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Hermosa Newsletter
November 2014
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Volume 4 Issue 11
God’s Cupboard
is our local Food Bank that is available
to anyone in the community.
Located at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Will be open on
Friday, Nov. 21
9:00am—noon
If you would be interested in volunteering,
Please contact Pastor Becky Piper,
255-4662
Keep your eyes peeled, and
your change ready. These
cans are at local Hermosa
businesses. Your donation
will help the HAHA Building Fund grow.
HERMOSA NEWSLETTER CONTACTS
JOAN AT [email protected]
JOY at 605-255-5028 OR
HERMOSA NEWSLETTER, PO BOX 232
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LOCAL EVENTS
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Nov. 3—6
Nov. 9
SENIOR MENU
Pop Corn Balls for sale. Pg 18
Open House at BH Health & Education Ctr.
pg 30
Turkey Dinner, Masonic Hall, pg 38
Nov. 11
American Legion Everlasting Ceremony,
pg 43
Nov. 11
AL Veterans Day Dinner, pg 45
Nov. 13
Soup & Pie sponsored by the PTA pg 8
Nov. 16
4-H Meeting—Join Now, pg 44
Return your Shoe Box to UCC
Nov. 18
Nov. 20
Cribbage Night at UCC , pg. 39
Gods Cupboard meeting, pg 40
Images of the World, pg 37
American Legion BINGO pg 43
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Fall Greetings from
Camp Math-a-lot!
From “Camp Counselor”
Mrs. Tammy Jo Schlechter
Hermosa School Soup and Pie is coming!
Mark your calendars for November 13th!
Yippee! I love the number 13…
A Cribbage Night event is scheduled for November 18th, 5:30 P.M.
at the United Church of Christ Church basement. Bring your own
cribbage board/favorite deck of cards. This event is suitable for
grades 3+ and we need grown-ups to volunteer to teach us how to
play! For more information contact Mrs. Schlechter at [email protected] or call her at Hermosa School: 2554345.
Math News: In S eptem ber , students finished u p benchm ar k testing in many areas including math. The assessment tool we use is called MAP:
Measure of Academic Progress. To many of us, it is like an end of the year
exam of yester year. We give this assessment at the beginning of the year to
get an overview of where students are in their learning, so we can plan the
type of activities they need to keep learning and growing. We test again in
January and April/May. I appreciate our district’s choice in using this tool.
It helps our teachers differentiate instruction and is useful in the design of
instruction to challenge any student that walks through our doors. With an
ever-changing world, it means a lot to be able to create good old-fashioned
learning moments that keep kids engaged! J
Mr. Adam Krogman visited the students in “Money Matters and Math Careers” class in October to share about his engineering responsibilities with
Ferber Engineering Co. Ferber Engineering Co. is in charge of designing
some of our local sidewalks in Hermosa!
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Pictured from left to right: front row includes Sam Johnson, Reece Lowe,
and Madison Ramsey, back row includes Brody Kopp, Matthew Ramsey,
Brandon Quinn, Ashley Quinn, Mr. Adam Krogman, and Andrew Epler.
(Andrew Epler, Matthew
Ramsey, Brandon and Ashley Quinn,
Reece Lowe’s
shoulder, and
Brody Kopp
examine Mr.
Krogman’s
tools.)
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American History and reading class for 8th grade: w e contin ue
our adventure back in time via video, historical fact cards, and our textbooks. We have viewed South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s Oceti Sakowin:
the Seven Council Fires and are currently studying how certain persons
determined the creation the Constitution of the United States, as we memorize the Preamble to the Constitution. Another video we have used to bring
history to life included A More Perfect Union.
Some members of our 8th grade class assisted in the clean-up of our local
Hermosa Cemetery on September 20th. They joined the Hermosa Storytellers on October 4th in their ambitions to study more about the Civil War Era
in our American History.
Young people
helping on September 20th,
pictured:
Brandon Quinn
(8th grader),
Wyatt and Trent
Edwards (Kids
Inc. 4-H Club),
Trixie Jo
Schlechter (8th
grader and Kids
Inc. 4-H club),
and Neena Smith
(8th grader)
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Our staff at Hermosa has welcomed some new faces this fall! For
this addition of the newsletter, I would like to share a moment featuring our
technology and library teacher, Mrs. Jayne Leusink. She is pictured with
John Beck and Sam Johnson during Ed. Tech. class. Jayne and her husband
Todd have also chosen Hermosa as their new home, so please not only welcome them to our school but also as your neighbor!
Until next time: Thank you for helping make Hermosa School the best
school in the whole world! J
Sparkling with you to educate our children,
Mrs. Tammy Jo Schlechter J
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.
