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YANKTON COMMUNITY FORUM During the month of February, Yankton Community Forum had a wide variety of programs and en- joyed these featured speakers: • Feb. 4 — Eric Tollefson, head coach at the Yankton Complex of the National Field Archery Associa- tion, discussed archery equipment and competition as well as activities at the Complex • Feb. 11 — Francis Serr, talked about the history of the American railroad system and how it impacted the development of the Midwest re- gion in particular. • Feb. 18 — Tom Merrill, spoke about what is involved with the Sci- ence Olympiad and the educational impact it has on the Yankton stu- dents. • Feb. 25 — Christy Hauer, di- rector of The Center, told the group about all the many services provided by the Center in the community and the exciting new developments and activities coming up. Yankton Community Forum meets every Tuesday morning at the Hillcrest Country Club. Coffee, rolls, and socializing begins at 8:30 a.m. Then at 9 a.m., there is a speaker presenting an informative topic re- garding local or regional issues. Anyone over 50 years of age is wel- come to come and join our friendly group. If you are interested in joining or would like more information, please contact President Jack Lyons (665- 9337) or Secretary Rose Mather (665-4615). OUTLAW TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY Meeting to order. Minutes were approved as sent out to the mem- bers. No treasurer’s report was given. Rhonda made a motion to renew the domain name by May 6th, seconded by Al. Motion carried. Marita gave a report on the book. One hundred fifty more books were ordered. Total numbered or- dered now is 1,050. Fifty were re- ceived at Larry’s TV on Feb. 24. Rest will be sent later. Sent 10 to the RC&D with Chris on the 24th. Sow- ders has bought and will sell books in their book store. Plains has or- dered 20. Have sent 6, rest will be sent when someone goes to Valen- tine. Al reported on the Trail Rides planned for 2014. May 23-26 will be at Mars in connection with the Samuel Haskins Birthday Party cel- ebration. The June 28-29 will be held at Annie Holden’s cabin. Signage — Al met with the sev- eral people on Feb. 20 to discuss putting a figure of Doc Middleton near the Valentine museum. Mary Rose gave short report on the Quiltway. As of now it looks like the next one will be held in 2015. The next meeting will be via tele- conference on Tuesday evening, March 18, at 7 p.m. The date and place for the April meeting will de- pend on who we get for entertain- ment — possibly at Obert. ROY ANDERSON POST NO. 12 Roy Anderson Post No. 12 held its regular monthly meeting on Feb. 18, 2014, at the VFW post home with members Brandt, Happe, Huis- man, F Johnson, D List, and Darcy being present. All saluted the flag and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The minutes and the financial report from the previous meeting were approved as read. Don List talked on grocery deliv- ery and how Post #12 is losing out by not having a Oratorical Director this will be resolved at the next meeting in March. Membership Director List stated that we are at 129 members so far for the year with a goal of 217. Please keep the dues coming in so we may be at 100% by July 1st. Boys State Director Darcy had 17 young men signing up for Boys State with 7 returning their applica- tions so far. Fran Johnson, Children and Youth Director, gave his report on the program saying it is still going well and looking forward to the spring cleanup in April. Old Business the post talked on the upcoming Fun Night which will be May 10 at the VFW more info will come out in March minutes. Tickets are available now you can call Adju- tant Brandt for tickets at 760-5298 New business Don List and Fran Johnson had both spoken on the mid-winter conference held in Huron in January. Don Stated that if you were on active duty between 1957- 1991 you might be eligible for more money in your Social Security ben- efits. You need to take yourDD214 down to the Social Security office for verification. Sick Call: Don Krenos. Next meeting: March 18, 2014, at 730 p.m. in the VFW Post Home. Post No. 12 members are welcome anytime. INTERCHANGE Interchange met at noon on Monday, March 10, 2014 at Miner- vas, with President Frani Kieffer pre- siding. An announcement about the Southeast CASA “Reverse Your Luck” fundraiser was given by Sherri Rodgers-Conti, Southeast CASA Program Director. Pauline Akland promoted the GFWA Fashion Show scheduled for March 29 at The Cen- ter. Jackie Quinn announced ticket sales for “An Evening with Coach Don Meyer.” Kathy Greenaway let members know about the agenda items for the monthly meeting of the Yankton School