 |
 Holabird AdvocateProviding all the news we see fit to print since 2002!Wednesday, October 31, 2007  Holabird Elevator Marked For Destruction by Mary Hinkle The Holabird elevator is scheduled for demolition. I hope it goes easier than the Zip Elevator in Sioux Falls! Publisher "Walks the Line" To "Wesleyan Idol" Round 2 There were 11 acts out of 21 contestants chosen to be in the second round of competition next Monday night. Holabird Advocate Publisher Jerry Hinkle is one of them. Postcard From Wyoming by Mavis Kennedy I am hoping you are alright and sounds like you are. Mary keeps us updated, and I visit the blog, when I can. Glad you made the play, what ever it is called, I'm not good at remembering that name. Your grades are A OK, and I knew you would be able to do that. It is turning cold and am staying close to home. It was in the 20's this morning. I will go get the mail after awhile and bye the church to get my Upper Room, magazine, as I forgot to pick it up Sunday after church. Kassidee is talking about getting married, sometime in July or Aug. She asked George and I if we would be their witness, I was honored to be asked, and of coarse, we will be glad to do that. She has been traveling a lot with her students. They were in Paris, and Poland, can't remember where else. Do take care and have a little fun! The Life and Times of Anthony Larocco March 17, 1981 - Oct. 20, 2007 Anthony "Tony" Larocco, 26, of Harrold died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007 in Harrold Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 at Isburg Funeral Chapel in Pierre. Visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be held in Arkansas at a later date. Anthony "Tony" LaRocco was born on March 17, 1981 in Lawton, Okla. to K.C. and Sue (Swallow) Rice. He grew up and attended school in Rogers, Okla. In 1992 he moved to Arkansas, and in 2000 he moved to South Dakota. While living near Harrold, Tony worked for the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center in Pierre. He was a member of the Harrold Fire Department and enjoyed car races and the outdoors.Tony is survived by his fiance Gerry Ogle and their two sons Brandon Tex and Casey James, all of Harrold; his parents Sue and K.C. Rice of Washburn, Mo. and one brother Joseph Lemons of Sioux Falls.He was preceded in death by Brenda Sue Lemons, Steven Ray Lemons and Eli Clay Lemons. North of 40: What are you made of by Red Green As everyone gets more and more health conscious, we start to pay a great deal of attention to the list of ingredients they have on the labels of prepared foods. They not only tell you what's in the food, but also the proportions of each ingredient. So whatever they list first is the dominant element. I was thinking this would be a great policy to extend to people you meet. Their qualities should be listed on their forehead in descending order of prominence. "Kindness," "honesty" and "intelligence" would make a nice cluster somewhere near the top of the list. Whereas if the first two are "violence" and "intolerance," that's another way of saying "If you can read this, you're standing too close." Monday, October 29, 2007 Holabird Skyscraper Slated For Destruction Harold and Mary Hinkle report that Ken Ferris of the Ferris Crane Service has been engaged to tear down the grain elevator at Holabird. This is a developing story, and Mary has promised before during and after pictures of the event when it happens. Holabird just keeps getting smaller all the time. Publisher to "Walk the Line" Tonight The first round of the finals for "Wesleyan Idol" begin at 10 pm tonight, when most of the decent hardworking people of this world are either working hard or sleeping. Jerry Hinkle has selected "I Walk The Line" for this "Country" round in the competition. He has also selected a black sweater, jeans, socks and shoes. He was wondering about dying his under britches, but hopes it doesn't have to come to that. Jerry will bring homework along, of course. He studied for his World History test during the auditions and managed to get a 96% on it. Hinkle Takes the "Next Stage" When Jerry Hinkle first moved to Mitchell, he took a few deposit envelops from the bank so he could send money in the event he got a job. All of those are gone now. He had a couple checks to deposit and thought he could wait until he was back in Hyde County. But he's not sure when that will be. So instead of that, Jerry decided to open up an account with Wells Fargo, since they already have a student loan on him. He got a "Free Checking" account. Of course, it's only free as long as he has no overdrafts or uses an ATM from the Wells Fargo network. So that's exactly what he will do. Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Publisher Becomes Finalist Despite what he may think, Jerry Hinkle qualified to be one of the finalists for "Wesleyan Idol". Ellie Peterson, one of Jerry's Intro to Public Service classmates, told him that yesterday morning. Justin Mitchell, one of the organizers of the contest, confirmed it that afternoon by saying, "You're going to Hollywood!" Not quite, Justin. Postcard From Home by Mary Hinkle We went to Harrold to Otto Butzman's funeral today. They had a nice crowd with a little over 100 people. He was buried in the Onida cemetery. We rode up to Onida to the burial with Pastor Martin. George, Ken, and Ron are hunting here this afternoon. Harold is with them. They went up to Spring lake to hunt now. They have had good hunting. They have gotten their limits each day. Scott went home Monday. We went in to Mom's for supper last night. Ken grilled some Iowa chops. Bonnie, Tracy, and Leanne were also there. Sunday night we had pheasant that Joan had cooked and sent out with Ken and Mom cooked. We got there from the Women of Faith about 5:00 PM. The hunters were home early from hunting. They saw a lot of birds and got their limit by 4:00. Kristi and the kids also came in for supper. Wilbur and Lynette went home Monday morning. We had a good time in St. Paul. Joan, Phyllis, Colleen, Lynette, Dianne, Leanne and I all stayed at the Crowne Plaza hotel which was nice because we could walk to the Arena where it was held. We shopped at IKEA and Mall of America Friday before we went to the convention but we didn't buy much. We plan on going again next year. The speakers were all very good and we laughed a lot and were inspired to enjoy our life and to live for Christ. Mom, Bonnie, and Roxie went to Sioux Falls for a baby shower for Andrew and Jennifer's baby. They stopped and visited at Rhonda's in Wessington on the way home. Lynell and Sam were there so they got to see the new baby and Greg and Rhonda's new house. Andrew and Jennifer stopped and visited Mom on their way back to Rapid City. Doug flew to Atlanta on Sunday. He is going to a training session in Alabama this week. They took the bus from Atlanta to the town in Alabama where his training is being held. Darrel is combining corn over at Larry's today. It is nice; but rather windy today. Saturday morning I plan on going to Pierre to help make kuchen that Die Deutsche Gleider will sell at the Zonta Craft Fair. Other than that we will be home and do our normal thing. Ken and George are going home tomorrow. Life and Times of Otto Butzman Otto Butzman was born September 21, 1908, in Lippeledem Provence of Prozen Germany, to Edward and Ida (Rudolph) Butzman. The family immigrated to the United States in 1910. Edward came in March, settling with a cousin northeast of Blunt and Ida and the five children followed in September. In 1918, they moved four miles north to their own farm. It was located nine miles east and one mile south of Onida. Otto attended rural school and then worked on the family farm. In 1932, he moved to Minnesota to work on a farm, returning to Sully County in December 1938. On August 17, 1940, Otto married Esther Klingbeil in Pierre. They moved to their farm eleven miles north of Harrold, SD. In 1976, they sold their farm to the Oahe Irrigation Projeact and moved to Harrold. During his retirement, Otto enjoyed working in his shop and iron working, which he did everyday up until last year. Otto, 99, Harrold, died Thursday, October 18, 2007, at Highmore Healthcare, Highmore, SD. Otto is survived by his wife Esther of Harrold, one son Roger Butzman of Harrold, one granddaughter Nichole Butzman of Harrold, step-granddaughter Karla Jacobsen of Little Falls, MN; and one nephew Paul Davis of Rapid City. North 0f 40:The end of cute by Red Green I was zapping by one of those nature shows the other day, and they were showing a bunch of baby animals. Bears and cougars and giraffes. That kind of thing. And they are cute. You have to admit it. Even baby snakes have a certain charm. And the same thing with human babies. They tend to be cute. Especially to their parents. Even young people can be cute. The girls tell me those boy bands are all cute. Even guys in their 20s are sometimes called cute. But once you get to my age, when you've got all the numbers moving on the odometer, you lose a lot of your cuteness. There's nothing cute about a middle-aged guy, and that hurts us. Cute allows you to have the benefit of the doubt. Middle-aged guys need the benefit of the doubt. OK, sure, some guys try to cover by being dignified and sophisticated, but that's no fun. Cute is where it's at, and we are definitely not there. Please just accept it. You can't make up for not looking cute by acting cute. You may think you're an entertaining person when you're wearing that kilt, but trust me, they're not laughing with you. Monday, October 22, 2007 Publisher Commits Murder Now that we have your attention, lets clarify that headline. Holabird Advocate Publisher, Jerry Hinkle went to the regular meeting of Koinonia at the Home of Brandon and Vicki Vetter. There