TOASTMASTERS CLUB 6217 Muriel Stach called Toast-

masters Club 6217 to orderJan. 30 at noon in the KPIConference Room with awarm welcome for guestSandy Spady, Jan Schiferland Joy Winther (Area Gov-ernor) and an invocation byChelsi Hames praying forhealing of sickness and suf-fering.

Joyce Stevens presentedthe word of the day, “Pas-sim,” and tracked its use bythe speakers as well as un-usual and interestingphrases, like “babyboomers” and “risque web-site.”

Greg Stach’s evaluationteam included timer Jeff Mayand “ah” counter Eric Taylor.

Speaker Jennifer Wubbeninformed the audience usingthe Speaking to Inform in theAdvanced Manual. Wubbenspoke of the now five genera-tions in the work zone andthe commonality and differ-ences in the generations tobetter understand how towork amongst them all.

Wubben was evaluatedby Jane Miller with praise forher organization and howcomfortable she is whenspeaking. She handled theoverhead very well andcould tell she took lots ofprep work to create herslideshow.

Table Topic Master StanSudbeck asked impromptuquestions, using thoughtprovoking questions. MurielStach said that if we wouldget rid of prejudice and workwith the people rather thantelling them what to do itwould solve some problems.Kary Beltz doesn’t believethat Justin Bieber is an idlebut the media coveringBieber all the time makes itseem as though he is an idle.Spady believes the problems

with teenagers and drinkingand drugs would be solved ifwe would educate the kidson their level. Schiferl saidthat if we would teach ourkids the importance of vot-ing by example and commu-nicate with them it wouldhelp get more people tovote. Stach believes the un-employment problem wouldbe solved if we vote every-one in congress out and newpeople in.

Stach awarded trophiesto Miller as Best Evaluator,to Wubben for Best Speakerand all respondents for BestRespondent in Table Topics.Stach then asked VP of Edu-cation Jeff May for an-nouncements, which were:Officer training Feb.15 atRTECH and InternationalArea 62 Speech Contest istentatively March 20 in Free-man at 6 p.m.

OUTLAW TRAIL SCENICBYWAY

Members present for theOutlaw Trail Scenic Bywayteleconference meeting onJan. 21, 2014, were Al Brock,Valentine, Chris Kreycik, Kr-eycik Riverview Tour andKSK Big Game Outfitter, Nio-brara, Marita Placek, Lynch,Twyla Witt, NE Tourism Com-mission; Mary Rose Pinkel-man, St. James Marketplace,St. James, and RhondaKneifl, PRO & Sunny BrookCamp, Newcastle/Sparks.

President Mary Rosecalled the meeting to order.The secretary’s report andtreasurer’s report were givenand approved.

MEMBERSHIP: The Part-ner/Membership forms willbe sent out in February.

Signage committee of Al,Twyla and Rhonda reportedon signage.

Trail Rides — Al reported

the June trail ride is set andready to go for June 28-29 atCaroline Holden’s cabin.Cost of the ride will be $100.for Outlaw Trail members forthe weekend and $125 fornon-members.

Al received a magazinefrom the AQHA with thestory and pictures of theOutlaw Trail ride at Butteduring the 2013 PancakeDays celebration and also re-ported on an article in theDec. 3, 2013, Omaha World-Herald, announcing plans toestablish a nationally recog-nized Chief Standing BearTrail from Niobrara, Neb., toOklahoma.

Mary Rose would like toknow how many brochureswe actually have. Pleasecheck and see how manybrochures you have and re-port at the next meeting, soa decision can be made as towhether we need to ordermore.

Marita reported on thebook signing for “Legendsand Lore of the Outlaw Trail”she did at the Hartington Li-brary in conjunction withtheir Parade of Lights.

Mary Rose and Rhondagave a report on the Quilt-way. No decision yet if theQuiltway will be in 2014 or2015. Input from the quiltersand public concerning a bet-ter time to hold the Showand/or better places to dis-play quilts. One suggestionwas: If we do it, to keep thesame days, October 10, 11 &12 (2014) and promote otheractivities along the trail. Ifyou have suggestions orwould to be on the commit-tee, please contact MaryRose at 402-357-3330 orRhonda at 402-322-3360

The Nebraska Cattle-men’s Ball will be held 4miles south of Lynch June 5& 6, 2015. Chairmen are re-

questing help from local peo-ple in making preparationsfor the Ball.

