January 31, 2017 • Page 12 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com March 12 The Mount Marty women’s basketball team defeated Olivet Nazarene of Illinois 98-76 to reach the final four at the NAIA National Tournament in Sioux City, Iowa. March 14 Marcia Olnes was recently named to the Sacred Heart Hall of Fame. She taught middle school science, art and K-8 music during her 14 years with the school. March 15 The Mount Marty College women’s basketball team fell in the National Semifinals last night in Sioux City, Iowa, to Marian, Ind., 84-55 in the semi-finals. They finished the season 25-11 with its best ever finish in the NAIA Tournament. March 22 Lt. Mark Payer of the Yankton Police Department is retiring this month after 27 years on the force. He is taking over as the jail administrator for Yankton County. President Barack Obama held a historic meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro yesterday in Havana, Cuba. The President was hoping to help end more than a half century of hostility to the Cuban people and their 28 government. The Yankton School District’s acquisition of RTEC will open a new chapter for Career and Technical Education in our community. The school district will be able to build ongoing partnerships with Mitchell Technical Institute which will allow ours students valuable programming and credits to enter a technical school. March 24 Irene-Wakonda senior Gabe King dons the Native American star quilt presented to him as the “Spirit of Su” recipeient at halftime of last Saturday night’s State B championship game in Aberdeen. King received the honor for his character, leadership and other personal attributes. King received the award at the Barnett Center on the Northern State University campus, where he will play college basketball. Irene-Wakonda lost to undefeated Warner in last Saturday’s title game for State B runner-up honors. March 25 Wednesday was a milestone day for Mount Marty College for a couple of reasons. Not only did it mark the 117th birthday of Mother Jerome Schmitt, one of the founders and first presi- March 31 First Chiropractic Center of Yankton became the first chiropractic organization in the country to achieve National Committee for Quality Assurance Patient Centered Connected Care Recognition. The recognition also extends to the First Chiropractic locations in Scotland and Bloomfield, Neb. dent of MMC, it was also the inauguration day of the college’s 11th president, Dr. Marcus Long. Bishop Paul J. Swain came to Yankton and led a traditional prayer service at the Bishop Marty Chapel to commemorate Long’s inauguration. March 26 National Field Archery Association (NFAA) president Bruce Cull received the inaugural Dorion Tourism Award as part of the Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce annual banquet on Tuesday. 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Schroeder, a 1995 graduate of Vermillion High School and the commander of the 342nd Training Squadron at the 37th Training Wing at Lackland, Air Force Base in Texas, was murdered in a shooting by a disgruntled student last week on the base. April 18 Doris Roberts, who played the meddling mother on “Everybody Loves Raymond, died yesterday at the age of 90. April 22 Two educators and a journalist will enter the Yankton High School Fine Arts Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony Tuesday. Paul Harens, Cindy Uken and Kathleen West. Paul Harens moved to Yankton in 1980. Harens became involved in fine arts with Debate and Oral Interpretation. Harens has been married to Kathy (Weniger) Harens for 42 years. They have two children and two grandchildren. Cindy Uken is currently digital managing editor for Townsquaremedia Billings. Townsquaremedia specializes in creating local, original content. Prior to this, Uken was the health care reporter at the Billings Gazette, Montana’s largest newspaper, where she was employed from September 2010 to December 2014. Kathleen West has long been a champion of the arts, not only in the Yankton School District but also in the Yankton community. West began working in the Yankton school system in 1979 as a first-grade teacher. She later moved to the fourthgrade level before becoming an elementary school principal in 1989, holding that position until she retired in 2003. Kathleen is married to Norman West. April 26 Layne Somsen, a Yankton and South Dakota State grad, was called up by the Cincinnati Reds on Monday. He joined the National League Central club as it opened a three-game series with a 5-3 loss to the New York Mets. Somsen did not pitch in the contest Music legend Prince, whose real name was Roger Nelson, passed away Thursday at the Paisley Park studios in Chanhassen, Minn., reportedly after battling an unspecified illness since April 15. He is best known for his hits “Purple Rain,” “1999” and “Little Red Corvette.” He has sold more than 100 million copies of his records which also earned him Grammys and an Academy Award. May 3 Dawn Plitzuweit was announced Friday as the new University of South Dakota women’s