Page 2 shop online at www.broadcasteronline.com March 15, 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 & Development Company, 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 elevator 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. The Vermillion Area Community Foundation is accepting proposals Hartington Tree Service • Tree Trimming• Removals/Transplanting •Evergreen Shade & Ornamental Trees For Sale Serving SE South Dakota & NE Nebraska for 17 years www.hartingtontree.com Kyle & Kent Hochstein (402) 254-6710 NOTICE Brule Township Property Owners The Board of Supervisors will be meeting as a Board of Equalization on Monday, March 21, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. at the Union Co. Highway Shed in Spink, SD. A written request to appeal must be delivered to the clerk’s office no later than Thursday, March 17, 2011, 5 p.m. The request must include the parcel number. for projects to improve our community. Forms for submitting proposals by groups or organizations are available at the Chamber of Commerce office. While funds available are limited we can fully fund small one time requests or partially fund larger projects. Your annual donations to our Foundation will provide us with increasing funds each year for worthwhile projects. 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 2,000 tickets will be sold. Announcement: Big Friend-Little Friend, Inc. of Clay & Union counties is seeking two adult males to match with boys in Elk Point and Burbank, and two adult females to match with girls in Vermillion. 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.bflf- Ann Breitag mentoring.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. Community Education: Rehab, Restore, Renovate – How to take care of your historic building. Appropriate solutions for the problems and perils of living in an old building. How to save energy, help the environment and preserve the historic character of your building. Proven answers to common problems in historic buildings. Bring your problems to class and we will try to solve them. Dates: Three sessions: March 15, 22, 29 at 7 p.m. Location: 1101 James St, Vermillion. Preservation Wednesday featuring Bill Ranney – “The Clay County Poor Farm,” Wednesday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at the Vermillion Public Library. The USD Coyote Jazz Festival, Thursday, March 17 (all day) Visit: STAR TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEETING WAKONDA LEGION HALL MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011 • 7:00 P.M. To review your tax assessment for 2011, please contact the Township Clerk prior to March 17, 2011 to set up an appointment. RON PETERSON TOWNSHIP CLERK (605)263-3526 Gregg Hanson, Clerk 47568 SD Highway 50 Elk Point, SD 57025 Patricia Curry: 605-661-2860 Andy Curry: 605-261-1202 Archie Dunham: 605-366-4625 Registration/Orientation Meeting for 2011-2012 VHS Freshment & Parents Tuesday, March 22nd 6:30pm VHS Auditorium www.dunhamcompany.com Elk Point, SD Also see us at Siouxlandhomes.com Virtual Tours 1704 Arnold Palmer Lane - $224,900 611 E. Washington Street - $119,900 207 W. Clay Street. - $60,000 710 E. Main Street - $154,900 2103 sf Ranch (1/2 of duplex) 3 bedroom, 2 bath, main floor laundry. Huge LL family room, storage. Oversized garage, fenced yard, garden shed. Many updates. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, huge kitchen. New carpet/ flooring/interior/extior paint/roof 2009. 2 blocks from school. 209 W. Walnut Street - $98,500 602 S. Pinckney Street - $205,900 1/2 Duplex. 1034 sf, ranch, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, main floor laundry. All appliances included. Single attached garage w/GDOpener and remote. 2-car garage on alley. (PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE FROM DISTRICT CALENDAR) • Registration booklets will go home with 8th graders Thursday, March 17th • Orientation session on March 22nd will include: • Q&A session on registration process • Overview of high school policies, etc. • ‘11-’12 Freshmen will register on-line at the middle school on March 23, 2011 2650 sf., 4 bedrooms & 3 baths, kitchen appliances included, huge 768 sf garage, dbl. lot. Top to bottom updates in 2006; lite form basement, tiled floors in kitchen, newer cabinets. 4 bedrooms 3 bath ranch. Open concept, living room w/firepl, slider to patio. Kitchen appliances stay. Master w/roomy walk in closet, large mst bath w/double sinks. Main fl laundry. L level finish: huge family rm, 2 bedrms w/egress, full bath. 3 stall heated garage w/epoxy finish floor. 3rd stall set for tandem 4th stall, pad poured. Ranch, 2147 sf, 4 bedrooms, 3 bath, bay dining area leads to deck. Main floor laundry. Master bed/bath, walk-in closet. Huge garage, lawn sprinkler system. http://www.usd.edu/fine -arts/music/events.cfm for locations. State “A” Boys Basketball, Thursday, March 17 through Saturday, March 19 in Rapid City. 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 and free for children 10 and under. Brown Bag Lunch Program: “Returning and Returned” featuring Michael Mandrell, fingerstyle guitarist from Portland. His music offers equal parts world and new age, an array of Middle Eastern rhythms and scales, with tinges of folk and an infusion of Celtic overtones. Friday, March 18 at 12:05 p.m. at the National Music Museum located on USD campus, corner of Clark & Yale Street. Junior Piano Recital featuring Adrian Ries, Friday, March 18 at 7 p.m. at the Colton Recital Hall at the USD Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. Open to the public at no charge. Vermillion Area Winter Farmers Market, Saturday, March 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Extension Building. Show Choir Classic, Saturday, March 19 in Mitchell. 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. Community Education: “Not Your Grand- 2011 Ford Taurus #3084 MSRP Dealer Savings Sale Price $25,999 $1,699 $24,300 339 $ and 3.99% APR 75 month w/$2,000 customer cash. All rebates to dealer. 3.99% W.A.C. credit rebates subject to change. mo. Lewis & Clark Ford 316 Capitol St. • Yankton, SD (605)664-2000 • 1-877-865-7668 www.lewisandclarkford.com mother’s Quilt”: Learn the gentle art of quiltmaking while creating this nine block sampler quilt. Use contemporary fabrics for a fresh look or subtle tones for an old fashioned look. Over the course of six weeks you'll learn the fundamentals of quilting so you can take on almost any project you want! The first class we'll review the supply list, discuss fabric choices, learn basic cutting techniques and discuss piecing skills. An optional field trip to a nearby quilt shop will follow. These events will be held at the Vermillion Public Library beginning Saturday, March 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. The cost is $50 plus the cost of supplies. Call 605-677-6240 with questions. Supplies needed: • Sewing machine and manual (not needed for first class unless you have questions on how to operate it). • Extra machine needle and bobbin. • Neutral colored thread for piecing. • Rotary cutter & scissors. • Acrylic ruler (approximately 6 1/2" x 24") and rotary cutting mat (18" x 24" or larger). • Fabric requirements (for 54" square quilt - presuming fabric is at least 40" wide). • 1 yard background fabric (background of blocks). • 1/4 each of 4 different colors for blocks. • 3/8 yard of 1 fabric (for Greek Square block). • 1 1/8 yd. for sashing & binding and 1 3/4 yd. batting (at least 60" wide or packaged batting at least 60"x 60"). • 1 1/8 yard for outer border and 3 yards for backing. Gamelan Workshop for Tatag, Saturday, March 19 at the National Music Museum located on USD campus, corner of Clark & Yale Street. (This is a free Saturday event!) USD Chamber Singers Home Concert, Saturday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Vermillion's United Church of Christ. Please join USD's Chamber Singers as they present their touring concert to their home audience. Free will offering to help support the group and its tour. “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. 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.