
Finance Officer
City of Garretson
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NOTICE OF HEARING 1012 3rd Street
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Garretson City Council, acting as a Board of Adjustment, will hold a public hearing on the 8th day of May at 6:30 p.m. at the Garretson American Legion to consider the request for a variance for metal roofing on a detached garage.
Mitchell Frewaldt owns the property located at 1012 3rd Street, legal description east half of lot 5-6, Rose Hill Addition to the City of Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any interested persons, their representative, or their attorney may appear and be heard.
Dated this 11th day of April, 2023.
Paetyn Dreckman
Finance Officer
City of Garretson
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Notice to Bidders
Minnehaha County Highway Department requests formal proposals (bids) for “MC17-10 Hwy 149 Wetland Mitigation,”
This contract consists of furnishing wetland functional capacity units for the rehabilitation of County Highway 149.
Online bids shall be received and accepted via the online electronic bid service through QuestCDN vBid online bidding, or by sealed paper copy by Minnehaha County Auditor’s Office, 415 N Dakota Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, not later than 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 17th, 2023. Bids shall be publicly opened and read at the Auditor’s Office at 10:30am.
For this project, bids will be received and accepted via the online electronic bid service through QuestCDN vBid online bidding, or by sealed paper copy. Sealed paper copies to be received by Minnehaha County Auditor’s Office, 415 N Dakota Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Bidding information can be downloaded at www.questcdn.com. Reference QuestCDN project number 8494792 for a non-refundable charge of $5.00. Contact QuestCDN Customer Support at 952-233-1632 or for assistance in membership registration, downloading digital project information and vBid online bid submittal. Project bid documents must be downloaded from QuestCDN which will add your company to the Plan holder List and allow access to vBid online bidding for the submittal of your bid.
For sealed paper bids, specifications and proposal forms that must be used are also available at Minnehaha County Highway Department located at 2124 E 60th Street North, Sioux Falls, SD 57103. Bids submitted on forms other than the proposal supplied by the Minnehaha County Highway Department will be irregular and will not be considered.
Minnehaha County reserves the right to reject any or all formal Proposals (Bids), waive technicalities, and make award(s) as deemed to be in the best interest of the county.
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Minutes of Minnehaha County Commissioners for April 25, 2023
THE MINNEHAHA COUNTY COMMISSION CONVENED AT 9:00 AM on April 25, 2023, pursuant to adjournment on April 18, 2023. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT WERE: Bender, Beninga, Bleyenberg, Karsky, and Kippley. Also present were Kym Christiansen, Commission Recorder, and Eric Bogue, Chief Civil Deputy State's Attorney.
MOTION by Karsky, seconded by Beninga, to approve the agenda. 5 ayes
CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION by Bleyenberg, seconded by Kippley, to approve the consent agenda. By roll call vote: 5 ayes. The consent agenda includes the following items:
Commission Meeting Minutes for April 18, 2023
Bills to be Paid $918,114.76
3200 RUSSELL LLC Motels $1274, A&B BUSINESS SOLUT Data Processing Supplies $1559.2, AARON GEORGE PROPERT Welfare Rent $300, AFFORDABLE HOUSING S Welfare Rent $400, AIRWAY SERVICE INC Automotive/Small Equipment $1449.79, AIRWAY SERVICE INC Gas Oil & Diesel $164.42, AJ PROPERTY Welfare Rent $3339.03, ALCOHOL MONITORING S Program Supplies $75.97, ALL ABOUT TRAVEL INC MacArthur SJC Grant $3914.8, ALL NATIONS INTERPRE Interpreters $2859.35, ALPINE REAL ESTATE Welfare Rent $386.96, ALVIN BETTELYOUN Return Of Service $100, AMERICAN INK LLC Uniform Allowance $222.98, ANTHONY AND DEBRA CO Abatement Interest $22.82, APPEARA Program Activities $105.43, ARGUS