was the usual Mario Brothers soccer game, of course. But this week, Vicki brought out the board game, "Clue". Jerry played Professor Plum. It took a while for the 5 players to figure out who did the deed. In the end, it was Plum in the study with a revolver. It's always the one you least suspect, isn't it? Hopefully, Jerry will get a chance to redeem himself next time there's a murder, if indeed there is a next time. Nothing kills the mood of a gathering of Christian college students faster than a murder. Poor Mr. Boddy! This guy lives in a mansion with no bedrooms or a bathroom. Perhaps he has an outhouse nearby! Still, he has to sleep. Oh yeah! He's dead! Problem solved! Another on the Prayer List Phyllis McKelvey Wrote to the home office earlier to ask our Publisher to pray for her husband, Bob McKelvey, as he he is the Hospital after a having a small stroke . He is in Sioux Falls McKennan on the rehab. floor. All of us send Bob and Phyllis our very best. "Deathtrap" Opens Thursday After all the rehearsing and nursing the parts, Director Dan Miller is ready to release "Deathtrap" at the Patton Wing Theatre on Thursday, Friday and Saturday Night. He also has an afternoon performance on Sunday afternoon. Jerry Hinkle is required for his theatre class to write a two page review of the play. Dan brags that this play has more murder weapons than a game of "Clue". Something Jerry knows all too well. Idol Gossip on an Idle Day Jerry has everything caught up for tomorrow. "Broca's Brain" has been read, and he has the day off from dishes. There are some things he could be doing, but that can wait for now. Annie Martinez, from the school paper was quizzing Jerry about his audition for "Wesleyan Idol". It seem a lot of folks are talking about it. Jerry feigns disinterest, wondering what the fuss is about. In actuality, the fuss is that sometime today, we find out who made the cut. Some think Jerry may be among the chosen few. He's "Wait and See" about that. Saturday, October 20, 2007 Pheasant Season Minutes Away At High Noon in the Holabird Area, it will be a showdown of man against bird to see who has the upper hand. Of course, pheasants don't shoot back, but they fly like the dickens when the shots ring out. If the dogs can stay away from skunks this year, it should be a pretty good season. We'll look forward to hearing reports from all the hunting parties out there. One report from Harold Hinkle that has nothing to do with pheasants is that Otto Butzman died 3 days ago. Funeral arrangements are pending. We offer his family, especially his wife of 65 years, Esther, our very best. Publisher goes From Idol to Idle Holabird Advocate Publisher, Jerry Hinkle, decided to try out for the Wesleyan Idol competition last Thursday night. When auditions started, there were not a lot of contestants, but it built up little by little. Jerry's friend, Melody from Texas, was helping out at the auditions. Jerry got a big surprise, because a few of his fellow students from Public Service and Leadership were there as well. This group includes Katy Duffy from Platte, who we've mentioned before. Jerry let her think that she talked him into trying out. He was going to sing "Don't Know Much About History" since he and Ms. Duffy had a History test the next morning. Instead he sang "Love Me Tender" and "denigrated it to his "best friend in the whole wide room". What Jerry forgot is that it's a very long slow song, and his nerves caught up to him. Instead of sounding like Elvis, he sounded more like Bing Crosby. The song was well received, Ms. Duffy was more than impressed. So impressed, that she let him bump hands with her. Jerry isn't looking for a callback from the "Idol" people, but all of us here at the Holabird Advocate think that he should take Ms. Duffy along. She'll be there whether he invites her or not, that's just how she rolls. Philosophy Improves Jerry Hinkle had a 37 out of 40 on his first Philosophy of life test. His test of Thursday was 39 out of a possible 40. With Socrates and Johnathon Livingston Seagull out of the way, the next book is "Broca's Brain" by Carl Sagan. Jerry has read pages 51-71 of the assignment so far, and is impressed with how he debunks all of the "evidence" of paranormal phenomena. Of course, if Sagan rips into Jesus, Jerry will have to get Old testament on his___! Thursday, October 18, 2007 A Gathering of Guns: It's for the Birds The Pheasant season is upon us already. that means hunters from all over the world will be coming into South Dakota to "Shoot the pretty ones" as Dave Dedrick always used to say, and maybe still does say it on occasion. In Hyde County, there is going to be quite a few hunting parties scattered out this weekend. The Goehring family will be getting together this weekend at places like the Come Hahn Inn, the Ponderosa, and of course, Bonnie Nickleson's chili will be the opening night highlight at the