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Robert R. Barnes, 75, of Vermillion, SD passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010 after a courageous battle resulting from complications of surgery.
Bob was born Feb. 18, 1935 to Harold...
Seana M. (Young) Head, 61, of Vermillion, passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 at Sanford Vermillion Care Center in Vermillion.
She was born Dec. 12, 1948 in Sioux City, IA, to Jesse...
Feb. 5-11, 2010
Christopher Harrell-Defty, 1801 Brantley Rd. #507, Fort Meyers, FL: Give person alcohol ages 18-21 or w/o parent, $76 plus costs.
Tul...
The first time Vermillion played District 8A's top seed, Elk Point-Jefferson, a month ago, the Tanagers were able to keep the Huskies' ace, Chrissy Strassburg, comparatively in check, and E...
Hello again folks. I think I have been feeling a thaw in our long winter. Mind you, this is no time to hold my breath and wonder where the 65 degree weather is. It is however, a time to talk...
If only this. If only that.
Monday's boys basketball home finale was another of those games where the Vermillion Tanagers, in position in the fourth quarter to pull out a victory,...
Another season of learning and growing for Vermillion High's young gymnastics team ended at the state tournament in Aberdeen last weekend, and the Tanagers placed ninth in the Class "A" te...
So far as championships are concerned, it matters only how you finish. For Vermillion's wrestling program, which has seen regional team titles slip away by the barest of margins in recent se...
GAYVILLE — As she washed strawberries, Carol Sue Roozen pulled out one exceptional beauty.
“This one’s a whopper!” she said, examining it as if it was a rub...
USD Symphony Orchestra
The USD Symphony Orchestra will give a free concert on Thursday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Knutson Theatre, the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. The concert will feature Lee Ann Roripaugh, poe...
Kristen Schwasinger and Cole Andre were selected as the Vermillion
High School Students of the Month for December. As a result of their efforts, these two seniors will receive a $...
The January Vermillion High School Student of the Month honors went to Tim Tigert and Amanda Jacobson. Tigert and Jacobson were honored for their academic and extra-curricular activities at VHS. Fi...
South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service will offer Master Gardener training in Vermillion.
The Master Gardener Program is designed for people interested in gardening, and most partici...
116 Market Street, Suite 103
Vermillion, SD 57069
605-624-5571
vcdc@vermillionchamber.com
www.vermillionchamber.com
Chamber Business:
Cra...
Hyperion anymore?
To the Editor:
Do you get the feeling Hyperion’s backers are struggling to get things straight?
A rural water system refused their service request. Citizen groups are suing to rever...
“Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” - Special Olympic Motto
Why is it that Olympic athletes teach us so much about life? I could write a book t...
Some say the first robin is a harbinger of spring; I contend it’s a black-capped chickadee!
I saw one yesterday (a chickadee not a robin) and all of sudden it’s vernal time a...
driving a poor mix
Kudos to District 17 Rep. Eldon Nygaard, D-Vermillion, for his introducing a bill – HB 1178 – in the South Dakota House that, if approved, would have made texting while driving a crimin...
class seeks participa...
Farmers, ranchers, and agri-business people ages 25-55 are encouraged to enroll in the upcoming South Dakota Ag & Rural Leadership class.
The deadline to sign up for the South Dakota...
Mr. and Mrs. Van Larson of Vermillion announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Ann to Gerry Ebel, son of Gerald and Carol Ebel of Yankton.
Nikki will be graduating from The Univ...
The Center, Yankton is now accepting applications for the commodity surplus food program in the Clay County area to include Vermillion.
This program is designed for over 60 low income s...
Chaplain (Major) Elmer ‘Sandy’ Aakre of Vermillion retired from the South Dakota Army National Guard (SDARNG) in February 2010. Sandy served for 22 years as a chaplain, first with...
annual spring convention
The American Legion Department of South Dakota and America Legion Auxiliary of South Dakota well be holding their Annual Spring District 7 Convention at Corsica, March 13. District 7 American Legio...
