8 Broadcaster Press June 16, 2015 www.broadcasteronline.com 97th Annual American Legion Convention To Be Held In Huron WATERTOWN – The 97th Annual American Legion Department Convention will be held at the Crossroads Hotel & Convention Center in Huron, SD, beginning on June 25th and running through Sunday June 28th. Hundreds of Legionnaires, Auxiliary Members, Sons of The American Legion and Legion Riders from across the State of South Dakota will be in attendance. This year two Legionnaires have announced their candidacy for the high office of Department Commander. These candidates are Terry Hanson of Arlington and Duane Riedlinger of Piedmont. Thursday, June 25th, will begin with the Finance Commission Meeting at 10:00 a.m., the Department Executive Committee Meeting at 1:00 p.m. and followed by a meeting of the Five Year Membership Council/Media & PR Committees. Friday commences with a meeting of the Resolutions Committee at 10:00 a.m. The afternoon is filled with meetings of the Convention Committees, Memorial Service and Joint Banquet in the evening. Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. the American Legion Annual Convention will officially be called to order. This session will consist of hearing from special guests and will be followed by the business portion of the convention. At 6:00 p.m., American Legion Go-Getters will meet for a reception and meal at the Beadle County Sportsman Club. At 8:00 p.m., the 6th Annual Fun Auction will be held at the Crossroads Hotel with all proceeds going to the South Dakota American Legion Foundation. Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. the final session of the convention will be held with the election of a new Department Commander, Department Vice Commanders, Sergeant At Arms, National Executive Committeeman and Alternate National Executive Committeeman at noon. A post Department Executive Committee Meeting will be held at the conclusion of the Department Convention. The American Legion is the largest veteran’s organization with a total membership nationwide of 2.4 million members in 12,500 American Legion Posts. The Department of South Dakota has 242 Posts with a membership of 21,000 members in most all communities in the State. WESTERN IOWA TECH What’s Happening At Newton COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Hills & Good Earth State Parks SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) held its spring commencement ceremonies on May 14, 2015 at the Tyson Event Center in Sioux City. During the ceremony, two individuals were honored for their special contributions to the college. The main event of the ceremonies was the recognition of Western Iowa Tech Community College graduates who received a total of 1310 degrees, diplomas and certificates. An asterisk (*) denotes students graduating with honors. A double asterisk (**) denotes the highest HSED score. Area Graduates Included: Dakota Dunes: *Caleb K. Berry, Carter J. Matousek Elk Point: Robert J. Albertsen Jr., Amber L. Baker, Michael Lee Johnson, *Jason Kyle Schwartz Jefferson: Stephanie A. Barnes, Colton C. Gamet, *Dustin Ray Wagner Vermillion: Samantha M. Benson, Caitlin Britten, *Natalia Busso, Erin E. Decker, Shelby K. Evenson, *Marissa Guerdet, Morgan Brianna Hower, *Cody R. Martin, *Carlee M. Miller, Jessica J. Puckett Wakonda: Robert L. Spangler Community Garden A Growing Success BY JAMES COOPER that rotates every summer.” This rotating compost system uses a fallow plot in the garden as the dumping place for mulch, trimmings, weeding, and organic matter that packs down into new soil over time. The garden also encourages the use of organic gardening techniques in order to keep the soil healthy and the food pesticide and herbicide free. Ahmed commented on some of the techniques and said, “Well, some people do till, but I don’t encourage tilling because it breaks up the soil structure, and it encourages weeds, so if you plant your seeds and tip top shape as the growing season begins. Helps does not just come in the form of physical labor, but also in For years, farmers and the form of monetary suptheir families have relied on port from the community. gardens to help feed their Grants have provided the families. While the times garden with a tool shed and may have changed a bit, the spigots that will not freeze. joy and accomplishment of Other major contributors having a personal garden are the Dakota Hospital has not. Accompanying the Foundation, Vermillion Now, change, there has also been Hy-Vee, First Bank and Trust, a lack of available space in Walmart, Kalins Indoor Comresidential areas for personal fort, and of course, Christine gardens. Thankfully VermilAhmed and her husband, lion boasts a community Michael. garden that is as beautiful as With the issues being it is functional for those who raised about Food Deserts cannot otherwise garden at and Sustainability, global home. communities are now considFor apartment ering options