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Tate Williams of Letcher and his co-worker, Julio Cesar of Huron were visitors last Tuesday in the home of Tate's aunt, Lynn and Jon Stather.

1935 - 86 Years Ago Governor Tom Berry has proclaimed May 1st as child health day for SD. There are 82 rural schools in Bon Homme County. 38 have an 8 month term and 44 have a 9 month term. There are 12 male teachers and 70 female teachers. The average salary per MONTH is $46.65.

BRIDGETTE MULLER DAVID RATZLAFF CRAIG VANDERLEI JOHN FATHKE ANNIE THURY

Allyson Hamilton escorted by Preston Nedved Cassie Stewart escorted by Trevor Lambert Madalyn Kocmich escorted by Lincoln Thury Megan Soukup escorted by Keith Hoffman Kristen Namminga escorted by Ty Vander Pol Alexa Sees escorted by Kley Heumiller Shalayne Nagel escorted by Gage...

Madalyn Rose Kocmich, daughter of Dawn and Don Kocmich, was born on November 10, 2002. She has one sister McKenna. Her favorite subject in school is English because Mrs. Swier is preparing her and others how to write good papers for college.

On March 9, the Avon choir and band members participated in a contest. The choir had the option of taking part in a virtual contest and submitting videos to our region or inviting in a certified adjudicator. They chose to bring in a certified adjudicator and to host a contest themselves.

With girls basketball season ending, area coaches nominate girls in each region for All Conference, All Academic and LMVC awards. This year three Lady Pirates were selected for LMVC and All Conference: Ali Sees (12), Tiffany Pelton (11) and Courtney Sees (9).

Craig Vanderlei is currently running for school board. He is very motivated to be a school board member because he wants to have a more active role in his children's education.

Bridgette Muller’s motivation is the success and future of a great school. The school is near and dear to her since she is an alumnus, her father is an alumnus, and she wants her children to be alumni. She wants to see the school succeed for many years to come.

I recently had a big discovery – the main thing holding back our vision of thriving rural communities is the extinction of collaborative leadership. Yes, it’s true. Truly collaborative leaders are rare in our communities.