Excerpts from the Plain Talk
By Cleo Erickson
1936
A check artist gave local business man, W. T. Scott the slip on Saturday night. Vermillion h...
will meet March 1
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, March 1 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.
The March 1 meal will be sponsored and served by Delta Sigma Pi...
check sobriety
The South Dakota Highway Patrol has sobriety checkpoints scheduled in March in the following counties: Brookings, Brown, Charles Mix, Clay, Codington, Fall River, Gregory, Hand, Jackson, Jera...
to be held
Vermillion High School Show Choir will be hosting an invitational Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Vermillion High School.
Twelve teams from Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Aberdeen,...
When it comes to anticipated flooding, federal officials are advising the Boy Scout motto: Be prepared.
Dave Kyner and Norm Ashford of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA...
Saturday’s Cracker Barrel meeting in Vermillion, featuring District 17 Reps. Eldon Nygaard of Vermillion and Jamie Boomgarden of Chancellor often centered more on practice rather than p...
The 2008 Summer Olympics gave the world a couple of the biggest record breaking performances.
Swimmer Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in Beijing and Jamaica’s Usain Bolt...
Local young people, ranging in age from kindergartners from St. Agnes School, to underclassmen at the University of South Dakota, found themselves in a new world at the Muenster University Ce...
Budget issues regarding higher education currently being debated by the South Dakota Legislature were the focus of a student forum held on the USD campus Monday night.
The meeting, spons...
Robert Engman, 91, died Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 in Hilo, HI.
Robert (Bud) was born Sept. 28, 1918 to Adolph and Lillian (Richardson) Engman in Vermillion.
He is survived b...
Larry P. Schueth, 69, of Vermillion, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 at his residence, after a battle with cancer.
Larry was born June 11, 1940 in Pierre, to Earl and Isabelle (Hoover...
Lathrop Swisher
Doris Lucille Lathrop Swisher, 94, of Aberdeen, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, at Prairie View Care Center in Woonsocket. Her funeral service was held Saturday, Feb. 13, at 2 p.m. at Schr...
Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2010
William Willroth, 422 S. Yale, Vermillion: Seat belt violation, $25.
Elizabeth P. Link, 107 Walnut, Vermillion: Dog at large, $1...
Hello again folks, Valentines Day has wafted past and the winter rages on. Week 14 is in the books for our 9Ball league and here are the standings.
1)Maya Janes 2 232-118..66.3 pe...
Vermillion’s wrestlers have to place no worse than fourth in their respective weight classes tonight in order to qualify for next week’s state tournament at Aberdeen.
T...
8-under: Isabel Telleria (8) 25 Fly 3rd, 50 Backstroke 1st, 25 Free 4th, 50 Free 4th, 100 IM 2nd and Hunter Lavin (7) 50 Fly 1st, 25 Back 8th, 50 Free 1st, 50 Breaststroke 1st.
9-10: Ka...
Vermillion Area Swim Team has been busy in the pool. They practice hard and have fun as they are cutting time. See the great results below from Snowfox meet in Sioux Falls Jan. 29-Feb. 1.
8-un...
The VHS bowling team recently hosted Brandon at the Prairie Lanes in Vermillion on Feb. 12. The Vermillion girls defeated Brandon 30 to 20 and the Vermillion boys lost to Brandon 28 to 22.
For the first time since the 2003-2004 season, the University of South Dakota Coyotes and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits met in women’s college basketball Monday night, Feb. 15.
Vermillion earned the right to take its entire team to the state gymnastics tournament by placing third in the regional meet at Mitchell Friday.
The Tanagers will be part of the Cl...
Vermillion’s junior varsity girls continued to roll last week, picking up three more victories, including two over teams to whom they had lost earlier in the season.
One of t...
