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Area News A2-A3 Opinion A4 Region A5 Comics A6 Nation A7 Sports B1-B4 Classifieds B5-B6 To reach us, call 224-7301 or e-mail us at [email protected] Twitter.com/capitaljournal Facebook.com/capitaljournal The voice of central South Dakota since 1881 Monday, May 6, 2013 www.capjournal.com Volume 132, Issue No. 89 75¢ C MR. BASKETBALL Zach Hanson first Pierre Governor named Mr. Basketball in three decades B1 Meeting will answer questions about pulse project BY CAPITAL JOURNAL STAFF NEWS@CAPJOURNAL.COM A public meeting is set for Wednesday, May 8, in Harrold to field questions about a pulse processing plant that will be built later this year in the small Hughes County town. That comes after members of South Dakota Pulse Processors reached their fundraising goal of $2 million in late April to launch the project. The plant will process crops such as len- tils, split peas and chickpeas for export and domestic mar- kets. The crops are already grown by some farmers in cen- tral South Dakota. Harrold residents interested in how the proposed pulse crop processing facility will affect their community can ask those questions in person during the meeting. The public meeting takes place at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Harrold School. Board members from South Dakota Pulse Processors LLC. and a representative of the Pierre Economic Development Corp., or PEDCO, will provide a proj- ect overview and answer ques- tions. PEDCO has proposed buying 5 acres of land and constructing an 11,000-square- foot building on the west edge of Harrold for lease to South Dakota Pulse Processors. As proposed, the pulse plant will receive pulse crops from area producers, process and package the crops and ship the product via semi-tractor trail- er and rail. The plant expects to hire 12 workers to start, and may add additional line shifts in the future, according to PEDCO. PEDCO intends to pursue a zoning change through Hughes County later in May. The pro- posal includes starting con- struction in June. Harrold residents unable to attend the public meeting may call Brian Minish at 366-2373 with questions. The public meeting takes place at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Harrold School. Board members from South Dakota Pulse Processors LLC. and a representative of the Pierre Economic Development Corp., or PEDCO, will provide a project overview and answer questions. A DAY AT THE RACES Horse races at the Stanley County Fairgrounds concluded on Sunday, and will now head to Aberdeen for the next three weeks. Races in Fort Pierre and Aberdeen are the only events in South Dakota where gambling on live horse is al- lowed, and the South Dakota Commission on Gaming caps pari-mutuel wagering for racing at 14 days per year. (Allison Jarrell/Capital Journal) WACIPI Georgia Morse Middle School hosted ceremony Saturday A3 Even with reams of data, flood-predicting is tough FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Perched in a boat drifting slowly along the Red River, Dan Thomas kept one eye on a laptop and the other on a $60,000 piece of float- ing hardware that beamed sound waves deep into the flooding river. As the sig- nal bounced off water mol- ecules and returned, the laptop sorted it into data on the river’s depth and speed and transmitted it instantly to the National Weather Service. Once there, the work by the U.S. Geological Survey’s water expert became part of the data stew the weath- er service relies upon to regularly update crest pro- jections for rivers like the Red, which rose again this spring to briefly threaten Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn. And the complexity of the sci- ence was never more evi- dent than this year, when an early forecast of 40 feet prompted costly sandbag- ging only to be repeatedly revised downward until the Red barely broke a harm- less 33 feet. The apparent false alarm irritated some residents who questioned why the city spent $2 million pre- paring for the flood that wasn’t. And that irritat- ed Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker, who has sparred with the weather service himself in the past. “They all become experts,” Walaker said. “You can’t believe how many times I get stopped throughout the day by peo- ple who tell me the water is not going to get to a certain level.” Greg Gust, the weather service’s warning coordina- tion meteorologist in Grand Forks, acknowledged the agency had heard criticism of its projections for Fargo. He said it is constantly studying ways to improve its performance, but will always have limitations. “Many times the weather service is being asked to do the impossible,” Gust said. “We’re being asked to forecast an unknown situ- ation out into the future. We don’t have a perfect knowledge what’s going on today in the system, and yet we’re supposed to be able to In this April 30 photo, United States Geological Survey hydrologist Dan Thomas uses a laptop computer to compile results from a sonar device that measures stream flow speed and depth of the Red River in Fargo, N.D. Even with reams of data, forecasting a flood is still an imprecise science. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack) See FLOODS, A8 Guptill Ranch wins conservation award BY ALLISON JARRELL ALLISON.JARRELL@CAPJOURNAL.COM In the rolling hills of western South Dakota, Pat and Mary Lou Guptill run a 7,000-acre cattle ranch. Their cow-calf oper- ation is 25-years-old, and 13 years ago it took a new direction when they embraced some innovative stewardship techniques to keep their ranch healthy for the long term. This year the Guptills are being honored as the recipients of the 2013 Leopold Conservation Award, which celebrates South Dakota landowner achievement in voluntary stewardship and manage- ment of natural resourc- es. The Guptills have implemented respon- sible practices that meet the needs of a growing population while also managing the health of their land, according to award sponsors such as the Sand County Foundation, the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association and the South Dakota Grassland Coalition. In 2000, the Guptills decided to make changes in their practices to lower produc- tion costs and enhance soil health. They began using more efficient, smaller-framed cows that need less food, and they moved their calving date from March to May, which lowered feed costs. Rumble on the River walleye tourney set PIERRE, S.D. — A tradition looks to make a comeback May 11 on Lake Sharpe with the inaugural Rumble on the River fishing tournament. “There used to be a Capital Journal fishing tournament on this weekend years ago. That tournament went away, but was a success when it was up and running. So we’re going to give it a shot with our tournament,” tour- nament co-director Ian Paul said. The Pierre Fire Department is hosting the walleye tournament. The tournament will help raise funds for the department while also reviving the longstanding spring tradi- tion. Up to 150 two-man teams will be allowed in the one-day tournament. Entry fee is $100 per team with an optional $10 big-fish pot per team. The tournament offers a 90 percent payout and is slated to pay the first- place team $5,000 if the tournament field is See WALLEYE, A8 See GUPTILL, A8 Flood forecasting in this part of the continent starts with mod- els for determining how much snow is on the ground. Observ- ers record every snowfall. But it’s even more important to figure out how much water is in that snowpack, which requires melting samples. It can also be done by going airborne to measure the natural radiation coming from the soil – a factor affected by the water in the snowpack. “We no longer have any problem with sickness in our cattle when we’re in this rotation,” Pat Guptill, rancher
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The voice of central South Dakota since 1881
Monday, May 6, 2013 www.capjournal.com Volume 132, Issue No. 89 75¢CMR. BASKETBALL
Zach Hanson first Pierre Governor named Mr.
Basketball in three decades B1
Meeting will answer questions about pulse projectBY CAPITAL JOURNAL STAFF
A public meeting is set for Wednesday, May 8, in Harrold to field questions about a pulse processing plant that will be built later this year in the small Hughes County town.
That comes after members of South Dakota Pulse Processors reached their fundraising goal of $2 million in late April to launch the project. The plant
will process crops such as len-tils, split peas and chickpeas for export and domestic mar-kets. The crops are already grown by some farmers in cen-tral South Dakota.
Harrold residents interested in how the proposed pulse crop processing facility will affect
their community can ask those questions in person during the meeting.
The public meeting takes place at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Harrold School. Board members from South Dakota Pulse Processors LLC. and a representative of the Pierre
Economic Development Corp., or PEDCO, will provide a proj-ect overview and answer ques-tions. PEDCO has proposed buying 5 acres of land and constructing an 11,000-square-foot building on the west edge of Harrold for lease to South Dakota Pulse Processors.
As proposed, the pulse plant will receive pulse crops from area producers, process and package the crops and ship the product via semi-tractor trail-
er and rail. The plant expects to hire 12 workers to start, and may add additional line shifts in the future, according to PEDCO.
PEDCO intends to pursue a zoning change through Hughes County later in May. The pro-posal includes starting con-struction in June.
Harrold residents unable to attend the public meeting may call Brian Minish at 366-2373 with questions.
The public meeting takes place at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Harrold School. Board members from South Dakota Pulse Processors LLC. and a representative of the Pierre Economic Development Corp., or PEDCO, will provide a project overview and answer questions.
