Page 6 shop online at www.broadcasteronline.com April 26, 2011 1650 Home Country The American Malady Referred To As Hunkers About the time the sun melts the ice on the mud, hunkers happen. It’s an American malady and it struck Dud out at the sales barn the other day. You could kinda see it coming on. All the signs were there. He suddenly turned quiet and he started checking the weed margins for a grass blade. In a hunker, two props are necessary: a stick and a blade of grass. Oh, sometimes straw is substituted, but it's kinda like trading your French fries for cottage cheese on the lunch special; you can do it, but it isn't the same. Dud found a good stick, ?nger thick, fairly straight, about a foot long. Cottonwood, maybe. Then he found a tall blade of orchard grass, broke it until it was hunker length, and stuck it in his mouth. Doc and I, having witnessed these events, began looking for our own grass blades, albeit reluctantly. Our knees aren't as young as Dud's. That's when Dud went headlong into Phase Three. Grass... check. Stick ... ten-four. Phase Three, the right location. Dud began turning slowly, checking the ground beneath his feet, lining up with the azimuth in just the right way so as to maximize his powers, keeping the sun in the proper location to light his face while not causing his own eyes to squint. Slowly he turned, like a mare choosing her foaling bed. Then a silent string was pulled in Dud's mind, releasing Serving SE South Dakota & NE Nebraska for 17 years the knees, and he dropped down into a proper country hunker. Doc and I stuck our grass between our teeth and - with occasional moans - followed suit. Dud silently brushed a clean slate of dirt in front of him and doodled on it. "Been thinking," he said. Doc and I nodded and checked the doodle to see if we could recog- 13 Annual Antique Tractor & Collector Car Auction th Friday, June 24th & Saturday, June 25th 9:30 a.m. both days Located: Girard Auction Facilities, Wakonda, SD Last year’s auction we offered 100 collector cars & trucks and sold 89 of them! NO Collector Car auction in the Country can match those results! We offer Live Internet Bidding and will have buyers in attendance from all over the world! LOOKING FOR: Pre-1970’s Restored & Good Original Cars & Pickups, Muscle Cars, Hot Rods & Customs, Model A’s & T’s, Corvette’s, Convertibles, & Low Mileage, Special Interest modern vehicles The Tractor Auction will feature 4 Exceptionally RARE Minneapolis-Moline Tractors from Dennis Parker of Arlington, SD. Nearly 100 Tractors & Gas engines will be offered of all brands. Restored & Original tractors accepted! Call Toll Free to Consign Today-1-866-531-6186! Low Commissions with outstanding results! Consign by June 1st to be including in our full color brochure sent to 5,000+ buyers! Girard Auction & Land Brokers, Inc. (605) 267-2421 Toll Free: 1-866-531-6186 www.GirardAuction.com nize anything about the design. Nope. "I think,” Dud said, "if we could just irrigate more, we'd get more rain." ———— Brought to you by Slim Randles’s outdoor memoirs, Sweetgrass Mornings, available at www.slimrandles.com. With an ad in the 624-4429 Broadcaster Mobile Homes For Sale 1700 Merchandise Farmall H tractor, Hydraulic woodsplitter, SunL 250cc scooter, garden tractor, concrete siding trim boards, 5th-wheel hitch. Best offers (605)665-1076. For Sale: Twin bed with box spring, frame, and head board, Queen size bed with box spring. Two drawer desk, telephone stand, brass lamp, entertainment center 65”Hx24”Dx6”L, 2-wooden candlestick base lamps with shades, voit 400GR gravity rider, wooden chest 17”Dx21”Hx31”L. If interested please call (605)480-0462 and ask for Dolores. I am moving on May 14th, so I need to move these items before then. STEEL BUILDINGS: 6 ONLY 20x20, 25x30, 40x54, 45x74, 60x140. Must Move Now! Selling for Balance Owed! Still Crated/Free Delivery 1-800-211-9593 x243 (MCN) 2011 Ford Edge SEL AWD #3302 254-6710 CONSIGNMENTS NOW BEING ACCEPTED To be moved 1-1/2 story, remodeled 4-bedroom 2-bath home. Best offer. (605)760-5352 or (605)660-3617. 