that dwellers, first timers, allow them to provide, or those who are just for themselves and busier than others, their loved ones, gardening can seem foods free from like an activity best poisons or non-GMO saved for someone (Genetically Modified else, but a the comOrganism) products. munity garden offers The want for accesplots of varying sizes sible, healthy, organic that come standard produce is growing in with all of the water, the Vermillion commutools, mulch, mownity just as strongly. ing, and education on Local resident and gardening one could COURTESY PHOTO USD student Emily ever need for no extra Vermillion Community Garden is an Roberson chose to charge. With plots all organic space located behind the set up a plot at the ranging from $5 to $20 Vermillion Area Art Council building Community Garden for the entire summer at 202 Washington Street. because, “I want to season, this is an afbuild a better personal your plants right into the fordable way to learn a new connection with two things I ground, that’s one of the skill, help fight food insecuthink are most important to things that helps keep weeds creating a sustainable future: rity, and stay active. lower…using a variety of Christine Ahmed, a the food I eat and the comdifferent mulches, like if you retired professor of Health munity I live in a care about. use green and brown grass at The University of South Plus, it’s just fun to garden!” clippings, and leaves or Dakota, serves as the CoorAs the love or gardenbark, so it’s really a combina- ing spreads, the Vermillion dinator of the Community Garden. About ten years ago, tion…also, hand weeding.” Community Garden is sure Certainly, these techniques in the back lot of the then to expand. There is already for healthy gardens can aid Catholic Church in Vermila Children’s garden near the even the seasoned gardenofficial site, but as fundlion, the Community Garden ing veteran, as well as the ing and interest continue was born as nothing more newcomer. to grow, this project will than a few inches of soil Preparing the Community only follow suit. Plots are above a gravel lot. In order available every summer and Garden for planting every to continue to build soil more information on how to year requires more than just Ahmed said, “we use a lot of obtain a plot can be found the gardeners. Volunteer soil building techniques…I on the Vermillion Community groups from Vermillion High moved our compost to a Garden Facebook page. School, SESDAC, and USD rotating compost system help to keep the garden in For the Plain Talk GUBBELS SALVAGE Wanted: • Old Cars • RV Motorhomes • Farm Machinery • Irrigation Systems • Any Type of Scrap Iron • Grain Bin Removal Paying Top Dollar Will Pick Up Towing Service & Roll-Off Dumpsters Available 1-402-640-6335 Coleridge, NE Auto & Light Truck Repair Service Window regulators Door handles/hinges/latches/locks Seat tracks/floor pans Lights/bulbs/switches/wiring - 4 miles North of Vermillion By appointment only Randy Walsh 605-670-0346 fortyfoot@hughes.net BY: GIANNA HARTY AND CORTNEY REEDY We’ve had some great weekends of programming so far at the parks this year, and we are not slowing down yet! Stop out to Newton Hills and Good Earth to see some of the different fun and educational activities we have to offer. We look forward to seeing you all out at the parks! This weekend at Newton Hills we are covering anything and everything about butterflies! Come find us in the amphitheater on Friday, June 19, at 8:30 p.m. for our movie at the amphitheater. On Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. look for us at the amphitheater again for Just Inching Along program where we will be making caterpillar crafts to show how a butterfly first starts out in life. At 1 p.m. we will be in the double shelters for Transformation Time where we will be playing a game to show how the change takes place! You may as well stay close to there because Things of Beauty will also be held at the double shelters where we will be designing our own butterfly at 3 p.m. And at 5 p.m. we will have another game to wrap up your afternoon in the grass area on Sargeant Creek Road. And to finish off a busy day come down to the amphitheater again for another movie at 8:30 p.m. with popcorn and freezies! On Sunday, June 21th at 9am there will be a non-denominational worship service held at the amphitheater for all who wish to join. Weekend of summer fun at Good Earth State Park at Blood Run! Join us for a weekend fun in the sun! Do you know the secret ancestry of birds? Come explore the world of fuzzy dinosaurs to fabulous fliers at Birds Are In A Class All Their Own, on Friday, June 19, at 7 p.m. Earth, wind, fire, and water are the forces that have sculpted Good Earth State Park. In celebration of these forces Good Earth State Park is hosting a monthly event. Mark your calendar for June 20, July 18, August 15 and September 19 and come enjoy the various events throughout the