10 Broadcaster Press 1 January 3, 2012 www.broadcasteronline.com Picture Perfect Each week we publish photos of recent activities and events held in the Vermillion area. If you have a photo you’d like to share send it to David Lias at david.lias@plaintalk.net or upload it to spotted.plaintalk.net to be considered for publication. Visit spotted.plaintalk.net for more photos! 1. South Dakota's Steve Tecker slams the ball home during the Coyotes' home victory over Peru State, Wednesday at the DakotaDome. (Photo by James D. Cimburek/P&D) 2. The Vermillion seventh grade boys basketball team earned second place at the Harrisburg Winter Days Basketball Tournament on Dec. 18. Vermillion beat both the Sioux Falls Chargers and the Sioux Falls Thunder before falling to the Sioux Falls Dominators in the final championship game. Members of the seventh grade boys team (from left to right) include Sam Jensen, Nick Svendsen, Zeke Robinson, Billy Mount, Levi Taggart, Riley Peters, Logan Peterson, Braiden Tucker and Kyle Johnson. The team is coached by Heath Johnson and Greg Peters. (Submitted Photo) 3. South Dakota Army National Guard Soldier Chief Warrant Officer 3 JD Rodriguez embraces his wife, Martha, at the Rapid City Regional Airport Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, after returning home from a four-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Rodriquez, of Rapid City, deployed with the South Dakota Army National Guard's Detachment 48 Operational Support Airlift Command in August as a C-12 King fixed-wing aircraft pilot. This was his second deployment; he first deployed with Det. 48 in 2008. (SDNG photo by Staff Sgt. Theanne Tangen) 4. South Dakota Army National Guard Soldier Maj. Amber Heinert greets her children Austin, 2, and Riyahn, 3, at the Rapid City Regional Airport Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, after returning home from a five-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Heinert, of Hill City, voluntarily deployed with the 928th Area Support Medical Company, Colorado Army National Guard, in July as a behavioral health officer, providing initial assessments and triage, stress management services and education, and crisis intervention for coalition forces. (SDNG photo by Staff Sgt. Theanne Tangen) 3 4 2