Nickleson ranch. We can almost smell the cornbread from here. Of course, Jerry Hinkle will be busy on opening night washing pans and dishes for the hunters in Kornfield County that call on Pizza Hut. Too bad they don't have a pheasant topping! He'll be thinking of all the hunters that day, and of the ladies who went to Women of Faith in the Twin Cities instead of hunting. Here' hoping we avoid another skunk attack, and keep the game warden off your back. Publisher to be "Idolized" Holabird Advocate Publisher, Jerry Hinkle has been talked into trying out for "Wesleyan Idol". It is some sort of singing competition that has auditions tonight at 8 pm, when he should be studying for his World History test. Knowing Jerry, he'll find time to do both. Did you know that he took "Socrates" to the Hypnotist during homecoming week? Time to Tithe Last week, First Methodist Church had a speaker who encouraged all in attendance to be better stewards of the financial resources we have been given. This caused Jerry Hinkle to ponder his stewardship. After all, he doesn't have much cash on hand, but his bank account back home is flush with money from Pizza Hut. At least it should be with all the hours he's racking up. Plus, Jerry has two churches to support, not counting his own ministry. If Jerry can give 10% of his Pizza Hut check back to the Heavenly Father, perhaps those of you, and you know who you are, can give 10% of your own. Of course, not everybody can live off leftover pizza and peanut butter sandwiches. Some of you may already give 10-20%, and that's great! E.E. Hinkle's older sister, Lilly Pease used to say that 90 cents goes a lot further that a dollar when you give a dime to the Lord. Let's see if that holds true! Our Thanks All of us here at the Holabird Advocate would like to thank those who have send e-mails expressing their joy, and in some cases, disappointment at our Publisher's recent traffic violation. Also thanks to those who have sent "Mad Money" to our Publisher in the form of cash through the mail. As cash poor as our Publisher is, this is something we don't encourage or recommend, as it may violate postal regulations. (Can someone confirm that for us, please?) Also, thanks for your continued prayers, for our Publisher and everyone that comes to him for prayer as well. Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Publisher Gets First "B" Well, Jerry Hinkle is no longer an A Student. He just got his grade from the Classics of Christian Thought, and it's his first B since enrolling at DWU. Mind you, all of us here at the Holabird Advocate thought we'd have to report a C- or a D+ when the time came from the way he was carrying on about it. So now, the only way Jerry can be an A student is to act like an ______ from now until graduation day. Actually, a B isn't all that bad. In fact, during his high School years, a B would have been a welcome sight, as well as a stretch. His other midterm, in Public Service and Leadership, was an A. Yesterday, Dr. Simmons let his students see their marks, and his remarks, in class. He was very kind to our Publisher. He also told the students in that class that their special oral report project is also a Power Point Presentation. Jerry's a little nervous about that. At least he doesn't have to turn in his notes, because he spilled coffee on them. Ponderosa Prayer List There are a few people we'd like to lift up in prayer. The family of Emil Eckstien, especially his wife, Betty. Also Mark Durfee's family and friends on his passing. Remember Dot Hansen and her family as they fight another battle in their War on Cancer. We haven't heard from them, so we'll assume God has them taken care of. Be Prayerful, most of all, for Otto Butzman, who is not expected to live out the week. It will be the first time in 65 years that he and Esther will be apart, so pray for her as well. Thanks in advance! Mitchell Gets Soaked Since Sunday night, Mitchell has had more than 3 inches of rain. When DWU Campus Pastor, Brandon Vetter, came back from the Habitat for Humanity project, he was asked if he built an ark out there. The Ground has been so soft around campus that students don't walk on the grass, keeping close to the sidewalk.Learning Outside The Classroom by Jerry Hinkle courageous, dynamic Publisher of the Holabird Advocate On Monday Night, it was raining quite a bit. It was 10:30 pm or thereabout when I got of at Pizza Hut. On The way home I stopped at a stop sign, looked quickly, too quickly as it turned out, and proceeded to make my turn. It was there that I was almost sideswiped by another car. As it happened, it was a Highway Patrol car. He stopped me, of course, and explained the situation complete with a $104 fine. Had this happened 20 years ago, I'd have been angry, upset and depressed at this turn of events. But I was genuinely grateful to this officer. After all, $104 is cheap compared to the cost of car