The Yard Waste Dumpster on 1st St. is a
benefit for
in-town residents only. If you are an out-of-town utility customer, and would like to utilize Hermosa’s Yard
Waste Dumpster, please contact the Hermosa Town
Office to be added to the Board of Trustee’s Agenda
for further discussions.
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A Special Flag Ceremony: Hermosa School Style
Mrs. Jayne Leusink photographed some very special moments around the
school recently. Hermosa School had a special flag ceremony on Monday,
September 15th to honor the 200th birthday of our national anthem The Star
Spangled Banner. The following photo shares how our 5th grade raises the
flag each morning. On this special occasion the flag pole was surrounded by
grades K-8, the Hermosa School Band, Hermosa School Staff, and members
from the Hermosa Community. Many thanks to everyone who helped coordinate this special event and to the students for conducting the actual ceremony.
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We asked and you came!
H
ermosa School and the Town of Hermosa, including officials, parents,
relatives and friends celebrated Walk to School Day, on Wednesday, October
8. Everyone met at the Post Office at 7:15 am. The Walk to begin at 7:45 am.
The great support for this event has continually grown for the last six years
and is truly amazing! Safe Routes to School supplied the water, juice and
cereal bars that were provided for walkers with the help of volunteers.
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The second annual Hermosa School Walk-A-Thon, followed in the afternoon
at 2:30, this was not only a school fundraiser but a Safe Routes to school activity. Safe Routes to School funds purchased the prizes as an incentive to
keep our kids active and moving! Our Community members supported the
event by pledging their dollars!
At the end of the day, walkers have learned a little more about Safe Routes
to School, enjoyed an amazing workout, and completed a challenge to raise
money for their school.
A special Thank You to Hermosa Town Marshal Daggett, for being on hand
to stop traffic and make the walk safe!
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T
he line of walkers was an inspiring
sight and an acknowledgement of
our amazing community
participation.
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INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES SOLD
AT POP’S GROCERY
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Hermosa Seniors Sept.
Nov 3rd thru 7th
Goulash
Meat Loaf
Hot Pork Sand
Fried Chicken
Liver & Onions
Every one welcome
Nov 10th thru 14th
Hamb Steak
CLOSED
Chicken Pot Pie
Indian Taco's
Beer Batter Fish
Nov 24th thru 28th
Beef Enchiladas
Bake Chicken
Beef Stew
Closed
Closed
Nov 17th thru 21st
Chicken & Rice
Lasagna
Ham & Scalloped Potato's
*Thanksgiving Dinner
All the wonderful Left Over's!
Dec 1st
Spaghetti & Meat Balls
Pork Loin Chops
Brats & Kraut
Bar B Q Chicken
Ham & Bean Soup
Grilled Cheese Sand
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and their family's
from the Seniors
Since 1947, the National Turkey Federation has presented a live turkey and
two dressed turkeys to the President. The President does not eat the live
turkey. He "pardons" it and allows it to live out its days on a historical
farm.
—
In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the
Thanksgiving celebrations.
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A 15 pound turkey usually has about 70 percent
white meat and 30 percent dark meat.
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HERMOSA SCHOOL SAYS THANK YOU!!
On behalf of the Hermosa School staff and students, I want to say “Thank
You” to everyone for their support of our recent Walk to School and Walk-AThon Events! Your continued support of our kids and our school has been
amazing and we could not accomplish our goals without your support!
We also want to thank Joan Harris and the Safe Routes to School program
for providing our school with the promotional materials, snacks, and prizes
that we use for these events. This is truly an amazing collaboration we have
with the town of Hermosa and we have cherished the partnership we have
created as a result of this program.
This year, our students raised a total of $9,358!!!
WOW, WOW, WOW!!
We raised a little over $4,700 last year and the kids far surpassed our goal
of $5,500. Thank you to everyone and we are excited to provide our student
council and our student body the opportunity to do some creative things
with the money we raised. The kids also worked really hard on this project
and we can all be proud of their efforts to make this a reality! We have some
amazing kids at the Hermosa School!!
As a result of the fundraising, I will be following through on challenges that
the students met. I recently wore a Bacon costume selected by the student
who raised the most money. In addition, there will be ice cream and pizza
parties, a Fear Factor assembly, I will be getting duck taped to the wall in
school, a student will be principal for the day, I will be student for the day,
and I will have received a special hair cut! All for a good cause I might add!
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Also, be sure to visit our website at http://www.hermosaschool.weebly.com
or our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HermosaSchool to view
videos and pictures of all the happenings at the school!
Thanks!
Jeremy Hurd
Principal
Hermosa School
Hermosa Elementary School Student Council
The student council would like to take this opportunity to
thank everyone for helping our school and students raise
money by contributing to the Walk-a-Thon event.
We wanted to inform the parents and our community what
our student council approved to spend the money on during
the 2013-14 school year. Last year the student council
purchased 2 I-pads. One is currently being used in Ms.
