Lifestyle

10 Years Ago - 2014 The Wagner Area Foundation awarded community grants for 2014. The children of Melvin and Janet Horner invited the community to come celebrate the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary. A card shower was requested for the 80th birthday of Fred Kocer.

More than 3,300 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the sping 2024 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean's list.

10 Years Ago – 2014 A new track was laid at the Avon High School by Fisher Track. The 66th Annual Czech Days celebration will be held this weekend. Cheylee Nagel competed at the Jr. High Rodeo in Des Moines in goat tying. Erica donated 12 inches of her hair to Locks of Love.

The Wagner Community School high school basketball coaches put on a 3rd through 12th grade basketball camp May 28th through the 31st. Coaches that were involved in the camp included Mike Koupal, Josh Davies, Tera Koupal and Courtney Mack.

On June 9th, 2024, the Wagner Pool Fundraising Group known as Catch the Wave received a matching donation award of $200,000 dollars from the Arlene Kirby family to support their efforts to build a new pool.

The June 12th Wagner Rotary Club was brought to order by President Elect Jordan Weber. Weber is getting familiar with sitting in the President’s chair which he will soon occupy for the next year. The Rotary calendar year goes from July 1st to June 30th each year.