Archive For September 2011
Jolley, Austin become PBIS schools
September 30th, 2011
Vermillion’s two public elementary schools – Jolley Elementary and Austin Elementary – have become Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) pilot schools as they i...
SDSU Extension presents Taste the Sensation
September 30th, 2011
SDSU Extension presents Taste the Sensation on Oct. 13, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Elk Point United Parish, 603 S. Pearl St., Elk Point. Taste the Sensation is a program designed to he...
Midcontinent Media Foundation awards grant to Friends of the W.H. Over...
September 30th, 2011
At the recent meeting of the Midcontinent Media Foundation, the Board of Directors approved $61,128 in grants to regional non-profit organizations. Grant recipients include the Friends of the W.H....
Community Calendar: Sept. 30-Oct. 6
September 30th, 2011
FRIDAY, September 30• USD Theatre Department presents, “God of Carnage,” 7:30 p.m. at Knutston Theatre, Fine Arts Bldg. on USD campus. For ticket information, call 677-5418.•...
Chamber Chat
September 30th, 2011
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionchamber.com
Hay Country Jamboree Saturday at Gayville
September 30th, 2011
Gayville Hall presents its monthy musical variety show, "The Hay Country Jamboree," at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, in Gayville.
Artis Knudson
September 30th, 2011
Artis E. Knudson, 97, of Wakonda, passed away Sept. 21, 2011 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford.Funeral services were 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 at Pleasant Valley Lutheran Chu...
Christie is SESDAC, Inc. Employee of the Month
September 30th, 2011
Shawna Christie, lead direct support professional, was selected as the SESDAC, Inc. September 2011 Employee of the Month. Shawna has been employed at SESDAC, Inc. since February 2010.
Sobriety checkpoints planned
September 30th, 2011
The South Dakota Highway Patrol has sobriety checkpoints scheduled in October in the following counties: Beadle, Brown, Clay, Codington, Davison, Hand, Hughes, Jackson, Jerauld, Lawrence, Lincoln,...
WWJD — What Would (space) Junk Do?
September 30th, 2011
There’s nothing like a decommissioned NASA satellite, the biggest piece of U.S. space junk to reenter Earth’s atmosphere in 30 years, to excite us. While some made light of the much mali...
Letters: Hyperion permit is weak and misleading
September 30th, 2011
When the Hyperion refinery was first announced in June 2007, South Dakota Governor Rounds pointed to Hyperion’s plan to capture and sequester carbon dioxide as evidence that “this is not your g...
Letters: VHS students’ service appreciated
September 30th, 2011
Thank you to the Vermillion High School students and their teachers who donated time and service to the Vermillion community on Tuesday, Sept. 20. I especially want to thank the ambitious gro...
Bowling
September 30th, 2011
Ladies’ Bowling LeagueSeptember 20, 2011Teams Won LossT&T Construction 47 13Prairie Eye Cli...
Bluffs Bulletin
September 30th, 2011
Wednesday morning Ladies’ Golf has fun timeWell, Sept. 21 was our second to last gathering.Thinking of this makes summer (at the time I am writing this – fall!!) a thing of the pa...
Vermillion will host playoff soccer
September 30th, 2011
High school playoff soccer comes to Vermillion Saturday when the Tanager girls and boys varsity clubs both host games whose winners advance to next week's state tournament.The Tanager girls...
Vermillion Cross Country competes in Lennox today
September 30th, 2011
Vermillion cross country runners will be in Lennox today (Friday) for that school's invitational, the last meet of the regular season prior to conference, regional and state meets.Coach Kel...
Tanager volleyball triumphs over Tea
September 30th, 2011
On the evening of a day when Vermillion High's volleyball girls had joined fellow students in working at various volunteer projects around the community, they groggily rode the bus to Tea for a ma...
Tanager Carter Andre heads to State ‘A’ golf tourney
September 30th, 2011
For the second straight year Carter Andre will be Vermillion's only player in the state Class "A" boys golf tournament, but local fans who stop out at The Bluffs on Monday and Tuesday to cheer f...
Jones, Robinson victors following marathon doubles match
September 30th, 2011
Vermillion's Nos. 1 and 2 tennis players, Claire Jones and Val Robinson, played on and on and on into the dying twilight Monday night, but it was worth it in the end.Jones and Robinson team...
