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MEETINGS Friday, 10.5.12 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net NEWS DEPARTMENT: [email protected] 4B PRESS DAKOTAN hometown TRAILER TRAILER TRAILER NOW NOW NOW Get the lowest price. Plus we’ll give you a Spare Tire & Wheel for every trailer purchase from stock! 60 trailers in stock. HURRY! - while supplies last. East Hwy 50 Yankton, SD 605-665-9999 www.yanktontrailers.com Mon-Fri • 9-5 Saturday • 9-3 YANKTON TOASTMASTERS CLUB 1294 Yankton Toastmasters Club 1294 met at the Fryn’ Pan Restaurant on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012. Club Presi- dent Joy Winther called the meeting to order and asked Janice Stone to give the invocation and lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Janice Stone also served as Toastmaster of the Day and asked Master Evaluator, Jeremy Skrenes to introduce his evaluation team. John Swensen, as Grammarian, gave the word for the day “Foment.” Advanced Manual speeches were given by Joy Winther entitled “My Vision” and Tara Arens entitled “The Rush of Fishing.” After the speeches, table topics were lead by Mike Arens who called on members at large to comment on ran- dom questions from our “Speak Up” cards. Jeremy Skrenes led the evalua- tion portion of the meeting by calling on Kevin Buhl to evaluate Joy Winther and Carol Smith to evaluate Tara Arens. Following the evaluations, Jeremy called on John Swensen to give the Grammarian’s report and Kevin Buhl to give the Ah counters report Other func- tionaries were Vernon Arens as timer, and Harry Voelzke as vote counter. Trophies were awarded to John Swensen for best table topic’s re- sponse, Tara Arens for speaker, and Kevin Buhl for best evaluator. Yankton Toastmasters Club 1294 meets each Saturday from 7:30-8:40 a.m. at the Fryn’ Pan Restaurant and guests are always welcome to attend a meeting. For information about Toastmas- ters, call 665-1523 or 660-3904. INTERCHANGE Interchange met at noon on Oct. 1 at Minerva’s. The meeting was called to order by President Kathy Jacobs and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Hostess Kathie Gertsner of Gertsner Oil introduced Mike Dellinger, Presi- dent of Yankton Area Progressive Growth Inc. (YAPG) and Executive Di- rector of Yankton Office of Economic Development. Dellinger explained that YAPG is a private not for profit organi- zation that was established in 1978. They work to facilitate growth in Yank- ton and support the existing employers also. Dellinger sited numerous exam- ples on how they partner with other or- ganizations to complete projects, for example the city of Yankton. In the next five years they look to facilitate in more available buildings and helping Yank- ton to become more competitive. The next meeting will be at noon on Monday, Oct. 8, at Minerva’s. ASHH TOASTMASTERS Steve Anderson received the Best Respondent Award for the newly inter- active questioning led by Eric Taylor at the noon Sept. 27, 2012, Club 6217 meeting in the Benedictine Center. Tay- lor asked Anderson to quiz Jennifer Wubben about her views and in return Wubben was to quiz Anderson. The back and forth involved childhood memories of hard work, going to town on Friday nights, and “eating mud pies at recess” in country schools. Taylor also asked Joyce Stevens what fall activity she preferred; Chelsi Hames about elections, although she prefers football; MaryAnn Wortmann’s voting preparations; Kary Beltz’s opin- ion on substitute referees; and Jeff May ideas on the nation’s “super commit- tee”. Toastmaster Jane Miller called the meeting to order and Stevens gave the invocation, which was a quote from Ec- clesiastics “to everything there is a sea- son.” General Evaluator Muriel Stach’s team consisted of timer Wortmann, pause counter May, and grammarian Hames with her word of the day “ex- haustion.” Tim Bohn spoke on table etiquette and the value of knowing which of the ten pieces of silverware to use when eating a shrimp appetizer. His humor and vivid descriptions of “drinking right and eating left” were enjoyed by his evaluator Eileen O’Connor. O’Connor praised Bohn’s handout of an official state dinner setting. Miller awarded the Best Speaker trophy to Bohn and the Best Evaluator award to O’Connor. Announcements included the “Who ya gonna call?” song (i.e., “We are fam- ily; my twin sister and me” referring to Miller) and the Area Contest being held that evening, 6 p.m., in Freeman. Three new scholarships were approved at the Yankton College Board of Trustees fall board meeting held recently in two parts Friday, Sept. 21, and Satur- day, Sept. 22, at the Summit Ac- tivities Center