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BY LAUREN HANSON United Way and Volunteer Services of Greater Yankton Since the 2009-2010 school year, just four short years, Yank- ton Sack Pack has provided over 45,000 packs filled with shelf-sta- ble, kid-friendly, nutritious food to elementary school children who are at risk of hunger over the weekends. Sack Pack, a United Way & Volunteer Services Partner Agency, is a volunteer run organi- zation headed by Board Presi- dent Jill Wermers. Wermers, a Yankton native, truly pours her heart and soul into the program. “She is a real go- getter and does so much to make it all happen. Always running to schools, for photo ops, making calls, writing, you name it - she does it. Her en- ergy is unbelievable and her pas- sion for the Sack Pack program is unstoppable,” says Carla Hum- mel, Sack Pack board member. On Friday May 31, the last day of Hunger Awareness Month, we were honored to award a teary- eyed Wermers with the United Way & Volunteer Services Volun- teer of the Month award during a meeting at her employer, Ability Building Services. We asked Jill to tell us about volunteerism, in her own words. I have lived here in the Yank- ton Area since: I have lived in the Yankton community my whole life. I began volunteering: I have been involved in volunteering most of my life. I continue volunteering be- cause: It is important to me to be involved in my community. Vol- unteering gives me the opportu- nity to stay connected to my community. I volunteer at: Sack Pack Pro- gram- I am the current president of the Sack Pack Board and have been involved in the program from the very beginning. A large part of the Sack Pack Program is providing community awareness, as well as helping to raise funds for this valuable program so we can continue to provide easy to prepare, nutritious food to chil- dren in need in Yankton. Relay for Life — I’m a commit- tee member and help with the planning of the annual Relay for Life event. I also volunteer with the Yankton Youth Wresting Club and at my church when and where I am needed. Approximate hours per year that I volunteer: I have never been one to keep track of the hours that I volunteer. I have a passion for the organizations I volunteer for, so the time I spend supporting these causes is irrele- vant to me. Volunteer work is enjoyable because: One of the most enjoy- able parts of volunteering in Yankton is the amazing support that is shown from the people and business of our community. My best volunteer experi- ence was: One of my best volun- teering experiences was in the fall of 2011. The Sack Pack Board could easily see that we were not going to have enough funds to continue to provide weekend meals to all 3 of the elementary schools we were currently pro- viding to. It was decided by the board and the schools that we would need to drop Stewart School since they were the last school to be added. Stewart School was told that we would provide packs up until Christ- mas. This was one of the hardest decisions we as a board had to make. At our meeting in Novem- ber a couple of us said, “maybe a Christmas angle will bless us with a large donation and we wouldn’t have to drop Stewart.” Within days of this conversation, I received a phone call from Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether. Mike is also a Yankton High School graduate and grew up in Yankton most of his life. Mayor Huether explained that he had heard about our funding difficul- ties and wanted to know how much we would need to be able to continue all three schools through the entire school year. When I gave him the amount, without hesitation, Mike said, “I’ll have a check in the mail today.” Hence we didn’t have to drop Stewart School! Mike then wanted to know what it would take to add Beadle School, which was the last of the elementary schools that needed to be added. When I again gave him what our budget would need to be, ($55,000.00), he came up with the idea of challenging the Yankton community to help raise the funds. He and his wife Cindy would match dollar for dollar up to $25,000.00. The Yankton com- munity stepped up and in 4 weeks we had over the $25,000.00 for a total of $27,500.00. The Sack Pack Pro- gram was presented with a check from the Huether Family for every dollar that was raised up and beyond the agreed upon $25,000.00. We now refer to the Huether Family as “Our Christ- mas Angels.” The advice I would give to those thinking about getting out there and volunteering in their communities is: My best advice to people is to get out and get in- volved! Volunteering is