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Let Freshly Cut Grass Remind You Of All That Is Possible

1 week ago | plaintalk.net | David Lias

Last Monday, right after Vermillion’s Memorial Day service, I was bouncing around on my riding lawnmower, driving in an ever-diminishing circle as I cut my grass. It’s a big lawn, so you have time to think and besides constantly reminding myself to “watch out for that tree,” I thought of Vermillion’s Class of 2025. They had graduated May 17 in a commencement ceremony held in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
Jackley Discusses Workings Of AG Office

1 week ago | plaintalk.net | David Lias

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley opened his remarks to the 2025 session of the American Legion Auxiliary South Dakota Girls State Tuesday with virtually the same message that U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds had shared moments earlier. “The first thing is the relationships and the friendships you make are going to be lifelong friendships.
Remembering The Heroes

1 week ago | plaintalk.net | David Lias

Mayor Jon Cole, the keynote speaker at Vermillion’s Memorial Day service held Monday, May 26 in the First Baptist Church, said women and men have sacrificed their lives in the U.S. Armed Services to defend a sacred commitment. The local VFW Post 3061 organized Monday’s Memorial Day gathering. “Your presence matters. It means something, because today is not just a Monday. It’s not simply a day off from work, a cookout or a day to relax,” he told people who had gathered at the church for the service.
Rounds To Delegates: Become Involved In Government

1 week ago | plaintalk.net | David Lias

U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds told delegates to the 2025 American Legion Girls State program Tuesday that he’s had the opportunity to speak at Girls State for at least 10 times during his years as South Dakota’s governor and U.S. senator. “One thing that I’ve noticed throughout this entire time is that the focus is on the fact that we have a free country and there’s a reason for it,” he said.
Doctor Sentenced To Prison For Crash That Killed USD Student

2 weeks ago | plaintalk.net | Mark Mahoney

OMAHA, Neb. — An Omaha, Nebraska, doctor has been sentenced to more than a decade behind bars for hitting and killing a University of South Dakota (USD) graduate student with his vehicle in a 2023 head-on collision. According to multiple news reports, Douglas County District Judge Duane Dougherty sentenced 63-year-old Dr. Mark Carlson on Thursday to 10-14 years in prison, with the possibility of parole after five years.
‘Lead With Kindness’

2 weeks ago | plaintalk.net | David Lias

Leslie Gerrish, featured speaker at the Saturday, May 17 Vermillion High School Commencement, shared a message with the Class of 2025 and the graduation ceremony audience that contains three major themes:Adopt a “Why Not Me” mentality. Prepare for rough times in the future. And, most importantly, be kind. Gerrish, her husband, Ed, and their two young children have called Vermillion home for approximately a decade. Ed Gerrish is a political science professor at the University of South Dakota.
Kaman Discusses Importance Of Core Values During DHF Leadership Dinner

2 weeks ago | plaintalk.net | David Lias

A simple prayer is an expression that Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Andrea Kaman finds to be particularly dear to her. “As we approach Memorial Day, I find it particularly appropriate, not just as a soldier, but as someone who learned the values of service in this very community,” she said while addressing the Dakota Hospital Foundation Community Leadership Dinner on May 13. She shared a prayer that First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt carried with her during World War II.
Planting A Tree Can’t Hurt

2 weeks ago | plaintalk.net | David Lias

Have you ever had one of those moments when you hear or see something and you find your brain rummaging through your memory banks? It happened to me Monday night, just before my bedtime, while I was watching “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”One of his comedy bits dealt with the “Sound of Science” and during Monday’s show, Colbert talked about a recent study of bird populations in the United States. The news isn’t good. According to the study, prairie birds are in steep decline.
Sarah Burbach

2 weeks ago | plaintalk.net | David Lias

Sarah Burbach walks toward Dr. Damon Alvey, superintendent of Vermillion Public Schools, to receive a congratulatory hand shake from him after receiving her diploma from Vermillion School Board President Rachel Olson during Saturday’s Commencement of the VHS Class of 2025. Burbach plans to continue her studies at Augustana University this fall.
Leslie Gerrish

2 weeks ago | plaintalk.net | David Lias

Leslie Gerrish wears many hats: spouse, mother, small business owner and friend to many. She added public speaker to the roles she plays in Vermillion Saturday by delivering the commencement address to the members of the Vermillion High School Class of 2025 at their graduation exercises in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center on the University of South Dakota campus.