02 Broadcaster Press December 20, 2011 www.broadcasteronline.com 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 Chamber Business: Dakota Roots: Are you an employer with workforce needs? Have you considered Dakota Roots as a way to help recruit new employees? The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation with assistance from the Vermillion Area Chamber and Development Company is hosting an informational meeting so businesses and workers can learn more about the Dakota Roots program. The meeting will be Friday, Dec. 16 at 10 a.m. at the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation office at 1024 West Cherry Street, Vermillion. In an effort to bring more of that great South Dakota talent back home, the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation created the Dakota Roots program. Dakota Roots joins citizens, business leaders, and state government in a successful, on-going initiative to grow the South Dakota workforce. Dakota Roots is the largest state job search database where both the workers and employers can reach out to one another to fill great jobs right here in South Dakota. Since its inception in 2006, nearly 2,000 people have come back to work in South Dakota through this program. Visit www.dakotaroots.com for the information you need to list a job, search for a job, refer a family member or friend for a job, and learn about how South Dakota can help in the relocation process back home. 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 refreshments. If interested, please contact Ann at: annb@vermillionchamber .com or at 624-5571. This Week’s Happenings: • Announcement: ‘$5 Felines Adoption Event’ – Want a warm, fuzzy feeling this holiday season that can be yours for years to come? Adopt a cat or kitten from Heartland Humane Society during the special “$5 Felines,” adoption event. For more information visit www.heartlandhumaneso ciety.net or call 605-6644244 • Vermillion Rotary Club Meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 20 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Freedom Forum Conference Room of the Al Neuharth Media Center. • Preservation Wednesdays presented by Clay County Historic Preservation Commission & Clay County Historical Society, Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. with John Erikson, “Picture Framing” at the Vermillion Public Library. Free and open to the public. • South Dakota Men's Basketball host Peru State University, Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. in the DakotaDome. Upcoming Events - Mark Your Calendars!: • Dakota Farm Show, Jan. 4, 5, 6, 2012 at USD DakotaDome. • Pancake Sunday at the Main Street Center, 320 W. Main St., Sunday, Jan. 8, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Vermillion Community Martin Luther King Day of Service, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. USD students will finish over 20 projects for non-profits and individuals with the help of community volunteers. To help provide supplies, offer monetary donations, or to send employees to help with the MLK Day of Service, visit http://tinyurl.com/USDM LK to pre-register. At this site, one has the option of taking part in service, a hunger banquet, or both. Event check-in begins at 12 p.m. and participants are asked to bring a nonperishable food item to donate to the Vermillion Food Pantry. Service projects begin at 1 p.m.; Hunger Banquet at 5:30 p.m. • Martin Luther King Day keynote speaker, Bryant Terry, Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. in MUC Ballroom. • Schmeckfest in Freeman, March 23 & 24 and March 30 & 31, 2012. For more information, visit ANN BREITAG www.schmeckfest.com, email schmeckfest@gmail.com or call 605-925-4542 • Olympic/Educational Tour, July 16 – Aug. 1, 2012. A once in a lifetime trip to Ireland, Great Britain and the Summer 2012 Olympics in London. For more information on this 17 day trip please contact Lenni Billberg at Check Us Out Online At: www.broadcasteronline.com lenni.billberg@k12.sd.us or 605-670-2717. Does your business or organization have an event you would like included in the Chamber Chat? If you do please call us at 6245571 or email us at vcdc@vermillionchamber.com . WANTED Junk cars, trucks, semi trucks, & trailers, plows, construction equipment, dozers, scrapers, trackhoes, backhoes, etc., misc. ...and other misc. irons and metals. Also wanted: Batteries. Call 712-898-8244 Bring Home the DAKOTA STEEL INC. Holiday Spirit Canton, SD ! ! ! STEEL FACTORY ! ! ! Thank you, neighbors, for visiting us this year. You’re always welcome at our door. • 29 Guage Steel • High Quality 100,000 P.S.I. Tensile Strength • Cut to length from 1”- 60 ft. • .0155 mill thickness before paint • .017 mill nominal thickness after paint • 40-year paint warranty Wishing you and yours the very best this Holiday Season. FACTO R DIRECT Y Call for Prices. “We Roll Our Own Steel For You We’ll Roll You a Deal” Bottom Dollar • Factory Direct • Wholesale Prices Post Frame Building Packages or Steel Sheeting 5 W. Cherry, Vermillion 624-4444 101 West Cherry Street • Vermillion, SD 605-624-8624 • 800-624-6690 Tom Taggart 624-8701 David Halverson 624-4097 www.vermillionford.com “Since 1880” 605-987-9080 • 605-987-4306 fax ATTENTION HUNTERS NEW LISTING!! Property located just north of Chief Standing Bear Bridge along Hwy. #37. * Exceptional hunting opportunities!! * Great place for cabin or home site. * Rural water & electricity on property. * Live spring fed water. * Plus cropland with payment. L-1200119 At a time of sorrow and uncertainty, you can count on us for the support you need. • Prearrangement Services Available • Video Tributes • Several Cremation Options Available 402 East Main St. Vermillion, SD 57069 624-4466 • www.koberfuneralhome.com 402-336-3500 office 402-336-2564 home www.FarmersNational.com Lori Kober, Funeral Director, and Tom Kober, Co-Owners Erin Feldman Intern/Pre-Need Counselor James Bartels Intern Eleanor Eagle Bear Personal Assistant Lynn Lawrensen Videographer