shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com Division I. October 18 Onward Yankton’s LEAD SERVE IMPACT Entrepreneurship Conference, held yesterday at Mount Marty College, had a goal to inspire high school students to do just that lead, serve and make an impact. More than 400 students from 16 regional high schools attended the conference to hear speakers share their experiences with entrepreneurship and how they made a difference in their communities. One of these notable speakers was former Sioux Falls mayor and Yankton native Mike Huether. October 22 The southern phase of the 200 block of Walnut St. construction project is nearing completing, with landscaping already being added. Planners aim to mostly finish up that section of the project this week, just ahead of this weekend’s Harvest Halloween Festival. October 31 South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Steven Zinter died unexpectedly yesterday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, due to complications related to surgery. Zinter, of Fort Pierre, had surgery involving his pelvic bone related to his long use of a wheelchair, Sattizahn said. He was 68 and has been on the Supreme Court since Gov. William Janklow appointed him in 2002 and had lived and worked in Pierre since 1975. November 1 A funding package for the construction of a new aquatic center is going to go to a vote. Yankton City Manager Amy Leon told the Press & Dakotan that opponents of the plan gathered 579 valid signatures, more than the 426 required. November 6 The citizens of Yankton will decide the fate of a proposed aquatic center next month. During a special meeting Monday, the Yankton City Commission officially set a special election for Tuesday, Dec. 11, to let the people decide whether or not to 80 YEARS IN BUSINESS January 29, 2019 • Page 13 approve a $12 million property bond to help pay for an aquatic center to replace the aging Fantle Memorial Park Pool. The election comes after petitioners needing 426 valid signatures gathered 579 signatures to refer the funding package to a vote. by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) for the patriotism he inspires. Santiago was presented with the VFW Patriotic Citizen Award for unsolicited, inspirational patriotic service to the community through the daily display of the American flag. November 7 The Incumbents were ousted in the Yankton County Commission race last night. Newcomers Dan Klimisch (5,236 votes, 21.71 percent), Joseph Healy (5,194 votes, 21.54 percent) and Cheri Loest (4,535 votes, 18.80 percent) were the top vote-getters in Tuesday’s county race and will be assuming chairs on the board in January. All three incumbents — Todd Woods (3,710 votes, 15.38 percent), Debra Bodenstedt (2,879 votes, 11.94 percent) and Raymon Epp (2,563 votes, 10.63 percent) were defeated. Longtime Yankton teacher, Jackie Wray passed away earlier this month due to complications from Alzheimer’s, she taught at Beadle Elementary School for 25 years. November 23 Dave Tunge’s aerial photos will be featured in a new 208 page book “Sky High South Dakota” that will be published by South Dakota Magazine of Yankton. Katie Hunhoff noted that the book illustrates the diversity of landscapes that can be found in the state. “If you get high enough, you can watch how the Missouri River landscape changes from the other side of the river,” Tunge said. November 21 The Mike, Cindy Huether and Kylie Huether Family have pledged $1 million toward the $14.8 million proposed aquatic center. Mike and Cindy are natives of Yankton. Their gift pushed the fundraising efforts for Dive in Yankton over the $2 million mark in private donations. More than 300 individuals and businesses have contributed to the fundraising. November 26 Amy Long has been teaching social studies at Yankton Middle School for 28 years. She was nominated for the Citizenship Education Teacher Award by YMS Principal Todd Dvoracek. Long’s passion for U.S. History recently earned her an award from the VFW’s (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Yankton chapter for promoting citizenship in education in the classroom. Yankton County Highway Superintendent Brian Gustad has turned in his resignation to the Yankton County Commission his last day will be December 10. November 27 The family of a Yankton woman found dead in her car earlier this month says people should “not lose faith in our fellow man.”A statement released by the family of Phyllis Hunhoff stated that “one act of evil” does not change the fact that “(this) is still the most wonderful place to live.” Incumbent Craig Kennedy (D) was reelected as state senator for District 18 while incumbent Jean Hunhoff (R) was reelected as a District 18 state representative. Ryan Cwach (D) obtained the other open position as district representative. Cwach was the top vote-getter in the House race with 4,552 votes. Hunhoff was second with 4,444, followed by Max Farver (R) at 3,782 and Terry Crandall with 3,547. South Dakota’s race for governor was close as Republican Kristi Noem and Democrat Billie Sutton fought for the state’s top political prize of the election. Noem will become the state’s first female governor. November 14 Kellen Soulek, a former Yankton High School and South Dakota State standout, has been drafted