shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com New At The Library Here’s what’s new at the Yankton Community Library this week: Adult Books • Ladies of the Lake by Ken Corday; Fiction • Silvermane by Zane Grey; Fiction • Heal Your PTSD by Michele Rosenthal; Nonfiction Adult Audio Books • Carrying Albert Home by Homer Hickam; Fiction • House of the Rising Sun by James Lee Burke; Fiction Junior Books • Wilf the Mighty Worrier Saves the World by Georgia Pritchett; Fiction ——— Did you know that you can reserve an item from home? Staff will then notify you as soon as the item is available. ‘Unplug, Unwind, Craft’ Program Slated The theme for the next “Unplug, Unwind, Craft” program, at the Yankton Community Library is a book lover’s care package. On Jan. 12, at 6 p.m., participants will make four bookmarks and a mug rug. You’ll then be ready for Library Lovers Month, which is celebrated in February. Participants are asked to bring a basic tool kit consisting of a glue gun, fabric scissor or other heavy duty scissor, wire cutter and sewing needles you are comfortable using. Samples of the mug rug and bookmarks are on display at the library. Registration is now open with a limit of 16 for the class. The fee must be paid at the time of registration. For further information, contact the library at 668-5275. LCTC Appreciation Event Slated Jan. 15 The Lewis & Clark Theatre Company will announce its 55th season at the annual Membership Appreciation event at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, at the Dakota Theater in downtown Yankton. All current members, past members, show sponsors, cast and crew of past shows are invited. RSVP at 605-6654711. january 12, 2016 • Page 11 The Bookworm ‘Belong’ May Show You Where You Need To Be “Where We Belong: Journeys That Show Us the Way” by Hoda Kotb with Jane Lorenzini; © 2016, Simon & Schuster; 272 pages ——— BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER You have to be somewhere today. There’s no hurry or schedule to follow, but you must get there on time. You don’t have a map or itinerary and the destination might be a surprise but once you arrive, as happens in the new book “Where We Belong” by Hoda Kotb (with Jane Lorenzini), you’ll be in exactly the right place. It’s natural: a turn of the calendar, and you’re feeling some inner restlessness. It’s OK to admit it, says Kotb: you sense that there’s more to life, and you yearn to find it. The good news is that it’s never too late to start working toward that perfect spot in your world; in fact, here, Kotb introduces readers to people who did. Michelle Hauser grew up in Mason City, Iowa, living sometimes with her mother and sometimes with her father. By age 10, she skillfully ran a household; at 12, she landed a paying job because she sensed a need for self-sufficiency; at 14, she worked in a restaurant, where her love of cooking was cemented. She ultimately became a chef but throughout her life, she always harbored a dream of being a doctor. It would be even better if her two pas- USD Galleries Present ‘Asiniig’ Exhibit VERMILLION --- The University Art Galleries at the University of South Dakota has opened the exhibit Assiniig that features works by Duane “Dewey” Goodwin, of Bemidji, Minnesota, who has Anishananaabe and Lakota heritage and White Earth tribal affiliation. The works will be on display in the John A. Day Gallery in the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts through Jan 22, with a closing reception on that Friday (Jan. 22) from 6-8 p.m. Goodwin’s work has received numerous grants and awards and has exhibited at the Philbrook Indian Art show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Heard Museum Indian Art show in Phoenix. He has worked in art education for 30 years, believing that restoring traditional arts is vital to retaining cultural traditional practices. He considers himself a contemporary artist living in a semi-traditional environment. Dewey’s primary medium is stone carving, but he’s also skilled in bead work and ivory carvings. Asiniig features many works Goodwin has created throughout his lifetime, such as stone carvings, bronze castings, paintings and traditional bead work. Several of his carving pieces were created while Goodwin participated in the second annual Northern Plains Indian Artist Residency at the University of South Dakota last June. This residency is made possible through the Contemporary Native Arts Program grant. The Northern Plains Indian Artist Residency supports artists in the upper Midwest in the creation of a new or ongoing visual arts project. sions could unite … Craig Juntenen never wanted children and had taken steps to ensure that it didn’t happen; his wife, Kathi, had known about his tenets when they were dating, and she accepted them. She was, therefore, very surprised when Craig came home after a golf outing and announced that he had an idea that ultimately changed their lives and their family, when two became five … Kay Abrahams grew up in the lap of luxury with everything she wanted — except parental attention, which ‘Dolly Disco’ Set For Vermillion Jan. 16 Children’s Choir In Concert Jan. 17 Yankton Children’s Choir, Ensemble-In-Residence at Mount Marty College, will present its winter concert, “A Tour of Great Music!” under the direction of Michael Carlson, choral director, and Dixie Church, accompanist, on Sunday, Jan. 17, at 2 p.m. at Riverview Reformed Church. The concert is open to the public with refreshments to follow. Donations welcome. This season, the Children’s Choir consists of the following 17 young singers, grades 