repair, and a funeral. Not to mention all the people who would have missed me and wondered why I had to die in such a stupid way. It has reminded me that driving is a serious business. This is all the more true at night and it is raining. I always tell me niece, Shelby that "I get nervous when I drive" because I do. It's a real heck of a responsibility, and one should be nervous. If not for you, then the other drivers. I hope you Readers out there are mindful of that whenever you drive. Don't be in such a hurry that you get in a wreck, or spend $104 on a ticket. Remember to watch out for yourself and other drivers, and hope they do he same. North of 40: I'm King of the World by Red Green I know that in the early stages of child development, they go through a phase when they believe they are the center of the universe. As a parent, it is your job to alter that misconception by trying to convince them to be mindful of others, mainly to be mindful you. It happened to us. Through the experiences of growing up and having teachers and friends and bosses, we all became convinced that we are not the center of our universe. I think this is a mistake. This may be a good policy short term, but in the long run, like when you get to be my age, it's really important to be the focus of your own life. Otherwise, you run the risk of making a 27-year-old Hooters waitress the center of your universe and that will only lead to disappointment as you fall short in oh so many areas. But when you're the one who sets the standard for your universe, you're like a chapter from the Goldilocks story -- everyone different than you is either too young or too old or too big or too small, whereas you are just right. So be the center of your universe. Make all of your decisions based on how it affects you. Live everyday as if you are the Intergalactic Emperor. But don't tell anyone. Especially your wife. Saturday, October 13, 2007 Rise and Shine? Tell it to the Sun! It was a late night for Jerry Hinkle. He got off work at 11:59 pm. He wasn't tired, so he studied for his Classics of Christian thought Midterm for a little over an hour. After getting out of bed at 10 am, he went to check the mail. He got a notice that a package from his aunt, Joan Hansen needs his signature, so he went to the Post Office, only to find out they close at 10 am on Saturday. Looks like next Monday he'll have to go again. On his way to the Public Library, he noticed that the sky was cloudy. He thought of going back to bed, but duty calls, and here we are. Just where is Wagner It has been reported that on Oct. 26-27 in Wagner, South Dakota, there will be a Lay Speaker Training. The Advanced Class, "Lay Speakers are Servant Leaders" will be led by former Highmore United Methodist Pastor Phil Lint. Our Publisher would just about risk losing his Job at Pizza Hut to be part of that class. Too bad he can't go, because he doesn't have a South Dakota road map. There is also nobody around who will tell him where to go. Which is unusual for him Postcard from Homeby Mary Hinkle We worked calves here on Monday. Ron helped again. Tuesday we went to Emil's funeral. I helped with the lunch and took care of the flowers. Wednesday I made 18 kuchen to take some into the Make and Bake Craft Show on Saturday. Today I made apple butter and apple jelly out of the apples Dad and Darrel got on a farm near Clark when Darrel delivered the old red cab over truck he had sold. Darrel has been hauling in the haystacks. Dad has been doing whatever around the farm. Everyone here is fine. Saturday is the craft show so tomorrow I have to go in and mark the spaces and set up the tables. Dad, Mike & Betty, George Sharp and Lee Straight will help. I also have to make some sour cream raisin pies for the craft show so the next two days will be busy. Sunday is pot luck after church. I'm glad that you are doing good at school. Keep up the good work. Love, Mom The Life and Times of Emil Eckstien Emil A. Eckstein, 87, of Highmore, SD died October 4, 2007 at Ft. Meade VA Medical Center. Emil Andrew Eckstein was born October 25, 1919, on a farm in Union Township in Hyde Country, SD, to John and Rose (Menhart) Eckstein. Emil grew up in Hyde County and worked for various farmers and ranchers. In the thirties, Emil thought he was "getting up in the world" when his wages increased to $1.25 per hour. At the age of 22, on April 8, 1942, Emil entered the Army and was assigned to heavy artillery as a gunner. During World War II, he spent 2 1/2 years guarding the Panama Canal. He was honorably discharged from service on November 5, 1945. Following his return home he married Betty Davis on April 8, 1946. They made their home in Eden Township until they purchased Betty's home place in the mid-fifties. Their life together had a bumpy start as their crops were burned out the first year. and hailed out the second year. Things could only get better from