Pictured left is Huron, South Dakota's own Callee Bauman, Miss South Dakota 2006. She has been hard at work since winning the crown on getting to the Miss America Pageant, which will be televised Monday on CMT (check local listings). All of us here at the Holabird Advocate wish her well as she represents our state. The Huron newspaper, the Plainsman, has really ralled for her, almost to the point of nausea. But she doesn't just belong to Huron, she belongs to the whole state. Ms. Bauman's Platform Issue is "America: Pump Ethanol!" Our Publisher has also discovered that she is a fan of "The Wreckers" as well. How can she go wrong? We're about due for a Miss America as well. Did you know that in the 85 year history of the pageant, nobody from South Dakota has ever won the crown? This could be the year!

Our Publisher has one piece of advice for Ms. Bauman, "Don't show off your belly button in front of the whole country. A little mystery never hurts." To learn more about Ms. Bauman, go to her homepage at: http://www.misssd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=119&Itemid=107

Is this the English Speaking Crowd?
We've noticed that John Zilverberg's "My Opinion" has not been added to the list of the blogging elite at the South Dakota War College as of yet, but he has made a pretty good case for English as the American Official Language. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate believe that basic English knowledge can be beneficial, however, we would like to know more of the Dakota language than we have learned in the Williams and Ree routine, "How Kola Dialogue"
Read more about John's opinion on this and other issues of the day at http://www.johnzilverberg.blogspot.com/
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Submitted By Mary A. Hinkle

I think I've talked to Mujibar...but he said his name was Randy......Mujibar was trying to get a job in India.The Personnel Manager said, "Mujibar, you have passed all the tests, except one. Unless you pass it you cannot qualify for this job." Mujibar said, "I am ready". The manager Said, "Make a sentence using the words Yellow, Pink and Green." Mujibar said, "The telephone goes green, green and I pink it up, and say, 'Yellow, this is Mujibar.'' Mujibar now works as a technician at a call center for computer problems. No doubt you have spoken to him. I have.