Argus-Leader from Sioux Falls, South Dakota • Page 3

DGMfflS HUE Argus Leader iMir 3A Tuesday, August 21, 1979 Li -'i Ik 'V a a Teacher shortage possible Jliimnym.i 'i 10th Street viaduct to open Traffic will begin flowing on the 10th Street viaduct near downtown Sioux Sioux Falls following ribbon cutting ceremonies scheduled for 10 a.m. today. The viaduct will carry one way traffic westbound into the downtown area. The neighboring 11th Street viaduct will be used for eastbound traffic only. The 11th Street viaduct had been used for two-way traffic while the $1,628 million 10th Street project was under construction.

A spokesman for the state division of highways in Sioux Falls said one lane of the 11th Street viaduct will be closed today while researchers study what repairs are needed on the structure. Maintenance crews are scheduled to apply an overlay to the surface of the 11th Street viaduct this fall. The spokesman said no definite timetable had been established for those repairs. The opening ceremonies for the 10th Street viaduct will be on the eastern side of the structure. WC i il.iJhl I I I i O'f "1 jfe, The new 10th Street viaduct, in the foreground, will open today.

The nth Street viaduct, in the background, wilt undergo repairs this fall. (Photo by Mike Sierra) South Dakota parks reap benefits of energy shortage Commission trims '80 budget requests The Sioux Falls City Commission has pared approximately $3.5 million from the original budget requests of departments for 1980, according to city finance officer Manfred Szameit. The budget requests totaled approximately $51.6 million. Among the major items deleted were the following proposed 1980 expenditures: $657,000 for construction of a fire station. $480,000 for construction of storm sewers in various areas.

$477,000 from the public works budget to restructure the city garage to charge various departments for labor costs on vehicles. City officials have completed the first round of the 1980 budget process with initial review of all departments' requests. Further examination will lead to a final proposed budget to be completed in mid-September. The list of expenditures below is the current status of the budget before entering final phases of preparation. 1980 Percent Hudqet over 19v Proposal under Budget To Date 1979 80 BY LAURIE BOEDER Associated Press Writer When South Dakota students back to school next week, there may not be enough teachers to around.

And. at least one school official says that the teachers who are there probably will be underpaid. Dr. James Hansen, state depiif superintendent for elementary am1 secondary schools, said Monday that some schools, especially in small towns, are having trouble hiring qualified teachers. He said schools are having dift'i culties finding teachers for math science.

English, vocational apri culture, and special education programs. South Dakota salaries are too ln to attract teachers, he said. Hansen said the number of cert ii' icates issued or renewed this year i-down 386 from the same period la-vt year. About 12,100 teachers had jobs in South Dakota school systems n-4 year. Hansen also said the $7 milliob increase in the state school budget would be insufficient to cover infla, tion.

"Every educational employee will be held back by this," he saiiL "The money just isn't there." Nevertheless, the teacher-student ratio has been climbing steadily over the past few years. Statewide enrollment has dropped by more than 10,000 students since 1976 77, but personnel increased by almost 1,500. Hansen attributed the changes to a new emphasis on special education and handicapped learning pro grams, which require more teach ers for fewer students. Although some districts, including Rapid City, are making stall cuts in response to decreased en rollment and pressure from taxpay ers to keep the budgets down, others face staffing shortages. The Bowdle School District can find a part-time guidance counselor or a speech therapist.

Superintendent Loren Berg said discipline problems, student apa thy, and low salaries are causing teachers to consider other jobs. "Here, we have to force students to learn," she said. "They (teach ers) could work on an assembly line with more money and fewer proh lems," she said. Meanwhile, schools are "holding the line" on major improvements, making only necessary capital im provements and repairs, Hansen said. "For example, the Pierre Board of Education has delayed its athletic field improvement," he said, adding that plans for both physical improvements and academic pro grams were being shelved indefini tely in some districts.

School administrators also ex pressed uncertainty about Dakota Proposition, a tax-cutting proposal similar to California's Proposition 13, which would be included on the November 1980 ballot. "If that happened (passed), it would just blow everything," said Loren Scott, superintendent of the Howard schools. Scott said the "looming" Dakota Proposition made it difficult to plan an efficient budget, since educators don't know what part of the burden will fall on local taxpayers. John Koopman, superintendent ot the Scotland schools, called year's budget a' "shot in the dark" for administrators. "There's not much room for inflation in there," he said.

By CHUCK RAASCH Argus-Leader Staff Writer Although the energy shortage has slashed South Dakota tourism this summer, state officials say it may be a blessing in disguise to the state park system. Visitation to. the 61 state parks and recreation areas, with the exception of Custer State Park, was up 13 percent in July. For the year, there has been a 7 percent increase over 1978. Parks Director Lowen Schuett said he expected a 5 percent increase.

