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The LifeServe Blood Center blood drive sponsored by Wagner Community on Monday, January 25, 2021 had a fantastic turn-out! 45 donors registered and 47 life-saving units of blood were donated. Thank you to everyone that came out to help boost the LOCAL blood supply! The units donated at the blood drive can help save up 141 lives! We had several milestone donors, who are listed below and special thanks to Marlene Stone, Wagner Ladies Auxilary and Wagner Fire Department, for sponsoring and hosting the blood drive.
Read moreSenior Basketball players and their parents are, from left: Don Kocmich, Madalyn Kocmich, Dawn Kocmich, Joe Sees, Alexa Sees and Janelle Sees. Photos by Barb Pechous
Read moreThe Wagner-Dante Knights of Columbus chapter was doing business virtual from April 2020 through June 2020. We decided to start regular meetings back up in July to cover elections and keep business going normally. The chapter voted in July to pay for gravel to help fix up the cemetery roads which will happen sometime in the near future. July meeting also included the election of officers. Before the August meeting the knights got together to build and install and new sign west of Wagner. The one side has our original sign and the other we installed a sign to build awareness of human trafficking for the coalition. A special thanks to all the knights that helped, Ken Cotton for allowing the sign to be on his land, Jeff Doom for providing tools and supplies for the sign posts, and Don Kocer for supplying the posts and prepping them to be installed. In September the knights had our 2nd annual K of C trap shoot at Cimpl Made Hunts lodge. Tickets were also sold for our annual gun raffle. It was a very nice event for friends and family to get together and have some fun. This last fall the knights and various other members from the community got together to help the Lhotak family harvest soybeans because of an accident a family member had right before harvest. In October the knights decided to not have our annual Turkey Bingo at St. Johns because of Covid. Instead members Dick Soukup and Clay Payer handed out the turkeys first come first server outside of the church. All the turkeys were picked up that evening and we hope to continue the event in 2021. In November the knights donated money to Wagner Good Sam to help them get supplies for Christmas. The chapter along with the Catholic Daughters donated money for two books to be handed out during the Christmas season. In December the knights went around for our annualtootsie roll drive. The support from the community business was very generous. A special thanks goes out to everyone that supported our drive and the money collected will be coming to our community to help children with intellectual disabilities. Thanks again the local business for your support. In January the chapter had normal meeting and awards night with just the members due to Covid.
Read moreAll Avon Chamber of Commerce members or anyone else interested in promoting the businesses in the Avon area are invited to attend the first meeting of 2021 on February 8, 2021 at 7 p.m., in the City Office. Any ideas for promoting the Chamber would be appreciated. We will be social distancing as best as we can and also request that those attending would wear face masks.
Read moreTom and Jo Reiff of Parkston were visitors and dinner guests on Friday in the home of his mother, Ethel Reiff. Other visitors during the week were Ethel’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Amy, Emma and Lydia Yost of Parkston and Lance, Amanda, Avery and Alivia Beeson and Ethel’s brother, Ronald Mount.
Read moreSDATAT is offering one $1000 and one $500 scholarship to two senior high school students who reside in South Dakota, are currently attending a South Dakota public, private, or parochialhigh school or a home school program and live in a small town or township that is a current member of SDATAT. Graduates of the class of 2021 are eligible to apply for this scholarship. The student must use the scholarship for a college, university, or vocational school which has a physical presence in South Dakota.
Read moreCongratulations to Carmindy Ferwerda for being a chosen recipient of the Security State Bank Junior Herdsman project. As a chosen participant, Carmindy will receive five bred heifers to start her own cattle herd. Security State Bank began the Junior Herdsman project in 2013 and has since awarded over 40 recipients with more than 200 bred heifers. The projectis away to encourage young people to become involved in agriculture and provide an opportunity for them to create their own herd.
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