INTERCHANGE Interchange met on Monday, Sept. 27 at the Waterfront. Paula Tacke, Interchange President, called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance. Pam Rezac from Avera Sacred Heart introduced her guest, Jaime Schaefer the Chief Financial Officer with Avera Sacred Heart. Announcements included: • Pam Kettering, United Way and Volunteer Services reminded everyone of the coats and boots drive going on now until Oct. 23. If you have used coats and boats the drop off areas are Avera Sacred Heart Hospital and the local schools. • Susan Schavee, Yankton Medical Clinic, invited everyone to the Understanding Employee Motivation seminar on Wednesday, Oct. 27 from 8- 11:30 a.m. at Minerva’s/Best Western Kelly Inn. The conference is sponsored by the Southeast South Dakota SHRM. • Pam Frick invited everyone to Monta’s at the Yankton Mall on Nov. 6 for Tables Beautiful. • Pauline Akland, Shurco and on behalf of the Yankton Chamber Education committee, invited everyone to Tom Frye on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at the High school theater as part of the Drug Free Coalition. Deb Farver, SDSU College of Pharmacy, introduced her guest speaker Dr. Jeremy Kudera, orthopedic surgeon at the Yankton Medical Clinic. Dr. Kudera’s presentation was about total knee replacement and the medical advances in knee replacement. The next Interchange meeting will be held Monday, Oct. 4 at the Waterfront at noon. The Yankton County Commissioner candidates have been invited for a public forum. OUTLAW TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY The Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway meet- ing was held at St. James Marketplace on Tuesday, Sept. 21. President Mary Rose called the meet- ing to order. Secretary and treasurer’s reports were given and approved. Bills were presented and approved. It was decided to sell memberships for 2011 the weekend of Oct. 1-3 at the quiltway stops. Mary Rose, Sally and Angie have given interviews on radio and TV sta- tions to promote the ‘See the Byway the Quiltway’, which will be held the week- end of Oct.1-3 from South Sioux City to Valentine. Brochures have been dis- bursed. Marita will do a press release for the newspapers. Work on ‘See the Byway the Pie-way’ will start in January. Chris and Mary Rose are planning to attend the Nebraska Travel and Tourism Conference to be held Oct. 12 through the 14 at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, NE. Jan Jorgensen, RC&D Coordinator, and Paula Bohaty, Division of Travel and Tourism, gave their reports. The next meetings will be held at Butte Community Hall on Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. and Niobrara on November 16th at 10 a.m. RC&D COUNCIL CELEBRATED NATIONAL RC&D WEEK National RC&D Week was celebrated twice at the Northeast Nebraska RC&D office. On Friday, Sept. 24 four local artists demonstrated their specialty for the public. 17 people enjoyed the after- noon meeting and visiting with Morris Anderson and Keith Bartling, both wood carvers, with Janis Lingenfelter who knits and crochets and with Be Rudloff as she created shadow boxes. And on Monday, Sept. 27th 42 kids, Moms and Grandmas, Council members and staff had fun participating in the Autumn Olympics Extraordinaire. Six games in honor of Council projects were played, a quiz taken to test their knowl- edge of the RC&D and everyone enjoyed the food. Winners received gold, silver, and bronze medals. Gold winners were Lily Jessen for Knox County, Grace Hoffman for Pierce County, Carmen Shaffer for Cedar County, Emma King for Antelope County, and Frankie Bernt for Dixon County. All participants got prizes and fun was had by all! Following Monday’s event the Council held its regularly scheduled meeting. Results of the National Civil Rights Review held of the office in August were shared as was information from several events where RC&D has had a booth recently. The long-range planning process is underway and all Council members were encouraged to seek out citizen input. Dick Haskin reported that the Dixon County Cemetery Tour for Saturday, Oct. 2nd has been sold out and it should be an excellent event. The Quiltway 3- day adventure on the Outlaw Trail is also that same weekend, Oct. 1 -3 at 19 locations along NE Hwy 12. The Northeast Nebraska Weed Management Area is submitting 2 grants this week for funding to assist with continued control efforts of noxious and invasive weeds along the rivers of the region. For more information about