by the Orlando Apollos of the newly-created Alliance of American Football. The inaugural season begins in February, after the NFL’s Super Bowl. November 19 Beadle Elementary School custodian Robert Tito Santiago, who has raised the flag in front of the Yankton school for nearly 14 years, was recently recognized November 23 Joseph Lloyd James, 47, of Norfolk, Nebraska, has been federally charged with arson in connection with the death of Phyllis Hunhoff. in attempting to set fire to a vehicle owned by Hunhoff on or around Monday, November 5, in Knox County, Nebraska, on the Santee Sioux Indian Reservation, according to federal court documents. Hunhoff, 59, was last seen leaving her mother’s residence in Utica the night of Sunday, November 4, and was reported missing the following day after not showing up for work. On November 7, her body was found inside her vehicle in a rural area on the Santee Sioux Reservation. Evidence suggested that the vehicle had been set on fire. Court documents and media reports indicate that authorities found clothes and a soda bottle, covered in gasoline, in the vehicle. Hunhoff’s death has been ruled a homicide, but no murder or manslaughter charges have been filed. Jim Ryan of Yankton whose home is located near Lewis & Clark Marina caught a mountain lion on his security camera outside his garage over the weekend. He contacted game warden, Dan Altman who said a mountain lion can weigh anywhere from 80 to 200 pounds. November 30 Our 41st President George H.W. Bush died today, he was 94. He was President from 1989 to 1993. December 1 Dan and Deb Specht of Vision Realty will fund a $10,000 “Dream Big” scholarship for Yankton teachers to pursue a master’s program at Mount Marty College. A deployment ceremony is John A. Conkling Distributing Co., Inc. 44414 SD Hwy 50, Yankton, SD 57078 605-665-9351 • Fax: 605-665-0274 • 800-594-9433 83 YEARS IN BUSINESS 93 YEARS IN BUSINESS 605-665-3693 • 800-658-3388 We’re more than just auto parts! AUTO PARTS COTTON OIL CO. 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Hwy. 50, Yankton, SD 319 Walnut St. • Yankton • 665-7811 • www.yankton.net scheduled for nearly 115 soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard’s Bravo Battery, 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion and 147th Forward Support Company, Saturday, December 15, at 11:00 a.m. at the Yankton High School. The units will deploy within European Command’s area of responsibility in support of allied nation partnerships and regional security and stability goals. December 3 Cody Lukkes has received the 2018 Distinguished Service Award from the Center for Disabilities. Lukkes is a special education instructor with the Yankton School District. Lukkes has been with the district for the last ten years. He not only works with special needs students but also promote greater awareness about disabilities. December 4 The remains of our 41st President, George H.W. Bush will lie in state at the Capitol rotunda for three days of national mourning. He was a World War II Navy pilot, Congressman, U.N. ambassador, envoy to China and then CIA director, and Vice President. An invitation only funeral will be held on Wednesday at Washington National Cathedral. Bush will then be returned to Houston to lie in repose at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church; his casket will then board a special funeral train to be carried to his burial Thursday at his family plot on the library grounds. His final resting place will be alongside Barbara Bush, his wife of 73 years who died in April, and Robin Bush, the daughter they lost to leukemia in 1953 at age 3. December 7 Thousands of mourners lined the streets to see the funeral train No.4141 for the 41st President remains being taken to his final resting place in College Station, Texas The special train was fitted with clear sides so people could catch a glimpse of the casket as it rumbled by. The train traveled about 70 miles to the family plot on the grounds of Bush’s presidential library at Texas A&M University. December 10 A federal judge has ruled a Norfolk, Nebraska; man arrested in connection with a Yankton woman’s death represents a flight risk. Joseph Lloyd James, 47, appeared in court Thursday in Omaha. He was arrested November 21 and charged with arson for the burning of a car owned by Phyllis Hunhoff, 59. She and the car were found on the Santee Sioux reserva¬tion in northern Knox County. The historic Mead building will be officially opening as the “Yankton’s Mead Cultural Education Center” activities are set for this week, with scheduled tours, a ribbon cutting and Christmas-oriented activities. It’s been nearly 10 years since the buildings on the South Dakota Human Serves Center campus, including the Mead building, were listed among America’s 11 most endangered historic places by the national Trust for Historic preservation. Eight years ago Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a 20-year lease with the Yankton Historical Society that allowed the 1909 Mead building to be saved and renovated. Many of the other campus buildings, all built between 1882 and 1942, had been abandoned and were no longer deemed reparable. December 11 Derrik Nelson received 180 days of jail time in the 2017 ATV death of a Yankton woman in