in Yankton. Joining the Yankton College Scholarship Program are the Charles A. Alseth Scholarship, the George & Kay Means Memo- rial Scholarship and the Gross Family Scholarship for the 2013- 14 academic year bringing the total to 15 named scholarships. Applications for 2013-2014 are now available at the Yankton Col- lege office at 1801 Summit St., Door #9 or online at www.yank- toncollege.org. Other agenda topics included: a presentation from the South Dakota Community Foundation on behalf of the Yankton College Legacy Committee; a recap of the 2012 All-Class Reunion held in July and a proposal for scholar- ship assistance from Yankton College for the Laity Empower- ment Project to be implemented within the South Dakota Confer- ence of the United Church of Christ. The Yankton College Alumni Advisory Board also held its meeting, Friday, Sept. 21, at the SAC. Among the items of busi- ness on the agenda were a review of the events at the 2012 All-Class Reunion and a plan for the 2014 Reunion; a statement of purpose was accepted for the Giving Com- mittee; the Board officers were re-elected and Dennis Steffen from Viborg was welcomed as a new AAB member. On Friday, members of the Fi- nance Committee met at 10 a.m. and at the conclusion of the Sat- urday Action Session the Legacy Committee met. A no-host dinner was held Fri- day evening at Murdo’s for the trustees, advisory board and their spouses and guests. For further information about the meetings or the Yankton Col- lege Scholarship Program, call the Yankton College office at (605) 665-3661. New Scholarships OK’d By Yankton College The Foster Grandparent Pro- gram is in need of volunteers in the Yankton area. This program pays income qualified seniors age 55 and older a stipend for visiting local classrooms several times a week where they act as role models, mentors and friends, serving in schools, daycare centers, Head Start and other youth facilities. They help children learn to read, provide one-on-one tutoring and guide children at a critical time in their lives by giving comfort and love that can set a child on the path to a successful future. Foster Grandparent Program Eastern Region is a Senior Corps Program funded by the Corpora- tion for National and Community Service, sponsored by Volunteers of America, Dakotas and is a United Way Agency. The program is based out of Watertown and covers Eastern South Dakota in- cluding SE South Dakota coun- ties. Foster Grandparents receive orientation, training, a free daily meal at their site (if available), transportation assistance, sup- plemental accident and liability insurance while on duty, paid time off and holidays, and recog- nition for their service. Income qualified volunteers receive a stipend which by law, does not interfere with Social Security benefits, food stamps, or housing benefits because it’s not consid- ered a wage. For more information, call 877-907-6808 and talk to program coordinator, Kari Johnson. Volunteering as a Foster Grandparent doesn’t just help the children who are served. It helps the volunteer by leading to new discoveries and new friends. Foster Grandparent Program Seeks Volunteers Lakeport Church Holds 29th Celebration Lakeport Church held its 29th annual celebration on Sept. 9, 2012, honoring Robert G. Hanson and Henry Adam families. About 70 people attended from Tabor, Tyndall, Wagner, Platte, Lesterville, Sioux Falls and Yankton, South Dakota; Coleridge, Fordyce and Omaha, Neb. Delight Paulson was the coordinator for the prayer service, altar servers were Matthew Schaefer and Mason Schaefer. Lector was Mary Thone; gift bearers were Amy Beran, Mary Jane Schaefer, Braden Beran and Ann Beran. Florence Sutera was organist for the St. Wenceslaus Parish Choir. Greeters were Ann Beran and Martha Nordby; ushers were Mark Hejna, Jeremy Hejna, Jordan Hejna and George Adam. Dedication readers were Robert G. Hanson and Agnes Hejna. Names of those buried at Lakeport and Nedved cemetery were read by David Cap. These died this past year: Adeline Pesek, Edna Juran, Mavis Gaul, Alvin Merkwan, Sylvia Fejfar and Gene Miley. A pot luck dinner was served at Legion Hall, Tabor. Robert G. Hanson told about his work on Masonry. Agnes Hejna told how her father would put tin on the roof at the age of 66 in 1977. He enjoyed mowing at Lakeport Church and preserved it. Porcelain ornaments were given to the honored families. H UMAN R IGHTS A WARD SUBMITTED PHOTO The Church Women United gave the annual Human Rights Award to Dr. Tom and Jane Gilmore on Sept. 20, 2012, in recognition of their service in the community and beyond. Their church, Habitat for Hu- manity, Hospice, Tutoring at