Monthly Archives: October 1999

Benefit slated Nov. 13 for Joel Barnett of Wakonda A benefit for Joel Barnett will be held Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Wakonda Legion/Gingrich-Dixon Post #13 Hall with supper starting at 5 p.m. Joel, the son of Jim and Muriel Barnett of Wakonda, was in a car accident on Aug. … Read Article →

School board reviews testing, career prep by M. Jill Sundstrom In his overview of this year�s SAT 9 testing in the Vermillion School System, Len Griffith noted that improvement is obvious in most areas, but there are �dips� as well. The Vermillion High School counselor showed a series of graphs … Read Article →

Lewis & Clark learning center to be established by David Lias It appears that a combination of National Park Service funding and money from the state of South Dakota will make the establishment of a Lewis & Clark Learning Center at the W.H. Over Museum in Vermillion a reality. Dorothy … Read Article →

Major building project approved by David Lias The Vermillion City Council agreed Monday to go ahead with a major construction project planned for the Vermillion City Landfill by awarding bids to Daren Construction, Inc. of Sioux Falls. The Sioux Falls contractor will be constructing a new balefill facility at the … Read Article →

USD grad planning unique hunting trip by David Lias October is traditionally a time when South Dakota�s pheasants, waterfowl and other wild game draw hunters like a magnet. It�s a time when Darin Lewin, a graduate of West Central High School, Hartford, and a 1991 graduate of The University of … Read Article →

Residents urged to test for radon gas Odorless and colorless, radon moves silently inside your home. But don't let radon fool you. The gas is not harmless. Exposure to radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. This fall, the American Lung Association of South Dakota … Read Article →

More time needed for county zoning hearing by David Lias The Clay County Commission discovered Tuesday that the 30 minutes it had scheduled to discuss the proposed Clay County zoning amendment wasn�t enough time. After meeting with the citizens for approximately 45 minutes, the commission decided to continue the hearing … Read Article →

Older women reminded to get mammography "You have breast cancer." That's a statement about one in eight women will hear at some point in her lifetime. Most people, even older women, are surprised to learn that a woman's risk for breast cancer continues to increase as she gets older. An … Read Article →

Quilter uses computer to replicate antiques Preserving antique quilts and computer technology may seem worlds apart, but Vermillion quilter Mary Waller has discovered a way to bring those two worlds together. At the recent Quilt Restoration Conference in Omaha, Waller taught two workshops on replicating antique quilts to quilt restorers … Read Article →