tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52628832011-07-30T10:58:47.976-05:00News and Views from a few miles north of Ideal, South Dakota. History, agriculture, politics, hunting, bison, Scot heritage, WW11 B-24 Service, prairie life, cattle, weather, horses, Homesteading, and some photos.Lowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07438595805196456248noreply@blogger.comBlogger571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262883.post-62131510348650857692010-01-28T08:36:00.002-06:002010-01-28T08:42:25.081-06:00

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Popular demand requires another thought or two to record this year before the final ball is dripped.Round and round it goes and where it or why is it, "humans are fascinated by round objects"?Basket balls, tennis, pool, soccer, volley, golf, and on and on the games proceed of one or teams of humans compete in the game of keep away or in my zone the round objects(s) from others. Is it the the

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September 22, Monday, is to be observed with your kids at dinner time, according to a proclamation by the Governor Rounds. Across the dammed Missouri between the buttes of the Bear and Deer's Ear live fewer mouths of Westerner's kids.Supper around the campfire with the kids is a summer gathering after working the cow's "kids". I know they will all be there as a full day of wrangling burns more

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Reviving a CemeteryYes, it is an Ideal one that has been around for about 100 years. It was designated in a part of a homesteader's 160 acres when a family member died. Located on a grassy knoll, fenced with an over- head arch proclaiming IDEAL CEMETERY it has survived. .Though neglected for a time in the 1980's it is now on a recovery mission by the spring-offs of the early settlers.In 1992

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Yellow blossom clover covers the hills and valleys of the area. The June 5th rain of at least 3-4 inches brought the clover blossoms. Now if the bees work the warmer days and the winds do not blow too hard that No 1 Clover honey of Sue Bee will be available this fall.The PBS special on the disappearance of the bees indicate a possible undiscovered Virus. Our area is covered by Bachman bees

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The prior post on wealth leaving the Counties in S. Dak. has been countered by adjoining County of Lyman. A recent edition of the Lyman County Herald relates the return of wealth by a former resident.Dakota (Mullen) Sturges was born to Judge Frank and Anna Mullen on a homestead southwest of Presho.Graduated from University of S. Dakota she returned to teach in Lyman County and in Tripp County

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Wealth transfer or money from the lands of Tripp County has been studied and is available at SDCF website. As the money or wealth is handed down to the next generation it is likely that much of it will leave the county and the State. As the younger generation leave the so will the wealth as heirs of the holdings pass to them never to return.The wealth study was conducted with Citigroup,

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How will Hillary Clinton's name be listed on the election ballots this fall if she is selected in Denver, would her name appear on the ballots as : Hillary Clinton or her proper title of Mrs. President Hillary Clinton.She is entitled to the formal address as a past President's wife as Mrs. President Clinton. That was the social form of address when Bill Clinton was President.If Bill is tagging

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South Dakota winter and spring of 1952 or so were years of record snow fall and blizzards. Most roads were impassable. For several days, roads might be drifted from Ideal to Winner, SD. Bulldozers could push it out, but if the wind blew, the road might be drifted in again that evening or next morning possibly piled even deeper.My father, Charles Heller, flew a 1946 vintage Aeronica plane. A

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New York Times on line has an article on the Chicago board of Trade grain futures today. It has no explanation of how or why the futures of a date drop off higher that the cash market. i.e.wheatThe Federal subsidy for the insurance company premium might have a part of this pit bite.Grain farmers must carry the Federal crop insurance plan written by private companies. Farmers have a choice not

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Congress has been trying to pass the new farm program for the coming years. The last program expired. But the recent deadline has been extended a month. Last evening P.B.S. had a preview of the not yet released "Body Count" a movie of the decision to invade Iraq----timing was a few months before the fall election. Hardly any discussion. Ayes were plentiful except a couple nays.Although the

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Ideal Villager finally at the No. 1 spot to receive a kidney and pancreas transplant. After three years of dialysis twice a week the lady had word she is now at the top of the waiting list. Senior resident Ms. Charlotte Long Crow retired from the CHS health care job some years ago and now can look forward to an easier life.She had to have her boys drive her to Gregory as Winner hospital has not

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Beware the Ides of March ------------- in 2008. And the NY stock market almost collapsed.\\The Ideal stock market at the out barn fared well. Four new calves appeared and only one weak one that I had to jimmy up.A calf represents about a 20% gain in asset value of one cow share. A live -stock C.E.O (cowboy Entramanure Operator) is in charge.Posts will follow if this procedure connects..Lowdon

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Like wagontrains passing in the night, this blog and my passwords have been passing.This is a test. If it works, and I can log in again, there may be some actual news at Ideal News and Views.