If Vermillion’s girls could maintain for four quarters the kind of start they had against Harrisburg last Friday, their record might be far better than it is right now.
The T...
If ever a team deserved to leave the court with a feel-good victory they had snatched from the jaws of defeat, it was the Tanager boys varsity.
The basketball gods had not looked d...
PRIDE Employee of the Month
Gayle Gustafson, assistant director of nursing, Sanford Care Center Vermillion, was selected as the February 2010 PRIDE Employee of the Month. Gayle has been employed at Sanford Vermillion since Au...
GAYVILLE — Ten years ago, Greg and Tara Pirak had ambitious business aspirations. They have since turned those dreams into a rewarding reality with Valley Ag Supply, the spraying and fe...
History of the senior center
written by Nila Fostvedt
A fun and enlightening activity enjoyed by both Seniors and “Adopt-A-Grandparent” participants. The Universi...
Pianist Assaff Weisman will be in residence at the University of South Dakota from Feb. 26 through the 28. All events are free and open to the public.
Mr. Weisman, the 2006 Iowa In...
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company
116 Market Street, Suite 103
Vermillion, SD 57069
605-624-5571
vcdc@vermillionchamber.com
www.vermillionchambe...
Dear Editor:
I write in response to your Feb. 5 editorial We Hope Effort is More Than an Empty Gesture.
Thank you for your interest in the Year of Unity. However, I disagree with yo...
cut farm incomes
To the editor:
Hyperion supporters dwell on the project's job benefits, but they don't talk about lost farm land and lost economic productivity related to that land. Consid...
Growing up, there was only one day every year my mother allowed me to indulge in eating bread and that was Fat Tuesday. This wasn’t any old bread; it was Saint Joseph’s Day Bread &mdash...
Now that I’m within two years of making it to 90, I’ve given up all thoughts about early retirement.
Phyllis said, “You can’t quit yet because you’ve got to...
of things to come?
If PETA has problems with something as innocent as an esteemed dog show, does that mean the day-to-day goings on at the University of South Dakota could one day be suddenly interrupted?
...
Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) has announced that Erik Nelson of his Sioux Falls office will hold a Constituent Case Day in Clay County on Friday, Feb. 19. Nelson will hold traveling office hours from...
as SDSU family of the year
The Francis “Bud” and Doris Heine family of Vermillion was honored Saturday, Feb. 13, as the South Dakota State University Family of the Year for 2010.
Eight of their 10 chil...
On Saturday, Feb. 20, from 7 p.m. to midnight the Vermillion United Methodist Church, Amnesty International, and CoffeeLoft.Org are sponsoring a benefit concert at Raziel’s at 13 W. Main.&nbs...
right-of-way to pedestrians
The Vermillion Police Department is reminding drivers that, by law, an operator of a vehicle is required to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing a highway within any clearly marked cross...
Excerpts from the Plain Talk
By Cleo Erickson
1935
The new liquor laws and what they can nab you for is given as follows: 1. The sheriff has authority to arr...
When school is in session, more than 54,000 South Dakota children receive free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program. During the summer, that number drops to about 10,000...
will meet Feb. 22
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, Feb. 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.
The Feb. 22 meal will be sponsored and served by Vermillion High Scho...
Gera Jacobs, a professor of early childhood at the University of South Dakota, and Kathy Crowley, a kindergarten teacher at St. Agnes School, had so much fun penning their first book together...
Spend $20 on the 20th.
It’s not much to ask. But the impact on the economy in Vermillion, by spending $20 locally, will be substantial.
Just by making a $20 purcha...
Even though student-athletes at the University of South Dakota have had to spend more time outside of the classroom because of increased travel with Division I schedules, they still are able...
These days, Jeb List and Danielle Dornbusch are doing a lot of sole searching.
The University of South Dakota students are spearheading “Share Your Sole.” The pro...
The funeral for Eleanore Ione Gronseth was 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at the First Lutheran Church of Britton. Reverends Sara and Terrill Sorensen officiated. Spring burial will be in t...
