Lifestyle

Jarvis and Marilyn Winckler hosted a Flag Day Party and Pot-Luck on Sunday noon in their garage.

I am planning to go to Kentucky for a couple weeks in July. I am doing a volunteer mission trip with the Christian Appalachian Project (CAP). People from many denominations will be volunteering there.

James and Joyce Kurtz are celebrating 60 years. They were married in Avon on June 23, 1961. Their children are Kim Tabor(Ken) Kalamazoo, MI. Michael(Elizabeth) Orlando, FL and David Kurtz, Rapid City. They have three grandsons. Cards may be sent to: 2130 Prairie Ave, Rapid City, SD 57701

PROVERBS 22:28 "Remove not the ancient landmarks, which thy fathers have set."(KJV) PROVERBS 23:10 "Remove not the landmark: and enter not into the fields of the fatherless."(KJV) These scriptures are speaking of boundary's. Those landmarks are there to identify an area.

Bob Hanson knew all about Yankton’s history. Fortunately, he was also a mason, so whenever he came to inspect the nearly 150-year-old bricks of the Pennington House — the home of Dakota Territory Gov.

The library began summer programming last Monday, the 7th and have had a great turn out of students, but we would enjoy seeing more students. Some programs of interest still on the dock-it for this summer include: SD Ballet Performance, July 1st, at 2:00.

Following over an inch of rain early Friday morning, crews worked hard to get Wagner Speedway into race shape and the Fort Randall Casino Weekly Racing Series was on, presented by Koenig Lumber of Fairfax. Special guests to headline the show were the T&R Contracting Late Model Street Stock series.

The world should know that we will crack the gates on the 31st an-nual Burke Stampede Rodeo this July 16, 17, and 18 in Burke. It has been a rough year and a half in Stampede country. The tor-nado that tore through our communi-ty in August of 2019 did extensive damage to the Stampede Rodeo grounds.

Mayor Todd Johannsen presents Roger Schroeder with a certificate of appreciation for his service to the City of Wagner.

Crews are busy working on the current water and sewer project. As construction costs have come in, more funding is available, so the city changed the order to add putting in new water and sewer lines on this portion of West Avenue. Photo by Scott Pechous.