Lifestyle

President Bill Frei called the Wagner Rotary Club to order on Wednesday, July 17th, for our quarterly steak meeting which was courtesy of the Bill and Patty Frei team. Wagner Super Foods served delicious barbecued steaks and all the trimmings.

South Dakotans value the dollar. We don’t spend money we don’t have. We live within our means. We understand the importance of the bottom line.

10 Years Ago - 2009 Marsha Johnson, a Registered Nurse at Avera St. Benedict Rural Health Clinic in Lake Andes, passed her test to become certified as a limited x-ray machine operator. Katie Brock was latest winner of $210 from the Lake Andes Amateur Baseball fund raiser.

Cloud Crest (Logan Stokes and Caroline Johnson) are pictured performing at the 2018 Burke Stampede Idol Contest.

Preventing serious health problems requires a partnership between health professionals and the people we serve. Take, for example, the frightening stigma-filled public health problem of untreated depression’s number 1 side effect – death by suicide.

It was a hot day and evening, but the racing action was just as hot in all classes at the Wagner Speedway. In the Hobby Stock’s it was car 32 Daryl Bartunek of Armour getting the win followed by Clifford Houser 1x from Kimball in 2nd Place.

The library is happy to announce that we are hosting a build a bear workshop where children participants will build an “Alien” stuffed toy. The event will be Thursday, July 25th beginning at 6:00 with a free hot dog supper for all children ages 0-18. Adults can buy a meal for $4.00.

10 Years Ago - 2009 Marsha Johnson, a Registered Nurse at Avera St. Benedict Rural Health Clinic in Lake Andes, passed her test to become certified as a limited x-ray machine operator. Katie Brock was latest winner of $210 from the Lake Andes Amateur Baseball fund raiser.

The Burke Stampede has always been about kids. In fact, the dream that became our rodeo grounds was built on the idea that our kids needed a place where they could play.

We’ve always poked about for interesting trails as we travel South Dakota because we know our readers love to explore new places. A few years ago, we added a special feature to the magazine that we call “Walking in the Wild,” a simple guide to little-known nature hikes.