Middle School, Native Americans and Haiti medical service are among their supporting activities. SHS W ATERMELON F EED SUBMITTED PHOTO Kindergartener Trey Sager enjoys some watermelon with his mother Sara while fellow kindergartener Connor Perakslis savors the taste. On Sept. 7, Sacred Heart School held the annual Dave and Connie Tschetter Watermelon feed. SHS students and their families enjoyed some sunshine and delicious watermelon. The annual event was started in 1981 and has been held every year since (it is believed to be the longest running annual public/private event in Yankton). Dave and Connie’s son Russ and his wife Terri and daughter Aimee presented SHS Principal Regan Manning with commemora- tive pictures of Dave and Connie that will be displayed in both of the schools. Dave passed away in 2000 and Connie passed away in 2011. Each year the Kiwanis Club, spearheaded by Dan Rafferty helps deliver and cuts the watermelon for the families to enjoy. The Dave Tschetter Watermelon Feed and Scholarship Fund is set up at the Yankton Catholic Community Development Office. The short term goal of the endowment is for the watermelon feed to be self-sufficient to cover the cost of the melons each year. If anyone would like to contribute to this endowment they may do so by contacting the Yankton Catholic Community Development Office at 665-4585. Donations Sought For Yankton Family In Need On Aug. 24, Tara Wade — age 18 at the time now 19 — was taken to Avera Sacred Heart Hos- pital due to bleeding from an abruption of the placenta and pre-term labor which could not be stopped. Wade was airlifted to Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls accompanied by the Neonatal and Maternal Fetal teams that flew down from Sanford — in case she delivered at ASHH or in flight. Luckily she did not deliver in the air but she did deliver Mariah at 9:35 a.m. on Aug 25, 2012, just 1 1/2 hours after arriv- ing at Sanford. Mariah was born 16 weeks early, weighing in at 1 pound, 9 ounces and 12 in long. She is in the NICU at Sanford where they anticipate her staying approxi- mately until the date she was due, Dec. 15, 2012. Her parents, Tara and Josh, and her grand- mother, Michelle, have been trav- eling to Sioux Falls daily to nurture, bond, grow, and learn to care for Mariah when she is able to be discharged. This requires Tara, Josh and/or Michelle to travel the approximately 160-mile round trip seven days a week, which adds up in gas expenses, vehicle maintenance, meals and lodging that may be necessary as it is difficult to secure a room at the Ronald McDonald house due to the huge need. More overnight stays are expected as winter ap- proaches. Mariah is still critical, but is making progress with the devel- opment of her lungs, breathing (now on portable ventilator and she is taking several breaths per minute on her own), growing and getting stronger (she does turn her head from one side to the other at times). As of Sept. 27, she weighed 2 pounds, 6.5 ounces. She has grade 2 brain bleeds, which are not of concern, and they are resolving them- selves. Tara and Marshal, her 3-year- old son, are currently staying with Josh’s mom, Michelle, who is a single parent of a 6-year-old and a 4-year-old. Michelle is a stay-at-home mom who is in the process of becoming registered with the state to provide in home child care. (Michelle cares for Marshal along with her own young children while Tara and/or Josh are in Sioux Falls with Mariah). Tara is not able to work at this time. Josh is employed at Wilson Trailer in assembly. When Mariah is discharged, Tara plans on bringing her home to Michelle’s home. Tara, Mar- shal and Mariah will reside with Michelle because Tara knows she will be needing help with caring for Mariah and her needs due to her prematurity and with Mar- shal, she does plan on securing part time employment after Mariah is home from the hospi- tal. Neither Tara, Josh or his fam- ily want to have to ask for or ac- cept financial assistance, but they do know that, at this time, they need it for Mariah. Donation containers are set out by the registers of various businesses in Yankton and Irene. A benefit account has been set up in Mariah’s name too. Dona- tions can be dropped off/or be mailed to: Mariah’s Benefit Ac- count, Services Center Federal Credit Union, 609 W 21st Street, Yankton, SD 57078. Rogers Returns From The ’12 Paralympics M.J. Rogers, dressed in the opening ceremony’s official uni- form with white pants, navy jacket and side-set beret, de- scribed the athletes, rules, his- tory and procedures involved in the “Paralympics” (i.e., ‘along side’ the Olympics). Rogers has just returned