any Council project or to get involved, con- tact the office at 402-582-4866, via email at [email protected] or see www.nenercd.org. ROY ANDERSON POST #12 Roy Anderson Post #12 American Legion Auxiliary met on Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. with President Betty Adams presid- ing. There were 22 Auxiliary members present. Chaplain Kathleen Ekeren offered a prayer followed by the Pledge to the flag and a moment of silent prayer was observed. Gert Boyles presented the 2010 Girls Staters as the program for the evening. Present were Allison Kathol, Taylor Specht, Whiteny Duarte, Hiley Cammock, Sophie Haltzmann, Jordan Koch and Emily Anderson. Each girl explained what they did at Girls State and highlighted their experiences. The members then recited the pream- ble and roll call of officers was taken. Minutes were approved as read. Priscilla Mazourek gave the treasur- er’s report, Amanda Johnson made a motion to accept the report, seconded by Shirley Juffer, motion carried. Gert Boyles read thank-you notes from Girl Staters. Judy Eisenmenger reported on the gift shop at the Human Services Center on Monday, Nov. 29. The Bingo Party will be held on Jan. 27, 2011 at the Human Services Center. Mary Kuchta, Sergeant at Arms was installed by Gert Boyles, installing offi- cer. Betty Adams read a letter from Kathy Hornstra, District 7 President, reminding of the district meeting in Vermillion on Sept. 25. HOMETOWNNEWS Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan ■ Saturday, October 2, 2010 www.yankton.net PAGE 3B 1104 West 8th Street •Yankton, SD 57078 605-665-7841 • www.yanktonmedicalclinic.com Pediatric patients, age 6 months and older, are encouraged to utilize these flu shot clinics. FLU SHOT CLINIC Vaccine contains seasonal and H1N1. 8:00AM – 5:00PM – October 6 &7 Walk-in Flu Shots at Yankton Medical Clinic®, P.C. No appointment necessary. The cost will be $30.00. We accept Medicare assignment – Medicare patients please bring Medicare numbers. We will also file to private insurance. Time for Seasonal Flu Shots MEETING MINUTES Lakeport Church Holds 27th Annual Celebration Lakeport Church held its 27th annual cel- ebration on September 12, 2010, honoring the town of Janousek, S.D. Mass was said by Father Joseph Puthenkulathil. About 80 people attended from Yankton, Tabor, Tyndall, Platte, Utica and Irene, S.D. Lector was Jordan Hejna; Mass servers were Allison Carda and Cole Goehring. Gift bear- ers were Isaac Nedved, Milena Nedved, Lee Gallinger, Paul Gallinger, Amanda Hauck, Don Fejfar, Kathern McIntosh, Lawrence Kozak, Marlene Kostal and Leona Cwach. Sacristan was Delight Paulson; organist was Florence Sutera and choir was St. Wenceslaus Parish. Greeters were Renee Becker and Ann Mello, ushers were Robert Hejna, Wilbur Nedved, Lloyd Hejna and Kenneth Hejna. Janousek history reader was Ione Cap. Names of those buried at Lakeport and Nedved Cemeteries was read by David Cap. A moment of silence was held for those who died this past year: Henry Pesicka, Ethel Hacecky Caba, Frances Tacke, Emil A. Hlavac, Kevin Rokusek, Marie Christenson, Frank Zdenek, and Tony Renner. Irene Kolar was buried at Nedved Cemetery. A potluck dinner was served at Legion Hall, Tabor, after Mass. Arthur Kotalik con- ducted a meeting. Very interesting stories and memories were told about Janousek, S.D. A book about Janousek was sold. Next year on September 11, 2011, the cel- ebration will be dedicated to Romaine Pesicka who wrote about Lakeport Settlement and Nedved Church and Cemetery. The Lakeport Church is a corporation designed to maintain interest of the church and into the future. SCHOOL PRIDE United Way Volunteers Lead The Way JULY VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH United Way and Volunteer Services of Greater Yankton is happy to announce the Volunteer of the Month for July 2010 is Fernande (Nona) Bitsos. Nona volun- teers over 800 hours a year for the Senior Companions of South Dakota program, where she pro- vides excellent service to all her clients by helping prepare meals, assisting with laundry and trans- portation, and sharing her love and enthusiasm for life. Nona is 80 years young with an energetic personality, a real “character” who makes a lasting impression on all whom she meets. This lovely lady started her volunteer career while living in Colorado, and in 1984 decided to join the Peace Corp. During her two year service in rural South Africa, she taught basketry and needle work to young children. Here in