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From the Files of the Wagner Post

10 YEARS AGO

2015

2015 Wagner Community School Homecoming Royalty Queen was Rachel Dion and King was Hunter Hewitt.

A 10-year class reunion was held over the 2015 Labor Day weekend for the class of 2005.

Owner of the Kocer pumpkin patch, Romaine Kocer pressed his luck with 12 exotic seeds and the outcome was nothing short of extraordinary.

The Boys & Girls Club celebrated Day for Kids on September 19th at the Wagner Club. The day is set aside each year to celebrate and honor America’s children by spending meaningful time with them.

20 YEARS AGO

2005

Homecoming candidates at Wagner Community School are Nathan Kafka, Andrew Bubak, Caleb Metzger, Crystal Dvoracek, CJ Krcil and Carrie Sanderson.

A baby girl was born to Chad and Brenda Svatos. Former Wagner Red Raiders football players were the newest members of the University of Sioux Falls Cougars: Erik Cimpl and Ross Cimpl, son of Kelly and Dan Cimpl and Michael Dvoracek, son of Sharon and Bruce Dvoracek.

30 YEARS AGO

1995

Construction began on the Southern Missouri Recycling Waste Management district and regional landfill.

Mike and Hattie Krsnak celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary.

Darrell Drapeau was installed as Yankton Sioux Tribal Chairman and Brian Drapeaux as Vice Chairman.

Retta and Angie Blaha purchase Fonder's Fashions from Dora Faughender and will be known as Blaha's Bridal and Boutique.

45 YEARS AGO

1980

Bobby Soukup and Karen Uecker were crowned Homecoming Royalty at Wagner Community School.

The school just completed modification to the athletic track by installing an asphalt all weather surface at the cost of $21,281.25.

50 YEARS AGO

1975

Wagner senior class officers were Alan Dobesh, president; Janice Deurmier, vice president; Jean Bastemeyer, secretary and Linda Stogsdill, treasurer.

60 YEARS AGO

1965

Three Wagner high school graduates, Ivan Hall, Don Rokusek and Jack Schuldt were members of the 1955 Dakota Wesleyan University football squad.

92 YEARS AGO

1933

Martin Smith started hitch hiking to Chicago where he intended to spend several days at the World’s Fair.

Tom Easterling discovered a twenty-foot vein of lignite coal with about a two-foot vein of hard coal under the lignite in the breaks of the River Hills south of Marty Mission.