02 Broadcaster Press June 19, 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 4Person 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 shotgun 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! Open House at Navigant, Wednesday, June 27, from 5-7 pm. Watch for more details in the near future! July 4th Celebration: The Vermillion community is preparing for its annual July 4th Celebration with a call for donors, volunteers and vendors. This popular event at Barstow Park from 6 p.m. to dusk includes music by C and K Entertainment, the inflatable’s activity area for kids (with a $5 wristband), food booths, merchandise booths, the Eagles Beer Garden, Annual Hy-Vee Hot Dog Eating Contest and a spectacular fireworks ANN BREITAG display by Fireworks Unlimited. This event is not only enjoyed by the Vermillion residents, but it brings in people from surrounding communities which in turn brings money into Vermillion. Your donations are needed! In order for us to continue to provide the fabulous fireworks display and services each year, we need your generous donations. Would you like to volunteer? Volunteers are needed to help with the event. If you would like to volunteer your time and/or services please contact us. Food and non-food vendors are needed. Vendors are needed to sell food, merchandise, and arts and crafts. Organizations are welcome to use this opportunity as a fundraiser. Please contact the Vermillion Area Chamber and Development Company for donations, volunteer opportunities and vendor information at (605) 624-5571, annb@vermillionchamber .com or mail to our office at 116 Market St. Thank you for your community support! 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 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) 421-5050, 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 streets. • 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 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. COMMUNITY CALENDAR: TUESDAY, JUNE 19 • Vermillion Rotary Club Annual Picnic/Meeting from 5:30-8 p.m. at Prentis Park. • “America’s Lost Landscapes: The Tallgrass Prairie” film to be shown at W. H. Over Museum located on USD campus at 7 p.m. Presentation sponsored by the Living River Group, Sierra Club. •Healthcare Careers Summer Camp 2012 at Lee Medical Building. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 • Healthcare Careers Summer Camp 2012 at Lee Medical Building. THURSDAY, JUNE 21 • Vermillion Area Farmers Market from 3-7 p.m. at the Clay County Fairgrounds. • Vermillion’s Citywide Rummage Sale. • 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. • Dreaming Big Summer Film Festival featuring “Soul Surfer” at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Vermillion Public Library. Lemonade and popcorn provided. Free and open to the public. PLANNING AHEAD: •JUNE 22-23 – Vermillion’s Citywide Rummage Sale. • JUNE 22-23 – Auxiliary Rummage Sale from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Vermillion Eagles, 114 W. Main St. • JUNE 22-23 – ChurchWide Rummage Sale from Friday (4-8 p.m.) to Saturday (8 a.m.-noon) in the fellowship hall at Trinity Lutheran Church, 816 E. Clark St. Donations of clean, gently used items: clothes (washed), nicknacks, housewares, furniture, art, sportswear, etc. are being accepted. Proceeds will go to the National Youth Gathering participants with 10 percent saved out for benevolence to Trinity. Hot dogs will be served on Friday and cinnamon rolls/coffee on Saturday – with face-painting for children. • JUNE 22 – Dalesburg Midsummer Festival - A Celebration of 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 contact alliallison8@gmail.com or go to www.vastsd.com. • JUNE 22-24 – St. Agnes School’s 50th Anniversary Celebration. Everyone is welcome to attend. The weekend kickoff is Friday 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 shotgun start begins at 1 pm. 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. 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 – Vermillion Area Farmers Market from 9 a.m.-noon, downtown Vermillion at the Platz, Market and Main St. Gary’s Tree Service Tree Trimming - Removing -Stump Grinding - Tree Moving - Hedge Work Licensed & Fully Insured Call Gary: (605) 670-1199 • Elk Point, SD FOR SALE BY OWNER 218 N Walnut St. • Vermillion, SD 57069 Dental Excellence for Children & Adults • Herbicide • Fungicide • Insecticide • Pasture Spraying • Cover Crop Seeding Phone 605-670-9703 3 bedroom • 1 bathroom $115,000 (843) 847-1999 www.HomesbyOwner.com/4818 46633 Missouri St., Burbank, SD 57010 email: jeff.mount63@gmail.com 60th Wedding Anniversary •Cosmetic •Implants •General Practice •Single Visit Crowns •Braces For Adults & Children •Invisalign HOURS: Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 5:30 1714 East Cherry Street, Vermillion 605.624.6291 Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Kaiser will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary June 22, 2012. Virgil Kaiser and Marilynne Larson were married June 22, 1952. Their family requests a card shower: 45265 W. SD Highway 50, Vermillion, SD 57069. The couple has one daughter: Clarissa (Stephen Lang) Kaiser of Alpine, TX; and two grandchildren: Seann VanOsdel, Newport, RI, and Ashley (Benjamin) Ahrens of Wallis, TX.