shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com March 12, 2019 • Page 7 South Dakota PUC Seeks Information From Grain Buyer Green Leaf Commodities PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission wants Green Leaf Commodities to respond to the PUC regarding the company’s alleged failure to provide information requested by the PUC staff. The PUC took official action at its regular meeting March 1, ordering Green Leaf Commodities to show cause why the commission should not assess a civil monetary fine against the company. PUC staff began investigating Green Leaf Commodities after receiving inquiries about its licensing status and non-payment complaints. Green Leaf Commodities operates in Rapid City, South Dakota, and is owned by Kent D. Anderson. PUC staff has discovered other businesses affiliated with Anderson and has reason to believe these entities may have purchased grain in South Dakota. South Dakota state law requires grain buyers that purchase $300,000 or more worth of grain directly from producers in a calendar year or purchase grain for resale be licensed by the PUC. Licensed facilities are further required to post a bond with the commission and provide regular reports of their financial condition. As an unlicensed facility, Green Leaf Commodities has no bond with the PUC nor has it revealed its financial condition, thereby increasing risk to grain sellers who transact business with the company. “It’s important the PUC act quickly within our authority to protect all grain producers,” stated PUC Chairman Gary Hanson. “This show cause order is a first step in the process to ascertain the necessary information to correct any wrongdoing,” Hanson said. The commission’s action today was preceded by Green Leaf Commodities’ alleged failure to respond to PUC staff’s numerous requests to perform an inspection to determine if the company meets the criteria to hold a grain buyer license. Green Leaf Commodities has also allegedly refused to produce financial documents for the PUC staff’s review. PUC Vice Chairman Chris Nelson noted the absence of Green Leaf Commodities at the commission’s meeting. “Green Leaf management had the opportunity to appear before the commission today to discuss this matter and they chose not to,” Nelson said. “I support the staff’s efforts to continue this investigation.” “I encourage grain sellers to be vigilant about who they do business with,” suggested PUC Commissioner Kristie Fiegen. “Know if the buyer you are selling to is licensed and bonded according to law,” she said. The PUC issued 327 licenses in 2018 to statelicensed facilities, federallylicensed facilities, nonstorage facilities-based grain buyers, processors, truckers and brokers. A current list of licensed facilities can be accessed on the PUC’s website at www.puc. sd.gov/warehouse. This docket can be viewed on the PUC’s website at www.puc.sd.gov, Commission Actions, Commission Dockets, Grain Warehouse Dockets, 2019 Grain Warehouse Dockets, GW19-001 - In the Matter of Green Leaf Commodities, LLC’s Failure to Timely Respond Pursuant to SDCL 49-45-26. AUCTIONS SD Mines Seismometer Upgrade Allows Geologists To Detect Earthquakes Around The World RAPID CITY, SD (March 5, 2019) — On the afternoon of Jan. 5, 2019, the remote jungle of Acre, Brazil began to shake. The trees swayed, the ground moved up and down and animals scurried for cover. At 2:25 p.m. local time, the Seismological Observatory of the University of Brasilia registered a magnitude 6.8 (Mww) quake with an epicenter 55 miles west of Tarauaca, Brazil, and 204 miles east of Pucallpa, Peru with depth of 575 kilometers. Minutes later, a tiny device, inside a concrete bunker at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology registered the same earthquake–and an email alert is sent to the phone of Kevin Ward, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology and geological engineering at Mines. “I can see earthquakes around the world,” says Ward. The Mines seismographic bunker was built into the side of a hill behind campus in 1960. It includes a pillar of concrete that extends 25 feet into the ground the connects the bunker with the earth. For decades the seismometers in this bunker were part of the USGS Global Seismographic Network. But, as the university and the town of Rapid City grew–the level of local noise and vibrations interfered with the older mechanical seismometers. If you read this you know... advertising pays! These instruments are so sensitive to vibration they can pick up trains, cars, and even footsteps nearby. “I can see cars driving by and tell if they are going up or down the nearby hill,” says Ward. The seismographic bunker at Mines was abandoned in the mid 1990’s due to local noise interference. Today the USGS maintains a research grade seismometer in a remote part of the western Black Hills near the Wyoming boarder that is part of a global network of earthquake detectors. But when Ward came to Mines in 2018, he realized the potential of the old bunker as an education tool and location for a next generation seismometer. Ward purchased a small digital seismometer, it can fit in one hand. The instruments inside the clear plastic box include a computer and a geophone. This single seismometer replaces three rooms full of the old mechanical seismograph equipment. “Ba- sically, you can buy these for a few hundred dollars. It’s something armatures can buy,” says Ward. The device that can track earthquakes around the world and send data in real time. Special software can also be used to filter out background noise, like passing cars and trains– and watch for the unique signature made by a large earthquake happening somewhere on the planet. The Mines seismograph, along with others around the world are registered on the Raspberry Shake Network here. The SD Mines Museum of Geology is also installing a Raspberry Shake Seismometer that visitors can view first hand. The interactive exhibit will allow guests to jump up and down on the floor and see the waves they create in real-time. The Museum featured the new device in a post on their Facebook page here and officials plan to have the new exhibit up and running by mid-March. 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Mark’s phone: 712-251-5212 Roger Gaswint Auction Service • 712-251-9709 Auction Thursday, March 14, 2019 • 5:00 PM National Guard Armory • (603 Princeton) Vermillion, SD Lunch Served Full listing and photos go to dakotarealty.com 2006 Ford F150, 2 Wheel Drive King Cab, 135,000 Miles, Air, Cruise, Automatic, 8’ Box, White Linda Sorensen: Oak Ardmore with 5 drawers, antique rocker, antique wash stand, lamp, sitting chair, kitchen table with 5 chairs, leather chair and ottoman with matching couch, 2-book shelves, oak kids cradle, Schwinn exercise bike, Easter decorations, cherry wood buffet with matching table and 6 chairs and J leaves (beautiful), antique smoke stand with key, cast iron door stops, meat grinders, rugs, Tupperware, large assortment of home décor, nice picture frames, wooden bears, antique telephone, antique churns, air mattresses, DUDS, VHS tapes, beer signs. Dorothy Moses: Queen size bed with night stands and 2 dressers with Tempur-pedic mattress, sewing kits, tan couch with recliner (like new), curio cabinet, corner cabinet, kitchen table with 4 chairs, lamps, end tables, sitting chairs, microwave, TV stand, dishes, knickknacks, paper shredder, Christmas decorations. Ernie Schmidt: Galaxy refrigerator, safe without combo, cedar chest, walkers, shop vac., ladders, misc. tools, end tables, lamps, couch, Thomas electric dryer with bench, stools, antique buffet, living room table with 6 chairs, 3 leafs, Victorian couch, pictures, glassware, kitchenware, dresser, VISIO TV 18’’, blond dressers, Terry Redlin calendar with plates, oak desk, 4-drawer filing cabinet with key, microwave, microwave stands, 4-antique wooden chairs, TV trays, Christmas decorations. 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