Archive For October 2009
Harter pleads guilty; pays $210 in fines after fatal accident
October 31st, 2009
A University of South Dakota student involved in a fatal traffic accident near Vermillion in September plead guilty to two...
Winter weather, holidays will change curbside recycling schedules
October 30th, 2009
The city of Vermillion has announced that starting Nov. 2, alley pickup for curbside recycling will be moved due to w...
VHS volleyball is #3 seed in District 8A
October 30th, 2009
The volleyball season reaches tournament time next week, and the Vermillion Tanagers will enter District 8A play as the No. 3 seed.
USDs women soccer earns 4-3 win
October 30th, 2009
The University of South Dakota women’s soccer team built a 3-1 halftime lead and held on for a 4-3 win over North Dakota in Great West Confere...
USD, Crazy Horse Memorial enter unique academic partnership
October 30th, 2009
The announcement came with a blast as The University of South Dakota confirmed earlier this month that Crazy Horse will...
Trojans provide reality check to Tanagers
October 30th, 2009
Vermillion’s last regular-season football game frequently provides a harsh reality check because the opponent is usually West Central, and West Ce...
This week in Vermillion 9Ball League
October 30th, 2009
This week some fine pool was being played and some not so fine pool was being cast about like some stones at the lake....
Tanager cross country experiences mix of satisfaction, disappointment
October 30th, 2009
The 2009 season ended with satisfaction for three of Vermillion’s qualifiers at the state cross country meet and extreme disappointment for the fo...
Tails and Trails hitting Vermillion
October 30th, 2009
Get your feet and paws ready, it’s that time of y...
Stoddards two wins highlight final day at Gillette Invitational for US...
October 30th, 2009
Thad Stoddard’s two event wins highlighted the final day of action for The University of South Dakota swimmin...
S. Jacqueline Fox
October 30th, 2009
S. Jacqueline Fox OSB, 79, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 in the Sacre...
School board explores Web site options
October 30th, 2009
The Vermillion School District is exploring options that, if enacted, would enhance its Web site and make it easier for staff to post more information t...
Rotary learns of Coyoteopoly's mission
October 30th, 2009
Rotary learns of Coyoteopoly’s mission
The Vermil...
MyStoryYourStory
October 30th, 2009
The week after I signed up to be an organ donor, a letter came in the mail from the Department of Public Safety.
International Education Week celebrated at USD
October 30th, 2009
The University of South Dakota is celebrating International Education Week Oct. 26-30 with several programs designed to honor and promote global learnin...
Heartland Humane Society receives heartwarming donations
October 30th, 2009
Heartland Humane Society received a heartwarming donation from the confirmation class at St. John’s Lutheran...
Coyote volleyball outlasts NJIT in five sets in Great West thriller
October 30th, 2009
The University of South Dakota volleyball team won its third straight match Sunday, defeating the New Jersey Institute of Technology in a five-set thril...
Check It Out at the Vermillion Public Library
October 30th, 2009
Award Winning and Best Selling Authors
A New York Times
Chamber Chat
October 30th, 2009
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.co...
Luella J. Bertrand
October 30th, 2009
Funeral Mass for Luella J. Bertrand of Scotland was held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at St. George Catholic Church in Scotland with Fr. Mathew V...
Balance, defense help USD volleyball sweep Chicago State
October 30th, 2009
Balance, defense help USD
1,000 get flu vaccine in Vermillion
October 30th, 2009
Just over 1,000 – 1,033 to be exact – flu vaccinations were given to young people and people in risk categories during Thursday’s...
Just over 1,000 get flu vaccine in Vermillion
October 30th, 2009
Just over 1,000 – 1,033 to be exact – flu vaccinations were given to young people and people in risk categories during Thursday’s flu...
A needed shot in the arm
October 30th, 2009
If there were any doubts about the safety of the H1N1 vaccine, it was difficult to...
Haunted house fundraiser scaring for a cause
October 28th, 2009
Trish Leibfarth and her fellow Greeks are scari...
Dr. Zoran Ristic
October 22nd, 2009
Dr. Zoran Ristic, 55, died Oct. 18, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. Dr. Ristic was born on Dec. 15, 1953, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He had one older brother, Ljubisa. He received bachelors and...
For The Record
October 22nd, 2009
Oct. 2-8, 2009 David T. Emmelkamp, 834 Brookside Dr., Jefferson: Petty theft second degree -- $400 or less, $76 plus costs. Lindsay M. Covill, 1125 M...
