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10 YEARS AGO

2015

Kristin Soukup was crowned the 2015 Labor Day Queen. 1st runner up was Abby Beeson and 2nd runner up was Hailee Mattis.

Jenae Jaeger and Brandon Tycz were engaged. 1st place pedal pull winners ages 4-12, starting with the girls were: 4 – Chloe Otto, 5 – Andrea Kuchta, 6 – Ravyn Medricky, 7 – Trinity Thompson, 8 – Ashlyn Koupal, 9 – Aubrey Medricky, 10 – Kya Kjeldgaard, 12 – Adriana Urquijo.

For the boys: 4 – Wesley Holzbauer, 5 – Landon Ronfeldt, 6 – Radek Kotab, 7 – Isaac Stone, 8 – Gabriel Bastemeyer, 9 – Kahle Hill, 10 – Gavin Swanson, 12 – Tracen Runnels.

30 YEARS AGO

1995

New teachers at Wagner Community School were Corrie Talsma, Laura Townsend, Linda Broecher and Karen Weber.

Jackie Van Duysen won the title of South Central SD Senior Rodeo Queen at Kennebec.

Donnelle Wiechmann was the 1995 Labor Day Queen.

45 YEARS AGO

1980

Beverly Soukup was chosen Labor Day Queen of the year.

John Ramsdell was the Parade Marshal. Kent Gabriel, Springfield was the winner of the top money in the talent show contest held during Labor Day.

Ed’s Bar won the double elimination slow pitch softball tournament.

Maxine Wolf and Doug Hill exchanged vows. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Cole.

60 YEARS AGO

1965

Kathy Zolnowsky reigned as Labor Day Queen.

Wilma Jean Bouska and Dennis Vilhauer announced their engagement.

Five hundred and fifty students enrolled at Wagner Public School.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rada. Maurice Goldhammer was ordained at St. John Lutheran Church in Wagner. He received a Bachelor of Divinity at Concordia Seminary.

70 YEARS AGO

1955

Charles Stedronsky, 59, passed away at Ft. Randall Hospital in Pickstown. Mr. Stedronsky was owner of Central Hardware, Stedronsky Funeral Home and a former Mayor.

Stock car driver Leonard Stogsdill was critically injured in a race at Sioux Falls.

Adolph Sykora, owner of Sykora Chevrolet Co. announced the sale of his business to Max Honke.

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Carda. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Archie McDonnald.

92 YEARS AGO

1933

Lambert Wagner was the new employee at Standard Oil C.

The Milwaukee railroad began running a daily freight to Springfield.

Gordon Sargent, Orville Flynn, Darlene Mundt and Keith Schroeder were enrolled in the first grade at Lawrence No. 2. Mrs. Lew Anderson was the teacher.

The M.D. ladies served a splendid chicken dinner with all the trimmings on Labor Day for 25 cents.