Openings are available for 'outdoors-woman' workshop The very popular "Becoming An Outdoors-Woman" workshop, sponsored by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, still has openings. The weekend will be held Sept. 17-19 at the United Methodist Church Camp on Lake Poinsett. One hundred people can participate each year, and the registration … Read Article
Boys golf team opens in Mitchell With a short pre-season practice time, and facing a Mitchell Kernel team with three matches under their belts, the Tanager boys golf team suffered a 309-336 loss Aug. 26 in an 18-hole match. Scores for Vermillion individuals were: Brett Hogen � 80, Derrick Brown … Read Article
Golf team rebounds with win as VHS hosts SC East at home A rapid turnaround in the Tanager golf team fortunes, demonstrated that Coach Kirk Hogen was not "blowing smoke" when he predicted improvement. The nine hole match Aug. 30 with Sioux City East at The Bluffs brought victory to … Read Article
Marathon game meets success Forty-five youth and adults participated in the 10-hour Marathon Baseball/Softball Game held at Lions Park in Vermillion on July 24. This event was a fundraiser to purchase a Juggs Pitching Machine for the Vermillion youth programs. The format for the event was a rotation every 2 … Read Article
Lady Tanagers lose season opener by Jim Prosser The Vermillion Lady Tanagers were downed by the Sioux Falls Roosevelt Rough Riders 77-31 in girls basketball Aug. 24 at Sioux Falls after falling to a first-half blitz. The Tanagers had trailed by 18 with 3:15 left in the first period. This … Read Article
Real-life fishing is piscatorial purgatory By Bob Karolevitz I dream about fishing � but everything always goes wrong! In my nightmares I get to the stream, but I don't have any bait. Other times my reel is broken or part of my rod is missing. The game warden shows up, … Read Article
Between the Lines By David Lias I know we're all about to overload on Y2K stories (sometimes, I think it is actually possible to give out too much information on a certain topic) but I'll run the risk of burning out readers' mental circuits to share a unique angle that's … Read Article
Letters La Leche League thanks supporters To the editor: The members of Vermillion La Leche League would like to thank all of the following supporters of our Second Annual World Walk for Breastfeeding which took place on Aug. 7 at Prentis Park: Major benefactors: Vermillion Medical Clinic, $50, Dr. Jolynn … Read Article
Contributions to university up by 28 percent Contributions to The University of South Dakota Foundation increased by 28 percent for the 1999 fiscal year ending June 30, according to Foundation President Ted Muenster. Gift income for the year totaled $5,048,000, compared to $3,920,000 in fiscal year 1998. Assets managed by … Read Article
Schools get software to block unwanted Internet material Gov. Bill Janklow announced Aug. 27 that state government is giving a special software program called "CyberLibrary" to South Dakota schools to filter out Internet pornography and violence on school computers. "Most of the Internet is educational and motivates students to learn, … Read Article
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