HEADLINES IN THIS WEEK'S
NEWSPAPER

Jumper Plunge into $30,000 for Special Olympics
Sometimes, the largest goals come from the smallest fundraisers.
CASA comes to Hutchinson County, seeks
volunteers
Often, once an abused or neglected child enters the court system,
he or she is shuffled between several adults who are there to
help him or her along the process.
Handel pays fine, skips meeting
A Menno man who has been bickering with Hutchinson County Commissioners
over a $500 inspection fee for illegal drainage work since mid-
December apparently has given up the fight.
Mann elected to South Dakota Innkeepers
Association board of directors
Teresa Mann, owner of the Dakota HorizInn in Parkton, has been
elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the
South Dakota Innkeepers Association.
Semmler hosts Trojan wrestling breakfast
On Jan. 21, after the weigh-ins for the Parkston Little B tourney,
breakfast was served to the PHS wrestlers, cheerleaders and coaches
at the Bernice Semmler home in Parkston.
Catholic Daughters hold meeting
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Sacred Heart No.
280 held its regular meeting Jan. 5, with Regent Tina Roth presiding.


Character Counts awards
These Parkston elementary students were selected as Character
Counts Students of the Month for December.
Bormann wins local geography bee
Sydney Bormann won the school-level competition of the National
Geographic Bee on Jan. 17 and now has a chance at a $25,000 college
scholarship.

Legislators meet with hospital officials
Avera St. Benedict Health Centers board members, medical
staff and administration recently met with District 19 Legislators
Jim Putnam and Frank Kloucek.
Trojans wrap up second at Little B
For the second consecutive year, the Parkston Trojan wrestling
team finished in second place at the annual Little B Tournament,
held Saturday in Parktson.
Parkston escapes in fourth quarter against
the Cavaliers
Parkston got 27 points from Marie Malloy and a strong fourth
quarter finish to defeat the visiting Bon Homme Cavaliers, 58-49,
Jan. 12.
Black Hills deer, firearms antelope harvest
reported
Hunter surveys of the Black Hills deer and firearms antelope
hunting seasons indicate a decline in the number of hunters and
harvest for both seasons in 2011.
Professional excellence award winner named
at DWU
Aletha Erpenbach, Ethan, was the winner of the Professional Excellence
Awards for the second quarter at Dakota Wesleyan University.
2012 farm program underway
Producers must apply for this program on an annual basis.
Drainage tile workshops address key issues
Drainage tiling is on the minds of many agriculture producers
this year, with more than 7,000 landowners contacting the Natural
Resources Conservation Service for wetland determination requests
in 2011 than in 2010.
South Dakotas Broadband Initiative
wants to hear from ag producers
The states Broadband Initiative, led by the Bureau of Information
and Telecommunications, recently partnered with the United States
Department of Agriculture Field Office in South Dakota to survey
ag producers across the state, continuing the goal of increasing
high-speed broadband Internet in rural areas.
Proper sanitation key for effective vaccinations
Healthy calves are the result of good planning.