basketball coach. She has spent the last four seasons as head coach at Northern Kentucky, and before that was an assistant coach for five seasons at Michigan. While head coach at Grand Valley State in Michigan, she captured a NCAA Division II national championship in 2006. She takes over at USD for Amy Williams, who is leaving to become head coach at the University of Nebraska. Outdoors artist Terry Redlin dies after battle with dementia. He died Sunday night, April 24, 2016, of complications from a nine-year struggle with dementia in a care center in the Watertown area. He was 78. The family of outdoors artist Terry Redlin says a public viewing will be held Friday at the Watertown art center that bears his name. Redlin is known for his paintings of wildlife and outdoors scenes. In the 1990s he was named America’s most popular artist in annual gallery surveys conducted by U.S. Art magazine. May 6 Colette Abbott, the wife of University of South Dakota President James Abbott, died suddenly Wednesday at the couple’s residence in Vermillion. She was 59. Officials said Colette Abbott had recently been diagnosed with cancer and was awaiting surgery. The former Colette Pugh grew up in Pierre, attended USD and married James Abbott in 1987. They have three adult daughters and two grandchildren. May 10 The Yankton City Commission appointed Commissioner Charlie Gross the mayor. Charlie has held the position of mayor four times in the past. Incumbent Amy Miner and newcomer Tony Maibaum were also sworn into office. May 13 Beadle Elementary music teacher, Lea Ann Schramm, and Yankton School District (YSD) orchestra teacher, Kim Evander, are retiring at the end of the 2015-16 school year. Both are the last Yankton College (YC) alumni to work in the YSD. Evander and Schramm attended the YC Conservatory of Music from 1972-1976. Evander has been the YSD orchestra teacher for the last 10 years while Schramm, who is currently teaching music in Beadle and Stewart elementary schools, has been an YSD teacher for 27 years. May 19 Morley Safer, of CBS news died today in Manhattan. He was 84. Safer was in declining health when he announced his retirement last week; he was a huge presence on 60 Minutes for 46 years, May 23 Yankton’s Riverboat Days will be held will be held August 19 -21. Joleen and Randy Smith have been chosen as this year’s Captain and Belle. June 2 UCLA police chief says two people were killed on campus yesterday; one of them may have been the gunman. About two hours after the first 911 call came in around 10 a.m., with the center of campus still saturated with officers, and on lockdown Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said it was a murder-suicide and declared the threat over. Two men were dead in an engineering building office, and authorities found a gun and what might be a suicide note, he said. June 4 Muhamad Ali died at the age of 74 yesterday after a three decade battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was a three time world heavyweight boxing champion. June 8 The Yankton Gazelles won the South Dakota State Class AA Girls’ Golf Tournament in Mitchell. It was the first girls golf title in Yankton High School history. June 10 On Sunday, Yankton’s Dakota Territorial Museum will have an 80th anniversary celebration from 11 am-3 pm. According to museum director Crystal (Mensch) Nelson, the museum was started in 1936 by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), who salvaged the original museum known as the Territorial Counsel building. After it stopped being used for legislation, it had been used as a grain bin. The Yankton County Historical Society will celebrate their 55th anniversary this year as well. June 13 Amanda Jackson and her cadaver dog “Chief” were recently certified and serve as an additional asset for the Yankton County Search and Rescue Association. In addition, the Labrador holds the distinction as Yankton County’s first cadaver dog, Authorities have started to name the victims of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., that left at least 49 victims and the shooter dead, and 53 people injured. The massacre happened on Latin night at the Pulse nightclub in the heart of Orlando yesterday. Florida Governor Rick Scott said many of the victims were from Puerto Rico. A Florida security guard named Omar Mateen was the attacker. Yankton Post 12 defeated Renner 6-3 in the championship game Sunday afternoon at the Lewis & Clark Wooden Bat Classic at Bob Tereshinski Stadium at Riverside Field. June 16 The parents of a Nebraska toddler killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World say they’re devastated by the loss of their son, Lane Graves. An alligator grabbed 2-year-old Lane Graves from shallow water in a lake at a Disney hotel Tuesday. The beach, located at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa across a lake from the Magic Kingdom, had “no swimming” signs but no warning about alligators. The company said it will now add gator warnings. June 25 Great Britain made a decision to leave the European Union, a pro-