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On June 9th, 2024, the Wagner Pool Fundraising Group known as Catch the Wave received a matching donation award of $200,000 dollars from the Arlene Kirby family to support their efforts to build a new pool. Kirby’s involvement was because relationship with the South Dakota Community Foundation, the parent organization of the Wagner Area Foundation Fund. This award will raise the current and pledged funds raised by the group to 628,000 with their final goal being to raise 1 million dollars from the community. Alto though Kirby is not a member of the Wagner community her father grew up here. She spent many summers in the area playing with her cousins in the Wagner pool that have left her with many fond memories of the town.
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Doctors write prescriptions for medications all the time. However, have you ever heard of a doctor prescribing a walk in the park? While this prescription will not fit in a bottle, it can pack some powerful health benefits. It may sound strange, but doctors actually can prescribe time outdoors to their patients with the help of a national program, ParkRx.org. This free online program can help a patient track their outdoor activity and discuss more outdoor exercise options with their doctor.
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The Wagner Community School high school basketball coaches put on a 3rd through 12th grade basketball camp May 28th through the 31st. Coaches that were involved in the camp included Mike Koupal, Josh Davies, Tera Koupal and Courtney Mack. The camp worked on fundamentals with both the younger and older kids and allowed them to display the things they learned during some full court games. The camp also held contests. It was great for both the kids and the coaches to get into the gym and have some fun while improving their skills.
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On Monday, June 10, Wagner’s Post 7319 VFW Teener teams went to Freeman to play a pair of games.
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On Tuesday, June 11, Wagner’s American Legion Post 11 team hosted Parkston’s Post 194. Too many Ks at the plate and errors in the field proved to be Wagner’s undoing as they would fall to the visitors by a 9-5 score.
Read moreOn Wednesday, June 12, the VFW Post 7319 teeners went to Alexandria to play two games.
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