LEADER MEDIA Publishing Fees $18.62, ASH LAW OFFICE PLLC Attorney Fees $266.9, ASH LAW OFFICE PLLC Child Defense Attorney $197.86, AVERA MCKENNAN Hospitals $40483.28, AXON ENTERPRISE INC Safety & Rescue Equipment $838.4, BLACKSTRAP INC Road Material Inventory $78842.13, BOOT BARN INC Uniform Allowance $175, CANFIELD BUSINESS IN Furniture & Office Equipment $703.93, CANFIELD BUSINESS IN HHS Maintenance $52464.8, CCB TECHNOLOGY INC Consultants $525, CENTER FOR FAMILY ME Professional Services $3300, CENTURY BUSINESS PRO Lease Interest $127.22, CENTURY BUSINESS PRO Lease Principal $209.32, CENTURY BUSINESS PRO Maintenance Contracts $596.36, CENTURYLINK LONG DIS Telephone $7.54, CERTIFIED LANGUAGES Interpreters $72.5, CHAGOLLA, ALBERT Interpreters $114.16, CHAPEL HILL FUNERAL Burials $2000, CHRIS BRYAN Business Travel $160, CHRIS NICOLAISEN Taxable Meal Allowances $28, CHRIS NICOLAISEN Uniform Allowance $47.94, CLAIR HATTERVIG Taxable Meal Allowances $28, COMPUTER FORENSIC RE Attorney Fees $540, COMPUTER FORENSIC RE Professional Services $2970, CONSTELLATION Natural Gas $33280.85, CONTROL INSTALLATION Outside Repair $291.63, COUNTRY MEADOWS SF L Welfare Rent $2943, CULLIGAN WATER Jail Repairs & Maintenance $100.48, DAKOTA LAW FIRM PROF Child Defense Attorney $177.1, DAKOTA SUPPLY GROUP Jail Repairs & Maintenance $82.47, DAKOTA VISION CENTER Attorney Fees $495, DEANS DISTRIBUTING Gas Oil & Diesel $2277.91, DEMATTEO LAW FIRM Child Defense Attorney $1121.4, DENNIS HOLTZ Sign Deposits $50, EASY BADGES LLC Inmate Supplies $999, ELECTION SYSTEMS & S Software/Licensing $39899.35, ELLIOTT OSTERMANN Taxable Meal Allowances $28, ENGLISH LAW Attorney Fees $6300, ENGQUIST, MOLLY J Program Activities $56.61, EPI INVESTIGATIONS Attorney Fees $3941.98, ERIC AND JENNA SMART Abatement Interest $20.4, FAIRFAX COUNTY SHERI Return Of Service $80, FASTENAL COMPANY Sign Supply Inventory $61.53, FOX, DANIEL Bd Exp Fees (Yankton) $307.05, GLOBAL TEL LINK (GT Telephone $7.86, GRAHAM TIRE CO NORTH Automotive/Small Equipment $564.48, GREATER SIOUX FALLS Miscellaneous Expense $30, GUZMAN, SANDRA V Interpreters $235, HENRY CARLSON CONSTR Administration Bldg $73775, HENRY CARLSON CONSTR Construction Costs $25382, HERITAGE FUNERAL HOM Burials $2500, HOLIDAY INN CITY CEN Professional Services $229, HYVEE ACCOUNTS RECEI Jury Fees $104.98, HYVEE ACCOUNTS RECEI Pharmacies $190.9, HYVEE ACCOUNTS RECEI Program Activities $107.19, I STATE TRUCK CENTER Truck Repairs & Maintenance $441.36, INNOVATIVE OFFICE SO Janitorial Chemical Supplies $1291.8, INNOVATIVE OFFICE SO JDC Custodial Supplies $7.49, INTERSTATE ALL BATTE Data Processing Supplies $192.18, INTERSTATE ALL BATTE Other Supplies $4.8, INTERSTATE COMMERCIA Jail Repairs & Maintenance $97.4, INTERSTATE OFFICE PR Office Supplies $1050.81, INTERSTATE POWER SYS Maintenance Contracts $702.95, INTOXIMETERS, INC. Testing Supplies $235.75, IS RESTAURANT EQUIP Jail Repairs & Maintenance $954.44, ISI LLC Interpreters $100, JASON MCCUBBIN Business Travel $160, JCL SOLUTIONS Inmate Supplies $1164, JCL SOLUTIONS Kitchen/Cleaning Supplies $1818.09, JENNA ABERSON Program Activities $90, JLG ARCHITECTS Administration Bldg $605.75, JONAH RECHTENBAUGH Uniform Allowance $100, KADING KUNSTLE & Child Defense Attorney $2829.9, KATTERHAGEN, MARK Bd Exp Fees (Yankton) $18, KAUFFMAN, DAVID W PH Psych Evals $2500, KENNEDY, RENEE S Court Reporters $330, KNECHT, ANDREW J Attorney Fees $1202.5, KONE INC Coliseum $264.25, KONE INC Maintenance Contracts $1071.39, KRUSE LAW OFFICE Attorney Fees $2900, LACEY RENTALS INC Lease-Rental Agreement $130, LARSON, VALERIE Bd Exp Fees (Yankton) $63, LAUGHLIN LAW LLC Attorney Fees $2235.3, LAUGHLIN LAW LLC Child Defense Attorney $377.6, LEWIS & CLARK BEHAVI Bd Evaluations (Yankton) $552, LEWNO LAW OFFICE Bd Exp Fees (Yankton) $358.1, LOCKWOOD, DARCY Bd Exp Fees (Yankton) $45, LOPEZ, REBECA Interpreters $225, LOVING, PHILIP Bd Evaluations (Minnehaha) $4409.24, LUTHER, JEFF Medical Director $2750, MARAS, JACOB Business Travel $160, MARSH & MCLENNAN LLC Notary Exp $100, MASTER BLASTER Automotive/Small Equipment $167.7, MEEKER COUNTY SHERIF Return Of Service $80, MENARD INC Building Repairs & Maintenance $124.55, METRO