February 22, 2011 shop online at www.broadcasteronline.com Page 3 CHAMBER CHAT Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company 116 Market Street, Suite 103 Vermillion, SD 57069 605-624-5571 vcdc@vermillionchamber.com www.vermillionchamber.com Compiled By Nancy Nelson Chamber Business: Professional Development Series sponsored by USD’s Beacom School of Business SE Entrepreneurial Resource Program (SERP), 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Vermillion Area Chamber & Dev. Co., 116 Market St. Total cost for all four sessions is $10. Participants will receive one continuing education credit for attending all four sessions. For more information & to register, contact Lisa Bryan at lisa.bryan@usd.edu or call 605-677-5565. The three remaining sessions include: • March 29 – ‘Financing Options for your Business’ with Vonnie Barnett. This seminar will explore a variety of funding alternatives, including self-funding, angel funding, venture capital, grants, conventional loans, & special loan programs specifically for small businesses. • April 26 – ‘Preparing to Launch the Business’ with Lisa Bryan & Dustin Pratt. This seminar will provide participants with the tools to launch their business venture. We will focus on the elevator pitch, accessing capital, bootstrapping, utilizing social media to market your business, and business plan competitions. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will offer a program on the history of Vermillion before the 1881 flood on Feb. 24. OLLI is affiliated with USD and winter term catalogs are available at the Vermillion Chamber of Commerce or by contacting Ted Muenster at 677-6708. The 2011 VCDC Annual Banquet will be Friday, Feb. 25 at the Muenster University Center (MUC) Ballroom with social at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. Keynote speaker: Mike Knutson, Rural Learning Center & author of the Reimagine Rural Blog. The cost for hors d’oeuvres, dinner and program is $30 per person. For more information or to reserve your tickets, please call the VCDC at 624-5571 by Friday, Feb. 18. The public is welcome! Cracker Barrel Session will be Saturday, March 26 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Fire Hall Station conference room. Sponsors include VFW Auxiliary, Clay County Democrats, Clay County Republicans and the VCDC Legislative Affairs Committee. Business After Hours: Are you looking for an opportunity to showcase your business and network with your peers? Sign up to host a Business After Hours event! These events generally run from 5 to 7 p.m. on a weeknight and the hosting business provides hors d’oeuvres and refresments. If interested, please contact Ann at: annb@vermillionchamber.com or at 624-5571. This Weeks Happenings: Sharing the Dream trip from Feb. 19 through Feb. 27. Cost is $900 plus airfare. Price includes all meals, travel, and lodging. Meet the people that Sharing the Dream works with in Guatemala. For more information contact Diane Nesselhuf at: diane@sharingthedream. org. Adventures in Architecture: Alternative architecture in southeastern South Dakota, Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. Location: 1101 James St. What has been built, what could be built: mud, straw bales, earth sheltered, passive solar, energy conservation, appropriate technology, reusing existing building and parts. A discussion and examination of how to build using local resources. Eight sessions: Feb. 23, March 2, 9, 23, 30 & April 6, 20, 27. F e b r u a r y Fundraiser at Vermillion Senior Citizen Services Center: BBQ Pork Boneless Rib Dinner, Thursday, Feb. 24 with hors d’oeuvres at 5:15 p.m., dinner at 5:30 p.m. Call 6248072 for tickets. Women's Basketball vs. New Jersey Institute of Technology, Thursday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. in DakotaDome. Men's Basketball vs. New Jersey Institute of Technology, Thursday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. in DakotaDome. Brown bag lunch program, “Musical Selections for the Harpsichord” featuring Sonia Lee, harpsichord, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, playing on the NMM's harpsichord by Joseph Kirckman, London (1798), Friday, Feb. 25 at 12:05 p.m. at the National Music Museum location on USD campus, corner of Clark & Yale St. USD Theatre presents “The Woman in Black” at Wayne S. ball vs. Chicago State University, Saturday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. in the DakotaDome. Ann Breitag Knutson Theatre at the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts: Feb. 25, 26, 28 and March 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. Admission: Adults-$14; Youth (K-12) & nonUSD students with ID$9; USD students-$4. To reserve tickets, call 677-5400. Fun and Games will be held in the Community Room of the Vermillion Public Library, Saturday, Feb. 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. Adults and youth ages 12 and up will play board games and put jigsaw puzzles together. A wide variety of challenging and interesting games and puzzles will be available to provide mental stimulation. Learn or show others how to play Farkle, our newest game. Drinks and snacks will be provided. USD's choral ensembles present their Spring Choral Showcase at Vermillion's Trinity Lutheran Church, Saturday, Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. Open to the public at no charge. USD Women's Basketball vs. Chicago State University, Saturday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. in the DakotaDome. USD Men's Basket- Upcoming Events – Mark Your Calendars! Community Education: Estate Planning Basics, Sunday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. Ever wonder whether or not you should have a will? Come and listen to a local attorney discuss the importance of estate planning for individuals of all economic backgrounds. Location: Vermillion High School. American Cancer Society Daffodil Days, March 7-11. For more information, contact Amanda at 359-5412. Sugarland with special guests “Little Big Town” at the Tyson Events Center, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale 1/21/11 at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at Tyson Events Center Box Office or at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Schmeckfest in Freeman, SD March 25 and 26 and April 1 and 2. Advance meal tickets only (no meal tickets available at the door). To order, call 605-925-4542, or email schmeckfest@hotmail.com. Vermillion Special Olympics Polar Plunge – Vermillion Special Olympics will be hosting the second annual Polar Plunge fundraiser – Freezin' for a Reason! The Plunge will take place April 10 at 2 p.m. (registration from 12:30 to 2 p.m.) in the high school parking lot. Jumpers will plunge into a lined dumpster filled with very cold water! The cost is $100 to jump with the price including a free t-shirt and meal at the after jump party. For $25, children can take the plunge into a kiddie pool filled with warm water with the price including a free t-shirt. Prizes will be awarded for best costumes and top money raisers. For more information please contact Jen Law at 670-0030 or Dave/Nikki Stammer at 624-8420. Does your business or organization have an event you would like included in the Chamber Chat? If you do please call us at 624-5571 or email us at vcdc@vermillionchamber.com. Airduct Cleaning Residential, Office, & Light Commercial James Heating & Cooling Vermillion, SD 57069 605-624-9140 Quality Repairs, Service and Installation at Reasonable Prices Licensed and Insured • Free Estimates THE ANNUAL MEETING OF HAVE IRA QUESTIONS? LET'S TALK. P RAIRIE C ENTER T OWNSHIP will be held in the Township Hall Tuesday, March 1, 2011 from 7-9 p.m. Hearing of reports, election of officers and any other business. 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