Board. Penny Scholl reminded members about the “Roses Just Because ...” fundraiser, with orders benefitting the Avera Hospice Program. Past President Kathy Jacobs, Yankton Community Library, intro- duced four new members: Becky Shank of Hatch Furniture, Lyndee Lyfeste of Avera Sacred Heart Hos- pital, Stephanie Moser of Dakota Fi- nancial Services, and Meghan Buresch of Art’s Garbage Service. The new members will be featured during the April 21 meeting. Member Lois Varvel, Historic Yankton, introduced the guest speaker, Kerri Schmidt, Executive Director of the Heartland Humane Society. Kerri spoke about the serv- ices provided for unwanted cats and dogs, the pet food bank, the educa- tional programs offered by HHS, and their need for a much larger space for their program. She shared that HHS will have the ability to serve many more animals when they move to a newly-renovated facility, which opens in the next couple of months. To better explain their ex- pansion plans, Kerri presented a blueprint of the remodeling being done to the former Yankton Motor Company building on East Highway 50. Heartland Humane Society serves the Yankton, Vermillion and Hartington areas. The next meeting of Interchange will be at noon on Monday, March 17, at Minervas. Friday, 3.14.14 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net NEWSROOM: [email protected] PRESS DAKOTAN PAGE 6B hometown 665-5700 1-800-529-2450 CALL CALL CALL STEAMWAY for STEAMWAY for STEAMWAY for Professional Professional Professional Carpet Carpet Carpet Cleaning! Cleaning! Cleaning! Selling Selling Selling Your Home? Your Home? Your Home? •Home sell faster when they look their best •Clean carpets make rooms look brighter & larger •Prospective buyers will see they don’t have to replace expensive carpets We Have The Power We Have The Power Call the professionals at... Harry Lane, Electrical Contractor to handle all your wiring and electrical needs. • Commercial • Residential • Farm Wiring • Quality Work • Prompt Service • Competitive Pricing 665-6612 ELECTRIC ELECTRIC ELECTRIC L&S L&S L&S MEETINGS United Way Partner Agency Highlight The Center Continues To Contribute BY CHRISTY HAUER The Center, whose mis- sion is “To respond to the ever-changing needs of all adults and their families, provide opportunities and resources in the areas of physical and mental health, nutrition, recreation and ed- ucation and to positively af- fect their quality of life and assist in maintaining their in- dependence,” is a club for adults who are 18 years or older. The youngest member is 27 and the oldest member is 99. The Center has some- thing for everyone regarding socialization, recreation and nutrition. We offer a wide array of activities, billiards, bingo, cards (pinochle, hand and foot, bridge, and whist), computer classes, darts, dominos, fitness center fea- turing a NuStep, line danc- ing, quilting, scrapbooking, table tennis, Wii bowling and so much more. It costs just $35 a year to be a member and provides the opportunity to partici- pate in all sorts of activities. Many events are open to the pubic but members pay less to participate, adding value to the membership. The Cen- ter hosts a number of dances, tours and travel op- portunities, pancake feeds, movies, year-round holiday celebrations and more. As a member, you receive a monthly 24 page newsletter keeping you informed of our many offerings. The Center delivers many free services. Currently, we are in the midst of tax sea- son. When it is all said and done we will have filed over 400 individual/family tax forms at no charge. We also assist 600 individuals thru the SHIINE program, helping people with the tricky Medicare Part D paperwork. This free service saves peo- ple thousands of dollars in healthcare costs. For low in- come seniors, we have a commodities program, dis- tributing 196 boxes of sup- plemental food each month. A monthly pet food assis- tance program is also of- fered. We are very proud of our Nutrition program at The Center. We serve over 43,000 home-cooked nutritious hot meals a year thru the congre- gate dining effort, our part- nership with HyVee and our Meals on Wheels program, which serves those who are disabled and Seniors who are homebound. Over 5,000 meals are distributed at no cost to seniors who are well below the poverty level. Our fundraising efforts coupled with the tremen- dous support we receive from the United Way, funds the numerous free meals we serve to those most in need. Nationwide the MOW pro- gram saves our government and taxpayers millions of dollars in long term care costs while keeping our sen- iors independent in the com- fort of their own home. We partner with HyVee to pro- vide Seniors with affordable meals in the