Wagner Rotary Club began their April 9, 2025, meeting with a ring of the bell and a recitation of our special Rotary Prayer. Song leader Gerrit Juffer picked an “oldie” for us to sing: “Old McDonalds Farm.” We were instructed to use chickens, ducks, and moo moos for the animals. We did an excellent job of it.
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The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) announced that the City of Wagner public water system and the system's certified operators have been awarded a Drinking Water Certificate of Achievement Award. The award is for exceptional water system operations and environmental compliance with state drinking water standards for the previous year.
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NEW COUNCIL MEMBER ALSO SET TO JOIN
Read moreAt the April 8 city council meeting, one of the first topics to come before the council was the list of notices involving property maintenance concerns and actions. The city’s code enforcer, Joel Johnson, presented the board with an updated list of properties that were not in compliance. Of the original list of 67 notices, 21 are pending council approval, and 35 have yet to be adhered to. Johnson will attend the May monthly meeting where the council will make decisions on how to proceed with those properties that are not in compliance, whether it be issuing fines or a different type of action. During this part of the meeting, Ruth Bouza along with Wagner Area Growth Director, Margaret Doom, spoke about helping both local residents and the beautification of the city by giving some homes a new coat of paint. Bouza Construction would be willing to provide the paint and ideas were tossed around about potentially hiring high school students to do the actual painting. It was discussed and an application will be in the works in order to apply to be a receiver of this service.
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The Avon American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Arthur Wiseman Unit #150 has named their 2025 Girls State representatives. The Auxiliary will be sponsoring three representatives: Katherine Swier, Abby Gretschmann, and Hope Kemnitz. The Springfield Auxiliary will be sponsoring Alexis Vanderlei. The five-day event is May 25-29 at the University of South Dakota campus in Vermillion. This is the 78th year for the annual Girls State event. Girls State is a part of the ALA’s summer leadership and citizenship programs. The goal of Girls State is to expose young (juniors going to be seniors) women to the mechanics of the American government and politics for educational purposes as well as potential future careers in those fields.
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Rod Bartunek, 1978 Avon graduate,willparticipateinthe 2025RunForTheWall’sannual ride. Run For the Wall is the “largest and longest organized cross-country motorcycle run of its kind in the world.” This ride was established to honor Veterans and their families and friends with the purpose to raise awareness of those still missing, whether they are Prisoners Of War (POW)s or Missing In Action (MIA). The ride begins in Ontario, CA and ends ten days later at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. There are three routes (Central, Midway, and Southern) that can be taken by the riders, all that begin in Ontario, CA. Riders can register to join “The Run” at different points along the way if they do not or cannot ride the entire route. The Run will begin on May 13th or 14th depending on which route they choose with all of the riders arriving at the Vietnam Memorial Wall on May 23rd. With the ride to beginalittleoveramonthfrom now, there are already over 1,000 riders registered.
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