Jan. 22-28, 2010
Emily Jaclyn Larsen, 702 E. Cherry St. #132, Vermillion: Driving with suspended (not revoked) license, Recharged; No drivers license, $51 plus costs.
&...
Hello again folks. The Super Bowl is over and the Saints have marched in and brought a title to New Orleans. Luck was all around for week number 13 of our 9Ball season. Let's take a lo...
Breaking away from a 12-12 tie, Vermillion's wrestling juggernaut won six consecutive matches to end the dual and come home from Crofton with a 46-12 victory last Friday.
The triu...
With a tough week behind them and a potentially even rougher week just ahead, the Vermillion's boys’ basketball team plays at home Friday night against a team they know they can beat.<...
The VHS bowling team recently hosted Sioux Falls Washington at the Prairie Lanes in Vermillion on Feb. 5. The Vermillion girls lost against Washington 17 to 33 and the Vermillion boys lost to...
Vermillion's junior varsity girls won twice and lost twice in their four most recent games through last weekend.
"We have been struggling with teams that have been pressing us fu...
The Tanager girls’ basketball team doubled their victory total for the season during the past week, winning at home over Dell Rapids, 37-34, and over West Central, 60-35, and coming jus...
For the first time ever, the Vermillion schools participated in regulation basketball games during the Southeast Area Special Olympics basketball tournament in Yankton.
Representing Verm...
The postseason has arrived for the Vermillion gymnastics team, and now the trick is to place among the top three teams among four in the regional in order to advance to the state tournament.<...
The following Gayville-Volin Middle School and High School students have been cited for their outstanding academic achievement and attendance for the fall 2009 semester.
Students and th...
GAYVILLE — This weekend, area residents will have a chance to partake in a night of food, friends and games — all while raising money for Gayville Fire and Rescue.
Satu...
The University of South Dakota Department of Theatre continues its season with Broadway’s “A Chorus Line,” Feb. 26-27 and March 1-2 at 7:30 p.m. and a matinee performance on Sunda...
Lydia Ford, daughter of Steven and Pamela Ford of Vermillion, was named to the dean’s honor list at Morningside College for the 2009 fall semester.
Ford is a sophomore at Mor...
Fielding Russell IV of Statesboro, GA, son of Catherine R. Roach of Vermillion, and Fielding D. Russell of Statesboro, GA, was named to the merit list of Oxford College, the two-year liberal...
The following students from Vermillion were named to the dean's list at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology for the fall 2009 semester:
• Samuel Ford, mechanical engine...
The University of Minnesota, Morris dean’s list for the fall 2009 semester has been announced.
Christopher Merrigan of Vermillion, has been named to the dean’s list.
At the Vermillion Public Library
Upcoming Events
at the Library
February is Library Lover’s Month! What do you love about your library? There are pink infor...
To the editor:
Who can trust Hyperion?
When Hyperion came to town and announced who they were and how transparent they would be who would have thought how easy it would be to see th...
Groundhog Day was Feb. 2, and I’ve watched one too many celebrations of six more weeks of winter.
I have a bone to pick with this mythical German custom turned enterprise. An indu...
A bunch of the guys were whoopin’ it up at an eating house when the conversation turned to guns.
Not Colt 45s or Winchester repeaters or Springfield 30 30s, but the homemade rubber...
Most politicians send press releases to news organizations touting their accomplishments to make themselves look good to the voters back home.
Lately, Sen. John Thune has been send...
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin is accepting applications for summer internships in her Washington DC, Aberdeen, Rapid City and Sioux Falls offices. South Dakota natives who are current college...
Helen Brown will be celebrating her 80th birthday on Feb. 24. Her family is requesting a card shower in her honor. Cards may be sent to 221 Walker Street, Vermillion, SD 57069.
