02 Broadcaster Press February 25, 2014 www.broadcasteronline.com 1000 AUCTION-MARCH 2 - 11:00 AM. CONVENTION CENTER Holiday Inn exit 242 - interstate 80 Coralville Iowa. Graded Coins-Fine Jewelry-Indian Artifacts-Antiques-Costume Jewelry. Collection of AU/BU Silver Dollars, Graded Rare Coins. Large Collection of Indian Artifacts, Collection of Fine Jewelry-Gold-SilverDiamonds-Rubies-SapphiresE m e r a l d s - To p a z - A n t i q u e s , Costume Jewelry. See Free Color Catalogue. 360 Lots at www.Thriftiquesofiowa.com. (319)359-1360 (MCN) Meet Brendan Johnson By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net “You can take a boy out of Vermillion but you can't take Vermillion out of a boy.” This variation of an old, familiar proverb perhaps best describes Brendan Johnson. Brendan, the son of Barb and Sen. Tim Johnson, was born in Vermillion, and moved with his family to Washington, D.C. after his father was elected to Congress in 1986. He later returned to Vermillion to attend the University of South Dakota where he was selected for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Brendan went on to attend the University of Virginia School of Law where he was president of the Student Bar Association and a member of the Raven Honor Society. Johnson was nominated by President Barack Obama to be the 40th United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota and was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on Oct. 15, 2009. Today, Brendan, his wife, Jana, and their four children reside in Sioux Falls, but it became clear to everyone attending the Vermillion Chamber of Commerce and Development Company’s annual banquet Feb. 6 that Vermillion will always be his home. He was the banquet’s keynote speaker, and he talked briefly about his family’s experiences after his father, was elected to Congress in 1986 and the family moved from Vermillion to Washington, DC. “You don’t realize the sense of community that we have here in Vermillion until you live somewhere else,” he said. “Moving to Washington, DC – there is community there, but it’s different. No longer did everything revolve around summers doing the reading competitions at the library or playing baseball at Prentis Park. Things were different. You couldn’t ride your bike wherever you wanted to go.” Brendan said the sense of community that is so strong All Day, Every Day... 99 ¢ Kids Meals! Be sure to visit our website, frynpan.net, and sign up for our Kids 12 and under. VIP Club. Be the first Limited time only! to hear about upcoming promotions and special deals. 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CHRIST OUR SAVIOR Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod: Worship Sunday 6:00 p.m., Bible Study Tuesday, 9:00 p.m., Neuharth Center, 624-5398 or 1-800-998-1234 CHURCH OF CHRIST, 102 Prosp: Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.; Bible Study 9:00 a.m.; Bible Study 12:00 noon; Wednesday Night Classes, 7:00 p.m. U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson chats with Amanda Dickenson of Vermillion at the conclusion of the annual VCDC banquet Feb. 6. Brendan, a Vermillion native, returned to his hometown Concordia Lutheran Church to serve as the banquet’s keynote speaker. (LC-MS) 7 South University (Photo by David Lias) Street, Vermillion. Divine Serv- in Vermillion really hit home when, nearly seven years ago, he and his wife visited a place where, in his words, “there wasn’t a sense of community.” The Johnsons traveled to the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, and visited an orphanage there that housed 60 kids ranging in age from six months to 13 years. It was at this orphanage that he and Jana would meet two children who would become part of their family – their daughter, Trualem and son, Peneal, who are now siblings to the Johnsons’ two biological children, Sutton and Cooper. Before leaving the orphanage with Peneal and Trualem for the United States, the Johnsons met Peneal’s mother. They talked, and asked her how she knew that, at that time, she needed to visit the orphanage to see her son one last time. “She said, ‘about a week ago, I had a dream of two little white boys kissing my son on the cheek.’ So I knew he must be going to America, and I had to come and say goodbye to him.’ She borrowed money and slept in the basements of churches to travel for three days on buses to visit with us at the orphanage,” he said. Peneal’s mother, who was ill, realized that she likely would no longer be able to take care of her children, and that the orphanage may be his best hope, Johnson said, because in Ethiopia, there is no community safety net. And, in fact, after he completed seventh grade, Peneal would literally be out on the streets. “The other reason is because of what she believed -Licensed -Bonded -Insured Wakonda, SD • 605-267-2768 • Cell: 605-661-1063 LONG REACH EXCAVATOR WITH 65’ OF REACH Give us a call for a quote … America is about – this sense of community,” Johnson said. “The odds of her son being adopted were astronomical, because he was 10 … but she believed that he would be, and she believed that he would be adopted by someone from America, where he will have opportunity. “When people think of what our country represents, it is a strong sense of community. It is opportunity. In some parts of this country, there is opportunity, but there’s not this strong sense of community that we have in Vermillion,” he said. “I really believe her image of America is what Vermillion is – a place where kids can ride their bikes to any corner of town. It’s a place that, no matter where you come from, you’re going to be educated by one of the best school systems you’re going to find anywhere. And you’re going to succeed.” This sense of community in Vermillion, he said, is a tribute to its people, and its organizations and small business people who give so much back. “This is a community that is growing, that is getting stronger, but at the same time does not forget about those who so often can be forgotten in other communities,” Johnson said. “That’s what makes Vermillion so special, and that’s why I’m so proud to be from Vermillion.” ice – Sunday, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School – Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Pastor Samuel Needham. Contact us at (605) 624-3459 or at lcmsvermillion.org CORNERSTONE CHURCH: A Place To Grow: Located at the corner of Crawford & Cherry St. Celebration Service: Sunday during the School year 9:00am and 10:30am (subject to change during holidays) in the summer Sunday 10 AM. Check us out at cornerstonesd.org or call (624-8809) for further information. DALESBURG BAPTIST Church 30503 466th Ave., Beresford, Pastor Darren Regehr. 9:45am, Sunday School; 11:00am, Morning Worship; Mid-week Services Wednesdays, 7:00pm. (605)253-2622. Dalesburg Lutheran Church: 12 miles North of Vermillion on University Road. Worship Services 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Website: www.dalesburglutheran.org Elk Point Baptist Church. Sunday worship at 11:00am, Tuesday evening Bible study at 7:00pm. 101 North Green St., Elk Point, SD 57069. (605)222-1981 FAITH FELLOWSHIP of the Open Bible on Bypass 50 and Highway 19: Sunday Celebration 10:30 a.m. Pastor Tony Armbrust, 624-2921. FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH: 401 Main Street, Makell, NE. Sunday School 9am. Worship: 10am. Communion: 1st and 3rd Sundays. (605)658-0240 (home) (402)-692-3323 (church). Faith United Lutheran Church, ELCA, 44874 303rd St/Po Box 168, Volin, SD 57072, (605)267-2277. Sunday Worship: 9:30am with Holy Communion the 1st & 4th Sundays. WOW Wednesday program beginning at 6:30pm for all children 3 yrs old - 7th grade, and confirmation classes for those in grades 8th & 9th. FIRST BAPTIST Church Elmer “Sandy” Aakre, Pastor 624-6391 home, 624-4658 church. Time: 9:15 Sunday School, 10:30 Worship. Sunday Choir Practice, 11:50 a.m. GAYVILLE LUTHERAN Church: Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor Ralph Egbert. GOSPEL CHAPEL Church, 708 Jessie St./Highway 12, Newcastle, NE. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 10:30 a.m.; AWANA Wednesday at 7 p.m., 402-355-2305. Pastor Chuck Myers, 402-355-1335. PLEASANT VALLEY Lutheran Church, Rural Vermillion: Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Holy Communion First Sunday of every month. All welcome. One & two bedroom apartments. Scotland Apartments, 821 Main St. Scotland, SD 57059. Laundry. Rental assistance available to those who qualify. For appointments or applications please call 605-624-5218 or visit www.oakleafpm.com. Equal Housing Opportunity