Monthly Archives: July 2004

Wibben is PRIDE employee for July Crissy Wibben, RN, Care Center, was selected as the Sioux Valley Vermillion Medical Center (SVVMC) July 2004 PRIDE Employee of the Month. Wibben has been employed at Sioux Valley Vermillion Medical Center since June 2003. The following comments were shared in Employee of the … Read Article →

Daktronics honors Lorensen Julie Lorensen, originally from Vermillion, is Daktronics June Non-Manufacturing Employee of the Month. Lorensen is a senior accountant in the accounting department. Lorensen began her career with Daktronics in 1999 working in accounting. She graduated from The University of South Dakota in 1992 with a bachelor's degree … Read Article →

Happy anniversary The family of Sid and Reidella Engman, Vermillion, are celebrating the couple's 65th anniversary Aug. 8 with a card shower. Congratulations may be sent to: Sid and Reidella Engman, 223 Washington Street, Vermillion, SD 57069. A personal note: "We love you and are so proud of the role … Read Article →

VAAC sponsors photo exhibit The Vermillion Area Arts Council announces a photo exhibit, "Mastering Photography," in honor of the 80th birthday of master photographer Elizabeth Groom. The exhibit will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 5 at the Washington Street Arts Center, 202 Washington Street, Vermillion. The … Read Article →

To your health by Pam Schaefer Low-Carb Still Lingers Many people are still "holding the bread" and ordering "seconds on sausage," all in hopes of shedding excess pounds while on low-carbohydrate diets. There is a lot of contradictory information at the present time about carbohydrates and people are still confused. … Read Article →

Nelson celebrates 100th birthday Alma Nelson of the Sioux Valley Vermillion Care Center celebrated a landmark birthday on Sunday, July 18. Although Alma's actual birthday is on July 20, friends and family were on hand to help Alma celebrate her 100th birthday Sunday afternoon. At Alma's request, all of her … Read Article →

In Full Bloom Black-eyed susan, stiff sunflower, yellow ox eye, gray-headed coneflower and lavendar-colored beebalms make the landscape around Spirit Mound north of Vermillion burst with color. by Martina Rose Lee and David Lias "I feel it to be a sacred place…a grand place because you can see for miles," … Read Article →

Chamber Chat by the Vermillion Area Chamber/Development Company Events * 21st Annual National Night Out � Tuesday, Aug. 3 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Prentis Park. This is a night when communities around the nation can band together against crime and drug abuse. This year, over 10,000 communities from … Read Article →

National Night Out is scheduled Aug. 3 The 21st Annual National Night Out will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 3. This is a night in which communities around the nation band together against crime and drug abuse. Although this is only the second year that Vermillion is taking part in … Read Article →

Check It Out by Anne Marshall New York Times Best-selling Authors Paul Schumann, a German American living in New York City in 1936, is a mobster hitman known for his brilliant tactics. But when he gets caught, it's either prison or a covert government assignment. He is asked to pose … Read Article →