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King: Hunter Lhotak Queen: Presley Slaba
Read moreIt is that time of year again when the students, staff, and community rally together to celebrate Wagner Community School’s Homecoming. This year's theme is 'Summer Getaway.' With homecoming comes the election of the homecoming royalty. This year’s King candidates are Jackson Rolston, Preston McFayden, and Hunter Lhotak. Queen candidates for the 2024 Homecoming are Janessa Powers, April Hollingsworth, and Presley Slaba. Meet the candidates:
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Dick Padrnos, formerly of Lake Andes, was inducted into the South Dakota Basketball Hall of Fame on August 24th in Sioux Falls. Padrnos was a standout basketball player for the Lake Andes High School Eagles during the years of 1947 through 1951. He wore number 33 and was the team’s center. As an eighth grader, Padrnos was a starter on the varsity basketball team and started for the Eagles for five seasons. He led the team in scoring his freshmen through senior year and would score 250-300 points per season. During his senior year, Padrnos averaged 23 points per game with his highest scoring game against Armour where he scored 40 points. He helped lead the Eagles to their first state basketball tournament in 1951, where they finished in 3rd place. The Eagles ended that season with a 30-1 win-loss record.
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Music filled the air Wednesday evening, September 4th as Ivory took the stage and shared their classic rock songs with special guest performer Joslynn Rose from 'The Voice' singing with the band. The event was put on by the Avon Park Festival. Photos by Jenna Petrik
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Three Lake Andes Firefighters attended a one-day electric vehicle training class in Garretson on Friday, August 23. Fire Chief, Rod Bergin, Jeremiah Freidel and Jacob Wenzlaff attended training that focused on electric vehicle fires and accidents. The SD State Fire Marshal’s office had distributed the training flyer to fire departments throughout the state and when the Lake Andes Fire Department heard about it decided there was a growing need in the area for this type of training.
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2024 HOMECOMING ROYALTY AZIAH MEYER, JAYDON DRIESEN, JOHN FATHKE, DEVIN RUCKTAESCHEL, LANDON MUDDER MAESA KUHLMAN, MYLIE BARES, ELLA SMALL, KAELI WALLINGA, MACY VOIGT
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Wagner Fire Department held their annual Figure 8 on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Results of the Figure 8 are:
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For the first time in Labor Day HISTORY, the Wagner Labor Day Committee is proud to announce the....
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