Archive For March 2010
Nielsen Leaves South Dakota For Kent State
March 26th, 2010
VERMILLION — Seven years later, Joel Nielsen is off to greener pastures.
And as a result, the University of South Dakota will now look to replace its athletic director in the mid-stag...
Robert Clifford
March 26th, 2010
Robert Clifford, 90, was born in Vermillion, Oct. 6, 1919, to John and Mary Clifford. He attended grade and high school in Vermillion, skipping a grade as he went.After graduation...
Christine Marie (Ahrendt) Charles
March 26th, 2010
Christine Marie (Ahrendt) Charles, 56, (Beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Sister) of Vermillion/Yankton area, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at her residence.Christine was b...
Deborah M. Buschelman
March 26th, 2010
Deborah M. BuschelmanDeborah M. Buschelman, 55, of Sioux City, IA, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at a Sioux City hospital from complications of a surgery. A memorial service was held 6 p...
For The Record
March 26th, 2010
Feb. 26-March 4, 2010 Logan Eugene Dake, 1114 Cornell St. #101, Vermillion: No SD registration in possession of SD carrier, $51 plus costs. Nurhussei...
This Week in Vermillion Pool League
March 26th, 2010
Hello again folks. I have seen the sun and watched the snow leave us. Well, with all things good also come some things not so good. The flooding is not so good. I knew there would be some ext...
Vermillion Taekwondo will break boards for St. Jude Children’s H...
March 26th, 2010
Vermillion Taekwondo is once again holding its annual “Board Break-a-thon,” with the goal of breaking 2,010 boards and earning money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Newcomers prepare for season of Tanager high school baseball
March 26th, 2010
A year ago the Vermillion and Yankton high school baseball teams managed to find a sunny day and a semi-dry field during the month of March and were able to play their season-opening game on...
Vermillion places 17th in Region 5 AAU wrestling tournament
March 26th, 2010
The Vermillion Youth Wrestling Club placed all 17 wrestlers that had qualified from the District 10 tournament in the Region 5 AAU wrestling tournament held at Elk Point-Jefferson High School in El...
A Sampling of South Dakotans
March 26th, 2010
This is South Dakota Magazine’s 25th anniversary year, and we’re celebrating with special features about people and places we’ve visited. I was lucky enough to travel with my dad...
Guided By Science
March 26th, 2010
GAYVILLE — When most people think of school-related competitions, science isn’t usually the first thing that comes to their mind.But science will be the main item on t...
Bruning chosen Sanford March PRIDE Employee
March 26th, 2010
Sharleen Bruning, housekeeper, Sanford Vermillion, was selected as the March 2010 PRIDE Employee of the Month. Sharleen has been employed at Sanford Vermillion since August 2007.“...
Monfore receives Clinical Excellence Award
March 26th, 2010
Monte Monfore recently received the 2009 Clinical Excellence Award in Ancillary Care from the University of Kansas in Kansas City, KS, where he has been a clinical pharmacist since 1996.
University Theatre presents social drama ‘Boy Gets Girl’
March 26th, 2010
The University of South Dakota Department of Theatre continues its season in late March with Rebecca Gilman’s chilling contemporary drama “Boy Gets Girl.” Playing in the Arena The...
Chamber Chat
March 26th, 2010
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionchambe...
Slim Jim wrappers and beer bottles in my bag
March 26th, 2010
I came home the other day smelling like booze. No, I hadn't been drinking, but I was picking up after someone who had been drinking and driving. Does that little bit of evidence worry you as much...
A treasured flour sack had a variety of uses
March 26th, 2010
I was going to write a column about flour sacks, when lo and behold, the mail brought a poem about them from Phyllis’ cousins, Alice and Loren Gunderson of Bethalto, Illinois.&ldq...
Lawsuit is waste of sparse resources
March 26th, 2010
Monday night, as I watched the Vermillion School Board struggle with the potential double-whammy of a slight decline in local enrollment next year on top of measly state aid funding due to head our...
