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On Saturday, August 21, Clayton Wittmeier, along with Bob and Debbie Ruppelt traveled to Watertown and spent the evening with Karen and Larry Johnson. On Sunday, they all attended a Gelling family gathering at Scott and Mari Perrenoud's lake home near Spicer, MN. Others in attendance were Donna and Joe Larsen of Crooks, Willma Wissink of Canton and Tiena Zondervan of Willmar, MN. Several nieces and nephews of Clayton (and cousins of his daughters) were also there to celebrate and catch up on the family. Relatives came from Oregon, Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota.
Read moreEstablished in 1993, South Dakota Sportsmen Against Hunger (SDSAH), in cooperation with Feeding South Dakota (FSD) and the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks (SDSGFP), has continued to provide a means for hunters to provide nutritious game meat to families in need. The result has been donation of 986,150 pounds of game meat since SDSAH inception, or near the milestone of 1,000,000 pounds.
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Matt Link (3rd baseman and short-shop) and Carter Cournoyer (pitcher) participated in the SD VFW Baseball Class A All Stars. They began their play in the Showcase August 15th were they were able to pitch in front of college coaches. The games followed where Cournoyer was the starting pitcher. Congratulations athletes!!! Courtesy Photo
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August 18th found the Rotary Building a little quiet as we were missing several members due to business commitments and end of the summer obligations. Pastor Laurie offered up a prayer for all to receive the Holy Spirit to help us go about our daily lives and our business as Rotary members in the community.
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MIS Administration teamed up with Alan Blackburn and the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board out of Rapid City, to create Charles Mix County’s first CERT team, a FEMA certified disaster response team. Brenna Lanoue, Kathi Sharp and John Frazier, from the GPTLHB came to join forces with Alan Blackburn, Matthew Campbell Jr., Lake Andes Fire Chief Rod Bergin and firefighter Robbin to train, certify, and swear in the MIS Cert Team. The MIS CERT team will continue training regularly in disaster first aid, disaster psychology, light search and rescue, light fire suppression, and team organization. Courtesy Photos
Read moreThe East River Horizons Team is putting the final touches on the plans related to the upcoming Labor Day weekend. The weekend kicks off with a special “Unity Buffalo Dedication and Concert” on the north side of Wagner Lake. This special event is a continuation of the “605 Unity Jam” that was a one day culture and music celebration that was held at the Wagner Lake in June. The event focused on increasing culture awareness, understanding, acceptance and appreciation for all cultures in our area. The event brought attention to building positive relationships locally and between communities. In addition, it also helped promote Wagner Lake as a positive community asset and our area in our community.
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The end of the regular season is less than a week away and fans were treated to intense action Friday night at Wagner Speedway, presented by Brecke Pest Control.
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