Vermillon volleyball continues winning streak
October 22nd, 2009
Vermillion stretched its winning streak to four and its season record to 13-8 with a pair of victories in competitive matches at home last week.The Tanagers rallied from a 1-0 deficit t...
USD Football falls in OT to Montana State, 31-24
October 22nd, 2009
For the second straight week the South Dakota football team lost a heartbreaker in overtime, as Montana State held on a fourth and goal play to claim a 31-24 win in front of more than 13, 800 fans...
Four Tanagers will travel to state cross country meet
October 22nd, 2009
Four Vermillion cross-country athletes earned the opportunity to compete in the state meet when they placed in the top 20 of their respective races at the regional meet in Beresford last week.
Tanagers keep Bulldogs on short leash with 35-0 win
October 22nd, 2009
Fans who showed up for football in Madison on a miserable wet and cold evening last Friday had to really want to be there. For those who made the trek from Vermillion, the Tanagers ¬– for...
Rolfe, Hoffman win three events each to lead Coyote swimming and divi...
October 22nd, 2009
Terry Rolfe and Elizabeth Hoffman won three events each to lead The University of South Dakota swimming and diving teams in their season opener against rival North Dakota Saturday in Vermillion.
USD Foundation faring well, despite tough times
October 22nd, 2009
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Officials say despite tough economic times, the University of South Dakota Foundation has remained strong.According to a report issued Tuesday, the foundat...
USD faculty recognized for extraordinary research
October 22nd, 2009
Five faculty members from The University of South Dakota will be honored for their research and creative work during President’s Research Day at the Muenster University Center on Oct. 29.
Cutlers are recipients of USDs 2009 Inman Award
October 22nd, 2009
As loyal supporters of The University of South Dakota, Richard and Sharon Cutler were honored for their service to USD at an awards luncheon on Friday, Oct. 9. The USD Foundation presented the Cutl...
NSU Representative To Visit Gayville-Volin High School
October 22nd, 2009
GAYVILLE — Tena Westling, Northern State University admissions representative, will be at the Gayville-Volin High School 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28. Westling will be avail...
Hay Country Jamboree Saturday at Gayville
October 22nd, 2009
Gayville Hall presents “The Hay Country Jamboree,” starring Wakonda native Dan Kilbride, Dalton Coffey, John and Susan McNeill, Nick Schwebach, and Owen DeJong, on Saturday, Oct. 24, at...
GVHS Sends 3 To State Cross Country Meet
October 22nd, 2009
Three members of the Gayville-Volin cross country team have qualified for this Saturday’s state cross country meet in Rapid City.• Freshman Cole Rupp qualified by placing 15t...
Vangen Group Keeps In Stitches
October 22nd, 2009
MISSION HILL — Warmth and comfort come in many forms at Mission Hill’s Vangen Lutheran Church, but the quilting group that meets every Wednesday morning is providing at least 400 servic...
Rawlins Piano Trio will present opening concert
October 22nd, 2009
The nationally acclaimed Rawlins Piano Trio of the University of South Dakota will present its opening concert of the 2009-2010 Vermillion season on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. The concert is open t...
Register for December ACT test
October 22nd, 2009
Registration is now open for the Dec. 12 ACT achievement test. This date is a great time for seniors to take the ACT before submitting college applications. Students who wish to take the college ad...
Stroke screening to be offered in Vermillion Oct. 30
October 22nd, 2009
Many people go through their daily routines without realizing how close they are to suffering a life-threatening stroke.Unfortunately, most people don’t notice a sign or symptom u...
Chamber Chat
October 22nd, 2009
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillion...
Its going to be a great day because I am giving it all away
October 22nd, 2009
There’s a note on my driver’s license that says, “Donor.” It used to say “Eye Donor,” but I have graduated to donating all of my organs to someone in need when I...
Hospice and respite care adds shine to the golden years
October 22nd, 2009
There were a lot of women’s voices at our place when I was trying to get some last-minute shut-eye.The reason was Avera Sacred Heart Hospital’s hospice and respite care prog...
Married 65 years
October 22nd, 2009
Harold and Joan Cusick of Mesa, AZ, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in Sacramento, CA, this week surrounded by their five children, 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Card shower
October 22nd, 2009
A card shower to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary of Bob and Opal South will be held Oct. 30. Cards and greetings may be mailed to the couple at 2712 W. 26th St. Sioux Falls, SD 57105.
Exchange vows
October 22nd, 2009
Megan Deaver and Josh Becker were married May 23, 2009, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hartington, NE, with Father John Pietramale and Father Kevin O'Dell officiating. Parent...
