Two area students wereselected from the top chairs ofthe South Dakota All-StateOrchestra to be a part of the J.Laiten Weed Honor Orchestra,held in Rapid City at the CedarCanyon Camp on February 4-6.

The top twenty two stringstudents from South Dakota,and their conductor, Tom Zelle,presented their final concert atthe First Congregational Churchin Rapid City on Saturday,February 6.

Participants from the areawere violinist Sadie Stevens,

Yankton High School and violin-ist Jenny Sun, Vermillion HighSchool.

The J. Laiten Weed HonorOrchestra, an annual event, isfunded by an endowment fromthe estate of J. Laiten and LucyWeed, and is sponsored by theSouth Dakota Chapter of theAmerican String TeachersAssociation, Kim Evander,President.

The final concert featuredstring orchestra pieces byMozart, Britten, Elgar andShostakovich.

INTERCHANGEInterchange met on February 8,

2010. The meeting was called toorder by President, StacyWinterringer. The Pledge ofAllegiance was recited. Guestswere introduced. The followingannouncements were made: MarcyMoser announced that the Board isworking on getting candidate forumsscheduled. March 29th has beenreserved for school board candi-dates and April 5th has beenreserved for city candidates.Kathy Greeneway, school boardmember announced there will bea school board meeting tonight at5:30 p.m. Some topics to be dis-cussed are truancy numbers aswell as drug and alcohol reports.Bullying Issues and the summerschool program will also be dis-cussed. Stacy Winterringerreported that the United Way“Shoot from the Heart” was asuccess. Paula Tacke said theBoys and Girls club dinner the-ater fundraiser was also a suc-cess. Nancy Wenande, PaulsKwick Stop/City Commissionerintroduced her speaker. The pro-gram was Dave Spencer and hespoke about the Yankton Ice

Association. He highlighted how theassociation got started as well asrecent updates. To find out moreyou can go to Yantkonice .com

There will be no meeting nextweek, February 15th due to theWomen of Distinction lunch.February 23rd will be the next meet-ing at noon at the Waterfront.

DOGS R US 4-H CLUBThe Dogs R Us 4-H club met on

January 19, 2010 at the extensionoffice with ten members present.Stephanie Anderson called themeeting to order. KateKatterhagen led the Pledge ofAllegiance and Carrie Pospicil ledthe 4-H pledge. Roll call topic was,“What is your favorite video/com-puter game?”

The minutes of the previousmeeting were read and amendedbecause the December meetinghad been cancelled becauseschool had been called off due tothe weather. Brady Smith wasintroduced as a new member.

Mike Gillis, who had started thedog park here, told us that it hadfinally been paid for. Our leader,Joyce Anderson, reminded us topick up fruit sale forms at theextension office on January 25.

Tiffany Lemon adjourned themeeting and Grant Kramer sec-onded it. The meeting ended andeveryone had the Gillis’s treats. Thenext meeting will be on February 16,2010.

LADIES AUXILIARY POST 791.President Shelley Stoddard

opened the Ladies Auxiliary meetingto VFW Post 791.

A Petition for Membership forJennifer Stibral (daughter of Daleand Twila Stibral) was read andaccepted. President Stoddard,then, introduced, Mary O’Connor,a new member.

Eight “Thank You” notes wereread and committee reports wereread. Lola DeJong reported therewas one funeral luncheon forCharles Broz. One cancer grantwas sent.

Members are reminded thatCampbell Soup labels are stillbeing collected as are Box TopsFor Education.

President Stoddard reported arequest was received for a dona-tion from Big Friend/Little Friend

for their Bowl-a-Thon. It wasmoved to allow twenty-five dol-lars. Stoddard then brought up“Hugs for Heroes”. Valentineswere to be purchased andmailed. The VFW Auxiliary mem-bers will write notes in them.

George Knutson advised theLegislative Conference would beFeb. 7-9 in Pierre.

Slowey brought up the St.Patrick’s Day Special Olympicsprogram. This program will be con-tinued. Slowey will take care ofnotifying those places formerlycalled on. Prizes will be pur-chased for the raffle. Auxiliarymembers are encouraged todonate new gifts also.

The quarterly audit was readby Dorothy Stanage.

Evelyn Stibral’s name wasdrawn for the attendance prize.She was absent. The attendanceprize next meeting will be six dol-lars. Mary O’Connor’s name wasdrawn for the door prize. A lovelylunch was served by Pat Keller,Mary Johnson, and their committee.

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Appliance Mover Is Deliveryman’s DreamBY BRENDA JOHNSON

P&D Correspondent

Robert McShan called these air skidsclose to an appliance deliveryman’s dream.

Technician McShan has worked a decadein delivery and at Karl’s TV & Appliance inYankton for four years. “Hovercraft” concepthas been used in industry to move heavymachinery for thirty years, but this handyback-saving adaptation complements theback lift and dolly, saves delivery time anddiminishes accidental floor scratches.Larry’s TV & Appliance in Yankton also usesan air assist device as needed.