evening, week- ends and holidays as well as The Center providing frozen meals. In fact, whether you dine at The Center or at HyVee, if you are over 60 years old, the recommended donation for the meal is only $3.50, if you are under 60 years old you just pay $6.50. In order to sustain our many efforts from serving 43,000 meals a year, offering numerous recreational and social activities, delivering free services to those who are low income, people of all ages, it is essential to raise the dollars needed to con- tinue our mission. The Cen- ter is so grateful to be a United Way Partner Agency. We appreciate the many campaign volunteers and businesses who generously support the United Way ef- fort. The support we receive enables us to serve the needs of those in our com- munity. We recently hosted our seventh annual Wine and Dine event. It was a huge success with record atten- dance. A special thank you to The Center Board of Direc- tors for selling tickets, secur- ing prizes and generously donating. Also thank you to our auctioneer Greg Ryken, who made all the difference by conveying the impor- tance of our mission and the difference we make in the lives of many. We are getting geared up to launch our March for Meals week. This is a na- tional effort which officially kicks off March 16th. The goal of the campaign is two- fold, to raise the dollars needed to fund our Meals on Wheels and Nutrition opera- tion, and to also create com- munity awareness about the seriousness of Senior Poverty and Hunger. Over the weeks to come over 40 city officials will be volun- teering their time at The Center to help out with the meal program. Beadle and Yankton Middle School stu- dents will do their annual drive to raise funds for the Meals on Wheels program. Stop by The Center to pick up a coupon to dine at the Pizza Ranch on March 17th from 5-8 or dine at The Land- ing on March 18th from 5-8 with some proceeds being donated to The Center. You can also stop by Yesterday’s Café on March 20th from 5-9 no coupon needed. We are so grateful for the continued support we receive from our Board of Directors, Center Members and Volunteers, Churches, Service Clubs, Businesses, Individual Donors, participating Restaurants, and Schools/Students. If you want to make a dif- ference and get involved with The Center, you can be- come a member, a volunteer, a donor, or all three! Just give us a call at 665-4685 or stop by our beautiful facility at 900 Whiting Drive. SUBMITTED PHOTO The Center is constantly alive with activity. Beadle Elementary School recently held an astonish- ingly productive book drive to benefit the Big Red Book- shelf program, organized by Kindergarten Teacher Peggy Schortzman. The students donated over 700 books as well as a new Big Red Book- shelf. The Big Red Bookshelf program, a partnership be- tween United Way & Volun- teer Services of Greater Yankton and Yankton Area Literacy Council, recirculates donated children’s books back into the community where they are made avail- able free for families to own. Books are collected, sorted, cleaned and affixed with a label, then set out on bright red bookshelves at sites where families will have easy access to them. Children are encouraged to take a book home with them to keep and share! The Big Red Bookshelves are located at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Pediatrics Unit, United Church of Christ/The Banquet and Yankton Medical Clinic. If your group is interested in conducting a book drive or hosting a bookshelf, please contact United Way & Volun- teer Services of Greater Yank- ton at 605-665-6766 or [email protected]. Beadle Book Drive Brings In More Than 700 Books Big Red Bookshelf SUBMITTED PHOTO Yankton Middle School All-State Band The 15th annual SDMEA Middle School All-State Band was held on Feb. 28-March 1 at the T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre. This event is sponsored by the South Dakota Music Educators Association. Four YMS Band Members were selected to participate in this event. Adele Benoit was selected to participate in the honor band and Michael Drotzmann, Josh Carr and Leah Waid were selected to participate in the festival band. The guest conductor of the Honor Band was Mr. Robert Sheldon, nationally known composer of con- cert band music. The guest conductor of the Festival Band was Dr. Eric Peterson, the Director of Bands at South Dakota State Univer- sity, Brookings. Mr. Robert Sheldon also wrote a concert band piece that was commissioned by SDMEA in celebration of this year’s 15th anniversary of the SDMEA Middle All-State Band. This piece was premiered during the Middle School All-State Band con- cert on March 1. The piece entitled “Intrepid Journey” will be pub- lished next year. There