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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