here. Together they survived and continued farming and ranching until 1975. Emil and Betty have been married for 61 years. As a young man Emil played catcher for the North Hyde baseball team. Due to his competitive spirit, he and his friends were delighted when beating the opposing team. Emil served as the Clerk of Valley Township for 44 years. Throughout his entire life he enjoyed hunting, fishing, running trap lines and playing cards. Emil was a master at repair and could fix anything with bailing wire and a piece of twine. He also loved working with wood and made several items for his family and friends. Emil is survived by his wife, Betty Eckstein of Highmore; four daughters: JaNean Ryan of Golden, CO; Shirley and Jim Marquette of Omaha, NE; Evelyn and Johnny Gluhm of White Sulpher Springs, MT; and Peggy Jo and Scott Koskie of Wellington, CO; six grrandsons: Josh and Melissa Gluhm, Chad Gluhm, Matt and Deanna Marquette, Rob Ryan, Steve Ryan, and Justin Koskie; four great-grandchildren: Jaleigh, Brandon, and Aidan Gluhm, and Nathan Marquette. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Rose Eckstein, and one son-in-law, Bruce Ryan. Thursday, October 11, 2007 Weather is Cold, Salsa is HOT Mitchell dipped to 30 degrees overnight. Frost on windshields were the rule rather than the exception. Jerry Hinkle left McGovern Hall early to make sure he was on time for his 8 o'clock class. it was still a chilly 38 degrees when he was scraping frost of the Park Avenue this AM. Jerry dressed warm, but he didn't need to at noon. Salsa Salsa was at the Village and between the food and the dancing, Jerry was quite warm and tired. Jerry better rest up for another Reading Reflection and a few dozen pages of "Jonathon Livingston Seagull" Good Marks Keep Coming We are proud to report that our Publisher, Jerry Hinkle, is keeping up his grades. His last two Reading Reflections came in at 29 and a perfect 30. The previous one would have been a 30 if Jerry had read the thing over before he submitted it. The word "kew" should have read "knew". Lesson learned? Remember that spell check only works if you use it, bub! Jerry also got a 95% on his Intro to Theatre test. All the students who read the book and attended the class regularly and on time did well. Still no word on the Public Service midterm, but there are indications that Jerry did well on it. Time Out For Fun "Dracula" is being performed at the Pepsi Cola Theatre this week. Jerry Hinkle is hoping to Volunteer as an usher or something to see the performance. If not, he will spring for the $8 admission. After all, he's spent more than that at McDonald's this week. Is that where Pizza Hut Dishwashers got on their days off. That seems to be the case where Jerry is concerned. Mary Hinkle has been after Jerry to do something fun. "Dracula" may fit the bill. It is interesting to note that Bela Lugosi, who was the original Dracula, was born 125 years ago this month. The movie that was based on the play, and the 1897 book, came out 75 years ago this month as well. North of 40: Cleaning up by Red Green "I Know God won't give me more than I can handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much. I went to one of those car clean-up places recently to get the inside of my car cleaned out. They did a nice job, vacuumed the carpeting, emptied the ashtray, cleaned the dashboard and then handed me the bill for $175. This required an adjustment in my thinking. We get our entire home cleaned for $90. They wash the floors and vacuum the rugs and clean the counters. All for $90. Now we don't have a huge home, but it is still quite a bit larger than our car. So I'm having trouble reconciling the difference in prices. Maybe it's because one is called "cleaning" while the other is called "detailing." I don't know. I'm just mentioning it. I'm not going to make it an issue. My sense is that if this information is brought forward, the cost of having the car done will stay the same while the cost of having the house done will quadruple. In fact, pretend I never mentioned it. Tuesday, October 09, 2007 Holabird Advocate Celebrate 1200th Edition This is the edition number 1200 for all of us here at the Holabird Advocate. We've covered a lot of stories and events in the 70 months. Some were vitally important, others were quite trivial. There has always been something of interest to our Readers. We hope that hasn't changed. Invasion of the Oral Interpreters The Campus of DWU is overrun with high school students performing in the annual Oral Interpretation contest. They seem more interested in watching MTV in the Village that anything else. Our Publisher had to come to the Public Library to publish this edition of the Newsblog. Hopefully they'll be gone tomorrow. Good-bye Socrates, Hello Jonathan Now that the Philosophy of Life Class is through reading Plato's book about Socrates, Professor Miller is assigning the