06 Broadcaster Press February 28, 2012 www.broadcasteronline.com Boys basketball hoping to end season with winning record By Parker Knox against a pair of sophomore starters, 6'3" Cody Willett and 6'1" Tyler Lems, among other C-Hawks. "But if we play well, we'll have a good chance," Drake added. "Our 10-day break since our last game has given us time to heal and practice. We just have to keep improving." Vermillion goes to Canton on a bit of a roll, having played well in two straight wins---over Harrisburg on Feb. 10 and by 53-42 at Wagner on Feb. 14. "We played nine guys and jumped out to a nine-point lead in the first quarter," Drake said of the win over the Red Raiders. "They got back to within six points, but in the Sportswriter Vermillion has a chance tonight to complete the boys basketball regular season with a winning record. The Tanagers take their 9-9 mark to Canton for the final tune-up to the postseason, which begins Tuesday. The C-Hawks were 4-13 heading into last weekend's play, but Coach Jay Drake is wary of them, especially after they gave West Central a strong game just a week ago and have hung with other teams in several of their losses. Drake said it will be crucial for the Tanagers to defend second half we pushed it out to eight or nine but could never get a comfortable margin over them." Drake said his "bigs" stepped up on both offense and defense. The team played well defensively and enjoyed balanced scoring. Nick Jensen led the club with 10 points, but Austin Krier had nine. Tanner Anderson, J.T. Sorensen and Nile Morecraft had eight apiece, Caleb Miller six, Jayce Huska three and Anthony Leber one. The Tanagers led 16-8 after a quarter, 25-19 at the half and 39-32 after three. VHS had a 35-26 rebounding advantage, paced by Sorensen's 10, Jensen's nine and Leber's six. Krier had four assists, and Sorensen and Tanner Settles had a pair of steals each. Jack Robinson with 16 points and nine rebounds and Noah St. Pierre with 12 points and five assists led Wagner, which fell to 8-10. District 8A play for the boys begins Thursday with a semifinal doubleheader on the home court of top-seed Dakota Valley. No. 2 Elk Point-Jefferson, which was 11-7 through last weekend, takes on No. 3 Vermillion in the first game. Then DV (163) goes up against No. 4 Beresford (3-16) in the nightcap. The homestanding Panthers' three losses were to Sioux Falls Christian twice and to EP-J. They beat Beresford twice and Vermillion once, and another of their milestone wins was over the state's top "A" team, Dell Rapids. The district championship game will be played Saturday, March 3, on the home court of the higher-seeded team. In final Big 8 Conference standings Madison won the title with a 7-1 record, its only loss being to second-place Vermillion (5-3). Lennox was 4-4, and Harrisburg and West Central both went 2-6 in league play. SESQUICENTENNIAL HIGHLIGHTS By Cleo Erickson Excerpts from the Plain Talk 1971 Mr. Myron Iverson has donated his 1961 Cadillac ambulance to the city and county. Mr. Iverson discontinued his ambulance business on July 1. All requests for ambulance service should be made to the Vermillion Police Dispatcher at 624-4408. A request was made to the City Council to exclude racing pigeons from the ordinance regulating animals within the city limits. A total of 13 area artists participated in the 1st annual Sidewalk Art Show and Sale sponsored by the Friends of the Museum was held on the USD Campus. At the Council’s regular meeting, an ordinance that would have amended the newly farm animal ordinance was tabled. It would have excluded racing homing pigeons from regulation. The Council is split on exactly what to do with the pigeons. One Alderman stated that pigeons are a bigger problem than horses. He went on to say “Horses don’t land on anybody’s roof.” Another Alderman suggested that “maybe make a pigeon leash law.” The fate of the pigeon in Vermillion is unknown. At this week’s Council meeting and after months of discussion about pigeons the Council amended the animal ordinance that allows pigeons within the city limits if they are owned by members of the National Pigeon Association, the pigeons must be kept in a closed loft, be banded and Richard Trudeau will celebrate his 80th birthday Tuesday, March 6. His family requests a card shower in his honor. Cards and greetings may be sent to him at: Prairie View Center exercise only on the owners property. So, keep your pigeons. Frederick Manfred, well known South Dakota author, will be the guest speaker at the Missouri River Conference on October 7th. His topic will be “The Missouri River in its Natural State.” Dedication ceremonies for the new Center of Continuing Education at USD will be held