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LMVC All Conference Players were: First Team Emma Yost, Second Team Shalayne Nagel and Macy Koupal, Third Team Lydia Yost. SESD All Conference Players: First Team, Emma Yost and Second Team Shalayne Nagel, Third Team Ashlyn Koupal.
Read more(LIT) Community Youth Group is hosting a Family Movie Night to take place Sunday, March 20 at 7:00 pm at Emmanuel Reformed Church, Springfield. The film to be viewed will be "Wonder" (2017). Synopsis: "Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie Pullman becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the local fifth grade. As his family, his new classmates, and the larger community all struggle to discover their compassion and acceptance, Auggie's extraordinary journey will unite them and prove you can't blend in when you were born to stand out." LIT members will be serving popcorn and refreshments and receiving free will donations to raise funds for their upcoming service trip to New York this summer.
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Fall always puts me in a literary mood, perhaps because the South Dakota Festival of Books is held in late September or early October. I relish the opportunity to listen to writers discuss their books and always leave inspired to work on new projects.
Read moreThe library staff are beginning to start thinking about Summer 2022 programming. The theme is “Ocean of Possibilities”. The theme lends itself to ocean animals of course, but we are also looking at any animals that live in salt or fresh water. As far as “possibilities” the list can be endless. The library is hoping to provide learning experiences in hand crafts such as macrame, sewing (hand or machine), pearler beads and beading crafts. The areas of gardening, foods and nutrition and STEAM activities are also going to be on the agenda.
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A huge thank you to Lake Andes Coop Elevator, Charles Mix Farm Bureau Insurance, and Farm Bureau Financial Service/Pat Westendorf for the donations to purchase a grain bin Rescue Auger.
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1st through 6th grade students at Andes Central participated in the school's annual Spelling Bee on Tuesday, February 8th , 2022. The spelling bee consisted of two parts: a written test of 35 words and an oral contest. Medals were awarded to the first three places in each grade level. The first and second place winners will attend the Missouri Valley Regional Spelling Bee which will be held in Gregory, SD on February 23rd.
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Last week the Avon drama department went to Rapid City with their play The Empty Chair for the State One-Act Play Festival. They left on Wednesday with a farewell tunnel around 3:00 and went to Rapid City in a five-hour road trip. The department stayed in the La Quinta Inn with a water park. The competition took place in the Rapid City Central High School.
Read moreThe Wagner Chamber of Commerce held their monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 7 at the Wagner Theater meeting room and the topic of discussion involved what the future could hold for the senior class students. The central focus of the meeting included a basic explanation of the Build Dakota Scholarship program and the opportunities it presents for students and for local businesses and the community as a whole. The Build Dakota Scholarship represents a “full ride scholarship”, which provides all of a students tuition, books, tools and fees to attend a technical college in South Dakota. This special scholarship brings a business partner and student together and encourages the student to return to the community after technical college training is completed.
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