View My Content Archive For December 2009
Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2009
Benjamin Tyler Erickson, 426 NW School St., Ankeny, IA: Possession of alcohol by minor, $51 plus costs.
Molly Miller, 223 Richar...
Duane LeMoyne Iverson was delivered into his mother’s arms on Dec. 25, 1928 by Santa Claus, he once said. He left this earth with Jesus on Dec. 21, 2009 just four days before his 81st b...
New federal funding is available for eligible individuals to continue their group health insurance according to officials with the South Dakota Department of Revenue and Regulation, Division...
South Dakota football’s Ko Quaye was named to the 2009 Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision All-America team, the Web site has announced.
A native of Brooklyn Par...
One of only three chances all season for Vermillion fans to see their highly-regarded wrestling team on the home mats occurred Tuesday.
A triangular involving the Tanagers with Mad...
The first true home challenge was nearly a signature victory.
Yet, in the end, it was simply a could-have-been.
In its first home game against a full-fledged Division I...
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce
& Development Company
116 Market Street, Suite 103
Vermillion, SD 57069
605-624-5571
vcdc@vermillionchamber.com
www.vermillionc...
I read that 40 percent to 45 percent of American adults make one or more New Year’s resolutions each year.
Among the top resolutions are losing weight, increasing exercise and quit...
In my 87-plus years — mostly spent in South Dakota — I have seen lots of storms that qualify as blizzards. The National Weather Service says a blizzard consists of sustaining wind...
It’s times like these, after encountering a blizzard of near-epic proportions, as we just experienced over the Christmas holiday, that you expect to hear some old-timers at the local cafe sni...
Apart from some issues with unemployment and the harvest season, 2009 went pretty smoothly, one area official said.
“I think it was a pretty good year,” said Gayville...
The Doug Hanson family’s recovery effort from a fire that destroyed their rural Meckling home in mid-December received a boost last week when it was learned the family would be re...
It was a white Christmas for the Gayville-Volin area, thanks to the storm that dropped upwards of 20 inches of snow on many parts of the region.
But according to one resident, it w...
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) would like to remind farmers and ranchers that it has financing programs available to assist producers during these difficult economic times.
...
There’s been a lot of confusion lately about cancer screenings, so the American Cancer Society wants to remind people of the screenings they need and at what age.
The Americ...
Arlys Reynolds, receptionist, Sanford Clinic Vermillion, was selected as the December 2009 PRIDE Employee of the Month. Arlys has been employed at Sanford Vermillion since February 2007.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol has sobriety checkpoints scheduled in January in the following counties: Brown, Charles Mix, Clay, Codington, Davison, Day, Fall River, Hand, Lake, Minnehaha,...
The Siouxland Community Blood Bank is strongly encouraging everyone to donate blood as soon as possible.
“The impact of last week’s snow storm has really put our...
Winter is back in full swing, bringing significant snow and ice to the Upper Midwest. That means slippery surfaces, which can be dangerous and costly for homeowners, as well as for thei...
Elizabeth Burleson, professor at The University of South Dakota School of Law, attended the COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark in mid-December.
B...
The Vermillion City Council has given initial approval to a zoning change that will affect 29 residential properties located near the downtown area.
The action follows the filing o...
It may have not been the strongest blizzard to ever strike the Vermillion area.
At times, the storm system that moved across South Dakota would blow and snow for a while, take a br...
One of only three chances all season for Vermillion fans to see their highly-regarded wrestling team on the home mats will occur Tuesday, weather permitting.
Walter Mockler, 75, of Burbank, died Wednesday, December 16, 2009.
Wally was born March 23, 1934 in Burbank to Albert and Margaret (Muhlenkort) Mockler, he attended Bruyer Country...
Wayne State College head women’s golf coach Troy Harder has announced that Kristen Schwasinger of Vermillion has signed a national letter of intent to attend Wayne State College and play golf...