a great way to connect with people and places that help make Yankton such a great place to live and work. I would like to take this oppor- tunity to thank the Sack Pack Program Board of Directors. Carla Hummel, Vice President, Brenda Rueb, Treasurer, Gigi Healy, Secretary, Deb Overseth, Volunteer Committee, Shawna Hatch, Fundraising/Publicity, Sandi Kramer, Menu Planning, Melanie Ryken, School Represen- tative, and Beau Marie Huerta, Committee Member. This award would not be possible without their support and dedication to the program. For more information about volunteerism in the greater Yank- ton area, please contact the United Way & Volunteer Services of Greater Yankton at (605)665- 6766 or [email protected]. MEETINGS 5B Friday, 6.7.13 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net NEWS DEPARTMENT: [email protected] PRESS DAKOTAN hometown Thank you investors for your pledges totaling $2,390,227 to date. Campaign Goal Exceeded to Fund Yankton’s Economic Growth and Workforce Development Platinum - $100,000 or more Dakota Beverage James Steel, Inc. Midcontinent Communications Mount Marty College Applied Engineering, Inc. CorTrust Bank Dakota Trailer Manufacturing Eisenbraun & Associates, Inc. Kolberg-Pioneer KVTK-KVHT KYNT-KK 93 -KDAM Larry & Dianne Ness Northwestern Energy Slowey Construction, Inc. WNAX/104.1 The Wolf Yankton Media Yankton Medical Clinic, P.C. Gold $50,000-$99,999 Avera Sacred Heart Hospital First Dakota National Bank First National Bank South Dakota Sapa Extrusions Yankton County Bronze $5,000-$24,999 Baldwin Filters Bernard Properties Mike & Darcie Briggs Dakota Archery & Outdoor Sports Days Inn, Yankton Drotzmann Construction, L.L.C. Mike Dellinger Echo Electric Supply EMJ Company Fejfar Plumbing & Heating First Chiropractic Center Gehl Power Products, Inc. Home Federal Bank David Hosmer & Steph Tamisiea Wayne & Lori Ibarolle John A. Conkling Distributing Johnson, Miner, Marlow, Woodward & Huff Prof., LLC Randy & Linda Johnson Kaiser Heating & Cooling/Power Source Electric Kennedy, Pier & Knoff, L.L.P. Don & Pam Kettering Lewis & Clark Hydraulics Lewis & Clark Specialty Hospital Masonry Components MidAmerican Energy Minervas Grill & Bar M.T. & R.C. Smith Insurance, Inc. MtronPTI Aaron & Jaime Ness Rob & Amber Ness Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. Lynn & Shelly Peterson Pam & Bob Rezac Rupiper’s Travel & Tours Sacred Heart Monastery Services Center Federal Credit Union Rob & Lori Stephenson Vishay Dale Electronics, Inc. Vision Real Estate Services William Randall Publishing Williams & Company, P.C. Wintz & Ray Funeral Home Yankton Motor Company - John Hagemann Yankton Rexall Chuck & Barb Aman Devin & Alison Anderson Animal Health Clinic Ben’s Brian & Amy Beran Blackburn & Stevens, Prof. LLC Boller Printing/Yankton County Observer Boston Shoes to Boots Bow Creek Metal, Inc. Todd & Danyal Chance Neil Connot Dayhuff Enterprises Brad & Sheryl Dykes Curt & Julie Dykstra Dan & Patti Eisenbraun Doug & Karen Ekeren Embroidery & Screen Works, Inc. Empire Products, Inc. Farm Bureau Financial Services, Doug Frederick Floor Tec - Tom & Nancy Langdon Nate & Michelle Franzen Gerstner Oil Co. Copper $500-$4,999 Charlie Gross Tanya Hacecky Hatch Furniture & Flooring Mike & Gerrie Healy Hedahls Auto Plus JJ Benji’s Screen Printing & Embroidery Jeff & Amy Johnson Jeff & Amy Jones Wayne & Marjorie Kindle Kline’s Jewelry Jae & Tina Koletzky Kopetsky’s Ace Hardware Ron & Pat Kraft L&S Electric Lewis & Clark Realty, Inc. Mannes Architects Mead Lumber Meridian Title of Yankton County Marc & Julie Mooney Marcy Moser Riverfront Dental Roger’s Family Pharmacy Carmen Schramm Jim & Stacy Schramm Allen Sinclair Joleen & Randy Smith Somsen Agency, Inc. South Dakota Magazine Deb Specht State Farm - Rhonda Wesseln State Farm - Roy Wilcox Stern Oil Co., Inc. Tom’s Electric Joe & Patti Vig Matt & Alyssa Walters Jack & Tiffany Weeks Brad & Nancy Wenande Jay Werth Willcockson Eye Associates Katie Wintz-Vision Real Estate Wohlenberg, Ritzman & Co., LLC Yankton Insurance Agency Yankton Title Company Silver $25,000-$49,999 Become an investor and supporter of YES 2 ! Your contribution will ensure the continued success of the YES! campaign that creates new jobs, training and education opportunities. Wish to contribute? Northtown Automotive Shur-Co Wells Fargo Bank To become an investor contact: Mike Dellinger, President Yankton Area Progressive Growth 605-665-9011 • [email protected] Thanks to our investors! { { { { { { { Economic Development ankton Area Progressive Growth { { { { { Jill Wermers Heads Up Sack Pack Program