 |
 Holabird AdvocateProviding all the news we see fit to print since 2002!Saturday, November 29, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11Q JOYCE FERRIS BREAKS HIP This afternoon, Ken Ferris reported to the Holabird Advocate that his wife Joyce not only cracked her hip bone, but in fact has broken it. It woiuld be ironic to say she was in a buttload of pain, but none the less, it is true. She was taken to HRMC this morning and will be there for quite a spell, we reckon. Those who would like to send Joyce a card can get the address from the Holabird Advocate home office. HOLABIRD'S SOCIAL SEASON BEGINS Invitations have been sent for the annual Christmas party at Ed and Barbara Nemec's house. This year's event will be held on Friday December 12. This means that Jerry Hinkle will miss "Joan of Arcadia" unless he can find a good excuse to get out of the thing. Of course, the VCR was invented to help such problems. Mary is to provide two pies for this get together after being on hot dish detail for several years. Jerry will more than likely not be able to avoid helping make the pie, as a VCR won't help him there. CHRISTMAS STARTS EARLY FOR MARY HINKLE Mary Hinkle has started her Christmas shopping by buying herself a Kodak EasyShare CX 4310 digital camera. She is slowly learning about all of the bells and whistles that go with it. She is also putting the pressure on Harold to get a Dish Network sattelite dish, never mind that they already have a dish from another company that has never been installed. We haven't heard the end of this for sure. PUBLISHERS NOTES by Jerry Hinkle As one month ends, so another begins. Our 24th Issue will no doubt be filled with Christmas cheer, as well as highlights of the Janklow trial. The first edition of the Holabird Advocate will have our "Person of the Year for 2003". Will it be W? Schwarzenegger? Jessica Lynch? It couldn't be Bill Janklow, could it? The only way to find out for sure is to log on to the Holabird Advocate on Monday. The poll for December will ask who you think should have been "Person of the Year" Because the Christmas season is upon us, the Forum page will explore the favorite movies songs, maybe even memories for Christmas. Naturally, if you Readers want to use the Forum page to rag on Janklow or anything else, be my guest. That's what it's there for. See you all next month. Friday, November 28, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11P THANKSGIVING SURPRISES ABOUND WORLDWIDE The Thanksgiving holiday provided many people with some unexpected events. Soldiers in Baghdad were surprised by a visit from W, which boosted the morale in that part of the world. The rest of the world was surprised as well by the visit. Closer to Holabird, Jerry Hinkle got a surprise when after much begging, pleading, and a little bit of prayer, he was able to convince his grandfather, 101 year old E.E. Hinkle, to join him for Thanksgiving dinner at Agnes Hahn's house, much to the disconcertment of his parents. In their view, he made the old boy go. Jerry looks at it differently. "Thanksgiving is a time to spend with your family", He said. "And he is my family. I was perfectly willing to stay home and cook a frozen pizza. I'm quite disappointed that my mom and dad have lost sight of that. I will remember this when they get old". Not every Thanksgiving surprise was a happy one. Harold Hinkle reports that his sister, Joyce Ferris, fell down a set of church steps in Pierre yesterday and cracked a hip bone. She is understandably in a certain amount of pain as a result. PUBLISHER DISCOVERS MAYFLOWER ROOTS As anyone who has ever studied history can tell you, the pilgrims who came over on the Mayflower had what is believed to be the first American Thanksgiving. One of the pilgrims was a man named James Chilton. He died on the way to America. Chilton's great-great-great-great-great-great grandson was Elisha Ward. Ward's great-great-great-great-great-great grandson is Jerry Hinkle, our courageous, dynamic Publisher. How does Jerry feel about this new found illustrious ancestor. He repeated the words of Will Rogers. "A lot of people are impressed about having an ancestor who came to this country on the Mayflower. Well I'm part Indian. My folks met the boat". Jerry is kind of curious how Allie Blain will react when she's old enough to comprehend that her great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather was one of the original pilgrims. Are those some roots or what? Only in America. HOLABIRD SCRAPBOOK Here's an item from the Holabird Scrapbook from February of 