Yankton, Nona has donat- ed her time and care to a local senior home playing old movies to residents and to the Just for Kids (JFK) program, tutoring and sharing her extensive collection of African stuffed toys for “’show and tell.” Nona enjoys spending time with all generations of people and believes volunteer work not only teaches you insight about future challenges, but provides you with more energy in life! Thank you Nona for all the energy and love you contribute to this community. AUGUST VOLUNTEERS OF THE MONTH When the surprise announce- ment was made during a service at Yankton’s First United Methodist Church, that Jane and Tom Gilmore had been named United Way’s August Volunteers of the Month, they weren’t sitting togeth- er because – fittingly – they were busy with a volunteer activity. For fifteen years, this couple has been part of a team involved in the church’s wheelchair min- istry, driving a special van, super- vising bringing six or so wheel- chair-using folks to services. That last Sunday in August, they were each seated with a group of their passengers in different parts of the sanctuary. Later that week, they drove a livestock trailer and fifteen-passen- ger van to Mission, SD. These vehi- cles were filled not with livestock and passengers, but with “beds and chairs and so on.” This was just one of about fif- teen annual trips the couple makes to the Rosebud Reservation under the auspices of Tree of Life, an ecumenical relief agency begun in 1990 by the Dakotas Conference of the United Methodist Church, but now involving volunteers from multiple denominations and twen- ty-four states. Tom is vice-president of the Tree of Life board, and clearly proud of its programs. Through Tree of Life, Volunteers in Mission – forty to ninety of them each week – come to the reservation for work visits from April through October. This year, the Gilmores have also taken several truckloads to Marty in response to needs creat- ed by flooding. The last time, they delivered not only needed sup- plies, but Tom, a retired obstetri- cian-gynecologist, realized he had also delivered every one of the young people who came to help unload! The Yankton affiliate of Habitat for Humanity is another agency benefiting from the Gilmores’ vol- unteer efforts. Jane has been part of the group since its founding in 1996, including service on its board. Both now are involved in family mentoring, and also raise money as part of a team taking part in Minnesota’s Habitat 500 bike ride each summer. Jane has ridden eleven times and Tom six, to raise awareness and money, 100% of which comes back to the local affiliate. Jane noted that the Yankton team has “probably bought a house-and-a- half anyway.” Both of them were quick to add that they had the “fun” part – though not every day of a 500-mile bike ride can be seen as fun! – and credited their suc- cess to Yankton’s generosity and the support of individuals, busi- nesses, and the whole community. Tom has taken his volunteering outside U.S. borders with seven trips to Haiti, including the most recent, a post-earthquake visit in February. Sometimes he has gone with the group Helping Hands for Haiti, and other times on his own. The last three Augusts (2007- 2009), he has spent a month relieving a local ob-gyn at the Hospital Albert Schweitzer about seventy-five miles from Port au Prince. The hospital, he said, had not suffered any damage in the quake, but, when there in February, he saw “lots of damaged people.” The two are also respite care providers through Avera Sacred Heart Hospice, staying with patients while fam- ily members and other caregivers get a break. And Jane has tutored 7th- and 8th-grade math students at the Yankton Middle School for the last eleven years. When asked why so many of her volunteer activities seemed to begin in earnest eleven or twelve years ago, Jane looked surprised and then answered, “That’s when I stopped raising sheep!” Now the two of them are raising houses, grades, hope, and so much more through the countless hours they spend volunteering. Why do they do it? Tom says his volunteer work means “Jane gets a break; I don’t bother her all the time.” Jane said, “I don’t have to stay home and clean house!” But both also welcomed the opportunities to “keep thinking and doing.” They see need and try to help, and encourage others to do so, too. Tom said, “Everybody has something to offer, and I think the rewards are greater than the energy expended and the time spent.” The person who nominated them