South Dakota’s First Couple to serve as Dakota Days Parade Marshals
September 30th, 2011
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard and his wife, Linda, will serve as Parade Marshals for the 97th Dakota Days Parade, which begins at 10 a.m. on Main Street in Vermillion on Saturday, Oct. 8. Dauga...
Computer Science professor receives NSF grant for iPlant project
September 30th, 2011
Carol Lushbough, assistant professor of computer science at the University of South Dakota, is the recipient of a National Science Foundation grant of $725,789 for the project, Integrating the BioE...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
September 30th, 2011
1959Clay County had many “firsts” in the settlement of Dakota Territory and one of them was the first flour mill built on the Vermilion River in what was known as Bloomingdale.Thi...
USD has largest freshman class ever
September 30th, 2011
While the University of South Dakota (USD) has the largest freshman class in its history this fall, the total number of students enrolled at the institution is down almost 2 percent.The decl...
USD Theatre opens 2011-12 season with ‘God of Carnage’
September 30th, 2011
The University of South Dakota Department of Theatre presents Yasmina Reza’s award winning comedy “God Of Carnage” Sept. 29-Oct. 3 in the Wayne S. Knutson Theatre of the War...
Zalud named commended student in National Merit Scholarship Program
September 30th, 2011
Over 1.5 million students took the 2011 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) last October and entered the National Merit Program, a nationwide competition for rec...
South Dakota Public Broadcasting Television’s production of “The S...
September 30th, 2011
The Regional Emmy® Award, announced at a gala Sept. 24 in Minneapolis, was awarded by the Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for Historical Documentary...
USD celebrates International Ed Week
September 30th, 2011
The University of South Dakota celebrated International Education Week, Sept. 26-30, with several unique activities.Co-sponsored by the Center for Academic Engagement and the Division of Stu...
The Joneses visit nation’s capital
September 30th, 2011
U. S. Sen. Tim Johnson and U. S. Rep. Kristi Noem took time to visit with District 17 State Rep. Tom Jones and his wife, Linda, in Washington, DC last week. Rep. Jones had two issues that wer...
Boating bans lifted on Mo., Big Sioux rivers
September 30th, 2011
With the continued decrease in river flows, the U. S. Coast Guard has granted Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s request to rescind the ban on boating on the lower portions of the Missouri and Big Sioux rive...
Heartland Humane Society to host Wine and Whiskers Nov. 5
September 30th, 2011
Heartland Humane Society will host its second Wine & Whiskers event Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Hillcrest Country Club in Yankton from 6 to 10 p.m. The event, which funds the local an...
Larson receives Golden Seatbelt award
September 30th, 2011
Dr. Linda Lujan, president of Chandler Gilbert Community College (CGCC), Chandler, AZ, recently announced that Professor James Larson was a 2011 recipient of a Golden Seatbelt award. This awa...
Clubs & Organizations
September 30th, 2011
Bendesky addresses Vermillion RotarianThe Vermillion Rotary called was called to order by President David Herbster on Tuesday, following a noon meal of chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes a...
USD awarded Military Friendly School title from ‘G.I. Jobs’
September 30th, 2011
The University of South Dakota has been honored as a Military Friendly School. “G.I. Jobs,” the premier magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, designated USD as a 201...
Flu shot clinic Oct. 5
September 30th, 2011
Sanford Vermillion will host a flu shot clinic on Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Main Street Center, 320 W. Main Street, Vermillion.The cost is $20 to receive the flu vaccin...
Local 4-Hers fare well at State Fair
September 30th, 2011
The 2011 South Dakota State Fair was held Sept. 1-5 in Huron. Two hundred ninety entries were exhibited by Clay County 4-H members through static and livestock exhibits and Youth-In-Action co...
Local researcher: Electric co-ops make impact on state economy
September 30th, 2011
South Dakota’s electric cooperatives have nearly a $250-million impact on the state’s economy, a Vermillion-based researcher has concluded.“In terms of total economic activity, the $24...
Four weeks left to file with FEMA
September 30th, 2011
There are just four weeks left to file claims for disaster aid with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), disaster officials announced Sept. 27.The last day to file for aid with FE...
