‘He really had a way of connecting with people’
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
It is a story that never grows old, filled with some of the awful truths of the human condition, and some of its best qualities, too. Darrel Christopherson is pictured speaking during the 2010 Veteran...
Wristbands take community, Food Pantry to heart
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
In the past, Beacom School of Business student Josh Anderson has sold different items to earn money.For two years he sold T-shirts over Dakota Days, followed by sunglasses the next year.Josh Anderson,...
Planning under way for Feb. 12 Relay for Life
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
“After every storm comes a rainbow dash; curing cancer one color at a time.”That’s the motto of this year’s annual Relay For Life, which is set to be held from 1-5 p.m. Sunda...
Christopherson, survivor of Pearl Harbor, dies Sunday
Published: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Darrel Christopherson, one of the last of the “Greatest Generation” in South Dakota and a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, died at his home in Vermillion Sunday, Jan. 29. He was 87....
Bailey shows backbone, fortitude
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Bailey Carlson drives toward the basket past a Tea-Area Titan defender during the Tanagers girls basketball game in the VHS gym Dec. 30. (Photo by David Lias) It takes a l...
Pipeline pros and cons debated at USD
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Dr. Dennis Johnson discusses the level of urgency surrounding environmental problems with oil or tar sands in regard to oil pipelines as Dr. Howard Coker (left) and Dr. Benno Wymar (right) liste...
Alcohol rules may change at USD
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Possession of alcohol on campus always has been prohibited for University of South Dakota students, even if they were 21 or older.That promises to change next semester, following a decision by the Sou...
Report: Stronger diversity efforts needed at USD
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
For any campus diversity plan to succeed, there needs to be substantial involvement at all levels dash; from the students to the upper administration.That was the consensus Thursday, Jan. 19, at the...
Bowling
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Ladies Bowling League January 24, 2012Teams Won LossFlannery’s 86.5 32.5Team BK 75.0 ...
Grapplers prepare to wrap up season
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Vermillion’s Alex Osborne defeats Beresford’s Keegan Nordquist in the 170 pound weight class in a triangular hosted by Vermillion Monday. (Photo by David Lias) Two trips to Harr...
Vermillion gymnasts place second in triangular Monday
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Vermillion’s Morgan Hower competes on the balance beam during Monday’s triangular with Wagner and West Central held at VHS. She placed sixth. (Photo by David Lias)Wagner outperformed...
Coyote women record big 60-57 win at Oral Roberts
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Senior Amber Hegge scored a game-high 24 points as the South Dakota women’s basketball team held off a second-half rally by Oral Roberts in a 60-57 Summit League victory over the Golden Eagles M...
Coyotes fall in final minute at Southern Utah
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
CEDAR CITY, UT dash; Down by seven with 5:58 remaining, the South Dakota men’s basketball team made a furious run, but came up just short as Southern Utah’s Jackson Stevenett hit two fre...
Coyotes fall 97-64 at league-leading Oral Roberts
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
TULSA, OK dash; League-leading Oral Roberts University posted a 97-64 victory over visiting University of South Dakota Thursday evening in the Mabee Center in Summit League action. With the loss, th...
Three Oklahoma recruits sign with USD
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
VERMILLION — Naturally, when you think of Oklahoma, you instantly think University of South Dakota football, right?Until this year, there wasn‚t a pipeline between the two states. However,...
Tanager boys continue slide, lose to WC 45-37
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Whoever said two weeks ago that the Vermillion boys basketball team was entering a tough stretch in its schedule wasn't just blowing smoke.The Tanagers, who were 6-2 at one point, dropped to 6-6 for...
Free throws key to Lady Tanagers’ win over Lennox
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Their favorite spot on any basketball court dash; the free-throw line dash; saved Vermillion's girls from their second defeat of the season in Lennox last Friday.The Orioles, who had lost in Verm...
Grove ties pole vault record, Huschle wins long jump at Jack Johnson M...