Nesselhuf running for Secretary of State
October 22nd, 2009
SIOUX FALLS (AP) — State Sen. Ben Nesselhuf of Vermillion has filed paperwork to seek the Democratic nomination for secretary of state next year.The office is now held by Republic...
Dakota Days Parade a success for denim drive
October 22nd, 2009
Cotton Incorporated, a program designed and operated to improve the demand and profitability of cotton, selected the University of South Dakota as one of the sites for its COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREE...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
October 22nd, 2009
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1931 Police officers are rounding up a group of boys who have been raiding the melon patches of Sandy Morse and John South...
Chills and thrills at haunted house
October 22nd, 2009
The Vermillion Drama Boosters and the VHS Thespians Club will present two evenings of chills and thrills in their annual haunted house, Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24, from 7 to 10 p.m.
Sobriety checkpoints planned next month
October 22nd, 2009
The South Dakota Highway Patrol has sobriety checkpoints scheduled in November in the following counties: Bennett, Brown, Brule, Campbell, Codington, Davison, Day, Hughes, Jerauld, Lake, Lawrence,...
Welcome Table to meet Oct. 26
October 22nd, 2009
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, Oct. 26 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 16 N. Dakota. The Oct. 26 meal will be sponsored and served by Coffee Shop Gal...
American Legion Auxiliary promotes Halloween safety
October 22nd, 2009
Every year around Oct. 31, childrens' fantasies come true. They look forward to dressing-up as their favorite character and knocking on neighbor's doors to ask the age-old question “Trick o...
USD student is back from the H1N1 brink
October 22nd, 2009
SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Earlier this month, Kelsey Mullenix had three questions for her family.What, wondered the 19-year-old, was she doing in a hospital?How much time had...
Sanford Vermillion on front lines of early detection of breast cancer
October 22nd, 2009
Since mid-May, digital mammography has become the norm at Sanford Vermillion Hospital. And in the few months that it has been offered in the community, it has greatly enhanced the ability of to hea...
Egland: Pledge to Know Your Girls
October 22nd, 2009
Kristi Egland is working in conjunction with Yoplait to raise money for research and educate young women about breast cancer in the Save Your Girls campaign.“Yoplait is now trying...
Scientist is breast cancer survivor
October 22nd, 2009
Kristi Egland knows the particulars of breast cancer through both her years of research and through personal experience. She is breast cancer survivor. She learned she had the disease i...
Researcher's work focuses on new method of breast cancer detection
October 22nd, 2009
Self-exams, doctors’ visits and regular mammography screenings remain the best options for early detection of breast cancer in women.Kristi Egland, Ph.D., hopes to expand those op...
Evangelist To Minister In Mission Hill
October 15th, 2009
MISSION HILL — Evangelist and Mrs. Bobby Brown will be ministering at Harvest Independent Baptist Church in Mission Hill on Oct. 18-22.Service times are Sunday: 9:30 a.m., 1...
GVHS Is In The Pink
October 15th, 2009
GAYVILLE — The gymnasium at Gayville-Volin School looked a lot pinker than usual at Tuesday night’s volleyball games, with many of the spectators and all of the players sporting t...
Charges filed in fatal accident
October 26th, 2009
Charges have been filed by Clay County State’s Attorney Teddi Gertsma relating to a deadly accident that occurred east of Vermillion nearl...
For the Record
October 15th, 2009
Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 2009 Adrian Saliu, 25 Spruce St. #213, Vermillion: Speeding on state highway, $16 plus costs. Charles James Davis, 1920...
V. Paul Balleweg
October 15th, 2009
V. Paul Balleweg, 74, of Vermillion, SD died Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at his residence.Funeral services were held Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 at the Hansen Funeral Home in Vermillion, with b...
Ross Johnson
October 15th, 2009
Ross Johnson, 83, died Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls. Memorial services were at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 at St. John American Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls. A...
Donald B. Kenton
October 15th, 2009
Donald B. Kenton, 73 years of age from Minden, NE, died on Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 at his home in Minden. Don was born on April 3, 1936 near Gibbon, NE to Burton and Wynette (Lockwood) Kenton. He grew...
David Allan Myron
October 15th, 2009
David Allan Myron, 61, of Vermillion, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, by natural causes at his residence. David was born on Oct. 12, 1947 in Vermillion to Warren and...
Area youth capture NFL PP& K honors
October 15th, 2009
More than 50 area youth participated in the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition hosted by the Vermillion Youth Football Association on Sept. 26 in the DakotaDome. The first place winners in each...