Heartland Humane Society’s new executive director is Kerry Schmidt
September 30th, 2011
The Heartland Humane Society (HHS) Board of Directors announces that Kerry Schmidt of Yankton County, SD, will head its programs for Yankton, Vermillion, and Hartington, NE and oversee the animal s...
For the Record
September 30th, 2011
Cases Disposed 9/16-22/2011Jeffrey Scott Meyer, 1012 Elm Street, #103, Vermillion; Failure to make proper stop at stop intersection, $54.00 plus costsHenry Claus, 7204 S. 114th St. Ap...
USD Chamber Singers finalists for The American Prize
September 30th, 2011
The University of South Dakota Chamber Singers, under the direction of David Holdhusen, D.M.A., director of choral activities at USD and Chamber Singers' conductor, has been selected as one of fiv...
Semifinalists named in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program
September 30th, 2011
Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (nmsc) have announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 57th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically t...
USD is one of ‘America’s Top Colleges’ according to Forbes
September 30th, 2011
The University of South Dakota ranks as one of “America’s Top Colleges,” according to Forbes. In the magazine’s annual ranking of the best undergraduate institutions in the nation, the Univ...
BREAKING NEWS: State’s
first influenza case of season reported in...
September 30th, 2011
The South Dakota Department of Health reported Sept. 27 the state's first laboratory-confirmed influenza case of the season, a Clay County resident in the 40 through 49 age group. The...
Volunteer day
September 23rd, 2011
Vermillion High School students were busy throughout the community during the 2011 Tanager Volunteer Day,
Hyperion permit approved
September 23rd, 2011
PIERRE — A state environmental board voted unanimously Thursday, Sept. 15 to approve a Texas company's request to extend the deadline for starting construction of a $10 billion oil refinery plan...
Community Calendar: Sept. 23-29, 2011
September 23rd, 2011
FRIDAY, September 23• National Music Museum (NMM) Brown Bag Lunch Program, “Sodbusters: Folk Music of the Upper Midwest,” featuring Jami Lynn Buttke, 12:05 p.m. in the Arne B. Larson C...
Red Road Gathering continues today
September 23rd, 2011
The 22nd annual Red Road Gathering, “Personal Transformations for a Collective Transition,” began Thursday at the National Guard Armory in Vermillion.The two-day event provides a compass...
Chamber Chat
September 23rd, 2011
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionchamber.com
Chili Blues Cook-Off adds heat to USD Dakota Days
September 23rd, 2011
T. Wilson King and a dozen area chefs and are cooking up a tasty celebration of food and music at the Vermillion Area Arts Council’s 21st annual Chili Blues Cook-Off on Saturday, Oct. 8.
USD med student promoting use of automated external defibrillators
September 23rd, 2011
It is estimated that sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) kills approximately 250,000-500,000 people in the United States each year. Of those, an estimated 7,000-10,000 are young people, most often athletes...
Noon forum in MUC on Sept. 26
September 23rd, 2011
The topic of the Noon International Forum scheduled for Monday, Sept. 26 in rooms 216/216A of the Muenster University Center on Monday, Sept. 26, is “Changes in the Middle East.” The eve...
It’s ‘Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet’ Week
September 23rd, 2011
Heartland Humane Society is going to have our adult cats that have been here a year available for half price adoption thru Sept. 25.For more information on adopting a cat or dog, stop by the...
‘Free Fridays’ admission to National Music Museum
September 23rd, 2011
The National Music Museum (NMM) at the University of South Dakota announced this week that First Bank & Trust, Member of Fishback Financial Corporation, is the museum’s first “Free Fridays...
Sylvia ‘Sally’ Phillips
September 23rd, 2011
Sylvia Faye “Sally” Phillips passed on from this life on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 in Fort Worth, TX. Sally was born on Dec. 12, 1937, to Henry and Hilda Benson in Vermillion, where she gre...
MyStoryYourStory: Be gone, dread Solstices, be gone
September 23rd, 2011
Never before have I ever wanted summer to be gone as much as this one. Listen, I appreciate life as much as the next person, perennially grateful for each day and every breath I take. I’m w...
