10 Years Ago – 2014

The Avon school’s science department received a $25,000 grant through the GroRural Education Program.

Friedensberg Bible Church held a summer children’sconcertfeaturing violinist Amy Redhage and her fiddling children.

Winners of the car, tractor show at Old Fashioned Saturday night were Best in Show Tractor – Martin Lawrenson; Best of Show Car – Carol and Lattie Draughon.

Bon Homme County held their annual Achievement Days.

Chaylee Nagel qualified for the 4-H State Rodeo.

35 Years Ago – 1989 The Dante Harvest Festival

is Aug. 13th starting at 4:30.

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Dykstra had a new baby boy.

Kelley’s Café and Pub is open in Tyndall. Specialty is Kelley’s pizza.

Mr.andMrs.LesThesenga were hosts to a picnic lunch for the Avon Enterprise’s 38 employees. They served taverns, potato salad, beans and sweet corn.

56 Years Ago – 1968

The Rural Teachers start meetings on August 16th.

Eddy Arnold will be at the Corn Palace.

Viola Voigt of Milwaukee is spending the week in the Neil Hornstra home. Sunday guests were the Karl Palmer family of Sioux Falls.

The summer baseball program ended this week.

Galen Nelson was the coach. Some 47 games were played. The Juniors lost 6-2 to Tabor. Hitters were Bob and Roger Hubner, and Don Pelton.

The Midgets won 6-3 over Tyndall. Hitters were Dale Jacobs, Tim Johnson, Steve Sternhagen, and Rick Brodeen.

The Pee Wees lost 9-1 to Tyndall. Steve Sternhagen was the only hitter.

85 Years Ago – 1939

The Avon School will open on Sept. 4th.

Bon Homme 4-H Achievement DayswillbeheldonAug. 23-24 in Avon. A horseshoe contest will be held with free watermelon. Exhibits and demonstrations will be in the City Hall.

A surprise birthday party for Dr. Greenfield was held at the Clarence Metcalf home.

J.Weidenbach’sSpecials – 3 large candy bars for 10 cents; Cracker Jack – 3 for 10 cents; minced ham – 15 cents a pound; lettuce – 7 cents per head.

110 Years Ago – 1914 MissJohnsonhadaneedle taken out of her foot.

The baseball game between the married men andsinglemenwaswon6-4 by the married men. Outside of some rag-chewing, it was quite interesting. E. Edwards did the umpire act.

Geo Wickens and son Lawrence witnessed a battlebetweenabullsnake and a gopher with the snake hugging the poor gopher to death.

Dave Haley, a trombone slipperyslider,returnedto his tonsorial duties in this city on Friday.