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High atop a bluff along busy Cliff Avenue in northern Sioux Falls stands the Pioneer Memorial, a tall quartzite obelisk built to honor the area’s first homesteaders. Visit today and you can see more than a century and a half of progress in every direction. Plumes of steam shoot from the stacks of the Smithfield plant at the base of the hill. Handsome pink quartzite buildings that comprise the state penitentiary sit to the west. Cars whiz past on Cliff and Interstate 229 just a bit farther east.
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There are so many questions. Is it safe? Does pot smoking lead to the use of hard drugs? What is the risk of pot smoking during pregnancy? Does marijuana have medical value in treating disease? Does smoking pot relieve the side effects of cancer treatment?
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TheFriedensbergBibleChurch was established in 1874, making this the 150th year that the church has been spreading the word of God and Jesus’ teachings. What began as a Mennonite Church and named Friedensberg Mennonite Church of Avon finally became an independent bible church in 2010. With a new denomination, came the new name of Friedensberg Bible Church. The last official membership count was 85 members. Most Sundays there are between 30 and 40 people that attend the small, serene country church. Being a part of a small rural church is something that Friedensberg Bible Church goers enjoy the most. It is the family-like atmospherethatkeepspeoplecoming back and continuing to attend through generations of families.
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As husband and wife urologists, we talk a lot about the urinary tract and how it affects our patients.
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Farmers are some of the biggest gamblers I know. They go to a bank, borrow money to buy land – borrow more money to buy equipment. Then they go back and get an operating note so they can buy seed, fertilizer, and chemical. And then they bury it all in the dirt. They pray thatitmightrain,thatsomething mightgrow,andthatthey’llhave somethingtosellsothattheycan pay back those loans.
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InterimSuperintendent,Brian Field’s, time with the Avon School District will come to an end this Thursday, June 27th. Field first took the interim superintendent position for Avon on January 2nd of this year. He was happy to take the shortterm position in Avon because he has always enjoyed the small and mid-sized school culture. Fieldenjoysaschoolsettingthat allowsforthegettingtoknowof the students, staff, parents and community well. This is especially important to Field as he believes that education is about buildingandsustainingpositive and productive relationships with all stakeholders. In the short time that Field has been in Avon, he can see that there is a great amount of pride for the school district and outstanding support from the community. Being an Avon Pirate is something very special as is evident to Field by so many of the staff members coming back home to Avon to work and raise their families.
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This past week, Bon Homme Countywashithardwithconstant rain to the amount of anywhere between 2 and 8 inches of throughout thecounty.Thiscausedseveral areas to flood and have running water over roads. One of the several areas that was closed due to flooding was Highway 37 at the Emanuel Creek Bridge. The Bon Homme County Emergency Management Manager, Eric Elsberry, reports the county currently has 300 sites they are evaluating for flood damage. He is currently out working and beginning to assess those sites. For latest updates on road closings and openings please follow the Bon Homme County Facebook page.
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