COMMUNICATIONS Clinics - Auxiliary Services $880, METRO COMMUNICATIONS Miscellaneous Expense $202405.21, MIDAMERICAN ENERGY C Welfare Utilities $1015.68, MIDCONTINENT COMMUNI Amounts Held For Others $117.39, MIDSTATES UNIFORM & Miscellaneous Expense $23.18, MIKE PETERSON Business Travel $160, MORGAN COFFMAN Taxable Meal Allowances $28, NACDL Memberships $1430, NAPA AUTO PARTS Automotive/Small Equipment $460.98, NAPA AUTO PARTS Parts Inventory $673.22, NAPA AUTO PARTS Small Tools & Shop Supplies $46.68, NORTHRIDGE PROPERTIE Welfare Rent $1840, NYBERGS ACE HARDWARE Small Tools & Shop Supplies $22.78, OLIVIER MILES HOLTZ Attorney Fees $3735.87, PARAGON HEALTH & WEL Blood Withdrawal $5040, PFEIFER IMPLEMENT CO Automotive/Small Equipment $67.2, PFEIFER IMPLEMENT CO Heavy Equip Repairs & Maint $417.72, R&L SUPPLY LTD Jail Repairs & Maintenance $65.64, RACHEL TILLEY Business Travel $72, RAMKOTA HOTEL Business Travel $116, RECORDED EVIDENCE Expert Witness Fees & Expenses $600, RED WING OF SIOUX FA Uniform Allowance $175, REDWOOD TOXICOLOGY L Testing Supplies $25, REEVES, MEGAN Court Reporters $34.3, RELIANCE TELEPHONE I Telephone $2.5, RENTOKIL NORTH AMERI Outside Repair $836.64, RENTOKIL NORTH AMERI Professional Services $68.93, REYNOLDS LAW LLC Child Defense Attorney $9913.5, ROBERT OLSON Taxable Meal Allowances $28, ROY HERUM Taxable Meal Allowances $28, SAFE HOME LTD PTNRSH Rent Subsidies $11809, SALEM, KARLA R Bd Evaluations (Minnehaha) $2365, SANFORD CLINIC Contract Services $27777.66, SANFORD CLINIC Professional Services $140, SCILAWFORENSICS LTD Professional Services $5250, SCOTT MCGAHA Business Travel $160, SD HUMAN SERVICES CE Clinics - Auxiliary Services $1.6, SF SPECIALTY HOSPITA Professional Services $360, SHERWIN WILLIAMS Building Repairs & Maintenance $139.64, SIOUX EMPIRE FAIR AS Miscellaneous Expense $12500, SIOUX EMPIRE TRIAGE Miscellaneous Expense $100000, SIOUX FALLS AREA HUM Miscellaneous Expense $4459.92, SIOUX FALLS CITY Electricity $12109.59, SIOUX FALLS CITY Water - Sewer $17778.13, SIOUX FALLS CITY Welfare Utilities $704.13, SIOUX VALLEY ENERGY Welfare Utilities $147, SLATE Welfare Rent $2347, SOLARWINDS INC Maintenance Contracts $680, SOUTH HAMPTON LLC Welfare Rent $815, SOUTHEASTERN BEHAVIO Mental Health Court $5000, SPECIALTY PUBLICATON Advertising $500, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOT Amts Held-Daily Scram $5801, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOT Amts Held-Remote Breath $646, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOT Blood/Chemical Analysis $9020, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOT Business Travel $555, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOT Education & Training $3525, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOT Miscellaneous Expense $58, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOT Notary Exp $60, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOT Outside Repair $5.25, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOT Professional Services $302.75, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOT Witness Fees/Expenses $800, STRANGE FARRELL JOHN Attorney Fees $1982.09, STREICHERS INC Other Supplies $99, STREICHERS INC Uniform Allowance $1436.96, TAFOLLA, MIRANDA RAE Court Reporters $392, TECHNOLOGY HEIGHTS A Welfare Rent $422, THE COUNSELING CAFE Psych Evals $2406.83, THOMSON REUTERS - WE Legal Research $4568.14, THOMSON REUTERS - WE Subscriptions $279.72, THORNE, STEPHEN Professional Services $592.5, TRUMBLE, HANK Business Travel $160, TSCHETTER & ADAMS LA Attorney Fees $819.6, TUSCHEN, MICHAEL E Business Travel $160, TZADIK SIOUX FALLS I Welfare Rent $3864, TZADIK SIOUX FALLS P Welfare Rent $4328, US FOODS INC Professional Services $975.99, VANDERHAAGS INC Truck Repairs & Maintenance $210.98, VOLUNTEERS OF AMERIC Welfare Rent $403, WALMART STORES INC Juvenile Diversion Restitution $234.29, WHITTIER APARTMENTS Welfare Rent $475, WINDSOR HEIGHTS APAR Welfare Rent $2561.51, XCEL ENERGY Electricity $3327.36, XCEL ENERGY INC Welfare Utilities $1480.52, YANKTON COUNTY Attorney Fees $523.95, YANKTON COUNTY Return Of Service $50, YOUNG Welfare Rent $1725, ZISHKA, ADAM Business Travel $48.
