VFW POST 791 LADIES AUXILIARYMeeting of the Ladies Auxiliary to

Ernest Bowyer V.F.W. Post 971 washeld on Dec. 11, 2012, opened byPresident Joyce Stahlecker. Startingwith the roll of Officers and openingprayer, pledge to the flag and the Starspangled Banner was song. The appli-cation for memberships are Linda Zim-merman and Shana P. Marcotte.Minutes from last meeting was read bySchramm and the treasures reportgiven by Olson.

Report of committees were given,Americanism: Stoddard, Church:Christensen, Funerals: Schramm,Yankton Care Center: Gwinn, ERTH:Gwin, Cancer Aid and Research andWays and Means: Olson, MajesticBluffs: Mellem, National Home: List,Publicity: Potts, Youth: Simonsen. Hos-pital by Slowey reported 214 ChristmasCards were sent to the elderly of theAuxiliary and Human Services visitswere made benefiting 506 people.

There was no old business. Thenew business was given by PresidentStahlecker. the Court appointed Spe-cial Advocates representative will behere at the next meeting at 7:00. Gwinnadvised Stahleckter she would like adonation be given to Ecumenical Reli-gious Training Handicap (ERTH).There was a discussion for a Christ-mas gift for Mike Bjerkaas. A motion toallow and seconded. The donation toNational Homes new phone systemwas brought up, and agree to give$100.

Slowey mentioned that CharlieGauker was having a 70th birthday andthat he has been on the our SpecialOlympic Leprechauns for many yearsand has recently been sick and wasagreed to sent him a birthday gift.

Stanage mentioned she was out ofmoney for H.S.C birthday gifts and amotion was made to give her moremoney.

Meeting was adjourned and thenext meeting will be Jan. 15, 2013, at7 p.m.

YANKTON TOASTMASTER CLUB1294

Yankton Toastmaster Club 1294met Saturday December 15th at7:30am at the Fry’n Pan Restaurant.The meeting was called to order byPresident Joy Winther. The invocationwas given by Harry Voelzke followedby Harry Voelzke leading the Pledge ofAllegiance to the flag. Matt Stone wasintroduced as the Toastmaster of themeeting. He called on grammarianSteve Hamilton to give the word of theday, which was “Animate.” Table Topicswas lead by Jana Lane.

Speeches were given by CarolSmith on “Does Least Tern NestingHabitat Differ between Natural Con-struction Sandbars?” from the Ad-vanced Communications Manual,Technical Presentations and JoyWinther on “It was the Night BehindChristmas” from the Competent Com-munications Manual. Master Evaluatorof the meeting was Kevin Buhl, whoevaluated the meeting and called onDoug Fickbohm to evaluate CarolSmith and Kathy Hejna to evaluate JoyWinther. Presentations were also givenby grammarian Steve Hamilton, jokemaster Joy Winther, Ah Counter/NailDropper Steve Hamilton, timer JaniceStone, and Vote counter Vern Arens.Table Topic winner was Janice Stone,best speaker was Carol Smith, andbest evaluator was Doug Fickbohm.Guests are welcome.

For more information call 665-1523.

YANKTON REGIONALAVIATION ASSOCIATION

Fifty-four members and guests ofthe Yankton Regional Aviation Associ-ation (YRAA) met on Dec 16 at 6 p.m.for a holiday supper at JoDean’sRestaurant. Participants were fromAvon, Irene, Menno, Springfield, Tripp,Tyndall, Vermillion, Yankton, Allen,Dixon, Hartington, Norfolk, Randolph,and Anchorage, Alaska. The meetingwas led by President John Lillevold.

An election of officers was held,

and certificates of appreciation werepresented to the past officers. New of-ficers are President Lillevold, VicePresident Jim Eisenmenger, SecretarySteve Hamilton, Treasurer JacobHoffner, newsletter editor Hamilton, Di-rectors-at large Roger Huntley andSkip VanDerhule. Young Eagles Coor-dinator Hamilton presented certificatesof appreciation, Flightline Volunteerlapel pins, and 20th anniversary ofYoung Eagles Program pins to groundvolunteers Butch Becker, Ben Brandt,Hanna Eide, Pam Hamilton, SteveHamilton, Marilyn Huntley, Dan John-son, Steve Knight, Erin Knight, ReagenKolberg, Ed Lammers, Lou EllaMachin, Brenda Martens, Connie Mills,Mary Milroy, Dick Rayburn, and JimSmith. Pilots flying Young Eagles in2012 were asked to stand and be rec-ognized: Gene Ebneter, Ken Fossen,Steve Hamilton, Hoffner, Roger Hunt-ley Lillevold, Denny Martens, BrandonRosberg, VanDerhule, Jay Williams,and Mark Yonke. Hoffner suggestedthe YRAA establish an Airport Bum ofthe Year Award to recognize peoplewho spent a lot of time at the airportand promoted general aviation. Hamil-ton announced the 10th annual GroundSchool Refresher would be held onJanuary 27 at the Hartington Airport at1:30pm and presented by DennyMartens. For the program, Francis Serrshowed slides of the AirVenture 2012

