May 2024

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held with the Sanborn County Commissioners acting as the Board of Adjustment at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The meeting will be held on the second floor of the Sanborn County Courthouse, Woonsocket, S.D. In the event of inclement weather, the meeting will be held at the next scheduled Commissioners meeting date.

The meeting is to discuss a Variance for a plat of Lot 1 of Brooks Addn. in the NE/4 of the NE/4 of 22-105-61.

Article 6, Section 613 Minimum Lot Requirement: The minimum lot area shall be 1.5 acres.

All interested parties are encouraged to attend this hearing.

Should you have any questions, please call our office at 605-796-4514.

Tami Ziebart,

Zoning Administrator

Sanborn County

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Mayor Mark Chada called the meeting to order with Sean Gromer, Angie Larson and Angie Meier in attendance. 

A motion was made by Gromer, seconded by Larson, carried, to approve the April 8th, 2024, minutes as read.

A motion was made by Gromer, seconded by Larson, carried, to approve the financials as presented.

Old Business:

Update on the ballfield: Chada contacted Pro-Contracting, and they will be coming up in the next week to lay cement in the dugouts. Update: Pro-Contracting has laid the cement in the dugouts. Chada contacted Tanner Cross about getting prices for posts and installing the posts as he did the backstops in Mount Vernon and Salem. The Board is waiting to hear back from Cross. Update: Cross has delivered the posts for the backstop. The Board is waiting to hear back from him on the price of setting the poles. Discussion was also held on the lights at the ballpark. Morris Electric has ordered the lights. Update: Lights will be installed once Morris Electric receives them. Update: Discussion was held on the ballpark backstop. The Board is going to have Tanner Cross install the poles, and Melissa Ettswold will be ordering the pad and net this next week. The team is also planning to have workdays coming up in the next couple of weeks as they have their first game on May 20th. Update on the ballpark: The Board is waiting on Morris Electric to install the lights, Cross has come and set the poles, hung gates, and stretched the fence. Once the pad and the net are hung, he will come back and cut off the tops of the poles and cap them. Chada and the baseball parent volunteers have been working on the backstop and the dugouts. 

Discussion was held on summer help. Chada, Larson, and Gromer had interviews on Monday at the community center. After the interviews, they discussed hiring; a motion was made by Larson, seconded by Gromer, to hire Payton Uecker at $16.00 per hour for the summer help. 

The Dumpster Days will start on Wednesday, April 24th, and will be picked up on Monday, April 29th. Update: Dumpsters were delivered on the 24th. 

New Business:

Discussion was held on talking to Dawson Construction about bringing a couple of loads of gravel for Main Street. Meier will talk to Dawson to get a cost and when they would be able to deliver the gravel and spread it out. 

A motion was made by Gromer, seconded by Chada, carried, to approve the following claims for payment:

General AND WATER/SEWER: On-Site – $98.39 – Surveillance camera, USDA – $156.00 – Tower Loan, Angie Meier – $36.90 – reimbursement for postage, Davison Rural Water – $3,199.65 – Water Used, Doug’s Custom Paint and Body – $40.90 – Mower Supplies, Menard’s – $1,506.82 – Ballpark Supplies, NorthWestern Energy – $1,353.97 – Utilities – Electric: Lagoon – $17.00, Street Lights – $743.68, Lift Station – $74.47, Water Valve – $93.24, Water Plant – $188.13, Ballpark – $37.89, Rossy Park – $25.74, Community Center – $173.82, Public Health Lab – $15.00 – Water Sample, Quill – $697.67 – Office Supplies, Runnings – $735.24 – Ballpark Supplies, Sanborn Weekly Journal – $100.96 – Advertising Minutes, Department of Revenue – $300.00 – Liquor Licenses.

The next board meeting will be held on May 6th, 2024, at 7 p.m. at the town office. 

Angie Meier

Finance Officer

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Lloyd Hendrix

Artesian

Lloyd Hendrix, 94, of Artesian, died Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Prairie View Healthcare Center in Woonsocket. Visitation was Thursday, May 2, in the Bittner Funeral Chapel Community Room, with a prayer service. Burial was Friday, May 3, at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Artesian.

Lloyd Duane Hendrix was born Oct. 9, 1929, to Ralph and Gertrude (Bluhm) Hendrix in rural Artesian on the family farm. Lloyd attended high school in Mitchell.

Lloyd was united in marriage to Eleanor Kneen on July 28, 1950. To this union, sons Terry and Joel were born. After Eleanor’s passing, Lloyd later married Carol Earls on Dec. 8, 1993.

For two years, Lloyd worked with his brother, Lyle, at Lyle’s repair shop in Carthage, and then actively farmed and ran a custom hay moving business near Artesian until he retired.

Lloyd was a horse enthusiast. His love for horses began at a young age when he’d ride a horse to country school. His love for horses continued throughout his life training horses and attending horse shows. 

Lloyd was a long-time member of the Moose Lodge, Artesian Township Board, and assisted with the 4-H horse program. He also loved driving semi-truck coast to coast with his son, Joel, and helping his son, Terry at the Artesian Veterinary Clinic with building livestock equipment and using his horse, Larchwood, to help round up cattle with Terry at the farm and for clinic clients.

Lloyd is survived by his wife, Carol; son, Terry (Jan) Hendrix of Custer; stepsons, Richard Estabrook of Woonsocket, Terry Estabrook of Montevideo, Minn., and Steve Estabrook of Kuwait; nine step grandchildren; and two step great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Eleanor; son, Joel Hendrix; stepson, Bruce Estabrook; two brothers, Lyle and Robert (Bob); one sister, Frances Knust; two nephews, Dave and Jack Knust; and one niece, Carla Knust.

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