Hansen’s classroom for recording school musicals and student performances to give students more immediate feedback. The other I-pad is the Student Councils’ and is available for teachers to use as they need.
We also purchased $100.00 worth of books for every
teacher in the school to help improve classroom libraries.
The other big project that we accomplished was the purchase of containers to start a recycling program at the
school. We would like to remind everyone that we recycling
plastic, newspaper, aluminum, white paper, and cardboard at
the school now. This coming year we hope to help fund
some more projects to help improve the library and other
areas where there is a need in our school. Thank you again
to Safe Routes to School and the community for helping
the Student Council be able to fund these and other projects.
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T
he second grade class is gearing up for their annual
Christmas giving project. We will be selling popcorn
balls the week of Nov. 3-6th. All the money that is
raised from the sale of the popcorn balls will go to purchase pajamas for the children at the Children’s Home in
Rapid City for Christmas. Popcorn balls will be made by the
2nd grade class and ready to be
handed out the following week. If
you would like to purchase popcorn
balls, please contact Becky Lowe at
the Hermosa School (255-4345).
We greatly appreciate you helping
us to make the difference in the
lives of children in need.
Hermosa 2nd grade class has been learning a lot about bats
and spiders this month. They are pretty proud of the bat
cave that they constructed out of cardboard and paper.
They made paper bats and put some double digit addition
facts on them to give kids something to practice when they
sat in the
cave. They
are also very
proud to let
the community
know that
they, along
with the 1st
grade have
some artwork
hanging in the
Rushmore Mall
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HAHA
P
ut a big red X on your calendars for Sunday,
December 7th! That is the date for HAHA's
annual Christmas celebration and Winter Carnival
for the entire family.
Join all the HAHA folks from 11am to 3pm at the
Hermosa School Gym for a celebration of games,
food, singing, crafts, and did I mention food?!!
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Buy your Christmas stocking stuffers and
homemade treats from the wonderful bakers and crafters at the sale
tables. Come and enjoy a Community Christmas celebration for all!
Lauren Bushman,
Zachary Baschnagel,
and Martin Mead who
were confirmed on Sunday, October 26. 2014
Pictured from left is:
Zach Baschnagel, Lauren
Bushman, Pastor Becky
Piper, and Martin Mead.
Remember that 12’ corn I told you about last month well here it is, New
Mexican heirloom corn. Jason Rutz
said “I was sure surprised! I got colors
that I didn't even plant, which tells me
that the person I got this seed from
must have grown it mixed together
like I did. Making some of it more than
likely F1 hybrids. and yes my tallest
stalk reached just at twelve feet. I also
had some that did not grow over four
feet”.
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Pre-Christmas Sale
The Custer County 1881 Courthouse Museum
The Museum will be hosting a pre-Christmas sale in the
bookstore/gift shop on Saturday, December 6th, from 1 until 5
PM. There will be a good selection of books on the Custer and
Black Hills areas, as well as the new Black Hills Badlands photography book. We carry books by local authors including Jessie
Sundstrom, Paul Horsted and Linda Hasselstrom. New to our
bookstore collection are children's books written and illustrated
by Cheryl Smith. Cheryl will be signing books at this event.
We also have a good selection of jewelry, pottery, baskets, tote
bags, note cards, and many more items - all hand made by local
artisans.
And.....we have an original framed oil painting of the first Sylvan Lake Hotel we recently acquired from South Dakota artist
Ron Backer.
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In 1939, President Roosevelt proclaimed that Thanksgiving would take
place on November 23rd, not November 30th, as a way to spur economic
growth and extend the Christmas shopping season.
Kids Inc. 44-H Club will once again do its Socks for
Senior community service project during the
holidays. Socks for Seniors donations go to area
senior care centers. Watch for boxes at Hermosa
area businesses in November and early December.
Donations of new socks or cash are appreciated.
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The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days.
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Fantastic participation and lots of fun!
Thanks for coming out and hanging out.
But how do you choose between so many incredible costumes? Even with
specific categories for scary, cute, funny, and most original costumes we
were unable to pick just one, so in the end after we added a couple categories and narrowed it down to just a few for each category, we drew names.
And thanks to the awesome participation of parents with their kids, next
year we will have a family category. There was a family of vampires and a
werewolf with his family in tow, not to mention the witch dragging children
along!
The Hermosa Neighborhood Watch and the Hermosa Newsletter thanks
everyone for their generous donations of cash and canned goods. Hoping to
see you and even more people next year!
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T
he winners are:
Cutest #5 Tessa Shorb and #20 Ryan Neugebauer.
The funniest #18 Gracie Lauzon. The most original #48 Selena
Gomez. The scariest #39 Grayson Ramsey and #4 Skyler
Ludeman.