Vermillion sports fans will have opportunity to see their high school teams in action during the holiday vacation. Unfortunately most of the competitions will be taking place on the sam...
A frighteningly young South Sioux City team which boasts at least four players destined to play college basketball dealt Vermillion a humbling 85-41 loss Friday.
The Tanagers, howe...
VOLIN — The community is small but the appetites are large, and that’s at least part of what keeps people coming to the Volin Community Café.
Rural Volin residen...
Past-president Marvin Tronvold opened the meeting leading the group in the national anthems of the United States and Norway, accompanied by Phyllis Neilsen, and the Pledge of the Allegiance o...
Kyle Hubert, a wildlife and fisheries student at South Dakota State University, received a $400 scholarship at the annual Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Buffalo Banquet. Over $...
Kelli Morrison, a wildlife and fisheries student at South Dakota State University, received a $500 scholarship at the annual Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Buffalo Banquet. Ove...
In the early morning hours of Christmas vacation, I would ride shotgun while my father drove our boxy Dodge van, tires crunching through several inches of freshly fallen snow on already frozen high...
Why do we celebrate Christmas on December 25?
Christ’s birthday was really thought to be in the springtime, but the idea to celebrate on December 25 originated in the fourth centu...
Editor’s note: Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of...
An associate professor of occupational therapy at The University of South Dakota recently delivered a keynote address on human activity and environmental change at a conference in Japan.
Heartland Humane Society wishes everyone a happy and safe holiday season. While it may be tempting to give animals as gifts, HHS recommends other options that are better suited:
• Give a...
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce
& Development Company
116 Market Street, Suite 103
Vermillion, SD 57069
605-624-5571
vcdc@vermillionchamber.com
www.vermillionc...
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports South Dakota’s preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November 2009 is 5.0 percent, unchanged from October 2009. The nat...
Excerpts from the Plain Talk
By Cleo Erickson
1933
Did you ever speculate on what Vermilion’s growth will be in the next quarter century? Living so much in...
The University of South Dakota softball team has set the dates for its winter clinics.
The USD Softball Clinic pitching, catching and hitting will be held on Jan. 9 and 16 at the D...
There will be no Celebrate Vermillion activities in Vermillion this New Year’s Eve.
Unfortunately, the event will not be held to ring in 2010, however, Celebrate Vermillion i...
While addressing the University of South Dakota’s most recent graduates, Larry Long, circuit court judge with the state’s 2nd Judicial Circuit, was blunt about the job market: &ld...
Monique Roberts and Lori Kober, co-owner of the Iverson-Siecke-Kober Funeral Home in Vermillion, have had a professional relationship going back several years.
That relationship ha...
After being severely damaged in a Sept. 29, 2008 fire, and after being the topic of controversy before the Vermillion City Council and local courts, the Pressbox is no more.
On Monday, w...
H1N1 flu vaccination clinic Dec. 23 in Vermillion
The South Dakota Department of Health along with Sanford Vermillion Medical Center, Sanf...
Vermillion Area Swim Team (VAST) has started the indoor season with a change in coaching staff. Mike Mor...
Roger Dean Hauge, 63, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 at Wheaton Franciscan All Saints Medical Center in Racine, WI.
Roger was born in Howard on Jan. 31, 1946 to...
John F. Hagemann, 70, a remarkable man by all accounts, died Dec. 13, 2009 at his home in Vermillion. John was born Feb. 12, 1939 to Roland and Olive Wills Hagemann in Fort Atkins...
Worth Richard “Dick” Deets, age 73, of Orange City, IA, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009.
A funeral service was held on S...
Nov. 20-25, 2009
Jennifer M. Heumiller, 314 N. Dakota St., Vermillion: Possession of alcohol by minor, $51 plus costs.
Drew Douglas Nelson, 40961 237...
Week eight is in the books and we find Maya Janes 2 on the top of the heap with Leo's 1 back in second place after a battle of top teams. Here are the standings with week number eight...
