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10 YEARS AGO

2015

Cheryl Swatek and Barbra Pechous were both accepted into the 2015 Dakota Resources Dakota Rising Entrepreneur Fellowship program.

2015 Wagner High School graduates Logan Foster, Derek Soukup, Trevor Lensing, Blanca Moreno, Jamie Anderson and Karlee Schroeder received scholarships sponsored by the Commercial State Bank of Wagner.

Janae Patterson competed in the discus throw at the state track meet and finished in 13th place. The girls medley team members Sadie Eitemiller, Rachel Dion, Taylor Eitemiller and Emily Brunsing took 15th place.

Leonard and Helen Cuka celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary.

20 YEARS AGO

2005

Queens from the Wagner area took part in the Annual Fish Days Parade in Lake Andes including Tiny Miss North/South Dakota, Izabella Zephier; 2004 Labor Day Queen, Brittany Youn; and winners in various categories in the 2015 North and South Dakota Dream Girls USA Pageant, Julia Marshall, Taira Little and Miranda Six Toes.

Six members of the Wagner track team qualified for the state meet in a total of 13 different events. Kristi Donelan (5th place in long jump), Kara Schroeder, Ryan Krcil, Jared Carda (7th in the pole vault), Bubba Slaba (7th in the 100m dash and 4th in the 400m dash), Derrick Martin and alternate Ryan Kocer.

30 YEARS AGO

1995

The community Club honored Mary and Vernal Donnell for their Random Acts of Kindness.

Rotary exchange student, Carl Kisely spoke to the Rotarians about his experiences in Denmark.

Nick Cotton completed his Eagle project at the Wagner City Park.

45 YEARS AGO

1980

Senator George McGovern was a visitor in Dante and attended church services at the Avon Wesleyan church where his father was a minister at one time.

Deeidre Armstrong and Floyd Whetsel announced their engagement.

Mollie Chytka celebrated her 90th birthday.

60 YEARS AGO

1965

Maurice Goldhammer accepted a five-year mission call to Taiwan.

Martin C. Ober became principal/teacher at the school in Webster, SD.

The Wagner Rockets defeated Lake Andes 8-1. The Assembly of God church announced the coming of Rev. Sylvan Turner to be resident pastor.

92 YEARS AGO

1933

Specials at G.F. Buche Co were Armour pure meat franks, lb. 10 cents; dates, 2lbs. 19 cents; crushed pineapple, sliced peaches, loganberries or blackberries, 39 cents a gallon.

Everette Hall reported losing 150 chickens when wind carried away the chicken house.

Myrtle Collins and Thomas J. Harney exchanged vows.