as United Way Volunteers of the month wrote, “Tom and Jane Gilmore – this couple is a power- house!” The power they share in so many ways with the Yankton community and far beyond empowers many others, represent- ing the very best of volunteering. Bitsos T. Gilmore J. Gilmore SUBMITTED PHOTO The Yankton Middle School Was well represented during the homecoming parade, with floats and the band marching. Pictured is the Student Council float. MARCHING IN STEP SUBMITTED PHOTO Forty-four Laurel-Concord/Coleridge band members represented Laurel-Concord/Coleridge in the parade competition at the Lion’s Club Parade on Saturday, Sept. 25. The marching band received seventy-nine points out of one hundred. Osmond took first place honors, and Stanton received second place in the Class C divi- sion. MENNO ROYALTY SUBMITTED PHOTO Robert Schoenfish and Courtney Kessler were crowned the 2010 Homecoming King and Queen during the Menno High School homecoming ocronation ceremonies Monday, Sept. 13. Other royalty were Emily Schnabel, Julie Stoebner, Tyler Handel and Kory Hendrick. Crownbearers were Paityn Huber and Treyton Sayler. DAWN PATROL JOANN LAMBERTZ/SUBMITTED PHOTO Yankton High School "YHS Dawn Patrol" recieved 5th place in the overall finals at Star Fest in Sioux City on Saturday, Sept. 25. The band was happy to have moved up in the ratings. Last year we placed 8th. The band will be marching in Columbus, Neb. today in both both the parade at 9:30 a.m. and the afternoon field competition at 4:15 p.m. BCU ROYALTY SUBMITTED PHOTO SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Lukas Sachau and Rosalyn Crimmins were crowned Briar Cliff University’s 2010 Homecoming King and Queen at Coronation on Friday, Sept. 24. Sachau, a biology major, is the son of William and Michelle Sachau of Allen, Neb. DWU ROYALTY SUBMITTED PHOTO MITCHELL – Derik Fossum and McKenzie Dvoracek were crowned homecoming royalty Sunday at Dakota Wesleyan University. Dvoracek, of Springfield, is the daughter of Gary and Michelle Dvoracek and a graduate of Bon Homme High School. 1002_Hometown 9/29/10 10:26 PM Page 1
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INTERCHANGEInterchange met on Monday, Sept. 27
at the Waterfront.Paula Tacke, Interchange President,
called the meeting to order with thePledge of Allegiance.
Pam Rezac from Avera Sacred Heartintroduced her guest, Jaime Schaeferthe Chief Financial Officer with AveraSacred Heart. Announcements included:
• Pam Kettering, United Way andVolunteer Services reminded everyoneof the coats and boots drive going onnow until Oct. 23. If you have usedcoats and boats the drop off areas areAvera Sacred Heart Hospital and thelocal schools.
• Susan Schavee, Yankton MedicalClinic, invited everyone to theUnderstanding Employee Motivationseminar on Wednesday, Oct. 27 from 8-11:30 a.m. at Minerva’s/Best WesternKelly Inn. The conference is sponsoredby the Southeast South Dakota SHRM.
• Pam Frick invited everyone toMonta’s at the Yankton Mall on Nov. 6for Tables Beautiful.
• Pauline Akland, Shurco and onbehalf of the Yankton ChamberEducation committee, invited everyoneto Tom Frye on Wednesday, Oct. 27 atthe High school theater as part of theDrug Free Coalition.
Deb Farver, SDSU College ofPharmacy, introduced her guest speakerDr. Jeremy Kudera, orthopedic surgeonat the Yankton Medical Clinic. Dr.
Kudera’s presentation was about totalknee replacement and the medicaladvances in knee replacement.
The next Interchange meeting will beheld Monday, Oct. 4 at the Waterfront atnoon. The Yankton CountyCommissioner candidates have beeninvited for a public forum.
OUTLAW TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY The Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway meet-
ing was held at St. James Marketplaceon Tuesday, Sept. 21.
President Mary Rose called the meet-ing to order. Secretary and treasurer’sreports were given and approved. Billswere presented and approved. It wasdecided to sell memberships for 2011the weekend of Oct. 1-3 at the quiltwaystops.
Mary Rose, Sally and Angie havegiven interviews on radio and TV sta-tions to promote the ‘See the Byway theQuiltway’, which will be held the week-end of Oct.1-3 from South Sioux City toValentine. Brochures have been dis-bursed. Marita will do a press releasefor the newspapers. Work on ‘See theByway the Pie-way’ will start in January.
Chris and Mary Rose are planning toattend the Nebraska Travel and TourismConference to be held Oct. 12 throughthe 14 at the Cornhusker Hotel inLincoln, NE.
