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The Charles Mix County Lake Restoration Organization (CMCLRO) will hold a Rib Fest on Sunday, July 3rd this year at the Bull-O-Rama grounds on the southwest edge of Lake Andes. The Rib Fest is planned in conjunction with the fireworks display to be presented by the Lake Andes-Ravinia Fire District. CMCLRO typically holds a fund raising and informational dinner each year in March, but the annual event has been sidetracked the past couple of years due to COVID. Now the CMCLRO Board has decided to alter the status quo and hold the July event. The July 3rd event will be picnic style, so attendees are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and other picnic items. Participants in the RibFest will offer their specialty ribs in competition style event with the winner receiving a $500 prize, second place receiving a $350 prize and the third-place finisher receiving $150. Soft drinks, beer, pulled pork and other minimal side dishes will be served at the event in addition to the ribs. The food will served provide musical entertainment until 9:30 p.m., with the Lake Andes/Ravinia Fire Department's fireworks display concluding the evening. Admission to the event is free, but tickets will be sold for the food and beverages and of course all donations are welcomed. All are welcome and encouraged to come to the event to support CMCLRO. The proceeds for the event will be used to fund the project of the CMCLRO.
Read moreThe Library will be closed on Monday, July 4th, 2022. The library staff wishes everyone a safe and happy Independence Day. If you choose to celebrate with the reading of a mystery, romance or historic novel may we suggest the free service of Libby. The Libby App can be downloaded to your phone, PC or electronic reader. Everyone who has a library card from the Lake Andes Public Library has a sign in code for this free service. If you have questions on how this works stop at the library for help.
Read moreKevin and Charlene Tjeerdsma enjoyed watching their grandchildren, Zayden and Kinley Tjeerdsma of Sioux Falls, doing barrels and roping in the Rising Rock Rodeo in Sioux Falls on Father's Day. Tyler and Courtney Tjeerdsma helped with the Rodeo.
Read moreRecord high prices for unleaded gasoline are getting much of the attention from the public and politicians across the country right now, but an even bigger financial impact is being felt by truckers and farmers in South Dakota who are paying far more at the pump than usual for diesel fuel.
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Wagner Labor Day committee joined in the annual Czech days parade in Tabor on Friday. Photo by Scott Pechous
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages all farmers, ranchers, and FSA program participants to take part in the Charles Mix County Committee election nomination process.
Read moreMore than 500 Vietnam veterans, including one from South Dakota, will be inducted into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s (VVMF) In Memory Program in 2022. Since the Vietnam War ended, thousands of Vietnam veterans have suffered due to Agent Orange exposure, PTSD and other illnesses as a result of their service. VVMF believes all those who served in Vietnam should be honored and remembered for their service. The In Memory program enables the families and friends of those who came home and later died the opportunity to have them be forever memorialized.
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