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The First Lutheran Church of Lake Andes will celebrate its 125th anniversary on October 22nd of this year. They will hold a celebration to commemorate this monumental occasion on Friday, November 1st, 2024 with a 10 a.m. service at the church which is located at 205 N. 4th Avenue. The theme of the celebration will be “Christ Be Our Light”. Though all of the details of the event are not completely planned out, the church is hoping to have a meal after the service. It is a community wide celebration, with everyone being welcome. The church plans on inviting former members and will have the service done by former church member, Aaron Madsen, who is currently the Communications Director and Companion Synod Coordinator at the South Dakota Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The celebration may not be a huge event, but church members are going to make it a memorable one.
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The South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame will be hosting their14thannualinductionceremony on Sunday, September 22nd in Sioux Falls. Of the 19 inductees of the class of 2024, oneofthemislong-timereferee, Milo Wepking. Wepking was a referee for both basketball and football for 30 and 35 years respectively. He is one of four referees (Leon Tobin, Pat Morrison andVernMcKee)thatare being honored posthumously with an induction to the SD Sports Hall of Fame this year.
Read moreThe conclusion of the South Dakota State Fair essentially brings the conclusion of the 4-H year for most youth. The Bon Homme County Extension office would like to congratulate all the members who exhibited items at the 2024 South Dakota State Fair. Below are the awards given to participating 4-H members.
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Governor Kristi Noem has recognized September 20, 2024, as “POW/MIA Recognition Day” to remember and honor the returned U.S. Prisoners of War (POWs) and all Americans still captured, unaccounted for, or Missing in Action (MIA).
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The Wagner Rotary Building had a full house on Wednesday, September 11th. Every year the Rotary entertains Seniors from Wagner Community School for a noon meal. This year we had six seniors start out the rotation.
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