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Alyson Roth, Taylor Mudder and Emily Mudder were named to the Academics All-State Team.
Read moreAvon American Legion Auxiliary Arthur Wissman Unit #150 will celebrate its Christmas Party on Tuesday, November 15th, at
Read moreFeeding South Dakota food distribution will be held TUESDAY, Nov. 29 at the Scotland Community Church at 8:45 a.m.; the Tyndall Fire Hall at 10:30 a.m. and at the Avon FireHallat12noon.ThedatechangeisduetoThanksgiving.
Read moreThe Bargain Shoppe in Tyndall is celebrating 15 years of volunteerism this month! The volunteers have logged 3,082 hours so far this year! The Shoppe continues it’s mission “To promote selfless giving in Bon Homme County” by giving away $46,500 the past two months. In October we gave $5,000 to the Bon Homme Food Pantry and $500 to the Tyndall Good Samaritan Guild to help them buy Christmas presents for the residents living there. In November we gave $8,000 to the Tyndall Fire Department and $7,000 each to the Avon, Scotland, Springfield and Tabor Fire Departments. We also gave $2,000 to the Good Samaritan Society in Tyndall and Scotland and $1,000 to the Springfield Assisted Living. Our giving grand total since our meager beginning in that one little room on November 24, 2007 is $567,115.
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On November 5, more than 130 fancy chickens and ducks, 50 rabbits and 45 youth came to the Bon Homme County 4H Centerforadayofshowingand learning.4Hmembersfromten counties in South Dakota and two in Nebraska competed in showmanship and exhibition classes, practiced breed identification and judging, and held a rabbit/poultry costume contest.
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Pictured below, top right: Rabbit Showmanship winners are back row, from left: Senior Reserve Champion Brianna Gilchrist (Tripp County), Senior Grand Champion Adriana Hernandez (Washington County, Nebraska); front: Beginner Grand Champion Lydia Wonnenberg (Tripp County), Junior Grand Champion Elizabeth Wonnenberg (Tripp County), Beginner Reserve Champion Josie Arhart (Sanborn County). Not pictured, Beginner Reserve Champion Bode Sweeter (Lincoln County).
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Mrs.Knodelhasbeenteaching in Avon for 20 years, and she received Region 3 Teacher of the Year! Loretta has been nominated before in 2009, but did not go through the application process. It was very lengthy and had a lot of essay questions, with only had four days before the due date. She felt very excited when she was nominated, but yet was still reserved because she felt that there were other teachers that also deserved it - she feels that she could do better at her job somedays.Mrs.Knodel'sfavorite part about being a teacher is the connections she gets to make with the students, and because she works at a rural school where she can make the connections early, and keep themuntilaftertheygraduate.
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