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I’m always in awe at Mount Rushmore. A surreal feeling washes over me as I walk up theAvenueofFlagsandseethe four faces gazing off toward thehorizon.Ithinkaboutstate historian Doane Robinson, who conceived the idea in the 1920s, and of Peter Norbeck, John Boland and other South Dakota leaders who worked tirelessly to ensure the massive project came to fruition. Attheforefront,ofcourse,was sculptorGutzonBorglum,the irascible artist whose vision slowly emerged from billionyear- old Black Hills granite.
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Placing at the Wagner Relays on a warm Tuesday afternoon as temperatures reached the 90's were:
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Congratulations to Julie Mudder the Avon Invitational Honorary Referee. Thanks for all that you have done for everyone at the Avon School over the years!!
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Funeral services for Irene Eben, 100, of Avon will be Wednesday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m., at the First Baptist Church in Avon. Visitation with the family present was Tuesday, April 18 from 5 to 7 p.m., also at the church. The service will be livestreamed on the Avon First Baptist Church YouTube site. Peters Funeral Chapel in Avon is in charge of arrangements.
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