Watching McShan’s kitchen stove deliverywas a moving experience. With the range inthe front hallway, he put two flat rectangularskids under the range, attached hoses to theskids, plugged in the air blower and guidedthe range to its destination with him and therange upright using one hand.

As he walked toward the kitchen with hishand on the range, the stove moved, appear-ing to float just off the floor. He turned therange, repositioned the skids, guided thestove into position and lowered the rangeonto wood laminate floor snuggly betweentwo built in cabinets.

“We’ve had the air skids over two monthsand I use them as much as possible,”McShan said. “It cuts down on delivery timebecause dollies take more time to positionand move. You’re not straining your back orknocking against doorways. Dollies requireyou move appliances at an angle, and thetires and handles take up space in tight loca-tions. You have to watch in all directions tomake sure you’re not bumping into some-thing or scratching the floor.”

Air skids don’t work on stairs or irregularsurfaces such as carpet. You have to laycardboard to move an appliance across car-pet.

One of the heavier objects McShan hasmoved with the air skids is a side-by-siderefrigerator that weighs over 350 pounds. Hehas found other uses for the device.

“We have moved a heavy and awkwardentertainment center away from a wall,” hesaid. “We assembled a stacked washer/dryer

in the middle of the room and moved itupright into a tight space.”

Since some floor surfaces are not horizon-tal, other devices must be used.

“If air skids worked from the truck intothe home, that would save even more ondelivery time,” McShan said.

HOW IT WORKS“It’s a little like an air hockey table,”

McShan said. “You move the puck and itfloats on air.”

In the case of air skids, the appliance onskids is lifted off the floor and the skids floaton a thin film of air, guided by the deliveryperson.

McShan attaches hoses from an air blow-er to two air skids. Each rectangular skidhas flexible fabric cover that expands withsame amount of air and a platform on whichthe appliance can rest. On the bottom of theskids are tiny holes that allow some air toescape. Air fills the skid cover and lifts andsupports the appliance. Then the force ofsome air escaping through the tiny holes,

lifts, and keeps the skid with appliance offthe floor just a little.

With air between skid and floor, friction isdiminished, and McShan uses a hand toguide the vertical appliance precisely wherehe needs to position it.

WORTH INVESTMENT Store manager Doug Fickbohm heard

about air skids from an insurance and safetyofficer in the company.

“It saves on damage to floors and savesour guy’s backs,” Fickbohm said.

Even in these conservative times, he saysthe device is worth it.

Assistant manager Ray Harris first sawversitile air skids in action when he helpedhis friend move furniture.

“Dennis Hawk is a local carpet installer,”he said. “We moved his large wooden barand then a filled china cabinet with his airskids.”

Harris passed his experience along atwork and agrees that air skids are well worththe investment.

SUBMITTED PHOTORobert McShan connects air blower hoses to two skids beneath the appliance. He adjustsskids so the appliance will be lifted perpendicular to the floor. Skids lay on hard surfacecovering carpet.

TOP VIOLINISTS

SUBMITTED PHOTOViolinists Sadie Stevens, Yankton High School and Jenny Sun,Vermillion High School were selected to participate in the J.Laiten Weed Honor Orchestra held recently in Rapid City.

Musicians Participate In Honors Concert

CREATURE COMFORTS

SUBMITTED PHOTOCoral Huber (left) holds Katie (kitten), Samantha Straatmeyer holdsNoelle (kitten) with some of the blankets that Huber andStraatmeyer hand-made and donated to Heartland Humane Society.

Blankets For Animals Offer WarmthThe animals of Heartland

Humane Society recentlyreceived several kennel-sized,hand-made blankets as a dona-tion.

Coral Huber and SamanthaStraatmeyer decided to giveback to the community with aservice project. They got togeth-er at Huber’s home and hand-made 10 blankets for the kennelsat Heartland Humane Society.They spent about four hoursmaking the little tied treasuresout of fleece material. Each ofthe blankets will be used tomake the cats feel a little more athome while they wait for perma-nent homes.

Heartland Humane Societywelcomes community serviceprojects like the one Huber andStraatmeyer did. “We love to seepeople getting involved anddoing things for the animals likethis,” stated Tasha Anderson,executive director of HeartlandHumane Society. “The blanketsgive the animals comfort andwarmth while they wait for newhomes, and the fleece washesand dries really easily.”

If you would like informationon doing a community serviceproject for Heartland HumaneSociety, contact Anderson at 605-664-4244 or e-mail hhs@mid-conetwork.com.

HATS FOR HAITI

SUBMITTED PHOTOSKindergarten students pour their donations into the large jar aspart of Lincoln School's "Hats for Haiti" collection. Each studentand staff member was asked to bring $1 to school as a ticket towear a hat Friday, Feb. 5. The donations will eventually be sent tothe International Red Cross which will use the funds to assist thenearly 3 million victims of the January earthquake.

