2 Broadcaster Press December 18, 2018 www.broadcasteronline.com Menus listed below are for December 19 – December 25. Menus are subject to change without notice. Vermillion Schools Breakfast Available everyday: Breakfast entrée or choice of cereals with toast. Fruit or Fruit Juice, Milk choices Wednesday – A. Yogurt with Goldfish Grahams, B. Cereal Choices with Toast, Juice Choices, Sliced Peaches Thursday – A. Pancake Sausage Stick, B. Cereal Choices with Toast, Juice Choices, Sliced Pears Friday – No School Monday – No School Tuesday – No School Vermillion Elementary Schools Lunch Wednesday – A. Cheese Pizza (Austin) Domino’s Pizza (Jolley), B. Baked Breaded Fish Sandwich, Golden Corn Thursday – A. Mini Corn Dogs, B. Home-style Tater Hotdish with Dinner Roll, School Lunch Menus Mixed Vegetables, Gelatin Dessert Friday – No School Monday – No School Tuesday – No School Vermillion Middle School Lunch Wednesday – A. Domino’s Pizza, B. Cheeseburger, Golden Corn Thursday – A. Mini Corn Dogs, B. Taco Salad with Tortilla Chips, Mixed Vegetables, Gelatin Dessert Friday – No School Monday – No School Tuesday – No School Vermillion High School Lunch Wednesday – A. Cheeseburger, B. Fresh Baked Sub Station, Steamed Carrots Thursday – A. Mini Corn Dogs, B. Crispy Chicken Sandwich, Mixed Vegetables, Gelatin Dessert Friday – No School Monday – No School Tuesday – No School St.Agnes School Lunch Wednesday – A. Domino’s Pizza, B. Baked Breaded Fish Sandwich, Golden Corn Thursday – A. Mini Corn Dogs, B. Home-style Tater Hotdish with Dinner Roll, Mixed Vegetables, Gelatin Dessert Friday – No School Monday – No School Tuesday – No School Elk Point-Jefferson Breakfast Wednesday – A. Yogurt with Goldfish Grahams, B. Cereal Choices with Toast, Sliced Peaches, Juice Choices Thursday – A. Pancake Sausage Stick, B. Cereal Choices with Toast, Sliced Pears, Juice Choices Friday – A. Fresh Baked Cinnamon Roll, B. Cereal Choices with Toast, Pineapple Tidbits, Juice Choices Monday – No School Tuesday – No School Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary School Lunch Wednesday – A. Cheeseburger, B. Mozzarella Bosco Sticks with Marinara Dipping Sauce, Steamed Carrots Thursday – A. Home-style Tater Hotdish with Dinner Roll, B. Oven-Roasted Hot Dog, Mixed Vegetables, Gelatin Dessert Friday – No School Monday – No School Tuesday – No School Elk Point-Jefferson High School Lunch Wednesday – A. Cheeseburger, B. Mozzarella Bosco Sticks with Marinara Dipping Sauce, Steamed Carrots Thursday – A. Home-style Tater Hotdish with Dinner Roll, B. Oven-Roasted Hot Dog, Mixed Vegetables, Gelatin Dessert Friday – No School Monday – No School Tuesday – No School Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School Lunch Wednesday - A. Cheeseburger, B. Mozzarella Bosco Sticks with Marinara Dipping Sauce, Steamed Carrots Thursday – A. Home-style Tater Hotdish with Dinner Roll, B. Oven-Roasted Hot Dog, Mixed Vegetables, Gelatin Dessert Friday – No School Monday – No School Tuesday – No School Irene-Wakonda School Breakfast Available every day: Breakfast entrée or Choice of cereals w/toast, Fruit, Milk Choices Wednesday – A. Long John Donut, B. Cereal Choices with Toast, Milk Choices, Juice Choices Thursday – A. Cinnamon Roll, B. Cereal Choices with Toast, Milk Choices, Juice Choices Friday – No School Monday – No School Tuesday – No School Dakota Senior Meals Served at The Main Street Center & Town Square, “Meals on Wheels”. Please call before 9:00am to schedule or cancel a meal at 624-7868. Menus listed below are December 19th – December 25th. Menus are subject to change without notice. All menus are served with whole grain bread and 1% milk unless otherwise noted. Wednesday – 3oz Pork Chop, Baked Sweet Potato, 1/2c Mixed Veggies, 1/2c Pineapple Tidbits Thursday – 3oz Meat Loaf, 1/2c Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy, 1/2c Green Beans, 1/2c Apricots Friday – 3oz Baked Fish, Potato Wedges, 1/2c Carrots, 1/2c Fruit Cocktail Monday – Vegetable Lasagna, 1/2c Tossed Salad, French Bread, 1/2c Mandarin Oranges Tuesday – Christmas Day No Meals Irene-Wakonda Elementary School Lunch Wednesday – A. Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce, B. Chicken Sticks, A&B. Garlic Toast, Green Beans Thursday – A. Doritos Walking Taco, B. Chicken Wrap, Carrots Friday – No School Monday – A. Hot Ham & Cheese, B. Taco Fiestada Pizza, Peas Tuesday – A. Chicken Fajita Flatbread, B. Mini Corn Dogs, Corn Irene-Wakonda Middle & High School Lunch Wednesday - A. Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce, B. Chicken Sticks, C. Italian Sub, A&B. Garlic Toast, Green Beans Thursday – A. Doritos Walking Taco, B. Chicken Wrap, C. Turkey & Cheese Sub, A. Rice for Irene, Carrots Friday – No School Monday – No School Tuesday – No School The Old Truck By Daris Howard I saw a friend of mine, Alex, driving a new pickup, and I was excited for him. But I was also somewhat surprised. I knew he loved his old truck, yet I realized I hadn’t seen it in front of his house for a few days. I was happy that he had finally been able to focus clearly on how useless the old truck was so he could buy a new one. Dave Says Have you ever spent an inordinate, unreasonable amount of time on an inanimate object? I know I have. Usually it’s something I am sure I can fix myself. Recently it has been an old tiller. It seems I just get one thing fixed on it and someDear Dave, thing else breaks down. I’m on Baby Step 4 of your plan. Dear Dave, For Alex, the inanimate object he had spent all of his time I’m debt-free, and I’m currently I’m 45, married, and we have a household income of around putting lots of money toward retire- $85,000 a year. We have no debt, except for our home, and we owe on was the old truck. I don’t know why he was so attached ment. Now, I want to go back to about $70,000 on it. I recently stopped contributing to my 401(k) to it. I don’t think he even knew. Maybe in his youth he had school and get an MBA. I could pay temporarily in an effort to help us build an emergency fund, but dreamed of owning one like it, and that dream had instilled for school with cash, but that would things are moving slowly. We also have $25,000 in stock. Should itself in his subconscious. Whatever the reason was, he loved delay buying a home. My parents we cash out the stock, and use the money for an emergency fund? the truck. have offered to help out financially, Nate But the truck had long ago outlived its usefulness. It backso do you think I should accept fired like the blast of a rifle shot, it smoked like an addict, and their offer? Dear Nate, Isaac Yes, that’s what I would do. Basically, your emergency fund is the gas mileage was measured in gallons per mile not miles in stock right now. That’s not a good place to keep an emergency per gallon. It spent more time in pieces in Alex’s yard than Dear Isaac, fund, because you never know when life will throw unexpected driving on the road. Almost every Saturday, and many eveI don’t have a problem with this, expenses your way or the stock market will go down. nings, Alex could be found tinkering on his truck. if they’re doing well enough Dave I would cash out that stock as soon as possible. Put the money in “I don’t know a lot about the cost of auto parts,” Alex’s financially to afford it, and the help a simple money market account—one with check writing privilegcomes in the form of a gift. If they’re es and no penalties for early withdrawals. You always want your wife told me, “ but I think Alex might have been able to buy a borrowing the money to make it emergency fund to be safe and easily accessible. Then, make sure new truck twice over with the money he’s spent on that old happen, then the answer is “no.” If they want to loan you the you keep pushing forward and take care of Baby Step 4, investing truck.” money, the answer is “no.” A loan between family members, or for retirement; Baby Step 5, save money for college if you have “What parts has he put into it?” I asked. young children; and Baby Step 6, pay off your home early. even friends, isn’t help—it’s a trap for both parties. “He started out by replacing the engine,” she said. “It had Baby Step 7 means building wealth and giving like crazy. These But hey, if they’re in good enough shape to gift you some things are easy once you have the other Baby Steps out of the way. been going through so much oil we would pull into the gas money to help with the MBA or a home, that would be an station and add two quarts of oil and top the gas tank with incredibly generous thing to do. 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