Monthly Archives: February 2008

Engaged Marissa Beene and Ross Mockler announce their engagement. Marissa is the daughter of Danny and Kim Beene, Vermillion. Ross is the son of Walter and the late Norma Jean Mockler of Burbank. The future bride attends The University of South Dakota and is pursuing a degree in elementary and … Read Article →

Exchanged vows Sarah Gillick and Marc Billings were married June 30, 2007, at Saint Michael Parish in Sioux Falls, SD, with Fr. Chuck Cimpl officiating. Honor attendants were Christine Gillick and Miles Hayes. Bridesmaids were Arielle Mettler, Tabitha Hubert, Megan Stahl and Alexa Frye. Groomsmen were Jesse Larson, Matthew Schissel, … Read Article →

Chamber Chat Law School Public Interest Auction – Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Eagles Club to raise support for public interest grant recipients to provide much-needed staff support to organizations serving the disadvantaged and addressing public interest issues. The PIN grants encourage pro bono (free) legal services … Read Article →

Sesquicentennial Highlights Excerpts from the Vermillion Plain Talk 1900 W. B. Lawton has sold his photo gallery to two Sioux City men. He has purchased a gallery at Alexander, Minnesota. The bodies of 15 South Dakota soldiers killed in the Philippines are now back in South Dakota. The Clay County … Read Article →

Welcome Table meets Feb. 11 The Vermillion Welcome Table meets every Monday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 16 N. Dakota St. The Feb. 11 meal will be prepared and served by students from the Physician Assistant program at USD. Thanks to two USD student groups, … Read Article →

Vucurevich Children's Center promotes well-being Vucurevich Children's Center The mission of the Vucurevich Children's Center is to promote the continuous well-being of the children of University of South Dakota student-parents by providing quality, safe, stimulating childcare in a child-centered environment while student-parents pursue their own education in order to better … Read Article →

Chess exhibition at W.H. Over Museum A chess exhibition and tournament will be held at the W. H. Over Museum on Feb. 8 and 9. Grand Master Yermolinsky is scheduled to play all comers (simultaneously) beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Friday evening Feb. 8. The Chess Tournament (Open Rated Plus, … Read Article →

Check It Out DearReader.com Book Club The DearReader.com Book Club offers many selections to Internet patrons. Each book runs for five days, Monday through Friday. Some genres offer selections every other week. Check out this service by registering at the library's Web site, http://vpl.sdln.net and clicking on the book club … Read Article →