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The Andes Central/Dakota Christian Girls Cross Country Team of Lexi Schoenfelder and Anna and Eilie DeHaan were the team champions at the Wagner Meet on Monday, September 13. The team scored 11 points ahead of Gregory 16 and Scotland 18 at the Meet held at the Randall Hills Golf Course in Pickstown.
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September is National Library Card Month. The library is hoping for a successful drive to double the amount of library cards that the library has now which is 318 card holders. During the week of September 19 the library plans to present a healthy snack to the elementary classroom at Andes Central who has the most library card holders. Remember there is no charge to register for a library card. Students and teachers at Andes Central qualify, even if you don’t live in the district. Parents/Guardians who have children enrolled at Andes Central also qualify. If you live outside the city limits and do not have children enrolled at Andes Central there is a one time $10 charge for a library card. Adults need to bring a form of ID to sign up for a library card.
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The Andes Central/Dakota Christian fell to Platte-Geddes on Monday, September 12th. The set scores were 19-25, 1625, 15-25.
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The Chamberlain Cross Country Meet, held last Thursday September 15, featured some of the top runners in the state. Pierce Baumberger of Miller ran an impressive 16:49 5K and Isabelle Bloker from Sioux Valley topped the girls field in 18:56.
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One summer during my college years, I had a roommate who suffered from suicidal thoughts. She’d attempted suicide before we met, and been hospitalized, but continued to struggle. Back in the late 80s, there was very little public understanding of mental health issues, and the stigma was even stronger than it is today. Our other roommate and I didn’t know what to do, or where to turn.
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Arthur Wissman Unit 150 American Legion Auxiliary, donated dictionaries to the third grade Avon elementary class on September 14.
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