Between the Lines: Local students’ achievements significant
September 23rd, 2011
There is often a common thread to news stories about issues relating to education in South Dakota.There’s usually not that much good news to report. There’s usually updated statistics th...
Next week will mark end of VHS tennis regular season
September 23rd, 2011
The final week of the girls tennis regular season will find Vermillion hosting Mitchell Monday and then participating in a triangular with Washington and Lincoln in Sioux Falls next Thursday.
Tanager football falls to Canton
September 23rd, 2011
A year ago on Vermillion High's homecoming night, Canton rallied with two fourth-quarter touchdowns, the winning score coming with a minute left in the game, to spoil the Tanagers' big night....
Eight solid hours of soccer here Saturday
September 23rd, 2011
Fans who are up for it have the chance to watch eight solid hours of high school soccer at Cotton Park Saturday as Tanager teams observe Parents Day.For the boys teams it will be the final g...
VHS runners continue to improve
September 23rd, 2011
Nathan Ford ran with the lead pack the entire race and finished fifth, his highest individual finish to date, as the Tanagers competed at Alcester-Hudson's cross country invitational meet Monday.
VHS golfers prepare for post-season action at home
September 23rd, 2011
Vermillion High's young golfers can hopefully squeeze some home-course advantage from the fairways and greens at The Bluffs in the next two weeks because all of their post-season play takes place...
Tanager volleyball faces Wagner Tuesday
September 23rd, 2011
Vermillion's volleyball girls will get another shot at Wagner next Tuesday when the Tanagers try to avenge a loss to the highly-regarded Red Raiders in the quarterfinals of the Bon Homme Cavalier...
Sales tax initiative meeting Sept. 28 in Beresford
September 23rd, 2011
MOVING SD FORWARD will be holding an informational meeting regarding the one cent sales tax initiative at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Bridges in Beresford. Area residents concerned...
USD recognizes faculty with President’s Research Awards
September 23rd, 2011
The University of South Dakota recognized three faculty members for outstanding research. The researchers were awarded grants in three categories, including the President’s Awards for Research Ex...
JA of S.D. travels to D.C.
September 23rd, 2011
Junior Achievement USA’s fourth “Day on the Hill” took place this week on Capitol Hill. The Day on the Hill event allowed 30 local Junior Achievement (JA) areas, including staff and board mem...
Gray-Gregg reunion held at Burbank
September 23rd, 2011
The annual Gray-Gregg Reunion of 2011 was held at the Burbank country grade school, with 60 people in attendance. The country school brought back a lot of memories for so many and children we...
FSA program assists beginning farmers
September 23rd, 2011
FSA has a special loan program to assist socially disadvantaged and beginning farmers in purchasing a farm. Retiring farmers may use this program to transfer their land to future generations....
For the Record
September 23rd, 2011
Cases Disposed 9/9-15/2011Mary Elizabeth Galvin, 403 East Main Apt. 8, Vermillion; Open container, $54.00 plus costsVictor Joseph Spadaro II, 103 High Prairie St., Dell Rapids; Exhibi...
Life celebrated at 5th annual Nikki’s Fund 5K and forum
September 16th, 2011
The evening of Wednesday, Sept. 7, was poignant for Janine Harris.Not only did it fall during the fifth annual year of the Nikki’s Fund 5K – an event Harris established in memory of her...
Old-time pop tunes at Gayville Saturday
September 16th, 2011
Gayville Hall presents "An Evening of American Popular Songs: 1900-1949," starring John and Susan McNeill, Gary Lewis, and Dave Napier, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, in Gayville.
Community Calendar: September 16-22, 2011
September 16th, 2011
FRIDAY, September 16• National Music Museum (NMM) Brown Bag Lunch Program, “Laura MacKenzie & Ross Sutter,” 12:05 p.m. in the Arne B. Larson Concert Hall at the NMM located on the...
Chamber Chat
September 16th, 2011
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionchamber.com
59th Harrington Lecture to feature USD psychology professor Sept. 20
September 16th, 2011
Randal Quevillon, Ph.D., professor of psychology at the University of South Dakota, will present the 59th annual Harrington Lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at Farber Hall, which is located i...