USD junior guard Mitchell Bouie has been named the Great West Conference Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. Bouie is the second Coyote to earn the weekly honor this season.
Fifth-place finishes by Rory Tucker on the balance beam and Elly Melby in floor exercise were Vermillion's best scores as the Tanagers placed fifth in Wagner's invitational meet Saturday.
Vermillion won four of five duals and placed second in the Yankton Invitational Tournament, losing only to Class "B" powerhouse Canton in what proved to be the tourney's championship...
The VHS bowling team traveled to Sioux Falls Washington on Dec. 11, bowling at the Eastway Bowl.
The Vermillion girls lost to Washington 4-46 and the boys lost 3 1/2-46 1/2.
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Thanks in large part to Lindsey Johnson's 21 points and her team's 2-to-1 rebounding advantage, Harrisburg dealt a season-opening 49-40 loss to Vermillion in girls basketball at Harrisburg...
Despite a distinct height and experience disadvantage – something they will likely face more often than not – the Vermillion Tanagers again proved that desire and supreme effort c...
VOLIN — Progress is still rolling along with the Volin-Gayville Horizons Project, and members of the planning committee are gearing up for the new year with a call for volunteers....
“And you, beneath life’s crushing load, whose forms are bending low, who toil along the climbing way with painful steps and slow, look now, for glad and golden hours come swiftly on the...
In light of the fact that we are fighting in two wars. and that necessitates huge quantities of food and supplies to be sent to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, I wondered how all of those...
“I would immediately close Guantanamo Bay, move all the prisoners to Fort Leavenworth (an army base in Kansas) and truly expedite the judicial proceedings in their cases.”
I...
A composition from Dr. Stephen Yarbrough, D.M.A., composer-in-residence at The University of South Dakota, will premiere this Christmas season.
Yarbrough’s “The Joys of Mary,...
Emma Getzin and Nick Mart have been named as the October Students of the Month at Vermillion High School. Through their academic and extra-curricular efforts, they have demonstrated leadershi...
Chamber Chat
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce
& Development Company
116 Market Street, Suite 103
Vermillion, SD 57069
605-624-5571
vcdc@vermillionchamber.com
South Dakota driver licenses and identification cards will begin sporting a new look and additional security features this month.
The state Driver Licensing Program has implemented a des...
Law enforcement officers across South Dakota are asking holiday party goers to plan ahead for a safe ride home or face a drunk-driving stop and arrest.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol, a...
All South Dakotans will be eligible for the H1N1 vaccine effective December 14, the state Department of Health announced today. Until now, the vaccine has been targeted for those at highest risk fr...
Excerpts from the Plain Talk
By Cleo Erickson
1933
The Chamber of Commerce has more than twice as many memberships this year than in 1932. At the conclusion of th...
Heartland Humane Society will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday and Friday, Jan. 1 in observance of the New Year holiday.
Re...
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, Dec. 21 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. The Dec 21 meal will be sponsored and served by Dakota Realty.
T...
Missouri National Recreational River will be closing the Mulberry Bend Overlook to vehicle traffic immediately for the remainder of the winter season. The Missouri National Recreational River...
A fixture in the home of the late Kay and Russ Heikes residence of Vermillion has a new home – the W.H. Over Museum.
A two-story dollhouse, built in meticulous detail by Kay...
Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In 2008, 11,773 people died in highway crashes involving a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or hi...
Vermillion was treated to sights and sounds of the Christmas season Sunday, thanks to a partnership between the University of South Dakota Music Department, and the Dakota Hospital Foun...
District 17 State Rep. Jamie Boomgarden of Chancellor could bring little holiday cheer to members of the Vermillion School Board at their meeting Monday at the Al Neuharth Media Center.
...
Vermillion ushered in the Christmas season with its first annual Parade of Lights, held in the downtown shopping district Friday, Dec. 4. ...
Carol G. Macy, 73, died Dec. 6, 2009, at South Central Kansas Medical Center, Arkansas City, KS. She was born Dec. 5, 1936, in Clay County, to Harvey and Emma Smith Lofgren. She was a former...