A DAY AT THE RACES
Horse races at the Stanley County Fairgrounds concluded on Sunday, and will now head to Aberdeen for the next three weeks. Races in Fort Pierre and Aberdeen are the only events in South Dakota where gambling on live horse is al-lowed, and the South Dakota Commission on Gaming caps pari-mutuel wagering for racing at 14 days per year. (Allison Jarrell/Capital Journal)
WACIPIGeorgia Morse
Middle School hosted ceremony Saturday A3
Even with reams of data, fl ood-predicting is toughFARGO, N.D. (AP) —
Perched in a boat drifting slowly along the Red River, Dan Thomas kept one eye on a laptop and the other on a $60,000 piece of float-ing hardware that beamed sound waves deep into the flooding river. As the sig-nal bounced off water mol-ecules and returned, the laptop sorted it into data on the river’s depth and speed and transmitted it instantly to the National Weather Service.
Once there, the work by the U.S. Geological Survey’s water expert became part of the data stew the weath-er service relies upon to regularly update crest pro-jections for rivers like the Red, which rose again this spring to briefly threaten Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn. And the complexity of the sci-ence was never more evi-dent than this year, when an early forecast of 40 feet prompted costly sandbag-
ging only to be repeatedly revised downward until the Red barely broke a harm-less 33 feet.
The apparent false alarm irritated some residents who questioned why the city spent $2 million pre-paring for the flood that wasn’t. And that irritat-ed Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker, who has sparred with the weather service
himself in the past.“They all become
experts,” Walaker said. “You can’t believe how many times I get stopped throughout the day by peo-ple who tell me the water is not going to get to a certain level.”
Greg Gust, the weather service’s warning coordina-tion meteorologist in Grand Forks, acknowledged the
agency had heard criticism of its projections for Fargo. He said it is constantly studying ways to improve its performance, but will always have limitations.
“Many times the weather service is being asked to do the impossible,” Gust said. “We’re being asked to forecast an unknown situ-ation out into the future. We don’t have a perfect knowledge what’s going on today in the system, and yet we’re supposed to be able to
In this April 30 photo, United States Geological Survey hydrologist Dan Thomas uses a laptop computer to compile results from a sonar device that measures stream � ow speed and depth of the Red River in Fargo, N.D. Even with reams of data, forecasting a � ood is still an imprecise science. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)
See FLOODS, A8
Guptill Ranch wins conservationawardBY ALLISON JARRELL
In the rolling hills of western South Dakota, Pat and Mary Lou Guptill run a 7,000-acre cattle ranch. Their cow-calf oper-ation is 25-years-old, and 13 years ago it took a new direction when they embraced some innovative stewardship techniques to keep their ranch healthy for the long term.
This year the Guptills are being honored as the recipients of the 2013 Leopold Conservation Award, which celebrates South Dakota landowner achievement in voluntary stewardship and manage-ment of natural resourc-es.
The Guptills have implemented respon-sible practices that meet the needs of a growing population while also managing the health of their land, according to award sponsors such as the Sand County Foundation, the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association and the South Dakota Grassland Coalition.
In 2000, the Guptills decided to make changes in their practices to lower produc-tion costs and enhance soil health. They began using more efficient, smaller-framed cows that need less food, and they moved their calving date from March to May, which lowered feed costs.
Rumble on the River walleye tourney set
PIERRE, S.D. — A tradition looks to make a comeback May 11 on Lake Sharpe with the inaugural Rumble on the River fishing tournament.
“There used to be a Capital Journal fishing tournament on this weekend years ago. That tournament went away, but was a success when it was up and running. So we’re going to give it a shot with our tournament,” tour-nament co-director Ian Paul said.
The Pierre Fire Department is hosting the walleye tournament. The tournament will help raise funds for the department while also reviving the longstanding spring tradi-tion.
Up to 150 two-man teams will be allowed in the one-day tournament. Entry fee is $100 per team with an optional $10 big-fish pot per team. The tournament offers a 90 percent payout and is slated to pay the first-place team $5,000 if the tournament field is
See WALLEYE, A8
See GUPTILL, A8Flood forecasting in this part of the continent starts with mod-els for determining how much snow is on the ground. Observ-ers record every snowfall. But it’s even more important to � gure out how much water is in that snowpack, which requires melting samples. It can also be done by going airborne to measure the natural radiation coming from the soil – a factor a� ected by the water in the snowpack.
“We no longer have any problem with sickness in our cattle when we’re in this rotation,”
Pat Guptill, rancher
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