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Freshman Emily Grove tied the school indoor pole vault record and freshman Analisa Huschle captured the long jump to lead the South Dakota women’s track and field team at the opening day of the...
Defense powers Western Illinois past Coyote men
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Once again for the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team, it was a case of ‘yeah-but.’Senior USD guard Charlie Westbrook is fouled by a Western Illinois defender during Su...
Coyote Women’s Tennis opens spring season with 7-0 shutout
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
The University of South Dakota women’s tennis team opened the 2012 spring season in convincing fashion, with a 7-0 win over Northwestern College (IA) Saturday afternoon at the Four Seasons Indoo...
Bowling
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
USD Faculty/Staff Bowling LeaguePrairie LanesJanuary 18, 2012Teams Won LossCoots 42.0 18.0Mighty Mallards 40.5...
Coyote Swimming and Diving teams swept at SDSU
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Seniors Lizz Hoffman and Janine James combined for five event wins during the South Dakota women’s swimming and diving team’s 140-97 loss to South Dakota State Saturday in Brookings. The C...
Coyote women bounce Western Illinois
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
The University of South Dakota Coyotes returned to the DakotaDome from an emotionally draining road trip at North Dakota State and newly reinstated rival South Dakota State, finding themselves at 2-5...
Track benefit plans for G-V under way
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Make plans now to attend the Gayville Volin Track-a-Palooza! The event is planned for March 24 at the Gayville Community Center. The purpose of this benefit is to build an all weather track and...
Tanager gymnast Rory Tucker champ at dual with Y-BH
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Vermillion gymnasts will have their last home meet Tuesday in a triangular against Wagner and West Central, and the competition will also conclude the regular season.All that will remain then will be...
Tanager grapplers will host duals tonight
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
The last home matches of the regular season await Vermillion wrestling fans within the next four days, starting tonight (Friday).If it's true a team gets better by taking on strong competition, then...
Effective shooting from charity stripe leads Tanager girls to victory
Published: Friday, January 20th, 2012
Tanager Kelly Amundson drives the ball down court past two Elk Point-Jefferson defenders during girls basketball action Tuesday night in Vermillion. Amundson’s 10 points, along with balanc...
Bowling
Published: Friday, January 20th, 2012
USD Faculty/Staff Bowling LeaguePrairie LanesJanuary 11, 2012Teams Won LossCoots 29.0 1.0Mighty Mallards 21.0&...
Madison dominates Vermillion in gymnastics
Published: Friday, January 20th, 2012
Madison may have lost a state gymnastics championship last year for the first time since the mid-'90s, but that doesn't mean the Bulldogs still aren't a dominant team in their sport.The visitors ac...
VAST dominates in Sioux City
Published: Friday, January 20th, 2012
The Vermillion Area Swim Team took to the road yet again this season, this time to Sioux City for the annual Siouxland Sharks Invitational. Twenty-five VAST swimmers competed in the event over two day...
JV wrestlers compete in Mitchell tourney
Published: Friday, January 20th, 2012
On Jan. 7 the JV wrestling team competed in the Mitchell tournament and came away with a good showing of the skills they have learned.Eleven young grapplers participated, and came home proudly clutchi...
Missed free throws contribute to Tanagers 52-51 loss to EP-J
Published: Friday, January 20th, 2012
Vermillion’s Austin Krier makes a drive toward the hoop during Tuesday’s basketball action against Elk Point-Jefferson Tuesday. Krier scored 13 points that night. (Photo by David Lia...
Busy schedule ahead for Vermillion Tanager grapplers
Published: Friday, January 20th, 2012
A three-event stretch during which Vermillion's wrestlers will make their only home appearances of the entire regular season began last night (Thursday) in a dual against a powerful Canton team.Next...
Community Calendar: Feb. 3-9
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Friday, February 3• Hospital Auxiliary Meeting, 2 p.m. at Sanford Vermillion Care Center Dining Room, 125 Walker St.• National Music Museum (NMM) Brown Bag Lunch Program: “Grafted in...
