Boring Vermilion

Par­ents are not fully under­stand­ing the plight of the young adult through teenager in Ver­mil­ion. Ver­mil­ion is a cute lit­tle river tourist town, which granted is nice and all but where are the activ­i­ties for the res­i­dents let’s do a run down shall we.

1. Orga­nized sports through mid­dle school. ( This does not help out the non athletes)

2. Romp’s Putt Putt. First off most peo­ple only go once a year and still find it bor­ing let alone it is closed in the winter.

3. The Library. Sorry not every­one is a book worm.

4. Parks. Whoopee…not.

5. The bowl­ing alley. Well not every­one in town enjoys bowling.

6. Drug and Alco­hol abuse. One of the favorite past times of the Ver­mil­ion youth what does that say about community.

7. Vermilion’s Haunted School House. This is a great place for the youth of Ver­mil­ion, but it does not encom­pass all the needs of the youth. Many youth do not feel inter­ested in the project.

Ver­mil­ion does need some activ­i­ties to keep the youth of today happy, The School House does it’s part but more is needed. We need at least a sec­ond run movie the­ater, a cof­fee chop cater­ing to the youth, a recre­ation cen­ter. Peo­ple should think twice before putting up another pizza place and think about the future of our youth.

August 17, 2000 | Creeva | Tags: , , , | View Comments
  • You know I also find it funny that you comment on something that I wrote 8 years ago - though I think shopping and jobs have gotten worse since then.
  • That's good you love it. you should love the town you are in. I'm in the community band in Vermilion - I used to work at the haunted school house which is the search term you used to find this.

    I pointed out things for young adults to do. I don't know what our life is like but pre-15 I didn't have a license and neither did my friends - so the above list was all there was to do. The fact that I had friends coming out of their teenage years with drug and alcohol problems doesn't surprise me. I was a bit more straight-edge so I just had the promiscuity side of the coin which is also rampant in vermilion.

    Alas you said I should deal with it or leave? Well I moved out of Vermilion 7 years, 2 months, and like 2 days ago. I come to vermilion since I'm in the community band there, alumni band, and I have friends and family there. Because of no local jobs, poor choices and prices for local shopping, and an overpriced housing market for what you get in the area; I would never move back. If my wife had her choice we wouldn't even have moved back to this state.

    The problem is the attitude of deal with something or leave. I left because of a career opportunity, otherwise I may have still been there. I have every right to complain about a time that I know intimately and I lived in for over a decade of my life. I can point out it faults. I can try to change and make a difference which I attempted andmay have actually done with some of the organizations I was a part of. That doesn't mean it's a model or great city. I've lived in good environments. The town I live in now may not be the best place I've lived, but it's better more active and vibrant then V-town.

    Opinions are what makes the world go around - and I'll never tell you to deal with my opinion or leave.
  • B ferry
    I personaly live in vermilion and love it. Sure there is not alot of things to do so that is why there are other towns to go to. It is not the only one there. if you dont like it either deal with it or leave.
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