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Paul Walker, 40, star of “Fast & Furious” movie series died in a car crash. October 9Yankton is set to kickoff South Dakota’s 125th anniversary celebration on November 2nd. A 125th Birthday Inaugural Ball will be held at the Riverfront Event Center in downtown Yankton. South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. December 2Kiley and Jennifer Hammond are the new owners of Stockmen’s Livestock Market in Yankton. They purchased the business in October from Gail Sohler, who sold the business after more than half a century of ownership. October 10Three Yankton Minimum Unit inmates raised more than 1,000 pumpkins, which tipped the scales at more than 20,000 pounds. More than 700 of these pumpkins will be distributed at area elementary schools and other sites. December 5Nelson Mandela, 95, Colossus of the 20th century who emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate an end to white minority rule in South Africa and became that nation’s first black president. October 11An Army of 50 volunteers helped harvest 400 acres of beans at the late Denny Halvorson farm northwest of Irene yesterday. Denny battled cancer and suffered a stroke before passing away two weeks ago at the age of 56. December 6Australian Brian Morris recently found a South Dakota 147th Field Artillery Regiment ring along the beach at Yeppon, Central Queensland, Australia. Morris is attempting to find the owner or his descendants. The South Dakota 147th Field Artillery was stationed in the country during World War II. October 19Twenty-five years ago the Yankton Federal Prison Camp opened in Yankton. Eight of its original employees still work at the facility. Ken Coyle, Deb Stucky, Monty Smith, Ray Quinlivan, Richard Muller, Laura Bartunek, Tom Lewno, and Dave McKee. The federal Bureau of Prisons purchased the 14 major buildings spread across 30 acres on the former Yankton College campus for $3.1 million in May 1988. The St. Helena Dance Hall turned 100 years old this year. German immigrants came to Nebraska and settled in the St. Helena area thanks to the 1862 Homestead Act. The hall was originally built as a place to hold their ethnic gatherings, the place still stands today with improvements because of the St. Helena Social Club. October 26Adam Grimm of Burbank was recently named the winner of the 2014-15 Federal Duck Stamp Contest and his daughter Madison was awarded the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest. At age 6, she was the youngest winner in the history of the award, which is open to students in grades K-12. October 28Keep Yankton Beautiful used a grant from the Otto Ullrich Memorial Trust to install in the city’s parks two multi level drinking fountains that can be used by people and dogs. November 2Yankton is hosting the inaugural celebration of the 125th anniversary of South Dakota becoming a state. The Yankton Quasquicentennial Committee has planned for a celebration featuring historic re-enactors, respected dignitaries, and music and dancing. The Yankton Antique Auto Association members will also line the streets with their historic automobiles. Governor Dennis Daugaard and Lt. Governor Matt Michaels will be in town for the celebration. November 5Stewart Elementary school physical education teacher Lisa Card is the 2013 recipient of the South Dakota Association for Health, Physical Education Recreation and Dance’s Elementary Teacher of the Year award. November 13The Gayville-Volin school district has upgraded their security with an access feature at the building entrance. The 1,400 square foot addition and other building improvements carries a price tag of around $200,000. The new addition addresses some school security issues by providing more controlled access to the school and increasing visibility by the administration. Nelson Mandela, 95, former president of South Africa and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, died yesterday. Mandela was South Africa’s first black president and spent nearly one third of his life as a prisoner of apartheid. Mandela, 95, was a global symbol of sacrifice and reconciliation. December 7Yankton native Tim Hausmann is the manager and wine buyer for the Little Wine Shoppe in the St. Anthony Park in St. Paul, Minnesota. He recently became a certified sommelier. December 11Yankton’s city attorney David Hosmer has announced his resignation effective December 31. He is joining Randy Johnson at Legacy Financial Group as a financial planner. December 12South Dakota Magazine recently released the book “South Dakota 125: A Pictorial History” that features photos from every year since South Dakota’s inception in 1889. Bernie Hunhoff, who wrote the book along with John Andrews and Roger Holtzman, publishes the magazine. December 14While construction of a large grain elevator in Yankton County has been delayed. Bill Beukema, general manager of the Parkston-based Dakota Plains Ag Center, said the company is waiting on the state to grant it rail access for what is being called Dakota Plains Napa Junction. The facility