The Friendship & ServiceClub of Akron, IA will host itsninth annual Scarecrow Fes-tival and Contest in theAkron City Park on Satur-day, Sept. 19.The event opensto the public at 10 a.m. andwill last until approximately5 p.m.

A number of activities forall ages are being planned,but primary to the event isthe celebration of scarecrows.According to the Friendship& Service Club, everyone iswelcome to create a scare-crow and enter it into a con-test.

At 2 p.m., the scarecrowswill be sold at auction. At lastyear’s event, there were over60 entries and one scarecrowsold for $135.

The day will include over30 crafters, and offer kids’games, a petting zoo, a jump-ing cage, cow-pie lottery, abarbershop quartet and otherentertainment and a chainsaw artist.

Brats, home-made pies,funnel cakes and more will beserved.

Shannon Marie Jepsen ofMeckling was awarded theStephen F. Briggs FamilyScholarship, Girls State Schol-arship and Superior Academ-ic Scholarship for the 2009-2010 school year at SouthDakota State University.

Jepsen is an incomingfreshman majoring in pre-medicine at SDSU this fall.She is the daughter of Scottand Jeanne Jepsen of Meck-ling and is a 2009 graduate ofthe Vermillion High School,where she was active in showchoir, Young Democrats, stu-dent council, drama, choir,Environmental Team, track,cross country, band (marching,concert and pep), SummerGerman Exchange Program,National Honor Society, 4-HJunior Leaders (president2007), Meckling Livestock 4-HClub, HOBY (staff – juniorambassador), UCC youthgroup/confirmation, Farm Ser-vice Ag.Youth Loan Program,tutoring/mentoring, freshmangirl’s basketball/junior varsi-ty, Concordia Language Vil-lage, Shadowed HematechInc., Shadowed Yankton Ani-mal Health Clinic and GirlsState (2008 delegate).

Stephen Briggs,a 1907 elec-

trical engineering graduate ofSDSU, established theStephen F.Briggs Scholarship.While still at State, hedesigned an experimentalgasoline engine as a class proj-

ect. That engine led to thedevelopment of the firstengines manufactured by theBriggs and Stratton Corpora-tion of which Briggs was chair-man of the board and presi-dent.

He was also a founder andchairman of the board of theOutboard Motor Corporationwhich manufactured Evinrudeengines. In 1936, the firm wasmerged with Johnson MotorCompany to form the Out-board Marine ManufacturingCompany. He was chairman ofthe board for the companyuntil 1963 and was active as aconsultant for many yearsafter that.

In 1956, Briggs received anhonorary doctorate in engi-neering from SDSU and in1961 was cited as a Distin-guished Alumnus. Stephen F.

Briggs died in 1976.Superior Academic Schol-

arships are awarded to incom-ing freshmen that havedemonstrated strong academ-ic achievements, extracurric-ular involvement and leader-ship skills.

Girls State Scholarships areawarded to incoming fresh-men that have been an elect-ed officer at S.D. Girls State.

Founded in 1881, SouthDakota State University is thestate’s Morrill Act land-grantinstitution as well as itslargest, most comprehensiveschool of higher education.SDSU confers degrees fromseven different colleges repre-senting more than 200 majors,minors and options.The insti-tution also offers 23 master’sdegree programs and 12 Ph.D.programs.

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Main Street Suites & GalleryMain Street Suites & Gallery hosted an open house and art view-ing on July 31st. Artwork by Joshua Sean was displayed anda ribbon cutting was held. Gary and Amy DeJong are the own-ers of Main Street Suites & Gallery which is located at 7 1/2 EMain Street, above Vermillion Vision Clinic.

By Anne MarshallVermillion Public Library

New Adult MysteryRay and his best friend,

Manny, have a good scamgoing. With a couple of fakebadges and two DEA wind-breakers bought at a second-hand store, they pose as fed-eral agents, rip off drug deal-ers, take their money anddrugs, and disappear beforeanyone is the wiser. But goodthings can’t last forever inDope Thief, by Dennis Tafoya.