1892 concerning the first Publisher of the Holabird Advocate, A.B. Vines: Bro. Vines of Hyde county newspaper celebrity now recognizes us by an exchange which he sends to our slide at the P.O. In a recent Issue recieved we noticed Bro. V has made a "mash". We don't know whether it's a leap year catch or the result of an actual bona fide rustle. He is editing the "Magnet". Perhaps this accounts for his catch. Wednesday, November 26, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11O AMERICA PREPARES TO GIVE THANKS We, the people of the United States, have a lot to be thankful for. You wouldn't know it to look at the Holabird Advocate Forum page, but we still do. So far this month only our Publisher, Jerry Hinkle, has listed what he is thankful for. And now he has one more thing. His car was having alternator trouble. His brother Darrel spent a lot of time digging in the snow at the Hinkle Automotive Used and Abused Car Lot to get to another alternator, take it of that car, and then put in Jerry's car. He has also been given the chance to see a sofa that Stephanie Herseth has sat upon. Do people in Holabird know how to party or what? Needless to say, the home office of the Holabird Advocate will be closed tomorrow. Today's edition has a collection of traditional Thanksgiving songs in the South Dakota Songbook. Our Publisher doesn';t know for sure where he will be spending the day, but he will be with his grandfather, wherever that may be. HOLABIRD SCRAPBOOK Here's an item from the Holabird Scrapbook from 1889: Mrs. Winans, a teacher at the school on the Sam Mason place south of Holabird, Mrs. Masom and her sister, Mrs. Frances felt a distict urge cityward-a wanderlust that would not be denied. But Mr. Mason had other plans for the oxen and wagon that day, and the case seemed hopeless, until Mrs. Frances said, "Well, we're going to Highmore. I have a yoke of oxen, and if I haven't a wagon, there's the stone boat". So they hitched the oxen to the stone boat and proceeded marrily, if slowly, to town. On nearing Highmore, however, pride overcame them, they tied up the oxen and walked the last mile. SOUTH DAKOTA SONGBOOK "We Gather Together" 1.We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing; he chastens and hastens his will to make known. The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing. Sing praises to his name, he forgets not his own. 2. Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining, ordaining, maintaining his kingdom divine; so from the beginning the fight we were winning; thou, Lord, wast at our side, all glory be thine! 3. We all do extol thee, thou leader triumphant, and pray that thou still our defender wilt be. Let thy congregation escape tribulation; thy name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free! "Now Thank We All Our God" Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices, Who wondrous things has done, in Whom this world rejoices; Who from our mothers’ arms has blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love, and still is ours today. O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us, With ever joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us; And keep still in grace, and guide us when perplexed; And free us from all ills, in this world and the next. All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given; The Son and Him Who reigns with Them in highest heaven; The one eternal God, Whom earth and heaven adore; For thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore. "Harvest Home" Come, ye thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest home; All is safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin. God our Maker doth provide for our wants to be supplied; Come to God’s own temple, come, raise the song of harvest home. All the world is God’s own field, fruit unto His praise to yield; Wheat and tares together sown unto joy or sorrow grown. First the blade and then the ear, then the full corn shall appear; Lord of harvest, grant that we wholesome grain and pure may be. For the Lord our God shall come, and shall take His harvest home; From His field shall in that day all offenses purge away, Giving angels charge at last in the fire the tares to cast; But the fruitful ears to store in His garner evermore. Even so, Lord, quickly come, bring Thy final harvest home; Gather Thou Thy people in, free from sorrow, free from sin, There, forever purified, in Thy garner to abide; Come, with all Thine angels come, raise the glorious harvest home. Tuesday, November 25, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11N