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The Avon Public Library Summer Reading Program met for their second session on June 21st. There were 33 children and a dozen adults in attendance. The guest reader, Anthony Pacheco from Canton, Michigan read, “Fidgety Fish and Friends.” The children enjoyed sand pudding cups decorated with an ocean scene. Participants also continued work on their Young Author’s Workshop projects. This week’s winners were Raegan, Roslyn, and Dayton Brandt. Thank you to Avon Community Bank, Deb and Nyla’s, and Walter Construction for generous donations to our program.
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David Rush, age 65, of Sioux Falls, died on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Read moreConrad and Erma Meyer attended the wedding of her niece, Deanne Jelsma and Colin Adams in Springfield on Saturday, followed by the wedding reception in Tyndall.
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On an evening that had threats of rain, week eight of the Fort Randall Casino Weekly Racing Series took the green flag Friday night with a mission. "Let's get this show in!!!" Mission accomplished.
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With the recent addition of some weekly newspapers to my reading area, new readers are wondering why I occasionally relate a Wisconsin adventure. About 13 years ago, Betsy, my wife, sat up in bed one morning and announced that she wanted to move to Wisconsin. Two of our three daughters and their families live in the Madison, WI area. Though Betsy certainly deserved to live wherever she wished after tolerating me for all these years, I was horrified. In desperation, I offered Betsy and the girls a compromise. Wagner would remain our home, but we would downsize our SD home and buy a second home in Wisconsin where we would spend 4-5 months of the year closer to family. The deal was made.
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For most of us, seeing the doctor means making a trip to the local clinic to see our primary care physician in person, but an increasing number of patients are seeing their doctor remotely by telehealth, using twoway video telecommunication technology.
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