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I Kept a Secret/Anastasia Beaverhausen Says Goodbye to Single Life

View From the Basement by Dee Baby

By: admin
Published November 25, 2015, in Opinion

Esther (Schabot) Linke is my “bestie” and has been since she was 13 years old and I was 18 years old. I was a teen bride straight from a shotgun wedding and she was the first babysitter for my daughter, Misty. The marriage didn’t last long, but our friendship has endured the test of time.
So when Esther invited me down last weekend, I never thought it was unusual. Sunday morning, she turned from the stove and in a stern voice announced she and Dave wanted to stage an “intervention.” My mind was racing and my mouth was open like a fish to state, “I hardly drink at all anymore besides a glass of wine!” She then laughed at my discomfort and said, “What are you doing on Thursday ‘cuz Dave and I are getting married?”
I was then sworn to secrecy, which I must admit is a bit difficult for me to maintain. There’s always that temptation to relate to another friend the phrase, “I’m gonna tell you a secret, but you can’t tell anyone.” Esther even suggested a roll of duct tape for my mouth.
I was near to bursting ‘til Thursday with my secret knowledge. I wondered about the odd date during the week, but it was the second anniversary of their first date. (They have better memories than I have now.) I told a little white lie to my supervisor at work, Rayna Goergen, that I had an appointment in Mitchell. I didn’t know how I was going to escape the basement without attracting Gay’s attention. Thankfully, she was in Madison, but I already had my next lie in gear that I had a date. Whew!
Dave Buck’s best friend, Cory Hofer, also from Trail King, was the best man. I liked him immediately. He said he knew from the first date that Esther would be the one ‘cuz Dave would laugh to himself frequently. I wasn’t too surprised about their nuptials ‘cuz I told people I had Dave pegged as the “marrying kind.”
Dave and Esther opted for a simple ceremony performed by a mutual friend, Don Lura. The vows were taken before the fireplace. (Esther swore her palms were sweating from nervousness after 28 years of being single.) Dave was calm and assured and when he spoke his own vows that came straight from the heart, a big tear rolled down my cheek! I had to maintain a steady hand ‘cuz I was videoing.
Our reverend resorted to his irreverent self after the ceremony, complete with colorful stories, Ole and Lena jokes and his own wedding toast, which goes:
To keep your marriage brimming
With love to the rim of the cup,
Whenever you’re wrong admit it…
Whenever you’re right, shut up.
Wouldn’t you know, the attendants signed on the wrong line on the marriage license intended for the bride and groom. Cory threw me under the bus right away and said I told him the wrong line. I maintain he was distracted by the barbecued ribs in the crock pot and actually, why would he listen to a woman he’d met only for an hour? Also, we forgot to take pictures with the newlyweds. Mama Gay would have never let that happen. I assure you, the wedding was legal.
Cheers to you, Mr. and Mrs. Buck,
Dee Baby

