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Queen and Lil' Miss Fishy contestants Queen Emery Bultje Little Miss Fishy Brynlee Kazcor Left to Right; Queen Emery Bultje, Little Miss Fishy Brynlee Kazcor and 1st Runner Up Aubrey Gray. Photos by Darci Bultje.

PROVERBS 8: 22-31 22) " The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 23) I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24) When there were no depths, I was brought forth: when there were no fountains abounding with water.

Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans, Gen John A. Logan, established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers in order to help heal a broken nation.

[Jesus said:] "The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My Name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you, not as the world gives do I give it to you.

RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Army National Guard promoted Martin Yost, of Sturgis, to the rank of colonel during a ceremony at the Sioux Falls Armory, May 14. With the promotion also comes a new duty assignment as the director of logistics for Joint Force Headquarters in Rapid City.

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Come for reminiscing, sharing of memorabilia, good food and fellowship on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at the Springfield Community Center. The noon meal will be a potluck with meat and drinks provided. Please bring a main dish or dessert to share.

The LifeServe Blood Center blood drive held in Avon on Thursday, May 24th, had a fantastic turn-out! 20 donors registered and 21 units of life saving blood was donated. Thank you to everyone that came out to help boost the LOCAL blood supply!

North Point's campground is full of happy campers as the busy camping season begins. Photo by Barb Pechous.

South Dakota State JAG Director Beth Schneider presents Riley Houseman of Andes Central High School his first place plaque at the national level of the financial literacy contest in JAG National Career Association competition in Dallas, Texas, May 7.