Honoring Remembering: Master Chief Petty Officer Gary G. Bliss
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Master Chief Petty Officer Gary G. Bliss, USN Retired, was born April 11, 1936 to Herbert and Coral Bliss. They lived on a farm on Bluff Road, where he was born.Gary BlissDuring his senior year...
Thankful for assistance
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Tom Schaack, community bank president of First Bank & Trust in Vermillion, assisted the Main Street Center in obtaining a major contribution to the Tomorrow Project from Fishback Financial C...
Chamber Chat
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionchamber.com Chamber Business: p...
Engagements: Knutson-Foster
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Lowell and Cindy Knutson of Vermillion announce the engagement of their daughter, Shelli Knutson, to Rob Foster, son of Jo Foster of Tracy, MN and Steve Foster of Brainerd, MN.Knutson-FosterShelli has...
South Dakota National Guard celebrates 150 years of service
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
The South Dakota National Guard marked 150 years of service to the state and nation last Friday, as they celebrate the Jan. 27, 1862, birth date of the organization’s formation.With a proud 150-...
Annual row crop clinic to be held
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
The only Row Crop Clinic held in the Southeastern part of the state will be held on Feb. 14 at the Parker Community Building in Parker. The program runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Coffee and rolls are s...
Accounting students net jobs, internships with S.D. firms
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
The University of South Dakota Beacom School of Business announced that 40 students accepted internships and full-time positions at several prestigious state and other Midwest accounting firms. Last f...
Black Hills Playhouse to host auditions
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
The Black Hills Playhouse, in beautiful Custer State Park, is back again for the 2012 season and will be auditioning actors and interviewing technicians at the Warren M Lee Center for the Fine Arts in...
Clovis will speak at local GOP fundraiser
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Radio talk show host Dr. Sam Clovis will be the main speaker at a fundraiser at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at the Valiant Vineyards Winery. The meeting is sponsored by the Clay County Republicans. The...
Merchants raise money for Vermillion Food Pantry
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
The Downtown Vermillion Action Team (DVAT) presented a $600 check to Mary Berglin of the Vermillion Food Pantry. The money was raise during the DVAT’s annual “Change For Change” camp...
Local lab recognized for quality services
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Sanford Medical Center Vermillion Laboratory has, once again, met all criteria for Laboratory Accreditation by COLA, a national healthcare accreditation organization. Accreditation is given only to la...
Smile for the Vermillion Food Pantry
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Employees at Sanford Vermillion opted to smile for a Christmas portrait in exchange for a free-will offering to the Vermillion Food Pantry. The project resulted in a generous gift and a large selectio...
Dozens of USD students go ‘AWOL’ for community-service
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
More than 50 students from the University of South Dakota traveled during their winter break to the southeast United States, central Minnesota and Central America to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity...
Christopherson, survivor of Pearl Harbor, dies Sunday
Published: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Darrel Christopherson, one of the last of the “Greatest Generation” in South Dakota and a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, died at his home in Vermillion Sunday, Jan. 29. He was 87....
Will marry
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Katherine McDonald and Christopher Brumwell have announced
their engagement.
Community Calendar: Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2012
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Friday, January 27• National Music Museum (NMM) Brown Bag Lunch Program “The Autonomous Autoharpist,” featuring Bryan Bowers, autoharp master, singer/songwriter and storyteller from S...
PUC: Protect wireless accounts
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
PIERRE dash; The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has learned of incidents involving fraudulent access of private wireless phone accounts and urges consumers to apply additional security mea...
Chamber Chat
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionchamber.com Chamber Business: p...
Irwin is SESDAC January EOM
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Debbie Irwin, Direct Support Professional, was selected as the SESDAC, Inc., January 2012 Employee of the Month. Debbie has been a part of our organization since October 2006.Pictured above is Debbie...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
1971 The 1971 City budget is $3,418,270.00. The following changes were made by the Council in answer to departmental requests. A $300.00 per year across the board s...