day including a riddle hike, scavenger hunt, and crafts from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Murder, mystery, and mayhem await you in this natural tale of who killed whom and where. (No animals or people are harmed in this interactive experience.) Come live through the Murder Mystery experience June 20 at 4 p.m. To draw or to write, that is the question that you will have to answer when you join us for a journey into the world of journaling. Journals are provided for this Journal Journey, June 21 at 3 p.m. If you have any questions about the park or the programs for this coming weekend, do not hesitate to give us a call at (605) 987-2263 or email newtonhills@state.sd.us. More info including an event schedule may also be found online at www.gfp.sd.gov. If you would like to receive weekly email updates on programming at the park, like us on Facebook, or send an email to newtonhills@state.sd.us. The staff at Newton Hills and Good Earth look forward to seeing you at the park this summer! Daleburg To Hold Midsommar Music, fun for the family, homemade pie, smorgasbord! Midsommar at Dalesburg, a celebration of family, faith and friendship, is Friday, June 19, at Dalesburg Lutheran Church, a country church in rural Clay County that draws members from the Vermillion, Centerville, Beresford and Alcester areas. The festival includes two free programs, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and free activities for kids. The fun closes after the 7 p.m. program as everyone is invited to dance around the Midsommar pole. The afternoon program, at 2pm in the air-conditioned church, features the Sergeant Creek Band, group singing and more. During the afternoon, kids will be able to play, free, in an inflatable obstacle course and ride a miniature train. The 7 p.m. evening program includes the Dalesburg Cornet Band, Saxophone & Piano by Coggins, and the Allnighters Barbershop Quartet. After the show, everyone gathers around the Midsommar Pole for traditional Scandinavian dancing. The 146th annual Scandinavian festival tempts the tastebuds with a Smorgasbord from 4:30-6:30 p.m. It features homemade ethnic specialties like meatballs, potatis korv, fruit soup and more. Informal dining is available from 1-10 p.m. at the Dalesburg Lutheran & Komstad Youth Food Stand. Dalesburg Lutheran Church is 12 miles north of Vermillion on the University Road; or 5.5 miles west of I-29 exit 38 (Volin); or 9 miles south of Hwy 46 on University Road or 3 miles east of Hwy 19 on 306th St. (Volin Road). The festival is the 146rd celebration at the church and is a joint effort of three traditionally Swedish rural churches in the area – Dalesburg Lutheran, Dalesburg Baptist and Komstad Covenant. The festival dates back into the late 1860s, when settlers from Dalarna County of Sweden came to Dakota Territory, to the area that is now Southeastern South Dakota. USD Requests Review Of Response To Moldy Buildings (AP) — The University of South Dakota has asked the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to review its response to complaints about mold in a campus building. Noteboom Hall is a 70-year-old dormitory that has been converted to a speech therapy center. Former USD employee Nancy Andresen recently told the Argus Leader newspaper that working there gave her breathing problems, migraines and other health issues. An analysis in 2013 concluded the Communications Sciences and Disorders Department should move out of Noteboom Hall. The college has unsuccessfully asked the Legislature for money to replace the building, USD spokeswoman Tena Haraldson said. “We can’t move the entire department,” she said. The school has installed humidifiers and air filters, moved offices and gotten rid of old fabric furniture in Noteboom. The school says air quality tests show improvements, but officials asked the CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to evaluate the mitigation efforts in the wake of Andresen’s complaint. “When someone raises a concern or makes a complaint, we address it,” Haraldson said. “We’ve been working on this for years.” Institute officials will review the situation and determine if an onsite evaluation is needed, spokeswoman Stephanie Stevens said. Andresen said she’s glad the school has reached out to federal officials but hopes they don’t rely too much on air-quality tests offered by the school. Students have complained about mold in other campus buildings in recent years. “We have a lot of old buildings. The university started in 1862,” Haraldson said. “Things have changed a lot. What we need to do now is figure out what stays, what goes and what gets moved.” YOUR RADIATOR HEADQUARTERS! • Great Parts • Great Warranty On-Hand & In-Stock! NO WAITING! Cox Auto 1007 Broadway Ave. Yankton • 665-4494 Construction You Can Count On! Sudbeck Contracting • Roofing • Concrete • Ag Buildings • New Construction • Free Estimates Mitchell Sudbeck • Hartington, NE • 402-841-7441