Muecke graduates from basic training
March 26th, 2010
Army Pvt. Skeeter R.E. Muecke has graduated from the Basic Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, OK.The course is designed to train...
Stanford 10/Dakota STEP to be given in Vermillion schools
March 26th, 2010
During the weeks of March 29 through April 16 the Vermillion School District will be assessing grades 3 through 8 and 11. These assessments inform parents, students, the Vermillio...
Clay Rural Water System schedules annual meeting
March 26th, 2010
The Clay Rural Water System will hold its 31st annual meeting on Saturday March 27, in Vermillion.The meeting will be held at the St. Agnes School Auditorium, located at 416 Walker Stre...
Teacher-Ranger-Teachers positions are still available for summer 2010
March 26th, 2010
Have you ever dreamed of being a park ranger? Do you want to have your own ranger hat? If so, there are opportunities in Yankton. The National Park Service at Missouri National Recreati...
Vermillion/Clay County EMS Department receives a Power-Pro Chair
March 26th, 2010
Jerry Johnson, Dakota Hospital Foundation Board president, presents a Stryker power-pro chair to Aaron Leesch, director, Vermillion-Clay County EMS, Joe Kyte, a 24-year Vermillion EMS volunteer and...
Vermillion High School to host blood drive
March 26th, 2010
Community Blood Bank’s bloodmobile will be holding a blood drive on Wednesday, March 31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Vermillion High School. Residents will have an opportunity to donate blood, sa...
Bottolfson joins Campus Greens Club
March 26th, 2010
Stacy Bottolfson, a sophomore business major from Vermillion, is a member of the Campus Greens Club at Southwest Minnesota State University for the 2009-2010 academic year.Campus...
Bids for Lewis & Clark pump station below estimate
March 26th, 2010
The Lewis & Clark Regional Water System opened bids on March 18 for the Tea Pump Station. The apparent low bid of $10,173,800, which includes a bid alternate for three additional pumps, was fro...
Food is the focus of April’s DAKOTA LIFE
March 26th, 2010
South Dakota cuisine is in the spotlight in April’s DAKOTA LIFE. The South Dakota Public Broadcasting program looks at Sportsmen Against Hunger, kuchen in Eureka and wines from throughout the...
Wagon train to kick off State Fair quasquicentennial
March 26th, 2010
The South Dakota State Fair will kick off its 125th anniversary celebration with an old-fashioned western wagon train. The five-day event will begin in Highmore on Saturday, Aug. 28, and end...
Mutt March is Saturday morning
March 26th, 2010
The 2010 Heartland Humane Society “Mutt March” benefit walk sponsored by Sanford Vermillion Hospital will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, March 27, in Cotton Park in Vermillion.Re...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
March 26th, 2010
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1937 The County has a new “Cat Plow” that will clear the road 23 1/2 feet wide with wings extended and has a 7...
Troopers plan sobriety checkpoints
March 26th, 2010
The South Dakota Highway Patrol has sobriety checkpoints scheduled in April in the following counties: Beadle, Brown, Charles Mix, Clark, Codington, Custer, Davison, Day, Fall River, Hu...
Welcome Table will meet March 29
March 26th, 2010
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, March 29 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.It will be the 437th Welcome Table meal served. The March...
Workers restoring gleam to faded Slagle Auditorium
March 26th, 2010
When Slagle Auditorium first opened, it was considered a fantastic facility.That was 85 years ago. Time has started to catch up with the once proud facilities.Workers...
Whistleblower speaks on ethics at USD
March 26th, 2010
A whistleblower who exposed the largest corporate fraud in history encouraged members of a Vermillion audience Tuesday to put themselves in the shoes of WorldCom employees who became complici...
USD forum discusses effects of ‘global warming’
March 26th, 2010
After the long, cold, snowy winter South Dakota has just experienced it is hard to fathom that the world is in the middle of a global warming trend.And yet, at Wednesday’s I...