M E E T I N G N O T E S

Torch Club Collecting Haiti DonationsBuilders Torch Club of

Yankton, a partnership betweenthe local Kiwanis Club and theYankton Boys & Girls Club, hasinitiated a project to help withrelief efforts in Haiti.

The Builders Torch Club asksfor your help by donating need-ed items to assist with giving abetter quality of life to thisunfortunate country.

Below is a list of items we aregathering.

• New or used summer/springclothing (must be in good condi-tion): Infant’s clothing, Children’sclothes, Children’s shoes, Adultclothes, Adult shoes, New under-wear and socks for children andadults

• Food items: Bottled water,

Canned food with pop tops ,Peanut butter, Dry rice, Drybeans

• Hygiene products:Antibacterial ointment, Band-aids, Soap, Deodorant, Individualpackets of disinfectant wipes,Tooth brushes, Tooth paste

• New or gently used toys (noelectronic or battery operatedtoys please.)

• Bedding (sheets, pillows,etc.)

• Tents (2-4 person capacity)Drop off locations are located

at JC Penney’s in the YanktonMall and at the Boys & Girls Club1804 Broadway Ave between Feb.15-March 6. If you have ques-tions, call Tim Young at 668-9710or (402) 369-2896.

The employees of KolbergPioneer, Inc. have large hearts.

Following a recent holidayraffle held on-site at theKolberg Pioneer, Inc. factory,the money was added up andover $1,400 was totaled.

Lisa Carson, MarketingManager and raffle organizerfor KPI/JCI, said, “We wantedthis money to go back into ourcommunity and help some ofthose families that have beenaffected by our slow economythis year. We have felt it in ourfactory and it’s a very closeissue to us.”

After some discussion it wasenthusiastically decided thatthe newly developed Sack PackProgram would be the benefici-ary of the money.

The Sack Pack Program, anindependent community proj-ect, has been in existence sinceSeptember of 2009 and startedout serving 80 students a weekin grades kindergarten throughfifth grade at WebsterElementary School.

Currently the expanded pro-gram now also serves juniorkindergarten and an additional

100 students at LincolnElementary School.

With almost 1,000 studentsin the school district that areeligible for this service — 650 inthe elementary schools alone —there is still much to be done.

When asked how this dona-tion will impact the program,Sack Pack ProgramSpokesperson Reverend JoeSchulte responded,

“This will feed roughly 385kids in our program for a week-end. The impact is more thanjust food too; it impacts the kidsacademically as well. It’s asmall thing we can provide thatmakes such a difference. Theprogram wouldn’t be possiblewithout donations like this fromKolberg Pioneer, Inc.’s employ-ees and others in our communi-ty.”

It costs $135 to feed a childthrough the Sack Pack Programfor the school year.

Program expansion plansinclude serving all Yankton ele-mentary schools.

If you’d like to donate to theSack Pack Program contactReverend Joe Schulte at 605-665-7320.

Area Employees Donate ToYankton Sack Pack Program

Hy-Vee Launches FundraisingEffort To Help Haitian Relief

Hy-Vee, Inc. has launched amonth-long campaign to raisefunds for Haitian earthquakerelief by making a $50,000 dona-tion to the American Red Cross.

Hy-Vee customers throughoutthe Midwest will be invited tohelp boost the fundraising totalduring Hy-Vee's month-long“Help Us Help Haiti” campaign,which begins February 1 at allHy-Vee stores.

Ken Waller, executive vicepresident and chief administra-tive officer of Hy-Vee, said themagnitude of the disaster inHaiti prompted Hy-Vee to con-tact the Red Cross to offer finan-cial assistance.

“Wherever disaster strikes,the American Red Cross and itsglobal partners are on the sceneproviding emergency medicalcare, food, water, shelter andcommunications services,”Waller said. “The need in Haiti isoverwhelming, and we're proudto be able to help Red Cross pro-fessionals and volunteers withthe vital work they are doingthere.”

In addition, starting February1, all 228 Hy-Vee stores and

Hy-Vee Drugstores in eightMidwestern states will beaccepting donations from cus-tomers for the Red Cross'sHaitian relief effort. Hy-Vee's“Help Us Help Haiti” campaignallows customers to designatedonations of any amount to beadded to their grocery totals atcheckout. All funds donated willgo directly to the Red Cross toassist with disaster relief inHaiti.

“The work of rebuilding Haitiwill go on for years to come, butright now there is still a desper-ate need for the basics of humanlife - food, water, shelter andmedical care,” Waller said.“Along with making a donationon behalf of our 56,000 employ-ee-owners, Hy-Vee is providingcustomers with a safe, conven-ient and effective way to helpthe people of Haiti take the firststeps on the road to recovery.”

The “Help Us Help Haiti” cam-paign runs February 1-28 at allHy-Vee stores in Iowa,Minnesota, South Dakota,Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri,Illinois and Wisconsin.