from London and spoke to the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Toastmaster Club 6217 September 20th at noon in the Benedictine Center. Rogers’ videos of several in- terviews with the enthusiastic athletes and pictures of the spe- cial facilities available in the “Vil- lage” (e.g., sinks, buses, and hair stylists) gave the listeners a com- plete array of both the perspec- tive from the audience’s and the special athletes’ point of view and how these events have grown from about 400 athletes in the 1960s to over 4000 competi- tors in London. Also on display was Rogers’ hard covered book furnished to all the American athletes with “how to” instructions for prop- erly wearing their dress uniform and beret during the 1 1/2 mile walk of the opening ceremony. These special athletes partici- pated in activities ranging from archery to rugby (nicknamed “murder ball”). Their abilities also have a wide range from those needing constant care, to those who do archery without arms, to those who use modern technology with carbon fiber limbs. Yet, the rules are the same and competitions are held rain or shine. “The ability shown by these Paralympians, some without arms, to launch an arrow in 20 seconds, is only part of the eye- opening events seen in London,” said Rogers. “The interaction be- tween countries was the best in camaraderie. For example, Irani- ans helped Americans and Turks assisted the Israelis. These les- sons of mutual rapport found at the Paralympics with athletes from around the world fit that old quote, ‘A cloud of limitation has been lifted!’,” concluded Rogers. VERMILLION — The South Dakota American Legion will pres- ent a Veterans Forum on Monday, Oct. 15, from 6:30-8:30 p.m at the Muenster University Center (MUC) ballroom on the University of South Dakota campus in Vermillion. The forum is focused around general VA benefit topics such as Service-Connection, VA Enroll- ment, VA Pension, Priority Groups, VA Co-Payments, Claims Appeals and more, all designed to educate veterans and their families. Warren Aas, Department Service Officer for the South Dakota American Le- gion will chair the event and pro- vide information on a variety of topics. Speakers from the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System and the S.D. Department of Veterans Affairs, Sioux Falls office, will also present information and be available for questions. The event is open to the public. 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YANKTON TOASTMASTERS CLUB1294
Yankton Toastmasters Club 1294met at the Fryn’ Pan Restaurant onSaturday, Sept. 29, 2012. Club Presi-dent Joy Winther called the meeting toorder and asked Janice Stone to givethe invocation and lead the Pledge ofAllegiance. Janice Stone also servedas Toastmaster of the Day and askedMaster Evaluator, Jeremy Skrenes tointroduce his evaluation team. JohnSwensen, as Grammarian, gave theword for the day “Foment.” AdvancedManual speeches were given by JoyWinther entitled “My Vision” and TaraArens entitled “The Rush of Fishing.”After the speeches, table topics werelead by Mike Arens who called onmembers at large to comment on ran-dom questions from our “Speak Up”cards. Jeremy Skrenes led the evalua-tion portion of the meeting by calling onKevin Buhl to evaluate Joy Winther andCarol Smith to evaluate Tara Arens.Following the evaluations, Jeremycalled on John Swensen to give theGrammarian’s report and Kevin Buhl togive the Ah counters report Other func-
tionaries were Vernon Arens as timer,and Harry Voelzke as vote counter.Trophies were awarded to JohnSwensen for best table topic’s re-sponse, Tara Arens for speaker, andKevin Buhl for best evaluator.
Yankton Toastmasters Club 1294meets each Saturday from 7:30-8:40a.m. at the Fryn’ Pan Restaurant andguests are always welcome to attend ameeting.
For information about Toastmas-ters, call 665-1523 or 660-3904.
INTERCHANGE Interchange met at noon on Oct. 1
at Minerva’s. The meeting was calledto order by President Kathy Jacobs andthe Pledge of Allegiance was recited.Hostess Kathie Gertsner of GertsnerOil introduced Mike Dellinger, Presi-dent of Yankton Area ProgressiveGrowth Inc. (YAPG) and Executive Di-rector of Yankton Office of EconomicDevelopment. Dellinger explained thatYAPG is a private not for profit organi-zation that was established in 1978.They work to facilitate growth in Yank-ton and support the existing employers
also. Dellinger sited numerous exam-ples on how they partner with other or-ganizations to complete projects, forexample the city of Yankton. In the nextfive years they look to facilitate in moreavailable buildings and helping Yank-ton to become more competitive.
