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Interchange
Interchange, Inc. met at the Waterfront Restaurant at noon on Monday, Nov. 17, 2008. President Nancy Sternhagen called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Announcements were as follows: The Holiday Tour of Homes Tickets are available for sale, and the Boys and Girls Club are moving in to their new location on Broadway.
For the Program, Brandi DeFries of Mount Marty College introduced the speaker, Rebecca Johnson, who spoke about the history and benefits of yoga along with the offerings of yoga at the Summit Activities Center.
The next meeting will be noon, Monday, Nov. 24 at the Waterfront Restaurant.
Keystone Chapter #33, OES
Keystone Chapter #33, OES, met Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Masonic Temple in Yankton. Worthy Matron Jane Hornstra presided at the business meeting.
She announced the official visit next year will be Feb. 12, with School of Instruction at 10 a.m. and Friendship Meeting in the afternoon. Janelle Kribell and Marilyn Kratz will plan the luncheon and program for the afternoon meeting.
Annual reports were given by Hornstra, treasurer Mary Johnson, secretary Joanne Bryan and Eastern Star Home representative Christine Bryan.
Officers for the new term were installed by Alice Kupfer, PM, and Archie Ireland, PGP.
The coin march was held. Proceeds will be sent to the OES nursing home and ACTS, which helps pay for dental procedures for eligible children in this state. Corinn Harnish was hostess at the social hour following the meeting.
The next regular meeting will be Thursday, Dec. 18, at the Masonic Temple, beginning with a potluck supper at 6:15 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Sons of Norway, Lillehammer Lodge #1-633
Sons of Norway, Lillehammer Lodge #1-633 met on June 17 at Christ the King Church in Yankton. President Earl Reese led the group in the anthems of Norway and the US, accompanied by Vionna Ranney, as well as the pledge to our flag.
The program was presented by Carol Sarringer, of Volin, speech/language clinician for the Hurley-Parker schools. Sarringer works with children birth to 21 years of age. She fielded a lot of questions from members.
The meeting continued with the roll call of officers and minutes of the last meeting by Secretary Beverly Lowe. Gene Iverson gave the treasurer’s report, with a discussion of reimbursement of Convention expenses.
Convention activities held at Mankato, Minn., June 12-14 were reported by the delegates. JoAnne Christensen reported on the meals, Norwegian costumes worn by members, vendors offering a wide variety of items and the crafts competition.
Connie Kendall reported on the silent auction, which brought in a total of $3,160 for the SON Scholarship Foundation, and the purchases she made from the wide variety of vendors for a variety of Christmas gifts for her family.
Carol Broderson reported on the caucuses where Sister Lodges were proposed, and delegates picked for the International Convention later in the year. In the General Assembly the proposal was accepted and a proposed name change for the SON was rejected. The next convention will be in Rochester, Minn., in 2010.
Marion Elmquist spoke on “Ski for Light”, a program for furnishing ski guides for blind skiers.
South Dakota Beta Sigma Phi
The South Dakota Beta Sigma Phi State Convention was held in Rapid City in October. Co-Chairmen were Wendy Clanton and Dee Preston. Mistress of Ceremonies was Ann Shepherd. The International guest was Laurey Lummus, Kansas City.
The Betas support the State Kidney Project by holding a silent auction every year. Emm Baumann, Doris Ann Werlinger and Ann Shepherd were in charge of the auction. $2,669 was raised this year through the donation of many items from chapters across the state.
There were four forums held during the convention: Lakota Song and Dance by Stephen Yellow Hawk, Black Hills Yesterday and Today by Paul Horstad, Beta Forum by Laurey Lummus and Line Dancing by Deb Ellerton.
At the Saturday Luncheon, Pauline Witte, outgoing state chairperson, introduced Darlene Anton, recipient, and Arbie Schmidt, who donated a kidney to her sister. Pauline also introduced Evanell Janousek, Rapid City, chairman of a committee for the Beta project of getting donor cards out to the public. In the April, all of the South Dakota chapters will participate in this project.
On Sunday, the Black Hills Gold Rush morning service was held with guest speaker Josephine Hartman speaking on the topic: “Bringing Home the Gold.”
Laurey Lummus spoke on membership in Beta Sigma Phi. Wendy Clanton spoke about the bid for the 2009 convention, which will be held in Huron.
The new state officers were introduced: Joy Christoffer, chairperson, Doris Ann Werlinger, vice chairperson, Alice Wright, secretary, Kris Boersma, treasurer, and Evanell Janousek, publicity.
Yankton Regional Aviation Association
Thirty-two members of the Yankton Regional Aviation Association (YRAA) met on at 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Yankton airport terminal for a potluck dinner meeting. Participants were from Irene, Menno, Springfield, Vermillion, Yankton, Norfolk, Randolph and Hartington.
