VERMILLION — The Uni-versity of South Dakota,along with the communitiesof Vermillion and Yankton,will sponsor the ninth annualNikki’s Fund 5K Run/Walk at9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13,at Prentis Park in Vermillion.

Part of National SuicidePrevention Week activities inSeptember, Nikki’s Fund 5Kraises money for USD stu-dents in crisis situations andhelps promote suicide pre-vention awareness through-out the region.

“Nikki’s Fund and theNikki’s Fund 5K are ex-tremely important in assist-ing USD students who are inneed during crisis situa-tions,” stated Teresa McDow-ell-Johnson, director ofStudent Rights and Responsi-bilities at USD. “All the sup-port from this event goes along ways in supporting stu-dents who need our help.”

Registration forms areavailable now at the StudentCounseling Center, which islocated at the Cook House onthe USD campus and partici-pants can also register onlineat AllSport Central (www.all-sportcentral.com/) or com-plete a form the day of therun at 8 a.m. at Prentis Park.Registration cost is $15. Allproceeds will benefit Nikki’sFund to support suicide pre-vention programs and other

mental health needs for USDstudents.

“The communities of Ver-million and Yankton havebeen wonderful partners andsupporters of Nikki’s Fund.Since its inception in 2006,we’ve raised more than$35,000 for USD students,”said Janine Harris, founder ofNikki’s Fund, which was cre-ated in memory of herdaughter, Nicole Vallie Har-ris, who died from suicide onJune 15, 2005. “Suicide is apreventable public healthproblem and prevention be-gins with each and every oneof us. Our mission is educat-ing others that suicide is notan option, that getting thehelp they need and deserveis.”

The 2014 race/walk startsat 9 a.m. at Prentis Park (alsothe finish line) with runnersand walkers navigating astreet course through down-town Vermillion. Prizes areawarded to first place finish-ers in the male and femalecategories of 15 and under,16 to 25 years old, 26 to 54years old, and 55 and over. T-shirts and refreshments willalso be provided.

For more informationabout Nikki’s Fund or tomake a donation, please call(605) 335-1688 or emailwww.nikkisfund84@gmail.com/.

POUND COUNTSeveral animals are available

at the Yankton Animal Shelter. Formore information, call the YanktonPolice Departmentʼs animal controlofficer from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday at 661-9494, or 668-5210.

DAILY RECORD POLICYThe Press & Dakotan publishes

police and sheriff reports as a pub-lic service to its readers. It is impor-tant to remember that an arrestshould not imply guilt and thatevery person is presumed innocentuntil proven otherwise. When juve-niles are released from jail, it is intothe care of a parent or guardian.

It is the policy of the Press &Dakotan to publish all names madeavailable in the police and courtreports. There are no exceptions.

ARRESTS• Tobie Mariano, 38, Yankton,

was arrested Thursday on a proba-tion hold.

• Tiffany Slate, 36, Yankton,was arrested Thursday on warrantsfor failure to pay a fine and failureto comply with sentence.

• Amber Vrooman, 40, Marion,was arrested Thursday on a war-rant for driving with a suspended li-cense.

• A 17-year old Yankton femalewas arrested Thursday on a proba-tion hold and for ingesting orinhaling a substance to become in-toxicated.

• A 17-year-old Yankton malewas arrested Thursday on a proba-tion hold.

• A 17-year-old Yankton femalewas arrested Thursday for posses-sion, sale or distribution of certainsubstance for the purpose of intox-ication, possession of drug para-phernalia and possession oftobacco by a minor.

• Josiah Kezena, 28, Yankton,was arrested Friday for drivingunder the influence.

• Donald Smith, 27, Yankton,was arrested Friday on a parolehold and for possession of mari-juana (2 oz. or less), unauthorizedingestion of a controlled drug orsubstance and on an out of statewarrant from Neb.

ACCIDENTS• A report was received at 3:11

p.m. Thursday of a hit-and-run in

the 2800 block of Francis St. A carstruck a mailbox and fled. Contactwas made with the driver whocame to an agreement with thehousing association to fix the dam-aged mailbox.

• A report was received at 1:52p.m. Friday of a motorcycle acci-dent in the 1500 block of WhitingDr.

• A sheriffʼs office report was re-ceived at 4:33 p.m. Thursday of acar-versus-deer accident on High-way 314 west of Yankton.

Incidents• A report was received at 5:07

p.m. Thursday of a juvenile malesetting small fires in a parking lot inthe 1100 block of W. 9th St.

• A report was received at 6:47p.m. Thursday of a tornado in theMayfield area.

• A report was received at 6:56a.m. Friday of a theft in the 500

block of Burleigh St. A resident re-ported the theft of two batteries outof two vehicles. The vehicles wereunlocked. The total loss is $160.

• A report was received at 1:02p.m. Friday of a domestic distur-bance in the 600 block of Locust St.

• A report was received at 1:22p.m. Friday of a burglary in the 300block of E. 5th St.

• A sheriffʼs office report wasreceived at 9:16 a.m. Thursday oftheft from a residence in Utica.

CRIME STOPPERSAnyone wishing to report

anonymous information on unlaw-ful activity in the City of Yankton orin Yankton County is encouraged tocontact the Crime Stoppers tip lineat 665-4440.

The Heartland Humane So-ciety has the following petavailable:

Wylie is a young, maleadult. He is a big boy with abigger heart. Wylie loves toplay with toys and watch theworld go by. Adopt this hand-some guy today.

