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Iceandfrostaresobeautifulandtheirbeautyisworthanother look when you see it forming on these cold and foggy mornings. The random crystalline forms are breathtakingly beautiful to see and are only here for a brief moment in time so be sure to get out early before the sun melts them away.
Read moreThe AHS Drama Club has been meeting for early morning play practices since mid-October. They have been learning lines, arranging blocking, developing characters, adding in technology, and working to pull everything together to make one solid piece. The play they have been working on is a one act play entitled, “Selfie” by Bradley Hayward. A synopsis of the play follows: It's senior year and problems are mounting for a group of high school students as they prepare for the future. Facing bullies, divorcingparents,peerpressure, terminal sickness, and their own self-judgment, the characterssearchforwaysto stand out. As they document theiryear,oneclickatatime, they come to realize life is not about what other people see -- it's about the pictures they have of themselves. This play features selfies of the characters projected on the stage to go along with movement of the play. The group traveled to Mitchell, SD on January 17th to compete againstotherareaschools in the Region 4B Competition. Other schools attending were Kimball, Ethan, Mt. Vernon, and Armour.
Read moreHello District 19 Two weeks are in the books, and my focus continues to be relationship buildingamongstlegislators in addition to considering bills that have started to come through committees and houses.
Read moreThe House of Representatives passed the 1st tax cut of 2023. HB 1011 revised the employer contribution rates. The bill decreased the percentage of remittance saving our South Dakota businesses18milliondollars. As an alumna of South Dakota State University, it was a great pleasure to celebrate theNCAADivisionIFootball Champions.Theteamjoined us in the capitol to accept the commemoration. GO BIG, GO BLUE, GO JACKS!
Read moreLAKE ANDES FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDS AN ICE RESCUE TRAINING
Read moreOn January 10 the Freshmen class of 2026 participated in the annual Avera CPR training, which is a requirement in order to graduate from Avon High School. CPR is an essential skill to learn before you enter the real world. During the session, the students learned hands only CPR, as well as how to perform the abdominal thrust. One student, Jacob Ratzlaff, says his favorite part of learning how to perform CPR was obtaining the knowledge of how to save someone's life. Jacob also states that learning how to perform CPR on a baby or infant child applies in his own life, since he has four younger siblings in his family. We also interviewed Al’shamon Meyers and he said his favorite part of CPR training, was getting the compression beat on track to keep the dummy alive.
Read moreAiren James Cline was born on October 16, 2004.
Read moreDalton Gramkow, son of Tina and Lenny Gramkow, was born on October 9, 2004. He has one older brother Kyle.
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