And we added the category—Best Group won by #23Reece Lowe,
#24 Madison Ramsey, #25 Maysyn, and #26 Skylar.
The winners will be able to pick up their prizes
at the Hermosa Town Office.
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HAPPY ADS $5.00
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Jessica Barsness
Independent Advisor
Get FREE Jewelry
host a party!!!
24741 Timber Ridge Rd.
Hermosa, South Dakota 57744
T: 605-255-5097
C: 320-766-1220
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LAZY R
BAR & GRILL
Dine in or Carry-Out
Tuesday - Saturday 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
The Lazy R is now open for Sunday Breakfast 8 —11:00 am
Lunch Items available after 11:00 am
605-255-4673
Birthday wishes to Bob King
Nov. 10
HERMOSA NEWSLETTER DISPENSER.
Please be aware that our Newsletter will
SD Hwy 79,
now, also be available at 245470
our Newsletter
Hermosa SD
dispenser in front of Pop's Grocery. (It's
dark blue.)
We will make every effort to keep the
dispenser supplied with the current issue, and will re-stock when needed. We
appreciate all our readers and advertisers and we will continue to do our best
to inform, inspire, educate, update and,
hopefully, even bring a smile into your
life.
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Where: BHHEC Campus – Herosa, off Hwy 40 at the end of Bale
Creek Rd
When: Sunday November 9th &om 1:00 - 4:00 pm
What: Tours of Campus and Massage School, Re&eshments,
Hydrotherapy Demonst.ations, Chair Massages
For More Inforation Call 605-255-4101
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INNKEEPER INNSIGHTS
BY
DARCY BRACKEN-MARXEN
OK. November has arrived. That means lots of hustle and
bustle. You know, shopping, holiday parties, family gettogethers, Thanksgiving, etc., etc. With as busy as you’re
going to be, I’d hate for you to miss out on the best meal of
the day. Um… that would be breakfast… hello!!! Here’s a
nutrition-packed breakfast that you can make the night before. It’s ready when you’re ready to start your day. Enjoy.
White Tail Ridge Overnight oatmeal
Serves 4
Ingredients
1c
Whole milk
1T
Brown sugar
½t
Vanilla
¼t
Salt
4c
Water
1c
Steel-cut oats
2
Apples, peeled, cored, & cut into 1-in. pieces
2T
Butter, cut into sm. pieces
Toppings such as almonds, chips, maple syrup, cranberries
Directions
Generously grease a 5-6 qt. slow cooker.
Add milk, sugar, vanilla, salt, & water. Gently stir in oats, apples, & butter. Cook, covered, on
low at least 8 hrs. (i.e., overnight).
Gently stir the oatmeal, then spoon into bowls. Sprinkle with favorite toppings.
As a token of our gratitude, all veterans who reserve any guest room between November 7th through November
12th, will receive the second night
free! Please call us at 605-939-5831
to take advantage of this offer.
Thank-you for your service to our great country.
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Gift certificates are a great Holiday
gift for family, friends, teachers, and
coworkers. I offer everyday a 20%
discount to teachers & active military.
“Threading” is a facial hair removal technique which is extremely gentle on the skin.
Thread eyebrows, upper lip, chin and whole
face.
Rustic Resurection Custom painted
furniture will be available for sale in my shop
and custom orders are welcome. Please check
out my Facebook page to see items
available and
previous work.
Please call for an
appointment or come in
and say Hi! I’d be
happy to meet you.
Gift
Certificates
One Stop ……..
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Don’t
Forget We
have Gift
Cards
Not sure what to get
that person that has
everything for
Christmas?
Purchase a gift card
and give the gift of
hair love!
……..Pampering!
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1 Mile So. Of Hermosa
Wen. — Mon. 4-9 pm
Hwy 79 & Hwy 36
Brian Lintz—Owner
SOON TO BE WORLD FAMOUS
REMODELING-TAPE &
TEXTURE-PAINTING
CHANDLER BELL
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PET BOARDING
PET GROOMING
PET SELF-WASH
HOMEMADE BISCUITS — HOME PETZ
Find the following pet foods for your precious
dogs and cats at Paw Patch Acres!
Taste of the Wild Grain
Diamond Naturals
Tuffy's Gold
Healthy choices at very fair prices. .. feed the
best (for less) to your special paws!
FREE SAMPLES
(605)255-4413
Pet Safety in the Winter
• If possible, bring your pets inside during cold winter weather.
Move other animals or livestock to sheltered areas and make sure
they have access to non-frozen drinking water.
• If the animals are outside, make sure their access to food and water is not blocked by snow drifts, ice or other obstacles.
• If pets cannot come indoors, make sure they are protected by a
dry, draft-free enclosure large enough to allow them to sit and lie
down, but small enough to hold in the pet’s body heat. Raise the
floor a few inches off the ground and cover it with cedar shavings or
straw. Turn the enclosure away from the wind and cover the doorway with waterproof burlap or heavy plastic.
