Lifestyle

Wagner Community School will hold their School Board Regular Meeting on Monday, September 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the School Theater. Agenda includes: 1. Opening Items 1.A. Call to Order 1.B. Pledge of Allegiance 1.C. Conflict of Interest Declaration 2. Communication Items 2.A. Community Input-- 2.B.

Workers at the YST General Election at the Wagner Polling site were, from left: Yvette Gullikson, Brenna Frederick, Jewel Zphier, Donna Milk and Deanna Stands. No results available at print time. Photo by Barb Pechous

The Prairie Wanderers Volkssport Club is having a first ever Volks-Walk in Wagner on Saturday, September 11. All are invited to join us in our walk around the town of Wagner. We have a 5 Kilometer route (3.1 Miles) and a 10 Kilometer route (6.2 miles) planned.

A petition to support the 4 lane state highway through Wagner has garnered over 1300 signers. The petition was circulated in Wagner and the surrounding area. The petitions were sent to the South Dakota Dept of Transportation in Pierre.

This summer I attended the celebration of life service for Dr. Rick Holm, the original Prairie Doc who founded this newspaper column, a radio show and a television show now entering its twentieth season.

On Saturday, August 21, Clayton Wittmeier, along with Bob and Debbie Ruppelt traveled to Watertown and spent the evening with Karen and Larry Johnson. On Sunday, they all attended a Gelling family gathering at Scott and Mari Perrenoud's lake home near Spicer, MN.

We will be starting the Bible study, "God of Covenant", Genesis 12-50 by Jen Wilkin the second week in September. Everyone is welcome! We will be meeting at First Baptist Church in Avon with meetings in the mornings at 8:30 a.m. or afternoons at 4:15 p.m.

Week 14 of The Fort Randall Casino and Hotel Weekly Racing Series was the final chapter of the 2021 racing season, as champions were crowned in all six classes.

Former Andes Central School Board Member Terry Svatos was honored by Associated School Boards of South Dakota for his many years of service on the school board. The Longevity Award recognizes school board leaders who have served 20 or more years on a local school board.

PROVERBS 15:9 "The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness."(KJV) ABOMINATION means: 1. hatred and disgust, 2. anything hateful an discusting. WICKED means: 1. having or resulting from bad moral character; evil depraved. 2.