To be announced at alater date, the Feb. 18 meet-ing will be either a regularmeeting or teleconference.

Dates for upcoming meet-ings: March 18 teleconfer-ence, April 14-16 isHeartland Byway Confer-ence, Kansas Wildlife andtourism, April 22 is the an-nual meeting. The May 20meeting will be at Niobrara.

TOASTMASTER CLUB 1294Yankton Toastmaster

Club 1294 met Saturday, Feb.1, at 7:30 a.m. at the Fryn’Pan Restaurant. The meetingwas called to order by Presi-dent Steve Hamilton. RoyWilcox gave the invocationand led the Pledge of Alle-giance to the flag. Toastmas-ter of the Day was Hamiltonwho conducted the meeting.Grammarian Matt Stone gavethe word of the day, “di-shevel,” which means tothrow into disorder or disar-ray.

Jana Lane gave a speechfrom the Competent Commu-nicator Manual titled “SiouxHorse Effigy” with the objec-tive to inspire your audi-ence. Jack Dahlseidconducted Table Topics andasked members to talk abouta childhood memory. JaniceStone evaluated the meeting.Kathy Hejna evaluatedLane’s speech. Presentationswere given by ah counterJoy Winther, grammarianMatt Stone, timer MikeArens, and vote counter Ver-non Arens, and joke masterTeresa Rentsch. Trophieswere presented to JaniceStone for best table topicsresponse, Hejna for bestevaluator, and Lane for bestspeaker. The business meet-ing was led by Hamilton.

Guests are welcome. Yank-ton Toastmaster Club 1294welcomes anyone interestedin improving their speakingand leadership skills.

For more information call665-8448.

INTERCHANGE The meeting was held at

noon on Monday, Feb. 3, atMinerva’s. Frani Kieffer, pres-ident, was the presiding offi-cer. The meeting was calledto order and the Pledge ofAllegiance was recited.There was one guest thatwas introduced. Memberswere invited to make an-nouncements regarding busi-ness news, opportunitiesand upcoming events. Thehostess was Gert Thomas,Walnut Village, and she intro-duced the program for theday. The speaker was ChrisWilkinson from the NationalPark Service. He is Chief ofInterpretations and Educa-tion. He spoke about the mis-sion of the park service andthe criteria to be a nationalpark. Their main goal is tokeep parks updated for pres-ent and future enjoyment.

The next meeting will beheld at noon on Monday,Feb. 10, at Minerva’s. Thehostess is Paula Tacke andher speaker will be Dr.Theresa Lafferty, Mount

Marty College Assistant Pro-fessor of Theology.

YANKTON COMMUNITYFORUM

During the month of Janu-ary, Yankton CommunityForum enjoyed these fea-tured speakers and theirpresentation:

Jan. 7 — John Kramer,Yankton Economic Dev. Di-rector, discussed change andwhy it is good;

Jan. 14 — Barry Schloss,Property Manager, Boy ScoutCamp;

Jan. 21 — Dan Cwach, Or-ganic farming/SustainableAgriculture;

Jan. 28 — Dr. JenniferJohnke, Yankton High SchoolPrincipal.

Yankton CommunityForum meets every Tuesdaymorning at the HillcrestCountry Club. Coffee, rollsand socializing begins at 8:30a.m. Then at 9 a.m., there isa speaker presenting an in-formative topic regardinglocal or regional issues. Any-one over 50 years of age iswelcome to come and joinour friendly group.

If you are interested injoining or would like more in-formation, please contactPresident Jack Lyons (665-9337) or Secretary RoseMather (665-4615).

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M E E T I N G S

S C H O L A S T I C S

ELIZABETH FIEDLERDES MOINES, Iowa — Eliza-

beth Fiedler of Yankton was namedto the President’s List at Drake Uni-versity for the Fall 2013 semester.Students must achieve a perfect 4.0grade-point average to earn thishonor.

Drake is a private, independentuniversity in Des Moines, Iowa, withan enrollment of approximately3,400 full-time undergraduate stu-dents and 1,900 graduate studentsfrom 49 states and 50 countries.Drake University’s mission is to pro-vide an exceptional learning environ-ment that prepares students formeaningful personal lives, profes-sional accomplishments, and re-sponsible global citizenship. TheDrake experience is distinguishedby collaborative learning among stu-dents, faculty, and staff and by theintegration of the liberal arts and sci-ences with professional preparation.