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Serving Hermosa and the Hills Area
A Kind Word is Always Helpful
Residential and Commercial
Reasonable Rates
Bonded and Insured
(605)255-5011
24 Hour Emergency Service
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WOODS CHIROPRACTIC
&ACUPUNCTURE
RHONDA WOODS, D.C.
25249 Wapiti Rd
Hermosa SD 57744
Telephone: (605) 255-5002
Office Hours By Appointment
SHOP LOCAL
Images of The World
Hermosa School
Nov. 20, 2014
Bruce B. Junek and
Tass Thacker are
explorers, adventurers,
authors, photographers
and gifted teachers who
will share their exciting
stories from their adventure travels with students
of the Hermosa School.
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Heartland Convenience
Fast & Friendly Service 5am-10pm
ATM•SNACKS•GIFTS•
BEER•WINE
One mile south of Hermosa
at the Highway 79 / 36 Junction
EASTERN STAR TURKEY DINNER
The annual Eastern Star Turkey Dinner
will be held at the Masonic Lodge hall
on November 9th, Dinner will be served
from 11:00-1:30, Cost for the family
style dinner is $10,00 for adults, $5.00
for children 5-11, and free for children 5 and under. There will
also be a theme-styled basket raffle.
Everyone is welcome - come and enjoy!
Classifieds:
Miscellaneous For Sale – Rentals – Firewood – Help Wanted
OOPS! We don’t have any,
but we could, if you have something to adverse. Just let us know.
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G&G Storage Now
Open!
Concrete Paving and
Security Lighting,
Make Room
for Life
Fenced with Electronic
Gate 300 East Main
Street, Hermosa SD
Call or e-mail for Appointment: [email protected]
(605)431-7457 or 484-6762
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
Since 1993, over 113 million children in 150
countries have been blessed at Christmas
time with a gift from caring people just like you
and me. Were it not for Franklin Graham's Samaritan Purse Operation Christmas Child, many of these children wouldn't have as cheery a Christmas. In fact, were it not
for Samaritan's Purse, many children and, by extension, their
families, wouldn't even know about Christmas. Here is an opportunity for you, for all of us, to show our compassion and
our caring for these precious children by giving them a gift.
Please participate in this wonderful project by picking up a
"shoe box" at the United Church of Christ (UCC). Unfortunately, we have been given a very short response deadline
this year. The boxes must be returned to UCC by SUNDAY,
16 NOVEMBER. For more info call Rosa Lea Grav at
393-1411
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T
hank you to the volunteers who work God’s Cupboard.
We greatly appreciate your time. We also would like to
thank those who have made financial and food donations: Hermosa UCC Church, Hermosa School Kidstop program,
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, and anonymous individual supporters. A special thank you to Pop’s Grocery for working with
us on providing a voucher system for fresh food items.
God’s Cupboard needs your help
We would like to gather together interested individuals in the
community to evaluate and plan for God’s Cupboard in order to
find the best ways in which to serve the community. We will
meet at Lintz Bros. Pizza on Tuesday November 18th ay 6:00 pm.
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DOG Night Families:
Thank you to those parents and other adults who volunteer their time, presence and talents for DOG Night. We greatly appreciate you!
If you have a child participating in the DOG Night program, it is important
for you to find a way in which to volunteer at least once a month:
1) Please consider attending the meal to sit at a table and provide an adult
presence.
2) You can help plan, prepare and/or serve the meal. We have wonderful
and capable volunteers who can help you with the meal planning.
3) Each unit is 4-weeks long. You can consider teaching a workshop for 4
weeks. Don't worry, you don't have to know everything in order to volunteer! The curriculum/lesson plans are provided for our various workshops
on the Bible story: Story & Games, Movie, Drama, and Craft are some of
the workshops that we have been using. Other options include music and
kitchen. For our Bible story schedule, please reference our DOG Night
pamphlet. What a great way to give our on-going volunteers a 4-week
break!
Again, our DOG night program is a volunteer-run program and we need
your presence.
To sign up for helping in the area of DOG Night meals, please call Judy
Stanley at 255-4142 or Carol Neugebauer at 255-4688. To volunteer to be a
shepherd or a workshop leader, please call Gloria at 255-4063 or Pastor
Becky at 255-4662. To be an adult presence at the meal (and eat a great
meal) from 5:30-5:55, just show up!
One quick reminder: Our doors do not open until 5:30 pm. We cannot supervise children prior to that time. You are welcome to have them play on
the playground at their own risk prior to the start of the programming. If
there is inclement weather, they can wait in the entrance of the church at
5:15 pm, but no earlier. Please plan accordingly.