George Hutchings Carter, Jr., age 89, born in Roby, TX, died Dec. 3, 2009 in Grand Rapids, MI. He was predeceased by his wife, Marion Paulson Carter and a brother, Don Carter. He is sur...
Steven Ellwood Macy of Littleton, CO, was called home to heaven on Nov. 12, 2009.
Steven was born on Feb. 13, 1961 in Vermillion, to Ralph and Lenette Macy. He attended school in R...
Ervin “Erv” Brunick, 89, of Sioux Falls, died Monday, Dec. 1, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls.
Erv was born Dec. 8, 1919 in Vermillion, to Alfred and Inga...
Lorraine R. Jones, age 95, of Madison, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, at Golden Living Center, Madison.
Funeral services were held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, at Ellsworth Funeral Ho...
Eleanor (Thornton) Snoozy, age 64, of Yankton, died on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton. Memorial services were 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Opsahl-Kost...
Mr. Richard Deets, age 73, of Orange City, IA, passed away on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, at his residence.
There will be a funeral service on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 10:30 a.m., at the Am...
A bleak Christmas season is in store for South Dakota families suffering from the worst economy since the Great Depression. History tells us that memories of the hardships will fade with time, but...
On Dec. 1, seniors came out in force to extend their season into the month of December. This playing deep into the winter season has not happened for the senior men in more than four years.
The VHS bowling team recently hosted Hartford Area at the Prairie Lanes in Vermillion on Dec. 4. The Vermillion girls defeated Hartford 49 to 1 and the Vermillion boys defeated Hartford 46 to 4.
Fans of girls basketball in Vermillion this winter will see a veteran team with a good deal of varsity experience, starting Friday when the Tanagers open the season as part of a girls-boys do...
Vermillion boys basketball underwent some growing pains last season as the Tanagers paid the price for a totally senior-class ballclub from the previous year.
Now in Jay Dra...
Maybe there wasn’t a wrestler clad in Vermillion red and white on the mat in every single match of the championship round of Saturday’s invitational at Sioux Falls Roosevelt. ...
Judge Larry Long, 2nd Judicial Circuit of the State of South Dakota, will deliver the keynote address to more than 450 graduates during the 34th Winter Commencement ceremony at The University of So...
In the spirit of the holiday season, the South Dakota Athletic Department is offering two new exciting ticket packages for the Coyote men’s and women’s basketball teams. Starting on Dec...
Upcoming Events at the Library :
If you have nothing fun to do over the school break, visit the library on Tuesday, Dec. 29. The Children’s department is...
History of the center
By Nila Fostvedt
Dedication of the first phase of the new Senior Citizens Center, 320 W. Main, took place Sunday, Sept. 28, 1975. A large c...
PIERRE — Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, six South Dakota communities will implement new municipal taxes or update their current city taxes.
Volin is among the municipalities making change...
GAYVILLE — Later this month, area residents will be gathering for what is fast becoming one of the more popular — and tastier — local holiday traditions.
Gayville...
Vermillion Area Chamber
of Commerce
& Development Company
116 Market Street, Suite 103
Vermillion, SD 57069
605-624-5571
vcdc@vermillionchamber.com
www.vermi...
To the editor:
South Dakota is just coming off its peak tourist season. And, despite a tough economic climate, most travel indicators are showing increased visitation to South Dako...
Before I embarked on my first-ever mission experience last weekend, I envisioned homeless adults, not homeless babies.
I was on short-term mission trip called Urban Plunge to the g...
With all the hype going on these days about texting, twittering, etc., plus that commercial you see on television over and over about how easy it is to learn a foreign language with their system, i...
South Dakota Republican Sen. John Thune doesn’t like taxes.
He doesn’t like deficit spending, either. He’s attempting to put an end to the Troubled Asset Relief Program...