The next meeting will be at noon onMonday, Oct. 8, at Minerva’s.
ASHH TOASTMASTERSSteve Anderson received the Best
Respondent Award for the newly inter-active questioning led by Eric Taylor atthe noon Sept. 27, 2012, Club 6217meeting in the Benedictine Center. Tay-lor asked Anderson to quiz JenniferWubben about her views and in returnWubben was to quiz Anderson. Theback and forth involved childhoodmemories of hard work, going to townon Friday nights, and “eating mud piesat recess” in country schools.
Taylor also asked Joyce Stevenswhat fall activity she preferred; ChelsiHames about elections, although sheprefers football; MaryAnn Wortmann’svoting preparations; Kary Beltz’s opin-ion on substitute referees; and Jeff May
ideas on the nation’s “super commit-tee”.
Toastmaster Jane Miller called themeeting to order and Stevens gave theinvocation, which was a quote from Ec-clesiastics “to everything there is a sea-son.”
General Evaluator Muriel Stach’steam consisted of timer Wortmann,pause counter May, and grammarianHames with her word of the day “ex-haustion.”
Tim Bohn spoke on table etiquetteand the value of knowing which of theten pieces of silverware to use wheneating a shrimp appetizer. His humorand vivid descriptions of “drinking rightand eating left” were enjoyed by hisevaluator Eileen O’Connor. O’Connorpraised Bohn’s handout of an officialstate dinner setting. Miller awarded theBest Speaker trophy to Bohn and theBest Evaluator award to O’Connor.
Announcements included the “Whoya gonna call?” song (i.e., “We are fam-ily; my twin sister and me” referring toMiller) and the Area Contest being heldthat evening, 6 p.m., in Freeman.
Three new scholarships wereapproved at the Yankton CollegeBoard of Trustees fall boardmeeting held recently in twoparts Friday, Sept. 21, and Satur-day, Sept. 22, at the Summit Ac-tivities Center in Yankton.
Joining the Yankton CollegeScholarship Program are theCharles A. Alseth Scholarship,the George & Kay Means Memo-rial Scholarship and the GrossFamily Scholarship for the 2013-14 academic year bringing thetotal to 15 named scholarships.
Applications for 2013-2014 arenow available at the Yankton Col-lege office at 1801 Summit St.,Door #9 or online at www.yank-toncollege.org.
Other agenda topics included:a presentation from the SouthDakota Community Foundationon behalf of the Yankton CollegeLegacy Committee; a recap of the2012 All-Class Reunion held inJuly and a proposal for scholar-ship assistance from YanktonCollege for the Laity Empower-ment Project to be implemented
within the South Dakota Confer-ence of the United Church ofChrist.
The Yankton College AlumniAdvisory Board also held itsmeeting, Friday, Sept. 21, at theSAC. Among the items of busi-ness on the agenda were a reviewof the events at the 2012 All-ClassReunion and a plan for the 2014Reunion; a statement of purposewas accepted for the Giving Com-mittee; the Board officers werere-elected and Dennis Steffenfrom Viborg was welcomed as a
new AAB member. On Friday, members of the Fi-
nance Committee met at 10 a.m.and at the conclusion of the Sat-urday Action Session the LegacyCommittee met.
A no-host dinner was held Fri-day evening at Murdo’s for thetrustees, advisory board andtheir spouses and guests.
For further information aboutthe meetings or the Yankton Col-lege Scholarship Program, callthe Yankton College office at(605) 665-3661.
New Scholarships OK’d By Yankton College
The Foster Grandparent Pro-gram is in need of volunteers inthe Yankton area.
This program pays incomequalified seniors age 55 andolder a stipend for visiting localclassrooms several times a weekwhere they act as role models,mentors and friends, serving inschools, daycare centers, HeadStart and other youth facilities.They help children learn to read,provide one-on-one tutoring and
guide children at a critical timein their lives by giving comfortand love that can set a child onthe path to a successful future.
Foster Grandparent ProgramEastern Region is a Senior CorpsProgram funded by the Corpora-tion for National and CommunityService, sponsored by Volunteersof America, Dakotas and is aUnited Way Agency. The programis based out of Watertown andcovers Eastern South Dakota in-
cluding SE South Dakota coun-ties.
Foster Grandparents receiveorientation, training, a free dailymeal at their site (if available),transportation assistance, sup-plemental accident and liabilityinsurance while on duty, paidtime off and holidays, and recog-nition for their service. Incomequalified volunteers receive astipend which by law, does notinterfere with Social Security
benefits, food stamps, or housingbenefits because it’s not consid-ered a wage.