HOLABIRD SLOWLY DIGS OUT After getting 10 inches of snow dumped on them, the people of Holabird are getting on life. The folks at the Ponderosa are still short on milk, but have borrowed a some expired milk from Darrel and Kristi Hinkle. Hopefully the will get to Highmore tomorrow. They could have went to Highmore earlier, but had to preg test cows on Monday. Today they are watching Shelby and Justin for Kristi while she has her Girl Scout meeting with a troop 13 girl scouts (unlucky for some). The Methodist church in Highmore had no Sunday School or church service because Brother Bill was snowed in at Faulkton all weekend. Darrel Hinkle took his kids out snowmobiling to cheer them up. CODY ZILVERBERG COMING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Holabird's own Cody Zilverberg, son of Don and Peg Zilverberg will be coming home from Guatemala. It is reported he will be coming by bus at least as far as El Paso, Texas. All of us at the Holabird Advocate hope he has a good trip. MEDIA TRIES TO SEQUESTER JANKLOW JURY There are 19 seperate media organizations (the Holabird Advocate is not one of them) have petioned Judge Steele to sequester the jury in the case against Representative Bill Janklow. They claim that this will allow them more journalistic freedom. A similar motion was also filed by the McCook County States Attorney's office earlier, However, that motion was refused by the judge. On an unrelated matter, the federal investigation into the lobbyist how was given an in-state elk hunting license by Janklow when he was South Dakota's Governor was dropped because of "insufficent merit". Saturday, November 22, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11M PONDEROSA GETS 8 INCHES AND COUNTING Snow arrived at the Ponderosa at 10am Friday morning and it has snowed of and on since then. So far there has been 8 inches on the ground with another 2-4 inches predicted by Holabird Advocate Meteorologist, Storm Chaser, for tomorrow morning, with high winds pretty much all day long. The Hinkle's are praying for a break in the weather because they are low on milk. The last time they were low on milk, Jerry had to have apple juice on his cereal. They don't have apple juice either. Brittany Hinkle is hoping that the snow won't stop the Methodist Sunday School and church service. Brother Bill is currently in Faulkton and will be waiting out the storm there until further notice. JANKLOW CRASH BLAMED ON POSSIBLE DIABETIC REACTION There has been talk, none of it confirmed be the Holabird Advocate, that Bill Janklow may have pased out behind the wheel of the car he was driving during the crash that took the life of motorcylist Randy Scott last Summer. The suggestion that he is diabetic could be reason for Janklow passing out. There has been no medical confirmation that Janklow has been diagnosed with such a malady. Anyone who works at the Mayo Clinic that can confirm this please contact the Holabird Advocate Home office ASAP. MICHAEL JACKSON INOCENT UNTIL PROVEN WEIRD by Jerry Hinkle, Special to the Holabird Advocate The man known as Wacko Jacko has sure got himself in a jam now. He has been accused of some rather unspeakable stuff. Personally I think it's all crap. Before I go on, let me say that I'm no fan of the Gloved One. I bought a box of 33rpm records at a rummage sale that happened to contain "Thriller". Other that that occasion, I don't belive I have any Jackson recording material. I had a few cousins that played his stuff. One song I can remember them blasting on their boom boxes went something like, "Make love-to the post hole. Don't stop 'til you get enough." Of course those may not be the exact lyrics, but that's what I heard. Naturally I wasn't a devoted fan, although I enjoyed the "Thriller" album a little. I haven't listened to it very much lately. Now then, Jacko may be weird, even unconventional. He doesn't consume sugar, he keeps his children's faces out of the public eye by masking them, and he's had more plastic surgery that the Laker Girls. Does this make him weird? I suppose it does. I wish I could avoid sugar like he does, though. As far as sheltering his kids goes, at least he doesn't beat up cameramen like some other celebs have done. I must admit that the plastic surgery does seem out there, but I'm not paying for it. So I'll live and let live on that. The big thing with Jackson is sleeping with children. As Red Green says, "Sometimes sleeping together just means sleeping together". Does this mean I'd let one of my nieces or nephews sleep with him? Not on your nelly!!!! But