shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com August 15, 2017 • Page 11 Duke and Peggy Ellingson Set To Serve As Captain And Belle This year’s Riverboat Days (RBD) Captain and Belle are ready for duty. Duke and Peggy Ellingson are looking forward to taking part in this year’s festivities Aug. 18-20. Both are involved in the community and see taking part in RBD as another way to give back. A lifelong Yankton resident, Duke is an employee with Larry’s Heating & Cooling. In his free time, he teaches Sunday School at Yankton’s United Church of Christ, volunteers at Beadle Elementary School and Habitat for Humanity, and serves on the Federal Prison Camp board. Peggy is a retired special education teacher who volunteers with Meals on Wheels and the Sack Pack program and serves on several committees at the United Church of Christ. They were approached back in March about being RBD Captain and Belle by Yankton City Commissioner Jake Hoffner, who visited them under the pretense of wanting to discuss the new city pool with Duke. “He hemmed and hawed for almost an hour and I thought, something wasn’t right,” Peggy recalled. “He said, ‘We’re not here to talk about the pool. We want you to be Captain and Belle,’” Duke added. They were both surprised by the offer. “I know there are a lot of people in the community who do a lot more than we do,” Peggy said. “I was humbled by their choice. Jake said, ‘There’s a lot of good people out there, but it’s your turn, so enjoy it.’” They will, once their Captain and Belle duties officially kick off in June with their participation in riding in area parades. They have already begun promoting RBD, Duke in particular. When he went in to volunteer at Beadle Monday, he wore his Captain hat and passed around buttons with this year’s theme: “Tank Tops N’ Flip Flops.” While they are looking forward to doing everything the RBD committee asks them to do – like judging the Classic Cruiser’s Car Show and riding around in a golf cart greeting people – Duke said he wants to opt out of traditional riverboat float the Captain and Belle ride on for the RBD parade and instead have his beloved Batmobile be the vehicle to open the show. Until then, they have the warm reception from the community to enjoy. “People you see at the store and church have said nice things and we’ve gotten letters in the mail congratulating us,” Duke said. “It’s nice to get that reinforcement.” By Reilly Biel reilly.biel@yankton.net Yankton’s Transit Buses will run from Friday 6pm-Midnight, Saturday 9am-Midnight and Sunday Noon-6pm. Rides between, The Center (900 Whiting Drive), Yankton Mall East parking lot, Summit Activity Center, the Avera Rehabilitation and Wellness Center at ASHH parking lot (southeast of the hospital emergency room) and Riverside Park. Buses leave approximately every 15-20 minutes. New Fall Arrivals! Start Your Back-To-School Shopping Now! Johnson Electric, LLP Rick Merkel • Ben Merkel Gary Johnson• ChrisMerkel Chris • Ben Merkel Rick MerkelMerkel • Rural • Residential • Commercial • Rural • Residential • Commercial • Electrical •• Telephone • Trenching •Electrical Telephone •Trenching • Our BucketTruck Reaches •Our BucketTruck Reaches 50’ PLUS80’ Tremendous Bargains – Clearance Savings FAST COURTEOUS SERVICE FAST COURTEOUSSERVICE 214 CAPITAL ,ST., YANKTON 500 W. 12TH YANKTON For Kids & Ladies Of All Sizes 605-665-5686 COUPON 6 OFF Family Meal $ Boys & Girls Infant thru Size 7 15%-75% Off Linda’s Angel Crossing M-F 10am-6pm Saturday 10am-5pm 1101 Broadway Ave, Morgen Square, Yankton • 665-0080 • lindasangelcrossing.com 8 Pc. Chicken, 2 Lg. Sides, 4 Biscuits 2504 Fox Run Parkway, Yankton, SD • 665-4433 NO OTHER DISCOUNTS APPLY *Yankton Location Only. . Expires 8/31/17 Exp. 8/31/2015 we’re there. ns o Out of Lem e Life h queezing t S On call or For decades, we’ve been leaders in providing urgent care through our on-call physicians and Welcome to Riverboat Days! our ConvenientCare after hours clinic. Our trusted group of physicians and staff are here, ready to help – with immediate access to your medical records and medications when time matters Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm Sunday, 12 noon - 5pm most. When it’s urgent care, we’ll be there....for you. 2800 Broadway Ave, Yankton www.lemonadestandyankton.com e d Hom rpose ture pu r ni nd Re cled a om Built Fu pcy U Cust Decor WeekDaYS: 5pm – 9pm WeekenDS: noon – 5pm Walk-ins welcome. 1104 W. 8th Street, Yankton, SD 57078 www.yanktonmedicalclinic.com