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Following some unfortunate events in the spring of 2020 where remembrance items were removed and destroyed from the sites of local graves, local families gathered last summer at an open community meeting held at Wagner Lake to discuss the future of the ZCBJ Cemetery. Community members in attendance volunteered to serve on a newly formed board to manage the perpetual care and maintenance of the local cemetery. Research into the ZCBJ Cemetery was conducted and there no longer being a ZCBJ Lodge in Wagner, the closest lodge in Utica did not want to be responsible for a cemetery in Wagner. This gave the community board the opportunity to reorganize recently as the Wagner Cemetery Association and the former ZCBJ Cemetery winnow be known as the Wagner Cemetery. Work has been going on to transfer the care of the former ZCBJ Cemetery to the Wagner Cemetery Association. A volunteer board has been formed consisting of the following members and officers. Mike Medricky-President, Chad Peters-Vice President, Patty Frei-Secretary, Linda Youngbluth-Treasurer, Dave Robertson, Todd Johannsen and Melissa Zacharias. The Wagner Cemetery is the portion from the old original cemetery in the middle to the southern edge. St John the Baptist Catholic Church maintains their own cemetery as a separate entity on the northern end.
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On March 7th, at 12:34 p.m., members of the Avon Fire Department responded to their first grass fire of the new year at a farm southeast of Avon. Prior to arrival, the landowner was able to keep the fire from spreading to a row of trees. The perimeter of the fire was quickly extinguished, but the Avon Fire Department remained on scene until three large round hay bales that were on fire were on longera threat.
Read moreHaley Rogers of Brookings was a visitor last Tuesday in the home of her aunt, Lynn and Jon Stather.
Read moreIn February the Bargain Shoppe gave $500 to the Bon Homme High School After Prom Organization and $200 each to the Avon and Scotland After Prom Organizations. In March the Tyndall Fire Department was given $3,000 and Avon, Springfield, Scotland and Tabor Fire Departments received $2,000 each.
Read moreWe are saddened to notify you all that we are postponing the Avon High School All School Reunion until a later date. We have heard from too many alumni that would be unable to attend due to travel restrictions in their current state/location, COVID vaccines haven’t reached every age group yet, etc. We want this event to be successful for all the alumni and give everybody the opportunity to attend.
Read moreFeeding South Dakota food distribution will be held Friday, Mar. 26 at the Scotland Community Church at 8:45 a.m.; the Tyndall Fire Hall at 10:30 a.m. and at the Avon Fire Hall at 12 noon.
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