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This holiday season, LifeServe Blood Center is urging families in South Dakota to come together and create a new and meaningful tradition: donating blood as a family to save lives in their communities. LifeServe Blood Center is the lifeline for more than 160 hospitals primarily in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Hospitals in your community have chosen LifeServe as their sole provider of blood and blood products, meaning that when you donate blood with LifeServe, you can save lives in your neighborhood. As a community- based blood center, LifeServe only hosts blood drives in the communities where that blood will go back into the area hospitals.
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A building that has been a part of the Wagner main street since at least 1935, began demolition Friday, December 8th. The old meat locker was completely torn down and debris was removed that day and over the weekend. Current owners, Joey and Brenda Jaton, needed to safely bring down the building before the roof completely caved in. Last winter was particularly hard on the building’s roof and had started the cave-in. They currently have no plans for the lot, but would love to see it hold a new business or to see someone interested in using the space to enhance Wagner.
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HOSA COLORING CONTEST WINNERS
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Tiff Hrdlicka Teigen with the East River Horizons Team presented Nadine Striven, a member of the Helping Hands Backpack program, a check for $250.00. The Helping Hands Backpack program currently sends food home for the weekend to 79 kindergarten-1st graders from the Wagner Community School. The East River Horizons is a non-profit organization with a mission to promote unity, one relationship at a time. Horizons was made aware of the funding needs of the backpack program during a monthly Wagner Chamber of Commerce meeting and Horizons members were eager to assist. Horizons Board members include Amy Doom, President; Yelle Turner, Vice-President; Tiff Hrdlicka Teigen, Treasurer; Pam Red Lightning, Secretary; and three new members: Becca Red Lightning, Jolene Red Lightning and Mackenzie Havranek. Horizons is looking forward to a fresh start in 2024, with new ideas to make a positive impact in our East River communities.
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Thousands of high school senior scholar-athletes graduating with the class of 2024 from 4,129 different schools across the country applied for the scholarship earlier this fall. From this talented group of accomplished, community-minded young men and women, more than 4,878 have earned the honor of becoming School Winners in the Heisman High School Scholarship competition awarded by The Heisman Trophy Trust.
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Wagner Oral Interp competed in the State Competition in Harrisburg Friday, December 1st and Saturday, December 2nd. Friday afternoon, Reader’s Theatre performed and brought home a Superior Award. Reader’s Theatre included senior Trenton Rolston, Juniors Jackson Rolston, Presley Slaba, Macee Stimpson and 8th grader Taya Stone. Friday evening, Presley Slaba performed her storytelling piece. Saturday morning, Jackson Rolston performed his non-original piece. Saturday afternoon, Jackson also performed his humor piece, bringing home another Superior medal. Senior Jennifer Barnett performed her Poetry piece Saturday afternoon, also, winning a Superior award. Wagner Community School was a recipient of the Team Excellence Award! These kids have been working hard since August on their pieces and have put a lot of time, effort, and energy into memorizing, practicing, perfecting, and performing their pieces! Wagner Oral Interpretation has had a strong season, bringing home awards at various meets, including Brandon Valley, Regions and State.
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The Wagner Community School’s current seniors were asked to attend a post-graduation planning and training program sponsored by the Wagner Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, November 29th. The event was planned and put together by Dana Sanderson with the help of the Wagner Chamber of Commerce and the Yankton Sioux Tribe.
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COMMERCIAL STATE BANK HONORS DON KOTAB FOR 60 YEARS OF SERVICE
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