Tanager runners on track to post-season competition
October 15th, 2009
It's now the postseason for Vermillion High’s cross country runners.The Tanagers head to Beresford this afternoon to run in the Region 3A meet with qualification for the state me...
VHS soccer teams finish seventh, eighth at tourney
October 15th, 2009
Vermillion’s girls won seventh place and the Tanager boys finished eighth in their respective state tournaments in Aberdeen last weekend.Terrible field conditions, wind and unseas...
Kicking woes sink Coyotes on D-Day
October 15th, 2009
Whether it was defensive lapses in crucial situations, an inability to score when given chances or simply dropped interceptions, there are areas to focus on in the dramatic loss for the University...
Tanagers suffer tough loss to Harrisburg
October 15th, 2009
In the final six days of the football regular season starting tonight, Vermillion’s gridiron Tanagers will face a pair of teams which have been going in opposite directions so far this fall.
Munger's finish is highlight for Tanagers at state tennis tourney
October 15th, 2009
A sixth-place finish by Kayla Munger in Flight 2 singles competition was Vermillion’s highlight at the state tennis tournament in Sioux Falls last weekend.Munger won her first mat...
USD Orchestra to play Beethoven
October 15th, 2009
The USD Symphony Orchestra will give a free concert on Friday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Colton Recital Hall, the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. The concert will feature Beethoven’s Fi...
Two new physical therapists join Sanford Vermillion staff
October 15th, 2009
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center is pleased to announce that Erin Vogel, DPT and Ryan Molencamp, DPT, have joined its staff.Vogel and Molencamp join therapists Matt Hoyt, PT, Katie Wal...
Clay County 4-H results from South Dakota State Fair
October 15th, 2009
The 2009 South Dakota State Fair was held Sept. 3 -7 in Huron. Three hundred ninety entries were exhibited by Clay County 4-H members through static and livestock exhibits and Youth-In-Action conte...
Jolly JJs give thank yous
October 15th, 2009
On July 20, members of the Jolly J.J.’s 4-H club met at the Extension building at 6:30 p.m. for the monthly meeting. Brittany Hanson called the meeting to order. Ashley Sorensen led the Pledg...
David addresses Vermillion Rotary
October 15th, 2009
The Vermillion Rotary Club met on Tuesday at its usual venue in the Freedom Forum on the USD Campus. Following a roast beef lunch, the meeting was opened by President Dave Lorenz leading in the rec...
SD pheasant hunting season opens Saturday
October 15th, 2009
By Joe KeetonThe weekend everyone has been waiting for is finally here. The 2009 pheasant season officially opens on Saturday. At 12 noon, Central Daylight Time, the first shots of the...
Evangelist To Minister In Mission Hill
October 15th, 2009
MISSION HILL — Evangelist and Mrs. Bobby Brown will be ministering at Harvest Independent Baptist Church in Mission Hill on Oct. 18-22.Service times are Sunday: 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a...
GVHS Is In The Pink
October 15th, 2009
GAYVILLE — The gymnasium at Gayville-Volin School looked a lot pinker than usual at Tuesday night’s volleyball games, with many of the spectators and all of the players sporting the col...
Ladies and Gentlemen, please proceed through the gate...
October 15th, 2009
I was supposed to be learning about the colorful career of the USS Cobia during her many WWII battles. The Cobia is berthed in a channel off Lake Michigan at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manito...
Always losing things? Ask Tony for help
October 15th, 2009
Normally I don’t believe in miracles – but I’ve got to tell you about a couple that happened to us. Phyllis lost her PEO pin. We searched all over for it without success. Fortunat...
The power of a good apology
October 15th, 2009
In a column in the Wall Street Journal last April, Karl Rove, former senior adviser and deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush, wrote that President Barack Obama had finished the second...
Wine & Whiskers fundraiser is successful
October 15th, 2009
Heartland Humane Society’s Wine & Whiskers event was a huge success, raising over $30,000 for the organization. Wine & Whiskers was held Oct. 3 at the Hillcrest Country Club in Yankto...
Life Will Be Sweet on Cherry Street
October 15th, 2009
Work this week:• North half closed west end to service road, Cottage Avenue to Dakota Street.• Gravel, concrete paving west end to Highway 19.• Half Highway 19 clos...
Auto Shop Owner Switches To Environmentally-Friendly Paint
October 15th, 2009
SOUTH YANKTON, Neb. — Children have a way of getting their parents to look at the world through a different set of eyes.Tim Steiner, 45, experienced that first-hand when he decide...