then, I wouldn't want to sleep with my nieces, nephews, or Michael Jackson either one. Thursday, November 20, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11L WINTER WEATHER ON THE WAY FOR HOLABIRD Everyone on the Ponderosa has been busy the last couple of days getting ready for a three day blizzard. There are two seperate storm systems that may be coming through the area possibly starting on Friday night. As much as 12 inches of the white stuff, maybe even more, could fall down from the sky. Everything that you don't want covered up or needs to be dry should be indoors. Yesterday, Mary Hinkle put a snow fence up beside her strawberry patch. HOLABIRD SCRAPBOOK Here's a few interesting items out of the old Holabird Scrapbook from July 1909: Charley Sunding is remodeling farm residence and will give it a fresh coat of paint. The Hotel Holabird is crowded with guests about every day. Landlord Graham and his wife are kept busy all the time. The school house is yet without repairing, the school house grounds have not yet been touched with a plow nor the trees trimmed, and yet they say we have a school board. JANKLOW AND PASSENGER HAVE DIFFERING STATEMENTS Bill Janklow said in a statement to the Highway Patrol that he sped to pass a white car on the afternoon of August 16, when he was involved in a crash with motorcyclist Randy Scott. Chris Braedlin, Chief of Staff for Representative Janklow, was a passenger in the car that Janklow was driving that afternoon. While the accident happened, Braendlin sat next to him. He told investigators, quote, "I do recall seeing a motorcycle going across the intersection and then something came by us. But he was slowing down. I do remember that. He was slowing down." The papers include no mention by Braendlin of seeing a white vehicle. Judge Steele ruled that if Janklow's lawyers choose to bring up the issue of this white car, that only Janklow reports seeing, then prosecutors can bring up two crashes from 1993. In both of those cases, Janklow reported seeing another vehicle, swerving to miss that car and because of that, getting into an accident. Tuesday, November 18, 2003 WARMING TREND HITS HOLABIRD Just a few short weeks ago, the Holabird area had 6 inches of snow. Temps have been in the 50 throughout the last week or so, and looking for snow has become quite difficult in some places, downright impossible in others. There has been talk of the mercury rising to as mauch as 70 degrees and beyond. There has also been talk of a 3 day blizzard starting on Saturday. MAVIS KENNEDY ASKED TO STAY AT PONDEROSA With Harold and Mary Hinkle slated to fly south for the winter next year, Harold has guilted Mavis Kennedy into staying at the Ponderosa to watch over Their father E.E. Hinkle while they are gone. It has been speculated that Mavis may bring her husband, George, along. He may do so grudgingly, as it is difficult to give up the Arizona sunshine for South Dakota in January. Monday, November 17, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11J HINKLES PLAN ON FLYING SOUTH FOR THE WINTER Like ducks, geese and other instinctive birds, Harold and Mary Hinkle are flying south for the winter. Only they will be taking a plane (of course) and going way down south. Almost to Central America, in Cancun, Mexico. Their flight leaves from Minneapolis International Airport at 5:55 am on January 3, 2004. They will be guests of Larry and Phyllis Ehlers who have booked a luxury condo for six people. If you would like to be one of the remaining two, contact the Holabird Advocate and we'll see what we can do. Have your checkbook handy. E.E. HINKLE GETS HIS STARCH BACK Mary Hinkle supplied her father-in-law, E.E. Hinkle with butterscotch pudding mix, figuring he could do with a break from the instant vanilla pudding that he calls "corn starch puddin'". The old boy didn't take to it too hot, so Jerry sent it back and made some more of the usual stuff. It's true that getting old is not for sissys. When you're 101, it seems to ring even more true. Saturday, November 15, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11I GOOD NEWS FOR E.E. HINKLE Early this afternoon E.E. Hinkle's doctor, Doc Paul called to let the Hinkle's know that his 101 year old patient does not have cancer. The mole extracted from the old boy earlier this week turned out to be an infected cyst. This morning his blood pressure was 159 over 59 and his heart rate was 42. BEEF RATIONING TO START ON PONDEROSA Because of the high cost of beef these days, Harold Hinkle has seen fit to start meteing out just so much beef