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This week’s featured Andes Central Senior is Claire Johnson. Claire is the daughter of Brian and Katherine Johnson. She has four siblings Alex Evans, Joey Evans, Baylee Johnson and AJ Johnson. During her high school years, Claire has been involved in volleyball, basketball, track, FCCLA and All-State Choir. Claire has been very active in the community. For community service, she has been a CCD youth group teacher for the 4th and 5th graders, filled sandbags for Lake Andes during the flood, mentored elementary students, and has helped load cars for Feeding South Dakota. Thanksgiving dinner is Claire’s favorite school lunch and her favorite teacher is Mrs. Maynard. Mrs. Maynard teaches anatomy and Claire really enjoyed the class because Mrs. Maynard always kept it exciting and interesting with all of the fun classroom activities.
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Marvin Gall is a World War II Veteran, one of the few local remaining WWII Veterans. He was drafted in June of 1946 and was a part of the last group of draftees to be sent overseas near the end of WWII. When Marvin was drafted, he had the option to enlist for 18 months or to serve for the duration of the war. Marvin chose to enlist for the 18 months. Those drafted that chose to serve for the duration of the war were discharged within six months of beginning their service.
Read moreThe regular meeting of the Avon Board of Education will be held Monday, December 11th at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Room.
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The Avon December Veteran of the month is Charles Bryan. Bryan is a Veteran of the Korean War. He began his service February 26th of 1952 serving two years until being honorably discharged February 9th of 1954. Charles didbothhisbasictrainingand artillery training at Ft. Bliss in TX. Bryan was trained as a cannoneer. After completing his training, Charles left Fort Bliss for a two-week rest and recuperation (R & R). In the two weeks that he returned home, he used his time wisely and married his beautiful wife, Joanne (Fry) before he was sent overseas to Germany.
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In a letter to his future wife, Mary Jo, in 1954, Colonel RobertPaulMonforesent adrawinganddescriptionof the dream house he wanted tobuildher. In1982,hemade thatdreamareality. Lovingly nicknamed The Bunker, Hilltop Haven is nestled between Avon and Wagner approximately a mile away from the Missouri River. It is a poured concrete, earth sheltered home making it environmentally friendly and energy efficient. The home is cave-like in that it is actually built into the side of thehill. Skylightshavebeen added to allow more natural light into windowless rooms and an updated heating and cooling system has been added in addition to the heat provided by the beautiful stonefireplacewhichidcomprised ofstoneshand-picked by the Monfores. Because it is built into the side of the hill and made of concrete, to run any of the electrical and plumbing there is a tunnel that was created in order to add to or fix any wiring or plumbing problems that may arise.
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