Page 2 shop online at www.broadcasteronline.com March 29, 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: Congratulations to the 2011 VCDC Annual Banquet Award Winners! VCDC Brick Awards: Fireworks Unlimited RED Steakhouse The University of South Dakota – Coyote Village Family Business of the Year: Jones’ Food Center Mayor’s Community Service Award: Larry Brady United Way Volunteer of the Year: Hazen Bye VCDC Community Leader Award: Art Mabry 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 between 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 6245571. This Weeks Happenings: Women's Softball vs. Jamestown College, Wednesday, March 30 at 3 p.m. at DakotaDome Softball Complex. Knutson Distinguished Professor Lecture, Wednesday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the National Music Museum located on USD campus, corner of Clark & Yale Street. Topic: “The Musical The identity of the featured celebrity is found within the answers in the puzzle. In order to take the TV Challenge, unscramble the letters noted with asterisks within the puzzle. ACROSS 5. Hampton or Holiday 6. Taboos (hyph.) 1. Marg Helgenberger’s 7. “__ of the State”; 1998 role Will Smith movie 8. Popular pop 8. “Once Upon a __”; 1992 9. Abbr. following James Belushi film many poems 11. Initials for actor Wyle 10. Actress on 12. Note of the scale “The Mentalist” (2) 13. “Say __ to the Dress” 14. “Just __ Heaven”; film 14. Cpl. Maxwell Klinger’s for Reese Witherspoon nationality: abbr. 15. __ Wheaton 20. Most visited museum 16. Residence, to 21. Seem Eliza Doolittle 22. Christian and others 17. Kuwaiti leader’s title 23. TV room, often 18. Circulatory or 24. Syllables from the respiratory: abbr. hard of hearing 19. Borscht ingredient 25. “The __ Detective”; Peter 20. Alan or Cheryl Falk/Ann-Margret film 24. Prefix for sphere 26. Actress Maureen or system 29. __ Gooding Jr. 27. Mayberry resident 30. “Guys Like __” 28. VP Humphrey’s initials 31. Former series 29. Hint for Josh Randall 32. “Once __ a Time in 34. “Spider-__” Mexico”; 2003 35. Wimpy cry of fear Johnny Depp movie 33. Actor on “Castle” (2) 36. Many a Middle Easterner 37. Historical divisions 38. Kay of “No Ordinary Family” DOWN 1. Blondie’s daughter 2. Adopted son on “Little House on the Prairie” 3. Skater Babilonia 4. Julia, for one Alphabet and the Rise of the Keyboard as a Device of the Literate,” presented by John Koster. Pizza Hut Fundraising Effort for Dakota Senior Meals campaign, Thursday, March 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. Percentage of proceeds will bring money to the Meals on Wheels efforts. Contact Karen Gibbs at 624-6164 for additional information. USD Low Brass Extravaganza Concert, Thursday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. in the Colton Recital Hall in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts on USD campus. Concert is open to the public at no charge. Hospital Auxiliary Meeting, Friday, April 1 at Care Center Dining Room, 125 Walker St., at 2 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch Program, Flying Forms in Concert, featuring Marc Levine, baroque violin, and Tami Morse, harpsichord, St. Paul, MN, Friday, April 1 at the National Music Museum located on USD campus, corner of Clark & Yale. Open to the public at no charge. Boys Tennis, Saturday, April 2 in Yankton. Music Recital: Keith Nelson, Junior Alto Saxophone Recital, Saturday, April 2 at 2 p.m. in the Colton Recital Hall in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts on USD campus. Concert is open to the public at no charge. Vermillion Annual American Legion Steak Night, Saturday, April 2 Ann Breitag starting at 5 p.m. at The Eagles, 114 W. Main St., Vermillion. Admission: $50 per couple or $25 for single. Please join us to help support the Legion Baseball boys. Tickets can be purchased from players or at the door. St. Agnes School’s 10th Annual Classic - Cody’s Steakhouse of Elk Point will be preparing a prime rib/chicken dinner with all the trimmings for the event. The Dinner & Dance will be held on Saturday, April 2 from 6 p.m. to midnight in the St. Agnes School Auditorium. Along with fine food and dancing there will be a silent auction and raffle. Event tickets available at St. Agnes, as well as trip raffle tickets. Please join us in honoring the 2010-2011 Friends of St. Agnes School, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, for their years of service to the church and school. Sharing the Dream April Trip to Guatemala: Weaving & Textile Crafts Tour, April 2-10. Limit of 0% FINANCING AND/OR CASH DISCOUNTS New Equipment On ! d Han 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. Upcoming Events – Mark Your Calendars! Women's Tennis vs. North Dakota, Sunday, April 3 at USD Tennis Courts. All day. Susanne Harmon, graduate voice recital, Sunday, April 3 at 3 p.m. in Colton Recital Hall in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts on USD campus. Open to the public at no charge. Molly Woodard presents her senior clarinet recital, Sunday, April 3 at 5:30 p.m. in the Colton Recital Hall in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts on USD campus. Open to the public at no charge. Spaghetti Benefit Dinner for Big Friend-Little Friend, Inc., Thursday, April 7 at the Eagle’s Club. Social from 5 to 6 p.m.; dinner served 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets $5 in advance and at the door. Tickets available at: Hy-Vee, PrintSource, Vermillion Chamber, Eagle’s Club, Pioneer Drug (Elk Point), Vermillion Civic Council, Wal-Mart and members of BF-LF. The Maria Project: In Honor of 80 VOICES, Friday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Farber Hall located in Old Main on USD campus. Standard ticket: $20; Student Price: $10; Group Price (4 or more) $15 each. Event_Website : www.themariaproject.com. To reserve a ticket and pay in cash: email info@mariaproject.com and then pay at the door. Description : THE MARIA PROJECT is a groundbreaking solo theatre performance that sur- Luella Watson is turning 90! Luella April 6, 2011 April Her family is requesting a card shower. 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