Jan Jorgensen, RC&D Coordinator,and Paula Bohaty, Division of Travel andTourism, gave their reports.
The next meetings will be held atButte Community Hall on Oct. 19 at 10a.m. and Niobrara on November 16th at10 a.m.
RC&D COUNCIL CELEBRATEDNATIONAL RC&D WEEK
National RC&D Week was celebratedtwice at the Northeast Nebraska RC&Doffice. On Friday, Sept. 24 four localartists demonstrated their specialty forthe public. 17 people enjoyed the after-noon meeting and visiting with MorrisAnderson and Keith Bartling, both woodcarvers, with Janis Lingenfelter whoknits and crochets and with Be Rudloffas she created shadow boxes.
And on Monday, Sept. 27th 42 kids,Moms and Grandmas, Council membersand staff had fun participating in theAutumn Olympics Extraordinaire. Sixgames in honor of Council projects wereplayed, a quiz taken to test their knowl-edge of the RC&D and everyone
enjoyed the food. Winners receivedgold, silver, and bronze medals. Goldwinners were Lily Jessen for KnoxCounty, Grace Hoffman for PierceCounty, Carmen Shaffer for CedarCounty, Emma King for AntelopeCounty, and Frankie Bernt for DixonCounty. All participants got prizes andfun was had by all!
Following Monday’s event the Councilheld its regularly scheduled meeting.Results of the National Civil RightsReview held of the office in August wereshared as was information from severalevents where RC&D has had a boothrecently. The long-range planningprocess is underway and all Councilmembers were encouraged to seek outcitizen input.
Dick Haskin reported that the DixonCounty Cemetery Tour for Saturday,Oct. 2nd has been sold out and it shouldbe an excellent event. The Quiltway 3-day adventure on the Outlaw Trail isalso that same weekend, Oct. 1 -3 at 19
locations along NE Hwy 12. TheNortheast Nebraska Weed ManagementArea is submitting 2 grants this week forfunding to assist with continued controlefforts of noxious and invasive weedsalong the rivers of the region.
For more information about anyCouncil project or to get involved, con-tact the office at 402-582-4866, viaemail at [email protected] orsee www.nenercd.org.
ROY ANDERSON POST #12Roy Anderson Post #12 American
Legion Auxiliary met on Sept. 20 at 7:30p.m. with President Betty Adams presid-ing. There were 22 Auxiliary memberspresent. Chaplain Kathleen Ekerenoffered a prayer followed by the Pledgeto the flag and a moment of silent prayerwas observed.
Gert Boyles presented the 2010 GirlsStaters as the program for the evening.Present were Allison Kathol, TaylorSpecht, Whiteny Duarte, Hiley
Cammock, Sophie Haltzmann, JordanKoch and Emily Anderson. Each girlexplained what they did at Girls Stateand highlighted their experiences.
The members then recited the pream-ble and roll call of officers was taken.Minutes were approved as read.
Priscilla Mazourek gave the treasur-er’s report, Amanda Johnson made amotion to accept the report, secondedby Shirley Juffer, motion carried.
Gert Boyles read thank-you notesfrom Girl Staters. Judy Eisenmengerreported on the gift shop at the HumanServices Center on Monday, Nov. 29.The Bingo Party will be held on Jan. 27,2011 at the Human Services Center.
Mary Kuchta, Sergeant at Arms wasinstalled by Gert Boyles, installing offi-cer.
Betty Adams read a letter from KathyHornstra, District 7 President, remindingof the district meeting in Vermillion onSept. 25.
HOMETOWNNEWSYankton Daily Press & Dakotan ■ Saturday, October 2, 2010www.yankton.net PAGE 3B
1104 West 8th Street • Yankton, SD 57078605-665-7841 • www.yanktonmedicalclinic.com
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M E E T I N G M I N U T E S
Lakeport Church Holds 27th Annual CelebrationLakeport Church held its 27th annual cel-
ebration on September 12, 2010, honoringthe town of Janousek, S.D. Mass was said byFather Joseph Puthenkulathil.
