Page 2 shop online at www.broadcasteronline.com March 22, 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 tween Coyote Village and Dakota Street south of the Dome. Watch for more details in the coming weeks – this will be a great opportunity to showcase our city and welcome visitors!! 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. March 29 from 6:30 to 9:00 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. Tour de Kota: Hundreds of visitors will be in our community when Vermillion hosts the Tour de Kota on Thursday, June 9. Riders will be biking from Freeman to Vermillion and arriving here beginning the morning of June 9 and staying for the day and last overnight of the tour. Events will take place on the USD tailgate grounds be- Chamber Business: David Owen, president of the SD Chamber of Commerce, will speak at the Rotary Club meeting from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Neuharth Media Center on Tuesday, March 22. Sponsored by the VCDC Legislative Affairs Committee. 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, 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 Patricia Curry: 605-661-2860 Andy Curry: 605-261-1202 Archie Dunham: 605-366-4625 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 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. 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. • Tree Trimming• Removals/Transplanting •Evergreen Shade & Ornamental Trees For Sale 602 S. Pinckney Street - $205,900 209 W. Walnut Street - $98,500 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. 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.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. Sanford Vermillion’s Great Strides Program, March 21-May 1. Put together a team or do it yourself and get healthy. $10 entry fee per person. For more information, visit: sanfordvermillion.org or call 638-8465. Lecture by visiting artist, Yoonmi Nam, Wednesday, March 23 at 2 p.m. in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Hartington Tree Service 710 E. Main Street - $154,900 207 W. Clay Street. - $60,000 Ann Breitag Serving SE South Dakota & NE Nebraska for 17 years 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. www.hartingtontree.com Kyle & Kent Hochstein (402) 2011 Ford F150 4X4 XLT Super Crew #3259 MSRP MFG Rebate Dealer Savings Sale Price WHICH IRA IS BEST $38,540 $4,000 $3,541 $30,999 459 $ FOR YOU? LET'S TALK. Curt Robinson Lewis & Clark Ford mo. 316 Capitol St. • Yankton, SD w/FMCC Financing 72 month w/$2,000 customer cash. All rebates to dealer. W.A.C. credit rebates subject to change. 254-6710 Fine Arts (John A. Day Gallery). Her work will be on display in the John A. Day Gallery March 1 – March 25, with an artist’s reception March 25 at 7 p.m. Faculty Double Bass Recital featuring Dr. Rick Rognstad, USD faculty in the Department of Music, Wednesday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Farber Hall located in Old Main. Open to the public at no charge. USD Theatre presents ”Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead” at Arena Theatre in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. Dates: March 23-26 at 7:30 p.m. and March 27 at 2 p.m. Admission: Adults-$14; Youth (K12) and non-USD students with ID-$9; USD students with current ID-$4. To reserve tickets, call 677-5400. Vermillion Middle School Spring Picture Day, Thursday, March 24. Lecture by visiting artist, Eric Conrad. On Thursday, March 24 at 2 p.m. in the John A. Day Gallery at the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, Eric Conrad will give a free public lecture about his work. His work will be on display in the John A. Day Gallery March 1 – March 25, with an artist’s reception March 25 at 7 p.m. 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.” (605)664-2000 • 1-877-865-7668 Financial Advisor . 23 Market Street Vermillion, SD 57069 605-624-2028 www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC Member CIPF www.lewisandclarkford.com Sanford Vermillion 20 S. Plum Street Vermillion, SD (605) 624.2611 Vermillion DIETARY AIDE: Part-time positions in the Nutrition Services Department. CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT: Full-time evening and part-time positions available – Sanford Care Center Vermillion offers a warm family atmosphere and excellent staff. Come join our team to provide the BEST CARE in our community! Certification training provided with wage increase upon final certification. REGISTERED NURSE/LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE-CLINIC: Full-time position, 40 hours per week including two evening shifts and occasional Sat. a.m. Provider support nurse for busy family medicine physician. Detail oriented individual that demonstrates strong organizational skills. Competitive compensation and excellent benefits. 24 hours or more per pay period includes an excellent benefits package. Apply online at www.sanfordvermillion.org. For more information, please contact Cindy Benzel: 605.624.2611 or Cindy.Benzel@sanfordhealth.org EOE Get a new kitchen, Get Cash Back. Top-quality Showplace Cabinetry, with manufacturer direct cash rebates. You better get started – your new kitchen will last for years, but this offer won’t! Yankton Showroom 309 W. 11th St., Yankton, SD 57078 605-668-2168 • 1-800-249-3837 www.tkplaceyankton.com 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 this discussion. Hot drinks and refreshments will be provided. 2011 Vermillion After-Prom Fundraiser Dinner and Basket Auction, Thursday, March 24 at The Eagles, 114 W. Main, Vermillion. Admission : $10. Vermillion AfterProm Fundraiser is to provide a fun, safe and alcohol-free event for our high school kids to enjoy. Sponsored by Vermillion After-Prom Committee. Williams and Ree live SD Public Broadcasting television show, Thursday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the Neuharth Media Center on USD campus. For ticket information, call 800-4560766. There is also a 5:30 p.m. “meet & greet” prior to the program. State All-State Band, Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26 at Yankton. Brown Bag Lunch Program: “An Eclectic Musical Journey” featuring Curtis Teague and Loretta Simonet, acoustic folk music duo from Minneapolis performing Friday, March 25 at 12:05 p.m. at the National Music Museum located on USD campus, corner of Clark & Yale Street. 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. USD 14th Annual Dance Marathon to help make miracles happen for local sick and injured children, March 26 & 27. VITA Tax Assistance Program to offer free tax preparation from local IRS trained volunteers, Saturday, March 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Vermillion Public Library, 18 Church St. For more information contact Jane Larson, 605-677-7060 or e-mail: vpl@sdln.net. Additional date: April 9. Carl Collison presents his senior percussion recital, Saturday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Colton Recital Hall at the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. Open to the public at no charge.