Commemorative guitar finds a new home
March 26th, 2010
Move over Stradivari. Make room for Steve Miller.An Ibanez electric guitar that has carefully been watched over by Gov. Mike Rounds for nearly four years has a new home: The Natio...
School board, USD reach agreement
March 26th, 2010
The Vermillion School Board approved a comprehensive written agreement with the University of South Dakota that will allow for at least two more seasons of Tanager high school football to be...
Guitar that strikes chord with Vietnam vets f...
March 19th, 2010
Move over Stradivari. Make room for Steve Miller.
An Ibanez electric guitar that has carefully been watched over by Gov. Mike Rounds for nearly four years has a new home: The National Music...
Robert Leslie Bremer
March 19th, 2010
Robert Leslie Bremer, 90, of Vermillion, passed away Sunday, March 14, 2010 at Sanford Vermillion Hospital.Robert was born Dec. 22, 1919 in Salem, the son of William J. & Gert...
Duane H. Mackey
March 19th, 2010
Duane H. Mackey (Waktaya Naji — Stands on Guard), 71, of Vermillion, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2010, in Lincoln, NE, from pulmonary fibrosis.A prayer service was he...
Helen A. Jorgensen
March 19th, 2010
Helen A. Jorgensen, 88, of Vermillion, died Monday, March 15, 2010 at the Sanford Vermillion Care Center.Helen Newell, the youngest of Maude (Gano) and George Newell’s six c...
This Week in Vermillion Pool League
March 19th, 2010
Hello again folks, the opening round of the playoffs is complete and we have seen the field of 16 cut in half. Here are the updated win and loss totals for the top 16 teams. 1)May...
VAST swimmers attend SD State Short Course Championship swim meet
March 19th, 2010
The VAST swimmers attended the South Dakota State Short Course Championship swim meet March 5-7 held in Aberdeen.The 9/10 year old girls relay made up of Maddie Lavin, Madisen Martinez,...
Creighton Outguns USD
March 19th, 2010
OMAHA, Neb. — In the end, the challenge of facing a perennial mid-major power was too great.Though, there were fleeting moments of a competitive affair.The Creig...
Volin-Gayville Horizons Celebration Slated Sunday
March 19th, 2010
VOLIN — The Volin-Gayville Horizons Steering Committee will host a celebration on Sunday, March 21, to commemorate the successful completion of the process to receive the Horizons grant...
GV Academic Schedule Takes On New Look
March 19th, 2010
GAYVILLE — Starting next fall, some Mondays will offer more than the start of a school week for Gayville-Volin students and staff.The Gayville-Volin School District bo...
The Elder Law Forum
March 19th, 2010
IRS: Happy Seventy-and-Half- Birthday! The IRS keeps track of birthdays. It takes particular note when you turn 70, because six months later you may...
For The Record
March 19th, 2010
Feb. 19-25, 2010 George W. Campbell, 2114 Myrtle St., Sioux City, IA: No drivers license, $51 plus costs. Lindsay Megan Parker, 226 High St., Vermill...
Legion announces Boys and Girls State delegates
March 19th, 2010
Vermillion American Legion Post #1 and Legion Auxiliary have announced the selection of delegates for Boys and Girls State 2010. Girls chosen to represent Vermillion are Elly Melby, Janani Ra...
Chamber Chat
March 19th, 2010
Chamber Business:Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening for PrairieSun Organics on Monday, March 29 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. at their new location at 108B E. M...
Striking gold where you least expect it
March 19th, 2010
Is that a twinkle in his eyes? Is that my heart racing? Are we both giggling for the first time in a long while?Recently, I have learned from an Indian Proverb that "To watch us dance...
Bailey seems to come to life around midnight
March 19th, 2010
Bailey is a spooky cat. Each evening, with feline patience, she waits for us to go to bed.Then she hops up on Phyllis’s bed and stays a few minutes just to make sure that Phyllis...
Extension disaster education network Web site has flood preparation au...
March 19th, 2010
A specialist with the South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service said important information for South Dakotans facing flooding is now available online as audio files.Kim Cassel, an Exte...
