Poker Alice will play at Gayville Hall Sept. 6 The Poker Alice Band returns to Gayville Hall on Saturday, Sept. 6, for an 8 p.m. concert which will be recorded for a CD, according to proprietor Doug Sharples. Nick Schwebach, of rural Wakonda, who sings and plays guitar, founded Poker … Read Article
Boys' golf team tops Milbank by Jim Prosser The VHS boys' golf team scored their first win at The Bluffs last Friday, Aug. 29 as they entertained Milbank in an 18-hole dual meet. Final team results were:Vermillion � 312; Milbank � 343. Scores for Vermillion varsity individuals were: Brad Schaack … Read Article
The Bluffs Bulletin Board Ladies shoot high at Bluffs Clear blue skies were experienced again for 18 golf players Aug. 27. The game was regular golf � didn't turn out regular as everyone had high scores. No matter how bad you are playing it is always possible to play worse. … Read Article
Tanager tennis team loses two matches in Mitchell triangular by Jim Prosser The Mitchell Kernels girls' tennis team held a triangular meet involving Rapid City Central and Vermillion on Aug. 26. "We had to move three girls up to the varsity roster and Sarah Roetman, #4 singles, was unable to … Read Article
Tanager cross country teams compete in Madison by Jim Prosser Nine schools were represented at the Madison Early Bird Invitational Cross Country meet Friday, Aug. 29 with competition in both boys' and girls' divisions. Class AA teams � Sioux Falls Lincoln, Huron and Mitchell � dominated the top of the … Read Article
VHS Tanagers have skill returning on offense; six veterans back on defense by Jim Prosser Tanager football coach Gary Culver is entering his 28th year as leader of the Vermillion High School team. His overall record at Vermillion is 166-97, and he is coming off a respectable 7-3 campaign for … Read Article
Between the Lines by David Lias The Vermillion City Council made the right decision. It decided Tuesday to purchase the Community First National Bank building for $1.1 million and spend up to $1.1 million more to remodel it to become the community's new city hall. We favor this action for … Read Article
Close-up look at Mars is fascinating by Maya Ristic, Correspondent Mars was the nighttime entertainment in the community Wednesday, Aug. 27. The Earth Science Department at The University of South Dakota set up telescopes outside the building for the community to use to get a close-up look at the planet. … Read Article
Technology has stamped out a popular hobby by Bob Karolevitz Stamp-collecting�s not what it used to be. Those of us who are older had a philately friend in Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was often pictured with his albums and tweezers. In doing so, he showed youngsters that it wasn�t a … Read Article
Everybody's talking about test scores by Hank Rubin, Joint dean of education SDSU & USD Everybody�s talking about student test scores. Terrific! It�s not that the test scores are consistently terrific: predictably, they�re not. What�s terrific is that people are talking about how well children are learning, and that�s a … Read Article
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