Broadcaster Press 3 October 30, 2018 www.broadcasteronline.com Natural Balance Pet Foods New at Dog and Cat Food in Yankton Premium Pet Food That is Truly The Food For A Lifetime® Dog Food: Small Bags $2 off, Large Bags $5 off, Can $159 - $239 ALE ON S W NO Cat Food: Small Bags $2 off, Large Bags $3 off, Cans 99¢ - $139 No One Knows Why Heartland Humane Society Gala Set For November Yankton, South Dakota – October 16, 2018– Heartland Humane Society will host its annual Wine & Whiskers gala November 10th from 5:30 to 9:30pm at The Brewery in Meridian District, Yankton. The event will include meal with dessert, a large silent and live auction, merchandise, games and raffle for a ruby necklace. Tickets are currently on sale for $50 and can be reserved by calling 605.664.4244 or online at www.heartlandhumanesociety.net/events. Seating is reserved to 275. “Community support is vital to our success and Wine & Whiskers is one example of Heartland asking donors to come together and celebrate responsible animal care in our communities,” Heartland’s director Kerry Hacecky said. “We are wrapping up our biggest year ever and creating some amazing programming for 2019 and I’m excited to share all our success and plans.” This year’s theme is “No Place Like Home.” Hacecky said guests will receive a slight twist on the Wizard of Oz themed event. “We will be sharing stories that bring animals home to us and then allow us to place them in forever homes in our community,” Hacecky said. Top auction items at the gala include a Bald Eagle tour, catering packages, limo trips and more. Hacecky said HHS was overwhelmed with the number of sponsors and donors this year. By Daris Howard I played offensive guard and defensive tackle on my high school football team. On special teams, I was on both receiving and on kickoff. I was almost always on the field. Then one day, my line coach saw me kick the football. The kicker had been challenging and mocking everyone, saying they couldn’t kick as well as he could, so my line coach had me take the challenge, but only after the head coach was watching. So, after I kicked the ball past the end zone into the parking lot, I became the new kickoff person. I mostly loved to kick off, but there was one thing I hated about it. Our head coach, Coach Dale, said I had to stay back and be the last defender. From playing in my other position, I was used to going quickly down the field, usually getting in on the tackle. As kicker, I had an even better chance of getting in on the tackle because I was at the front, I was going full steam, and I also knew where I was aiming the kick. We were doing our first kickoff in the second game after I became the kicker, when I forgot Coach Dale’s admonition. I kicked the ball into the end zone, and by the time the ball carrier came out, I was at the five-yard line to meet him. I didn’t tackle him alone, but I was a big part of it. However, when the play ended, Coach Dale called me over, and he wasn’t happy. “Howard, how many times have I told you, the kicker is to stay back and be the last defense?” “Sorry, Coach,” I replied. “I always forget. I’m used to going after the tackle.” “What will happen if the ball carrier gets through and you aren’t there to stop him?” “But why can’t someone else be the final defender?” I asked. “After I kick, I already have full momentum heading down the field, and I’ve almost always been in on the tackle.” Coach stood there, seemingly stunned by what I said. November’s free Saturday class will be November 3rd, I wondered if it was because I dared question him. I didn’t 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM at the Downtown Library at 200 N mean to. I had only started football my junior year, and Dakota Ave.. in Sioux Falls. 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The twenty-six cash sponsors include Plains Marketing, Masonry Components, Cedar County Veterinary Services, Marlow-Woodward-Huff, Marv & Karin Ehlers, Mary Mitchell, Jan Johnson, Dr. Baumann, Slowey Construction, Coffee Cup Fuel Stop, Iron Rooster, Lewis & Clark Realty, Countryside Bed & Biscuit, Discovery Realty, Lance Anderson Construction in memory of Jessie Anderson, Yankton Hy-Vee, Lewis & Clark Ford, Floortec, Cork’n’Bottle, James Steel, Jill Larson, Scott Family Dentistry, Merle & Virginia Larson, Shur-co, First Chiropractic, and Steckler Eye Care. “This event comes together because of dozens of amazing donors in our communities,” Hacecky said. “Heartland cannot keep its doors open without the combination of donors and participants raising money at this event.” Last year’s gala raised $80,000. To learn more about Wine and Whiskers, go online at www.heartlandhumanesociety.net/events or search “wine and whiskers 2018” on Facebook. 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