Siouxland Community Blood Bank announces April schedule
March 19th, 2010
The Siouxland Community Blood Bank announces the schedule for mobile blood drives in April 2010. Over 100 blood drives are scheduled throughout the tri-state area during the month. Apri...
After-Prom fundraiser to be held
March 19th, 2010
This year marks the 25th year of parent/community support to provide an evening of safe, fun activities following prom.The Vermillion High School After-Prom Committee will host th...
St. Agnes youth
will sell subs
will sell subs
March 19th, 2010
The St. Agnes Youth Group is having its annual sub sandwich fundraiser on Palm Sunday, March 28.The youth group will be making 180 feet of subs and be selling them after the morni...
To wed
March 19th, 2010
Megan Griffith and Josh Leddy are proud to announce their engagement to be married.Megan is the daughter of Len and Mary Griffith of Burbank. Josh is the son of the late David Leddy and...
Sanford Vermillion employees ‘walk’ to Afghanistan
March 19th, 2010
Employees at Sanford Vermillion are not only committed to improving the human condition, they are also committed to improving their own physical condition. Recently, 81 employees at Sanford Vermill...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
March 19th, 2010
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1936Nearly 50,000 in South Dakota are now on WPA. Vermillion High School has an enrol...
April 1 deadline for property tax assessment freeze program
March 19th, 2010
Elderly and disabled South Dakotans have until April 1 to apply for property tax relief under South Dakota’s Assessment Freeze for the Elderly and Disabled Program. Und...
Supreme Court holds March term at USD
March 19th, 2010
Chief Justice David Gilbertson of the South Dakota Supreme Court announces that the Supreme Court will hold its March 2010 Term of Court at the Law School, University of South Dakota, Vermill...
Use sump
pumps properly
pumps properly
March 19th, 2010
The Vermillion Wastewater Department reminds home and business owners that water from sump pumps must discharge outside away from homes and businesses so that the storm water system can...
Welcome Table
will meet March 22
will meet March 22
March 19th, 2010
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, March 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.It will be the 436th Welcome Table meal served. The March...
Regents hope to move PETA court action to Pierre
March 19th, 2010
It will be at least a week before it is known whether legal proceedings involving People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the University of South Dakota, and the South Dakota Boar...
Wheelchair athletes take their sport in stride
March 19th, 2010
They've battled and overcome so much in their young lives.Serious diseases, like cancer. Problems that were present at birth, ranging from spina bifada to cerebral palsy. Crippli...
Rising Waters
March 19th, 2010
The practice of building houses and outbuildings on high ground, adopted so effectively by Vermillion’s pioneers approximately 150 years ago, is still proving to be the best cours...
For The Record
March 12th, 2010
Judge Arthur L. Rusch presiding Feb. 12-18, 2010 Francisco Nino, 902 E. 16th St., Yankton: Give alcohol to any person under 18 or w/o parent*, $300 plus costs; Contrib...
Verdell Larson
March 12th, 2010
Verdell Baxter Larson, 78, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010 at his home in Palmdale, CA.Verdell was born on Feb. 19, 1932 in Beresford to Aldric and Alma Larson.He...
Kris Robert Noble
March 12th, 2010
Kris Robert Noble died Feb. 21, 2010. Kris was born Oct. 25, 1951 to Jack and Phyllis Noble of Vermillion.Son, brother, cousin, uncle, and friend who enjoyed hunting, fishin...
Rudolph Inman Abild
March 12th, 2010
Rudolph Inman Abild, beloved husband of Lil (nee Vernon) passed away peacefully at Emerald Groves Assisted Living on March 7, 2010 at the age of 77. Born July 26, 1932 on the Hans Abild homes...
This Week in Vermillion City Pool League
March 12th, 2010
Hello again everyone. The regular season has come to an end and the post season is upon us. Here are the final standings for the 2009-2010 regular season. 1)Maya Janes 2 282-143..66.4 p...
