02 Broadcaster Press June 5, 2012 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: The Vermillion Area Chamber & Development Company (VCDC) Annual Golf Social is Tuesday, June 26. The 4-Person Best Ball Scramble Golf Tournament will begin with team sign-in at The Bluffs Golf Course at 11:45 a.m., followed by team pictures. The open format shot gun start will begin at 1 p.m. The buffet dinner will be served at 6 p.m. followed by the golf awards and door prizes. Please call the VCDC office at 624-5571 or email annb@vermillionchamber.c om to register your team, be a hole sponsor, or donate a pin or door prize. Please register soon! 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.c om or at 624-5571. This Week’s Happenings: • Summer Food Service for Youth: The Vermillion School Board recently adopted a plan to provide summer food service for area children at no charge. As a result of the Vermillion School District qualification for this program, lunch will be served during the summer in the Jolley Elementary School Gym. The program will be operated by LunchTime Solutions and will be fully supported by the Federal Government and SD Child & Adult Nutrition Services. Also, the Backpack program will use Friday’s meal service to distribute the backpack to students who have requested them. Anyone age 18 years or younger will be welcome to join us for a free school lunch on weekdays throughout the summer beginning June 4 and ending August 3. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. each of the scheduled days. The lunch will include a main entrée, vegetable, milk, and unlimited salad bar. Don’s Dust Control • Horse Arenas • Private Drives • Unpaved Roads • Elevator Access • Free Estimates 605-384-3201 Cell: 605-491-2133 • Star Wars! Summer Explorer Series at National Music Museum for students entering 4th-6th grades. Monday-Wednesday, June 4-6 from 9 to 11:30 a.m.; Thursday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. $20 for all four sessions! Hosted by National Music Museum. • Vermillion Rotary Club Meeting, Tuesday, June 5 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Freedom Forum Conference Room of the Al Neuharth Media Center. • Vermillion Area Farmers Market, Thursday, June 7 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Clay County Fairgrounds. • Dreaming Big: Summer Film Festival, “The Rookie”, Thursay, June 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Vermillion Public Library. Lemonade & popcorn provided. Free & open to the public. • First annual Shakespeare Festival, June 8, 9, & 10 in Prentis Park, Vermillion. Event sponsored by Coyoteopoly and is free and open to the public. • Vermillion Area Farmers Market, Saturday, June 9 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., downtown Vermillion at the Platz, Market & Main St. • Overeaters Anonymous: Saturday, June 9 at 9 a.m. Location: Sanford Vermillion Medical Center, 20 S Plum St., Administration entrance just south of the hospital entrance in the board room. Description: Overeaters Anonymous is a 12-step program for people with eating disorders and struggles. • Westreville Festival Fun Run and Cemetery Walk, Saturday, June 9 at 9 a.m. at Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church, rural Vermillion. Event Website: Westrevillefestival.wordpres s.com. Admission Fee: $10, includes T shirt. This noncompetitive Fun Run has events for the whole family. Choose to run, bike, or walk a 2, 4, or 6 mile course of mostly county gravel roads past historic barns, beautiful rolling hills, and farm fields. Women of Pleasant Valley Church will serve coffee & pie at 10 a.m. The Cemetery Walk will go to Pleasant Valley Cemetery, about a 1 mile round trip walk, and to historic Mortvedt cemetery, about a 3 mile round trip walk. There will be farmoriented kids’ activities beginning at 10:15 a.m. This event will fund the Eckert Children scholarship fund to help an outstanding Irene-Wakonda senior and will also go toward a historical marker for the old town of Westreville. To be guaranteed a T-shirt, registration must be mailed with entry fee by May 25 to the Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church, Attn Grace Freeman, 45918 308th St., Vermillion SD 57069. Email : gracefreeman@live.com Phone number: 605-6245369. • 2012 H-WORTH OPEN to be held Saturday, June 9 in memory of Matthew Hollingsworth at The Bluffs Golf Course. Shotgun start to begin at 1 p.m. All proceeds will go to the Clay County EMS Department. This is a 4person scramble that includes 18 holes of golf, catered BBQ, and prizes. Sign up by contacting The Bluffs club house at 6777058. • As You Like Shakespeare!: The USD College of Arts & Sciences Scholar's Roundtable, in conjunction with the first annual SD Shakespeare Festival (www.sdshakespearefestival. org) features three exciting scholars, Lois Potter, University of Delaware, Peter Kanelos, Loyola University and Darlene Farabee, USD, Saturday, June 9 at 3 p.m. in Farber Hall located in Old Main on USD campus. Upcoming Events - Mark Your Calendars!: • Star Wars! Summer Discovery Series Workshop for students entering 1st-3rd grades, Mon.