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After having his computer on the fritz for some time, I finally got it going for him again, but in the process may have lost some of his logon information. So, if you havebeen missing posts here, with a little luck, we will soon have the connections right.Lowdon says he has been storing up good post ideas and photos.

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"IDEAL ROAD" to Ideal Village, C & W Convenience Store to Hiway 183.The last publication of the South Dakota Map indicates a road from Hamill to Hiway 183. It is outdated and the road is dangerous as "pop up" hill has claimed a person's life.The right road is to continue south about 5- miles and watch for the small "Ideal" sign on the right and follow this to the Stop sign and continue west to

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It's great to have a home where the buffalo roam--not to far though. The first buffalette or Jr. arrived today. Might be a little early usually in May June . But, is it an indication of a drought continuing?the calf seems normal weight and the mama cows survived on wheat straw and prairie hay not very green.Two days before this weather change to a super cold the herd bull sponsored a wild

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Recently land sales indicate an astounding rise in South Central S. D. But, what impact in the local areas who do not benefit from the sales but are saddled with potential services for the invaders.If rural development tourism, Pheasant hunting, prairie dog hunting, and calf/cattle feeding projects begin what will be the tax on the local township owners and OPERATORS of the land?In the past a

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Taxes 'Til Death Do Depart?The coming election for placing a one percent tax on motels, booze (known as the Bed, Booze sales tax) in Winner is up for approval by citizens coming election. After a few months of wool gathering, the Mayor has started spinning the good yarn. A new unleakable water pool for old and young can be built from the new tax.As Winner is an aging town of elders, and the

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Land of the Pheasants and peasants too. Yes, the auction of land held last Saturday in Presho was an interesting case of greed not need.A couple of miles south and one east of the C & W convenience store at Ideal was offered by auction. The 313.9 acres of mostly farming type, a two story house and a few outbuildings that were adjoining along a county graveled road sold for $1475 an acre or a

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test post

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Dr Jim Martin a few years ago was in the Antartica and discovered fossils that dated some 60-70 million years go. Recently Dr. Martin and several others returned from Antartica with the bones of a baby plesiosaur they had recovered from that continent. On December 13th the three were honored by the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology at the Museum of Geology with the presentation of

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Time does wait for those of the inquiring mind. I waited 6 months before a post on the Ideal N/V . The Drought of the Mid-West (7 years lean?) did not dry out the hydro excess in the top part ofthe brain of political experts. The tares exceeded the golden thoughts and the harvest was bare.Approximately 70million years ago on a "floating" continent a baby plesiosaur died. Wednesday December 13,

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The virus of terrorists that disrupt communication on "e" mail and the Blogs has not been contained. But it surely made it difficult to continue the Blog. Will try to send out a new post from here as a consultant cleaned the guts and nuts from the computer.The words of the Dakota Song, "Oh Dakota Land, Dakota Land" is appopriate this year. " In the Land that never rains, as I look out over the

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Ideal News and ViewsThe South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks sent a publication to me . It is to help soften the criticism of the ranch owners in the north west part of the state, particularily the Harding county ranchers.The ranchers up there close their lands to open hunting. The reason is they do not want the Conservation Officers of the Department tramping in on their lands to "check"violaters

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Ideal News and ViewsS. Dak Game, Fish and Vietnam?The local mail arrived with a publicaton from the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks,--Wildlife Divison located in Pierre. S. D. The Department has had serious confrontations with the local ranchers up there in the northwest part of the State, near Buffalo and other ranchers in Harding County. The game the hunters seek is the antelope and deer(

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The old timers speak of a month of wetting the prairie with rain, fog and snow sniffles. Back in the saddle again as the two and half inches of moisture brought by wet snow in several main features and even a mantinee or two has caught the mid -Dakotans with the familiar problem of spring calving.Cattlemen are busy day and night with the arrival of the newborn calves. Pulling future dollars