JOSEPH BENDA MOORHEAD, Minn. — Joseph

Benda of Yankton has been namedto the Minnesota State UniversityMoorhead Dean’s List in recognitionof academic achievement for the2013 fall semester.

Benda majors in computer sci-ence.

Students must maintain a 3.25or higher Grade Point Average(GPA) while completing a minimumof 12 graded credits to qualify for thehonor.

Minnesota State UniversityMoorhead is a comprehensive re-gional university, and is a member ofthe Minnesota State Colleges andUniversities system.

WAYNE STATE COLLEGEWAYNE, Neb. — The TRiO Stu-

dent Support Services Program atWayne State College held Fresh-

man Convocation on Jan. 28 tohonor the freshman class. The pro-gram honored 64 percent of theirfreshmen students for outstandingacademic achievements in their firstsemester of college. TRiO StudentSupport Services is a federallyfunded program through the U.S.Department of Education designedto offer student support services atWayne State College.

Twenty-three returning freshmenwere placed on the Honor Roll forreceiving a 3.0 GPA or higher duringtheir first semester. Those who wererecognized for their achievementduring the convocation includedLurena Bish, Mikayla Brown, ChristaCastle, Corbin Eisenmenger, AndreaGonzalez-Velaqquez, Jeremy Ham-mers, Stephanie Hempel, KylieKeller, Sarah Martensen, JoshMasat, Shawn McCoy and JosePlascencia. Others were SaraBauer, Amanda Brummond, Saman-tha Clark, Alex Davis, John Eck-

mann, Tyler Hoppes, MadelineMaul, Zachary McCall, Terri Molt,Angelique Stappert and Jamaih Tyn-dall.

Eleven returning freshmen wereplaced on honorable mention forearning a GPA between 2.5 and2.999 during their first semester.Those who were recognized for theirachievement during convocation in-cluded Jeff Brown, Shaylee Craw-ford, Kiya Harpham, Austyn Houser,Shandra Rooney and CaLee Thom-sen. Not pictured were Chelsea Cur-tis, Joseph McNair, River Reifenrath,Rashad Trimble and Alec Wynn.

Convocation keynote speakerwas a Dr. Pamela Everett. Assistingin the presentation of awards wereChi Alpha Epsilon National HonorSociety members and the TRiO Stu-dent Support Services Peer Men-tors. Attending the ceremony wereTRiO Student Support Servicesmembers and staff.

Stewart School DARE Graduates

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Keepin’ it REAL was the theme of this year’s Stewart School 5thgrade DARE program. Students learned the DARE Decision Model:Define, Assess, Respond and Evaluate. The students also learnedhow to Effectively Report Bullying. A big thanks to DARE OfficerJeremy Olsen for working with the Stewart School 5th graders.TOP LEFT: Mr. Slowey’s DARE class. TOP RIGHT: Mrs. Opsahl’sDARE class. LEFT: Stewart School DARE essay winners MathewMors and Abby Newman.

Yankton Miracle

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The Yankton Figure Skaters held there 2nd in-house figure skatingcompetition Jan. 26 at the Yankton Kiwanis 4-H Ice Arena. Frontrow L to R: Jana Greenfield, Marley Miller, Eva Paulson, Kasey Er-ickson, Samantha Walters, Mariah Dather. Middle row L to R:Mikayla Meyer, Kirsten May, Madeline Binder, Elise Heiman. Backrow L to R: Coach Bri Erzar, Katie Bratberg, Madeline Manning,Elizabeth Pearson, Danielle Herrlein, Jacquelyn Pajl, Coach Brit-tney Richters, Coach Katelyn Breen. Not pictured Coach Kaylee Fly

SAC To Offer WaterSafety Inst. Course

The Summit ActivitiesCenter will be offering aWater Safety Instructor’sCourse in March. Classeswill be held beginningMarch 4. Attendance ismandatory for ALL ses-sions. Participants will needto be prepared for time inthe classroom and pooleach day. Class space is lim-ited.

Registration is availableby calling 605-668-5234 orstopping by the Summit Ac-tivities Center between 8a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Cost for the training isdue at the time of registra-tion. The payment will in-clude WSI manual andbooks. Participants will berequired to pay an addi-tional fee to Red Cross foronline learning.

Participants will be re-quired to do online learningbefore and throughout theclass sessions.

Participants must be atleast 16 years of age beforethe class ends. Participantsmust also successfully swimthe following strokes:Freestyle, Backstroke, Ele-mentary Backstroke, Breast-stroke and Butterfly atLevel 4.