Tanager youth wrestlers dominate at districts
March 12th, 2010
Fifteen Vermillion youth wrestlers showed up March 6 in Alcester for the District 10 tournament. The young Tanagers dominated with all 15 wrestlers advancing to the regional tournament being held t...
USD finishes Great West in style
March 12th, 2010
All that was left was just to play.Yet, the University of South Dakota men didn’t just play, they continued the momentum from the previous night’s emotional win and pi...
Tanager JV ends season with win over Wagner
March 12th, 2010
Vermillion’s junior varsity girls ended an impressive 14-3 season with a come-from-behind trouncing of Wagner, 44-28.The Tanagers trailed 15-10 at halftime but came out afte...
Vermillion Special Olympians bring home silver medal
March 12th, 2010
Competing in the team competition of Special Olympics basketball for the first time, Vermillion's team brought home the silver medal from the state Special Olympics tournament in Mitchell la...
Vermillion boys’ season ends with 55-45 loss to EP-J
March 12th, 2010
For nearly two quarters the Vermillion Tanagers gave top-seeded Elk Point-Jefferson all it could handle in the District 8A semifinals on the Huskies' home court last Thursday.How...
Gayville Hall Hits The Big 1-0
March 12th, 2010
GAYVILLE — When Doug Sharples went to a building auction in 1997, he had no idea he would be the one who came away with the building.He and his wife Judi were friends of the...
Gottsleben speaks at Rotary meeting
March 12th, 2010
The Vermillion Rotary Club met at its usual venue, the Freedom Forum on the USD campus, on Tuesday, march 9. After a lunch of lasagna and giant string beans our meeting was called to or...
Parlet visits Juno Chapter
March 12th, 2010
S.D. Eastern Star’s, Associate Grand Matron Teri Parlet, Rapid City, made her official visit to Juno chapter #44, O.E.S., Vermillion, March 4.Worthy Matron Grace Bick and Wo...
The peril of legislative ‘fluff’
March 12th, 2010
It’s a topic that’s been talked to death. We know.The problem is, this item sort of unexpectedly grew legs and took on a life of its own.And today, it is everywh...
Is that you in front of me?
March 12th, 2010
The other day, when I heard SD Public Broadcasting reporter Charles Michael Ray on location just west of Custer in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota, I got the shivers.Ray spent...
Bob is transported to wondrous world of ‘glassies’ and &ls...
March 12th, 2010
The anticipation of springtime is a most invigorating tonic. It’s Mother Nature’s unbottled elixir which gets the juices flowing on the threshold of a new growing year.
USD hosts 26th annual State Science Olympiad
March 12th, 2010
More than a dozen middle school and high school teams will compete in the 26th annual South Dakota Science Olympiad State Tournament at The University of South Dakota on Saturday, March 27.
South Dakota Supreme Court to hold Term of Court at USD
March 12th, 2010
The state of South Dakota’s highest court will be in session for three days at The University of South Dakota School of Law. The South Dakota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments during Mar...
Chamber Chat
March 12th, 2010
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce& Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...
Heartland Humane Society hosts Tails & Trails event in Vermillion
March 12th, 2010
Heartland Humane Society invites the community to celebrate spring with the first annual Mutt March. The event will be held at Cotton Park in Vermillion on Saturday, March 27 from 10 a.m. to noon....
Sanford Vermillion recognizes Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
March 12th, 2010
Sanford Vermillion is recognizing Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month by encouraging patients to schedule a potentially life-saving colonoscopy. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month...
Centerville Arts Council to present Guys and Dolls
March 12th, 2010
The Centerville Community Arts Council is pleased to present the musical Guys and Dolls Thursday, March 25 and Friday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 28 at 1:30 p.m. in the Centerville Sch...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
March 12th, 2010
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1936 The retail merchants will close at 11:30 AM on Labor Day and remain closed the rest of the day. This will enabl...
Dold benefit at Eagles March 19
March 12th, 2010
A benefit for Paul Dold, who is hospitalized after suffering a massive stroke in January, will be held at the Eagles Club in Vermillion on Friday, March 19.A chicken and fish dinner wil...
