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12.
CURRENT AUDIT FINDING
AND RECOMMENDATION
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A material weakness in internal
controls was noted due to a lack of
"--- proper segregation of duties existed
for the revenues. This is the tenth
consecutive audit in which a similar
deficiency has been reported.
1. We recommend that the Mu-
nicipality of Burke officials be cog-
nizant of this lack of segregation of
duties for revenues and attempt to
provide compensating internal con-
trols whenever, and wherever, pos-
sible and practical.
Management's Response:
The Municipality of Burke May-
or, Thomas Glover, is the contact
person responsible for the corrective
action plan for this comment. This
comment is due to the size of the
Municipality of Burke, which pre-
cludes staffing at a level sufficient
to provide an ideal environment for
internal controls. We are aware of
this problem and are attempting to
develop policies and provide com-
pensating controls.
MARTIN L. GUINDON, CPA,
AUDITOR GENERAL
DEPARTMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE AUDIT
Published twice at a total approx-
imate cost of $41.10.
HERRICK BOARD
OF TRUSTEES MINUTES
The Town of Herrick Board
of Trustees met in regular session
Monday, 03 October 2016, in the
old city hall. Trustees present were:
Shawn Claussen, Angie Minkos and
Julie Nelson. Finance Officer Fara-
bee was also present. Others pres-
ent. Member of the community.
Board president Claussen
called the meeting to order at 7:30
PM.
The agenda was approved on
a motion by Minkos, seconded by
Nelson. Motion carried. The min-
utes of the 09-12-2016 meeting were
approved on a motion by Minkos,
seconded by Nelson. Motion car-
ded. The reports presented by the
Finance Office were approved on
a motion by Claussen, seconded by
Minkos. Motion carried.
Resident input: Subjects discussed
were; dogs, goats, trash, abandoned
vehicles, kids in streets throwing
rocks, vehicles speeding on city
streets. Letters to offenders.
Claims: Rosebud Electric Coopera-
tive Inc., $308.76 electricity, Tripp
County Water User District $96.00
water, The Burke Gazette $56.63
publishing, Rue $200.00 labor, Fi-
nance Office $230.87 payroll. Total:
$892.26.
Business:
1) Appropriations Ordinance sec-
ond presentation. Ok.
2) No town equipment on private
drives. Ok.
3) Snow fence. 16 October 2016 set
as date to install.
4) Tax Levy certified to County Au-
ditor. Ok.
5) Streeets. Claussen and Rue work-
ing.
6) Special Event, beer only, Ap-
plication from Herrick American
Legion. Application approved. Li-
cense issued.
7) Park closed. Huge thanks to Don
Young and Shawn Claussen.
8) In conjunction with spring clean-
up there will be a large roll-off
dumptser available for non-burn-
able material. More information in
April 2017.
9) Herrick Board of Trustee meet-
ings will be in Herrick American
Legion Hall at 7:00 PM starting
in November 2016 through March
2017.
Alcohol beverage permits: Special
Event, beer only, application from
Herrick American Legion. See item
6.
Next meeting: As needed
Next regular monthly meet-
ing will be" Monday, 07 November
2016 at 7:00 PM, that is 7:00 PM, in
the Herrick American Legion Hall.
Adjournment: Meeting adjourned
at 8:34 PM
Shawn Claussen
Board PR
ATTEST:
Roy Farabee
Finance Officer
Published once at a total ap-
proximate cost of $27.23.
Commissioners
Proceedings
GREGORY COUNTY COM-
MISSION SPECIAL MEETING
PROCEEDINGS
A special meeting of the Greg-
ory County Commission was held
Thursday, September 29, 2016 at
6:00 p.m. in Burke with the fol-
lowing members present: Lance
Matucha, Jeff Johnson and Myron
Johnson. Members absent: Darrell
Bentz and Jessy Biggins. Also pres-
ent: Jim Waterbury, Auditor, Brad
Ellwanger, Highway Superinten-
dent and 15 members of the public.
Myron Johnson, Chairman,
opened the meeting and stated the
purpose of the public meeting was
to review a draft of the 5-year coun-
ty highway/bridge plan.
Brad Ellwanger, Highway Su-
perintendent, went over the plan
and asked for public comments
and questions. The 8 miles of oil
road by St. Charles was discussed.
The public in attendance supported
the county's proposed plan to put a
3-inch lift of gravel on top of the oil
surface.
The oil roads south and north
of Dallas were discussed and every-
one in attendance agreed the blade
patching has improved the road.
Various gravel roads were dis-
cussed along with the timetable for
complete gravel overlays.
Chairman Johnson adjourned
the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
Myron Johnson,
Chairman
ATTEST:
James Waterbury,
Auditor
Published once at a total ap-
proximate cost of $18.27.
CHASING HAWK
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out high school. He was part of the
1987 State B Teener Team that won
the championship. He then went
to two years of College at Dakota
State in Madison, South Dakota.
