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My first experience with cardiopulmonary resuscitation was during the summer of 1969. I was an orderly in a Minneapolis intensive care unit (ICU) when my patient stoppedbreathing.Icalledforhelpandprovidedmouth-tomouth breathing until the team arrived. Later the doctor told me I saved the patient’s life, further convincing me that medicine was my life’s purpose.
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For Terran Talsma, summer means rodeo season and rodeo season means the thrill and challenge of competition. Talsmahasafullsummerofrodeoingas he competes in 4H rodeos, high school rodeos and other SDRA (South Dakota Rodeo Association).
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Wally Voigt is being honored as this month’s AvonVeteranoftheMonth.VoigtisaVeteranofthe Vietnam War and was drafted into the Army at the age of 19. At the time of his draft, he was working. He entered the service October 1st of 1969 and one year, 11 months, and 27 days later in September of 1971 his tour of duty ended.
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My name is Joanie Holm. I am a certified nurse practitioner in Brookings, South Dakota and I am the person fortunate to have been the life partner of the original Prairie Doc, Richard P. Holm, M.D. Rick and I were married for 40 years before his passing in March of 2020.
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The Wagner St. John Lutheran Church will celebrate their 125th anniversary Sunday, June 9th. To commemorate this special occasion, there will be a service held at 3:30 p.m. followed by a meal.
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Jeanne Ann Soulek, 85, went to her heavenly home Saturday, May 25 at the Good Samaritan Center in Corsica. Funeral mas was held May 31 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Armour with burial following in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Armour. Arrangements by Koehn Bros. Funeral Home in Armour.
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Funeral mass for Kathleen “Casper” Ann Honomichl, 66, of Wagner will be held Wednesday, June 5 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Marty. Burial will be in the ZCBJ Cemetery, rural Wagner. Peters Funeral Home of Wagner is in charge of arrangements.
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