Blessings,
Pastor Becky Piper and the DOG Night volunteers
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Special Education: Calming Fears
and Providing Support
This school year, we have seen a higher number of referrals to special education
than in years past. Educators who care about the academic progress use professional judgment to determine the academic readiness of a student in their classroom. When students are not able to perform at a level with their grade level
peers, typically modifications will be used to see if the student will make progress.
If they do not see progress, the teacher may decide to refer a student to special
education.
This is never an easy conversation to have with parents because many times, parents can feel reluctant to have their child in special education. Most of the fears
revolve around the thought that a child in special education will no longer attend
classes with their peers, that they will be “labeled” by their peers, and that this is a
direct reflection on the parent and their ability to help their child be successful.
All of these fears are real and understandable; however they are also not the reality of special education services today.
Special Education: Things Have Changed
When our student’s parents were in school, special education was a place reserved
for student with severe disabilities. Often students with severe cognitive disabilities, physical disabilities, or development delays were identified once they attended school and were primarily provided services in an isolated classroom away
from peers.
Currently, special education looks quite different than in the past. Students are
provided academic and behavioral supports that allow the school to provide
teacher supports that enable a student to be more successful. Often times, the
student will remain in the general education classroom as much as possible. We
often call this term the “least restrictive environment”. This means that students
are to remain in the general education classroom as much as possible so that they
are not taken away from learning what a typical student is getting in instruction.
As educators, we try to focus on trying to provide the best supports possible to
help each child be successful.
Student Success with Special Education
Students with disabilities can achieve great things in school when they receive the
supports and services they require. While not every child with a disability will
require special education services, every child whose disability affects their school
progress is entitled to receive a free and appropriate public education (FAPE)
which meets their unique needs. In this era of school reform, it is expected that
high standards will guide the teaching of all students.
A parent, teacher or other professional may refer a student for special education
evaluation at any time by contacting the school’s principal or administrator of
special education. If you are concerned that your child may have a disability that
is affecting his or her ability to make progress in school, you can first speak with
the classroom teacher. As you speak with the teacher, explain your concerns and
ask the teacher to share their concerns.
Jeremy Hurd, Principal Hermosa School
Read Part 2 in the Dec. newsletter
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POST EVERLASTING CEREMONY
AMERICAN LEGION BATTLE CREEK POST 303
NOVEMBER 11, 2014
7:00 PM
Each American Legion Post conducts a solemn Post Everlasting Ceremony. The lights are turned off or dimmed in the Post’s Hall, and the Service
may be conducted totally by Candle Light from a table. The Posts’ Commander then reads the names of the Members being transferred, and the
Post Adjutant records the names in the Roll Book of Post Everlasting. A
“Tripod” of three Military Rifles, with a Helmet placed over the Barrels,
represents the Legionnaires service in the Armed Forces of The United
States. A Legion Cap is placed on the Tripod in recognition to their Service
in The American Legion. The Helmet, placed upon a tripod, holds a Sacred Fire used to transfer the deceased Legionnaires’ Records from each
Post to Post Everlasting. The Post Sergeant-At-Arms then transmits each
deceased Member’s Record individually, by setting fire to each of the deceased Legionnaires’ Records and placing them into the Post Everlasting
Fire in the Helmet.
Families of deceased Members are invited to attend the Post Everlasting
Ceremony. Each family receives an American Legion Post Everlasting Certificate noting their loved one’s Transfer to Post Everlasting.
THE AMERICAN LEGION
BATTLE CREEK POST 303
HERMOSA, SOUTH DAKOTA
BINGO
FRIDAY,NOV. 21, 2014, 7:00 TO 9:00 PM
LOCATION: Amer ican Legion Post Home Cor ner of Main and 2nd Street
BINGO: 16 games. Last game is blackout for $120.00 (59 number s called)
Costs of bingo cards for each game are 50 cents per card or 3 cards for $1.00.
Money received from this bingo will go toward the Post Building Fund.
WE HAVE SEPARATE BINGO CARDS FOR THE KIDS TO PLAY&WIN
AT NO COST. WINNING BINGOS WILL GET A SODA OR CANDY
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The Bishop Family of Hermosa wanted to honor the memory of Darrell
Bishop and recognize an active 4-Her. The inaugural Bishop Award was
presented to a 4-H member who accumulates the most points from participation throughout the year. Thank you to Diane Bishop and Jody Bishop
Smith for presenting the silver buckle to Jayden Carrier from Hermosa. .
New 4-H Year Kicks-Off
If you have a child 8 years to
17 years of age as of Jan.1,
it's time to sign-up for the
new 4-H year.
There are several clubs throughout Custer County. Contact the Custer County Extension office to be put in contact with a club near you.