Marketplace celebrates fall
September 16th, 2011
The St. James Marketplace will continue their annual fall festival on Sunday, Sept. 25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.The St. James Heritage Fest will include singer Paul Siebert, Wild Bill’s Blac...
Trinity to host blood drive
September 16th, 2011
The Community Blood Bank will be holding a bloodmobile drive at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vermillion on Sunday, Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This blood drive will benefit the local blo...
FEMA clean-up advice at Kopetsky’s Ace Hardware
September 16th, 2011
Repairing or cleaning up a home after a disaster can be a daunting task. But with the right information, homeowners can clean up safely and build back smarter and stronger.Federal Emergency...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
September 16th, 2011
1959While Vermilion, celebrating its Centennial this year, always has been the metropolis of Clay County, there was at one time a community which threatened to dispute its claim. And t...
Sharyn Hagemann
September 16th, 2011
Sharyn D. Hagemann, 74, of Vermillion, passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 at Sanford Vermillion Care Center. Sharyn was born in Zanesville, OH on Oct. 2, 1936. She graduated from Thornville...
Thomas Iverson
September 16th, 2011
Thomas “Tom” Michael Iverson, 58, of Meckling, passed away on Friday, Sept. 9, 2011 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.Tom was born on Aug. 21, 1953 in Midland, MI to Marlow a...
Dale Wynn
September 16th, 2011
Dale A. Wynn, age 49 of Yankton, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton. Memorial Services were at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011 at...
Robert Holmes
September 16th, 2011
Robert Holmes, born in Vermillion on March 29,1926, passed away on Sept.9, 2011 in St. George, UT after a good life.Funeral service will be on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Kob...
Doris Olson
September 16th, 2011
Doris Blanche Olson was born June 22, 1918 in Henning, MN, to Bengt Olof and Martha (Madsen) Johnson, Swedish and Danish immigrants who settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. She went to her heav...
Between the Lines: Be true to which school?
September 16th, 2011
When some loud braggart tries to put me downAnd says his school is greatI tell him right away"Now what's the matter buddyAin't you heard o...
MyStoryYourStory: ‘True Grit’ DVD - A Coen brothers’ masterpiece
September 16th, 2011
If you’ve only latched onto a dozen or so truly great movies in your lifetime, you may want to add this summer’s blockbuster DVD “True Grit” to your short list. Even if you don’t p...
Two home games left for VHS girls varsity soccer
September 16th, 2011
Suddenly only two weeks remain in the regular season for girls soccer, and Vermillion's girls need wins to avoid having to go on the road for a state tournament play-in game.The varsity Tan...
Tanager volleyball now 3-2 in duals after losses last week
September 16th, 2011
Vermillion's volleyballers, 3-2 in duals after losses to Bon Homme and Tri-Valley last week, go back out on the road for the next two weeks, starting with the Bon Homme Invitational in Tyndall Sat...
VHS tennis plays 6 duals in 5 days
September 16th, 2011
The final two weeks of the high school tennis season will find Vermillion on the road to Sioux Falls O'Gorman for a dual next Thursday.Six duals within five days kept the Tanagers hopping l...
VHS golf hosts Vermillion Invite
September 16th, 2011
Perfect weather attracted a large field to The Bluffs golf course, which later will be the site of regional and state tournaments, for the Vermillion Invitational Friday.Sioux Falls Christia...
Tanager boys soccer on the road this weekend
September 16th, 2011
Sooner or later every season a road trip to the Black Hills faces an East River team. For the Vermillion varsity boys it happens this weekend.The Tanagers go halfway west for a 4 p.m....
Taylor joins Nashville law firm
September 16th, 2011
Stephanie R. Taylor has joined the law firm of Bone McAllester Norton PLLC and will oversee the firm’s Entertainment Law Group, Chairman Charles W. Bone has announced.
Social Work chair to receive career achievement award
September 16th, 2011
The National Staff Development and Training Association, an affiliate of American Public Human Services Association, has chosen Michael Lawler, Ph.D., of the University of South Dakota to receive t...
For the Record
September 16th, 2011
Cases Disposed 9/2-8/2011Joseph Ohler, 516 W. Cedar St. Vermillion; Throw match or burning object from vehicle, $54.00 plus costsBrian L. Heggestad, 23 West Broadway, Vermillion; Driv...