Missouri River opportunities abound
October 15th, 2009
On Tuesday, Oct. 20, Wayne Nelson-Stastny will present “Missouri River Opportunities Abound” at the W. H. Over Museum, 1110 Ratingen, Vermillion at 7:00 p.m. Nelson-St...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
October 15th, 2009
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1930 Harold and Ferdinand Sletwold, Sioux City men will take over the property of the Vermillion Greenhouse. With th...
Welcome Table to meet Oct. 19
October 15th, 2009
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, Oct. 19 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 16 N. Dakota. The Oct. 19 meal will be sponsored and served by USD’s Alpha Phi...
Apple polishing concert is Oct. 19
October 15th, 2009
The Vermillion High School Marching Band and Concert Choirs will hold their annual Apple Polishing Concert Monday, Oct. 19, at the VHS Auditorium.Homemade apple desserts, ap...
Teddy Bear Run raises $3,000
October 15th, 2009
The Delta Tau Delta fraternity raised $3,000 for the Avera Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls. Members ran teddy bears from their front steps in Vermillion, to the Children’s Hospital....
Quad State Marching Competition Oct. 17
October 15th, 2009
The 27th Annual Quad State Marching Competition will take place on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, in the DakotaDome on the campus of the University of South Dakota. There will be 24 bands from South Dako...
USD dedicates Beacom School of Business
October 15th, 2009
It was standing room only at Friday afternoon’s opening ceremony for the University of South Dakota’s new Beacom School of Business and Beacom Hall.The $19.5 mil...
Couric: Women deserve more network anchor spots
October 15th, 2009
When Katie Couric started her television career in 1979, she saw very few women in leadership roles.Three decades later, Couric has shattered the glass ceiling. In September 2006,...
Neuharth: 'Katie shattered the glass ceiling'
October 15th, 2009
She’s covered the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorism attacks at the World Trade Center live on national television.She’s reported on the Oklahoma City bombing, the tragedy...
H1N1 having little impact on schools so far
October 15th, 2009
The Vermillion School Board learned at its meeting Monday night that the H1N1 flu has not had a dramatic effect on school attendance.That could, however, quickly change.
Neuharth: Katie shattered the glass ceiling
October 11th, 2009
She’s covered the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorism attacks at the World Trade Center live on national television....
For the Record
October 8th, 2009
Sept. 11-17, 2009Alexander John Scholten, 1608 S. Bahnson Ave., Sioux Falls: Municipal speeding, $16 plus costs.Deborah J. Aden, 835 3rd St., Syracuse, NE: Municipal speeding, $36 plus...
Norma C. George Hays
October 8th, 2009
On Sept. 30, 2009, Norma Hays passed from life. The daughter of Ted George, a druggist, and his wife, Grace, a registered nurse, Norma was the eldest of four children born and raised in northwester...
Norman Odeen
October 8th, 2009
Norman Ardel Odeen, 64, passed away after his courageous battle with muscular dystrophy on Oct. 4, 2009 in Vermillion. Norman was born on Feb. 1, 1945 to Oscar and Ida (Nelson) Odeen in...
Thomas H. Walker
October 8th, 2009
Thomas H. “TW” Walker, 80, of Vermillion passed away Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, of natural causes.TW was born June 2, 1929, in St. Joseph, MO, to Ward and Jane Glen (Hutt...
Marlyn L. Hays
October 8th, 2009
Funeral services for Marlyn L. Hays, age 74 of Brookings, were held 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at Rude’s Funeral Home in Brookings.Visitation was from 9 to 11 a.m. on Mondayat...
Jean G. Anderson
October 8th, 2009
Jean G. Anderson, 76, of Vermillion, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 at the Sanford Vermillion Hospital.Jean Gilbert was born Feb. 16, 1933 in Sioux City, IA to Ted and Ardi...
Cochran to present Cash Lecture at USD
October 8th, 2009
Patricia Longley Cochran, president of the Alaska Native Science Commission, will present the 15th annual Joseph Harper Cash Memorial Lecture at The University of South Dakota on Thursday, Oct. 15...
VHS girls, boys soccer squads are tourney bound
October 8th, 2009
For the Vermillion boys soccer team it was a case of handling their own business and then waiting for good news from elsewhere.After tying James Valley Christian 4-4, with a come-from-b...
Losses end Tanager softball's tourney hopes
October 8th, 2009
The Vermillion softball team won twice to advance deep into the state tournament in Sioux Falls last weekend, but a pair of one-run losses ended their season just a bit short of their state title g...
VHS volleyball will host matches
October 8th, 2009
After matches against West Central and Madison this week, Vermillion's volleyball girls will be home for three more matches in a row starting next week.Coach Lenni Billberg's Tanagers...