would be located along the railroad approximately three miles northwest of Yankton. It could be up to a $50 million grain shuttle facility. December 16 Yankton attorney Jason Ravnsborg announced he is running or Senator Tim Johnson’s seat. Ravnsborg, 37, has never run for any office but does have a military background. The University of South Dakota graduate has served 17 years in the U.S. Army holding the rank of major in the Army Reserves. He was deployed overseas, and his 2009-10 mission to Afghanistan marked his fourth command of a military operation. December 17Avera Sacred Heart Hospital’s Northern Lights addition is now in operation. The $17 million project has been under construction for a year and a half. The addition includes the kitchen/cafeteria, a new pharmacy, laboratory, and physician’s entrance, sleeps labs, physical therapy, administrative offices, a new waiting area and expanded conference space. November 15Jan Putnam of Yankton received the Special Olympics South Dakota Don Baker Award. She has served the SOSD for 16 years, 13 of those years she has been head of the Yankton Delegation. The Don Baker award is given annually in honor of Baker, a former volunteer and official starter for Special Olympics events. December 18Parks Superintendent Jim Snook has been chosen as Yankton’s City Employee of the Year. This is the first year the award has been given out. City Manager Amy Nelson brought forward the idea. She was previously city manager in Canton where they have the program. Snook began working for the city 35 years ago at the age of 18. He became the superintendent of the parks department seven years ago. November 20Yankton County Commissioner Mark Johnson is resigning his position effective December 31. He is taking a position with the TransCanada that owns the Keystone Pipeline that runs through the Yankton area. December 20Mount Marty College recently began web casting joining the rest of the Great Plains Athletic Conference. The webcasts through Livestream can be accessed through the college’s website at www.mtmc.edu November 21A do-it-yourself licensing terminal has been installed in the Yankton Hy-Vee store. Renewing your vehicle registration is easier you have the opportunity to update your vehicle registration 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 10 self-service terminals have been installed around the state. December 21Two donations at Mount Marty College will honor its past and present presidents. The two $50,000 gifts are intended for naming opportunities in the new Avera Science and Nursing Laboratory Complex. The naming rights will be tributes to Sister Evangeline Anderson and Sister Marie Helene Werdel. November 2250 years ago today President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The memory of that day is like a wound that never heals. People today can still tell you where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news. The nation was in a deep state of shock and mourning that such a thing could happen here in the United States. This tragic event changed our nation forever. December 24Longtime Yankton doctor Duane Reaney passed away earlier this week at the age of 90. Reaney was a 1945 graduate of the University of South Dakota’s School of Medicine and practiced family medicine in the Yankton area for more than 40 years. During that time, he delivered more than 5,000 babies and enjoyed caring for people of every age at his practice. November 25The Yankton High School Marching Band will be performing in the McDonalds Thanksgiving Parade in Chicago, Illinois. November 29Yankton native Gunnery Sgt. William Janssen, a 1995 Yankton High School graduate will be put in charge of all Marine recruiting in eastern South Dakota, southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa, he will start the position next spring. November 30Chris Sudbeck of Yankton needed a kidney transplant and his wife Myla, offered her kidney to save his life. However, she was not compatible, she was able to donate her kidney to a 20 year old Rochester, Minnesota woman and her father in turn donated his kidney to Chris. The Mayo Clinic of Rochester arranged the pair donation. The Sudbecks and the Rochester family agreed to meet and remain in contact with each other. December 27Former U.S. Senator Larry Pressler announced he is running for Senate as an independent. Pressler, 71, served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and three terms in the Senate. He lost a re-election bid in 1996 to Democrat Tim Johnson who is not seeking re-election. December 28John Kramer will be taking over the duties of President of the Yankton Area Progressive Growth on January 1, 2014. Kramer, 62, is filling the position vacated by Mike Dellinger in August. December 31JJ Hejna has been named the Press & Dakotan Prep Male Athlete of the Year. He has broke many records at Yankton High School this year. He participates in basketball, football and track & field. In football he caught 63 passes for more than 1,205 yards and his 10 receiving touchdowns for this year broke a single season record.