Author P.C. Doherty is backwith another Hugh Corbettmedieval mystery. In TheMagician’s Death, Sir HughCorbett has been instructedto organize agents in Paris tosteal a book of secrets.They doso, but pay a violent price andFrench King Philip IV wishesa meeting between the schol-ars of England and France.

DearReader.com Book Club

The DearReader.com BookClub offers many selectionsto Internet patrons. Each bookruns for five days, Mondaythrough Friday. Some genresoffer selections every otherweek. Check out this serviceby registering at the library’sWeb site, http://vpl.sdln.net

and clicking on the book clubicon.

Online patrons can also findthe club at www.supportli-brary.com/su/su.cfm?x=470596.

The following selections forthe week of Sept. 14 are:

AUDIO BOOK: No selec-tion for this week.

BUSINESS: 33 MillionPeople in the Room,by JuliettePowell.

FICTION: The Tricking ofFreya, by Christina Sunley.

GOOD NEWS: TenderGrace, by Jackina Stark.

MYSTERY:Warning Signs,by C.J. Lyons.

NON-FICTION: StreetGang, by Michael Davis.

PRE-PUB: Please check on-line for this selection.

ROMANCE:The ShockingLord Standon,by Louise Allen.

SCIENCE FICTION: Noselection for this week.

TEEN:The Demon Queen,by Richard Lewis.

THRILLER: No selectionfor this week.

PENGUIN CLASSICBOOK FOR SEPTEMBER:Flame Trees of Thika, byElspeth Huxley.

Upcoming Activities and Events

Just a Reminder! The Ver-million Public Library will be

opened on Sundays startingon Sept. 13.The patron hoursare from 1 to 5 p.m. The Ver-million Public Library has asubscription to the LearningExpress Library, a service thatlets all our patrons use itsservices for free.A patron canuse this resource to take prac-tice tests and diagnostic teststo improve class work, pre-pare for standardized testing,or investigate a new career,all on-line.Check out this serv-ice by logging on to thelibrary’s Web site athttp://vpl.sdln.net. Patronsshould look at the bottom ofthe home page, click on theSouth Dakota State Librarylink, and then on “Databasesfor remote users with librarycards.”Scroll down to theLearning Express Library andlog in using your library cardand last name as a password.

Check out the children’sarea of the library in Sep-tember for the Math and Sci-ence Discovery Centers. Thisprogram will include kits forfour to eight year olds thatcontain hands-on learningactivities and related books.The Fun and Games Programis scheduled for Saturday,Sept. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. in theCommunity Room of thelibrary. Fun and Games fea-

tures board game activitiesand jigsaw puzzle solving.Extra games and puzzles arewelcome. This program is foradults and young adults fromage 12.

The One Book South Dako-ta, 2009 is scheduled for Sept.20 from 3 to 5 p.m. in theCommunity Room of thelibrary. This program high-lights the book, Buffalo forthe Broken Heart, by DanO’Brien and tells the story ofthe author’s decision torestore buffalo to his SouthDakota ranch for the firsttime in more than a century.O’Brien interweaves his ownexperiences with a history ofthe region and his neighbors.Jamie Sullivan from MountMarty College will facilitatethe book discussion. Copies ofthis book are available at thelibrary.

“Look. Don’t Look.”, a prosereading by Paula BoscoDamon is planned on Thurs-day, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. in theCommunity Room. Ms.Damon will read selectionsfrom her poetry collection,many of which are centeredon everyday life and her expe-riences from childhood. Theauthor’s work appears week-ly in the Vermillion PlainTalk.

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Jepsen awarded three scholarships at SDSU

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ScoopsA ribbon cutting was held for Scoops Ice Cream Parlor on July23rd. Scoops is owned by Michelle Maloney and is located at13 E Main Street.

Sue Higman of the Friendship and Service Club of Akron, IA dis-plays scarecrows that will be part of the upcoming Scarecrow Fes-tival and Contest in the Akron City Park on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Akron will host annual scarecrow festival Sept. 20

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