at one time to his family. He also has laid in a fair supply of pork.Kristi Hinkle has got into the spirit of things and started buying chicken in bulk. PARSONAGE WORK LEADS TO LABOR Mary took a break from the usual profound nonsense at the Ponderosa to help do some interior painting at the Ponderosa. Among those joining her was 9 months pregnant Heather McDonnell. Not too long after work was completed on the project, her water broke. Because Heather is the Sunday School teacher for Brittany and Shelby Hinkle, Mary Hinkle will be substituting for her. Jerry Hinkle will do likewise for his mother. Friday, November 14, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11H E.E. HINKLE'S FOLLOW-UP SCHEDULED FOR DEC 4 The hinkle family will hopefully know more about what they are dealing with concerning their patriach, 101 year old E.E. Hinkle, soon. Besides the possibility of cancer there may be something wrong with his kidneys. They have made an appointment for him with some sort of specialist. The concern is that while E.E. doesn't drink a lot of water, he makes a lot of trips to the bathroom. Also of concern is his pulse. It has been hovering between 38-40. According to Holabird Advocate Medical Advisor Mel Practice M.D. his pulse should be 60-80. E.E. Hinkle has been in some tough spots before. Perhaps he'll come out of this one as well JANKLOW EXPLAINS HUNTING LICENSE FLAP Congressman Bill Janklow describes the mix-up over an in-state hunting license he granted to lobbyist Eric Washburn as "Just another thing that didn't work out very good". Janklow says Washburn played a key role in improving the Missouri River. The congressman granted the license in the late 1990s while he was governor. He says he thought he had the power to do it. Janklow says, "I was just trying to do a good deed. To me this isn't that different from people that do heroic things to help someone outside the country, there are way we can reward them, things we can do for them." Washburn hunted elk with the license last month and that launched a federal investigation. Governor Mike Rounds has since asked him to stop using it. According to Harold Hinkle, local expert on South Dakota Hunting and fishing, only South Dakota residents can get this particular coveted elk license. Even then there is a drawing process, sort of a lottery in which not everyone who wants it gets one. It costs $100 to apply, which is refunded should the hunter not recieve the license with which to hunt the South Dakota elk. He believes that out of state hunters can get the an elk hunting license in South Dakota for $250. SERVING TWO MASTERS SURE IS HARD ISN'T IT by Jerry Hinkle, of the Holabird Advocate Jesus once said, "Man can not serve two masters. He will love one and hate the other". I love God, but I also love my country. There's my problem. I have been caught in a conflict of interests. As a Christian I don't like the way that some have reacted to the Ten Commandments monument that Judge Roy Moore displayed in the Supreme Courthouse in Montgomery, Alabama. By that I mean the supporters of the monument. One of "The Ten" says not to worship a graven image. These people didn't read the monument nor did they practice it's meaning. I heard one supporter shout "Give us back our God". These people are, I believe, are not worshiping God, but the monument. Nevermind that the U.S. Supreme court also displays the Ten Commandments, that is not the issue. As an American, however, I believe that the monument should have stood as a testament to Judge Moore's Freedom of Expression. His Constitutional right to express his religious views freely. As an American, I believe that Judge Moore should not have been removed from the bench. This is the same bench that he was elected to by 85% of the voters in Alabama. Talk about thwarting Democracy. As I said, I love God and I love America. Do I have to make a choice? I really don't want to go to Canada or some other country to worship God. I hope I won't have to. Otherwise I'll have to change name of the Holabird Advocate to the Possum Lake Movement. Believe me, nobody wants that. Wednesday, November 12, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11G E.E. HINKLE MAY HAVE CANCER During his regularly scheduled check-up with Dr. Doug, E.E. Hinkle had a growth on his face removed by none other that Doc Paul. According to E.E. Doc Paul's hands are every bit as steady at 91 than ever before. This growth will be looked into, and in three weeks time Dr. Doug will know what they are dealing with. The family of the 101 year old E.E. are not