The Prairie Inn, the hotel only, was purchased by Randy and Juli Huber from Prairie Inn, SD, LLC on July 17. Since purchasing the hotel, the Hubers have invested over $100,000 to refurbish the hote...
Producers that have a farm loan with FSA are reminded they must provide data for their Year-End Analysis (YEA) to their loan officer each year. Borrowers are urged to provide this information timel...
National data confirm that too few low-income and minority students enroll in college, and fewer still persist to graduation. The South Dakota Board of Regents’ system has joined in a nationa...
Do not respond to e-mails that ask for personal information related to receiving vaccinations for H1N1 influenza.
Reports of identity-theft “phishing scam” e-mails have incre...
From the Plain Talk
By Cleo Erickson
1933
The first grade honor roll students at Meckling were, John Gill, Carl Berglund, Phyllis Gunderson, Robert Johnson, Edgar Turner...
The public is invited to take part in a holiday celebration at the Washington Street Arts Center in Vermillion on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 6 to 9 p.m.
The center's restored gallery...
The South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service Staffs of Clay, Union and Yankton counties offer a sincere thank you to all of the people that attended the Harvest Festival Open House on Monda...
Big Friend-Little Friend, Inc. serves Clay and Union counties and matches youth age 5 to17-years-old with screened adult volunteers. Right now, the program is seeking two girls ag...
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, Dec. 14 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Medical School on the USD Campus. The Dec. 14 meal will be sponsored and served by the Schools of...
The proposed Hyperion oil refinery proposed to be constructed not far from Vermillion in Union County is not a sustainable project.
That is the conclusion of University of South Da...
People attending Sunday’s Christmas festival at the W.H. Over Museum also received a glimpse of a unique part of Vermillion’s past.
On display in the museum are many of...
A new production method could cut the time it takes to get more H1N1 flu vaccine on the market, a University of South Dakota assistant professor told medical students Thursday.
The new c...
MECKLING — No injuries were reported in a rural Meckling fire Wednesday morning that destroyed a residence.
A structure fire at the home of Doug Hanson, a member of the Yankt...
The H1N1 flu vaccination clinic scheduled for Wednesday,
Dec. 9 at Vermillion High School has been postponed due to weather....
Nov. 13-19, 2009
Pamela Acevedo-Torres, 333 Memorial Dr. Apt. 203, LeMars, IA: Possession of alcohol by minor, $51 plus costs.
Alexander Marshall Bro...
Lila D. Hubbel, 81, of Vermillion, passed away at Sanford Vermillion Hospital on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009.
She was born Nov. 13, 1928 in Needham, MA, to Ralph Nichols and Dorothy Hatf...
Tammie Lee (Burcham) Rasmussen, 52, of Vermillion left this life to join her Lord and Savior on Dec. 1, 2009 at her residence.
Funeral services were held at Faith Lutheran Church i...
Kathryn “Kitty” Tilton, 93, of Vermillion, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 at Prairie Estates Care Center in Elk Point.
Kitty was born on Sept. 27, 1916 in...
If Tuesday's season-opening triangular is any indication, it's going to be another winter of excitement and high achievement for Vermillion's wrestlers.
The Tanagers, led...
The Tanager wrestling team will be the first of Vermillion High School's winter sports teams to compete before the hometown crowd.
Coach Joe Delvaux and his matmen will be on the...
It’s admittedly still a very young team, but the Vermillion High gymnastics team is at least a very young team with an extra year of experience.
Coach Mark Upward is wo...
American Legion
Auxiliary celebrates
90 years of service
ALA Wallace Unit #1 began a year long celebration of Service Not Self with a proclamation signed by Mayor Dan Christo...
VOLIN — Family and friends are planning a benefit for Julie (Kopping) Hoxeng of Volin, who has been fighting cancer for six years.
The date is set for Jan. 9 at the Wakonda Legion...
GAYVILLE — The gymnasium at Gayville-Volin School was filled with the sounds of Christmas Tuesday night, when it was the middle school and high school’s Winter Concert.
