Broadcaster Press 03 November 22, 2011 www.broadcasteronline.com Spotlight On Retirement can’t stop Ted from keeping busy By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net FARMLAND AUCTION If Ted Muenster has a hobby, it’s probably keeping busy. “I don’t have a lot of hobbies, unlike most people,” said the longtime Vermillion resident. “I don’t play golf. I don’t do much hunting and fishing, that kind of thing.” Instead, he spends his time working with a number of groups relating to Vermillion and the University of South Dakota, including the Vermillion Area Community Foundation, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the Vermillion Area Chamber & Development Company. “I think it’s important to share whatever energies and talents that you have to building your community, because this community and South Dakota has done a lot for me and my family, and I want to give back as much as I possibly can,” he said. Perhaps best-known for his work with the USD Foundation – of which he used to be president – Muenster has lived and worked in Vermillion during three different periods of his life. Born in Beatrice, NE, and earning his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Muenster first came to town in 1967 at the behest of William O. “Doc” Farber. “He contacted a professor that I had in Nebraska, asking if there was anyone that he could recommend to direct a federally-funded program at USD that provided services to state and local governments,” Muenster said. In 1970, Muenster left Vermillion to work for then-Gov. William Kneip, and became his chief-of-staff the next year. Muenster, his wife and their three children came back in 1975, when he rejoined the staff at USD. “We left again in 1978, moved to Sioux Falls to go into private business, and I was there for 20 years before returning in 1998 to become TED MUENSTER president of the USD Foundation,” he said. “I was responsible for the operations of the foundation, fundraising, record-keeping, accounting, investing – all those general things were under my jurisdiction.” The main thrust of his time as president of the USD Foundation was to organize and oversee what became Campaign South Dakota, which concluded at the end of 2006, having raised approximately $134 million. “That was more than twice the original goal,” Muenster said. YOUR RADIATOR HEADQUARTERS! Introducing the NEW NAPA Radiator Program • Great Parts • Great Warranty Cox Auto On-Hand & In-Stock! NO WAITING! 1007 Broadway Ave. • Yankton • 665-4494 Give Him What He Wants— FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: CRAIG W. MONSON MONSON & HOLLOWAY, ATTORNEYS ATTORNEYS FOR THE OWNERS A Christmas gift certi?cate towards a New Trailer! Give us a call and we’ll send the certi?cate to you. Over 40 top quality trailers in stock or let us order exactly what he wants!! • Dump • Flatbed • Enclosed • Utility • Golf/ATV • Used Trailers He retired from the foundation presidency in 2008, but continues to work with the group part-time relating to a project with the National Music Museum. Muenster said it’s the “environment” of Vermillion that kept him coming back over the years. “I enjoy being around the campus, the students, the faculty,” he said. “It keeps you alive and fresh, I think. I like the small town. … It’s an easy lifestyle. My wife and I both enjoy it here.” Hartington Tree Service • Tree Trimming• Removals/Transplanting •Evergreen Shade & Ornamental Trees For Sale Serving SE South Dakota & NE Nebraska for 17 years www.hartingtontree.com Kyle & Kent Hochstein (402) 254-6710 FARMLAND FOR SALE Elk Point, South Dakota 308 total dry land acres, approximately 294 tillable acres located in Township Ninety (90) North, Union County, South Dakota. Property is approximately 15 minutes North of Sioux City, Iowa on I –29 along the Big Sioux River. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REQUEST A BID PACKAGE contact Doug Brown at 402– 431– 5265 or Dave Wilwerding at 402– 498 –2224. 108 OAK STREET • LAUREL, NEBRASKA 68745 TELEPHONE: (402) 256-3219 Bidding will close December 16 , 2011. East Hwy 50, Yankton • 605-665-9999 • YanktonTrailers.com