SUBMITTED PHOTO Jill Wermers is the Board President of the Yankton Sack Pack program and also volunteers throughout the community as well, including with Relay For Life and church events. YANKTON REGIONAL AVIATION ASSOCIATION Twenty-one members and guests of the Yankton Regional Aviation Asso- ciation (YRAA) met on May 19 at 6 p.m. for a potluck meeting in the termi- nal at Chan Gurney Airport. Partici- pants were from Crofton, Hartington, Randolph, Menno, Tyndall, Vermillion, Yankton and Connecticut. The meeting was led by President John Lillevold. The Big Friend/Little Friend Young Eagles Rally will be held on June 11 from 5-7 p.m. in the terminal at Chan Gurney Airport. The International Young Eagle Rally will be held from 9 a.m.-noon, on June 15 at the Chan Gurney Airport. Pilot training is active at the Yankton airport, and Dan Specht recently passed his check ride to earn his private pilot certificate. Lisa Bierema recently soloed. Cole Steffen of Crofton will be participating in the Ad- vanced Air Academy in Oshkosh, WI, in July. The YRAA will pick up litter along the airport fence for Chan Gurney Air- port on May 25. The EAA 1929 Ford Tri-Motor aircraft will be coming to Yankton on June 20-24 and available for rides on June 21-22-23. Yankton EAA Chapter 1029 is planning for the aircraft visit. Francis Serr showed a PowerPoint presentation about the Ex- perimental Aircraft Association, Young Eagles Program, and Ford Tri-Motor Tour and discussed the tour require- ments and volunteers needed for the tour stop at Yankton. A media flight in the Ford Tri-Motor at Chan Gurney Air- port is planned for June 20 after the air- craft arrives from Quincy, Ill. The major sponsor of the Ford Tri-Motor visit to Yankton is Country Ford of Tyndall, plus donations from 11 individuals. The next YRAA meeting is set for June 16. For more information about the YRAA, call 665-8448. S ACRED H EART A WARDS SUBMITTED PHOTO Sacred Heart Middle School end of the year Awards Ceremony was held on Thursday, May 16 at the Sacred Heart Community Center. Shown here are Principal’s Citizenship Award winners (left to right): Lauren Rezac, Alexis Rezac, Carissa Salvatori, Kristen Rezac, Maddie Binder, Principal Manning. E LKS R ECEIVE A WARD SUBMITTED PHOTO At the recent South Dakota State Elks Association meeting, Yankton Elks Lodge #994 was presented the State Presidents Award and Cer- tificate. This Award is presented in recognition of sincere interest and notable achievement in support of the South Dakota Elks Programs through the support of the Elks National Foundation. The Elks National Foundation supports many youth programs such as the scholarship pro- gram, Hoop Shoot program as well as veterans’ works and more. Pictured is Yankton Elks Lodge #994 Exalted Ruler, Ted Mickelson with the award. C HURCH KAH P ACK SUBMITTED PHOTO Hillside Community Church of Vermillion recently packed over 2,500 meals for children in need of our care at Kids Against Hunger. If your church or youth group would like to learn more about how you can make a difference in the lives of children, please visit www.kah.yank- ton.org. C ENTER BBQ A ND D ANCE SUBMITTED PHOTO The Center in Yankton held its annual BBQ and dance June 1 in the evening. Executive Director Christy Hauer said 135 people attended to take part in the festivities. The Bumblebees were the musical guests. Shown here are Charles and Mae Tieken. Young Eagles Event At Chan Gurney Airport A Young Eagles event will be held at the Chan Gurney Airport terminal building on Saturday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to noon. The Yankton Chapter 1029 of the Ex- perimental Aircraft Association (EAA) are holding the 20th annual event. The Young Eagles Program of the EAA has the goal of giving 100,000 kids age 8-17 a free air- plane ride in 2013. The EAA achieved their previous goal of flying 1 million kids by December 17, 2003, which was the 100th an- niversary of powered flight first accomplished by the Wright Brothers. The current total is 1.7 million Young Eagles. The YRAA has flown over 2,500 kids in Young Eagle events at local air- ports including Yankton, Bloom- field, Gregory, Hartington, and Vermillion over the past 20 years. A parent of guardian must sign a registration form that will be available at the registration desk in the airport terminal. Young Ea- gles receive a flight certificate, pilot logbook for free web-based ground school training (ages 13- 17 years old), and their name is placed in the world”s largest log- book at www.youngeagles.org. For more information contact Steve Hamilton at 605-665-8448.