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A pre-spring arrival in the smaller towns on the S. Dak. prairie is the Farm and Home Show. At Presho this was held Saturday in the community building. The basketball bank boards were out of the way and plastic film protected the floor. The bleacher seats were folded.Entering, one was faced with not the ticket tackeer but an order counter for lunch. The menu was Indian tacos for the waciu

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Governor Rounds recomended Kindergarten be mandatory in S. Dak. Schools. It might be that future citizens of South Dakota need to know their songs and dances--and colours too from red to blue.After George Hearst bought the original claim for Homestake his wife Phoebe had the foresite to provide for the education of the gold miners' children by having a large building built for Kindergarteners.

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The Boer goat is being raised for its meat. The State with the most Boers is Texas followed by Kentucky.A news article in the Kentucky Living magazine, a product of the electric coops in Kentucky, features the goats that are in great demand for its meat producing quality. As the smaller tobacco farmer is selling his government quota back to the Dept of Agriculture goating may be the income

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"RUSTLING IN THE WEST"The older method to establish a Ranch west of the Missouri river was to capture "a sick calf or two" and hook it to the milk cow. My honest homesteading uncle was embarrassed when the younger cow-"boys" of the ranch upon the White put a calf from the neighbor with his milk cow.Attended a meeting of interest to a cowman at county seat Burke. On the agenda was a program on

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Ideal News and ViewsThe new Legislative District for 26 ie. Tripp,Gregory and Mellette and Todd will stand.Already past Representative of the old Dist. 26 Junke has a petition circulating in a new district( Mainly the old District 26) The Fed court redistricted the area and divided the District into an A and a B part that a resident must be in. That measure means that a A 26 B candidate must

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The South Dakota legislature is in session. Heard today they may have 500 bills or more to run through the committees. SD is one of a dozen or so states that give every introduced bill a hearing. No legislative chairmen pocket vetos are allowed.Sounded to me like the Governor didn't really have a plan for South Dakota, but more like a plan for his Governor re-election campaign or advance work

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The December '05blizzard I named Anthony has faded away in a drifting memory. The male names seem to fit the description of weather occurances on the Dakota prairies than female names, though hurricanes are appropriately named? "I can't see through your argument as I am snowed under "? The past two weeks from the December blitz have taken most of the snow to water as 45 and 55 degree weather

Lowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07438595805196456248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262883.post-1135427208921333992005-12-24T06:26:00.000-06:002005-12-24T06:26:48.963-06:00

I had a thought that games played by children are long forgotten. Did Mama Bush play "I Spy" with her children? LH

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Rapid City Journal editorial of December 9, 2005 discussing the Representative split districts in the large district 26 mentions the two Representatives, Garnos and Jensen live 77 miles apart and the citizens should not complain that they are being adequately represented. The editor over looked the times that Garnos and Junke were Representatives from Lyman county living a few miles apart,

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One of the pleasures of the plains is a usually uncluttered view of sunsets. Tonight I took a break for a few minutes and hope you like sunsets too. Wind was calm, so the sunset was reflected off dam water.It looks better right now without snow. I suppose that will come soon enough. Then the sunsets look cold no matter how red or yellow.

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A few setting changes at Ideal News and Views.Comments are now allowed on posts here, but the "word verification system" is also working now. That means if you want to comment on a post such as this one, you will have to look at a picture with letters in it. If the picture of the letters shows "lmsft", then you will have to type in manually "lmsft" before your comment will be saved.This system

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Buffalo hunters north of Winner, SD. Hunter on right is from South Africa.photo by Lowdon

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That means thirty days or so left to change my mind on this post.Weather has warmed after some days probably colder than expected.Going from too cold to too warm is tough on us old guys. Wind is blowinghard enough to move the mosquitos north for a day or so.I am hungry and will finish this post and try again after I fill my stomach.

