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10 YEARS AGO

2015

Blue Ribbon Task Force looks at new K-12 education funding formula.

Tom Block and Stacey Powers spoke of concerns of water issues.

Avon JV football team defeats bon Home 8-0. Lady Pirates fell to Mitchell Christian over 4 games before beating Burke-South Central.

Damon Griffith and Shereen Meiers announced their engagement with vows to be exchanged in October.

35 YEARS AGO

1990

First Baptist Church will celebrate is its 100th Anniversaryon October 12, 13, and 14th.

Clair Brodeen had a five-bypass heart operation at Sioux Valley Hospital.

The Legion Auxiliary will have Bakery bingo Sat. night. Homecoming Week was filled with activities and was a huge success.

Joy Radack and Dan Roth were married at the Zion Lutheran Church.

56 YEARS AGO

1969

The enrollment at SSC is 1,085 this year.

The 5th and 6th grades are divided this year. The 5th has 21 students with Mrs. Tolsma, teacher and the 6th has 15 students with Mrs. Woodworth, teacher.

Mrs. Ted Koehn is a new Junior High teacher this year and is teaching 7th and 8th Science and Language Arts.

85 YEARS AGO

1940

There are no Clarions available for the month of October.

109 YEARS AGO

1916

The letters A-V-O-N have been painted on the city water tank.

MissJennieJohnsonandMr.DickBurfeindtweremarried. Mrs. Memmer who has been sick is able to be out of doors again.

Farmers have begun to pick corn. The Singing Society at Loretta has been re-organized and officers were elected.