class something a little more fun to read. A book called "Jonathon Livingston Seagull", by Richard Bach. It is our understanding that it is a short book with big print and lots of pictures. Best of all, there no old guys answering questions in the form of a question. It's been said that Socrates would have cleaned up on "Jeopardy" Catching up and Chilling out after the stressful week Jerry Hinkle had, he welcomed a little bit of calmness. His aunt Mavis Kennedy told him that the next time he has a meltdown to "Chill out". Of course, Mavis didn't have to write a 2900 word paper on Public Service and Leadership. Jerry is anxious to see how he did on that, and will hopefully find out on Thursday how he did. Harold Hinkle also gave Jerry some advice. That being to check the oil in his car. Harold is apparently worried that the short trips around Mitchell, as well as the big trip to Sioux Falls may be burning oil. as it turns out, the oil is overfull. It's as if E.E. Hinkle has been checking the oil for him, and adding too much, like he did when he was alive. Harold also says that fuel prices in Hyde County are around $2.79/gal, just like in Mitchell. It only cost Jerry $40 to fill his tank last Sunday. Monday, October 08, 2007 Everything Closed But Pizza Hut Because today is Native American Day, the Public Library and DWU are closed today. Pizza Hut will be open until midnight. Jerry Hinkle will be working there from 2-7 pm or whenever. Hopefully he'll have time to catch up reading on St. Augustine for his homework. Publisher Gets Wet There has been reports that Mitchell had as much as two inches of rain last night and early this morning. Hopefully Hyde County did as well. It was cloudy all day on Sunday. Jerry Hinkle went to Sioux Falls on his own for the very first time yesterday. He made a few wrong turns, got to church late, but had a good talk with Rev. Tim Fountain. Postcard From Home by Mary Hinkle Things here are getting back to normal. We worked calves down at Darrel's yesterday. Ron helped us. We vaccinated then and banned the bull calves. Today they are setting up here so we can do these here one of these days. Emil Eckstein passed away on Thursday. His funeral is on Tuesday at 10:30. I took grandma to the Dr on Wednesday. Everything is fine. Tony and Faye Goehring had a baby boy. They named him Alexander Charles. He was born September 12 (If I remember correctly). Lynell and Sam Wurtz had a boy on October 2 (I believe) They named him Seth William. He only weighed 5 lb. That's about all the news here. We are continuing to pray for you. It sounds like you are very busy. Love, Mom The Life and Times of Eugene Pastian Gene Pastian, 68, of Highmore, Formerly of Holabird, died Monday, September 24, 2007 at St. Mary’s TCU in Pierre. Memorial service were held at 11:00a.m., Friday, September 28, 2007 at the United Methodist Church, Highmore with Rev. Martin & Jenene Earl officiating. Burial was the Beresford Cemetery. Eugene Duane Pastian was born October 3, 1938 to Harry and Ethel (Diehl) Pastian at Gregory. His family moved to Lake Preston in 1949 and to Beresford in 1955. He graduated from Beresford High School in 1956. At seventeen years of age, he enlisted in the Navy and later retired after twenty three years. He then worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Sioux Falls for eight years. In December 1992, Gene moved to Holabird from Lennox. He worked for farmers in the area doing various jobs and loved it all. He especially looked forward to silage cutting and driving the silage truck. Gene was very patriotic. He was always so happy when he heard of someone joining “my” Navy. Gene was married to Alice Mae McCaskey and to this union, seven children were born: Mike, Doug, Harold, Jim, Janice, Jeanne, and Patricia. He recently married Marlene Nemec and was graciously accepted into the family by his step-children: Dave, Tony, MaryBeth, and Chellee. He played the role of “Dad” to a tee. He was always there for his step children whether discussing a race, car repair, giving his opinion, or just conversation. Gene was a friendly guy. He loved to dance to his favorite band and socialize with his friend Howie Gamber and other friends. He was a NASCAR race fan and enjoyed football. His memory will be cherished by his wife Marlene of Highmore; children: Doug, Harold and Jim Pastian of Sioux Falls, Janice Sikkink of Sioux Falls, and Jeanne (Luie) Cortes of Baltic; grandchildren: Justin, Ariel, and Patricia Pastian, Kristina Sikkink, Vanessa, Brianna, and Nathan Cortes; his step children: Dave (Cindy) of Watertown, Tony and Chellee of Tea and MaryBeth of Rapid City; three step grandchildren; sisters: Shirley (Clare) Thedorff of Centerville and Sharon (Linden) Fickbohm of Sioux Falls, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Dick; children: Mike and Patricia; granddaughter, Nicole Sikkink; and step grandson, Chris Adkins. A