Page 2 shop online at www.broadcasteronline.com March 8, 2011 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: 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 Professional Development Seminar sponsored by USD’s Beacom School of Business SE Entrepreneurial Resource Program (SERP), Tuesday, March 29 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Vermillion Area Chamber & Dev. Co., 116 Market St. For more information and to register, contact Lisa Bryan at lisa.bryan@usd.edu or call 605-677-5565. Free and open to the public. March 29 – “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 eleva- tor pitch, accessing capital, bootstrapping, utilizing social media to market your business, and business plan competitions. 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: Announcement: The Eagle Riders are raffling a 2011 Harley Davidson Heritage Softtail. Tickets are $20 each with the proceeds going to the Diabetes Research Center, State and Local Charities. Tickets can be purchased at the Eagles Club 605-624-9934 or from any Eagle Rider Member. Only 2000 tickets will be sold. Announcement: Big Friend-Little Friend, Inc. of Clay & Union County is seeking two adult males to match with boys in Elk Point and Burbank, and two adult females to match HOLMES WELDING 1 mile west of Vermillion • Business Exit 50 & Timber Rd 605-624-3532 We repair ALL snow removal equipment and have new cutting edges in stock. Steal fabrication and aluminum welding 605-624-3532 PROFESSIONAL CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING & DISASTER RESTORATION SERVICE Satisfying customers for 43 years! Plan ahead! Call today for your appointment. 877-Louies3 (568-4373) • 624-2485 with girls in Vermillion. Additional youth are also welcome to apply. Volunteers spend two hours per week with their matches, and all volunteers have background checks and interviews prior to the match. For more information, contact John P. Gille, program director at 605-421-5050 or go to the website www.bflfmentoring.org and click on the volunteer button. Volunteers provide valuable time to area youth, and receive many benefits in serving as a mentor. Sign up today. American Cancer Society Daffodil Days, March 7-11. For more information, contact Amanda at 359-5412. USD Spring Break – no classes, March 7-11. Eagle Riders meeting, Wednesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. at the Eagles. No School – Public School Spring Break, Thursday, March 10 and Friday, March 11 (Third Quarter ends Wednesday, March 9). State “A” Girls Basketball, Thursday, March 10 – Saturday, March 12 in Watertown. Cancer Support Group meeting Thursday, March 10 at 2:30 p.m. in the Sletwold Room of Trinity Lutheran Church, 816 E. Clark, Vermillion. Call Marcy at 624-8706 if you have questions. Brown Bag Lunch Program: “Timelines and Tragedies” featuring Justin Lamoureux and the Midwest Dilemma Band (Omaha). His performances feature earthy, uptempo folk ballads and extraordinary storytelling, played to lilting waltz beats. Friday, March 11 at 12:05 p.m. at the National Music Museum located on USD campus, corner of Clark & Yale Street. The Friends of the W.H. Over Museum will sponsor benefit banquet/auction at Valiant Vineyards Winery, Saturday, March 12 at 5:45 p.m. The McNeills will entertain and Gary Madsen will be the auctioneer. Tickets are $25 and are available from Ann Breitag board members, the Museum, or at the door. Call 677-5228 or 6244166 for information or tickets. All proceeds to benefit the Over Museum. Auction items gladly accepted. Upcoming Events – Mark Your Calendars! Preservation Wednesday featuring Bill Ranney –“The Clay County Poor Farm”, Wednesday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at the Vermillion Public Library. Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration sponsored by Vermillion Area Arts Council will feature folksinger, songwriter Jami Lynn, Thursday, March 17, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Washington Street Arts Center, 202 Washington Street in Vermillion. Traditional Irish food and brews will be served. Works by University of South Dakota students and younger artists will be exhibited. Jami Lynn will perform Irish folksongs and music from her new CD, Sodbusters, with fellow musician Josh Rieck from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. In the years since the 2008 release of Dreamer under the name of “Jami Lynn & the Aquila Band,” the two have stripped down their style and consulted local folklore for