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The annual VFW Post 7319 Veterans Day Banquet was held at the American Legion with a potluck supper at 7:00 p.m. on November 11, 2025. Toastmaster for the evening was Mark Roberts who welcomed everyone and then introduced officers of both the VFW and American Legion and their Auxiliaries as well as the Mayor of the city of Wagner. Post Chaplain, Don Hubbard, then gave the Invocation.
Read moreLake Andes Public Library will receive a $10,000 gift from Carnegie Corporation of New York, the foundation established by Andrew Carnegie. The award is part of Carnegie Libraries 250, a special initiative celebrating the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and honoring the roughly 1,280 Carnegie Libraries still serving their communities across the United States.
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The month of November is VFW Veterans in the Classroom month. Five Post 7319 members visited the 5th grade social studies classrooms of Patrick Belling and Phillip Raysby on November 11th.
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VA has reported ongoing delays in processing Chapter 35 (Dependents’ Educational Assistance) payments due to the system transition from the BDN to the Benefits Manager system earlier this year. This pre-shutdown issue was worsened by the government shutdown, which limited overtime authorization for claims processors and restricted VA’s ability to communicate with schools and students.
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President Jamie Soukup brought the meeting to order Wednesday, November 12th and proceeded to lead the members in saying the Rotary Grace. Rotarian Rachel Woods announced that our song for the day would be The Battle Hymn of the Republic. The day before our meeting was Veterans Day which made our song even more meaningful.
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Members of the United States Senate and House are still receiving paychecks during the government shutdown, though some lawmakers are looking to change that.
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