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LAKE ANDES PUBLIC LIBRARY AMONG 215 LIBRARIES NATIONWIDE TO CONDUCT DIGITAL LITERACY TRAININGS FUNDED BY PLA DIGITAL LITERACY WORKSHOP INCENTIVE, SUPPORTED BY AT&T
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ANDES CENTRAL CLASS OF 1972 HOLDS GET TOGETHER
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The Andes Central School District has a new preschool/ head start teacher this year. Terra Spaans joins the Andes Central teaching staff as a firstyear teacher. Terra recently graduated with her degree in early childhood education. She previously worked as a special and general education paraprofessional for the Corsica-Stickney elementary school for four years.
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Wednesday, August 23rd proved to be a scorcher of the day. It was 98 degrees outside after the meeting and was predicted to go to 104 or 5. There were several guests: Gerrit Juffer introduced Mike and Kara Frei and their son Robert who were his program; and his wife (after being reminded of her presence) Michelle Juffer. Joe Stedronsky and Linda Soukup also brought their new pastor Rydel Samuelson from the Wagner United Methodist Church.
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Fall is quickly approaching and with it comes Wagner’s most impressive mobilization of community, the annual Wagner Labor Day celebration.
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Jack Mattis, Cale Cleveland and Madilyn Janis received an invitation to compete at the Minnesota Twins Team Championship. Madilyn Janis won the Team Championship for the MLB Pitch, Hit and Run. She competed in the 13/14 girls Softball category. This took place in Minneapolis at the Minnesota Twins Baseball Park, Target Field, on August 26. Courtesy photo.
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Johnson is a Veteran of the Vietnam War. In 1965, Larry enlisted with the South Dakota National Guard right after college. Larry was a part of the 137th Engineering Battalion, the first National Guard Unit in Wagner. He joined because he thought it was the right thing to do and that the National Guard was a good organization to be a part of. The fact that Larry could still live locally, continue farming and driving trucks while serving his county made the National Guard a good fit for him. Johnson completed his eight weeks of basic training and advanced individual training (AIT) at Fort Englewood, MO. For his AIT, Larry was a 91B, currently known as a 68W, which is a medic. Later in Larry’s National Guard career, he attended Fort Leonard Wood, MO to get another AIT as a truck driver. After completing his first AIT, Johnson returned to Lake Andes to help his dad farm and truck locally. He did this for fifteen years before accepting a full-time position with the Army National Guard unit in Wagner in September of 1984.
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