He worked various jobs includ-
ing working at Nolz Dragline and
Construction, Fort Randall Casino,
Rainbow Play Systems and his final
job at Divine Concrete. His sum-
mer passion was softball. His team,
Mad Dogs, consisted of his family
including brothers, his sister, son,
daughter, nieces, nephews, cousins
and all his brothers and sisters he
met along the way.
He won a lot of awards
throughout his softball career. He
was known for his athletic ability on
third base and for hitting homeruns.
Mad Dogs won the 2009 State Co-
Ed tournament, and won the 2016
Wagner Softball League Tourna-
ment. These are just some of the
tournaments they placed in.
He loved spending time with
family, his kids, and friends. He en-
joyed teasing his nieces and neph-
ews and had a nickname for all of
them. Everyone will miss his end-
less teasing on Facebook and in life.
Glen is survived by his mother,
Velma Chasing Hawk of Bonesteel,
SD; brothers: Cliff Jr. of Bonesteel,
SD; Dean of Bonesteel, SD; Todd
(Sandra) Chasing Hawk of Hitch-
cock, SD; sisters: Beverly (Wade
Sr.) of Bonesteel, SD and Brenda
(Byron Sr.) of Bonesteel, SD; Rus-
sell (Loretta) of Winner, SD; his
uncles: Norman of Winner, SD;
Melvin of Wagner, SD; Steven of
Vermillion, SD; Richard, Jr. of
Sioux City, IA; his aunts: Veronica
Valandra of Rapid City, SD; Pauline
(Ernie) Pourier of Winnebago; San-
dra (Leonard) Medicine Eagle of
Mosher; Becky Sitting Bear of Win-
ner; and Clara (Wilfred) Boneshirt
of Sioux Falls; his children: Jonah,
Jade, Isaac, Trevor and his fiancr,
Jill Shipman and boys; numerous
nieces and nephews, and a special
Godson, Dean III (Yamni) and a
special sister Nicole Chasing Hawk-
Bruguier, also known as "Co Co".
The Burke (SD) Gazette, Wednesday, October 5, 2016 10
ROG'S ROD
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The team members decided to
crawl through the darkness to Sgt.
Phleger's position, but they found
nothing. The remainder of the night
was spent at 100% alert - rifles
ready. At daylight they resumed
their search and found the ser-
geant's rifle and gear where he had
placed them. Further out they found
his hat and poncho liner soaked in
blood along with drag marks that led
down the ridge. They followed the
trail that led to Sgt. Phleger's body.
It had been entirely devoured from
the waist up. As the team attempted
to radio what they had found, they
heard the deafening roar of a tiger
fifteen feet away!
The men fired their weapons
as the tiger fled. As the men pre-
pared to extract Phleger's remains,
the tiger returned, taking a position
between the body and the menl The
men fired again. One threw a gre-
nade as the tiger slipped away. A
later autopsy revealed that the tiger
had seized and broken Phleger's
neck. Mercifully his death was in-
stantaneous.
The cunning, the stealth, the
boldness of the tiger were remark-
able. In speaking of boldness or
audacity, days later a different unit
was doing an extraction in another
part of the A Shau Valley. When the
big CH-46 helicopter landed and
dropped its ramp, the team hustled
aboard. Sgt. Michael Larkins hung
back from the prop blast to make
sure all his men were aboard. At
the same instant, observant team
members signaled Larkins from
the copter to turn around! Luckily
Larkins raised his rifle as he turned.
He was being charged by a tiger! A
shot to the head dropped the tiger
less than 15 feet from Larkins' posi-
tion. Whether it was the same cat
that killed Phleger remains a mys-
tery today.
With the way this column gets
around, I will undoubtedly hear
from soldiers who were familiar
with the A Shau Valley and the Ho
Chi Minh Trail. Were tigers a con-
cern? I think we'll find out. See you
next week. As you read today's col-
umn, Mike and I are on our way to
Smithers, British Columbia. Thank
God I'm hunting moose instead of
tigers.
Community
Driw Set
19th
A Community Blood Drive
will be held on Wednesday, Octo-
ber 19th, at the Burke Civic Center
from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Con-
tact Elaine or Bev at 775-2641 to
make an appointment or call United
Blood Services at 1-800-917-4929
for more information.
The fall marks the beginning
of spending time with family and
friends; watching football, celebrat-
ing Thanksgiving, the Holiday, and
the New Year. But for patients in
need of blood, those moments can
be filled with uncertainty as they
fight illnesses, injury, or heal from
surgery.
One way to give thanks for
your health, and take care of those
around you, is to donate blood. Ev-
ery two or three seconds someone in
this country needs blood. Hospitals
don't close for holidays, and the
need for blood never goes away. It
can only come from a volunteer like
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Tom's Wild
Will Be Open For Business This Year!
Contact Kurt Frank at 682-8364 or
Lonnie Liewer at 830-2760
for more details
James Marsh Post # 28
7:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
Burke VFW Post Home
• Pancakes • Sausage • Eggs
All proceeds will go to help support various Legion
Projects throughout the year.