Shepard sets USD career record in loss to UND
October 8th, 2009
Senior quarterback Noah Shepard set USD’s career touchdown passes record with a nine-yard strike early in the second quarter, but the South Dakota football team lost, 27-12, to North Dakota o...
Tanager cross-country preparing for Region meet
October 8th, 2009
The postseason has arrived for the Vermillion High cross country teams, and the Tanagers will go to Beresford next Friday for the Region 3A meet as they try to qualify for the state meet.
Quarriers crush Tanagers 41-14 in Friday action
October 8th, 2009
The stakes weren’t as high this time, but Dell Rapids made its return to the DakotaDome just as successful as last November’s trip.The Quarriors spotted Vermilli...
Performance anxiety expert and bassist comes to USD
October 8th, 2009
Internationally known double bassist and author Barry Green is coming to the University of South Dakota this October. Green is the author of the Doubleday book The Inner Game of Music, with W. Timo...
Geary is Sanford PRIDE employee
October 8th, 2009
Joelle Geary, CNA, Sanford Hospital Vermillion, was selected as the Sanford Vermillion Medical Center (SVMC) September 2009 PRIDE Employee of the Month. She has been employed since October 2007.
USD to dedicate new School of Business building Oct. 9
October 8th, 2009
The University of South Dakota is hosting a ceremony at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9 to dedicate its new School of Business building. The ceremony will take place inside the atrium of the new facili...
'Is He Dead?' comes to life
October 8th, 2009
Thespians at Vermillion High School are ready to rouse your curiosity and tickle your funny bone in the Mark Twain comedy "Is He Dead?" This full length play adapted by David Ives, fo...
Chamber Chat
October 8th, 2009
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce &Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermi...
Thiesse completes nursing home administrator license
October 8th, 2009
Sanford Care Center Vermillion is proud to announce that Amy Thiesse, BSN, recently received her South Dakota Nursing Home Administrator’s license.Thiesse has worked at Sanford Ve...
Art exhibit topic of Rotary
October 8th, 2009
The Vermillion Rotary Club held its weekly luncheon meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at Neuharth Center at USD. Dave Lorenz, president, opened the meeting and led us in the invocation....
Happenings at the W.H. Over Museum
October 8th, 2009
On Oct. 25, the Friends of the W. H. Over Museum will sponsor their annual Pumpkin Carving Party at 2:30 p.m. Carving will take place in the Discovery Room and participants are asked to bring their...
State places order for first shipment of H1N1 vaccine
October 8th, 2009
The state Department of Health has ordered its first batch of the new H1N1 vaccine and expects to receive the initial shipment the week of October 4. A state health official says only a small numbe...
Vermillion, other communities, will work to recruit medical device com...
October 8th, 2009
Ten communities across South Dakota, including Vermillion, are joining forces with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) to bring more businesses to South Dakota.Le...
Children learn more than handwriting at summer camp
October 8th, 2009
The Occupational Therapy Department at Sanford Vermillion hosted its first Handwriting Helpers Camp this past summer. Twenty-one children from the Vermillion area in grades 1 through 3 participated...
Thanks for successful event
October 8th, 2009
To the editor: On behalf of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary, we’d like to thank everyone who helped to make our Eagles Child Health & Safet...
It's gotta hurt so good to be real
October 8th, 2009
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. – George EliotAt the risk of looking tacky, I'm t...
Golden Gloves not part of Bob's wardrobe
October 8th, 2009
Swimming season in South Dakota always reminds me of one of the most memorable episodes in my errant life.Back in the Dirty Thirties when I was a small-for-my-age youngster, I had...
We failed. Hooray
October 8th, 2009
Remember the 1980 Moscow OlympicsIf you were alive then, and tuned in to the sports world, there’s a good chance you really don’t recall much at all about them.M...
Breske earns Distinguished Insurance Agency distinction
October 8th, 2009
Mick Breske, an American Family Insurance agent in Vermillion, has been recognized for customer satisfaction excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Insurance Agency Program.SM...
Commodity program available in Clay Co.
October 8th, 2009
The Center, Yankton, is now accepting applications for the CSFP in the Clay County area to include Vermillion. This program is designed for over-60 low-income seniors. Income guidelines are monthly...
Hy-Vee helps launch campaign to reduce obesity
October 8th, 2009
Hy-Vee, Inc. joined 40 of the nation’s leading retailers, food and beverage manufacturers and non-profit organizations Tuesday in announcing the launch of the Healthy Weigh...
