Monthly Archives: July 2007

Food producers, retailers sought Dakota Rural Action is planning a truly beautiful 2007 Locally Grown Foods directory of producers and retailers who market local foods. The directory will also include recipes, tips for buying locally grown foods, and original local artwork. The purpose of the directory is threefold and will … Read Article →

Register for bike ride, run Register now for the Big Friends-Little Friends, Inc. bike ride and 5/10K Run. Registration forms are on the Web at www.bflfmentoring.org under the Events banner. Support youth mentoring. Pre-registration is due Aug. 8. The event will be held Aug. 18. BF-LF mentors are also needed. … Read Article →

Welcome Table will meet July 9 The Vermillion Welcome Table meets every Monday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 16 N. Dakota. The July 9 meal will be sponsored by a group of physical therapy students from USD. Thanks to the friends and family of John … Read Article →

Highly respected historian will visit Vermillion on July 8 Paula M. Nelson, professor of history at the University of Wisconsin at Platteville, will visit South Dakota in early July to discuss her most recent book, Sunshine Always: The Courtship Letters of Alice Bower and Joseph Gossage of Dakota Territory. Nelson … Read Article →

Vermillion enjoys dogged competition Georgia Peach, the 7-month-old bloodhound owned by Caroline Stewart, South Sioux City, NE, seemed to not hold much interest in what was going on around her Saturday morning at the Sioux Valley Kennel Club dog show in Vermillion. Her droopy eyes and loose skin around the … Read Article →

Nelson receives Silver Beaver Award On April 28, Anthony A. "Tony" Nelson received the Silver Beaver Award of the Boy Scouts of America. The Silver Beaver Award was instituted by the Boy Scouts of America in 1931 to recognize outstanding service to youth and community and is the highest honor … Read Article →