April 2023 Commission Salaries
COMMISSION Salaries $38,478.64
AUDITOR Salaries $56,881.30
TREASURER Salaries $95,117.26
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Salaries $91,499.05
STATES ATTORNEY Salaries $439,680.16
PUBLIC DEFENDER Salaries $267,645.08
PUBLIC ADVOCATE Salaries $81,994.59
FACILITIES Salaries $60,711.87
EQUALIZATION Salaries $112,440.61
REGISTER OF DEEDS Salaries $82,559.07
HUMAN RESOURCES Salaries $37,337.50
SHERIFF Salaries $1,327,534.30
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER Salaries $201,036.92
HIGHWAY Salaries $165,397.89
HUMAN SERVICES Salaries $155,681.20
MUSEUM Salaries $89,142.09
PLANNING Salaries $43,134.66
EXTENSION Salaries $3,329.60
The following report was received and placed on file in the Auditor's Office:
Minnehaha County Coroner Report for February 2023
Routine Personnel Actions
New Hires
1. Donald Christensen, seasonal Laborer for the Highway Department, at $17.50/hour effective 4/27/2023.
2. Selina Betancourt, variable hour Juvenile Correctional Worker for the Juvenile Detention Center, at $21.00/hour effective 4/20/2023.
3. Ashley Gonzales, variable hour Safe Home Program Worker for Safe Home, at $18.00/hour effective 4/18/2023.
4. Michelle Sorensen, variable hour Tax and License Associate for the Treasurer’s Office, at $18.00/hour effective 4/18/2023.
Promotions
1. To promote James Sadkovich, Deputy State’s Attorney to Senior Deputy State’s Attorney for the State’s Attorney’s Office, at $3,580.00/biweekly (22/4) effective 4/19/2023.
2. To promote Samara Strom, Juvenile Correctional Officer I to Juvenile Correctional Officer II for the Juvenile Detention Center, at $26.65/hour (16/1) effective 4/29/2023.
Step Increases
1. Cody Schmoyer, Corporal for the Jail, at $30.90/hour (17/3) effective 4/2/2023.
2. Cameron Larson, Juvenile Correctional Officer I for the Juvenile Detention Center, at $24.16/hour (13/2) effective 4/30/2023.
3. Ashley Lopez, Juvenile Correctional Officer II for the Juvenile Detention Center, at $27.98/hour (16/2) effective 4/30/2023.
4. Christopher Miles, Senior Trial Attorney for the Public Defender’s Office, at $4,050.40/biweekly (23/5) effective 4/30/2023.
5. Katheryn Ryan, Senior Trial Attorney for the Public Defender’s Office, at $4,362.40/biweekly (23/8) effective 4/17/2023.
6. Jessica Lichty, Digital Discovery Technician for the State’s Attorney’s Office, at $27.31/hour (14/4) effective 4/2/2023.
7. Rebecca Brown, Diversion Program Coordinator for the State’s Attorney’s Office, at $29.41/hour (16/3) effective 4/2/2023.
8. Christina Fousek, Victim Witness Assistant for the State’s Attorney’s Office, at $32.47/hour (16/7) effective 4/10/2023.
Parcel 55449, Hoffman, Mary D or Kurt A, 2022 Property Taxes $633.68
REZONING PUBLIC HEARING
Mason Steffen, Planner, was present for the public hearing and gave the second reading of an amendment to Ordinance MC 16-90, the 1990 Revised Zoning Ordinance. The amendment, Rezone #23-02, is to rezone from the A-1 Agricultural District to the C Commercial District for the property legally described as Tract 4 Oyen's Addition, W1/2 NE 1/4 Section 1-T103N-R50W Lyons Township, and is located at the intersection of 250th Street (County Highway 114) and Interstate 29. The property is a parcel of land that is approximately 12.91 acres. The petitioner is Lance Warne and the property owner is Joanne Oyen. The property is located directly south of the existing commercial property that is owned by the petitioner and the rezoning would allow for an expansion of their existing storage unit operation. The subject property is adjacent to property with direct access onto a paved county highway. The properties to the north and west are existing commercial uses, with cropland to the south, and several residential homes to the east. During the site visit to the property, it was noted that there are existing tree groves on the north and east sides of the subject property, which will help screen any future commercial uses of the existing residential properties. The Envision 2035 Comprehensive Plan also designates the Baltic exit as a rural service area, and encourages the development of commercial/industrial uses at this intersection. The direct access onto a paved county highway, adjacent to other commercial uses, will limit the traffic concerns that any new commercial use may cause. This corner of the intersection already consists of mostly commercial uses and the allowing of the expansion of an existing use onto this property will not overly impact the surrounding area. This request was heard by the Planning Commission as part of the consent agenda during the March 27, 2023, meeting and the Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend approval of the rezoning request.