Royalty and court
October 8th, 2009
Julie Renner and Gerrit Heine were crowned homecoming queen and king at coronation ceremonies held Oct. 1 in the Vermillion High School gymnasium. Pictured with the queen and king are royalty candi...
Life will be Sweet on Cherry Street
October 8th, 2009
Work this week:• North half closed west end to service road, Cottage Avenue to Dakota Street.• Gravel, concrete paving west end to Highway 19.• Half Highway 19 clos...
Vermillion firefighters will ‘Fill the Boot’ for MDA
October 8th, 2009
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), in conjunction with the Vermillion Fire Department will be conducting its first annual “Fill the Boot” event Oct. 10 benefiting research and lo...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
October 8th, 2009
Excerpts from the Plain Talk 1930 The new five ton Diebold vault door has been installed this week in the new First National Bank & Trust Company.&nbs...
Hospice volunteer training offered
October 8th, 2009
The Avera Sacred Heart Hospice Program will be offering Hospice Volunteer Training for those people interested in volunteering their time to a very worthwhile and compassionate cause. The Hospice p...
Health, Product Fair scheduled for Oct. 15
October 8th, 2009
The Silver Threads Health & Product Fair Will be held Thursday, Oct. 15, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Vermillion Senior Center, 320 W Main Street. Area busi...
Welcome Table to meet Oct. 12
October 8th, 2009
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, Oct. 12 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 16 N. Dakota. The Oct. 12 meal will be sponsored and served by Friends o...
Man dies in Wednesday accident
October 8th, 2009
A 19-year-old Volin man died in a one-car roll-over Wednesday morning on a road about one mile west of Volin.Anthony Wade VanHorn Jr. was a passenger in a 1993 Ford Explorer drive...
Former WH press secretary takes aim at domestic, foreign policies
October 8th, 2009
In an address before a packed banquet hall at the Dakota Dunes Country Club Sunday, Ari Fleischer, former press secretary to President George W. Bush, took aim at the current policies o...
Turnout, fun exceeds expectations at Eagles carnival
October 8th, 2009
A cold, rainy Saturday didn’t dampen the efforts of those who planned and participated in the Eagles Child Health & Safety Carnival and “Child Advocacy Day” held Oct. 3,...
USD enrollment climbs 3.5%
October 8th, 2009
Despite the recession – or perhaps because of it – total enrollment at the University of South Dakota has continued growing toward 10,000 students.The Board of R...
Abbott: USD on track to meet goals
October 8th, 2009
The University of South Dakota will face many of the same challenges in the coming year that it has in its recent past.The declining total enrollment of South Dakota high school student...
For the Record
October 1st, 2009
Judge Arthur L. Rusch presiding Sept. 4-10, 2009Patrick John Siegling, 114 N. Pine St., Vermillion: Maintain place to violate beverage laws – nuisance, Recharged; Maintain place t...
VHS cross country comes on strong at Yankton
October 1st, 2009
Against competition as tough as they will face all season, four Vermillion varsity cross-country runners placed among the top 30 in their divisions at the Yankton Invitational last week.
Tanager girls soccer secures tourney berth, boys need win
October 1st, 2009
It’s come down to this for the Vermillion boys varsity soccer team — win Saturday or stay home from the state tournament next week.As for the girls varsity, the...
Second half surge powers USD
October 1st, 2009
Call it a coming out party for the University of South Dakota football program.
In the first true Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) home game for the second-year Division I squad, USD...
VHS volleyball will host Madison
October 1st, 2009
After being road warriors for the past month, Vermillion's volleyball team will finally have the chance to stay in their own gym this month.The Tanagers will be home against Madi...
Tanager tennis ends season Friday
October 1st, 2009
Vermillion's varsity tennis girls will finish their regular season Friday with a dual at Sioux Falls Lincoln and await next week's state tournament at Sioux Falls.The Tanagers lost an...
Tanager softball heads to state tourney Saturday
October 1st, 2009
Kicking aside their frustrations at a doubleheader sweep at the hands of West Central, 2-1 and 11-9, the previous Sunday, the Vermillion High softball team lowered the hammer on Elk Point-Jef...
Tanagers face Dell Rapids in homecoming encounter
October 1st, 2009
After a bye week off to savor an exhilarating overtime win at Canton on Sept. 18, Vermillion’s gridders look forward to two straight home games in the DakotaDome, starting with Fr...
Tanagers win 14-13 in overtime
October 1st, 2009
With an even tougher second-half schedule lying ahead of them, the Tanagers desperately needed a win at Canton Friday, Sept. 18 to go into last week’s bye with a head of steam, to...
