Monthly Archives: August 2006

Chamber Chat Lions Club Pancake Breakfast – Sunday, Sept. 3, 8 a.m. at Valiant Vineyards Winery as a community wrap-around event in conjunction with the Great Dakota Wine & Music Festival. Bring your family and friends and eat some of the world's greatest pancakes with the Lions Club and the … Read Article →

Spirit of Vermillion receives proclamation It's official. Saturday, Sept. 3 will officially be known as Spirit of Vermillion Ribs, Rods & Rock 'N Roll Barbecue Cook-off Day in South Dakota, thanks to an executive proclamation issued this week by Gov. Mike Rounds. Rounds issued the proclamation for the following reasons: … Read Article →

Check It Out New Adult Mysteries Kate Carpenter from Calgary, Alberta, is back and hoping for a peaceful start to her holiday in Flirting with Disaster. But in author Deborah Nicholson's new mystery, a serial killer is stalking her neighborhood and he leaves distinctive clues on each victim: a game … Read Article →

Beginning genealogy presented by the Sioux Valley Genealogy Society The Sioux Valley Genealogical Society will present a class on Beginning Genealogy on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Community Room of the Vermillion Public Library. Presenters are Phyllis Knutson and Verlyss Jacobson. Knutson is a … Read Article →

Community blood drive set Sept. 17 at Trinity Lutheran The Community Blood Bank bloodmobile will be holding a community blood drive on Sunday, Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vermillion. Blood donations are in immediate need. This blood drive will benefit the local … Read Article →

Jaycees to host Ribs, Rods and Rock 'n Roll Labor Day weekend in Vermillion will have something for everyone If you haven't heard the buzz around Vermillion, the Jaycees are organizing a two-day Labor Day celebration featuring "Ribs, Rods and Rock 'n Roll." The event, called Spirit of Vermillion Days, … Read Article →

Vermillion may be part of new statewide book Vermillion has been invited to be a part of a limited-edition book to be published later this year, according to announcement made today by Gary Wood, publisher of the Vermillion Plain Talk. The book, Pride In Our Hometowns: Portraits of South Dakota, … Read Article →

Clubs and Organizations Evangelical women enjoy trip Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (WELCA) from Trinity Lutheran Church, Vermillion, enjoyed their annual Out-and-About-Day trip on Thursday, Aug. 24. The group toured the Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center located at 900 Larsen Park Road. The center is … Read Article →

Fuller is United Way director The United Way of Vermillion is pleased to announce that Bob Fuller has recently been hired as executive director. Fuller began his duties with United Way of Vermillion Monday, Aug. 21. Fuller most recently worked at The University of South Dakota as coordinator of graduate … Read Article →

RTEC workshop focuses on communication strategies A half-day workshop designed to help new leaders and supervisors improve their communication skills, will be presented by the Regional Technical Education Center (RTEC) in Yankton, Vermillion and Mitchell during the month of September. "Communication Strategies" will be held at RTEC in Yankton on … Read Article →