inspiration. Tickets may be purchased at the door: $8 for VAAC Members, $12 for nonmembers, $5 for children 11-18; free for children 10 and under. Vermillion Area Winter Farmers Market, Saturday, March 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Extension Building. Spring Salad Luncheon/Style Show sponsored by Catholic Daughters, Saturday, March 19 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Agnes School Auditorium. Cards, games, socializing and door prizes. Tickets $6/person. Public invited. Proceeds for Court Charities. “Sugarland” with special guests “Little Big Town” at the Tyson Events Center, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at Tyson Events Center Box Office or at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-7453000. Clay County Historical Society Potluck, Thursday, March 24 at 6:05 p.m. at the Austin Whittemore House, 15 Austin Street. Event hosted by Clay County Historical Society Board with a program to follow by Judge Arthur Rusch on the “Kidder family.” Historical Heritage discussion will be held on Thursday, Mar 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Community Room of the Vermillion Public Library. Land of the Burnt Thigh by Edith Eudora Kohl will be the next selection in the series to be discussed. This book relates the fascinating memoir of two women homesteaders on the South Dakota frontier. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk. Norma Wilson, USD professor emeritus, will be facilitating TODD’S ELECTRIC SERVICE “The Line To Power” Design/Build • Fiber Cabling • Commercial • Residential Service Calls • Boom Truck with Auger • Trenching Serving the Beresford and Vermillion Areas 414 South Norbeck,Vermillion Family home, attached garage, unattached 2 car garage, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, comfortable family room with brass-front fireplace, adjoining office/bedroom. Screened-in sun room. Energy efficient furnace, A.C. and water softener less than 5 years old. Included: refrigerator, dishwasher, washer/dryer and blinds all less than 2 years old. Also included: electric range and microwave. FOR SAL E Call Jim at 605-670-1356 1-800-560-2518 1221 Cornell St., Vermillion, SD • 605-624-5642 201 NW 13th St., Ste. 3, Beresford, SD • 800-560-2518 Construction Gene Hawkins, Owner 605.670.1169 • Roofing • Remodeling • Concrete Work • Custom Sawing • Re-Sawing this discussion. Hot drinks and refreshments will be provided. Schmeckfest in Freeman, March 25 & 26 and April 1 & 2. Advance meal tickets only (no meal tickets available at the door). To order, call 605-925-4542, or e-mail schmeckfest@hotmail.com. The Center Outings: Kenny Rogers Concert – The Center (formerly Vermillion Senior Center) is planning a trip to Sioux Falls, Saturday, April 2 at the Washington Pavilion. Tickets and transportation will be $75 plus an evening meal in Sioux Falls. Depart from the Center around 4:30 p.m. If interested – please call The Center at 624-8072 no later than Friday, March 4 by 12 p.m. We do not have tickets reserved so need to make plans ASAP in order to get good seats. We have 17 available bus seats at this time. Please call The Center at 624-8072 to reserve your ticket. Members of The Center can get on the travel list and be contacted each time there are outings. Sharing the Dream April Trip to Guatemala: Weaving & Textile Crafts Tour, April 2-10. Limit of four people. The course includes one Indigenous Guatemalan teacher per pair of students, a back strap loom and all materials needed for weaving, classes English translation during the whole tour, transport, lodging, and food. Cost $900 per person plus airfare. Contact Diane at diane@sharingthedream.org for more information. The seventh annual ESA Tour of Tables will be held in the Father Wolf auditorium of St. Agnes School on Saturday, April 9. If you as an individual or as a business owner would like to sponsor a table at this year's event, please contact Barb Campbell at 624-4626 o r bcampbel41@msn.com. Also, please contact her if you are interested in purchasing tickets for the Tour of Tables. Sixth Annual Lewis & Clark Home Builders Home Show, Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10 at the Kiwanis 4-H Ice Center, 709 Whiting Drive, Yankton. www.lewisandclarkhomebuilders.com Cirque du Soleil at Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 10 at 1 and 5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at Tyson Box Office or by contacting Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.