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A Desk Full of Memories
By
Daris Howard
As we moved furniture recently, a small white desk
brought a flood of memories to my mind. My wife, Donna,
and I had only been married about a year and a half and had
a two-month-old daughter. I was struggling to work my way
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In any given month over the last year
As a former teacher and librarian, and
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Donna asked why I didn’t bid.
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These children are in need of a loving
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That was true, but there was a more important reason.
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home. Like any child, they need uncondition- program, we have had 2,128 families sign up When the desk came up for bid, the auctioneer asked, “Who
al love, guidance and support. That’s where
to learn more and we’ve seen an increase
will bid forty dollars?” No one said anything, so he dropped it
foster families come in.
in foster homes, including American Indian
to thirty-five, then thirty, then twenty-five. Still no one bid, so
Foster parents make a difference in the
foster families.
he moved to something else.
lives of children and their birth families. In
This is encouraging, but the need for
When he had sold almost everything else and paused for
many instances, they provide healing by
more volunteers still exists. There is a
a moment, I slipped up to him.
offering a safe and stable environment until
particular need for foster parents who can
“Are you going to sell the desk?” I asked.
a child can return home. In some situations,
take sibling groups, American Indian foster
“No one seemed to want to start the bidding,” he replied.
they become the permanent guardians
parents and families who are willing to care
“I would have, but I don’t have as much as you wanted,” I
themselves through the adoption process.
for teenagers. Foster parents must be 21
said. “But I would like it for my wife.”
Whether it’s
years old, trained and licensed, and can be
“How much do you want to bid?” he asked.
a short- or
related or unrelated to the child.
“Fifteen dollars is all I have,” I replied, “and I will bid it all.”
long-term
We need more South Dakotans who are
He looked at me and seemed to realize that I was a strugplacement,
willing to provide this selfless, life-changing
gling college student, and he smiled. “You’ve got yourself a
foster famicare. Please consider opening your heart and desk.”
lies provide
your home to help a child in need. You can
He motioned to the lady marking down the sold items,
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and she handed me the paper to pay for the desk. But after
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everything else was sold, a man asked about it. The auctioneer told the man the desk was sold.
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“But no one even bid on it,” the man complained. “I
The City Vermillion Code Enforcement is seeking quotes
The City ofof Vermillion Code Enforcement is seeking
planned to, but I didn’t want to start.”
quotes for snow removal for public sidewalks.
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The auctioneer turned and smiled at me, then said to the
in providing this service please stop by City Hall to apply
If you are interested in providing this service please stop
& $120 this week
man, “I doubt you could have beat the bid, because you’d
or call Hall to apply.
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have to give everything
you had.”
And as we recently
moved the old desk, I think
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BROOKINGS, S.D. - If you've seen a
large noisy beetle resembling a June beetle in your yard or garden this fall, you're
not alone. Adam Varenhorst, Assistant
Professor & SDSU Extension Field Crop Entomologist said the SDSU Extension team
has been receiving reports of the bumble
flower beetle.
"They show up later in the season and
feed on ripe garden produce," Varenhorst
explained.
Although the bumble flower beetle and
June beetle are related, Varenhorst said
there are quite a few characteristics that
can be used to tell them apart. "One of the
biggest differences is the timing of their
arrival," he said. "June beetles are most
frequently observed from May to June,
while the bumble flower beetle appears
from late July until the first hard frost."
Another distinguishing characteristic
of the bumble flower beetle is its light to
dark brown body color with black and
light mottling patterns (Figure 1). Bumble
flower beetles are also mostly covered
in dense, light-colored hairs, and make a
very noticeable buzzing sound while flying
(Figure 2).
Not a pest to worry about
Although these beetles often get
blamed for damage to tomatoes and apples, Varenhorst says the criticism isn't
fair because they are only feeding on
produce that was already damaged.
"The bumble flower beetles are attracted to sweet or fermenting liquids
and ripening crops," he said. "Bumble
flower beetles are not considered a major
pest, and the best way to manage them is
to remove them from infested areas and
destroy them."
In addition, routine picking and removing of damaged produce from the garden
can reduce the presence of bumble flower
beetles.
For apple trees, Varenhorst encouraged
the removal of any blemished apples and
ground falls from around the base of the
tree.
"Doing so should noticeably reduce
bumble flower beetle numbers," he said.
Commit To Know More
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Quality Workmanship,
Reasonable Rates
Clay County Farmland
For information contact:
Finance Officer
City of Vermillion
25 Center Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
605-677-7056
Or on the web at www.vermillion.us/bids.aspx
Deadline for Sealed Bids
11:00 a.m. November 1, 2018
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Election
Signs Not
Allowed In
Right Of Way
PIERRE, S.D –The South
Dakota Department of
Transportation reminds the
public that political campaign and ballot-issue signs
cannot be placed on state
highway rights of way.
“With election season
upon us, election signs
are showing up along
the state’s roadways,”
says Kristi Sandal, public
information officer. “Illegal
signs create a safety hazard
and may distract motorists from seeing important
regulatory or directional
signing.”
The use of right of way
is reserved for official
highway signage. All signs
in the right of way that
are not required for traffic
control, as authorized by
law (SDCL 31-28-14), are
prohibited and will be
removed by SDDOT crews
as they see them or as they
are reported. Attempts to
contact the owner of the
signs to pick them up will
be made.
Municipal ordinances
regulating placement and
removal of campaign signs
within towns and cities
do not have precedence
over state jurisdiction and
supervision of state highway rights of way within
municipalities.