Chair Bender asked for proponents and opponents to speak on the topic. There were no proponents or opponents in attendance to speak on the topic.
MOTION by Karsky, seconded by Beninga, to amend the 1990 Revised Zoning Ordinance for Minnehaha County for rezoning the property legally described as Tract 4 Oyen's Addition W1/2 NE1/4 Section 1-T103N-R50W Lyon's Township from A-1 Agricultural to C Commercial District. By roll call vote: 5 ayes.
BRIEFING
Judge Robin Houwman gave a presentation regarding the Second Judicial Circuit. The presentation highlighted the number of cases that were filed as well as a general overview of statistics and the population. Some significant developments for the past year include the granting of the new Magistrate judgeship and a security update. Judge Houwman also highlighted the upcoming projects/priorities for the Second Judicial Circuit, which include a chamber remodel for a new Magistrate Judge; New Judge Request and other FTE's during the 2024 Legislative Session; Law Library Remodel to a Hearing room; and continued security enhancement emphasis. Karl Thoennes, Circuit Court Administrator, provided a briefing regarding the digitization of court records.
GRANT AUTHORIZATION
Daniel Haggar, State's Attorney, presented a request for authorization for Minnehaha County to be designated as a subrecipient of the Attorney General's Office OVW Improving Criminal Justice Response Grant Application. For a number of years, the Attorney General's Office has applied for and been awarded federal grant funds offered by the Office of Violence Against Women (OVW). The Attorney General's office has received the Improving Criminal Justice Response (ICJR) grant, which encourages state, local, and tribal governments and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims, by requiring the coordinated involvement of the entire criminal justice system. The foundation of the program is a Coordinated Community Response (CCR), which will bring together a diverse group of community partners to work together to address the widespread impact of domestic violence or Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). As a subrecipient, Minnehaha County would not only serve on the statewide team, but would also advance local efforts by working with our community partners to enhance services for victims and hold offenders accountable. The proposed amount of grant funds that Minnehaha County would receive over the course of thirty-six months is $706,577.30. The proposed funds would be used to fund an existing .5 FTE Detective with the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office dedicated to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), a new full-time 1.0 FTE Deputy State's Attorney dedicated to enhancing strategies for effective prosecution; and a new part-time .5 FTE Investigator in the State's Attorney's Office to assist with follow up investigations and prosecution. MOTION by Karsky, seconded by Kippley, to authorize Minnehaha County as a sub-recipient of the South Dakota Attorney General's Application for Office of Violence Against Women Fiscal Year 2023 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response. By roll call vote: 5 ayes.
BRIEFING
Daniel Haggar, State's Attorney, gave a presentation on the State's Attorney's Office. The Minnehaha County State's Attorney's Office remains committed to public safety, community service, and equal justice under the law. The presentation highlighted the areas of staffing and caseload. Some key statistics for the Minnehaha County State's Attorney's Office for 2022 include jury trials-44; new cases opened-10,331; new entrants into Minnehaha County Specialty Courts-90; graduation from Minnehaha County Specialty Courts-41; juvenile team cases handled-1,809; total abuse and neglect cases-201; filed abuse and neglect cases-108; successful juvenile diversions-232; successful adult diversions-57. State’s Attorney Haggar also highlighted how the remodel of the office has helped the office as well as the various innovations that have been implemented.
ABATEMENTS
Chris Lilla, Director of Equalization, presented a recommendation regarding five years of abatements on Parcel 29518. Director Lilla provided a summary of old notes and documents that show the owner-occupied status of the parcel. The Office of Equalization is recommending denial of the five years of abatements on Parcel 29518 due to the note that the mailing address was changed per the owner's request, and that the Office of Equalization met its statutory duty to send notification of removal of owner occupancy. Karen Roth, Sioux Falls, presented information regarding her request to have the five years of abatements approved. MOTION by Karsky, seconded by Beninga, to approve the abatements on parcel 29518 for owner occupied status for the following periods: for the 2018 payable 2019 tax year in the amount of $731.95; for the 2019 payable 2020 tax year in the amount of $935.65; for the 2020 payable 2021 tax year in the amount of $918.56; for the 2021 payable 2022 tax year in the amount of $918.91; 2022 payable 2023 tax year in the amount of $1,071.89. By roll call vote: 5 ayes.