Junior Achievement of Vermillion announces 2011-12 board members
September 16th, 2011
Junior Achievement of Vermillion is proud to announce that Ric Rasmussen, Rasmussen Motors is serving as the board chair for 2011-2012. Kevin Haselhorst, First Dakota National Bank was...
Lynn’s musical journey brings her home to S.D.
September 9th, 2011
Don’t let her love sighDon’t let her heart slowDon’t let her love dieDon’t let her love go
City approves first reading of ’12 budget
September 9th, 2011
The Vermillion City Council approved the first reading of a balanced city budget at its Monday, Sept. 6 meeting.The proposed 2012 budget’s general fund revenues, from sources such as gener...
Campus Ministries collaborate for 9-11 peace vigil on Sunday
September 9th, 2011
On Sunday night, Sept. 11 at 8 p.m., in the USD Campus’ Danforth Chapel, students and local leaders will gather to commemorate the attacks of 9-11-2001 on its 10-year anniversary. Thomas K...
Community Calendar: Sept. 9-15, 2011
September 9th, 2011
FRIDAY, September 9• National Music Museum (NMM) Brown Bag Lunch Program, “Dakota Baroque & Classic Company,” 12:05 p.m. in the Arne B. Larson Concert Hall at the NMM located on US...
Chamber Chat
September 9th, 2011
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...
Disaster Centers change hours
September 9th, 2011
The Disaster Recovery Centers operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the South Dakota Office of Emergency Management have changed hours. The new hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon...
Boating bans on Mo., Vermillion rivers lifted
September 9th, 2011
The U. S. Coast Guard granted Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s request to rescind the ban on boating on a large portion of the Missouri River below Gavins Point Dam before the long Labor Day weekend.
Alsgaard-Lien’s exhibit opens Sept. 17
September 9th, 2011
“Landscapes” by Agnes “Bobbie” Alsgaard-Lien will be exhibited Sept. 17 through Oct. 8 at Washington Street Arts Center, 202 Washington Street in Vermillion. These paintings, created...
Snedden in Sanford Vermillion August 2011 PRIDE Employee
September 9th, 2011
Kira Snedden, CNA, Med Aide, Care Center was selected as the Sanford Vermillion
Forum to discuss 9/11 anniversary
September 9th, 2011
“9/11: Ten Years After” will be the topic of the International Forum to be held at 12 p.m. Sept. 12 in Farber Hall, sponsored by the Beacom School of Business. Panelists include Dr. Shane Nordy...
Scarecrow festival set for Sept. 17 in Akron
September 9th, 2011
The GFWC/Friendship & Service Club of Akron, IA will host its annual Great Akron Scarecrow Festival and Contest in the Akron City Park on Saturday, Sept. 17. The event opens to the public at 10...
Lyle Lawrensen
September 9th, 2011
Lyle Walter Lawrensen, 85, of Vermillion passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011 at Sanford Vermillion Care Center.Funeral service will be on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Dalesburg Luth...
Sesquicentennial highlights
September 9th, 2011
1958Vern’s Standard Station at the corner of Dakota and Cherry Streets was entered for the second time in two weeks. Entrance was made exactly the same way both times. The seco...
Between the Lines: I need to learn cursive
September 9th, 2011
Last spring, Signe, a childhood friend of the family, convinced my daughter, Sarah, to bring her to my office after a day of third grade instruction at Jolley Elementary.Typically, when Sign...
MyStoryYourStory: Little bit of this and that — hungry and full
September 9th, 2011
As I watched news reports on Hurricane Irene, I experienced flashbacks to August 1960 and Hurricane Donna. I was eight years old and was caught in what was called the tail of the hurricane.I...
Guest Commentary: SDNA’s Bordewyk — An ad tax is a bad tax
September 9th, 2011
There they go again. Business special interests riding roughshod over legislators looking to repeal various sales tax exemptions and raise revenue for state government. And why aren't the media pa...
Bluffs Bulletin: September 9, 2011
September 9th, 2011
Senior men’s fun leagueOn Aug. 30, match play was the format of the day. Twenty players participated with the following teams victorious: Ross King, Dave Zimmer and Dick B...
