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The Snowy Bingo game at the Library concludes March 20th. We will accept Bingo cards until 7:00 on Wednesday the 20th and draw for the winner of the $25.00 gift card Thursday the 21st. Thank you to everyone who participated.
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South Dakota is enjoying an unusually warm and dry early spring. Snow geese passed through a couple weeks early, tulips are popping out of the ground and, in what was a relief for thousands of high school basketball fans, the annual threat of a state tournament blizzard never materialized.
Read morePROVERBS 23:17 'Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be in the fear of the Lord all the day long.'(KJV) Some times when driving along the highway we can see something that sort of makes us envy the driver of the vehicle we see.
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The American Legion Auxiliary Greer Unit #11 is honoring Greg Mathis as this month’s Veteran of the Month.
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news@hcinet.net The Avon School was established in 1900; the same year that the city of Avon was founded. As with many small towns, the school is the heart and soul of the community. It offers many jobs opportunities andcommunitysocialeventsin addition to its most important job which is providing a quality educational experience for the wonderful students in the Avon community. Avon School is a public school district for grades PK-12.
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Collin Dingsor of the University of Sioux Falls was named to the 2023-2024 NSIC Elite 18 award winner for men’s indoor track and field. Collin ran the 60-meter hurdles and the mile relay at the NSIC Conference meet in Mankato, MN on February 24th. The award is based on academic achievement and athletic ability. Collin is in his sophomore year at USF majoring in education and maintains a 4.0 grade point average. Collin is the son of Bryan and Jennifer Dingsor and the grandson of Jerry and June Finck.
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The SD National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) 2024 JAKES Hunt of a Lifetime Winner is 14 year old Jackie Lane of Avon. Jackie became a JAKES member through a youth turkey hunt sponsored in part by the Ft Randall Chapter of the NWTF. The state hunt drawing allows each chapter to enter 1 JAKES member for every 25 JAKES members they sign up. JAKES stands for Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship and is open to youth 17 and under.
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