Presentation on green burials planned
March 12th, 2010
Professor Michael Myers, Elderlaw specialist, University of South Dakota School of Law, presents “Mary Ellen, Green Burials and the Law” at the W.H. Over Museusm on Tuesday, March...
Welcome Table will meet March 15
March 12th, 2010
The next Vermillion Welcome table will meet Monday, March 15 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.It will be the 435th Welcome Table meal served. The Mar...
Proposed budget cuts dominate Saturday discussion
March 12th, 2010
District 17 Sen. Ben Nesselhuf of Vermillion had to fly solo at Saturday's Cracker Barrel meeting, held at the William J. Radigan Fire Hall Saturday morning.No one in the audienc...
Coyotes clinch GWC Title with rout of Houston Baptist
March 12th, 2010
Sophomore guard Louie Krogman scored a career-high 31 points to help the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team clinch the Great West Conference regular-season title Saturday night...
USD, school board find common ground on DakotaDome
March 12th, 2010
It appears that the Vermillion School District and the University of South Dakota are close to reaching an agreement that will call for the district to pay a bit more than it has in the past...
More than just a matter of taste
March 12th, 2010
A few Vermillion High School students traded textbooks and red Tanager sweatshirts for sharp knifes and chef’s attire Thursday as they competed in the school’s ProStart cooking co...
Authorities continue search for missing woman
March 11th, 2010
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its search for Barbara Zenk.
A report was received Saturday morning, March 6, of an abandoned vehicle on Highway 19 south of Vermillion...
Sheriff’s office searching for missing person
March 8th, 2010
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of a missing person.
A report was received Saturday morning, Ma...
Verdell Larson
March 5th, 2010
Verdell Larson, 78, of Palmdale, CA, formerly of Vermillion, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010 at his home.Funeral services will be at 2:30 pm on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Ive...
Kris Noble
March 5th, 2010
Kris Noble, 58, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. He is survived by his parents, Jack and Phyllis Noble of Vermillion, four siblings, three nieces and one nephew. A gathering to celebrate his life...
Helen Danielson
March 5th, 2010
Helen Danielson, 99, died peacefully on Monday, March 1, 2010, of natural causes after living a full and happy life.Visitation was from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at I...
Gerald Andersen Jepsen
March 5th, 2010
Gerald Andersen Jepsen, 84, of Meckling, passed away, Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 at his residence.Gerald was born June 17, 1925 in Yankton, to Anna Sophia Andersen and Magnus Jepsen. H...
For The Record
March 5th, 2010
Feb. 12-18, 2010 Matthew Preheim, 402 N. Dakota St., Vermillion: Improper overtaking and passing, Recharged; Careless driving, Recharged; Following too closely, $51 plus cos...
This Week in Vermillion
City Pool League
City Pool League
March 5th, 2010
Well folks, we are drawing to the end of the regular season and after 16 weeks here is how the regular season standing...
USD successfully defends titles at GWC Championships
March 5th, 2010
The University of South Dakota men’s and women’s track teams capped their indoor season on Saturday with strong showings, as both successfully defended their team titles at the Great We...
Miles claims second at U.S. indoor track & field meet
March 5th, 2010
South Dakota’s Derek Miles cleared 18-8 1/4 to finish second in the men’s pole vault during the 2010 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Albuquerque, NM, Convention Center o...
VAST competes at Tri-State Championship meet
March 5th, 2010
The Vermillion Area Swim Team competed at the Tri-State Champion Meet on Feb. 20 at Sioux Center, IA. Results are as follows.8 & under:Hunter Lavin -- 25 back, 10th; 100 IM, f...
Tanagers prepare for District 8A play with win over Canton
March 5th, 2010
Vermillion built a first-quarter advantage and maintained it throughout the contest in whipping Canton, 59-43, to end the regular season on an upswing at Canton last Friday.The Ta...