Sanborn Central School Board minutes

By: admin
Published November 25, 2015, in Public Notices

The School Board of Sanborn Central School District 55-5 met in regular session on Monday, November 9, 2015, at 7:00 a.m. in the Sanborn Central Conference Room with the following present: Adams, Dean, Enfield, Olson, & Schmit. Others present, Supt. Whitney; HS Prin. Siemsen; Elem/MS Prin. Vermeulen; & Business Mgr. Bechen.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Schmit, seconded by Enfield, all aye, to approve the agenda as printed.
Motion by Dean, seconded by Schmit, all aye, to approve the minutes of the regular board meeting October 12, 2015 as printed.
Visitors to Board Meeting. None.
Motion by Enfield, seconded by Adams, all aye, to approve the Financial Statement and bills.
General Fund balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $50,304.44. Receipts: taxes $20,350.49, penalties/interest $262.86, interest $7.03, other pupil income $54.10, other local income $190.86, state fines $1,491.42, state aid $32,736.00, admission $799.96, manual journal entry $199,900.00. Expenditures: $147,880.98. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $158,216.18. Invested $25,000. CorTrust Savings balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $409,495.24. Receipts: interest $0.00. Expenditures: manual journal entry $200,000.00. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $209,495.24.
Capital Outlay Fund balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $868,173.97. Receipts: taxes $13,706.17, penalties/interest $180.79, interest $36.56. Expenditures: $19,801.05. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $862,296.44.
Special Education Fund balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $87,014.89. Receipts: taxes $388.49, penalties/interest $5.17, interest $2.81. Expenditures: $19,926.06. Balance: 10-31-15. $67,485.30. CorTrust Savings balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $1,820.85. Receipts: interest $0.00. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $1,820.85.
Pension Fund balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $566.15. Receipts: taxes $776.32, penalties/interest $10.33. Expenditures: $0.00. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $1,352.80.
Food Service Fund balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $11,994.86. Receipts: interest $0.47, student lunches $5,753.43, adult lunches $757.86, lunch certification $206.88, federal reimbursement $7,731.36, manual journal entry $100.00. Expenditures: $13,270.43. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $13,274.43.
Enterprise Fund balance, Oct. 01, 2015: $50.15. Receipts: $0.00. Expenditures: $0.00. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $50.15.
Scholarship Fund balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $14,667.66. Receipts: interest $0.66. Expenditures: $0.00. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015 $14,668.32.
Peters Scholarship balance: $14,668.32; Nelson Scholarship balance: 0.00.
Trust and Agency Funds balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $53,678.42. Receipts: $16,906.10. Expenditures: 15,609.78. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $54,974.74.
Salaries and benefits for the month of November, 2015 were as follows:
General Fund: $138,372.78;
Special Education: $19,105.35;
Food Service: $7,630.89.
Claims approved: GENERAL FUND – A&B Business, copies $142.22; A-Ox Welding, cylinder rent $29.05; Brightarrow Technologies, digital voice dialer $220.00; Brown & Saenger, tickets $5.99; Burnison Plumbing, prof service $2,994.85, filter separator $940.70; Card Services, board supply $10.37; Carquest, bus supply $120.93; Dakota Two Way, noise filters $250.00; Department of Revenue, water testing $15.00; First National Insurance, 2015 workmen comp $577.00; Foreman Sales & Service, bus supply $151.99; Harlow’s School Bus Service, dual horn $41.47; Heartland Paper Co., janitor supply $1,616.27, gym floor $2,250.00;
[IMPREST FUND: Gayle Bechen, All-State Chorus student meals $144.00; Rowan Byrd, CBH judge $76.50; Dean Duxbury, volleyball referee $80.00; Nicole Dvorak, CBH judge $49.34; Craig Fonder, football referee $80.00; Freeman High Schol, All-State Chorus registration $35.00; Dan Thelen, volleyball referee/mileage $103.52; Gloria Vavra, football referee/mileage $101.00];
Jostens, High School diplomas $89.87, middle school covers $123.58; Mid-Dakota Technologies, prof service $415.05; Premier Implement, bus supply $99.41; Quill, supply $395.08; Sanborn Weekly Journal, board proceedings $79.10, back-to-school ad $55.35; Justin Siemsen, lock boxes $60.68; Sturdevant’s Auto Parts, bus supply $163.53; VISA, air cards $120.03, All-State Chorus, gas $166.92; Walmart, supply $17.52.
CAPITAL OUTLAY Fund — A&B Business, Inc., copier rent $741.49; Central Electric, elect. $2,447.41; Hauff Mid-America Sports, girls basketball uniforms white $1,478.95, girls basketball uniforms black $1,478.95; Santel Communications, telephone/internet service $245.90, paging horn $1,999.86; Wards National Science, science equipment $8,225.48.
SPECIAL EDUCATION Fund – Children’s Home Society, Sept./Oct. tuition $3,701.01; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, SPED tests 166.10; Huron School Dist., Sept. tuition $473.79; Mitchell School Dist., Sept. tuition $585.27; Mileage reimbursement $159.60; Paula Sanderson, postage $10.80; Walmart, ink $23.97.
FOOD SERVICE Fund – Card Services, food $148.69; Darrington Water Conditioning, SS tank $48.00; Dean Foods, milk $537.31; Earthgrains, bread $102.90; Reinhart Foodservice, food $4,524.43, supply $108.30.
Mrs. Whitney reported on the following:
•   No school on Thursday, Nov. 12 so fans may attend the Championship 9AA football game at the Dome in Vermillion,
•   Volleyball team is in the Region Championship game at Sanborn Central,
•   Girls basketball practice will start on November 23 and boys basketball practice starts on November 30, and
•   a Foreman rep stopped to ask if we would be interested in contracting buses after this year.
Mr. Siemsen reported on the following:
•   First quarter report cards distributed on October 22nd,
•   First eligibility for 2nd Quarter tabulated on November 5th,
•   Volleyball and football postseason play,
•   Attended Perkins Program Improvement Meeting with Mr. Gross on November 5th,
•   FFA represented SC/W well at the National Convention,
•   Veteran’s Day program scheduled for November 11th at 9:00 a.m.,
•   Senior Financial Aid night on November 17th starting at 6:00 p.m., and
•   Extra Help Day on November 23rd followed by Thanksgiving Break on November 26th & 27th.
Mrs. Vermeulen reported on the following:
•   5/6 Basketball Cancer Tournament on November 14th,
•   SCW Marching Band Concert on November 16th,
•   5-8 Declaim on November 24th, and
•   Members of the Artesian Volunteer Fire Department visited the Kindergarten and first grade classes during Fire Prevention week in October.
Other discussion items:
•   Clayton Dean reported on a request from the Booster Club as to what would be needed for the school. New bleachers for the south side of the gym, the equipment to broadcast events from the Cube, and football pads on goal posts were discussed as needs; and
•   Troy Olson brought up ASBSD Delegate Assembly on November 20th.
Regular Board meeting will be held on December 14, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanborn Central School Conference Room.
Motion by Schmit, seconded by Dean, all aye, to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 a.m.
Gayle Bechen
Business Manager
Troy Olson
Board Chair

