4 Broadcaster Press August 29, 2017 www.broadcasteronline.com Friends and Paying it Forward By Daris Howard We live in the region of the path of totality for the solar eclipse. Everyone in the area talked much of the year about ideas of how to use it to make money. We thought about it as well. We desperately need a new harp for our daughter since the one we have is starting to crack. A new harp is tens of thousands of dollars. We have a nice property with a pond, pedal boat, canoes, and other fun things. We considered opening up our land for camping to earn some money to put toward the harp. But as time went on, my feelings began to change. I didn’t have a problem with having people on our land, but it was the concern I felt as I watched what was happening in our valley. Some hotels were raising the prices as high as ten times the normal rate. Many people who opened their land for parking and camping were also charging astronomical prices. A friend said he decided to rent the bedrooms in his house and wanted to be reasonable. But the price he charged was far beyond anything I could afford. As I started seeing lots of “Do Not Enter” signs and “No Trespassing” signs along the roads, I began to wonder how I would feel if I was someone from a long distance away who wanted to come see the eclipse and didn’t have much money to spend. How welcome would I feel? I also thought of the times we have gone somewhere, and someone graciously invited us to camp on their property or shared what they had with us. I decided it was time to pay it forward. I talked to my family, and we all came to the agreement that this is what we wanted to do. We started posting out to our Facebook groups inviting people to come for free. We even invited people we didn’t know to come if someone we knew and trusted would recommend them. We also started trying to think of other ways we could make their stay nice without spending too much of our own money. I decided that for not too much I could make Dutch oven potatoes and scones with honey butter the night before the eclipse, along with pancakes and eggs for breakfast the next morning. All of our available spots were filling quickly, mostly with people who could not afford to come if they had to pay rent. And though we were nervous, having never done anything like this before, we were growing more and more excited to see former friends and meet new people. I started preparing the food early in the afternoon, and not long after the guests started arriving, it was ready. Everyone brought potluck dishes, and we added Dutch oven chicken. While I cooked, my wife and daughters helped or were friendly hostesses. We all had a wonderful time, and every guest felt to us like friends we had known all of our lives. We all visited until well after the stars had come out. There was only one bathroom, and as everyone was preparing for bed, the line was long, but all were patient. The next morning, I was up early cooking pancakes, eggs, and hash browns. We had milk and water, and others shared juice, fruit, and cereal. There was plenty. Both children and adults canoed and swam in the pond, and our kittens were a major attraction. As the time for the eclipse came, the kittens were put back into their home and were soon one big, sleepy pile. Everyone settled into chairs or lay on the lawn to watch. The excited squeal of the children when the eclipse reached totality brought excitement to everyone. And everyone laughed as our rooster started crowing, confused and thinking it was a new sunrise. As everyone was packing up to head on their way, children wanted one more boat ride around the pond or one more chance to pet the kittens. Everyone hung around longer, enjoying the new friendships. But eventually our home was quiet again, and when I finally sat down for the evening, I was exhausted, but realized we had benefitted even more than those who had come to visit. Others I visited with who had done similar things said the same thing. I also learned something else that was very important. A person can never pay it forward without having even more come back to himself. CHURCH SCHEDULES Dalesburg Baptist Church, 30503 466th Ave., Beresford. Sunday School 9:45am, Worship 11am, Midweek Services WED 6:30pm 605-253-2622 www.dalesburgbaptist.org St Thomas More Newman Center, 320 E Cherry St, Vermillion. Sunday Mass 11am and 9pm www.usdnewman.org for weekday Mass and Adoration times. 605-624-2697 Elk Point Baptist Church, 101 N. Green St., Elk Point, SD. Worship SUN 11am, Bible Study WED 7pm. 605-2221981. Church of Christ, 102 Prospect, Vermillion: Sunday Worship, 10am; Bible Study 9am; Bible Study Noon; Wednesday Night Classes, 7pm First Baptist Church, Elmer “Sandy” Aakre, Pastor. 605624-6391 home, 605-624-4658 church. Sunday School 9:15am, Worship 10:30am, Choir Practice 11:50am. The United Church of Christ Congregational, Highway 12 Newcastle, NE. Worship: 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Pastor Gary Kimm. Come join us! Grace Baptist Church SBC, Pastor Steve Ford, 1102 E. Main. Phone 624-4949. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. Prayer Meeting Wed. Night 7 p.m. United Church of Christ Congregational, 226 E. Main St., Pastor Steve Miller. 10:30a.m. Worship Service. No Longer Strangers www.uccvermillion.org Faith Fellowship of the Open Bible on Bypass 50 & Hwy. 19. Sunday Celebration 10:30am Pastor Tony Armbrust, 605624-2921. St. Paul's Episcopal Church Corner of Main and Linden. Sunday: nursery available. 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist. 11:00 a.m. coffee hour. Call 624-3379 for more information Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church, 995 N. Sioux Point Road, Dakota Dunes, SD. Masses: SAT 4:30pm; SUN 9:30am and 5:30pm St. Agnes Church, 416 Walker St., Fr. John Fischer Office: 624-4478. Rectory: 624-1995. Mass schedule: 5 p.m. Saturday, 8:00 a.m. and 10:30a.m. Sunday Cornerstone Church, located at corner of Crawford & Cherry St. Celebration Service: Sunday 9am and 10:30am (during school year); 10am (summers). Cornerstonesd.org or 624-8809. Elk Point United Parish, 603 S Pearl Street, Elk Point, Pastor David Bambas. Sunday worship at 9:30 AM (nursery available) 605-356-2008, epups@iw.net or epunitedparish.org Hillside Community Church, 1800 Constance Dr. Vermillion. Sunday Worship at 9am & 10:45am. Contact us at 605624-4862 or HillsideVerm@ gmail.com. hccvermillion.org Komstad Covenant Church Rural Beresford and Centerville, SD: 18 miles north on University Road. Phone 5632402. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. One Hour: Worship is led by a talented live band in a style that is consistent with today's culture. On the USD Campus at the MUC, 6:30pm Sundays! www.one-hour.org Providence Reformed Church, 830 Madison, Vermillion: Sunday School 9:30am, Worship 10:30am. “We welcome you to historic protestant worship and fellowship.” Romsdahl’s Repair & Remodel Bergen Lutheran Church “The Little White Church on Timber Road.” 605-267-4342, Pastors Kristen & Ben Eisele. 8:45am Worship, 10:00am Sunday School. Brule Creek Lutheran Church, Elk Point, SD: Worship 11am, Sunday School 9:45am10:45am Christ Our Savior, WELS, Worship SUN. 6pm, Bible Study TUE. 9pm, Neuharth Center, 605-624-5398 or 1800-1234. Concordia Lutheran Church (LC-MS) 7 S. University, Vermillion. Sunday School 9 a.m. Divine Service 10 a.m. Pastor Paul Albers, 605-624-3459 or email@lcmsvermillion.org Dalesburg Lutheran Church, 12 miles north of Vermillion on University Rd., Worship 9:15am, Sunday School 10:45am, www.dalesburglutheran.org. Faith Lutheran Church, 401 Main St., Maskell, NE, Sunday School, 9am; Worship, 10am w/Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays. 605-658-0240 (home) or (402)692-3323 (church). Faith United Lutheran Church, 44874 303rd St., Volin, SD, 605-267-2277. Worship: 9:30am SUN w/ communion 1st & 4th Sundays. WOW Wednesday/Confirmation, 6:30pm Gayville Lutheran Church, Gayville, SD, Pastors Kristen & Ben Eisele. 10:45am Worship, 9:15am Sunday School. Facebook Gayville-Bergen Lutheran Churches, 605-267-4342 St. Paul Lutheran Church, 31903 475th Ave., Elk Point, Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m. Rev. David Bentz, 605-356-2805; 18 Years in Business The Luther Center at USD Located at Cherry & Plum Streets, Vermillion. Wednesday evening worship at 8:30pm Fellowship events throughout the year. www.luthercenter.org www.stpaullutheranelkpoint.com 605-670-2161 Immanuel Lutheran Church Elk Point, SD: Worship Service 9:00 a.m., Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, 816 E Clark Street, Vermillion. Worship Saturday evening: 5:30PM and Sunday morning: 10:00AM. Pr. James Fowler www.trinityvermillion.org Gospel Chapel Church, 708 Jessie St., Newcastle, NE, Sunday School 9:30am, Worship 10:30am; WED AWANA 7pm. 402-355-2305. Pastor Chuck Myers, 402-355-1335. First United Methodist Church, 16 N. Dakota St. Sunday Worship 10:30am. Welcome Table - a free community meal Mondays 5:30-7pm. Call 624-2179 for more info. 1101 Announcements Events 42nd National Old-Time Music Festival. Plymouth County Fairgrounds, LeMars, Iowa. August 28-September 3, 2017. 500 Performers on 10 stages. Old-Time Country, Bluegrass, Folk, Gospel & Western music. 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The USD Department of Physics hosted a solar eclipse viewing party on Monday from 12:40 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event was held on the east side of the Akeley-Lawrence Science Center. Trucks 1957 Chevrolet 3200 pickup, half-ton, LWB, rebuilt 283 (numbered), new wheels/tires/brakes, lots of new parts. Owner cannot continue working on it due to health. Make offer. 605-464-0927 Labor Day Early Deadlines A story and photos about the new teachers and staff that started a new school year last week in the Vermillion School District and at St. Agnes Elementary School. Cars 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. Carpentry, Decks, Windows & Doors, Refinishing, Drywall, & Ceramic Tile Free Estimates 1200 Have 403(b) Will be closed on Monday, September 4th for the Labor Day holiday. 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