New Discovery Tahoe Jimbo just linked us up to his site, and requested we do the same, so here goes. He has some interesting opinions, ideas, and notions. So give him a read through at: http://tahoejimbo420s.blogspot.com/ Saturday, October 06, 2007 Publisher Regroups Well, it was a heck of a week for Holabird Advocate Publisher, Jerry Hinkle. He got his Midterm Exam completed for Public Service and Leadership, as well as the usual weeks work. It wasn't really hard, just time consuming. The friend that Leonard knew came through again, just like he always does The next big thing is the Philosophy Term Paper that Jerry is planning to do on Leo Buscgalia. He is nervous about that, because he doesn't have any of those books. He thinks that he may have a couple of them located, and is awaiting confirmation of that. SDM Discovers Richard Harter's World While we don't keep up with the blogs everyday, we do check it every once in a while. We found out today that South Dakota Magazine has caught up to Richard Harter. You'll recall that we discovered Richard Harter's World earlier this year. What's next for The gang at South Dakota Magazine, discovering John Zilverberg? Actually, we didn't discover Richard Harter and his world. He operated that for a good while before we got hip to it. Now Mr. Harter will be famous for a while, and it is probably about time that it happened. Feeding Time At McGovern Hall Jerry Hinkle won't need to cook for a spell. After working darn near a 12 hour shift at Pizza Hut, the manager took pity on him and let him take home 3 Supreme and a Meat Lover's pizza that some DKed them on. That God for deadbeats. Jerry, being ultra frugal, took the pizzas home, and as even developed a tolerance for mushrooms. A true miracle indeed! Tuesday, October 02, 2007 Publisher Gets Promoted Jerry Hinkle has gone from making pizza at Pizza Hut to doing dishes there. He's busy all the time, and he is learning where everything goes. We don't think he's making any more money per hour, but he pulled down 10 hours on Sunday, and 6 hours yesterday. Hinkle Has Meltdown All of us here at the Holabird Advocate ask that you pray for our Publisher as he is going to have a busy few days. Not only at Pizza Hut, but at DWU as well. He has a midterm exam with 4 question, each with about 550-750 word answers. It's not so much hard as time consuming, plus it has to be emailed to the instructor, so he has to find a computer on campus. Jerry also has to do his usual class schedule as well as meet with a mentor that the Public Service and Leadership Department has arranged for him. The Mentor, Rev. Tim Fountain, will be meeting him in Sioux Falls, so that will be a major deal for Jerry. Hopefully he'll find everything all right. Postcard from Mom by Mary Hinkle The sale went fine. Donna Kennedy bought the old cook stove, the china cabinet that was in the kitchen, the small china closet that was in the corner in the northwest corner and a lot of other items. Janice Peterson bought the buffet that was in the kitchen. I bought the desk that the door came down that was in the spare bedroom, the bathroom cabinet, the book case that had 2 shelves and 2 doors. Connie and Joyce bought the 2 sewing machines. So most of the furniture stayed in the family. Donna bought the 78 records and said that you could have them. The political buttons sold for a lot of money. I saved some for you. I also have some other stuff for you. A box of candy wrappers sold for $250. The Secretariat that sat next to the TV brought $1400. Stuff that didn't sell we brought home. Kelvins, Connie, Janice & Rich, Ty and Kristi, George & Mavis, Ken and Joyce, Wilbur & Lynette & Grandma Agnes were at the sale. They all bought stuff. We had a good crowd. They all said that they missed you and wish you well. It was hard seeing all the stuff go; but after all it is just stuff. Everyone has gone home. Most left here yesterday and George and Mavis left this morning. Will write more later. Love, Mom North of 40:Talking shop by Red Green Iwent to one of those car clean-up places recently to get the inside of my car cleaned out. They did a nice job, vacuumed the carpeting, emptied the ashtray, cleaned the dashboard and then handed me the bill for $175. This required an adjustment in my thinking. We get our entire home cleaned for $90. They wash the floors and vacuum the rugs and clean the counters. All for $90. Now we don't have a huge home, but it is still quite a bit larger than our car. So I'm having trouble reconciling the difference in prices. Maybe it's because one is called "cleaning" while the other is called "detailing." I don't know. I'm just mentioning it. I'm not going to make it an issue. My sense is that if this information is brought forward, the cost of having the car done will stay the same while the cost of having the house done will quadruple. In fact, pretend I never mentioned it. 
|
 |