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce
& Development Company
116 Market Street, Suite 103
Vermillion, SD 57069
605-624-5571
vcdc@vermillionchamber.com
www.vermillionc...
The 2010 MISS SOUTH DAKOTA USA® and MISS SOUTH DAKOTA TEEN USA® pageants took place Sunday evening, Oct. 18, at the Brandon Valley Performing Arts Center in Brandon.
A capacity c...
Excerpts from the Plain Talk
By Cleo Erickson
1935
Vermillion’s own, Marcelline Garvis, a Stewardess on United Air Lines, has flown 90,000 miles. Her duties...
A major fundraiser for the St. Agnes School in Vermillion is planned. The PTSA (Parents and Teachers of St. Agnes) extend a welcome to the entire community to take part in the Ninth Annual St. Agne...
On Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. in the W.H. Over Museum, Steve Howe, executive director of the Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce and Development Company, will present a snapshot of Vermillio...
The Red Dawgs wheelchair basketball team will play an exhibition game on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 3:30 p.m. at the DakotaDome in Vermillion.
The Red Dawgs will face the Vermillion All-...
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, Feb. 15 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.
The Feb. 15 meal will be sponsored and served by Friends of Welcome Table.<...
A multinational cast of Up with People is headed to Vermillion. Up with People, (UWP) which has toured to 38 countries around the world during the last 44-years has announced that Vermillion...
The South Dakota Office of Tourism recently released 2009 visitor spending figures at the Annual Tourism Conference in Pierre. The data showed for the period of November 2008 through October...
People who attended Saturday’s Community Health and Wellness Fair, held in the Lee Medical School building on the University of South Dakota campus, learned that sometimes you have to c...
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed a complaint in First Circuit Court in Vermillion Wednesday, Feb. 3, seeking information from the University of South Dakota and the South Da...
Organizations involved in shooting sports will soon have a new option for obtaining funds from the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Department.
Beginning Feb. 1, new shoot...
Arlene Larson, age 83, of Yankton, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.
Funeral services were 10:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 at Trinity Lutheran...
Charles Merle Bingen, 62, died Feb. 1, 2010 at Sanford Hospital in Vermillion after a long struggle with pain resulting from a work-related accident (July 2008).
Charles was born t...
Jan. 15-21, 2010
Brenden Hower, 12 Walker St., Vermillion: Careless driving, Recharged; Municipal speeding, $36 plus costs.
Meghan Ellifson-Martz, 45...
It’s Super Bowl week, which should prove to be a very festive period as we move into February and a little closer to some warm weather. Here are the league standings as of Week 12:
With foul weather causing a pileup of rescheduled games, the Lady Tanagers were playing their third game in four nights and their fourth contest in seven days at Canton Friday night and deser...
The fast-disappearing wrestling season has dwindled to only three remaining dual matches for the Vermillion Tanagers, barring any more reschedulings because of the weather.
Coach J...
There remains work to be done, but the young and aspiring Vermillion gymnasts are gradually improving their scores and their routines as the postseason approaches.
Coach Mark Upward cred...
8 and under
Isabel Telleria: 25 Free - fourth, 50 Free - third, 100 Free- second, 25 Back - first, 25 Breast- third, 50 Breast - third; Carly Peckham: 25 Free - 11th, 50 Free - eighth, 25 Back...
A vastly improved Beresford club used runs of 8-0 and 9-0 – one in the first half and the other to start the third quarter – then made free throws late when Vermillion had to purp...
The University of South Dakota School of Law and the USD Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) are hosting the nation’s top Indian law academic competition, the 2010 National NALSA...
Social justice, intercultural awareness and fostering positive relationships are significant reasons why diversity is vital to the campus community at The University of South Dakota. Individuals de...
Is there economic potential in Gayville and Volin?
That’s a question local group is working to answer.
Volin community resident Chuck Fleming, a liaison between...
