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The public is invited to attend First Baptist Church in Avon on Sunday, March 23 at 10:30 a.m. The church will be having a service of appreciation for Pastor Bill Van Gerpen. The congregation is grateful for his faithful service to the church for the past nine years.
Read moreLSS is pleased to announce the expansion of its Older Adult Resource Network (OARN) into Hutchinson and Bon Homme Counties. The program supports adults aged 55+ and their caregivers in rural areas, helping them access essential resources and services that enable them to age comfortably at home. LSS created OARN with support from Lutheran Services in America in 2022 and to date, has successfully assisted over 120 older adults in Douglas and Charles Mix counties.
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The 2025 Wagner American Legion Sweepstakes grand prize of $5000 was awarded to Sam Grosz by Commander Clayton Rados.
Read more$2 to Ken Cotton who remarked on Jerry’s sweatshirt for the day, it was in honor of the Kansas City Chief’s but Ken thought it was for his initials; $2 to Jerry Henke who clocked a wind gust of 70 miles an hour at Jerry’s residence the day before; $2 to USD fans, Jamie Soukup, Ken Cotton, Bryan Slaba, and Craig Krsnak. $2 to Jamie and Bryan who did not eat the meat on Ash Wednesday. Happy Fines came from Rachel Woods of $10 for her new baby nephew; $1 to each of the women present for International Women’s Day in Rotary; $2 from Craig Krsnak for no coconut on the brownie dessert; $2 from Jeff Doom for finding the Queen of Spades at his table and giving it back to the Sergeant; $2 to Becky Brunsing and Rachel Woods for crawling on the floor looking for a Rotary Pin; $2 from Gerrit Juffer for not getting any fines; $2 from Bill for talking back to the Sergeant at the Head Table; $2 from Gerrit Juffer who was happy to be back from a vacation; $3 from Jamie who was in charge of the State Knights of Columbus Free Throw tournament and all the kids on his team won.
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At March’s monthly city council meeting, Jodi Dvorak on behalf of the South-Central Water Development District presented Mayor Tammy Thornton with a check for $30,000 that the city will use toward the engineering fees that are a part of the Highway
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President Jordan Weber welcomed all members of the Wagner RotarytotheMarch5thmeeting. Jordan offered up a prayer in memory of Scott McAdaragh, aRotarymemberformanyyears who sadly passed away. We will remember Scott and pray for comfort for his family.
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Dennis Rucker is being honored as Lake Andes’ March Veteran of the Month. Not only is Rucker a Vietnam War Veteran, but he also served during Operation Desert Storm. Rucker enlisted in the Army on January 30, 1969 when he was 18 years old. Rucker was shipped to Fort Johnson, formerly known as (fka) Fort Polk, in Louisiana for basic training. As there were too many soldiers sent to that base, soldiers were dispersed to three different bases. Rucker was sent to Fort Jackson, in South Carolina. After completing basic training, he was then sent to Fort Moore, fka Fort Benning, in Georgia to complete his infantry training. Once infantry training was finished, Rucker volunteered for Airborne School, to become a paratrooper. When asked how many jumps he made during his time in the Army, Rucker said “one, the other 13 they had to push me out of the plane”.
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