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To say that this Oral Interp season is a "normal" season is an understatement. The 2020 Oral Interp Season has been anything but normal. The Oral interp students have been put to the ultimate test this season in performing virtually for all of their meets. This is a challenge when a typical season would involve the speakers performing live and in front of a real audience. But, with the arrival of COVID, the season had to change. That is, it had to change, but still carry on.
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Flu shots are an important part of preventative health every year, with extra emphasis this year, surrounding the current pandemic with COVID-19 and the upcoming influenza season. One target population is school aged children.
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As much as I like to brag about our South Dakota hunting opportunities, I’ll have to admit that our pronghorn antelope hunting is nowhere near #1 Wyoming, and also trails Montana, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. Still, the opportunity to archery hunt antelope is there every year, and SD rifle hunters could hunt every year if they were willing to doe hunt when they didn’t draw a buck tag. For Harding County, arguably SD’s best pronghorn county, partner Mike Hall and I recently drew second choice doe tags when we failed on our first choice buck tags.
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The Knights of Columbus and other farming friends rallied together Thursday to combine Brad and Francis Lhotak's 300 acres of soybeans. Pioneer Seeds sponsored the meals for the amazing crew who put their own harvest on hold to help their neighbors and friends.
Read moreBath, SD (September 28, 2020) - To its owner, the FFA jacket is a physical reminder of the personal accomplishments achieved through the organization - a symbol of commitment and dedication for all who wear the corduroy. This fall 403 South Dakota FFA members from 67 chapters, will receive their own FFA jackets through the SD FFA Foundation Blue Jackets Bright Futures FFA Jacket Program - carrying forward that long-standing tradition of pride, dignity and honor. Jackets were sponsored by various individuals through the SD FFA Foundation program, welcoming new members into the fabric of FFA. FFA members filled out the Blue Jackets Bright Futures FFA Jacket Program application, answering short essay questions about their FFA experience and goals, competing to earn their own FFA jacket instead of purchasing one. 2020 recipients & their sponsors are:
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The Wagner Rotary Club gathered on Wednesday, October 7th to begin its second quarter of the Rotary year. Rotarian Jeff Doom substituted for President Bryan Slaba and demonstrated that he had not forgotten how to ring the bell. Nice job Jeff. Pastor Bill Heermann offered up a prayer for the gorgeous weather we are having for harvesting and asked for guidance for our club members to serve our Wagner Community.
Read moreThe Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 became effective on February 2, 1979. This Act requires any foreign person who acquires or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land to submit a completed Form FSA-153 to the Farm Service Agency Office not later than 90 calendar days after the date of the acquisition or transfer.
Read moreVern Edward Koupal, Dante, ranked as tenth largest in registering the most Angus beef cattle in South Dakota with the American Angus Association® during fiscal year 2020, which ended Sept. 30, according to Mark McCully, Association chief executive officer.
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