For more information, call877-907-6808 and talk to programcoordinator, Kari Johnson.
Volunteering as a FosterGrandparent doesn’t just helpthe children who are served. Ithelps the volunteer by leading tonew discoveries and new friends.
Foster Grandparent Program Seeks Volunteers
Lakeport Church Holds 29th CelebrationLakeport Church held its 29th annual celebration on Sept. 9,
2012, honoring Robert G. Hanson and Henry Adam families.About 70 people attended from Tabor, Tyndall, Wagner, Platte,
Lesterville, Sioux Falls and Yankton, South Dakota; Coleridge,Fordyce and Omaha, Neb.
Delight Paulson was the coordinator for the prayer service, altarservers were Matthew Schaefer and Mason Schaefer. Lector wasMary Thone; gift bearers were Amy Beran, Mary Jane Schaefer,Braden Beran and Ann Beran. Florence Sutera was organist for theSt. Wenceslaus Parish Choir. Greeters were Ann Beran and MarthaNordby; ushers were Mark Hejna, Jeremy Hejna, Jordan Hejna andGeorge Adam. Dedication readers were Robert G. Hanson andAgnes Hejna.
Names of those buried at Lakeport and Nedved cemetery wereread by David Cap. These died this past year: Adeline Pesek, EdnaJuran, Mavis Gaul, Alvin Merkwan, Sylvia Fejfar and Gene Miley.
A pot luck dinner was served at Legion Hall, Tabor. Robert G.Hanson told about his work on Masonry. Agnes Hejna told how herfather would put tin on the roof at the age of 66 in 1977. He enjoyedmowing at Lakeport Church and preserved it. Porcelain ornamentswere given to the honored families.
HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD
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The Church Women United gave the annual Human Rights Award toDr. Tom and Jane Gilmore on Sept. 20, 2012, in recognition of theirservice in the community and beyond. Their church, Habitat for Hu-manity, Hospice, Tutoring at Middle School, Native Americans and Haitimedical service are among their supporting activities.
SHS WATERMELON FEED
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Kindergartener Trey Sager enjoys some watermelon with his motherSara while fellow kindergartener Connor Perakslis savors the taste.
On Sept. 7, Sacred Heart School held the annual Dave and ConnieTschetter Watermelon feed. SHS students and their families enjoyedsome sunshine and delicious watermelon.
The annual event was started in 1981 and has been held everyyear since (it is believed to be the longest running annualpublic/private event in Yankton).
Dave and Connie’s son Russ and his wife Terri and daughterAimee presented SHS Principal Regan Manning with commemora-tive pictures of Dave and Connie that will be displayed in both ofthe schools. Dave passed away in 2000 and Connie passed away in2011.
Each year the Kiwanis Club, spearheaded by Dan Rafferty helpsdeliver and cuts the watermelon for the families to enjoy. The DaveTschetter Watermelon Feed and Scholarship Fund is set up at theYankton Catholic Community Development Office.
The short term goal of the endowment is for the watermelonfeed to be self-sufficient to cover the cost of the melons each year.
If anyone would like to contribute to this endowment they maydo so by contacting the Yankton Catholic Community DevelopmentOffice at 665-4585.
Donations Sought For Yankton Family In NeedOn Aug. 24, Tara Wade — age
18 at the time now 19 — wastaken to Avera Sacred Heart Hos-pital due to bleeding from anabruption of the placenta andpre-term labor which could notbe stopped. Wade was airlifted toSanford Hospital in Sioux Fallsaccompanied by the Neonataland Maternal Fetal teams thatflew down from Sanford — incase she delivered at ASHH or inflight. Luckily she did not deliverin the air but she did deliverMariah at 9:35 a.m. on Aug 25,2012, just 1 1/2 hours after arriv-ing at Sanford.
Mariah was born 16 weeksearly, weighing in at 1 pound, 9ounces and 12 in long. She is inthe NICU at Sanford where theyanticipate her staying approxi-mately until the date she wasdue, Dec. 15, 2012. Her parents,Tara and Josh, and her grand-mother, Michelle, have been trav-eling to Sioux Falls daily tonurture, bond, grow, and learn tocare for Mariah when she is ableto be discharged. This requiresTara, Josh and/or Michelle totravel the approximately 160-mileround trip seven days a week,
which adds up in gas expenses,vehicle maintenance, meals andlodging that may be necessary asit is difficult to secure a room atthe Ronald McDonald house dueto the huge need. More overnightstays are expected as winter ap-proaches.