too worried as of yet. Jerry Hinkle, the old boy's grandson and self appointed keeper, never even noticed the growth on his face. "Dr. Doug should look at Grandad's back.", Jerry said, "There is some major growths on that unit. It looks like the surface of the planet Mars". Harold And Mary Hinkle managed to pick up a box stale chocolate covered donuts of some of which Jerry had for supper. MUSIC REVIEW by Jerry Hinkle George Jones once said that Dolly Parton has two good reasons that she's well known. I don't know about that, but Dolly's new album "God and Country" shows that her is in rare form. The song "Welcome Home" is a celebration of the soldiers fighting overseas. It also recognizes that some "come home" to America, while others do so to Heaven. If you love America, Dolly Parton, or country music in general, I recommend this album as an arternative to the "angry patriot" that is Toby Keith or the "ashamed Texan" that is the fat Dixie Chick. I for one hope Santa puts this recording in my stocking for Christmas. Tuesday, November 11, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11F SCHOOL IN SESSION ON VETERANS DAY For some reason the Hyde School District saw fit to not be in session on Monday and to resume classes on this, one of the most important national holidays of the year. all of us at the Holabird Advocate hope that they at least observe this holiday in the classroom somehow. JANKLOW DRIVING RECORD INADMISSABLE IN COURT The judge put the brakes on jurors hearing Janklow's South Dakota driving history, with its dozen speeding tickets in 12 years and several accidents. Prosecutors say it shows a pattern of reckless driving and disregard for the law. But fearing that hearing about so many tickets would prejudice the jury, the judge sided with Janklow's legal team. Judge Rodney Steele said there's a chance he would change his mind on admitting the driving record, but that's only if something would come up during the trial. That's scheduled to begin December 1. But a plea bargain could be struck at any time. Besides his manslaughter trial, a federal investigation is under way into whether a Washington, DC, lobbyist violated any laws when he hunted elk in the Black Hills. Eric Washburn used a resident hunting license granted to him by former Governor Bill Janklow. Washburn killed an elk last month while hunting in the Black Hills, but he denies breaking any laws. He says Janklow gave him resident hunting and fishing privileges in the late 1990s, after they worked together on Missouri River legislation. BLOGGER IMPROVES ITSELF AGAIN Blogger.com has made more changes claiming they will serve it's users better. Time will tell if that actually happens. All of us at the Holabird Advocate hope that you, the Readers, notice no change, unless it is a change for the better. Monday, November 10, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11E SMELL OF SMOKE ALLEDGED AT PONDEROSA Sunday night, around 9pm, Harold Hinkle swore he smelled smoke outside. He called on his son, Jerry Hinkle to help him investigate. Jerry dismissed it as either volcanic ash or possibly from a forrest fire in the Black Hills. At any rate, the full moon bright in the sky and the the fog on the ground thick enough in the distance that flames if there were any, went unseen. Long story short the Ponderos did not exactly burn up last night. JUSTIN HINKLE ENTERS TERRIBLE TWOS When he was first born, Justin Hinkle had a hard time getting started. Two years later, it's hard to believe that he ever had trouble to begin with. The birthday party at his home has a "Blues Clues" theme. Plenty of gifts were recieved, mostly toys. E.E. Hinkle come up with the ides of giving his great-grandson a $2 bill. The 101 year old E.E. did go to the party and put in a late night, staying up until way past 9 o'clock. Jerry Hinkle shocked several of the guests at his nephew's party by stating that he thought that "that 58 lb. anorexic chic on Entertainment Tonight" was hot. However, when pressed, he could not remember her name. We at the Holabird Advocate think he's pulling our collective leg. LEGAL NOTICE: JERRY HINKLE'S LIVING WILL by Morley Krupt, Attorney at Law of Ural, Krupt, Sumi, and Dye Because of the contraversy surrounding the woman in Florida that is in a vegatative state, Jerry Hinkle has decided to make a living will and publish it in the Holabird Advocate for all to read so there is no doubt about his wishes concerning the end of his life when he sheds his mortal coil and gets ready for the old dirt nap. This is a very unconventional move, I'm