were more than 500 audition recordings for this year’s event, with 202 students selected to participate from schools throughout South Dakota. Each student prepares a rigor- ous audition of scales and etudes that is sent to be adjudicated by instrumental music specialists. This event is a great educational experience for the students that audition and especially for those students that are selected to participate. It truly is an event that makes instrumental music shine in our state. Pictured (left to right): YMS Band Director, ReNae Jackson, Adele Benoit, Leah Waid, Michael Drotzmann and Josh Carr (Submitted Photo) Adele Benoit (daughter of Joey and Caprice Benoit) has been a member of the SDMEA Middle School All-State Band for three years. Adele was honored dur- ing the concert for this special achievement. Being a three year member requires dedica- tion and hard work to achieve this accomplishment. Adele was selected to participate in this event for all three years that she was eligible to partici- pate. Congratulations Adele! Pictured: YMS Band Director, ReNae Jackson and Adele Benoit. (Submitted Photo) P&D CLASSIFIEDS WORK FOR YOU! (605) 665-7811 A reception honoring Don and Pam Kettering, Yankton’s 2013 Citizens of the Year, will be held on Sunday, March 30, at the Yankton Elks Lodge, 504 W. 27th St. The reception runs from 1:30-4 p.m., with a special program set for 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Citizens Of The Year Reception Set For March 30 Gavins Gang SUBMITTED PHOTO The Yankton Youth Soccer Association has begun a T-shirt fundraiser for Gavin Yasat, an eighth-grader at Yankton Middle School who has recently been diagnosed with leukemia. The group is selling T-shirts for $15 through JJ Benji’s, with pro- ceeds are going to Gavin’s family. JJ Benji’s, located at 201 Pine St. in Yankton, is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. Orders that go in on Monday can be picked up the following Monday. You are asked to make checks payable to “Gavins Gang.” BFLF Donation SUBMITTED PHOTO Bruce Myers from Nustar Energy presented a check to Big Friend Little Friend for $600.00 for the 18th Annual Bowlathon. Big Friend Little Friend is so thankful for companys like Nustar and others that help sponsor the Bowlathon each year. A spon- sorship provides a team of bowlers two games, shoe rental, t- shirt and a pop. Prizes are given away during the event adding to the excitement of the day. The Bowlathon event will be April 5th and is open to all youth in grades K-5. If you are interested in being a sponsor or registering to participate for the event, please contact Stacy at 665-6365.
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YANKTON COMMUNITYFORUM
During the month of February,Yankton Community Forum had awide variety of programs and en-joyed these featured speakers:
• Feb. 4 — Eric Tollefson, headcoach at the Yankton Complex ofthe National Field Archery Associa-tion, discussed archery equipmentand competition as well as activitiesat the Complex
• Feb. 11 — Francis Serr, talkedabout the history of the Americanrailroad system and how it impactedthe development of the Midwest re-gion in particular.
• Feb. 18 — Tom Merrill, spokeabout what is involved with the Sci-ence Olympiad and the educationalimpact it has on the Yankton stu-dents.
• Feb. 25 — Christy Hauer, di-rector of The Center, told the groupabout all the many services providedby the Center in the community andthe exciting new developments andactivities coming up.
Yankton Community Forummeets every Tuesday morning at theHillcrest Country Club. Coffee, rolls,and socializing begins at 8:30 a.m.Then at 9 a.m., there is a speakerpresenting an informative topic re-garding local or regional issues.Anyone over 50 years of age is wel-come to come and join our friendlygroup.
If you are interested in joining orwould like more information, pleasecontact President Jack Lyons (665-9337) or Secretary Rose Mather(665-4615).
OUTLAW TRAIL SCENICBYWAY
Meeting to order. Minutes wereapproved as sent out to the mem-bers. No treasurer’s report wasgiven.
Rhonda made a motion torenew the domain name by May 6th,seconded by Al. Motion carried.
Marita gave a report on thebook. One hundred fifty more bookswere ordered. Total numbered or-dered now is 1,050. Fifty were re-ceived at Larry’s TV on Feb. 24.Rest will be sent later. Sent 10 to theRC&D with Chris on the 24th. Sow-ders has bought and will sell booksin their book store. Plains has or-dered 20. Have sent 6, rest will besent when someone goes to Valen-tine.
Al reported on the Trail Ridesplanned for 2014. May 23-26 will beat Mars in connection with theSamuel Haskins Birthday Party cel-ebration. The June 28-29 will beheld at Annie Holden’s cabin.
