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The regular meeting of the Avon Board of Education will be held Monday, December 11th at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Room.
Read moreMarvin Gall is a World War II Veteran, one of the few local remaining WWII Veterans. He was drafted in June of 1946 and was a part of the last group of draftees to be sent overseas near the end of WWII. When Marvin was drafted, he had the option to enlist for 18 months or to serve for the duration of the war. Marvin chose to enlist for the 18 months. Those drafted that chose to serve for the duration of the war were discharged within six months of beginning their service.
Read moreThis week’s featured Andes Central Senior is Claire Johnson. Claire is the daughter of Brian and Katherine Johnson. She has four siblings Alex Evans, Joey Evans, Baylee Johnson and AJ Johnson. During her high school years, Claire has been involved in volleyball, basketball, track, FCCLA and All-State Choir. Claire has been very active in the community. For community service, she has been a CCD youth group teacher for the 4th and 5th graders, filled sandbags for Lake Andes during the flood, mentored elementary students, and has helped load cars for Feeding South Dakota. Thanksgiving dinner is Claire’s favorite school lunch and her favorite teacher is Mrs. Maynard. Mrs. Maynard teaches anatomy and Claire really enjoyed the class because Mrs. Maynard always kept it exciting and interesting with all of the fun classroom activities.
Read moreLooking for a unique Christmas gift? Have you ever thought about a book as a gift for that special person, or maybe even for yourself. We have a large selection of children’s books. Choose a book to read to a child or grandchild. Begin a home library for children, or choose books in a series. Prices cannot be beat.
Read moreAvon High School Junior, Aziah Meyer, was named the Most Valuable Player from the Class 9B State Championship game against the Faulkton Area Trojans November 9th. Aziah is the son of Jamey Meyer and Alvin Gunter. Aziah’s love for the game started in third grade when he first began playing football after his mom, Jamey, signed him up. He has been playing the game ever since.
Read moreThe Avon Public Library held their annual Christmas Story on Saturday, November 25th at 2 p.m. Each year a new book is chosen to be read for the annual event. This year’s bookwasTheGrinchWhoLost Christmas by Alastair Heim. Library board member, Julie Minow, read the story. Julie was chosen to read the story because it was her idea for the Grinch themed event.
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