Cedar County, Nebraska. Nelson will receive five years of probation for motor vehicle homicide and false reporting to law enforcement. He was charged for abandoning his 21-year-old girlfriend, Jessi Anderson, following an ATV crash in which he was the driver and she was thrown from the vehicle. Nelson began serving his sentence immediately in the Cedar County Jail in Hartington. He will serve 155 days as part of the consecu¬tive sentence. The other 25 days, spread over five years, will consist of June 28-30, the dates of the crash and the birthday of Jessi’s mother, Lisa Anderson; September 30, Jessi’s birthday; and November 30, Nelson’s birthday. Maria Butina has been charged with spying for Moscow in the U.S. by infiltrating the National Rifle Association (NRA) in an attempt to influence the Republican party and American politics. They have charged that her work was directed by a former Russian lawmaker who was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for his alleged ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. December 12 The vote for a new aquatic center in Yankton has become a reality nearly 1,700 filed absentee ballots still need to be processed but with both voting centers reporting, the aquatic center was winning with 1,292 votes in favor (63.52 percent) versus 742 votes against (36.48 percent). The bond is scheduled to sunset after 20 years. Dive In Yankton founder Josh Svatos told the Press & Dakotan that the vote proved a long adage about the city wrong. “We’re excited for Yankton,” Svatos said. “This is a big victory for the community. This moves us forward on so many levels. The Mead Cultural Education Center if officially open. The building, which was formerly part of the Human Services Center, will be the home of the Dakota Territorial Museum and, eventually, Yankton College. Crystal Nelson is the museum director. December 13 Representatives from the city and Dive In Yankton (DIY) are starting to size up the new challenges ahead design and construction of the new facility, along with continued fundraising. DIY founder Josh Svatos told the Press & Dakotan that he’s still very proud of the community’s decision in Tuesday’s election. “We’ve been working for almost two years with the end goal of a new aquatic facility,” Svatos said. December 14 Joseph Lloyd James 47, of Norfolk, Nebraska, was arraigned yesterday on arson charges resulting from a grand-jury indictment delivered Wednesday at the U.S. District Court in Omaha, Nebraska in connection with last month’s death of a Yankton woman. The grand jury charged that, on or about November 5, James “did willfully and maliciously set fire to burn, and attempt to set fire to burn, machinery, namely a 2001 Honda Accord motor vehicle.” The owner of the Accord was identified in the indictment as Phyllis Hunhoff of Yankton, whose body was found in the vehicle on the Santee Sioux Indian Reservation in Nebraska on November 7. She was reported missing November 5. December 17 A large crowd packed the Yankton High School main gym Saturday for the activation ceremony of Yankton’s Bravo Battery. 114 soldiers, 71 from Bravo Battery and 43 from the Watertown-based Forward Support Company that will embark on a non-combat training operation in Europe as part of the 10-month Operation Atlantic Resolve mission. Tim Garvey of City of Yankton’s Environmental Services Department was recently named the city’s Employee of the Year. December 18 Deb Overseth has taken on the role of Yankton Food For Thought’s first coordinator since December 3 with the goal of expanding the program’s offerings and abilities. Food for Thought is a food program that helps children and their families in the Yankton area. They partnered with the Yankton schools and we started a ‘Sack Pack’ about 10 years ago, providing the weekend foods for the children through the Sack Pack program. In the last couple of years, the program added the school food pantry for youth and their families. That runs twice per month.” Overseth said it was this growth that led to the decision to add a director. December 27 A Hartington, Nebraska, woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash that occurred in Cedar County south of Yankton. The crash took place at approximately mile marker 208 on Highway 81, about 2½ miles north of the intersection with Highway 12 at 6 p.m. Tuesday night. A southbound GMC Sonoma, driven by Marjorie Novak, 82, of Hartington, collided head on with a northbound Chevrolet Equinox driven by an unidentified male from Yankton. A northbound Nissan Rogue driven by Brenda Saltzman, 52, of Sioux Falls then collided with the rear of the Equinox. Novak was pronounced dead at the scene. The unidentified male was transported to Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton by ambulance and then air-flighted to Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls with lifethreatening injuries. Saltzman and her two passengers were transported to Avera Sacred Heart Hospital by ambulance for non-life-threatening injuries. December 29 Colin Kapitan, a longtime official and recruiter of officials, passed away yesterday morning he was 78. He was a 1958 graduate of Yankton High School, who also served as a sportswriter and as Sports Editor of the Yankton Press & Dakotan during his career.