at Oshkosh, WI, and the Blue Angelsperformance at the Mankato Airshow.Serr also showed short videos of hisBell 47G helicopter ride over AirVen-ture 2012, his Ford Trimotor ride atSioux City, and the Tora, Tora, Torashow at AirVenture.

For more information about theYRAA, call 665-8448.

TOASTMASTERS CLUB 6217 Toastmasters Club 6217 welcomed

guests Heidi Marsh, Jan Schiferl, PaulStark, and Travis Hinnerichs to theirDecember 6th meeting held at KPI’sconference room with Eric Taylor asToastmaster and Melissa Bader asGeneral Evaluator.

Kary Beltz timed all the speakers,while MJ Rogers counted the un-needed “er, ah, um” phrases. Mean-while, Stan Sudbeck listened for themembers’ unusual words, including hisword of the day, “frivolous.”

Speakers were Tim Bohn and JenHovland; both gave manual speeches.Bohn’s “Personalities” told how peopleare distinctive, including “which bath-room stall they select” to “which bookthey select when stalled at the airport.”Hovland’s “Selecting Your Topic” gavepractical tips when deciding not onlywhich subject would fit which audience,but also would fit the speaker’s per-sonal purpose.

Jeff May had helpful tips for Hov-land and Joe Neuhalfen made sugges-tions to Bohn. Best Speaker awardwent to Bohn and Best Evaluator tro-phy was given to May.

Table Topics Master was JenniferWubben. She asked Fran Kocer for hisfavorite “one day” place with Kocer re-plying “in the Rocky Mountains watch-ing nature.” Beltz was questionedabout her “childhood pretending” with

her answer “being mailmen deliveringspecial gifts.” Steve Anderson was to“describe the best $100 he’d everspent” and “freedom with his first car in1970” was his response. Chelsi Hameswas to recall the “best piece of adviceshe’d ever received,” and Hames re-called her mom’s words “be patient!”Anderson received the “Best Respon-dent” award.

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Sohler Graduates From Auction College“Colonel” Sohler graduated from auction college, Mason City, Iowa,

earning the honorary title of “Colonel,” Clayton J. Sohler, from StockmensLivestock, Yankton, graduated recently from World Wide College of Auc-tioneering, (a.k.a. Reisch World Wide College of Auctioneering) during theNov. 10-18, 2012 class.

Sohler successfully completed the course of instruction and trainingcovering all phases of auctioneering taught by 18 professional instructorsat the college. Students received instruction in Real Estate, Benefit/Char-ity/Fundraising, Automobile, Farm, Antique, and Specialty Auctions, as wellas vocal training and auction law. Other subjects included business man-agement, technology, marketing, networking, online auctions and the de-velopment of an auction chant and bid calling.

During the training program, Sohler also received the real-life experi-ence of calling a public auction sale.

Established in 1933, World Wide College of Auctioneering has trainedmore than 40,000 auctioneers throughout the United States, Canada andvarious countries throughout the world. The college, which has graduatedmore World Champion and International Champion auctioneers than anyother school, specializes in the development of voice control, auctionchant and bid calling.

Clayton is the son of Jay Sohler and grandson of Gail Sohler.

Vishay Dale Participates In 2012 Trade FairVishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) announces that employees

of the local division of Vishay Dale Electronics, Inc. participated lastweek (Nov. 13-16) in electronica 2012 — the world’s leading trade fair forelectronic components, systems, and applications, held in Munich, Ger-many.

Electronic components designed and manufactured in the localVishay Dale facility were showcased to potential customers from all overthe world. Some of the products from the local division included induc-tors, transformers, and custom magnetics for a variety of applications.,including computers, medical devices (pacemakers and defibrillators),automotive, aerospace and military products and systems along withnew wireless charging applications.

More than 72,000 engineers, buyers, and technology executives from78 countries attended electronica 2012, which had over 2600 exhibitorsfrom 49 countries.