Clubs and Organizations
October 1st, 2009
Jolly JJs have busy summerJolly J.J. 4-H club members met on Monday, June 9 at the Extension building. They started the evening off by planting flowers in two flower pots.
Pulpit Reflections
October 1st, 2009
I recently tried to set up internet and email capability for my in-laws in their new retirement community apartment. I followed all the directions, checked and double-checked all the se...
Finding my way to Saint Eusebius
October 1st, 2009
MapQuest takes me along I-80 from Indiana, east past Youngstown, Ohio, and then onto Pennsylvania Highway 38. I turn right on Emlenton Clintonville Road, left on Main Street and onto Main Hill Road...
Don't worry if you've never heard of Gordon Mjork
October 1st, 2009
Gordon Mjork was a totally fictional character – but he almost got elected student body president at South Dakota State College (now University) by a gang of ne’er-do-wells who didn&rsq...
Lessons from my niece, Liz
October 1st, 2009
“Dear Sarah and Andrea,
If you want to come over to my house before school you can. We start school Aug. 26. You can come over before school starts. If you want me to come over, that&...
Eagles Health and Safety Carnival is Saturday, Oct. 3
October 1st, 2009
The Eagles Club will host its annual “Eagles Child Health & Safety Carnival” (Child Advocacy Day) on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Eagles Club at 114 West Main Street in...
Student on UI dean’s list
October 1st, 2009
Christopher David Moen of Vermillion is among 3,800 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the dean’s list for the 2009 spring semester.All students...
Hy-Vee honors employees for service
October 1st, 2009
Employees from the Vermillion Hy-Vee store are among 2,325 Hy-Vee employees who will be honored for achieving service milestones in 2009.Hy-Vee’s Service Awards program, now in it...
Life will be Sweet on Cherry Street
October 1st, 2009
Work this week:• North half closed west end to service road, Cottage Avenue to Dakota Street.• Gravel, concrete paving west end to Highway 19.• Half Highway 19 clos...
Chili Blues Cook-Off adds heat to D-Days
October 1st, 2009
More than a dozen area chefs are cooking up a tasty celebration of food and music at the Vermillion Area Arts Council’s 19th annual Chili Blues Cook-Off on Saturday, Oct. 10. Spicy, mild, veg...
Wakonda student has role in Jungle Book production
October 1st, 2009
Skylar Tiahrt, Wakonda, has the role of Hoke the monkey in Jungle Book Tales, on stage at Northwestern College, Orange City, IA, Oct. 1 through Nov. 12.The stories from Rudyard Kipling&...
FSA loans available to youth groups
October 1st, 2009
The Farm Service Agency makes loans to rural youths to establish and operate agricultural income-producing projects in connection with 4-H clubs, FFA and other agricultural groups. Projects must be...
Vermillion Light, Power celebrates Public Power Week
October 1st, 2009
Vermillion Light and Power is celebrating Public Power Week, Oct. 4-10, along with more than 2,000 other electric utilities that collectively provide electricity on a not-for-profit basis to 45 mil...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
October 1st, 2009
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1928 The Civic Council distributed Christmas Baskets to needy families according to the plans being mad...
VHS fall play to be performed next week
October 1st, 2009
Vermillion High School will present the comic farce Is He Dead by Mark Twain next Saturday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 11 at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $4 for a...
Test scheduled Wednesday, Oct. 14
October 1st, 2009
The PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) will be given on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 8:30 a.m. in the new gym at Vermillion High School.
‘Come to the Table’ planned by Bergen Women on Oct. 11
October 1st, 2009
The Bergen Lutheran Women of the ELCA wish to extend an invitation to their annual “Come to the Table” event on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 2:30 p.m. in the Bergen Church fellowship...
Blackhawk is unique element in ROTC training exercises at USD
October 1st, 2009
A portion of the University of South Dakota campus was transformed into a military training ground of sorts on Friday, Sept. 25.
Cadets involved in the ROTC program at the university and se...
Future in the balance
October 1st, 2009
Seth Harrer is spending a month in Omaha, completing a rotation in his orthopedics residency for the University of South Dakota School of Medicine.
But the Sioux Falls native is also keepin...
Only the beginning
October 1st, 2009
Eric Murphy of Sioux Falls crossed the finish line of Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Sunday morning with two very good reasons for participating in the event perched on his shoulders — his...
Fischbach competes for Team USA
October 1st, 2009
Fourteen-year old Dylan Fischbach sees his disability as more of an opportunity. Fischbach, who had his right leg amputated just before he turned 3 years old because of cancer, was selected to be a...