-Thurs., June 11-14 from 10 to 11 a.m. OR 1 to 2 p.m. $10 for all four sessions! Location: National Music Museum • Swedish Music in Vermillion: Hear two of Sweden’s finest folk musicians, Anders and Maria Larsson, at Washington Street Arts Center in Vermillion, Friday, June 15. The public is cordially invited to attend a workshop on traditional Swedish music and dancing at 5:30 p.m., a Swedish potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m., and a concert at 7:30 p.m. The melodies of Maria’s • Herbicide • Fungicide • Insecticide • Pasture Spraying • Cover Crop Seeding Phone 605-670-9703 46633 Missouri St., Burbank, SD 57010 email: jeff.mount63@gmail.com fiddle and traditional wooden flutes join her husband Anders’ traditional lilting, vocals and guitar in a musical marriage. The result of their playful improvisation is an organic, living style of Swedish music. The event is sponsored by Vermillion Area Arts Council. A $5 donation to the VAAC is requested. For further information, contact Norma Wilson at 605-624-9279 or Jerry Prentice, gobearfoot@gmail.com. • The Annual Clay County Historical Society Ice Cream Social, Thursday, June 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Eagles, 114 W. Main. Serving taverns, pies, cake, ice cream, chips & beverages. Entertainment by John & Susan McNeill & selection from summer musical “Annie” presented by the Community Theatre. Free will donation. • Vermillion’s Citywide Rummage Sale, Thursday through Saturday, June 2123. • Dalesburg Midsummer Festival – A Celebration of Scandinavian and Rural Heritage. Friday, June 22 – For more information, email: rjohnson@bmtc.net or call: 605-253-2575. • Yankton Swim Team & Vermillion Area Swim Team (VAST) 49th Annual Charity Invitational Swim Meet , June 22-23. Fantle Memorial Park Swimming Pool, 21st St & Douglas Ave, Yankton. Volunteers welcome! For more information please contact alliallison8@gmail.com or go to www.vastsd.com. • St. Agnes School’s 50th Anniversary Celebration June 22-24!! Everyone is welcome to attend! The weekend will kick-off Friday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m. with a one-person Comedy Show, “Bible Bingo,” produced by Nuns4Fun. Tickets are $15 in advance, or $25 at the door. • The Golf Outing is Saturday, June 23! The 4Person Best Ball Scramble Golf Tournament will begin with team sign-in at The Bluffs Golf Course at 12 p.m. The open format shot gun start begins at 1 p.m. Please call The Bluffs Golf Course at 677-7058 to register your team. To be a hole sponsor, or donate a pin or door prize contact Darla at the school office at 624-4144 or e-mail darla.hamm@k12.sd.us . Please register soon! Activities will be held for non-golfers at the school during the afternoon. From 6 to 8 p.m., public is invited to the BBQ Dinner in the school gym. The menu includes: Whole Hog, Pork Loin, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Coleslaw, Baked Beans, Soda & Water. Ticket prices are: $15 per adult, $5 for a child, $25 per couple, and $30 for a family pass. Music and dancing will be provided by “A Family Affair” from 6 p.m. to midnight. • Sunday, June 24, there will be an All You Can Eat French Toast Breakfast prepared by The Knights of Columbus from 9 to 10:30 a.m. with free will offering taken at the door. The proceeds raised during this 50th Anniversary Celebration will be given to the Campaign for St. Agnes to help the school with building enhancement funds. • Taste & Tour benefiting Heartland Humane Society, Saturday, June 23, 6:30 to 10 p.m. in downtown Vermillion. This is an opportunity to bring participants to downtown Vermillion to showcase what the city has to offer while raising funds for the local animal shelter. Vermillion businesses can participate in the event in three ways: 1) become a Participating Business by working with event coordinators to organize a location, sample, & promotion of material for your stop – event coordinators can team up by businesses, 2) sponsor the event at the $100, $250, or $500 level. Each sponsor level includes tickets to event, 3) donate a raffle item valued at $100 or more. Businesses involved will receive marketing & media attention from the event. For more information, call 605-664-4244. • Job Search Assistance Program (JSAP): The SD Department of Labor and Regulation will be holding a JSAP, Thursday, June 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1024 West Cherry Street. The JSAP is designed to assist and train job seekers on how to find and secure employment. Some of the topics included are job search and retention skills, networking, the hidden job market, resumes, applications, and proper interview techniques. It is provided at no charge and open to the public. Parties interested in attending should register by calling (605) 677-6900, by Friday, June 22, before 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.sdjobs.org. • “CHICAGO” is coming to The Sioux City Orpheum Theatre, Thursday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, visit: www.ticketmaster.com, call1-800-745-3000 or by stop by the Tyson Box Office in person. • Dakota Hospital Foundation sixth annual Sheri Ellis Golf Social, July 16. Contact Jill Christopherson for more information 605-638-8465 / jill.christopherson@sanford health.org • 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 lenni.billberg@k12.sd.us or 605-670-2717. • Vermillion Community Theatre presents the Broadway musical "Annie" on Friday, July 20, Saturday, July 21 and Monday, July 23 at 7 p.m. There will be a matinee on Sunday, July 22 at 2:30 p.m. All performances will be at the Vermillion High School Performing Arts Center. .See vermillioncommunitytheatr e.org. for additional information. • The Great Dakota Wine Fest, Aug. 25 & 26 at Valiant Vineyards, 1500 W. Main St. Cooking with wine demonstrations, live music & more. Visit www.greatdakotawinefest.com. THE POWER POWER OF CLEAN, NATURAL GAS MidAmerican Energy Company puts ef?cient power in your hands with cleanburning natural gas. From heating your home or business to cooking, natural gas remains a smart, affordable energy choice. 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