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BY LAUREN HANSONUnited Way and Volunteer Services of
Greater Yankton
Since the 2009-2010 schoolyear, just four short years, Yank-ton Sack Pack has provided over45,000 packs filled with shelf-sta-ble, kid-friendly, nutritious foodto elementary school childrenwho are at risk of hunger overthe weekends.
Sack Pack, a United Way &Volunteer Services PartnerAgency, is a volunteer run organi-zation headed by Board Presi-dent Jill Wermers. Wermers, aYankton native, truly pours herheart and soul into the program.“She is a real go- getter and doesso much to make it all happen.Always running to schools, forphoto ops, making calls, writing,you name it - she does it. Her en-ergy is unbelievable and her pas-sion for the Sack Pack program isunstoppable,” says Carla Hum-mel, Sack Pack board member.
On Friday May 31, the last dayof Hunger Awareness Month, wewere honored to award a teary-eyed Wermers with the UnitedWay & Volunteer Services Volun-teer of the Month award during ameeting at her employer, AbilityBuilding Services.
We asked Jill to tell us aboutvolunteerism, in her own words.
I have lived here in the Yank-ton Area since: I have lived inthe Yankton community mywhole life.
I began volunteering: I havebeen involved in volunteeringmost of my life.
I continue volunteering be-cause: It is important to me to beinvolved in my community. Vol-unteering gives me the opportu-nity to stay connected to mycommunity.
I volunteer at: Sack Pack Pro-gram- I am the current presidentof the Sack Pack Board and havebeen involved in the programfrom the very beginning. A largepart of the Sack Pack Program isproviding community awareness,as well as helping to raise fundsfor this valuable program so wecan continue to provide easy toprepare, nutritious food to chil-dren in need in Yankton.
Relay for Life — I’m a commit-tee member and help with theplanning of the annual Relay forLife event. I also volunteer withthe Yankton Youth Wresting Cluband at my church when andwhere I am needed.
Approximate hours per yearthat I volunteer: I have neverbeen one to keep track of thehours that I volunteer. I have apassion for the organizations Ivolunteer for, so the time I spendsupporting these causes is irrele-vant to me.
Volunteer work is enjoyablebecause: One of the most enjoy-able parts of volunteering inYankton is the amazing supportthat is shown from the people
and business of our community. My best volunteer experi-
ence was: One of my best volun-teering experiences was in thefall of 2011. The Sack Pack Boardcould easily see that we were notgoing to have enough funds tocontinue to provide weekendmeals to all 3 of the elementaryschools we were currently pro-viding to. It was decided by theboard and the schools that wewould need to drop StewartSchool since they were the lastschool to be added. StewartSchool was told that we wouldprovide packs up until Christ-mas. This was one of the hardestdecisions we as a board had tomake. At our meeting in Novem-ber a couple of us said, “maybe a
Christmas angle will bless uswith a large donation and wewouldn’t have to drop Stewart.”Within days of this conversation,I received a phone call fromSioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether.Mike is also a Yankton HighSchool graduate and grew up inYankton most of his life. MayorHuether explained that he hadheard about our funding difficul-ties and wanted to know howmuch we would need to be ableto continue all three schoolsthrough the entire school year.When I gave him the amount,without hesitation, Mike said, “I’llhave a check in the mail today.”Hence we didn’t have to dropStewart School!