About 80 people attended from Yankton,Tabor, Tyndall, Platte, Utica and Irene, S.D.Lector was Jordan Hejna; Mass servers wereAllison Carda and Cole Goehring. Gift bear-ers were Isaac Nedved, Milena Nedved, LeeGallinger, Paul Gallinger, Amanda Hauck, DonFejfar, Kathern McIntosh, Lawrence Kozak,Marlene Kostal and Leona Cwach. Sacristanwas Delight Paulson; organist was Florence
Sutera and choir was St. Wenceslaus Parish.Greeters were Renee Becker and Ann Mello,ushers were Robert Hejna, Wilbur Nedved,Lloyd Hejna and Kenneth Hejna. Janousekhistory reader was Ione Cap.
Names of those buried at Lakeport andNedved Cemeteries was read by David Cap.A moment of silence was held for those whodied this past year: Henry Pesicka, EthelHacecky Caba, Frances Tacke, Emil A.Hlavac, Kevin Rokusek, Marie Christenson,Frank Zdenek, and Tony Renner. Irene Kolarwas buried at Nedved Cemetery.
A potluck dinner was served at LegionHall, Tabor, after Mass. Arthur Kotalik con-ducted a meeting. Very interesting storiesand memories were told about Janousek,S.D. A book about Janousek was sold.
Next year on September 11, 2011, the cel-ebration will be dedicated to RomainePesicka who wrote about LakeportSettlement and Nedved Church andCemetery.
The Lakeport Church is a corporationdesigned to maintain interest of the churchand into the future.
SCHOOL PRIDE
United Way Volunteers Lead The WayJULY VOLUNTEEROF THE MONTH
United Way andVolunteer Servicesof Greater Yanktonis happy toannounce theVolunteer of theMonth for July2010 is Fernande(Nona) Bitsos.
Nona volun-teers over 800hours a year forthe Senior Companions of SouthDakota program, where she pro-vides excellent service to all herclients by helping prepare meals,assisting with laundry and trans-portation, and sharing her loveand enthusiasm for life. Nona is80 years young with an energeticpersonality, a real “character” whomakes a lasting impression on allwhom she meets.
This lovely lady started hervolunteer career while living inColorado, and in 1984 decided tojoin the Peace Corp. During hertwo year service in rural SouthAfrica, she taught basketry andneedle work to young children.Here in Yankton, Nona has donat-ed her time and care to a localsenior home playing old moviesto residents and to the Just forKids (JFK) program, tutoring andsharing her extensive collectionof African stuffed toys for “’showand tell.”
Nona enjoys spending timewith all generations of people andbelieves volunteer work not onlyteaches you insight about futurechallenges, but provides you withmore energy in life! Thank youNona for all the energy and loveyou contribute to thiscommunity.
AUGUST VOLUNTEERSOF THE MONTH
When the surprise announce-ment was made during a service atYankton’s First United MethodistChurch, that Jane and TomGilmore had been named UnitedWay’s August Volunteers of theMonth, they weren’t sitting togeth-er because – fittingly – they werebusy with a volunteer activity.
For fifteen years, this couplehas been part of a team involvedin the church’s wheelchair min-istry, driving a special van, super-vising bringing six or so wheel-chair-using folks to services. Thatlast Sunday in August, they wereeach seated with a group of theirpassengers in different parts ofthe sanctuary.
Later that week, they drove alivestock trailer and fifteen-passen-ger van to Mission, SD. These vehi-cles were filled not with livestockand passengers, but with “bedsand chairs and so on.”
This was just one of about fif-teen annual trips the couplemakes to the Rosebud Reservationunder the auspices of Tree of Life,an ecumenical relief agency begunin 1990 by the Dakotas Conferenceof the United Methodist Church,but now involving volunteers frommultiple denominations and twen-ty-four states.
Tom is vice-president of theTree of Life board, and clearlyproud of its programs. ThroughTree of Life, Volunteers in Mission– forty to ninety of them eachweek –
come to the reservation forwork visits from April throughOctober.
This year, the Gilmores havealso taken several truckloads toMarty in response to needs creat-ed by flooding. The last time, they
delivered not only needed sup-plies, but Tom, a retired obstetri-cian-gynecologist, realized he hadalso delivered every one of theyoung people who came to helpunload!
The Yankton affiliate of Habitatfor Humanity is another agencybenefiting from the Gilmores’ vol-unteer efforts. Jane has been partof the group since its founding in1996, including service on itsboard. Both now are involved infamily mentoring, and also raisemoney as part of a team takingpart in Minnesota’s Habitat 500bike ride each summer.
