Between the Lines By David Lias A lot is heard these days about all of the trash and/or useless information that can be found on the Internet. Occasionally, however, one can find items that, if nothing else, certainly help us put things in perspective. With Easter just a couple days … Read Article
Leslie Medema named Truman Award winner Leslie Medema of Sioux Falls has become the seventh University of South Dakota student to win the prestigious Truman Scholarship, a $30,000 public service scholarship, according to an announcement March 25 by the Harry S. Truman Foundation of Washington, DC. Medema, a double major … Read Article
School Comments By Dr. Robert Mayer The method by which schools are funded has changed significantly since 1997. The new school funding formula began in January 1997 and it is much different than in previous years. The old formula allowed schools to raise property taxes within certain limits if more … Read Article
Students competing to design new logo Area high school art classes are competing to create a new design, slogan and name for the Rural Office of Community Services (ROCS) � Golden Age Meals program. The art and computer classes at Avon, Bonesteel, Chamberlain, Colome, Lake Andes, Tyndall, Vermillion, Wagner and … Read Article
USD will offer several distance learning courses The University of South Dakota of Education will offer several courses to area residents via distance learning during the spring and summer of 1999. These courses will be taught from the campus in Vermillion, but they can be taken in the distance learning … Read Article
Youth choir to perform April 10-11 The Rochester Covenant Church Youth Choir of Rochester, MN will perform in Vermillion April 10 and 11 under the direction of Vermillion native Jon Coker. The group will be featured Sunday, April 11, in the 10:30 a.m. worship service at the United Church of … Read Article
USD dean awarded blue ribbon honor at convention A presentation on the critical role of distance learning in the future has earned University of South Dakota Dean of Continuing Education Janet Lewis a Blue Ribbon Award at the recent Annual Lifelong Learning Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In addition to … Read Article
Obituaries Roger Nielson Roger R. Nielson, 80, Irene, died Friday, March 26, 1999, at Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls. Funeral services were at 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 30, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, rural Irene, with the Rev. Robert Fedde officiating. Burial was in the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, rural Irene. … Read Article
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