Mike then wanted to know
what it would take to add BeadleSchool, which was the last of theelementary schools that neededto be added. When I again gavehim what our budget would needto be, ($55,000.00), he came upwith the idea of challenging theYankton community to help raisethe funds. He and his wife Cindywould match dollar for dollar upto $25,000.00. The Yankton com-munity stepped up and in 4weeks we had over the$25,000.00 for a total of$27,500.00. The Sack Pack Pro-gram was presented with a checkfrom the Huether Family forevery dollar that was raised upand beyond the agreed upon$25,000.00. We now refer to theHuether Family as “Our Christ-mas Angels.”
The advice I would give tothose thinking about getting outthere and volunteering in theircommunities is: My best adviceto people is to get out and get in-volved! Volunteering is a greatway to connect with people andplaces that help make Yanktonsuch a great place to live andwork.
I would like to take this oppor-tunity to thank the Sack PackProgram Board of Directors.Carla Hummel, Vice President,Brenda Rueb, Treasurer, GigiHealy, Secretary, Deb Overseth,Volunteer Committee, ShawnaHatch, Fundraising/Publicity,Sandi Kramer, Menu Planning,Melanie Ryken, School Represen-tative, and Beau Marie Huerta,Committee Member. This awardwould not be possible withouttheir support and dedication tothe program.
For more information aboutvolunteerism in the greater Yank-ton area, please contact theUnited Way & Volunteer Servicesof Greater Yankton at (605)665-6766 or [email protected].
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Friday, 6.7.13ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net
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Thank you investors for your pledges totaling $2,390,227 to date.
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Larry & Dianne Ness Northwestern Energy
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Yankton Media Yankton Medical Clinic, P.C.
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Bernard Properties Mike & Darcie Briggs
Dakota Archery & Outdoor Sports Days Inn, Yankton
Drotzmann Construction, L.L.C. Mike Dellinger
Echo Electric Supply EMJ Company
Fejfar Plumbing & Heating First Chiropractic Center Gehl Power Products, Inc.
Home Federal Bank David Hosmer & Steph Tamisiea
Wayne & Lori Ibarolle John A. Conkling Distributing
Johnson, Miner, Marlow, Woodward & Huff Prof., LLC Randy & Linda Johnson
Kaiser Heating & Cooling/Power Source Electric Kennedy, Pier & Knoff, L.L.P.
Don & Pam Kettering Lewis & Clark Hydraulics
Lewis & Clark Specialty Hospital Masonry Components MidAmerican Energy Minervas Grill & Bar
M.T. & R.C. Smith Insurance, Inc. MtronPTI
Aaron & Jaime Ness Rob & Amber Ness
Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. Lynn & Shelly Peterson
Pam & Bob Rezac Rupiper’s Travel & Tours Sacred Heart Monastery
Services Center Federal Credit Union Rob & Lori Stephenson
Vishay Dale Electronics, Inc. Vision Real Estate Services William Randall Publishing Williams & Company, P.C.
Wintz & Ray Funeral Home Yankton Motor Company - John Hagemann
Yankton Rexall
Chuck & Barb Aman Devin & Alison Anderson
Animal Health Clinic Ben’s
Brian & Amy Beran Blackburn & Stevens, Prof. LLC
Boller Printing/Yankton County Observer Boston Shoes to Boots Bow Creek Metal, Inc.
Todd & Danyal Chance Neil Connot
Dayhuff Enterprises Brad & Sheryl Dykes Curt & Julie Dykstra
Dan & Patti Eisenbraun Doug & Karen Ekeren
Embroidery & Screen Works, Inc. Empire Products, Inc.
Farm Bureau Financial Services, Doug Frederick Floor Tec - Tom & Nancy Langdon
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Jae & Tina Koletzky Kopetsky’s Ace Hardware
Ron & Pat Kraft L&S Electric
Lewis & Clark Realty, Inc. Mannes Architects
Mead Lumber Meridian Title of Yankton County
Marc & Julie Mooney Marcy Moser
Riverfront Dental Roger’s Family Pharmacy
Carmen Schramm Jim & Stacy Schramm
Allen Sinclair Joleen & Randy Smith Somsen Agency, Inc.
South Dakota Magazine Deb Specht
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Jill Wermers Heads Up Sack Pack Program
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Jill Wermers is the Board President of the Yankton Sack Pack programand also volunteers throughout the community as well, including withRelay For Life and church events.