Blackhawks suffer another heartbreak at Dome

By: admin
Published November 18, 2015, in Headline News, Sports

COACH COREY Flatten provides a little comfort to quarterback Tucker Kingsbury and the rest of his players as the reality of the loss sinks in.

For the second year in a row, the WWSSC Blackhawks walked off the DakotaDome turf with an ache in their hearts, as the Class 9AA Runners-up.
The Blackhawks fell just short of the championship trophy with an agonizing 36-22 loss to rival Wolsey-Wessington. WWSSC beat the Warbirds in the regular season 20-6, proving that in the game of football, on any given day, the outcome can be different.
Despite struggling for the past few weeks with a sprained ankle, lead back Landon Ochsner ran for 121 yards on 23 carries and one touchdown, but his heroics didn’t stop there. Noticably favoring one ankle from the time he took the field for warm-ups, Ochsner still led the defense with 16 tackles.
The Blackhawks went with the strategy they’ve been successful with all season: start hard and fast.
After delivering a quick three-and-out on defense, the Hawks drove down the field to score on a 39-yard pass from Tucker Kingsbury to Dillon Moore. Ochsner easily ran in the two-point conversion to put the first eight points on the board.
The Warbirds immediately came back and on the next drive, in eight plays to gain 65 yards, scored on a five-yard run by Hunter Johnson. The Hawks held out the conversion attempt to hold onto the lead, 8-6 with 3:45 left in the first quarter.
The Blackhawks next drive included a false start penalty to bring up third and would end up turned over on downs near the 50 yard line.
W-W got some offense going again on the first drive of the second quarter with a few running plays, but an illegal block penalty would work in favor of the Hawks to bring up second and 20. The defense held, but just barely as the Warbirds came up an inch short on a fourth and 19 run.
The Hawks took over on downs at their own 11, but were unable to do anything with it and were forced to punt.
Wolsey-Wessington’s ensuing drive was penalty filled and ended on a Kingsbury interception at the Blackhawk two yard line.
Another unproductive drive gave W-W the ball back at the Blackhawk 29 and the Warbirds quickly scored on a 25-yard pass to Darin Ogunjemilusi.
The Blackhawks would get the ball back one more time before the half, but would enter the locker rooom down six points, 14-8.
The Hawks received coming out of halftime, to start their drive at their own 26. A first down on runs by Ochsner and John Witte got them to the 37, but a false start followed by an incomplete pass, forced the Hawks into another punt.
W-W received to their own 43-yard line and six plays later would score. Another failed PAT kept the lead manageable at 14 with 6:24 left to play in the third quarter.
The Blackhawks got the ball back on their own 44 and in one play, Ochsner broke free for a 55-yard touchdown. The two point try would fail, but nevertheless, the score narrowed to just a six-point, one-score difference.
However, on the next play from their own 30 yard line, the Warbirds would break lose their own run for 70 yards. This time the two-points was good, to increase their lead to 14 in a mere 18 seconds.
With 5:55 still left in the third, down two scores, the Blackhawks still had plenty of time and settled into their next drive. Starting from their 45, Kingsbury let loose on a deep pass to Witte to the W-W four yard line. On third and goal, Kingsbury would find Witte one more time for a touchdown.
Kingsbury rolled out to his left to find Moore in the endzone for the successful two points, to bring the score back within six points and 2:10 left in the third.
The Hawks were shut down in the fourth, however, while the Warbirds scored one more time to seal the win. A 45-yard run by Hunter Johnson, followed by a two-point conversion put W-W up 36-22 with 1:47 on the clock.
A successful, but suspect, Warbird onside kick sealed the deal with 1:47 left on the clock.
Kingsbury had 137 yards on 12-19 pass attempts and two touchdowns in his final high school football game.
Witte and Jacob Fouberg helped lead the defense with 13 tackles each.
Ochsner finished his senior year with 1,637 rushing yards and 25 touchdowns.
The Blackhawks end their 2015 campaign with an outstanding 11-1 record and will graduate 11 seniors.

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