But more importantly, studies show 86 percent of those visiting the parks are from South Dakota, Schuett said. A similar study 10 years ago indicated 70 percent of those using the parks were from South Dakota. "The figures tell me that more South Dakotans are using our state parks," Schuett said. "I think they're becoming more familiar with our parks, and that certainly has been a benefit (of the energy shortage)." State officials plan to use the increased visitation to pull more people into the parks during the fall, winter and spring. "I think if we can show off our parks a little to the local people, it's got to be a benefit in the long run," Warren Jackson, Custer State Park Manager, said.

Schuett said a fall advertising campaign is planned by the Game, Fish and Parks Department and the Division of Tourism. Parks officials also are considering special camping discounts during the week to attract more visitors. "The view in the past has been that our parks don't exist until Memorial Day and then die off after Labor Day," Schuett said. "That's erroneous. "Now, with more local people visiting our parks, maybe we can show that they're worth visiting in the fall and winter, too." While the bulk of the state park system is getting more attention, Custer State was down 36 percent from last year at the end of July, Jackson said.

Schuett said that decrease was because normally, 70 percent of Custer's visitors are out-of-staters. But Jackson said that camping fees were down only 2 percent in July, and that concession sales at park outlets were down about 5 percent. "That tells me that more people are using the park as a destination," Jackson said. "It's the day-use type of. traveler, the people who just drive through, that is noticeably down." Palisades and Oakwood state parks both showed visitor decreases in July, but two other state parks near Sioux Falls had large increases.

Palisades, near Garretson, had about a 4 percent decline (to 21,800 visitors) and Oakwood, northwest-of Brookings, was down about 6 percent (to At Newton Hills south of Canton, visitation increased about 55 percent (to 43.000 visitors). Pai-ks official Doug Hofer attributed some of the increase to Lake Lakota, a man-made lake that is in its first year of use. Lewis and Clark, a campground, and park near Yankton, had about 214,000 visitors in July, an 11 percent increase over 1978. Parks officials compute visitors by multiplying three times the number of cars entering state parks. 101, 57S li.ul IBS 138, Ml 50.O76 13,305 50.263 130,131 JIB.

145 2.244,355 705.03V 286,365 2.836,274 249. V85 59,695 39,543 726.347 611,425 2,314.183 461,545 3,495,198 2,561 526 18,655,709 2,875,030 39.000 20,000 80.000 1,229,444 424,775 261,300 25,376 417,477 255,985 5,000 4,974,054 2.555,276 125.24B 83,009 659,043 136,441 57,343 J3.045 56.594 57,937 151,565 330,641 647.182 2.827,345 894,764 372. OH5 3,407,232 294.260 69,350 40.003 825,542 477.077 2,513,696 535.034 3,517.864 3,813.657 21.980,262 1,045,573 39,500 20.000 195,000 2,154,601 501,035 315,410 25,376 535,801 362,921 10,000 4,199,317 12,874,829 23 31 10 03 I 12 82 1 52 16 50 I 65 84 30 69 15 27 16 47 I 3 93 4 23 19 I 26. I 26 91 I 29 93 1 20.34 I 17 71 I 16 17 I 16 i 13 66 21 97 1 10 15 4 64 I 48 88 1 18.96 63 63 I 1,28 00 I 143 75 75 20 17 95 20,71 .00 1 28.34 41 77 100.00 14 29 4 403.85 Disorderly conduct law changed Department Assesor Attorney Finance PersonnetCivrl Service Public Works Mayor Human Relations ParkUtility Building Maintenance ArenaColiseum Engineering Fire Department Health Inspection Police Department Planning Zoning Municipal Concerts MuseumArt Gallery Library Storm Sewer Public Works Tralfic Engineers General Govt. Services Park and Recreation General Fund Total Airport Auditorium Unemployment Compensation City Empl.

Accident Electric Light Employees Retirement Fireman's Pension Lyons Estate Parking Lot Area Facility Sanitary Landfill Casualty Reserve Water Department Water Reclamation (10,921,350 to cover Phase 1 Const. Wastewater Treatment Plant.) Downtown Mall Maint. Transit Capital Fund Kuehn Memorial Special Funds Total O. Refunding Bond Sink G.O. Transit Capital Sink.

Airport Refunding Bond Parking Rev Bond Sink. Ramp Pkg. Ret Sink. '64' Water Refunding Sink Debt Service Funds Total Light Deposit Copy Services Special Assess. Const Water Deposit The Sioux Falls City Commission passed a new definition of disorderly conduct at their weekly meeting Monday night.