at the Center at 3:30 p.m. on October 8, 1971. At Monday night’s meeting of the City Council, Oden Implement Company was awarded the bid for the new ambulance. The model of the new vehicle will be a 1972 International Harvester. Vermillion and other communities will need to find solutions to their solid waste disposal N TI G AN N UAL M EE nsh p nshiip Prairie Center T ow Ha ll p w n shi d n l w ilbe hel i the To ch Tu esd a y,M a r 6 t so M a t O l n,To w nsh NOTICE OF A NNUAL Bethel Tow MEETING w ilho l i l d tsa n n u a lm ee nship ti g a t 4: n T u esd a y,M 00 a r ch 6 ,20 pm , 12 o n d a Legi o n Ha l Bi sw ilbe a d l cc epted f rsn o o wr em D a r yGa n b 9 m ,20 12,7- p. . fce s o fi r ec o ep ts,el ti n o f i Hea rn g o fr o r n si ess. a n d a n y o therbu P.O Box 68 Woonsocket, SD 57385 a t the W a k problems in the near future. The public is invited to a meeting regarding solid waste disposal on Monday, November 8th at the Center for Continuing Education. The Newberry Store was the scene of an early morning robbery. The Manager had just completed a bank deposit of $1155.00 and placed it in the safe. He walked out of his office and when he came back the money was missing. Employees working at the lunch counter saw a man wearing a black trench coat and black hat walk into the store. Both employees said he was sharp looking as he walked to the back of the store. Chief Offerdahl said this was possibly the man and he seemed to know where he was going without hesitation. The lW a k o n d a , ,SD . o va l gr vela , a n d r ad m ai o n ten a n ce. scho w ,cl er k Annual Meeting Township of Garfield will be held Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 1:30 p.m. at the Dalesburg Lutheran Church for the purpose of electing one supervisor, treasurer and one clerk and for any other business that comes before the board. Jim Danielson, Clerk p er i Cl k I would like to thank Sanford Hospital for the bike I won at the Sanford Health Fair. Joan Beach SPIRIT MOUND TOWNSHIP Annual Meeting Tuesday, March 6, 2012 1:30 p.m. Clay County Extention Office Richard Nissen, Clerk investigation is continuing. Shoppers!!! Don’t forget to sign up for a free turkey to be given away by participating Chamber members. The names will be collected at the close of business on Saturday and 30 names will be drawn for turkeys. There are a total of 100 turkeys to be given away. Shoppers need not be present to win and may register as often as possible. Ground breaking ceremonies for the new $3,050,000 Fine Arts Center will be held at 2:00 p.m., November 12, 1971. Guests include the South Dakota Legislature and the Board of Regents. The College of Fine Arts is currently housed in eight different buildings. A “Holiday Historic House Tour,” has been set for December 12th from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. This is the first Tour of Homes sponsored by the Clay County Historical Society. END 1971 35.41 Acres of Exceptional Vermillion Township, Clay County, SD Farm Land • AT AUCTION • Tuesday, March 13 • 10:30 a.m. Located: From Corner of Highway 50 bypass and Highway 19 (Polaris Corner): 1/8 mile North on Highway 19 This is a prime tract of all-tillable farm land with a great location. This is not only a highly productive tract of land, but also has great potential for future development. City electricity is already located on this property. Prime tracts of land rarely come up in this area for auction, be prepared to buy! Clay County FSA Office shows all tillable acres with a corn base of 17.5 acres and a CC yield of 123bu; bean base of 17.5 acres and a CC yield of 46bu. Predominant soil types include: TwA and TtA with productivity ratings of 94% and 82%. This farm was fall fertilized and is ready for Spring work. Legal: The E1/2, SE1/4 except the North 817 feet and except the South 578 feet and except Lot H-2 in Sec 11-92-52, Clay County, South Dakota. Taxes are $878.66. There is 35.41 taxable acres. Terms: 10% nonrefundable down payment due day of auction with balance on closing of April 13, 2012. Possession on April 1, 2012. Title insurance and closing costs split 50/50 between buyer & seller. Clay County Abstract & Title Co is the closing agent. Taxes for 2011 due in 2012 will be paid by the seller. Buyer will be responsible for paying fall fertilizer cost of $2,642.43 at closing. Auctioneers are acting as agents for the seller. Buyer has the right to farm or lease in 2012. Call for free, property information packet or see our web site for maps. Susan Jones, Owner Girard Auction & Land Brokers, Inc. Toll Free: 1-866-531-6186 Phone: (605) 267-2421 www.GirardAuction.com Marv Girard, BA #12399; Ken Girard, CAI, AARE Broker #10183; Mike Girard BA #13549