Signage — Al met with the sev-eral people on Feb. 20 to discussputting a figure of Doc Middletonnear the Valentine museum.
Mary Rose gave short report onthe Quiltway. As of now it looks likethe next one will be held in 2015.
The next meeting will be via tele-conference on Tuesday evening,March 18, at 7 p.m. The date andplace for the April meeting will de-pend on who we get for entertain-ment — possibly at Obert.
ROY ANDERSON POST NO. 12Roy Anderson Post No. 12 held
its regular monthly meeting on Feb.
18, 2014, at the VFW post homewith members Brandt, Happe, Huis-man, F Johnson, D List, and Darcybeing present. All saluted the flagand recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
The minutes and the financialreport from the previous meetingwere approved as read.
Don List talked on grocery deliv-ery and how Post #12 is losing outby not having a Oratorical Directorthis will be resolved at the nextmeeting in March.
Membership Director List statedthat we are at 129 members so farfor the year with a goal of 217.Please keep the dues coming in sowe may be at 100% by July 1st.
Boys State Director Darcy had17 young men signing up for BoysState with 7 returning their applica-tions so far.
Fran Johnson, Children andYouth Director, gave his report onthe program saying it is still goingwell and looking forward to thespring cleanup in April.
Old Business the post talked onthe upcoming Fun Night which willbe May 10 at the VFW more info willcome out in March minutes. Ticketsare available now you can call Adju-tant Brandt for tickets at 760-5298
New business Don List and FranJohnson had both spoken on themid-winter conference held in Huronin January. Don Stated that if youwere on active duty between 1957-1991 you might be eligible for moremoney in your Social Security ben-efits. You need to take yourDD214down to the Social Security office forverification.
Sick Call: Don Krenos.Next meeting: March 18, 2014,
at 730 p.m. in the VFW Post Home.Post No. 12 members are welcomeanytime.
INTERCHANGEInterchange met at noon on
Monday, March 10, 2014 at Miner-
vas, with President Frani Kieffer pre-siding. An announcement about theSoutheast CASA “Reverse YourLuck” fundraiser was given by SherriRodgers-Conti, Southeast CASAProgram Director. Pauline Aklandpromoted the GFWA Fashion Showscheduled for March 29 at The Cen-ter. Jackie Quinn announced ticketsales for “An Evening with CoachDon Meyer.” Kathy Greenaway letmembers know about the agendaitems for the monthly meeting of theYankton School Board. PennyScholl reminded members about the“Roses Just Because ...” fundraiser,with orders benefitting the AveraHospice Program.
Past President Kathy Jacobs,Yankton Community Library, intro-duced four new members: BeckyShank of Hatch Furniture, LyndeeLyfeste of Avera Sacred Heart Hos-pital, Stephanie Moser of Dakota Fi-nancial Services, and MeghanBuresch of Art’s Garbage Service.The new members will be featured
during the April 21 meeting.Member Lois Varvel, Historic
Yankton, introduced the guestspeaker, Kerri Schmidt, ExecutiveDirector of the Heartland HumaneSociety. Kerri spoke about the serv-ices provided for unwanted cats anddogs, the pet food bank, the educa-tional programs offered by HHS, andtheir need for a much larger spacefor their program. She shared thatHHS will have the ability to servemany more animals when theymove to a newly-renovated facility,which opens in the next couple ofmonths. To better explain their ex-pansion plans, Kerri presented ablueprint of the remodeling beingdone to the former Yankton MotorCompany building on East Highway50. Heartland Humane Societyserves the Yankton, Vermillion andHartington areas.
The next meeting of Interchangewill be at noon on Monday, March17, at Minervas.
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United Way Partner Agency Highlight
The Center Continues To ContributeBY CHRISTY HAUER
The Center, whose mis-sion is “To respond to theever-changing needs of alladults and their families,provide opportunities andresources in the areas ofphysical and mental health,nutrition, recreation and ed-ucation and to positively af-fect their quality of life andassist in maintaining their in-dependence,” is a club foradults who are 18 years orolder. The youngest memberis 27 and the oldest memberis 99. The Center has some-thing for everyone regardingsocialization, recreation andnutrition. We offer a widearray of activities, billiards,bingo, cards (pinochle, handand foot, bridge, and whist),computer classes, darts,dominos, fitness center fea-turing a NuStep, line danc-ing, quilting, scrapbooking,table tennis, Wii bowling andso much more.