2008 Single Wide Mobile Home for sale, like-new. 3-bedrooms, 2-bathrooms. Spacious living room, large kitchen with plenty of cupboard space and all appliances included. Master bedroom boasts large walk-in closet. Oversized master bathroom with linen closet and huge tub. Vaulted ceilings throughout. Located in Westgate Mobile Home Park in Vermillion. Asking $41,000. Call (605)350-1064 or (605)350-6947 in evenings. Slim Randles www.hartingtontree.com Kyle & Kent Hochstein (402) 3-bedroom, 1.5 bath, laundry, detached garage, unfinished basement, appliances and window coverings. Located in Vermillion. $109,900. Can e-mail pictures. (605)670-8970 1655 Hartington Tree Service • Tree Trimming• Removals/Transplanting •Evergreen Shade & Ornamental Trees For Sale Houses For Sale MSRP MFG Rebate Dealer Savings Sale Price $36,175 $3,000 $2,176 $30,999 439 $ and 3.99% APR 75 month w/$2,000 customer cash. All rebates to dealer. 3.99% W.A.C. credit rebates subject to change. 1700 Merchandise MEMORY FOAM THERAPEUTIC NASA VISCO MATTRESSES WHOLESALE! T-$299 F-$349 Q-$399 K-$499 ADJUSTABLES - $799 FREE DELIVERY 25 YEAR WARRANTY 90 NIGHT TRIAL 1 - 8 0 0 - A T S L E E P 1-800-287-5337 WWW.MATTRESSDR.COM nani 1725 Books Plain Talk Seeks Donations for Book Sale The Vermillion Plain Talk is seeking donations for a book sale to be held during the Vermillion’s City Wide Rummage Sale. The book sale will be June 23rd and 24th. All kinds of gently used books, VHS/DVD movies will be accepted (No Encyclopedias or Text Books please!)Books can be brought to the Plain Talk Office, 201 w Cherry, Vermillion. Donations will be accepted M-F from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. until June 17th, 2011. Proceeds from the sale will go to the Newspapers in Education program, which provides free newspapers to classrooms in Vermillion and the surrounding areas. 1770 Home Appliances For Sale: Estate by Whirlpool Washer/Dryer set. White in color. Less than 10yrs old. $150. for set. Must sell by May 9th. No delivery. Call (605)480-3336. 1775 Home Furnishings For Sale: Moveable Bar with wheels and 4 swivel chairs. $100/OBO. (402)355-2640. 1780 Items Wanted Skidloaders, garden tractors & attachments. Garden tractor loaders, riding mowers, ATV’s, 3 & 4 wheelers. Mopeds, golf carts. Kohler, Onan and Wisconsin engines. Go carts, boats & boat motors. Any condition, doesn’t need to run. Call (605)254-2599. Wanted Flatbed for Ford Ranger pickup. Call (402)841-8191. Lewis & Clark Ford mo. 316 Capitol St. • Yankton, SD (605)664-2000 • 1-877-865-7668 www.lewisandclarkford.com Wanted: Alfalfa and grass hay. Round or square bales. Grinding and good quality needed. (605)957-4752 Wanted: Broken concrete, have dump in South Yankton. Just South of Discovery Bridge. (605)661-1116. ANNUAL UNRESERVED SPRING FLEET VEHICLE & HEAVY EQUIPMENT AUCTION FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2011 ~ 10:00 AM CST York County Fairgrounds, York, Nebraska Directions: Located at the junction of Lincoln Ave & 25th Street. Internet Bidding available, visit www.stockra.com BUCKET TRUCKS & DIGGER TRUCK: 00 Ford F-650 Single Axle Bucket Truck; 99 International 4900 Single Axle Bucket Truck; 97 Freightliner FL70 Bucket Truck; 98 Ford F-800 Single Axle Bucket Truck; 95 Ford F800 Bucket Truck; 98 Ford F800 Digger Derrick Truck. SERVICE TRUCKS: 92 GMC Single Axle Flatbed Truck; 91 GMC Single Axle Flatbed Truck; (3) 04 Ford F-450 Dually Service Trucks; 03 Ford F-350 1 Ton Service Truck; 75 International 1600 Loadstar Fuel Tanker Truck; 90 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat XLT – 47. PICKUPS / SUVS / VANS: (2) 06 Dodge 2500 Pickups, 4x4; 98 Ford F-150 Pickup, 4x4; 01 Ford F-150 Pickup, 4x4; 89 Ford F-150 Pickup; 92 Chevy 2500 Series Pickup; 95 Ford F-150 Pickup; 95 GMC Sierra C1500 Series Pickup; (2) 06 Dodge Durangos, 4x4; 05 Dodge Durango, 4x4; 96 Chevy K1500 Suburban, 4x4; 99 Chevy Venture Van. TRAILERS: 77 Load King Model 604LR 46 ft. Triple Axle 60 T Lowboy Trailer; 97 D & K 12 ft. 5-T Tandem Axle Utility Trailer; (5) D & K Model 74-174 10 ft. Single Axle Single Reel Trailers; 93 JFW Tandem Axle Utility Trailer; 89 Evans Plugge TS100SN Tandem Axle Utility Trailer; 96 Evans Plugge / Duo Lift Model P1012SH-2 37 ft. Single Axle Pole Trailer; 81 Peterson 8 ft. Single Axle Enclosed Ground Testing Trailer. FORKLIFTS & MANLIFTS: Crown RC3000 Series Forklift. BOAT: 94 Combee 16 ft. Fiberglass Airboat. TRENCHER: 01 Ditch Witch HT25 Track Backhoe/Trencher, 2280 Hrs. NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT OWNERS Items also from Lincoln Electric System, City of Aurora, Cornhusker Public Power District, Perennial Public Power District, Mark Knopik, & Cleary Machinery Co., Inc.