Steinmeyer receives $1,000 entrepreneurship scholarship Salesgenie.com, a leading online provider of unlimited sales leads, mailing lists and business credit reports, has announced the recipients of the 2007 NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation's Young Entrepreneur Award. Salesgenie.com sponsored the scholarship program that assists future small business owners on the path to entrepreneurship. … Read Article
American Legion announces students chosen for elementary and middle school awards Vermillion American Legion Post No. 1 announces the students chosen for the 2007 School Awards. Teachers from each of the elementary schools and middle school select students to receive the American Legion School Awards. One boy and one girl … Read Article
A New Start for VHS Grads USD Professor Mike Roche pulled a blazing red T-shirt from beneath the podium as he gave the commencement address for the Vermillion High School Class of 2007 Sunday afternoon in Slagle Auditorium. The shirt, it turns out, wasn�t anything mysterious. It was worn by … Read Article
USD students selected for U. Discover research program The University of South Dakota Undergraduate Research Council announced that 10 undergraduate students have been selected for its prestigious U. Discover Summer Research program. This program sponsors undergraduate students from USD to conduct summer research projects with faculty mentors. The 2007 U. … Read Article
South Dakota taking the next step in ethanol production South Dakota is leading the way in reducing America's dependence on foreign oil through the production of homegrown ethanol. With 12 ethanol plants already in existence and five more under construction or expansion, South Dakota's corn-based ethanol industry is growing at … Read Article
Vocabulary of yesteryear creates present-day language barrier The question came up quickly. Like a dirt devil stirring up over thirsty ground with no warning, it was aimed directly at me. "May Day was last month, right? May 1, wasn't it?" was only the beginning of the inquisition, spoken with bit … Read Article
A good thing to come from a war In case you decided to sleep in Monday and not take part in your community's Memorial Day service, here's a lesson for you. Memorial Day is actually one of the good things to come from a war. It's hard to say that … Read Article
Who knew you would wrestle with stockings? My therapist said I had three options to reduce the swelling in my ankles, and we chose compression stockings. Little did we know what we were getting into. Phyllis was particularly gung-ho about our decision. that was before it turned out to be … Read Article
Letters Do away with 'right to work' To the editor: In regard to Larry Rhoden's article regarding the Legislature – Yes, I agree it is wonderful that they got so much accomplished. There is one more thing that they need to accomplish. That is doing away with the "right to … Read Article
National Paralympic Academy kicks off June 1 Forty-eight student-athletes with physical disabilities and 25 coaches will come to the U.S. Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs for the 2007 National Paralympic Academy, June 1-4. The students will participate in sports training sessions with U.S. Paralympians, a VIP tour of … Read Article
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