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When I was a kid, my grandparents took me fishing at the Lake Norden spillway, a passage that allows water from Lake Norden to flow underneath Highway 28 and into lakes Mary, John, Albert and points beyond. I don’t recall being excited by the outing. Fishing had never appealed to me. My grandparents, who once took yearly fishing trips into Saskatchewan and caught their share of Northern pike and perch in the waters of Hamlin County, were no doubt trying to pique my interest in their shared pastime.
Read morePierre, S.D.– The Stephanie Miller-Davis Library Summer Reading Grant Program has continued its third year supporting summer reading programs in small rural communities in partnership with the South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) and the South Dakota State Library (SDSL). The program has distributed $25,000 to libraries in rural communities across South Dakota.
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The children of Don “Dakota” and Betty Woehl invite you to an open house to celebrate their 50 anniversary from 4-6 pm on April 24, with a dance to follow at the Scotland VFW Club. The couple requests no gifts as your presence is a gift in itself.
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Michaela and Andy Schultze are proud to announce the arrival of their son, Bennett Nash Schultze. He was born on March 11, 2021 in Overland Park, Kansas. He weighed 7 lb. 7 oz and was 20” long.
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This year’s honorary referees for the Avon Invitational Track Meet are Allen and Lori Cihak. Allen a 1982 graduate of Avon. Allen and Lori have three children graduates of Avon, Derek (2011), Mitchell Technical Institute (2013) and farms in the Avon area, Mallory (2014), Mt. Marty University (2018), teaches 3rd grade in the Yankton School District and is engaged to Justin Bochman and Jacob (2018) is a junior at SDSU studying Agronomy. Allen is employed with Williams Masonry as a Bricklayer. Lori is employed with Good Samaritan-Tyndall as Health Information Director, Medicare Coordinator, CNA. Lori has been on the Avon School Board for 11 years. Cihak’s have volunteered time and donated to the Avon Post Prom Committee, Booster Club, Avon Science Fair and After School Backpack program. Al and Lori continue to support the Pirate activities and enjoy donating back to the Avon School District and community.
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On March 30, Ali Sees, Kristen Namminga, and Makayla Kopp hopped in a van with their physics teacher Paul Kuhlman heading to the Scotland Quiz Bowl, traditionally referred to as the Scotland Pizza Bowl. At the quiz bowl, teams competed against other schools, and who ever got the most questions right won.
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Avon’s senior class of 2021 traveled down to Eureka Springs, Arkansas for their senior trip. They left on March 24 at midnight and returned March 26 at 10:30 p.m. The group included ten seniors and two chaperones, plus the bus driver! After a long nine-hour drive, they arrived at their first destination.
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