Kids Inc. 4-H Club in Hermosa will meet at the Custer
County Fairgrounds, Sunday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. for its
first 4-H meeting of the year. This is an opportunity to
learn more about 4-H and enroll for the new year.
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THE AMERICAN LEGION
BATTLE CREEK POST 303
DEPARTMENT OF SOUTH DAKOTA
HERMOSA, SOUTH DAKOTA
VETERANS DAY DINNER
TUESDAY, NOV. 11, 2014
5:00 to 7:00 PM
LOCATION: American Legion Post Home
Corner of Main and 2nd Street
The A.L. Post 303 will be serving a Veterans Day dinner consisting of
Chili, Spicy Chili, Chicken Noodle Soup, Chicken Rice (gluten-free) Soup.
The public is welcome to attend.
Free Will Donations accepted for the dinner.
PUBLIC WELCOME TO ATTEND.
Don’t Forget the VETERANS DAY PARADE in Rapid
City starts at 11:00 am
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ONION-FLAVORED MILK
I think it was Ben Franklin who said that onions were proof that God loves us
and wants us to be happy.
Or maybe he was talking about beer.
Whatever.
The onion crop in these parts pokes out and ripens in the early spring. Big,
juicy, hot onions burst out just waiting for the onion lovers among us to mosey up
and harvest them.
If you don't like onions, you are not living a full life, and you have absolutely
no concept of what rejection is really like.
But I’ll take rejection any day over a diet without onions for breakfast, lunch,
and dinner. Well, maybe just for lunch and dinner. Can you imagine a hamburger
without onions? Or a State Fair midway without the pleasant aroma of onion
rings?
I grew up eating onions by the sack full. I learned to eat onions from my mother who was an avid onion lover. If she felt the urge, she'd whip up an onion sandwich for an afternoon snack and maybe garnish it with thick slices of bitter white
radishes. Onions are in my genes. And fortunately, I grew up where onions grew
wild in great abundance.
In the 1930's, they sprouted from the iron-clad dirt that was the upper layer of
sod on the Wessington Hills, above the little town of Wessington Springs where I
was. born, Onions grew in .profusion up there on those pint-sized hills, which we
called pony hills because of their diminutive size compared to most hills. Up
there, we spent glorious summer days on top of our world, dreaming of becoming
cowboys out on the Wyoming range or seeing a picture show in the nearby metropolis of Madison out there on the horizon past Woonsocket somewhere.
We pulled those slender green onion tops up, and at the other end was a white,
inviting, aromatic onion. We wiped the bulbs on our trouser legs to clear off the
clumps of clinging dirt, then munched on them as we hiked the hills and explored
the land around tiny Velverndale Lake, searching for the Lost Dutchman Mine
and old cavalry forts and remnants of an old, abandoned Indian village. Velverndale, we would learn, was named after the three young children, Vel, Vern and
Dale, who had drowned there sometime in the past.
I learned to love those hills and the onions they gave me. I must have had unabated onion breath, but I didn't care. As my mother used to say, “Onion breath is
better than no breath at all."
Let's see now, was it Ben Franklin, Lord Halifax, or Floyd the barber who
said: “He that leaveth nothing to chance and never eateth an onion will do few
things that even resemble excitement?" I think it was Floyd, who also said,
“While perched on the highest barber chair in the world, never forget that you are
still sitting primarily on your own behind.”
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In my opinion, man from time to time should settle back on his own behind and
enjoy a thick onion sandwich, perhaps garnished with whiskered white radishes. A
sandwich like that tends to clear your head, and I am sure that it also reduces your
risk of heart attack and apoplexy too, whatever apoplexy is.
One of God's unintended consequences of sending us a goodly supply of
Wessington Hills onions was that the marble-eyed cattle munching on the buffalo
grass that grew on those ancient hills would occasionally wade into a patch of wild
onions, and they didn't know the difference.
I am pretty sure that creameries then didn't do to milk what they do to milk
these days. And we'd pour that unprocessed milk over our cold oatmeal in the
mornings during the spring of the year when the onion crop was just emerging
from the ground. I do enjoy a good onion, as I've mentioned, but onion-flavored
milk on oatmeal is another thing altogether.
Kids attending rural schools in the days when kids actually walked to school
would always find a few wild onions poking up in the ditches on their way to the
little white one-roomers that dotted the rural landscape back then.
The early-spring onions, would be incorporated into our noon lunches. They
seemed to put a little more zip in the lard sandwiches in the lunch bucket. But as
the school room warmed up in the afternoon, the smell of chalk and sweating children, most wearing yesterday's underwear, would often be mixed in with the aroma
of vaporized onions.
But putting up with onion-flavored milk and school onion breath was a small
price to pay for card-carrying onion lovers like myself.
Excerpt from The RFD News by Chuck Cecil
The 2nd annual Fairburn Flea Market and Craft fair
W
ill be held at the Fairburn Civic Center on December 6th
from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. Snap shot photography will be there to take
your Christmas photos.