It costs just $35 a year tobe a member and providesthe opportunity to partici-pate in all sorts of activities.Many events are open to thepubic but members pay lessto participate, adding valueto the membership. The Cen-ter hosts a number ofdances, tours and travel op-portunities, pancake feeds,movies, year-round holidaycelebrations and more. As amember, you receive amonthly 24 page newsletterkeeping you informed of ourmany offerings.
The Center delivers manyfree services. Currently, weare in the midst of tax sea-son. When it is all said anddone we will have filed over400 individual/family taxforms at no charge. We alsoassist 600 individuals thru
the SHIINE program, helpingpeople with the trickyMedicare Part D paperwork.This free service saves peo-ple thousands of dollars inhealthcare costs. For low in-come seniors, we have acommodities program, dis-tributing 196 boxes of sup-plemental food each month.A monthly pet food assis-tance program is also of-fered.
We are very proud of ourNutrition program at TheCenter. We serve over 43,000home-cooked nutritious hotmeals a year thru the congre-gate dining effort, our part-nership with HyVee and ourMeals on Wheels program,which serves those who aredisabled and Seniors whoare homebound. Over 5,000meals are distributed at nocost to seniors who are wellbelow the poverty level.
Our fundraising effortscoupled with the tremen-dous support we receivefrom the United Way, fundsthe numerous free meals weserve to those most in need.Nationwide the MOW pro-gram saves our governmentand taxpayers millions ofdollars in long term carecosts while keeping our sen-iors independent in the com-fort of their own home. We
partner with HyVee to pro-vide Seniors with affordablemeals in the evening, week-ends and holidays as well asThe Center providing frozenmeals. In fact, whether youdine at The Center or atHyVee, if you are over 60years old, the recommendeddonation for the meal is only$3.50, if you are under 60years old you just pay $6.50.
In order to sustain ourmany efforts from serving43,000 meals a year, offeringnumerous recreational andsocial activities, deliveringfree services to those whoare low income, people of allages, it is essential to raisethe dollars needed to con-tinue our mission. The Cen-ter is so grateful to be aUnited Way Partner Agency.We appreciate the manycampaign volunteers andbusinesses who generouslysupport the United Way ef-fort. The support we receiveenables us to serve theneeds of those in our com-munity. We recently hostedour seventh annual Wine andDine event. It was a hugesuccess with record atten-dance. A special thank youto The Center Board of Direc-tors for selling tickets, secur-ing prizes and generouslydonating. Also thank you to
our auctioneer Greg Ryken,who made all the differenceby conveying the impor-tance of our mission and thedifference we make in thelives of many.
We are getting geared upto launch our March forMeals week. This is a na-tional effort which officiallykicks off March 16th. Thegoal of the campaign is two-fold, to raise the dollarsneeded to fund our Meals onWheels and Nutrition opera-tion, and to also create com-munity awareness about theseriousness of SeniorPoverty and Hunger. Overthe weeks to come over 40city officials will be volun-teering their time at TheCenter to help out with themeal program. Beadle andYankton Middle School stu-dents will do their annualdrive to raise funds for theMeals on Wheels program.Stop by The Center to pickup a coupon to dine at thePizza Ranch on March 17thfrom 5-8 or dine at The Land-ing on March 18th from 5-8with some proceeds beingdonated to The Center. Youcan also stop by Yesterday’sCafé on March 20th from 5-9no coupon needed. We areso grateful for the continuedsupport we receive from ourBoard of Directors, CenterMembers and Volunteers,Churches, Service Clubs,Businesses, IndividualDonors, participatingRestaurants, andSchools/Students.
If you want to make a dif-ference and get involvedwith The Center, you can be-come a member, a volunteer,a donor, or all three! Justgive us a call at 665-4685 orstop by our beautiful facilityat 900 Whiting Drive.
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The Center is constantly alive with activity.
Beadle Elementary Schoolrecently held an astonish-ingly productive book driveto benefit the Big Red Book-shelf program, organized byKindergarten Teacher PeggySchortzman. The studentsdonated over 700 books aswell as a new Big Red Book-shelf.
