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 Holabird AdvocateProviding all the news we see fit to print since 2002!Wednesday, April 24, 2002 VOL. I Issue 4G PRESIDENT W COMES TO SOUTH DAKOTA Shortly after noon today Air Force 1 touched down in Sioux Falls.Marine 1 took W,Gov. Bill Janklow and several others to The airport in Madison,South Dakota where they motored to the nearby town of Wentworth(population 200)to look over the ethanol plant and engage in a "round table" discussion of ag issues.At 2:30pm W made a speech pertaining to the "War on Terrorism",as well as ag and energy concerns.When questioned about his "big oil" ties,he replied" I've been called the 'Big Oil President' but I want to be known as the 'Little Corn President' because I support the use of ethanol." W will be at the Sioux Falls Arena this evening for a campaign rally for John Thune's Senate race,then to Crawford,Texas to meet with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.All of us here at The Holabird Advocate expect a different speech for him. VANDALISM WAS NOT ISOLATED TO HOLABIRD AREA Whoever was responsible for the mailbox vandalism in the Holabird area may have been responsible for a similar occurance south of Highmore.It has been speculated that the responsible party was from Sully County.Certain members of the Highmore High School tack team are not on the suspect list as they were caught breaking curfew at the Blair-Hemminger wedding at 1 am. MARY HINKLE CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY AS DUST STORM RAGES April 23 was Mary Hinkle's birthday.Her Granddaughter Brittany Hinkle made her a cake(with some help from one of her uncles and Duncan Hines).That afternoon Harold took Mary out to dinner at the Golden Buffalo along with Roger and Linda Wurts .On the the way home 40-50 MPH winds blew dust all over Hyde County.At the Ponder-osa, Mary's plastic bird bath was damaged,tree branches were scattered and shingles were blown off the roof.Even the Mailbox was blown down.Harold tried to blame the vandals,but not even they would have wanted to be out that night. ETHANOL:THE AMERICAN FUEL OF THE FUTURE by Jerry Hinkle,Special to The Holabird Advocate At times like this,when the price of oil and gasoline is so high and in such short supply,we need to look for alternative sources.The ethanol subsidy is a very contraversial issue in Washington right now.I don't know the exact dollar amount of the subsidy,but I have just recently heard that this country spends at todays prices $21million/day buying oil from Iraq.We as American's have to ask ourselves if we want to give dictators like Saddam $21million/day or the American corn farmer that money.That figure is just Iraq.That doesn't take in Saudi Arabia,Iran,Kuwait,Mexico,Venezuela and all of the other OPEC nations.So if you love America,and I know you do,put ethanol in your fuel tank.If you got a diesel engine try that soy diesel and let me know how it works out.
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