The new ordinance reads: "Any person who engages in public conduct which they know or should know will shock a sense of morality or offends by indecent acts or behavior, shall be guilty of a public offense." Magistrate court judges had considered the old ordinance to be unconstitutional and non-definitive. City legal counsel drafted the ordinance after an officer arrested a person for behavior the officer considered "quite obscene." The court ruled that the old ordinance did not cover the alleged disorderly conduct. In other action, the commission heard the first reading of a supplemental appropriation of $14,815,275 for 1979 to facilitate the initial construction of the new waste water treatment plant. Thorsness lawyer disputes ballots 23,209 0 38,500 13,224,426 378,855 0 271,211 78.126 35.090 329.685 1,092,966 3,500 12,100 1,000,9000 16,000 966,462 0 1,016.500 0 3,014,762 35.987.863 9 37 .00 It 62 66.50 ill 05 .00 IO0 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 35.08 14 29 4 42 93 200 00 25 00 65 .00 49 98 00 24 75 4 36 25,384 0 44,900 22,348,647 148,700 0 0 0 709,608 4,000 17,580 3,000.000 20,000 370,734 30,000 508,500 0 3,950,811 48.990,328 PIERRE, S.D. (AP) Ballots that show marks of erasure should not be counted in the narrow Daschle-Thorsness congressional race, an attorney for Leo Thorsness told the state Supreme Court today.

Steve Jorgenson said the court should follow its historical precedent in the First Congressional District race won last fall by Tom Daschle with a 105-vote margin. At issue are 1,114 ballots in six precincts. Larry Piersol, Daschle's attorney, argued that the court can make its own determination whether or not to accept erased ballots, but that it must show an election board to be clearly in error before overturning its finding. There was no indication how quickly the court would move to set the scope of'its review. City Garage Revolving Regional Fire Training Center Special Assess.

Sink. Imnrest. Fund Non appropriated Funds Total All Funds Total -Digest State briefing Staff and AP Reports for the September screening. Screenings also will be available for children turning 3 each month, Four-year olds also are eligible. Further evaluation, if necessary, will be scheduled later.

Should the evaluation show needed service, a placement meeting with parents will be held to develop an individual education program with services to begin Oct. 1 and continue through the school year. The screenings are part of the Child Find effort required of local school districts by Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. vered along the Missouri River about 10 miles south of Chamberlain this weekend. Brule County Sheriff Ralph Bailey saul the skeleton was found on the Lawrence Bergner farm after water eroded a bank.

Bailey said the age of the skeleton would not be determined until archeolo-gists examined the bones. tary of the state Social Services Depart ment and Harry Christianson was asked to take over the Office of Energy Policy, Both were former assistant attorneys general under Janklow. Assistant attorney sworn in PIERRE, S.D. David Zuercher, 28, of Pierre was sworn in Monday as the first assistant U.S. attorney to serve in the newly opened field office in Pierre.

The Justice Department had threatened in June to fill three staff positions with Republicans unless state Democrats could nominate an acceptable replacement for acting U.S. Attorney Robert Hiaring, State Democrats quickly voted to withdraw the stalled nomination of Rapid City attorney Ramon Roubideaux and nominate Mission attorney Terry Pccho-da instead. Hiaring had recommended Zuercher and Judy Meierhenry, an attorney who is also wife of state Attorney General Mark Meierhenry. Both are Republicans. Vets eligible for benefits Veterans are eligible this fall for veterans educational benefits at Community College, after recent notification by the South Dakota State Approval Agency for Educational Institutions.

Approval of the college means the Veterans'Administration will pay tuition to part-time students, and tuition plus subsistence allowance for full-time students. The two-year-old Community College, a division of North Central University Center, is seeking accreditation by the U.S. Office of Education's Commission on Accreditation and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Rand to retire from college NORTHFIELD, Minn. Dr.

Sidney A. Rand announced today that he will retire as president of St. Olaf College at the close of the 1979-80 academic year. Rand, who has been president since 1963, previously had indicated his inten- tion to retire in 1981, when his current six-year term expires. Last Friday, he asked the St.

Olaf Board of Regents to approve his request lor retirement at the earlier time. Chairman Oscar Husby said the board "reluctantly agreed to honor President Rand's request." In a brief written statement, Rand said he had served considerably longer than most college presidents. "Today, when the college is affected by many and rapid changes, both on and off the campus, I believe that St. Olaf would benefit from new leadership." St. Olaf College is affiliated with the American Lutheran Church.

Skeleton found by river PIERRE, S.D. A skeleton, possibly from an ancient burial site, was disco Handicapped testing set Commissioner appointed PIERRE. S.D. Gov. William Jank-low said Monday he has appointed one of his aides, Tim Engelhart, commissioner of the Bureau of Administration.

Engelhart, 27, of Watertown, replaces Dan Parrish who was named deputy secretary of the state Commerce Department. Don Foreman was named acting secre Screening of 3-year-old children for handicaps will be offered by the Sioux Falls School District Aug. 28 to Sept. 28. Parents may call 338-6753 for an appointment.

Screenings will take place at Irvin School, 430 W. 11th from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. All children age 3 by Oct.

1 are eligible.