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Vern Edward Koupal, Dante, South Dakota, has been elected as a delegate to the 138th American Angus Association® Convention of Delegates, set to be held Nov. 8 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, reports Mark McCully, chief executive officer of the American Angus Association.
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Former Andes Central School Board Member Terry Svatos was honored by Associated School Boards of South Dakota for his many years of service on the school board. The Longevity Award recognizes school board leaders who have served 20 or more years on a local school board.
Read moreWe will be starting the Bible study, "God of Covenant", Genesis 12-50 by Jen Wilkin the second week in September. Everyone is welcome! We will be meeting at First Baptist Church in Avon with meetings in the mornings at 8:30 a.m. or afternoons at 4:15 p.m. For more information please contact Marsha at 605-286-3205.
Read moreOn Saturday, August 21, Clayton Wittmeier, along with Bob and Debbie Ruppelt traveled to Watertown and spent the evening with Karen and Larry Johnson. On Sunday, they all attended a Gelling family gathering at Scott and Mari Perrenoud's lake home near Spicer, MN. Others in attendance were Donna and Joe Larsen of Crooks, Willma Wissink of Canton and Tiena Zondervan of Willmar, MN. Several nieces and nephews of Clayton (and cousins of his daughters) were also there to celebrate and catch up on the family. Relatives came from Oregon, Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota.
Read moreEstablished in 1993, South Dakota Sportsmen Against Hunger (SDSAH), in cooperation with Feeding South Dakota (FSD) and the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks (SDSGFP), has continued to provide a means for hunters to provide nutritious game meat to families in need. The result has been donation of 986,150 pounds of game meat since SDSAH inception, or near the milestone of 1,000,000 pounds.
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Matt Link (3rd baseman and short-shop) and Carter Cournoyer (pitcher) participated in the SD VFW Baseball Class A All Stars. They began their play in the Showcase August 15th were they were able to pitch in front of college coaches. The games followed where Cournoyer was the starting pitcher. Congratulations athletes!!! Courtesy Photo
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August 18th found the Rotary Building a little quiet as we were missing several members due to business commitments and end of the summer obligations. Pastor Laurie offered up a prayer for all to receive the Holy Spirit to help us go about our daily lives and our business as Rotary members in the community.
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