LIQUOR LICENSE FEES
Leah Anderson, Auditor, presented a request to approve a resolution relating to fees to be charged for various classifications of liquor licenses. In August of 2021, Minnehaha County Commissioners adopted Ordinance MC 21-59 establishing the requirements, fees, and regulations for the issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses within Minnehaha County. In addition to the ordinance, the Minnehaha County Commissioners adopted the number of allowable on-sale and off-sale liquor licenses at 13. The 2020 census figures also support 13 on-sale liquor licenses and off-sale liquor licenses. When issuing an on-sale liquor license, Minnehaha County currently charges a fee consistent with the fee charged to the nearest municipality for on-sale liquor licenses. With the exception of Sioux Falls and Brandon, the fee for a new on-sale liquor license and renewal fee is $1,200. The fee for a new off-sale license is set at $1,200 and a renewal fee is set at $500. The fees for the temporary licenses were reviewed and increased in 2022 with no proposed changes for the upcoming year as those fees are spelled out in state statute. In addition to the special event fees, there is a publishing fee for each application. After reviewing the costs associated with publishing the special event notices, the Auditor's Office is recommending an increase in the publishing fee from $50.00 to $55.00. MOTION by Karsky, seconded by Kippley, to approve Resolution MC 23-15 Determining the Number of On-Sale and Off-Sale Alcoholic Beverage Licenses and the Fees for Each Classification of License. By roll call vote: 5 ayes.
RESOLUTION MC 23-15
A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF ON-SALE AND OFF-SALE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSES AND THE FEES FOR EACH CLASSIFICATION OF LICENSE
WHEREAS, SDCL 35-4-11.1, as amended, provides that the board of county commissioners shall on or before the second of September in each year determine by ordinance or resolution the number of on-sale and off-sale licenses (other than malt beverage) it will approve for the ensuing calendar year and the fees to be charged for the various classifications of licenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED:
1. Off-Sale:
a. That the number of off-sale liquor licenses be set at thirteen (13);
b. That the fee for such a license be set at $1,200; and
c. That the renewal fee for such a license be set at $500.
2. On-Sale:
a. That the number of on-sale liquor licenses be set at thirteen (13); and
b. That the initial and renewal fees for such a license shall be set at the same amount charged by the nearest municipality to the license location according to SDCL 35-4-2(6).
3. That the application fee for a special event alcohol license shall be as follows:
a. A temporary special malt beverage retailer's license: $50.00 per day;
b. A temporary special on-sale wine retailer's license: $50.00 per day;
c. A temporary special on-sale liquor license: $50.00 per day; and
d. A temporary special off-sale package wine dealers license $50.00 per day.
4. A $55.00 publishing fee shall be required in addition to the applicable application or renewal fee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall replace any and all prior ordinances or resolutions adopted by the Minnehaha County Board of County Commissioners regarding the number of approved on-sale licenses and fees for on-sale licenses, off-sale licenses, and special events licenses within the County.
Adopted this 25th day of April, 2023
MINNEHAHA COUNTY:
Jean Bender, Chair
Minnehaha County Commission
ATTEST:
Kym Christiansen
Minnehaha County Deputy Auditor
COMMISSIONER LIAISON REPORTS
Commissioner Karsky reported on the recent meetings of the South Dakota Association of County Commissioners.
Commissioner Kippley reported on recent meetings with the Courthouse Security Committee, the Office of Public Defender's, and Planning and Zoning Commission.
Commissioner Bender reported on the meeting with departments regarding budgets and planning meetings for the Juvenile Justice Center.
MOTION by Karsky, seconded by Kippley, to recess from 10:16 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. 5 ayes.
MOTION by Beninga, seconded by Kippley, to enter into Executive Session pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2 (1), (3), and (4). 5 ayes.
MOTION by Bleyenberg, seconded by Beninga, to adjourn. 5 ayes.
The Commission adjourned until 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023.
APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION:
Jean Bender
Chair
ATTEST:
Kym Christiansen
Commission Recorder
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NOTICE OF HEARING ON AMENDED PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME AND ALTERATION OF BIRTH RECORDS
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA) IN CIRCUIT COURT
:SS COUNTY OF MINNEHAHA) SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN THE MATTER OF THE NAME CHANGE OF
DOMINIC EDWARD JOHNSTON-STEWART,
A MINOR CHILD.
49CIV. 22-3123
NOTICE OF HEARING ON AMENDED PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME AND ALTERATION OF BIRTH RECORDS
Darcy Mia Johnston, natural mother and guardian of Dominic Edward Johnston-Stewart, a minor child, has filed a petition to change the name of Dominic Edward Johnston-Stewart to Dominic Edward Johnston and to alter his name on his birth records. Please take notice that a hearing on the Amended Petition for Change of Name and Alteration of Birth Records will be brought on for hearing before a Circuit Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit, County of Minnehaha, State of South Dakota, at the courtroom in the Minnehaha County Courthouse, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, on Tuesday, the 30th day of May, 2023 at the hour of 11:00 A.M. or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard.
