Lifestyle

Avon third graders celebrated Christmas with a “Trip to Germany” with Jake Namminga as the pilot. Some of the highlights of the trip included trying German foods like Stollen and Bavarian Pretzels. St. Nicholas left oranges and Kinder chocolate in our P.E. shoes.

This week’s featured Andes Central Senior is Hannah Tronvold. Hannah is the daughter of Kevin and Jolynn Tronvold. Hannah has four siblings Alyssa, Angelia, Aaron and Daaron.

Greer Unit #11, American Legion Auxiliary held their monthly meeting December 21 at the Post Home with 12 members present. The meeting was called to order by President Linda Youngbluth. Chaplain Margie Stone read the opening prayer.

The Wagner Rotarians were treated to a social night on Wednesday, December 27th at their club residence on Main Street. The evening began with a Social Half-Hour followed by a delicious meal. The theme of the evening was all about the country of India.

The American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) South Dakota held its first annual Girl’s State in 1947 in Mitchell on the Dakota Wesleyan University (DWU) campus. 117 girls attended the first year.

Avon Chamber of Commerece held an Ugly Sweater Contest at the double-header basketball game last Thursday. Photos by Barb Pechous

Terran Talsma attended and competed in the steer wrestling event at the Junior World Finals in Las Vegas on December 12th through the 16th. His best overall time was 6.4 seconds (an average of his five times), which was good, but did not earn Terran a place at the Junior World Finals.

Congratulations to the following Southeast Technical College students that achieved the President’s List or Academic Honors during the Fall 2023 semester. To be named to the President’s List, students must be full-time (12 or more credits), seeking a degree and have a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher.

This week’s featured Andes Central Senior is Abigail Svatos. Abigail is the daughter of Ryan and Erica Svatos. She also has two sisters, Mikayla and Kourtney.

Wednesday, December 20th was another beautiful December day. Something South Dakotans don’t always get to experience in our land of “infinite variety.