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The Avon Park Festival will featurelegendaryrockandroll band, Ivory on Wednesday, September4thfrom7p.m.until 9 p.m. at the Avon City Park. In addition to Ivory, Joslynn Rose from the 24th season of “The Voice” will also perform. There will be food vendors on site. All that anyone wanting to enjoy the event needs to bring is a lawn chair. Keep the coolers at home as the Avon Fire Department will have a variety of beverages available for purchase.
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MULLER PRESENTED 2024 FRIEND OF SOFTBALL AWARD
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The Avon School District welcomedanewsecondgrade teacher this 2024-2025 school year,KimVanWinkle.Thisis Kim’s sixth year of teaching having previously taught K-8thgradeforthecolonyand most recently preschool at Wagner.Kimoriginallygrew up on a farm near Dante.
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Kyle Schoenfish (R-Scotland) is a candidate for re-election to the South Dakota Senate from District 19, which includes Bon Homme, Hanson, Hutchinson and Mc-Cook counties, as wellasthesouthwest precinct of Turner County. Schoenfish served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2013-2019. In 2020, he wasappointedbyGov.Kristi Noem to fill the vacant Senate seat,towhichhehassince been re-elected.
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THUNDERHAWKS DEFEAT BON HOMME IN SEASON OPENER
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Lung cancer is the second most common cancer (not counting skin cancer) in both men and women, only behind prostate in men and breast in women. Although it is the second most common, it remains the leading cause of cancer death in America. Approximately 1 in 5 cancer deaths a year are attributed to lung cancer. More Americans die every year of Lung cancer than colon, prostate and breast cancer combined. Lung cancer is considered a silent killer and is often diagnosed at a late stage, when treatment options are limited and survival rates are low. The greatest advancement in the care of lung cancer occurred in the early 2000s after the national lung cancer screening trial, which cemented the knowledge that early detection of lung cancer with low dose CT scans saves lives. Early detection through screening is crucial in improving outcomes for individuals at high risk of developing lung cancer.
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The 2024 Wagner Labor Day Committee is excited to announce Don and Joan Hubbard as the parade marshals for this year’s Labor Day festivities. Don and Joan have been nominated by their fellow community members and with more than 60 years of service to this community, the Labor Day Committee feels that Don and Joan are extremely deserving of this prestigious honor.
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