President Roger Huntley welcomed everyone to the meeting, and introduced the guest speaker for the meeting program, Marian Gunderson. Gunderson told about her experiences in the summer of 1945 as an 18-year-old living in Omaha and working at the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Plant building B-29 bombers. She had completed her freshman year at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, and took a train from Vermillion to Sioux City and then Omaha to work at the aircraft plant.
Gunderson worked in several different workstations making parts for wings and fuselages, and also in the camouflage painting area. It was quite an adventure living in the big city of Omaha in 1945, and aiding the war effort at the bomber plant, having grown-up in a small town of Northville, SD, located 20 miles north of Redfield.
Huntley conducted a business meeting. The YRAA will develop plans for a new sign at the Airport Park.
A certificate of appreciation was read for the scholarship provided to a student participating in the Aerospace Career & Education Camp held in Nebraska.
The Dec. 21 meeting of the YRAA will be held at JoDean’s Restaurant at which time there will be an election of new officers.
For more information about the YRAA, call 665-8448.
Yankton Toastmaster Club 1294
Yankton Toastmaster Club 1294 meet Saturday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 a.m. at the Fry’n Pan Restaurant.
The meeting was called to order by Vice President Jeremy Skrenes, who led the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
Kevin Buhl gave the invocation.
Toastmaster of the Day Steve Hamilton conducted the meeting. Grammarian Angela Mann gave the word of the day, “redolent,” which means exuding fragrance or evocative or suggestive.
John Swensen gave a speech titled, “Practicing Medicine” from the Competent Toastmaster manual with the objective of using visual aids.
Skrenes gave a speech titled, “The Fair Tax” from the Technical Speaking manual with the objective of giving a technical presentation using a visual aid.
Table topics was led by Doug Fickbohm who asked members to respond to food questions.
Mike Arens evaluated the meeting and called on Roy Wilcox to evaluate Skrenes and Barb Mechtenberg to evaluate Swensen.
Presentations were given by grammarian Mann, ah counter Matt Stone, timer Bob Cap, and joke master Sheila Haas. Trophies were presented to Swensen for best speaker, Wilcox for best evaluator, and Buhl for best table topics. Joy Winther was vote counter, and Janice Stone participated in the meeting.
The business meeting was led by Skrenes.
Guests are welcome. For more information call 665-8448.
— Meeting Minutes must be 250 words or less. If they are not, they will be edited.
Interchange, Inc. met at the Waterfront Restaurant at noon on Monday, Nov. 17, 2008. President Nancy Sternhagen called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Announcements were as follows: The Holiday Tour of Homes Tickets are available for sale, and the Boys and Girls Club are moving in to their new location on Broadway.
For the Program, Brandi DeFries of Mount Marty College introduced the speaker, Rebecca Johnson, who spoke about the history and benefits of yoga along with the offerings of yoga at the Summit Activities Center.
The next meeting will be noon, Monday, Nov. 24 at the Waterfront Restaurant.
Keystone Chapter #33, OES
Keystone Chapter #33, OES, met Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Masonic Temple in Yankton. Worthy Matron Jane Hornstra presided at the business meeting.
She announced the official visit next year will be Feb. 12, with School of Instruction at 10 a.m. and Friendship Meeting in the afternoon. Janelle Kribell and Marilyn Kratz will plan the luncheon and program for the afternoon meeting.
Annual reports were given by Hornstra, treasurer Mary Johnson, secretary Joanne Bryan and Eastern Star Home representative Christine Bryan.
Officers for the new term were installed by Alice Kupfer, PM, and Archie Ireland, PGP.
The coin march was held. Proceeds will be sent to the OES nursing home and ACTS, which helps pay for dental procedures for eligible children in this state. Corinn Harnish was hostess at the social hour following the meeting.
The next regular meeting will be Thursday, Dec. 18, at the Masonic Temple, beginning with a potluck supper at 6:15 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Sons of Norway, Lillehammer Lodge #1-633
Sons of Norway, Lillehammer Lodge #1-633 met on June 17 at Christ the King Church in Yankton. President Earl Reese led the group in the anthems of Norway and the US, accompanied by Vionna Ranney, as well as the pledge to our flag.
The program was presented by Carol Sarringer, of Volin, speech/language clinician for the Hurley-Parker schools. Sarringer works with children birth to 21 years of age. She fielded a lot of questions from members.
The meeting continued with the roll call of officers and minutes of the last meeting by Secretary Beverly Lowe. Gene Iverson gave the treasurer’s report, with a discussion of reimbursement of Convention expenses.
Convention activities held at Mankato, Minn., June 12-14 were reported by the delegates. JoAnne Christensen reported on the meals, Norwegian costumes worn by members, vendors offering a wide variety of items and the crafts competition.