Tanager grapplers place third at state tournament
March 5th, 2010
To say the Vermillion wrestling program will miss this year's crop of graduating seniors is an understatement to top them all.Seven of the 10 Tanagers who qualified for last week...
Volin-Gayville Horizons Celebration Set For March 21
March 5th, 2010
The Volin-Gayville Horizons Steering Committee will host a celebration on Sunday, March 21, to commemorate the successful completion of the process to receive the Horizons grant. The celebration wi...
Pheasant Championship Slated For This Weekend
March 5th, 2010
Although its regular season ends on March 31, E Circle E Hunting Farms is abuzz with activity.That’s because preparations are being made for the South Dakota State Pheasant...
Library to screen ‘The Journey of August King’
March 5th, 2010
John Ehle’s novel The Journey of August King is the next featured selection for Historics and Flicks on Thursday, March 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Community Room at the Vermillion Public Lib...
USD Greek councils recognized for outstanding leadership
March 5th, 2010
The University of South Dakota’s Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils were recognized for outstanding leadership and educational development at the 2010 Mid-American Greek Council Associa...
Report from Pierre
March 5th, 2010
The Senate was busy this week taking final action on all remaining Senate bills as Tuesday was cross-over day, the day all bills must pass the house of origin. With only two weeks left in the...
Falling into place by shaking it off...
March 5th, 2010
“On your knees, you look up you get strong...wipe your hands, shake it off...then you stand...every time you get up, one more small piece of you starts to fall into place...” Stand by R...
Bob and friends competed in unique ‘winter olympics’
March 5th, 2010
Now that I’m out of the hospital, we can return to the weekly column since last week was a re-run.We have snow piled up in the yard higher than an elephant’s belly. At least...
Surely, a less painful
cut could be considered
cut could be considered
March 5th, 2010
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting weary of the South Dakota legislative process. Specifically, I’m getting a bit tired of state lawmakers clearly defying the wis...
Southeast Technical announces president’s list
March 5th, 2010
Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls has announced the fall 2009 semester president’s list. These students have demonstrated outstanding academic performance in the classroom and in t...
SAAC’s share your sole collects 2,000 shoes
March 5th, 2010
The University of South Dakota Student-Athlete Advisory Committee announced today its “Share Your Sole” shoe drive has gathered more than 2,000 shoes. The collection will now be donated...
South Dakota Magazine
features National Music Museum
features National Music Museum
March 5th, 2010
The editors of South Dakota Magazine have visited hundreds of places in 25 years of publishing, but the most melodious must be the National Music Museum in Vermillion. The museum is featured in a s...
Chamber Chat
March 5th, 2010
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce& Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
March 5th, 2010
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1936 On Wednesday July 22, 1936, the temperature reached 108 degrees. Thursday was cooler with the mercury keeping b...
Cancer support group meets March 10
March 5th, 2010
WE CARE: We C(cancer) A (advocacy) R (resource) E (encouragement), the cancer support group in Vermillion, will meet 6:30 p.m. March 10 in the conference room of the Al Neuharth Media C...
Welcome Table
will meet March 8
will meet March 8
March 5th, 2010
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, March 8 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.It will be the 434th Welcome Table meal served. The March...
SHIINE to host
Medicare presentation
Medicare presentation
March 5th, 2010
Senior Health Information and Insurance Education (SHIINE) will host an informational Medicare presentation in Vermillion at the Senior Center, 320 W. Main St. at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16,...
Operation Free: Nation’s dependence on foreign oil threatens sec...
March 5th, 2010
There is a natural link between the present and former members of the U.S. military, and the American freedom they have strived to protect for over two centuries.One of the bigges...
VAST opportunities await young swimmers
March 5th, 2010
With the endless cycle of changing sports seasons swirling around them, members of the Vermillion Area Swim Team (VAST) enjoy the predictability of it all. While classmates who are invo...
Census campaign hopes to reach ‘hard-to-reach’ population
March 5th, 2010
The Vermillion city government is encouraging citizens of the community to “Take 10” and help the city get what it needs for the next 10 years.Specifically, it has launched...