Exotic jewelry from India, hand-woven baskets from the Philippines, ceramics from Vietnam, and palm leaf Christmas decorations from Bangladesh will be among the Third World handicrafts for sale at...
The Vermillion High School Dance Inferno kicks off its winter season with their 8th Annual Holiday Dance Recital this weekend. The 16-member group will be performing 14 dances from a variety of mus...
When I first learned about the W.R.A.K. Coffee Club, I whined a bit. You see, W.R.A.K., a.k.a. Weekly Random Acts of Kindness, is a ministry of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church that meets week...
Lately I’ve been reading and hearing so much about “shared responsibility in the home” that I finally decided to take some of the burden of housekeeping off Phyllis’s should...
There’s good news, and not so good news in South Dakota.
The good news is that unemployment state-wide is somewhere around 5 percent, compared with double-digit unemployment in so...
Family and friends are planning a benefit for Julie (Kopping) Hoxeng of Volin, who has been fighting cancer for six years.
The committee met for the first time Nov. 17 in Volin with 20 m...
A holiday open house will be hosted by the library staff and the Friends of the Vermillion Public Library on Wednesday, Dec. 9 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Community Room.
There will be a num...
Heartland Humane Society invites the community to a holiday open house and ribbon cutting. The Yankton Chamber of Commerce will be on hand on Friday, Dec.11 at 10 a.m. for the ribbon cutting. The h...
Mark and Cheri Brommer will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on Dec. 8.
Wish them a happy 25th anniversary by sending a greeting to them at 2406 Cedar Terrace, Yankton, SD 57078.
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 a...
Gov. Mike Rounds has commended three people who rescued two teenage swimmers from Lake Madison this past summer. He also has extended condolences to the parents of 18-year-old Dylan Nelson, who dro...
The 32nd annual celebration of the St. Lucia tradition in Dalesburg will be Sunday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m. The event will be held at Dalesburg Lutheran Church, 30595 University Road a...
Excerpts from the Plain Talk
By Cleo Erickson
1933
SIDELIGHTS OF CITY’S 1ST BANK HOLDUP
M. J. Chaney, president of the Citizen&rsquo...
The traditional end-of-season shopping weekend at the St. James Marketplace is set for Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 6, in St. James, NE.
The Marketplace founding five rural r...
The Clay County Historical Society will be sponsoring their second Sweets ' Treats or Cookie Walk on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Austin-Whittemore House. <...
Local attorney Craig Thompson had no algebra problems in store for the students in Paige Chapman’s math class at Vermillion High School.
The topic he brought to the high scho...
The Vermillion Police Department, with assistance from the USD Public Safety, arrested Shelby Harkness, 18, for making a false report regarding threatening text messages, according to a press relea...
Writing music for the Christmas season is nothing new for Dr. Stephen Yarbrough, composer in residence at the University of South Dakota.
Two of his new works will premiere in hol...
The University of South Dakota Department of Theatre is holding op...
How good was Jake Thomas feeling?
So good that by the time his ninth three-pointer of...
The date and opponent may have changed, but the initial start was the same.
Original Oscar Howe drawings displayed as USD gallery re-opens
The Oscar Howe Gallery at The University of South Dakota re-opened on Monday, Nov. 30 featuring a drawing exhibition by Oscar Howe (Yanktonai Dakota, 1915-1983), a cele...
Gov. Rounds sends condolences to USD family, commends others for savin...
Gov. Mike Rounds has commended three people who rescued two teenage swimmers from Lake Madison this past summer. He also has extended condolences to the parents of 18-y...
Cemetery inventory to be presented Dec. 8
The Clay County Historic Preservation Commission (CCHPC) is pleased to announce the completion of its 2008 Cemetery Inventory. Compiled by Nancy Carlsen of Vermil...
The Vermillion High School Auditorium was filled with young voices singing Tuesday night, Dec. 1, as first gr...