Mariah is still critical, but ismaking progress with the devel-opment of her lungs, breathing(now on portable ventilator andshe is taking several breaths perminute on her own), growing andgetting stronger (she does turnher head from one side to theother at times). As of Sept. 27,she weighed 2 pounds, 6.5ounces. She has grade 2 brainbleeds, which are not of concern,and they are resolving them-selves.
Tara and Marshal, her 3-year-old son, are currently stayingwith Josh’s mom, Michelle, whois a single parent of a 6-year-oldand a 4-year-old. Michelle is astay-at-home mom who is in theprocess of becoming registeredwith the state to provide in homechild care. (Michelle cares forMarshal along with her ownyoung children while Tara and/or
Josh are in Sioux Falls withMariah). Tara is not able to workat this time. Josh is employed atWilson Trailer in assembly.
When Mariah is discharged,Tara plans on bringing her hometo Michelle’s home. Tara, Mar-shal and Mariah will reside withMichelle because Tara knows shewill be needing help with caringfor Mariah and her needs due toher prematurity and with Mar-shal, she does plan on securingpart time employment afterMariah is home from the hospi-tal.
Neither Tara, Josh or his fam-ily want to have to ask for or ac-cept financial assistance, butthey do know that, at this time,they need it for Mariah.
Donation containers are setout by the registers of variousbusinesses in Yankton and Irene.A benefit account has been setup in Mariah’s name too. Dona-tions can be dropped off/or bemailed to: Mariah’s Benefit Ac-count, Services Center FederalCredit Union, 609 W 21st Street,Yankton, SD 57078.
Rogers Returns From The ’12 ParalympicsM.J. Rogers, dressed in the
opening ceremony’s official uni-form with white pants, navyjacket and side-set beret, de-scribed the athletes, rules, his-tory and procedures involved inthe “Paralympics” (i.e., ‘alongside’ the Olympics). Rogers hasjust returned from London andspoke to the Avera Sacred HeartHospital Toastmaster Club 6217September 20th at noon in theBenedictine Center.
Rogers’ videos of several in-terviews with the enthusiasticathletes and pictures of the spe-cial facilities available in the “Vil-lage” (e.g., sinks, buses, and hairstylists) gave the listeners a com-plete array of both the perspec-tive from the audience’s and thespecial athletes’ point of viewand how these events havegrown from about 400 athletes inthe 1960s to over 4000 competi-tors in London.
Also on display was Rogers’
hard covered book furnished toall the American athletes with“how to” instructions for prop-erly wearing their dress uniformand beret during the 1 1/2 milewalk of the opening ceremony.These special athletes partici-pated in activities ranging fromarchery to rugby (nicknamed“murder ball”). Their abilitiesalso have a wide range fromthose needing constant care, tothose who do archery withoutarms, to those who use moderntechnology with carbon fiberlimbs. Yet, the rules are the sameand competitions are held rain orshine.
“The ability shown by theseParalympians, some withoutarms, to launch an arrow in 20seconds, is only part of the eye-opening events seen in London,”said Rogers. “The interaction be-tween countries was the best incamaraderie. For example, Irani-ans helped Americans and Turks
assisted the Israelis. These les-sons of mutual rapport found atthe Paralympics with athletesfrom around the world fit that
old quote, ‘A cloud of limitationhas been lifted!’,” concludedRogers.
VERMILLION — The SouthDakota American Legion will pres-ent a Veterans Forum on Monday,Oct. 15, from 6:30-8:30 p.m at theMuenster University Center (MUC)ballroom on the University of SouthDakota campus in Vermillion.
The forum is focused aroundgeneral VA benefit topics such asService-Connection, VA Enroll-ment, VA Pension, Priority Groups,VA Co-Payments, Claims Appealsand more, all designed to educateveterans and their families. Warren
Aas, Department Service Officerfor the South Dakota American Le-gion will chair the event and pro-vide information on a variety oftopics.
Speakers from the Sioux FallsVA Health Care System and the S.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs,Sioux Falls office, will also presentinformation and be available forquestions.
The event is open to the public.
American Legion Veterans Forum Slated For USD Oct. 15
