02 Broadcaster Press June 12, 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 and Development Company (VCDC) Annual Golf Social is Tuesday, June 26th! 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 .com to register your team, be a hole sponsor, or donate a pin or door prize. Please register soon! • July 4 Celebration: In preparation for our annual July 4 Celebration we are seeking food vendors, merchandise vendors, arts and craft vendors, and children’s activities. We are also seeking volunteers to help with the event. The celebration will be at Barstow Park from 6 p.m. to dark, followed by a spectacular fireworks display by Fireworks Unlimited. If you would like to participate or have any questions please contact Ann at the VCDC office 624-5571 or e-mail annb@vermillionchamber .com. • The Vermillion Area Community Foundation is accepting proposals for projects to improve our community. Forms for submitting proposals by groups or organizations are available at the Chamber of Commerce office. While funds available are limited we can fully fund small one time requests or partially fund larger projects. Your annual donations to our Foundation will provide us with increasing funds each year for worthwhile projects. • 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 5-7 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. Announcements: • Mentors needed: The Clay-Union Foundation is seeking mentors to match with youth in the ANN BREITAG two counties. In Vermillion, a 16-year-old girl would like to be matched. In Elk Point, two 14-year-old girls and a 13-year-old boy would like an adult mentor, and in Jefferson, a 12-year-old boy also wants a new friend. Please contact John Gille at (605) 4215050, or e-mail jgille60@yahoo.com for more information on how to become a mentor. • Clearly Clarinets: Tools of Human Expression, now through Aug. 31. Location: Arne B. Larson Concert Hall, National Music Museum located on USD campus, corner of Clark and Yale St. • 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 and 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 Aug. 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. Community Calendar: TUESDAY, JUNE 12 • Vermillion Rotary Club Meeting, from noon-1 p.m. in the Freedom Forum Conference Room of the Al Neuharth Media Center. • American Legion Wallace Post and Auxiliary meeting at 7 p.m. at the Main Street Center located at 320 W. Main St. THURSDAY, JUNE 14 • Cancer Support Group meeting at 2:30 p.m. in Sletwold Room at Trinity Lutheran Church, 816 E. Clark. For additional information, call Marcy at 624-8706. • Vermillion Area Farmers Market from 3-7 p.m. at the Clay County Fairgrounds. • Dreaming Big Summer Film Festival featuring “Seabiscuit,” at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Vermillion Public Library. Lemonade and popcorn provided. Free and open to the public. FRIDAY, JUNE 15 • Swedish Music in Vermillion: Hear two of Sweden’s finest folk musicians, Anders and Maria Larsson, at Washington Street Arts Center in Vermillion. The public is 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 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. SATURDAY, JUNE 16 • Vermillion Area Farmers Market from 9 a.m.-noon, downtown Vermillion at the Platz, Market and Main St. • Overeaters Anonymous 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. • “Gayville Hall’s Big Time, Two-Hour Jazz Jam,” at 8 p.m. in Gayville, 502 Washington St. For ticket information, call (605) 267-2859. SUNDAY, JUNE 17 • Open house at Clay County Park from 3-7 p.m. (Rain date, Sunday, June 24). Come see everything that Clay County Park has to offer. Free hot dogs and beans. Located four miles southwest of Vermillion – from Hwy. 50, turn south onto Timber Rd., then take immediate right to stay on Timber Rd. for 1.8 miles to 480th Ave. Turn left for 1.1 miles For additional information, contact Terry Taggert, (605) 677-9195 or (605) 624-3021. MONDAY, JUNE 18 • Fathers Day dinner at 6 p.m. at the Eagles. Free for Eagles Aerie members and fathers of Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary members ($6 for all others). PLANNING AHEAD • JUNE 21 – The Annual Clay County Historical Society Ice Cream Social from 5-7 p.m. at the Eagles, 114 W. Main. Serving taverns, pies, cake, ice cream, chips and beverages. Entertainment by John and Susan McNeill and selection from summer musical “Annie” presented by the Community Theatre. Free will donation. • JUNE 21-23 – Vermillion’s Citywide Rummage Sale. Watch for details in the weekly Equalizer. • JUNE 22-23 – Auxiliary Rummage Sale from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Vermillion Eagle, 114 W. Main St. • JUNE 22 – Dalesburg Midsummer Festival – A Celebration of • WANTED • Old Vehicles • Farm Machinery • Scrap Iron PAYING TOP DOLLAR Call 402- 841-1060 Scandinavian and Rural Heritage. For more information, e-mail: rjohnson@bmtc.net or call (605) 253-2575 • JUNE 22-23 – Yankton Swim Team and Vermillion Area Swim Team (VAST) 49th Annual Charity Invitational Swim Meet. Fantle Memorial Park Swimming Pool, 21st St. and Douglas Ave, Yankton. Volunteers welcome! For more information please contact alliallison8@gmail.com or go to www.vastsd.com. • JUNE 22-24 – St. Agnes School’s 50th Anniversary Celebration June 22-24. Everyone is welcome to attend. The weekend kick-off is Friday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m. with a one-person comedy show, “Bible Bingo,” produced by Nuns4Fun. Tickets: $15 in advance, or $25 at the door. • JUNE 23 – The 4Person Best Ball Scramble Golf Tournament will begin with team sign-in at The Bluffs Golf Course at noon. 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 6-8 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 and water. Ticket prices are: $15 per adult, $5 for a child, $25 per couple and $30 for a family pass. Contact Jere Chapman for tickets or for more information, call 638-0421. Music and dancing will be provided by “A Family Affair” from 6 p.m. to midnight. • JUNE 23 – Taste & Tour benefiting Heartland Humane Society, 6:30-10 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, and 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 and media attention from the event. For more information, call (605) 664-4244. • JUNE 24 – There will be an All You Can Eat French Toast Breakfast prepared by The Knights of Columbus from 910:30 a.m. with free will offering taken at the door. 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