LaVonne "Vonnie" Foreman, age 75, of Kadoka, died December 15, 2007, at the Kadoka Nursing Home.

Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 20, at the Belvidere Presbyterian Church in Belvidere, with Pastor Gary McCubbin officiating.

Music will be provided by Syd Iwan, organist, and Kim Foreman, vocalist.

Frederick John Zebroski, age 54, of Lander, WY, formerly of Philip, died December 13, 2007, in Lander.

A memorial service was held Tuesday, December 18, at the Lander Community Center.

Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 20, at the United Church in Philip, with Pastor Mark Ford and Pastor Scott MacNaughton officiating.

Interment will be in the Masonic Cemetery, Philip.

Frederick John Zebroski was born July 8, 1953, the son of Raymond and Frances (Weischedel) Zebroski, in Pierre.

The Haakon County Commissioners met Wednesday, December 26th to finalize the year 2007.

The board approved the final claims of the year along with travel requests. They also approved liquor renewals for T-34, the Philip Legion Hall and the Lake Waggoner Golf Course Clubhouse.

They discussed with Haakon County Highway Superintendent Kenny Neville the condition of the county's mowers. The two mowers are currently more than 20-years-old. They are both in bad condition and some of their parts are obsolete.

The Philip City Council held its year-end meeting in the Commissioner's Room of the Haakon County Courthouse on Thursday, December 27th.

Members of the board of directors of West River/Lyman-Jones Rural Water System and other representatives addressed the council. They congratulated their partnership with Philip and all the people who played a part in the long project of getting Missouri River water to this area. The piping is now in place.

The Haakon Education Association (HEA) will hold an auction of celebrity-donated items on January 20, 2008, in the Fine Arts Building, beginning at 1:00 p.m.

The organization is raising the final amount of funds necessary to purchase the centerpiece large play system for the elementary playground. There are 17 HEA members who include teachers, support staff, retired teachers and substitutes. Many non-members have also been helping with the playground equipment project.

So far, eight pieces of equipment have already been installed.