YANKTON REGIONAL AVIATIONASSOCIATION
Twenty-one members and guestsof the Yankton Regional Aviation Asso-ciation (YRAA) met on May 19 at 6p.m. for a potluck meeting in the termi-nal at Chan Gurney Airport. Partici-pants were from Crofton, Hartington,Randolph, Menno, Tyndall, Vermillion,Yankton and Connecticut. The meetingwas led by President John Lillevold.
The Big Friend/Little Friend YoungEagles Rally will be held on June 11from 5-7 p.m. in the terminal at ChanGurney Airport. The International
Young Eagle Rally will be held from 9a.m.-noon, on June 15 at the ChanGurney Airport. Pilot training is activeat the Yankton airport, and Dan Spechtrecently passed his check ride to earnhis private pilot certificate. LisaBierema recently soloed. Cole Steffenof Crofton will be participating in the Ad-vanced Air Academy in Oshkosh, WI, inJuly. The YRAA will pick up litter alongthe airport fence for Chan Gurney Air-port on May 25. The EAA 1929 FordTri-Motor aircraft will be coming toYankton on June 20-24 and availablefor rides on June 21-22-23. YanktonEAA Chapter 1029 is planning for the
aircraft visit. Francis Serr showed aPowerPoint presentation about the Ex-perimental Aircraft Association, YoungEagles Program, and Ford Tri-MotorTour and discussed the tour require-ments and volunteers needed for thetour stop at Yankton. A media flight inthe Ford Tri-Motor at Chan Gurney Air-port is planned for June 20 after the air-craft arrives from Quincy, Ill. The majorsponsor of the Ford Tri-Motor visit toYankton is Country Ford of Tyndall,plus donations from 11 individuals.
The next YRAA meeting is set forJune 16. For more information aboutthe YRAA, call 665-8448.
SACRED HEARTAWARDS
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Sacred Heart Middle School end of the year Awards Ceremony was heldon Thursday, May 16 at the Sacred Heart Community Center. Shownhere are Principal’s Citizenship Award winners (left to right): LaurenRezac, Alexis Rezac, Carissa Salvatori, Kristen Rezac, Maddie Binder,Principal Manning.
ELKS RECEIVE AWARD
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At the recent South Dakota State Elks Association meeting, YanktonElks Lodge #994 was presented the State Presidents Award and Cer-tificate. This Award is presented in recognition of sincere interest andnotable achievement in support of the South Dakota Elks Programsthrough the support of the Elks National Foundation. The Elks NationalFoundation supports many youth programs such as the scholarship pro-gram, Hoop Shoot program as well as veterans’ works and more.Pictured is Yankton Elks Lodge #994 Exalted Ruler, Ted Mickelson withthe award.
CHURCH KAH PACK
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Hillside Community Church of Vermillion recently packed over 2,500meals for children in need of our care at Kids Against Hunger. If yourchurch or youth group would like to learn more about how you canmake a difference in the lives of children, please visit www.kah.yank-ton.org.
CENTER BBQ AND DANCE
SUBMITTED PHOTO
The Center in Yankton held its annual BBQ and dance June 1 in theevening. Executive Director Christy Hauer said 135 people attended totake part in the festivities. The Bumblebees were the musical guests.Shown here are Charles and Mae Tieken.
Young Eagles Event AtChan Gurney Airport
A Young Eagles event will beheld at the Chan Gurney Airportterminal building on Saturday,June 15, from 9 a.m. to noon. TheYankton Chapter 1029 of the Ex-perimental Aircraft Association(EAA) are holding the 20th annualevent. The Young Eagles Programof the EAA has the goal of giving100,000 kids age 8-17 a free air-plane ride in 2013. The EAAachieved their previous goal offlying 1 million kids by December17, 2003, which was the 100th an-niversary of powered flight firstaccomplished by the WrightBrothers. The current total is 1.7million Young Eagles. The YRAAhas flown over 2,500 kids inYoung Eagle events at local air-ports including Yankton, Bloom-field, Gregory, Hartington, andVermillion over the past 20 years.
A parent of guardian must signa registration form that will beavailable at the registration deskin the airport terminal. Young Ea-gles receive a flight certificate,pilot logbook for free web-basedground school training (ages 13-17 years old), and their name isplaced in the world”s largest log-book at www.youngeagles.org.For more information contactSteve Hamilton at 605-665-8448.