Vishay intertechnology, Inc., a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on theNYSE (VSH), is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete semi-conductors (diodes, MOSFETs, and infrared optoelectronics) and pas-sive electronic components (resistors, inductors, and capacitors). Thesecomponents are used in virtually all types of electronic devices andequipment, in the industrial, computing, automotive, consumer, telecom-munications, military, aerospace, power supplies, and medical markets.Vishay’s product innovations, successful acquisition strategy, and “one-stop shop” service have made it a global industry leader. Vishay can befound on the internet at www.vishay.com.

Businessman Completes Specialized TrainingTom Hausmann of Yankton recently attended the Inscape Publishing

JumpStart Business Workshop in Minneapolis. The business-buildingand training session highlighted the newest online learning tools used todeliver insights about workplace relationships and achieve organiza-tional effectiveness.

With the growing demand for online learning assessments, InscapePublishing is continuing to attract independent business owners who arecommitted to delivering the latest tools in workplace performance devel-opment. “I commend Tom for his commitment to bringing the latestlearning tools to the marketplace,” said Jeffrey Sugerman, Inscape’s Pres-ident and CEO. “Today’s workplace issues are varied, complex and chal-lenging — these professionals are committed and equipped to helpingthe change happen throughout the entire organization.”

“Our high quality tools coupled with Tom’s expertise in training anddevelopment will serve organizations well. The need for skilled leadersin this industry has been leveraged with our training programs. We lookforward to supporting Tom’s business growth,” said Sugerman.

Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. (KPI-JCI) hostedmore than 300 people, including employees,their spouses and children, during its annual“Breakfast with Santa” employee appreciationevent, held Dec. 1 at Minerva’s in Yankton.

The company’s “Breakfast with Santa”began in 1998 and has grown to include asmany as 400 participants over the years. Thisyear, attendees were greeted by the door byMrs. Claus, played by Judy Conn, inventorycontrol coordinator for Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.(KPI-JCI). A breakfast buffet was served, andshortly thereafter Santa (played by Advertis-ing Manager Curt Peterka) appeared, allowingeach child to sit on his lap and providingpresents to all. Gifts for those who could notattend but were signed up were donated tothe Yankton Women’s/Children’s Center.

The employee appreciation event servesas a way to connect with employees and theirfamilies and thank them for their hard work,said Joe Vig, president of Kolberg-Pioneer,Inc. (KPI-JCI).

“Kolberg-Pioneer has hundreds of valu-able employees who are critical to makingthe company a worldwide leader in manufac-turing equipment for the aggregate, construc-tion, paving and recycling industries,” Vigsaid. “Our employee appreciation events helpus thank our employees and their families for

their dedication to the company and commu-nity.”

For more photos from the event, visit theKPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens Facebook

page at www.facebook.com/kpijci. To learnmore about the company, visitwww.kpijci.com.

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Jennifer Adamson receives a $250 donation to the Contact Center FoodPantry from Tri-State Old Iron Association. Tri-State Old Iron is an antiquetractor and small engine club that meets the 2nd Monday of each monthat 7 PM at JoDean's Restaurant in Yankton. The purpose of our Associa-tion is to preserve the history and agricultural heritage of the farmingcommunity. Pictured from left to right is Rodger Harts, President of Tri-State Old Iron, Jennifer Adamson, Director of the Contact Center, andLeon Becker, Treasurer of Tri-State Old Iron Association.

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Rob Stevenson visitswith Personal Financestudents as they com-pleted the financial liter-acy modules of the Everfiprogram. He focused onhow important financialresponsibility is to every-one and to their commu-nity. There wereapproximately 130 stu-dents who completed theprogram this semesterwith teachers Lorie Mul-hair and Brady Muth.(Submitted Photo)

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Wayne State College art student volunteer Angela Steffen of Fordyce,graphic arts major, painted a children's wall mural in the Fred DalePlanetarium on campus this semester with other volunteer art stu-dents. Steffen is the daughter of Pat and Julie Steffen.

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The 5th Grade class at Webster Elementary recently graduated fromthe DARE program. Officer Shoburg and the students had a semesterlong class on making good choices including those involving drugs, al-cohol, peer pressure, bullying, and many more topics. The ceremonywas held in the Webster Elementary gym with a terrific audience offriends and family. The students and their guests were introduced toOfficer Nolz and his drug dog. They had a chance to ask questionsand share their essays. Mrs. Savey and her 5th graders are proud oftheir accomplishments. Webster Elementary is appreciative of the re-lationship with the Yankton Police Department ... it truly takes a villageto raise a child!

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