Lifestyle

Chase and McKenzie Snyder competed at the National Qualifying Track Meet. Chase won the discus event in the boys 12-yearold division with a throw of 90 feet, 11 inches. McKenzie won the shot-put event in the girls eight and under division with a throw of 20 feet 6.5 inches.

Austin Schroeder has been a volunteer firefighter for the Wagner Fire Department for the past 10 years. For Austin, being a firefighter is a family affair. His father, Roger Schroeder, was on the Wagner Fire Department for 27 years.

American Legion Greer Post #11 held its monthly meeting on June 20th. Commander Rados thanked the cooks for another delicious meal. Commander Rados called on Americanism Officer Don Kotab to introduce the guests in attendance.

July 3, 2024, marked the first meeting of the Wagner Rotary Club for their 2024-2025 year. President Becky Brunsing gave the oath of office to Jordan Weber. Weber in turn presented Brunsing with a plaque which has a gavel on it with the name and years of the outgoing president.

10 Years Ago – 2014 WCS juniors and senior music students went on a trip to Branson, MO. Young Eagles Flight was hosted by the Wagner Municipal Airport. This is a program that is used to garner interest in ages 8-17 in flying.

The Bon Homme-Charles Mix County 4-H Horse Show was held Tuesday, June 25th at the 7-N Arena in Springfield. Judge for the show was Kayla McMackin, Worthing.

The Cragun's Family Gospel Quartet will be in concert on Monday evening, July 8, at 7 p.m. at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Scotland. The concert is open to the public and everyone welcome. A freewill offering will be taken for the quartet.

The Menno Pioneer Opry will be held Friday evening, July 5, at 7 p.m. at the Menno Pioneer Heritage grounds on the north end of Main Street in Menno. The program features old time gospel and country music. No charge, the barn is handicapped accessible.

10 Years Ago – 2014 New wind farms that are being constructed north of Avon were running into some glitches when it came to modifying the substation’s ability to handle the new amount of electrical input. Amanda DeJong and Tyler Leighton announced their engagement.

PROVERBS 12:5 'The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.'(KJV) We are guided by the teachings of the PROVERBS in the Book of Wisdom.