not sure it's legally binding. Those who know Mr. Hinkle can testify that he is very unconventional, and doesn't stand on ceremony. His living will reads as follows: I, Jerald E. Hinkle, being of sound mind, or as sound as I can get at this stage of life, and having no ill health at this time, wish that should I, for any reason be unable to answer for myself, be hooked up to a feeding tube only if said food is some kind of beef product. As far as respairators go, hook me up to one, two, or three if you have to, just make sure that beef feeding tube is hooked up. As far as extraordinary measures to revive me go, try them all, every known measure, even experimental methods, but don't forget the beef feeding tube. you can even try to get that anorexic chic from Entertainment Tonight to give me mouth to mouth, but don't forget the beef feeding tube. I make these statements of my own free will and under no duress. Dated this tenth day of November in the year of my Lord two thousand and three. PUBLISHERS NOTES by Jerry Hinkle Because of the Veterans Day Holiday the Home Office will be closed after 11am. Those who wish to do so can read the November, 2002 archive for our Veteran's day edition. Friday, November 07, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11D NEMEC COMES IN SECOND AT "FEAR FACTOR" COMPETITION Holabird residents do have a young lady we can be quite proud of in the "Fear Factor" department. Ana Nemec was beat out only by Scott Wheelhouse of Highmore in the last event of a Fear Factor competition by a few seconds. The event was bobbing for apples with a garter snake. Scott got his apple first, only by the advantage that the stem did not break off like Ana's did. As it was it only took her 5 seconds to retrieve her apple from the tub with the snake in it. Perhaps a rematch with a rattler in the tub is in order. All of us at the Holabird Advocate predict that young Wheelhouse would crap in his pants at the thought of it. Maybe Ana would too. Ana's Mother, Mary Jo Nemec, provided the play by play for this event. She also provided our courageous, dynamic Publisher with a web site address that Ana is working on. Inthe interest of her privacy, it will not be revealed by us. Ana is more than welcome to put it on the "Free for All" links page when she feels ready to open it up to the public. One thing we know for sure is that she could do wonders if she worked for the Holabird Advocate. We couldn't afford her though. JUSTIN HINKLE TURNS 2 With Justin Hinkle's second birthday Saturday. The Hinkle's are celebrating on Friday night. It is unknown if E.E. Hinkle will be joining in the festivities because of the late hour. Today also marks the 72nd anniversary of his wedding to Bergit Hinkle. SCIENTIFIC POLL SHOWS HERSETH'S CHANCES FOR REPRESENTATIVE 11/06/2003 It's still a year away, but what if the 2004 election were held today, who would you vote for in South Dakota's U.S. House race? While there are a lot of unknowns, there's a lot of jockeying for position. South Dakota's House race will possibly have three well known possible candidates, a former Congressman, an up and coming Democrat and an incumbent facing criminal charges. With Congressman Janklow facing manslaughter charges, his political future is uncertain and U.S. House Seat up for grabs. If Janklow runs for re-election, he'd have a tough time defeating the person he beat in 2002, Democratic candidate Stephanie Herseth. According to a Keloland TV/Sioux Falls Argus Leader scientific poll, if the election were held today, Herseth would defeat Janklow this time and quite handily, 57% to 29% with 14% undecided. But Herseth would have a much tougher fight if former congressman John Thune decides to run again. According to this poll, Thune would defeat Herseth by 7% of the vote, handing her her second loss in two years, which analysts say could put her political future in jeopardy. Although he lost his senate bid last year, Thune's popularity remains strong. Poll data shows that he has a favorable rating of 54% compared to Herseth's 47%. The poll was conducted for Keloland and the Sioux Falls Argus Leader by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research. The company contacted 400 South Dakota voters last Thursday through Sunday. Wednesday, November 05, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11C PONDEROSA DIPS INTO SINGLE DIGITS With an overnight low of 3 degrees, it was with very little surprise that Jerry Hinkle saw his pet steers eating snow this morning. They had to the tanks were frozen over. With Jerry's help, his