Tanager x-country faces tough field at Don Baker Invite
September 9th, 2011
Short of the state meet itself, Vermillion's cross-country runners may not face all season a field of competitors as strong as that which showed up for the Don Baker Memorial Invitational last Fri...
VHS soccer faces opponents in Black Hills, Huron
September 9th, 2011
The longest road trip of the season resulted in a pair of Black Hills defeats for the Vermillion girls soccer team.In what Coach Dave LaCombe called "two tough, aggressive battles," the Ta...
VHS football falls to SSC 28-6; will host Tea tonight
September 9th, 2011
Vermillion's football team will try to change the direction things are going for not one but two football teams in the DakotaDome Friday night – themselves and the Tea Area Titans.The Tan...
Boys golf hosts invite today
September 9th, 2011
The second half of the high school boys golf season begins today when the Tanagers host their invitational meet at The Bluffs.The Tanagers will also be home Tuesday for a dual against Elk Po...
Veterans, SDNG members get into USD game free Saturday
September 9th, 2011
The University of South Dakota is offering free admission to South Dakota National Guard, veterans or active duty service members to Saturday's football game vs. Eastern Washington at the DakotaDo...
Coyotes play hard in season-opener loss at Air Force, 37-20
September 9th, 2011
A strong second half effort by the University of South Dakota football team brought the Coyotes within 17 points in the season opener Saturday at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Air Force. Th...
S.D. volleyball loses to Creighton and Northern Illinois
September 9th, 2011
The South Dakota volleyball team won the first set against Creighton but the Bluejays came back to win the final three in a 22-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-23 victory over the Coyotes at the Bluejay Invita...
Lovejoys compete at National Bowling Tournament
September 9th, 2011
Vermillion bowlers Kodie and Collin Lovejoy competed at National Bowling Tournaments in Las Vegas, NV. The week started out with the boys competing in The Junior Bowlers Tour Las Vegas Open w...
Coyote women’s soccer loses heartbreaker, 1-0
September 9th, 2011
The South Dakota women’s soccer team battled Creighton to a deadlock for more than 108 minutes but Kelly Connolly’s goal in the closing moments of the second overtime lifted the Bluejays past t...
Tanager volleyball opens season with three straight wins
September 9th, 2011
The first week of the season could not have gone more smoothly than it did for Vermillion's volleyball team as the Tanagers swept to three straight victories.Starting six seniors...
For The Record
September 9th, 2011
Cases Disposed 8/26-9/1/2011Hildo Martinez, 128 N. 37th Street, Apt. 16, Omaha, Neb.; Simple assault, dismissal-reduction; Disorderly conduct, $100.00 plus costsJamie Robertson, 24 No...
Free clinics for self-represented litigants in the S.D. courts set
September 9th, 2011
South Dakota’s Unified Judicial System (UJS) and Access to Justice, a program of South Dakota’s State Bar Association, are working together to offer free clinics to members of the public who ar...
Clay County Fair Open Division Results
September 2nd, 2011
CULINARY DIVISIONBEST OF SHOW - BEVERLY KENNEDYSECOND PLACE -MAKAYLA BENNETTTHIRD PLACE - OWEN OLSONCLASS 24 – YEAST BREADLot 301 – Dinne...
Clay County Fair 4-H Division Results
September 2nd, 2011
EMMA DAHLHOFF BURBANK FEEDERS 4-H CLUBHorticulture Tomato BlueHorticulture Educational Display PurpleHorticulture Educational Poster PurpleVisual Arts Clay Blue
Captive audience
September 2nd, 2011
Tom Smith of the Zoo Express never had to worry about not having a captive audience Aug. 18. He traveled to Vermillion with several animals from the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, ranging from a...
Community Calendar
September 2nd, 2011
FRIDAY, September 2• Hospital Auxiliary Meeting, 2 p.m. at the Care Center Dining Room, 125 Walker Street. Saturday, September 3• Vermillion Area Farmer’s Mar...
Tallent: Technology means media must adapt
September 2nd, 2011
The careers of students now entering the field of media will be shaped by developing technologies.“Technology is what’s reshaping everything,” said Bill Tallent, CEO of Mercury Interme...
