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The conflict in Southeast Asia had in New York; students being shot Next week, you will read the
become extraordinarily controver- and killed at Kent State (a Univer- conclusion and howl learned a Gone But "-.e
sial. What were we doing there? sity for crying out loud! Wasn't this valuable lesson in humility. For
Whose war was it? Why were our America, where we were supposed now, please prepare your hearts and - u- 0r"0 en
young men being drafted and sent to be free to express ourselves?); a minds. So many have given all...
there to engage in fighting that was violent Democratic convention in "They hover as a cloud of wit- The end of the school year is al-
so very different from the fighting Chicago with a group known as the nesses above this Nation." Henry ways a busy one, but one very spe-
in previous wars? By 1968, the Chicago Seven leading upheaval Ward Beecher, American clergy- cial event took place that Gazette
news showed me protests in our and protests. I came to realize that man, social reformer, and speaker Readers only briefly heard about
the retirement of beloved custodian,
Pete Tietgen. The following was
submitted by 3rd grade teacher, Ja-
mie Kellen, just a little too late to
be included with the picture of Pete
and the students in the May 18th is-
sue; however, we wanted to share
this with our readers.
The Burke School District said
good-bye to a beloved employee
on May 1st. Custodian Pete Tiet-
gen retired at the end of the school
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year after 15 years of employment.
Through the years, Pete has been
a fixture at the school, often going
above and beyond for the students
and staff by taking on extra projects,
such as growing mother's day flow-
ers so that each child would have a
gift to give to their mother, playing
practical jokes on the staff to boost
morale, or greeting each child by
name as he or she passed by in the
hallway.
As a thank-you to Pete, the stu-
dents presented him with a wooden
plaque during a surprise ceremony
at the end of the year. The students
were able to sign the plaque, which
contained a personalized poem, and
present it to Pete, along with many
hugs and thank-yous!
The Burke Gazette would like to
join the Staff and Students of the
Burke School in wishing Pete well
in his retirement.
Birding Festival
Highlights
The participants of the 6th
annual Birding Festival at Fort
Randall enjoyed nice weather the
weekend of May 20-22 although a
little windy. The 3 day event was
attended by 50 eager bird eh uSi-
asts from Ohio, Kansas, Nebraska,
Minnesota and South Dakota. The
SD participants arrived from towns
across the state ranging from Edge-
mont, Pierre, Madison, Yankton
along with local towns represented.
The weekend started Friday
night with speaker Start Tekiela and
Dr. Dave Swanson. Stun is a natu-
ralist from Minnesota who has 175
books to his credit. He enthralled
the audience with his "Feathers"
presentation. Dr. Swanson is a bi-
ology professor from University of
South Dakota who helped the audi-
ence prepare for identification for
late May migrants that they would
encounter the following days. The
evening ended with a trip to the
edge of Pickstown to listen to the
Whip-poor-wills.
Saturday morning began with
Dr. Swanson banding birds and bird
walks around the Lake Andes Wild-
life Refuge, bus trips to White Swan
for Sharp-tailed grouse & Greater
Prairie-Chicken leks, Geddes Lake
for Blue Heron Rookery, & Harri-
son/New Holland for shore birds.
Saturday evening events began with
a banquet followed by another great
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