The University of South Dakota’s Department of Dental Hygiene is offering a free fluoride varnishes and sealants to anyone 18 years and younger by appointment. A grant from the South Dakota D...
Upcoming Events
at the Library
February is Library Lover’s Month! What do you love about your library? There are pink information forms located at the circu...
U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) has welcomed Sonia Hernandez of Gayville to his Washington, DC office. A graduate of Gayville-Volin High School, Hernandez is the daughter of Claire Packard of Gayvi...
Gov. Mike Rounds has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a joint preliminary damage assessment to begin determining damages and costs associated with the recent ice storm in South Dak...
There are several important lessons to learn from the recent disaster in Haiti, lessons that actually are common to the series of disasters that seem continuously to plague mankind, but to wh...
The Vermillion Rotary Club met for its weekly meeting on Tuesday at noon in its usual venue, the Freedom Forum on the USD campus. After a noon meal of meatloaf and the trimmings, the meeting...
Cheryl Rusher, medical technologist, Sanford Vermillion, was selected as the January 2010 PRIDE Employee of the Month. Cheryl has been employed at Sanford Vermillion since February 2008.
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company
116 Market Street, Suite 103
Vermillion, SD 57069
605-624-5571
vcdc@vermillionchamber.com
www.vermillionchambe...
While I was sitting at a stoplight on my way home from work last Thursday night, I noticed a sedan with the right of way pull through the intersection and turn into the oncoming lane.
&n...
When daughter Jan was in grade school, her favorite president was Abraham Lincoln.
He has since been replaced by scads of rock singers and movie stars.
We had been in Missouri...
We applaud the effort, and at the same time, find ourselves asking, “Why did this take so long?”
Gov. Mike Rounds will officially proclaim a Year of Unity at a Feb. 19 ceremo...
First Dakota National Bank employees were challenged by Bank Management to participate in the “Tour de First Dakota.” The “Tour” was designed to promote wellness and a healt...
The Vermillion Area Chamber and Development Company will be holding its annual banquet on Friday, Feb. 19. In an effort by the VCDC to highlight the importance of shopping locally, this year&...
Rod and (the late) Cheryl Polley of Wakonda are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Adam Polley, to Danielle Morris, daughter of Steve and (the late) Linda Morris of Plymouth, MN.
The fourth annual Vermillion Heroes Behind the Badges ended with great success. The blood drive event held on Jan. 11 was a friendly competition between the Vermillion Law Enforcement and Ver...
Excerpts from the Plain Talk
By Cleo Erickson
1934
J. R. Dunlap unofficially known as “South Dakota’s Melon King” remarked he picked all his melons hi...
Akeelah and the Bee is the next featured selection for the February Film Festival. The film will be shown on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Vermillion Public Lib...
The city of Vermillion announces that City Councilman Jack Powell has been selected to the Policy Makers Council (PMC) of the American Public Power Association.
The PMC of the APPA is an...
The next Vermillion Welcome table will meet Monday, Feb. 8 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.
The Feb 8 meal will be sponsored and served by Wal-Mart - Vermillion...
A spaghetti benefit dinner will be held Tuesday, Feb. 23, at The Eagles in Vermillion. A social will be from 5 to 6 p.m., with the meal served from 6 to 8 p.m.
Tickets may be purchased i...
Tension between Islam and the West dates back centuries, but the current jihad further illustrates the Muslim extremists’ willingness to die for their religion, two University of South...
For Wess Pravecek, the circle – more appropriately, the relay – that had once been broken is now whole again.
Sunday afternoon, with scores of local citizens logging la...
The board of directors of the Clay Rural Water System (CRWS) decided at its monthly meeting Thursday to not fulfill a request of the Hyperion Energy Center to be one of its water suppliers.
Vermillion City Manager John Prescott took time during Monday's meeting of the Vermillion City Council to add additional information to an article published in the Yankton Press &...
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed a complaint in First Circuit Court in Vermillion Wednesday...