Check It Out
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Library Activities and InformationBook Page: America’s Book Review for January is available at the circulation desk. The Book Page features new and well-known authors and their books, reviews in...
SESD Experiment Farm Corporation annual meeting is Jan. 31
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Corporation invites the public to attend their annual meeting Jan. 31, 2012, beginning at 1 p.m. at The Bridges Event Center in Beresford.This annual event disse...
Darrel Christopherson
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
ChristophersonDarrel Loren Christopherson, 87, of Vermillion, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012.Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at the First Baptist Church in Vermillion,...
Peggy Johnson
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Peggy J. Johnson, 61, of Elk Point, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at the Sanford Vermillion Care Center in Vermillion.Peggy Rentschler was born May 25, 1950, in Omaha, NE, to Robert and Jacqueli...
Robert Tschetter
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Robert John Tschetter was born Sept. 10, 1939, to John and Elizabeth (Hofer) Tschetter in Bridgewater, where he lived in his parents’ home until 1957. In 1957, he moved to Redfield, where he liv...
Mildred Herren
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Mildred Herren, 92, of Vermillion, passed away at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND, on Jan. 22, 2012.Mildred was born the oldest child of Ambrose and Mary Elizabeth Ward on Dec. 6, 1919 in Carlinv...
Nicholas Miller
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Nicholas James Miller, 31, passed away on Jan. 21, 2012, from injuries suffered from an accident on Jan. 16, 2012, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls. In death, Nick gave the gift of life by being an...
Loretta Lofgren
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Loretta Lofgren passed away peacefully with family members on Jan. 17, 2012 she was 101 years young. She suffered a stroke on Jan. 10, 2012 and developed complications.LofgrenKnown for her pleas...
Between the Lines: A message for Darrel
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Editor’s note: This week the nation, and especially Vermillion, is honoring the contributions made by Darrel Christopherson, a hometown boy who joined the Navy on his 17th birthday in February 1...
MyStoryYourStory: Put a little ‘wow’ in your Valentine’s Day
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Guys, take a little advice from me, someone who has 40 solid years of Valentine’s Day experience under her belt, don’t wait until Feb. 14th to channel cupid. Start today.Believe me; women...
Guest Commentary:
We need science and math teachers in S.D.
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
In my Jan. 10 State of the State address, I proposed $3,500 bonuses to middle and high school math and science teachers, beginning in the 2013-2014 school year.The proposal attempts to address challen...
Between The Lines: Committee urged to kill rotten bill
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Maybe it’s my imagination. But there seems to be a pattern developing here.Do South Dakota legislators routinely introduce all the really rotten bills to various committees in Pierre first, and...
MyStoryYourStory: Little bit of joy, pain in this and that
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Heading off to work on cold winter mornings, I experience an ancient reflex to lug a shoe bag with me. I don’t even own one and haven’t seen shoe bags in stores for years. You see, a shoe...
Girls’ astounding third quarter too much for Beresford
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Vermillion's girls came stampeding out of the halftime intermission to score 21 points in the next five minutes, 30 seconds, and 27 points in all in an astounding third quarter, en route to a 57-40 t...
Scholastic Achievements
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
MTI’s President’s ListA total of 272 students at Mitchell Technical Institute have been placed on the Fall Semester 2011 President's List, according to MTI President Greg Von Wald. Full-t...
For The Record
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Cases Disposed 1/20-26/2012Mikahil D. Grib, 805 4th Street, Dell Rapids; Aggravated assault, dismissedKela M. Cihak, 40646 300th Street, Avon; Renewal registration during assigned month, $54.00 plus c...
For The Record
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Cases Disposed 1/13-19/2012Derek Weidemann, 613 W. Cherry Street, Vermillion; Failure to stop, $54.00 plus costsGeralda Backman, 209 E. 7th St., Wynot, NE; Speeding other roadways, $39.00 plus c...
