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Jace Kuhlman, the son of Mike and Jamie Kuhlman was awarded a Build Dakota Scholarship in April. Jace originally applied because he saw what a good opportunity it would be for him and his future. Jace will be attending Mitchell Technical College this fall, enrolling in the Precision Ag Technology program.
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JaCee Dvorak competed in the South Dakota Junior Hereford Association Field Days on June 8th in Sioux Falls. She showed her Hereford heifer named Sophia and steer named Carlos in the competition. JaCee was awarded Grand Champion Senior Showmanship with her show Hereford heifer, Sophia. With winning this title, JaCee was awarded a beautiful belt buckle.
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On June 22, (in spite of all the rain and flooded roads) the Ravinia all school reunion held it's fourth consecutive reunion at the Ravinia Fire Hall. A couple of firemen and a few committee members started setting up Saturday morning as social hour started at 3:00 in the afternoon.
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Fort Randall Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that our very own Darrell Pepper of Geddes was awarded the Volunteer of the Year Award at the Dakota Credit Union Association’s Annual Summit held in May.
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is including three new cancer types in the list of presumed service-connected disabilities due to military environmental exposure under the PACT Act. Through a sub-regulatory policy letter published to the Federal Register, the following three cancer types have been included in the list of presumptive diseases:
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What an amazing adventure we have been on! 55 kids and around 25 adults today in our little library. Loretta Knodel led the troops with the reading of the book “Let’s go on a Hike”. Kids were able to make their own binoculars or origami bookmark. Mark your calendar for July 15th for s’more reading fun!
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This month’s Avon Chamber of CommerceBusinessSpotlight is on the Community Bank of Avon. The Community Bank of Avon first began operating in 1914 under the name of Bank of Kingsburg. The bank was chartered by Thomas C. Pier in Kingsburg. Pier got his start in banking working in banking in Ravinia. The Community Bank then moved to Avon in 1933 as the town of Kingsburg began to wither. Another reason for the bank’s change in location is that at the time, Avon did not haveanotheroperatingbankand Pier wanted to better be able to serve the banking needs of the public. The Community Bank of Avon has a past history of and is currently a family ran business. The bank is a stock corporation that is owned by the extended Pier family as its shareholders. Pier family members also serve as Officers and Directors for the bank.
Read moreThe Annual Open Class Show will be held during the Bon Homme County 4-H Achievement Days. If you enjoy making projects or have a hobby and would like toshowoffyourwork,hereis your chance! You can enter a variety of items to show. Anything from painting, quilting, baking, canning, collections, photography, gardening and so much more! Our Achievement Days schedule has changed slightly this year, and all exhibits will be judged on Thursday evening, August 1st. All exhibits should be entered Thursday, August 1st, by 5:00 p.m. at the 4-H Centerandmustgobyguidelines in the South Dakota State Fair Book.
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