Pages FROM THE Past
Pages FROM THE Past
From the Files of the Lake Andes Wave
10 YEARS AGO
Andes Central held their annual Winter Awards Banquet. The event covered wrestling, basketball both boys and girls and cheerleading. Wrestling awards were presented Most Valuable - Tre’Zen Doren; Most pins – Zach Rucktaeschel; and Fastest Pin – Joe Hart. Girls’ basketball awards were given to Most Valuable Player – Shaylin Stotz; Best Defensive Player – Cybil Chytka; Most Improved – Beulah Black Cloud; and Dakota Invitational Free Throw Champion – Rebecca Lehmann. Boys’ basketball awards were given to Most Valuable Player – Jason Drapeau and JB Bruguier; Best Defensive Player – Jason Drapeau; Hustle Award – Leo Hopkins; Most Improved – Hayden Medicine Horn; All- Conference LMVC – JB Bruguier20 YEARS AGO
2005
Four candidates submitted their petitions to run for the school board election. Incumbents were Tommy Svatos and Merritt Stegmeier. Running against the incumbents were Mary Payer and Madeline Diaz.
Rosemary Lampman, Fort Randall American Legion Auxiliary President, presented a birthday cake celebrating the 86th birthday of the American Legion to Post Commander, Almon Adam.
Air Force Airman Shelby A. Jacobson graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX. American Legion Auxiliary Americanism Poetry contest winners were: in third grade – Courtney Heyden; and fifth grade Jenna Kitchenmaster.
The LA Co-op held its annual seed booking day.
30 YEARS AGO
1995
Newly inducted members of the Lake Andes Central Chapter of the National Honor Society were: Daniel Bures, Mary Kay Herrold, Amber Mengenhauser, Sabrina Pesicka, Amber Solko, Kathy Ronfeldt, Aaron Troyer, David Stowells and Bryce Soulek.
40 YEARS AGO
1985
Randall Dvorak was on the Superior Honor Roll in the Power Line program at Mitchell Area Vo-tech.
Greg Simmermon won $35 and James Bechen $5 in the 2nd annual American Indian/Alaska Native safety campaign poster competition.
50 YEARS AGO
1975
A spring blizzard dumped five inches of snow in the Lake Andes-Pickstown area.