Jane has ridden eleven timesand Tom six, to raise awarenessand money, 100% of which comesback to the local affiliate. Janenoted that the Yankton team has“probably bought a house-and-a-half anyway.” Both of them werequick to add that they had the“fun” part – though not every dayof a 500-mile bike ride can be seenas fun! – and credited their suc-cess to Yankton’s generosity andthe support of individuals, busi-nesses, and the whole community.
Tom has taken his volunteeringoutside U.S. borders with seventrips to Haiti, including the mostrecent, a post-earthquake visit inFebruary. Sometimes he has gonewith the group Helping Hands forHaiti, and other times on his own.The last three Augusts (2007-2009), he has spent a monthrelieving a local ob-gyn at theHospital Albert Schweitzer aboutseventy-five miles from Port auPrince.
The hospital, he said, had notsuffered any damage in the quake,but, when there in February, hesaw “lots of damaged people.”
The two are also respite careproviders through Avera SacredHeart Hospice, staying with
patients while fam-ily members andother caregiversget a break. AndJane has tutored7th- and 8th-grademath students atthe Yankton MiddleSchool for the lasteleven years.
When askedwhy so many ofher volunteeractivities seemedto begin in earnesteleven or twelveyears ago, Janelooked surprisedand thenanswered, “That’swhen I stoppedraising sheep!”
Now the two ofthem are raising houses, grades,hope, and so much more throughthe countless hours they spendvolunteering. Why do they do it?Tom says his volunteer workmeans “Jane gets a break; I don’tbother her all the time.” Jane said,“I don’t have to stay home andclean house!”
But both also welcomed theopportunities to “keep thinkingand doing.” They see need and tryto help, and encourage others todo so, too. Tom said, “Everybodyhas something to offer, and I thinkthe rewards are greater than theenergy expended and the timespent.”
The person who nominatedthem as United Way Volunteers ofthe month wrote, “Tom and JaneGilmore – this couple is a power-house!” The power they share inso many ways with the Yanktoncommunity and far beyondempowers many others, represent-ing the very best of volunteering.
Bitsos
T. Gilmore
J. Gilmore
SUBMITTED PHOTOThe Yankton Middle School Was well represented during thehomecoming parade, with floats and the band marching.Pictured is the Student Council float.
MARCHING IN STEP
SUBMITTED PHOTOForty-four Laurel-Concord/Coleridge band members representedLaurel-Concord/Coleridge in the parade competition at the Lion’sClub Parade on Saturday, Sept. 25. The marching band receivedseventy-nine points out of one hundred. Osmond took first placehonors, and Stanton received second place in the Class C divi-sion.
MENNO ROYALTY
SUBMITTED PHOTORobert Schoenfish and Courtney Kessler were crowned the 2010Homecoming King and Queen during the Menno High Schoolhomecoming ocronation ceremonies Monday, Sept. 13. Otherroyalty were Emily Schnabel, Julie Stoebner, Tyler Handel andKory Hendrick. Crownbearers were Paityn Huber and TreytonSayler.
DAWN PATROL
JOANN LAMBERTZ/SUBMITTED PHOTOYankton High School "YHS Dawn Patrol" recieved 5th place inthe overall finals at Star Fest in Sioux City on Saturday, Sept. 25.The band was happy to have moved up in the ratings. Last yearwe placed 8th. The band will be marching in Columbus, Neb.today in both both the parade at 9:30 a.m. and the afternoon fieldcompetition at 4:15 p.m.
BCU ROYALTY
SUBMITTED PHOTOSIOUX CITY, Iowa – Lukas Sachau and Rosalyn Crimmins werecrowned Briar Cliff University’s 2010 Homecoming King andQueen at Coronation on Friday, Sept. 24. Sachau, a biologymajor, is the son of William and Michelle Sachau of Allen, Neb.
DWU ROYALTY
SUBMITTED PHOTOMITCHELL – Derik Fossum and McKenzie Dvoracek werecrowned homecoming royalty Sunday at Dakota WesleyanUniversity. Dvoracek, of Springfield, is the daughter of Gary andMichelle Dvoracek and a graduate of Bon Homme High School.
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