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The drought of Dakota is waning with showers of April rain now falling in May.A word or vision of the view Western River needs undating.ELLSWORTH AIR BASE CLOSING? Why not? Following ideas are economic considerations to the City of Rapid.After the Base is closed it is declared surplus. The State of S. Dak. rounds up its clout and takes possession. The Base is transferred to the Soldiers Home at

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Prairie dog hunters came from eastern Indiana the other day. In two days of hunting on the north village they estimate 725 were earned a rite. They (4) shooters and their young youngsters were in a self contained mobil outfit. The weather was great, though a little bit crossy wind was apparent. They parked in the "West River View" a designed observation point in the side of a butte = the highest

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Governor Rounds is suggesting that the legislature authorize the program to have health care for all enrolled school children. This may or may not be funded in whole or part by the State and or in combination with the local taxing districts. As most of the school population is being transported to the cities, towns the rural aeas will support the program unfairly as the majority of the tax

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Lowdon,Just watched Midwest Market Analysis from SDSU and saw.Dennis Todey demonstrating the Climate and weather links put togetherat SDSU. I logged onto SDSU CLIMATE LINK. Look around the site. Lots of SD weather information hereI sent Todey an e-mail suggesting they find a way to make your menus, etc a bit more readable.Barely legible gray on ever so slightly darker gray is not

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Ideal News and Views Hunting: Brad Reis of Hamill is hiring lawyers to challenge the S. D Hunting law that allows shooting at birds that are beyond the right of way of roadways. The law wa enacted by the Legislature last session. Sen Koskan of District 28, Wood, S.D was instumental in working out that compromise. It might be like "I shot an arrow into the air and it fell to earth I know not

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Lowdon, I woke up too early this morning and noted that the meadow larks start singing at 5:50AM CDT which is about 30 minutes before time WeatherUnderground indicates is Sunrise: ie, 6:22PM CDT The barn swallows which think our open porch is summer home were flying around here about two days ago, but I have not seen them since. With the rains, mud for nest building would be readily available

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A light shower this morning(4-30) and forcast of heavier amount this evening. The drought is forgotten. Tomorrow the maidens of the Praire dance around the Maypole carrying a basket of flowers--have you forgotten? A great deal more exciting than a speaker at the Loyalty Day program? Dallas S/D had the Maypole dance the last information I had. Vet advised to vaccinate the mule for Nile Virus

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The sheep are in the rain fell the country looks green with grass and thoughts of the drought have retired.Vet said I should vaccinate the mule even if she is only half horse and half democrat.

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Ideal News and Views

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Weather Underground: Winner, South Dakota Forecast

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MESSAGE POSTED COMPLIMENTS OF LOWDON HELLER Lowdon, The Sandhills cranes are flying north today. Some were very low over the house. I ran in to get the digital camera. Stuck in a brand new diskette. Ran outside. Turned on camera and pointed it at cranes right overhead. Almost the closest I had ever seen them. Hmmm.. nothing in viewfinder except message......"Diskette Error". Would not wok

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The early morning before the sun rose the booming of the Praire Chicken male was hear. The Pelicans have arrived and are fishing constantlydd. Last fall two pelicans died here on the water, perhaps the Nile virus got to them. Lowdon

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LISTIING OF S. DAK. LAWS South Dakota Codified Laws and Constitution South Dakota Codified Laws find laws pertaiining to pheasant hunting. year of 2003 Lowdon

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COMMENT:::SD COUNTIES NEED ZONING QUICKLY There is a need for the county to adopt county zoning before July 1 as the new law will negate the process into the hands of the 5 commissioners. Emergency meetings of the townships could be called to adopt a semblance of the ordinance? When Bell pig farms give up their buildings at wWhite River it would make a good place to raise pheasants for the

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TIRED OF THE BUSH OIL WAR SPIN FROM CORPORATE MEDIA GIANTS? Lowdon, Congratulations on your new web page and new weblog. You should have a lot of fun posting your ideas to your blogger. I will put this note in as a test. LinkCrusader has 700 or more links that are not blathering mindlessly about the "successes" of the Bush team of thugs. Check the option "Over 700 Anti-Bush Links" and you

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First Page of IDEAL NEWS AND VIEWS FROM IDEAL, SOUTH DAKOTA. After having a computer and an internet connection for nearly a year, Lowdon Heller has a web page Lowdon at Large and now a blog to make it easy to update local news. LAT= http://www.gwtc.net/~lowdon

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