Dated this 10th day of March, 2023.
JOHNSON, JANKLOW & ABDALLAH, L.L.P.
BY Kimberly J. Lanham
Kimberly J. Lanham
P.O. Box 2348
Sioux Falls, SD 57101-2348
(605) 338-4304
Email:
Attorneys for Petitioner
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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO TAKE TAX DEED and NOTICE THAT RIGHT OF REDEMPTION WILL EXPIRE AND TAX DEED ISSUE for Parcel # 37517
TO: The Unknown personal representatives, Heirs, Devisees and Legatees of Leon N Watne, deceased, the owner of record of the herinafter described real property, and in whose name the property is taxed, Any Person in Possession of the Real Property; Finance Office, City of Sioux Falls; First National Bank of Omaha and to any other interested person pursuant to SDCL Ch. 10-25
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the following described real property situated in the County of Minnehaha, State of South Dakota, to wit:
Parcel # 37517
LEGAL ADDRESS The East 44 feet of the West 132 Feet of Lot 13, Block 6 of Johnson's Addition to Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, according to the recorded plat thereof.
was sold to Minnehaha County for taxes then due and delinquent for the year 1998 at tax sale, on December 20th, 1999 by the Treasurer of Minnehaha County, South Dakota for the sum of the unpaid real property taxes assessed against the property for the year 1998 plus penalty, interest and costs. That Minnehaha County, South Dakota, is now the lawful owner and holder of tax sale certificate No. 98-00712
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, That the right of redemption of said real property from said tax sale will expire sixty days from the date of the completed service of this notice as provided by law, and that unless redemption is made from said tax sale at the Office of the Minnehaha County Treasurer prior to the expiration of such time, a tax deed will be made and issued by the Minnehaha County Treasurer to Minnehaha County.
The said tax then due and delinquent with interest and costs accrued and in addition thereto, the cost of service of this notice by personal service or publication, attorney's fees and cost of affidavit, costs of record search, together with such interest as may accrue after this date, which must be paid in order to redeem.
Dated this 14th day of April, 2023
Kris Swanson
Treasurer
Minnehaha County
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FACT OF ADOPTION
An ordinance amending Ordinance MC16-90, the 1990 Revised Zoning Ordinance for Minnehaha County.
The Minnehaha County Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance 16-178-23 on April 25, 2023. This ordinance amended Ordinance MC16-90, the 1990 Revised Zoning Ordinance for Minnehaha County by rezoning the properties legally described as: Tract 4 Oyen’s Addition W1⁄2 NE1⁄4 Section 1 T103N-R50W, Minnehaha County, SD from the A-1 Agriculture District to the C Commercial District and the official zoning map referred to in Article 2.03 is amended to include the properties in the C Commercial Zoning District.
The entire ordinance is on file in the office of the County Auditor and available for inspection during regular business hours.
- Leah Anderson, County Auditor
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NOTICE OF HEARING
Notice is hereby given that at a Joint meeting of the Minnehaha County and City of Sioux Falls Planning Commissions to be held at 7:00 p.m. on May 22, 2023 in the Commission Room of the County Administration Building, 415 N Dakota Ave., Sioux Falls, SD, there will be a public hearing to consider the following amendments to the Revised Joint Zoning Ordinance for Minnehaha County and the City of Sioux Falls.
REZONE from the A1-Agricultural District to Mapleton Golf Planned Development District, property legally described as the S½ SE¼ (Ex. Laurel Ridge Addition & H-1) of Section 23 T102N-R49W & the N½ NE¼ (Ex. A Triangle Section Beginning in the SW Corner Extending 680’ N & 680’ E) of Section 26 T102N-R49W & the SE¼ NE¼ of Section 26 T102N-R49W & the SW¼ NW¼ of Section 25 T102N-R49W, Minnehaha County, SD.
All interested persons may appear and be heard. Meeting Assistance: Accommodations for meetings will be provided for persons with disabilities upon request. Please contact the County Commission Office at (605) 367-4206 (Voice or TDD) 24 hours in advance of the meeting.
Dated: April 26, 2023
Leah Anderson, County Auditor
Published twice at the total approximate cost of $26.20 and can be viewed for free at www.sdpublicnotices.com. 5-4-23-2tc
Public Notices Highlight Insurance Companies’ Financial Condition
Below, and in the next three weeks' mailed issues, you will find the annual publication of financial summaries of insurance companies licensed to do business in South Dakota.
Insurance companies doing business in South Dakota are required by state law to publish these financial summaries each year. The summary lists the insurance company's assets, liabilities, business in South Dakota for the year and the lines in which the company is authorized by the state of South Dakota to sell insurance.