University Art Galleries hosts Estell show
September 2nd, 2011
University Art Galleries at the University of South Dakota is hosting the first exhibition of the semester, “Generalizing from Rare Examples: work by Kristina Estell,” beginning Thursday,...
Chamber Chat
September 2nd, 2011
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...
ImPACT (Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing):
September 2nd, 2011
Sanford Vermillion in partnership with Dakota Hospital Foundation is now making available ImPACT baseline and post injury cognitive assessments for Vermillion High School and Elk Point-Jefferson Hi...
Viola Konstanz
September 2nd, 2011
Viola Mabel Konstanz, 91, of Vermillion passed away on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 at Centerville Good Samaritan Center.A memorial service was held on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011 at 7 p.m. at First...
We’ll see you downtown Sept. 9-10
September 2nd, 2011
I suspect that over 70 years ago, when a group of Vermillion citizens thought it would be a good idea to hold a rib feed out in the country west of town, they simply wanted to have some fun.
Try this, not that … (Second in series)
September 2nd, 2011
Recently, I had the honor and daunting responsibility of advising young people on how to deal with their dreams and their fears. Here’s the second installment in a series of their questions and m...
Letters: Hungry travelers served hearty breakfast
September 2nd, 2011
For the fifth year in a row, the Vermillion Lions served pancakes at the I-29 rest area for the benefit of the W.H. Over Museum. We had a busy three days. Since the beginning of this fu...
Student bus trip to Wis. FB game
September 2nd, 2011
The University of South Dakota Student Government Association and South Dakota Cheerleaders are sponsoring a student bus trip to support the Coyote football team when they face the Wisconsin Badger...
Coyotes launch ‘605’ campaign
September 2nd, 2011
The University of South Dakota Athletic Department announced a new “605” merchandise campaign featuring its new SD Paw logo inside a red and white image of the numbers. The numbers repres...
Champps Coyote Tailgate Express set for maiden voyage
September 2nd, 2011
This season, the University of South Dakota athletic department has partnered with Champps Americana Sports Café in Sioux Falls to provide the Champps Coyote Tailgate Express bus to all Coyote hom...
Tanager cross-country places fourth at Beresford Invitational season-o...
September 2nd, 2011
Vermillion's boys varsity cross-country team placed fourth among nine full teams at the Beresford Invitational to open their season last Friday, and the Tanager JV boys placed third. T...
Groton wins boys soccer match, 4-1
September 2nd, 2011
After two wins on the opening weekend of the season, Vermillion's boys soccer team sustained a loss for the first time Saturday when Groton dominated the Tanagers at Cotton Park, 4-1.Vermil...
Tanager boys golf places 7th at Harrisburg
September 2nd, 2011
The inexperienced but improving Vermillion boys golf team placed seventh among 13 teams in Tuesday's Harrisburg Invitational.Carter Andre's 39-40=79 ranked him in 14th place for the Tanage...
VHS alumni finds success in triathlons
September 2nd, 2011
Vermillion High School graduate Justin Manning, now alumni of South Dakota State University, finished his first triathlon of the 2011 season in incredible fashion.
Vermillion girls soccer defeats Huron 4-0
September 2nd, 2011
Sooner or later every season the Vermillion High soccer teams have to make one dreaded trip all the way to the Black Hills. The girls teams get that opportunity this weekend.The Tanage...
Tanager tennis hosts SF Roosevelt Friday
September 2nd, 2011
The Tanager girls tennis team will play one of only three home matches this season today when Sioux Falls Roosevelt comes to Vermillion for a 4 p.m. dual.Last week Vermillion lost to Rapid C...
USD women’s soccer ties Green Bay 0-0 in double overtime
September 2nd, 2011
The South Dakota women’s soccer team battled to a 0-0 double overtime tie against Green Bay Wednesday afternoon in Vermillion, S.D. Freshman Mackenzie Viktor (Loveland, Colo.) recorded her first...
For The Record
September 2nd, 2011
Cases Disposed 8/19-25/2011Paul Ann Hendrickson, 103 Selah Dr., Yankton; Speeding other roadways, $19.00 plus costsCorey Wentland, 44945 288 Street, Viborg; Speeding on state highway,...