Lunch will be available.
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Happy Birthday
Kerry, my
favorite wife
Joan
Hewitt
15 Nov.
24 Nov.
Happy Birthday from
the Bishop’s
and Smiths
Diane Bishop
26 Nov.
Kerry Bishop, 15 Nov.
Belated Birthday Wishes
To
Don Knapp
Arlene Wilkerson,
19 Oct.
30 Nov.
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A HUGE SHOUT-OUT TO THE HERMOSA
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
I’m hoping you all read the article “It’s what keeps us
alive” Hermosa fire training shows rigors of being a firefighter, By Jason Ferguson, in the October 23rd issue of The
Custer Chronicle. It certainly tells the story of the hours of
training our Hermosa Volunteer Firefighters put in each
month to stay physically and mentally fit. Their training includes an
obstacle course that had them running, climbing and crawling all over the
fire department’s facility. This rigorous training is done in full gear which
weighs 45 pounds.
So thank them and let them know how much they are appreciated when
you see one of our volunteer firefighters.
VIDEOS, BOOKS/PERIODICALS, INTERLIBRARY SERVICES, and more. We would
be pleased to have you
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CONDOLENCES
We would like to express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of
Betty Lou Titterington, who passed away October 25.
Our sincere sympathy to the family of Robert Shannon, who passed away on
October 9, 2014.
We are deeply sorry to hear about the death of Deborah “Debbie” Anderson,
who passed away Sept. 26, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Our sympathies to the family of Mary Ann Hawk who passed away on Oct.
28, 2014.
MEDITATION OF THE MONTH
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SIGNIFICANT DATES IN SOUTH DAKOTA HISTORY
Nov 2, 1890 - Susan B, Anthony was in Deadwood today
to help explain the women's suffrage amendment on the
eve of the general election vote on the issue which voters
would reject. Twenty-eight years later, in 1918, South Dakotans voted three to one in favor of giving women the
right to vote. (Gee, thanks guys!)
Nov 2, 1889 - President Benjamin Harrison signed documents today that made South Dakota and North Dakota
the thirty-ninth and fortieth states, but the president intentionally shuffled the two proclamations so it is not known
which was the first of the two to gain statehood. (Very clever of you, Mr. President!)
Nov 8, 1950 - A future Miss America runner-up, Mary Johanna Hafum, aka Mary Hart, was born today. She taught
English in the Sioux Falls school system and later
gained fame as a television show host.
Nov 11, 1936 - A balloon measuring 315 feet high, named
Explorer II, lifted to 13.71 miles above sea level out of the
Stratobowl in the Black Hills. It landed near White Lake,
SD 230 miles away, eight hours after launch. The altitude
record stood for twenty-one years.
Nov 11, 1889 - The cornerstone of the State Soldiers
Home in Hot Springs was laid today.
Nov 12, 1934 - A dust storm dubbed a black blizzard
brought visibility in Presho this Sunday down to almost zero. And a severe dust storm rolled over Jerauld County at
8:30 a.m., carried by winds of sixty miles an hour. Lights in
homes had to be turned on during most of the day because the cloud blotted out the sun.
Nov 26, 1931 - Laura Ingalls Wilder learned today that her
first book, The Little House in the Big Woods, had been
accepted for publication.
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Sunday Services
CHURCH EVENTS FOR NOVEMBER 2014
ST. MICHAEL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
1. Mass at 9 a.m. each Sunday
2. Saturday evening mass at 6 p.m.
OUR SAVIOR'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
1. Worship Service at 9:30 AM
2. Communion first and third Sundays
3. D.O.G. Night Wednesdays 5:30 –7:00 pm. No D.O.G. Night Nov.26
4. Please check out our Website: oslhermosa.com and watch our Sunday
services online.
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST (UCC)
1. Sunday Services at 9:30 a.m.
2. Communion on the first Sunday of each month.
3. Ladies Bible Study meets every Wednesday morning at 10 am.
4. Please pick up your Franklin Graham Christmas shoeboxes at UCC. They
MUST be r etu r ned to UCC by 16 Novem ber . (Sor r y for the shor t
deadline)
CHRIST'S TABERNACLE (nondenom inational) m eets at Beef Bldg at
Fairgrounds.
1. Sunday Worship 10:00 am
2. Wednesday evening Bible Study 7:00 pm
3. All sermons can be heard online at christstabernacle.org. Please send all
prayer requests to [email protected] We will pray for you and your
needs. God bless you!
HERMOSA SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
1. Saturday 9:30 a.m. for Sabbath School Bible Study and 11:00 a.m. for
Divine Services
2. Friday Night Musicale, call Cheryl at 209-4799 for date & time.
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