3-8 with unchanged voices: Adam Carlson, Ellie Clark, Carter Dahl, Aaliyah Empkey, Kieran Harrell, Josh Horn, Corrigan Johnke, Hannah Nelson, Hailey Oswald, Willa Reimler, Leila Schumacher, Sydnee Serck, Emily Shuey, Josh Stapish, Ryan Stapish, Allie Taggart and Jennica Young. If you have any questions about Yankton Children’s Choir and its schedule, you can contact Executive Director Dot Stoll, Yankton Children’s Choir, P.O. Box 409, Yankton, SD 57078 or 605-660-1819. she longed for. Her parents loved her, that was a fact, but they were busy with careers and had little time for her. Eventually, she fell into the same situation but a move halfway across the country helped her find the “family” she needed. And for successful businessman Lindley DeGarmo, the move away from a sales career meant moving toward a job closer to his heart — and to his soul. So where’s your turning point? It won’t be identical to the ones you’ll find inside “Where We Belong,” but you’ll get a lot of inspiration just the same; you’ll also get a lot of same. Indeed, the stories here are all very similar and, with one exception, pre-existing wealth shows up quite often in the tales. That may turn a few readers off. And yet, who doesn’t struggle with New Year’s Resolutions? If you’ve made ‘em, you probably do, and author Hoda Kotb (with Jane Lorenzini) offers something here that’ll energize you: true, encouraging stories. If those everyday people can identify, find, and accomplish life-changing goals, surely you can, too. And so, in the end, I mostly enjoyed “Where We Belong.” It’s a happy book, perhaps just what’s needed to start a year with myriad possibilities. And if you’re eager for that, then this book belongs in your hands. VERMILLION --- Fans of country legend Dolly Parton, advocates of childhood literacy, and folks just looking for a good time will gather at the Vermillion National Guard Armory on Saturday, Jan. 16, from 6-8 p.m. for the second annual Dolly Disco to benefit United Way’s Imagination Library program. The event will include rollerskating, refreshments, Parton’s music, karaoke and prizes for those who dress up like Dolly or Kenny Rogers. “Imagination Library is Looking for the best deal in town? Check the a program that provides a free book every month to children between birth and age 5 in the Vermillion area,” explained United Way Executive Director Kelsey CollierWise. “Since Dolly Parton created the program and her 70th birthday is coming up, we thought it would be a fun way to raise money for the program.” Currently, nearly 300 children are enrolled in the Imagination Library program funded through United Way of Vermillion, and more than 500 have graduated. Studies have shown that participation in the program improves If you read this you know... early childhood literacy. “Last year, the Dolly Disco raised more than $400 for the program, and we’re hoping to exceed that this year,” said Collier-Wise. “Imagination Library grows every year and we want to be able to keep providing books to as many kids as we can!” advertising pays! Call the Missouri Valley Shopper at 665-5884 or stop by to place your ad today! 319 Walnut St. • Yankton MV Shopper MV Shopper YOUR RADIATOR M I S S O U R I VA L L E Y M I S S O U R I VA L L E Y HEADQUARTERS! • Great Parts • Great Warranty On-Hand & In-Stock! NO WAITING! Cox Auto 1007 Broadway Ave. Yankton • 665-4494 2016 Beautiful Baby Contest CLASSIFIEDS! We will be featuring our annual “Beautiful Baby Contest” in print and online on M I S S O U R I VA L L E Y Wednesday, February 24 M I S S O U R I VA L L E Y If you or someone you know has a child we would love to include them in our feature! MV Shopper 319 Walnut St. Yankton, SD 57078 MV Shopper To enter, simply submit your photo and entry form with a $10 submission fee by 605-665-5884 Wednesday, February 17 Calling All Cooks! First place winners in the folllowing categories will receive a framed winners print and prize. 1) newborn-6 months 2) 7-12 Months 3) 13-24 Months 4) 25 Months-4 years 5) Multiple Births The Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan will be publishing a cookbook in December. This cookbook will not only feature recipes from The Neighbor Lady Wynn Speece but also local, regional, state and national celebrities as well as our reader submitted recipes. A fun and informative cookbook you’ll want to be part of. Submit Entry To: Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan 319 Walnut St. Yankton, SD 57078 This cookbook will be distributed in the Wednesday, March 23rd Press & Dakotan. We would like to have your submissions by February 20th. We thank you in advance for your consideration in participating in this cookbook. Entry Deadline: Wednesday, February 17 Beautiful Baby Contest You may use the following methods to submit your recipes: Email: nicole.myers@yankton.net or mail to: PRESS&DAKOTAN Attn: Cookbook Y A N K T O N D A I LY 319 Walnut Street Yankton, SD 57078 Category#___________ Age:____________ Date of Birth_________________ Child’s Name_______________________________________________________ Submitted by__________________________ Relation to Child_________________ Winners will be selected by the staff of Yankton Medial Inc. Employees and family members of Yankton Media Inc. are ineligible to win. *Submissions of this form authorizes the publication of child’s photo in this contest in print and online at www.yankton.net. Submission fee ($10) must accompany entry form to be void. Only child’s name and name(s) of person submitting will be printed in paper. (Example: Jon Doe, submitted by parents Bob & Beth Doe)