January 31, 2012 • Page 18 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com Yankton?s Stockmen?s Livestock Market is celebrating their 50th year in business. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi 42 year control of Libya is on the brink of collapse. Months of NATO air strikes have left his compound in Tripoli demolished. Car, Home, Health, Life 9th & Jackson, Yankton, SD • 605-665-4718 Downtown: 37 YEARS IN BUSINESS The Park Service closed all monuments and memorials at the National Mall. August 26 Spc. Dennis G. Jensen, laid down his life last week in Afghanistan. Jensen, a South Dakota National Guard (SDNG) member, volunteered to deploy with another unit that was short of personnel. The 2009 Vermillion High School graduate was making his first deployment to Afghanistan when he was killed in a bridge construction accident. Besides his mother Christine Bestgen, Jensen is survived by his father, Glenn Dick Abild Insurance Agency 37 YEARS IN BUSINESS The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC will be dedicated on August 28th, the 48th anniversary of his “I Have A Dream” speech. King was assassinated in 1968 while supporting black sanitation workers who had gone on strike in Memphis, TN. President Obama is scheduled to speak at the dedication. August 24 A powerful earthquake struck the East Coast yesterday shaking buildings from South Carolina to Maine. 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Johnson • Rick Merkel • Ben Merkel 605-665-5686 Tony and Donna Ellis Late Model Used Cars, Light Duty Trucks (605) 665-3720 1200 Ellis Road, Yankton, SD 57078 Yankton Mall Gift Cards available at Mall Office and Rita’s Purse-O-Nalities HOURS: 10-9, M-F 10-5:30, Sat. - Noon-5, Sun. 2101 Broadway Yankton, SD 605-665-5999 Jensen of Yankton, and sister, Melissa Jensen of Minneapolis, Minn. Jensen, 21, of Sioux Falls, was serving with the 200th Engineer Company. He died Aug. 16 from injuries suffered while working with bridge materials near Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. Jensen enlisted into the Guard in 2008 as a member of the 211th Engineer Company of Madison and DeSmet where he served as a combat engineer. He volunteered to deploy with the 200th in May as a bridge crewmember in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Prior to Thursday’s service, the Patriot Guard Riders stood in support at the family’s invitation, and a row of flags lined the sidewalk. Jensen’s awards include the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, NATO Medal, and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon and the Army Service Ribbon. Governor Dennis Daugaard, First Lady Linda Daugaard, Lt. Governor Matt Michaels, Rep. Kristi Noem and Senator John Thune were in attendance. August 27 Hurricane Irene, after striking Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, pushed up the U.S. east coast prompting the evacuation of New York City and leaving major flood damage in Vermont. September 2011 September 4 Actor Jerry Lewis was absent for the first time from the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association’s 46th telethon. Lewis has hosted the last 45. September 9 Wilbur Foss of Scotland, SD was recently inducted into the S.D. Country Music Hall of Fame during a ceremony at Oacoma. September 11 Today marks the 10th anniversary of 9/11/01 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon. There will be a dedication of the 9/11 Museum. The mission of the Memorial Museum, located at the World Trade Center site, is to bear solemn witness to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993. At the memorial visitors first walk though a line of more than 200 white oak trees, then they arrive at two 30 foot deep pits on the exact spot where the World Trade Center twin towers stood to water cascading into two voids, evoking a dust cloud that accompanied the towers’ fall. September 12 After more than a century, Jacob Franklin Kinna no longer lies in anonymity. The Civil War veteran, who died of blood poisoning in 1893 after receiving a gunshot wound, had been buried in an unmarked grave at the Yankton Cemetery. That changed last week thanks to researchers with the South Dakota State Historical Society. The occasion was commemorated Saturday with a memorial service. The headstone issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and inscribed “SERGT. J.F. KINNA, CO.C. 12OHIO.CAV.,” was discovered at a Warner home in 1979 and was eventually relegated to a basement, where it stayed for 32 years. Finally, Brown County Centennial Village in Aberdeen became the caretaker of the stone, and it was included in its mock cemetery. Veterans in the Aberdeen area became inter- ested in the headstone and decided to find out where it belonged. They contacted the State Historical Society, where Carpenter and Virginia Hanson took up the effort. Yankton’s Stockmen’s Livestock Market is celebrating their 50th year in business. Gail Sohler said he isn’t sure how he survived the first three years and created a successful enterprise. Gail and his wife, Janet, purchased a decrepit livestock facility along East Highway 50 that had almost no business. He would eventually serve as national president of the Livestock Marketing Association. The business is a family affair, Sohler explained. Aside from his wife, Sohler’s son, Jay, and daughter, Lori, are also involved in the operation. Furthermore, many of the key individuals at the market have been employed there for decades, said Sohler. Third and fourth generations of families are now doing business with Stockmen’s and have become part of an extended family. Duane Haberman, who has worked at Stockmen’s for 46 years, said that is exactly how he feels about the company’s customers. September 14 Avera Sacred Heart Hospital recently received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from HealthGrades representatives. The hospital is one of 339 facilities to receive the award. September 15 Yankton High School has announced its 2011 Pioneer Days schedule, set for the week of September 19th. Pioneer Prince” candidates — Dillon Beckmann, Connor Fitzsimmons, Matthew Gubbels, Jordan Hauger, Terry Huber and Kipp Kinsley. Pioneer Princess” candidates — Chloe Cornemann, Jenna Grossenburg, Lindsey Lien, Madisen Mines and Vanessa Rockne. September 16 Steve Imming, 66, recently retired as the sports director at WNAX and is now retiring as the play-by-play announcer for South Dakota State University football and men’s basketball. He has been the man behind the microphone for nearly two eras. He will continue to work part-time at the station. The First United Methodist Church will be celebrating their 150 anniversaries. The current structure at 11th & Cedar was built in 1959, and the original church was located near the corner of 4th & Douglas. There will be two days of events that will include food, music, hay rack rides and worship service. September 20 Mount Marty College President Dr. Joseph Benoit dedicated the refurbished Marian Auditorium as part of the kickoff of activities for the 75th Anniversary of MMC. A one-act play about Bishop Martin Marty, played by Lenny Koupal opened last night. A repeal of U.S. military’s 18 year old “don’t ask, don’t tell compromise takes effect, allowing gays and lesbian service members to serve openly. September 22 The Yankton-based Charlie Battery will be renamed, and its 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery will lose 110 slots under Army restructuring, according to the South Dakota National Guard’s top commander. The Yankton-based Charlie Battery will be renamed, and its 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery will lose 110 slots under Army restructuring, according to the South Dakota National Guard’s top commander. Adj. Gen. Tim Reisch empha-