The Big Red Bookshelfprogram, a partnership be-tween United Way & Volun-teer Services of GreaterYankton and Yankton AreaLiteracy Council, recirculatesdonated children’s booksback into the communitywhere they are made avail-able free for families to own.Books are collected, sorted,
cleaned and affixed with alabel, then set out on brightred bookshelves at siteswhere families will have easyaccess to them. Children areencouraged to take a bookhome with them to keep andshare!
The Big Red Bookshelvesare located at Avera SacredHeart Hospital PediatricsUnit, United Church ofChrist/The Banquet andYankton Medical Clinic.
If your group is interestedin conducting a book drive orhosting a bookshelf, pleasecontact United Way & Volun-teer Services of Greater Yank-ton at 605-665-6766 [email protected].
Beadle Book DriveBrings In More
Than 700 Books
Big Red Bookshelf
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Yankton Middle School All-State BandThe 15th annual SDMEA Middle School All-State Band was held onFeb. 28-March 1 at the T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre. This eventis sponsored by the South Dakota Music Educators Association.Four YMS Band Members were selected to participate in thisevent. Adele Benoit was selected to participate in the honor bandand Michael Drotzmann, Josh Carr and Leah Waid were selected toparticipate in the festival band. The guest conductor of the HonorBand was Mr. Robert Sheldon, nationally known composer of con-cert band music. The guest conductor of the Festival Band was Dr.Eric Peterson, the Director of Bands at South Dakota State Univer-sity, Brookings. Mr. Robert Sheldon also wrote a concert bandpiece that was commissioned by SDMEA in celebration of thisyear’s 15th anniversary of the SDMEA Middle All-State Band. Thispiece was premiered during the Middle School All-State Band con-cert on March 1. The piece entitled “Intrepid Journey” will be pub-lished next year. There were more than 500 audition recordings forthis year’s event, with 202 students selected to participate fromschools throughout South Dakota. Each student prepares a rigor-ous audition of scales and etudes that is sent to be adjudicated byinstrumental music specialists. This event is a great educationalexperience for the students that audition and especially for thosestudents that are selected to participate. It truly is an event thatmakes instrumental music shine in our state. Pictured (left toright): YMS Band Director, ReNae Jackson, Adele Benoit, LeahWaid, Michael Drotzmann and Josh Carr (Submitted Photo)
Adele Benoit (daughter of Joeyand Caprice Benoit) has been amember of the SDMEA MiddleSchool All-State Band for threeyears. Adele was honored dur-ing the concert for this specialachievement. Being a threeyear member requires dedica-tion and hard work to achievethis accomplishment. Adelewas selected to participate inthis event for all three yearsthat she was eligible to partici-pate. Congratulations Adele!Pictured: YMS Band Director,ReNae Jackson and AdeleBenoit. (Submitted Photo)
P&D CLASSIFIEDSWORK FOR YOU!(605) 665-7811
A reception honoringDon and Pam Kettering,Yankton’s 2013 Citizens ofthe Year, will be held onSunday, March 30, at theYankton Elks Lodge, 504W. 27th St.
The reception runsfrom 1:30-4 p.m., with aspecial program set for 2p.m.
This event is free andopen to the public.
Citizens OfThe Year
Reception SetFor March 30
Gavins Gang
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The Yankton Youth Soccer Association has begun a T-shirtfundraiser for Gavin Yasat, an eighth-grader at Yankton MiddleSchool who has recently been diagnosed with leukemia. Thegroup is selling T-shirts for $15 through JJ Benji’s, with pro-ceeds are going to Gavin’s family. JJ Benji’s, located at 201 PineSt. in Yankton, is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. Orders thatgo in on Monday can be picked up the following Monday. Youare asked to make checks payable to “Gavins Gang.”
BFLF Donation
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Bruce Myers from Nustar Energy presented a check to BigFriend Little Friend for $600.00 for the 18th Annual Bowlathon.Big Friend Little Friend is so thankful for companys like Nustarand others that help sponsor the Bowlathon each year. A spon-sorship provides a team of bowlers two games, shoe rental, t-shirt and a pop. Prizes are given away during the event addingto the excitement of the day. The Bowlathon event will be April5th and is open to all youth in grades K-5. If you are interestedin being a sponsor or registering to participate for the event,please contact Stacy at 665-6365.