The WSI class scheduleis:

Tuesday, March 4 —5:30-7 p.m.;

Sunday, March 9 — 8a.m.-8 p.m.;

Friday, March 14 — 5p.m.-10 p.m.;

Saturday, March 15 — 8a.m.-8 p.m.

For further information,call 668-5234.

A Fond FarewellBY AARON, BARBIE, ANNE,SARAH AND ADRIAN GREER

We would like to commu-nicate to the community ofYankton our appreciationand gratitude for making usfeel at home for the last 9years. You see we havecome to a point where it istime to move on and we arepursuing a new job opportu-nity. It is not easy to move aswe have come to know manyof you well and saying good-bye is never easy. It wasn’tnecessarily easy to movehere in the first place as it isa long way from home but itwas again job opportunitiesthat got us here. Jobs arenot everything and as weprayerfully considered themove this little communityhad it all and the rest is his-tory.

We started our familyhere which gave us the op-portunity to experience themedical care available whichwas a significant need onour third and final child.Children are a miracle andone of the best ways to seeGod at work in my opinion. Ithink he was trying to makea point on the third and it isonly by the Grace of Godseen in action thru the finefolks here that we have ahealthy little boy.

We are from AtlanticCanada so having the lakenearby is definitely a hugeplus, the girls loved thebeach. I state the obviousonly to encourage you totake advantage of somethinggreat that is so near. Thetrails available make forsome very scenic and enjoy-able walks/bike rides. I can’tthink of a better place toraise a family.

We had the opportunityto find a loving church fam-ily early in our move andwere quickly introduced tosome of “our kind” in hopesto make us feel more wel-come, it worked. There are afew of us Canucks around ofwhich we have gotten toknow quite well and their ex-perience in moving here is asimilar story to ours, theyare thankful to be a part of agreat community.

I am a firefighter and withthe move I wanted to con-tinue that service if possible.I am from a small town andthings just work better wheneveryone does a little tohelp out where they can. Iwent thru the interviewprocess and was added tothe ranks a few months aftermoving to town. I need tospeak for these folks as wellas the EMS and Search andRescue whom I have had thepleasure of working along-side on occasion. I suspect alarge percentage of thistown does not fully under-stand what they have intheir emergency services.We usually visit fire depart-ments during travel as I liketo understand how others

do the job so I have a prettygood feel for how a lot ofother departments operatewhether it be paid or volun-teer. I can safely say that theFire Department that Yank-ton has is better equippedthan most and on top of thatthe folks that make up thedepartment are well trainedand intent on doing the bestjob possible. Now would bea good time to bring up thefact that as many of youknow it is primarily a volun-teer agency meaning it ismade up of a group of folkswho care for their commu-nity and don’t get paid anhourly wage to do so. TheFire Chief and Deputy Chiefare paid positions and theFirefighters are paid a smallamount for each call and forattending training/meetings.So what does that mean toyou as a homeowner or oc-cupant of a motor vehiclethat has just had an acci-dent? You will be taken careof even on your worst dayand you will receive a levelof care and attention thatmany others are not asblessed to receive. I recallone of the early structurefires that I responded to, itwas a split level with a signif-icant kitchen fire in progressupon arrival. The fire wasproperly vented then the at-tack crew advanced a hoseline to the upper level toquickly extinguish the fire.Others were covering itemsin the lower floor to preventwater damage but the attackwas done so efficiently thatthere was no water damageon the lower level. A text-book suppression, I knew Iwas a part of a very capablebunch. It doesn’t alwayshappen that way but it is ob-vious there is an intention todo the best job possible andmake your worst day a littlebetter than you expected.This has gotten long but I dolove this group and want tomake you aware of theircommitment to you, pleasecontinue to support them asyou have done in the past.

I had the privilege of earn-ing my Private Pilot Licensewhile in Yankton. Anothergem that not all of you areaware of is the airport thatyou have here. With the air-port is a group of local pilotswho all have a story to share.There is a flying club thatgets together Sundayevenings with lots of discus-sion and special speakers onoccasion. The flight school atthe airport offers exceptionalinstruction to make yourdream of flight come true,there is nothing quite likethat first take-off when youare by yourself in the plane. Ifyou have an interest in avia-tion I would encourage youto check it out and of coursetake time to attend the pan-cake breakfast in the fall.

Thank you for making us apart of your community,