Thirty-Two Years and Still Saluting: Behind the Scenes of Yankton’s Biggest Event Nancy Teachout had a hand in RBD since its origination. Teachout’s husband, Bruce has been involved since it began and Teachout became involved a few When the Yankton Riverboat Days years later. She has served as a and Summer Arts Festival began chairman, board member and approximately 32 years ago, I’ll bet she and Bruce were Captain and nobody at that time believed that Belle in 1990. She assists with the it would become the event that it is children’s activities, volunteers, today, drawing over 100,000 people amphitheater events and helps to the Yankton area annually. I sat her husband sell beverages during down with three women that serve the band/dance. Because of her on the Yankton Riverboat Days degree in recreation, she felt like Donna Madson, Nancy Teachout and Milissa Wuebben board to find out about the history RBD would be an event she would of and their experience with Yankton’s biggest annual event. be interested in and she was sure right. In the event’s early days, Most of the Riverboat Days (RBD) board members have a main Teachout assisted with the dog show. job but assist with other duties as needed. Milissa Wuebben is in The committee, Teachout explained, “Wanted something positive, her first year serving as Treasurer and is one of the newest board that families could a?ord to go to. We have been really strong in members. Wuebben was recruited to fill the position when the encouraging that. We always have free children’s activities, all of our preceding Treasurer retired. entertainment is free of charge, the bands, the amphitheater, and Donna Madson has been involved with RBD for over 27 years with that’s something that we’re very proud of.” Thirty-two years later more than 18 of them on the board, becoming involved because with a majority of the events family-oriented and free is definitely her husband was involved. She currently heads up the committee something the RBD committee should be proud of. involved with the beer garden: taking beverage tokens, checking ID’s, What began as Yankton RBD was scheduled for the third full selling wristbands and lining up workers. Madson also assists with weekend in August. Needing to pick a weekend for the event to other RBD volunteers, making lunch arrangements for helpers and get it on the state calendar, the committee opted for this weekend coordinating the volunteers from the Yankton Minimum Unit. because historically, it was one of the driest weekends with the best Rhonda L Wesseln, Agent Registered Representative Bus: 605-665-4411 The sooner you start investing, the more likely you are to reach your long-term goals. Ask me about State Farm Mutual Funds . Like a good neighbor,State Farm is there. CALL ME TODAY. ® ® Before investing, consider the funds’ investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Contact State Farm VP Management Corp (1-800-447-4930) for a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information. Read it carefully. Securities are not FDIC insured, are not bank guaranteed and are subject to investment risk, including possible loss of principal. AP2013/03/0938 State Farm VP Management Corp. One State Farm Plaza, Bloomington, Illinois 61710-0001. Neither State Farm nor its agents provide investment, tax, or legal advice. 1101413.4 10vHERVOICE JULY/AUGUST 2015 en Carpet Lars 212 Walnut|605.665.2067 Historic Downtown Yankton Laminate | Porcelain | Resilient | Hardwood Will your money retire before you do?