brother Darrel was able to start the tank heaters. JANKLOW'S DRIVING HISTORY REVEALED Despite U.S. Representative Bill Janklow's lawyers trying to suppress it, parts of his driving history was made public. It seems that Darrel Hinkle may have to relinquish his title of "Suicide Jockey" to Bill Janklow. In the past dozen or so years Janklow has had 12 speeding tickets and 16 separate accidents. One near collision was at the same intersection where Janklow was later involved in the crash that took the life of Randy Scott on August 16. Janklow's trial begins December 1. JUST HOW MANY WEEKS ARE IN A YEAR ANYWAY by Jerry Hinkle, Special to the Holabird Advocate There is a phrase slipping into the the lexicon of America that needs some investigation. When people started saying "24/7", it was OK, we all figured it out as 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Some people need to remember that. Recently my father told me I spend too much time on the internet. I explained that I don't use the computer at all on Sunday, to which he replied, "Yeah, but the rest of the time you're on it 24/7!" Actually, I have no problem with 24/7, provided it is used within the proper guidelines. What really gets my goat is the sequel to the phrase. That being "24/7/365". Whoa there!! That's 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 weeks a year! What moron thought that up?! Is the American education system so screwd up that people actually think there are more that 52 weeks in the year?! I hope not, anyway. Now this phrase is not a prevelent as it's predecessor. Hopefully all of us at the Holabird Advocate, including you, the Reader, can help correct those who would be ignorant. You might start these people thinking. Hopefully they'll thank you for it. Now then, how long should we keep up this correction. I think we should start now and continue it 24/7/52 until people stop saying it. Tuesday, November 04, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11B HOLABIRD AREA GETS 6 INCHES OF SNOW The first major snow storm hit Hyde County Sunday evening and lasted well into Tuesday morning. At the Ponderosa, flu shots were the order of the day. Mary, Harold, and E.E. Hinkle went to The Highmore Clinic to do just that on Monday morning. It was a quick trip, as Harold did not want to get stuck in town. He ignored his fathers pleas to stop at the bank so he could get a new $20 bill. All of us at the Holabird Advocate think that God's gonna get him for that. KENNEDYS GO SOUTH Mavis Kennedy called the Ponderosa twice on Monday morning to let everyone know that she and George were headed to Arizona for the winter. It was almost as though she was saying, "So long, suckers". They travelled in snow until the got to Denver. They planned on getting into Trinidad, Colorado to stay for the night as they have in the past. At last report they were just passed Santa Fe. Before Mavis left, she e-mailed Holabird Advocate Publisher, Jerry Hinkle, to remind him that she is unable to get the Newsblog in Arizona (ignorance must thrive there). She also said that if Jerry was to get a job with Stephanie Herseth's campaign, she would take care of E.E. for him. Jerry laughed about that for a heck of a while. If possible, Jerry will try to put the message on the Forum page. Saturday, November 01, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11A QUIET HALLOWEEN ON THE PONDEROSA Only 3 tric-or treaters showed up at the Ponderosa for Holloween. They were Brittany Hinkle as a witch, Shelby Hinkle as a fire fighter, and Justin Hinkle as a Holstien Calf. None of the other Hinkle's were in costume at the Ponderosa, but they ate enough candy to kill 5 diabetics. HERSETH REACTIVATES WEB SITE Stephanie Herseth has officially reactivated her campaign web site with a letter to all of her supporters. It reads as follows: Dear Friends: Thank you for taking the time to stop by my campaign website! As many of you know, I have decided to run for Congress in 2004. There is nothing I would rather do more with my education, experience, values and passion than to put them to work for the people of South Dakota - people who I believe have among the highest levels of integrity and commitment to family, friends, and community. South Dakotans maintain a way of life worth fighting for, which is why I want to work hard to help people live, work, and raise families in South Dakota. I look forward to visiting with many of you in the weeks and months ahead. Thank you again for stopping by and please come back often! Sincerely, Stephanie M. Herseth November, 2003 
|
 |