Vermillion American Legion Post #1 announces the students chosen for the 2013 School Awards. Teachers from each of the elementary schools, St Agnes and middle school select students to receive the American Legion School Awards. Students from each grade are chosen annually for this honor. In addition to an American … Read Article
Kelly Watson, environmental services for Sanford Vermillion, was selected as the Sanford Vermillion May 2013 PRIDE Employee of the Month. She has been employed here since June 2007. Watson was previously recognized as Sanford Vermillion Employee of the Month in February 2009. Nominations for Watson included the following: Personalized Service: … Read Article
The second annual Westreville Festival, held at the Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church, just north of Vermillion on 308th St. (off the S-curve on Highway 19), will prove to have something for everyone. It will take place on Saturday, June 15. Come at 8:30 a.m.to register for the events or go … Read Article
Memorial Day services will be celebrated Monday, May 27, at the Vermillion Public Library. The program, hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Clay Post 3061, will begin at 10 a.m. Speaker will be VFW Post 3061 Quartermaster Andy Howe, a veteran of the Multi National Peacekeeping Force, Beirut, Lebanon, in … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net The Internet has made personal correspondence easier than ever, either between relatives, friends or coworkers. One such friendship resulted in a writer of young adult fiction visiting local schools and the city library last week. Thanks in large part to the efforts of local 14-year-old Maddie … Read Article
The terrible Black Death By Richard P. Holm MD There is a powerful lesson from the medieval plague and the terrible Black Death? An earlier and similar epidemic killed half of Europe, during the sixth and seventh century but then seemed to disappear for about 700 years, until the plague … Read Article
By Rev. Rick Pittenger First United Methodist Church, Vermillion “We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God … Read Article
Chamber Chat Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company 116 Market Street, Suite 103 Vermillion, SD 57069 (605) 624-5571 vcdc@vermillionchamber.com www.vermillionchamber.com Chamber Business: The VCDC is the sponsor for Free Fridays at the National Music Museum throughout the month of May. Wind down after a busy week by touring … Read Article
Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 1. It’s the eighth annual Children’s Miracle Network Bikes and Babes motorcycle run. J & L Harley Davidson, Sioux Falls, in collaboration with Sanford Vermillion and Vermillion Wal-Mart have organized a great run. The proceeds from this event will all be donated to the … Read Article
Brock shares inspiring life story at foundation banquet By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net To say that Joan Brock has faced and overcome diversity is a bit of an understatement. In 1984, at the age of 32, while employed as a teacher at the Iowa School for the Blind, she ironically … Read Article
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