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JULY 15, 2021 CROP REPORT DEADLINE

The Charles Mix County office for USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is currently open to phone and virtual appointments only but can still work with producers on timely filing crop acreage reports. FSA staff can provide assistance over the phone, by email and through virtual meetings via Microsoft Teams.

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REMEMBER AND HONOR

Presenting the colors.

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A Look Back at Avon

June 1911

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UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS DEAN'S LIST

Megan Mudder Houser just finished her Junior year at USF, making the Dean’s list for this past Spring Semester, 2021. Megan transferred to the University of Sioux Falls after receiving her 2-year Associates Degree in Accounting from SouthEast Technical Institute, last Spring in 2020. She will graduate next spring with her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. Megan graduated from Dakota Christian High School in 2018, and currently is married, working at Texas Roadhouse, and living in Sioux Falls. Megan is the daughter of Jim and Sam Mudder, of Platte, and Granddaughter of Cherilyn Mudder of Avon.

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COLLEGE GRADUATE

Hank Sparks graduated from Harvard University Magna Cum Laude, May 26. Hank is the great grandson of Lavelle and Velma Meiers, Hank and Lucille Sattler, grandson of Denis and Sandra Meiers and son of Beth (Meiers) Hunt and Ben Sparks. Hank will be going to law school.

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Local news

Emma and Lydia Yost, formerly from Parkston, now from Wagner were visitors from Monday until Friday in the home of their grandmother, Ethel Reiff while their parents, Matt and Amy Yost were busy moving from Parkston to Wagner.

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4H HORSE JUDGING CLINIC RESULTS

On May 25th the BH Co 4H Horse Power Club hosted a horse judging clinic at 7N Arena near Springfield. There were over 30 young judging contestants from five different South Dakota counties. They judged three conformation classes consisting of two classes of Quarter Horse Mares and one Quarter Horse Geldings class. They judged Trail as their performance class; in which they place four competitors, one with the least amount of faults through the obstacles, at the top and so on. Our Official judge was Joe Rowe from Sioux Falls, SD. The judging contestant that matched the most scores to Joe, therefore having the highes scores in the judging clinic are as follows:

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