Connie Kendall reported on the silent auction, which brought in a total of $3,160 for the SON Scholarship Foundation, and the purchases she made from the wide variety of vendors for a variety of Christmas gifts for her family.
Carol Broderson reported on the caucuses where Sister Lodges were proposed, and delegates picked for the International Convention later in the year. In the General Assembly the proposal was accepted and a proposed name change for the SON was rejected. The next convention will be in Rochester, Minn., in 2010.
Marion Elmquist spoke on “Ski for Light”, a program for furnishing ski guides for blind skiers.
South Dakota Beta Sigma Phi
The South Dakota Beta Sigma Phi State Convention was held in Rapid City in October. Co-Chairmen were Wendy Clanton and Dee Preston. Mistress of Ceremonies was Ann Shepherd. The International guest was Laurey Lummus, Kansas City.
The Betas support the State Kidney Project by holding a silent auction every year. Emm Baumann, Doris Ann Werlinger and Ann Shepherd were in charge of the auction. $2,669 was raised this year through the donation of many items from chapters across the state.
There were four forums held during the convention: Lakota Song and Dance by Stephen Yellow Hawk, Black Hills Yesterday and Today by Paul Horstad, Beta Forum by Laurey Lummus and Line Dancing by Deb Ellerton.
At the Saturday Luncheon, Pauline Witte, outgoing state chairperson, introduced Darlene Anton, recipient, and Arbie Schmidt, who donated a kidney to her sister. Pauline also introduced Evanell Janousek, Rapid City, chairman of a committee for the Beta project of getting donor cards out to the public. In the April, all of the South Dakota chapters will participate in this project.
On Sunday, the Black Hills Gold Rush morning service was held with guest speaker Josephine Hartman speaking on the topic: “Bringing Home the Gold.”
Laurey Lummus spoke on membership in Beta Sigma Phi. Wendy Clanton spoke about the bid for the 2009 convention, which will be held in Huron.
The new state officers were introduced: Joy Christoffer, chairperson, Doris Ann Werlinger, vice chairperson, Alice Wright, secretary, Kris Boersma, treasurer, and Evanell Janousek, publicity.
Yankton Regional Aviation Association
Thirty-two members of the Yankton Regional Aviation Association (YRAA) met on at 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Yankton airport terminal for a potluck dinner meeting. Participants were from Irene, Menno, Springfield, Vermillion, Yankton, Norfolk, Randolph and Hartington.
President Roger Huntley welcomed everyone to the meeting, and introduced the guest speaker for the meeting program, Marian Gunderson. Gunderson told about her experiences in the summer of 1945 as an 18-year-old living in Omaha and working at the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Plant building B-29 bombers. She had completed her freshman year at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, and took a train from Vermillion to Sioux City and then Omaha to work at the aircraft plant.
Gunderson worked in several different workstations making parts for wings and fuselages, and also in the camouflage painting area. It was quite an adventure living in the big city of Omaha in 1945, and aiding the war effort at the bomber plant, having grown-up in a small town of Northville, SD, located 20 miles north of Redfield.
Huntley conducted a business meeting. The YRAA will develop plans for a new sign at the Airport Park.
A certificate of appreciation was read for the scholarship provided to a student participating in the Aerospace Career & Education Camp held in Nebraska.
The Dec. 21 meeting of the YRAA will be held at JoDean’s Restaurant at which time there will be an election of new officers.
For more information about the YRAA, call 665-8448.
Yankton Toastmaster Club 1294
Yankton Toastmaster Club 1294 meet Saturday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 a.m. at the Fry’n Pan Restaurant.
The meeting was called to order by Vice President Jeremy Skrenes, who led the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
Kevin Buhl gave the invocation.
Toastmaster of the Day Steve Hamilton conducted the meeting. Grammarian Angela Mann gave the word of the day, “redolent,” which means exuding fragrance or evocative or suggestive.
John Swensen gave a speech titled, “Practicing Medicine” from the Competent Toastmaster manual with the objective of using visual aids.
Skrenes gave a speech titled, “The Fair Tax” from the Technical Speaking manual with the objective of giving a technical presentation using a visual aid.
Table topics was led by Doug Fickbohm who asked members to respond to food questions.
Mike Arens evaluated the meeting and called on Roy Wilcox to evaluate Skrenes and Barb Mechtenberg to evaluate Swensen.
Presentations were given by grammarian Mann, ah counter Matt Stone, timer Bob Cap, and joke master Sheila Haas. Trophies were presented to Swensen for best speaker, Wilcox for best evaluator, and Buhl for best table topics. Joy Winther was vote counter, and Janice Stone participated in the meeting.
The business meeting was led by Skrenes.
Guests are welcome. For more information call 665-8448.
— Meeting Minutes must be 250 words or less. If they are not, they will be edited.
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