For more information, call(605) 664-4244 or e-mailhhs@midconetwork.com. Visitthe Humane Society’s website

at www.heartlandhumanesoci-ety.net/.

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MORNING COFFE E

WEEKDAYS 7:40AM MONDAY

THRU FRIDAY

Yankton’s Home Team!

Stocks ended higher Friday,propelling the Standard & Poorʼs500 index to its fourth record-highclose in five days.

Investors weighed better-than-expected company earningsagainst mixed reports on the U.S.economy. Trading was quiet aheadof the Labor Day holiday weekend.

ON FRIDAY: The Dow Jones industrial aver-

age gained 18.88 points, or 0.1 per-cent, to 17,098.45.

The Standard & Poorʼs 500index rose 6.63 points, or 0.3 per-cent, to 2,003.37.

The Nasdaq composite added

22.58 points, or 0.5 percent, to4,580.27.

FOR THE WEEK: The Dow is up 97.23 points, or

0.6 percent. The S&P 500 index is up 14.97

points, or 0.8 percent. The Nasdaq is up 41.72 points,

or 0.9 percent.

FOR THE YEAR: The Dow is up 521.79 points, or

3.2 percent. The S&P 500 index is up

155.01 points, or 8.4 percent. The Nasdaq is up 403.68

points, or 9.7 percent.

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain fu-tures were lower Friday in earlytrading on the Chicago Board ofTrade.

Wheat for Dec delivery was un-changed at $5.7175 a bushel; Deccorn was 2 cents lower at $3.6725a bushel; Dec oats were un-changed at $3.41 a bushel; whileNov soybeans lost 6.75 cents to

$10.22 a bushel.Beef was mixed and pork

higher on the Chicago MercantileExchange.

Oct live cattle was .15 centhigher at $1.5025 a pound; Octfeeder cattle was .52 cent lower at2.1425 a pound; Oct lean hogs rose2.28 cents to $.9775 a pound.

B OA R D O F T R A D E

75 YEARS AGOWednesday, August 30, 1939

•In preparation for the openingof the Yankton public schools onTuesday, Sept. 5, registration ofhigh school students started at thepffice of Ralph E. Nichol, highschool principal, yesterday and willcontinue through Friday.

•Howard: Three people were ina Mitchell hospital today, followingan accident on the highway west ofHoward early this morning.

50 YEARS AGOSunday, August 30, 1964No paper.

25 YEARS AGOWednesday, August 30, 1989•Limited gambling could bring in

$1.4 million per year to Yankton, accord-ing to a local businessman supportingthe measure.

•Gov. George Mickelson said Tues-day he l̓l ask next yearʼs Legislature toboost the stateʼs minumum wage aspart of a continuing effort to increasepersonal income in South Dakota.

O N T H I S DAT E

Average gasoline prices acrossSouth Dakota on Aug. 29, 2014:Mitchell................................$3.396Yankton ...............................$3.249

Rapid City ...........................$3.603Sioux Falls ..........................$3.304State....................................$3.469National...............................$3.436

S D G A S O L I N E P R I C E S

L OT T E R I E S

FRIDAY’S RESULTS2 BY 2: Red Balls: 3-14, White

Balls: 3-24MEGA MILLIONS: 03-26-45-

58-73, Mega Ball: 12

MEGAPLIER: 2MYDAY: Month: 4, Day: 28,

Year: 82PICK 3: 0-2-5PICK 5: 02-19-24-28-34

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DA I LY R E C O R D

Nikki’s Fund 5KRun/Walk Slated

Sept. 13 At Prentis Park The Benedictine Institutefor Leadership, Ethics andSocial Justice announcesaward-winning poet, writer,and author Kathleen Norrisas the featured speaker forthe Fall Benedictine LectureSeries. Norris’ lecture, “Bene-dict’s Dakota: Themes of theRule as Lived on the Plains,”will be held at Mount MartyCollege at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,Sept. 30, in Marian Audito-rium in Yankton.Author ofNew York Times bestsellers,“The Cloister Walk,” “Dakota:A Spiritual Geography,”“Amazing Grace: A Vocabu-lary of Faith,” and “The Vir-gin of Bennington,” Norris’visit to Yankton will come onthe heels of the Festival ofBooks event in Sioux Falls.

Norris, a BenedictineOblate since 1986 (Assump-tion Abbey in North Dakota),also spent two years at theEcumenical (now Col-legeville) at St. John’s Abbeyin Collegeville, Minnesota.Exploring the spiritual life,her work is at once intimate

and historical, rich in poetryand meditations, brimmingwith exasperation and rever-ence, deeply grounded inboth nature and spirit, some-times funny and oftenprovocative.

Norris spends her timebetween South Dakota andHonolulu, Hawaii, where shevolunteers at an Episcopalchurch, cooks for a homelessshelter, and helps teach aspirituality class forteenagers. She travels to themainland regularly to speakto students, medical profes-sionals, social workers andchaplains at colleges and uni-versities, as well as churchesand teaching hospitals. Sheis currently the poetry editorof Spirituality and Health andthe nonfiction editor of theSaint Katherine Review.

The Sept. 30 lecture, fol-lowed by a brief question-and-answer period and booksigning, is open to the publicfree of charge. The doors toMarian Auditorium will openat 6:45 p.m.

Author Kathleen NorrisTo Speak At MMC