“The annual publication of these financial summaries is important to ensure South Dakotans are informed about an important segment of the financial industry doing business in our state,” South Dakota Newspaper Association Executive Director David Bordewyk said. “Publishing these notices in the local newspaper informs South Dakotans in a trusted, transparent manner and creates a permanent public record. That is why public notices published in the local newspaper remains vital in our democracy.”
For more information about any insurance company doing business in South Dakota, contact the state Division of Insurance in Pierre at (605) 773-3563.
More than 8 out of 10 South Dakotans cite their local newspaper as the “most trusted” source for public notices such meeting minutes, bid notices and the insurance company financial summaries you will find in this issue. That is according to a statewide survey of 446 South Dakota adults commissioned by SDNA and conducted by Coda Ventures in 2021.
Every month, 574,000 consumers -- 83% of South Dakota adults -- read local newspapers in print and online. South Dakota’s community newspapers outpace all other media as the top source for information about local government.
South Dakota Newspaper Association, founded in 1882 and based in Brookings, represents the state’s 105 weekly and daily newspapers.
The records kept at the Second Judicial Court may go through digitization, which would likely cost Minnehaha County taxpayers substantial funds upfront but save in the long run; local senior Preston Bohl is honored as a top student; CO2 pipelines are back in discussion and Garretson sports are making up for lost time during their seasons. Plus, a non-profit has formed to help South Dakota businesses expand their sales overseas and on-line learning did not take off in South Dakota, plus more!
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Tara Dee Hough died on Saturday, April 8th in her home in Garretson of natural causes. She was born on July 11, 1955 in Jamestown, North Dakota. She spent many formative years in Northfield Minnesota. Her family owned the famous restaurant Zorbas and she started working there at 12 years of age. She was active in school and had a lifelong love of horses and animals. In school she was both a cheerleader and was in high school theater, including taking a lead role. She enjoyed cycling, was a skydiver and loved her Volkswagen beetle.
After her parents’ divorce, her mother moved the family frequently all across the country. She graduated high school in 1973 from Canyon High School in Canyon County California. She enlisted in the United States Air Force shortly thereafter and served for four years, reaching the rank of Senior Airman and working as an Air Traffic Controller at the Strategic Air Command Headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska.
After her service in the Air Force she took to working professionally with horses, working at the Kay Meredith Farms and also managing the Grant Ranch in northern California.
In the 1990s she went back to school and by 1996 she had graduated with a Bachelor’s of History and also completed a Master’s in Business Management from the San Jose State University of California.
Degree in hand she began the next phase of her working life, taking jobs for various firms as a government contractor in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota and finally EROS Data Center in rural Garretson, South Dakota in 2019.
This she did until she finally retired from that professional sphere, though she continued to work part time at Big Ern’s Sports Cabin, and volunteering her time as a proofreader and photojournalist at the Garretson Gazette. She also joined and was active in the Henry G. Fix Garretson American Legion Post #23, and was serving as the Legion’s Chaplain at the time of her death. She volunteered her time to assist with the local meals on wheels programs and was an active donor to the food pantry and local pet rescue groups, specializing in fostering and placing housecats with families.
She is survived by her mother Jeanne Hough and sister Camille Nelson of Albert Lee Minnesota, her brother Ian Hough of Commerce City, Colorado, cousin Mitchell Stromme of Faribault, Minnesota and by Aarryon Flores-Martinez of Colorado to whom she was a foster parent and legal guardian. She also leaves behind a large number of friends in the community.
Her sister Camille said that she thinks one of the many of the things that initially attracted Tara to Garretson was their childhood experiences in Northfield, MN as they have Jesse James Days events there as well. Both Camille and Ian said they were grateful for the outpouring of friendship, support and acceptance that Tara received in the community, and both believe that after a lifetime of living from place to place, she finally and truly found a home here in Garretson.
Tara always believed in paying it forward, and if her friends in the community are so moved, in lieu of flowers please donate to the All Cats Rescue or the Garretson Food Pantry in her name.
A celebration of Tara’s life will be held at the Henry G. Fix American Legion Post #23 at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 5. It will be followed afterward by full Military Honors from the Henry G. Fix Post’s Honor Guard on the green beside the post. Tara Hough’s ashes will be laid to rest at the veteran’s cemetery in Sioux Falls.
Sherma Jo Wright, age 81, passed away April 25, 2023 in Overland Park, KS. She was born March 5, 1942 to Gerald and Volita Sias in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Grateful to have shared her life are her daughter, Debbie (Tim) Heesch; grandchildren, Kaylie (Brady) Burgason and Jordan (Jake) Heesch; great-grandchildren, Coewen, Carter and Brooklynn; sisters-in-law, Hayley Sias and Jerrie Wright; a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Preceded in death by her husband, Robert Wright; daughter, Jennifer Jo Wright; parents, Gerald and Volita Sias; brother, Rollyn Sias; sisters, Jenean Stone and Gerilyn Whitney.
Funeral Services were held Saturday, April 29, 2023.
