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Mollie B Performed at the old Andes Central High School Gym Monday, October 30th.There was a great turn out. Photos by Alyssa Mathis
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According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation in the United States, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Breast cancer does not just affect women. It is estimated that in 2023, 297,790 women and 2,800 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, here is one breast cancer survivor’s journey.
Read moreDecember 1st (Friday) has been set as the date for the annual Christmas Parade and Customer Appreciation Day in Lake Andes. Start now to plan a parade entry! “Christmas” is the theme this year for parade entries. Customer appreciation can be handled by each individual business and as they choose. The annual lighting of the Christmas Tree at the corner of 3rd Ave and Main Street is a highlight of the night. Drawings for hams and turkeys will also take place after the tree lighting. If you have a group that would like to organize a food sale or a craft fair that would be wonderful. Let’s make this the best Christmas Parade and Customer Appreciation Day to date!
Read morePastor/Founder of the Grace Baptist Church, Lake Andes since 1988
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On Fridays the second graders and fourth graders read with each other. They recently read Halloween books by flashlight in darkened classrooms. More holiday ambiance was achieved with fun sites shown on the Promethean Board. Students also participated in the 18th annual attempt to break the world record for the most people reading the same book on the same day. On October 26, 73 Andes Central School students and staff read With Lots of Love by Jenny Torres Sanchez. The book was available online for a limited time, so students were able to read together on the Promethean Board or on any computer.
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On Monday, I hosted my first Level Up Youth Conference in Rapid City. Over 350 students from more than a dozen West River schools attended to hear from a variety of speakers about how they can become more engaged citizens – and even learned some tips on how to better chat with Uncle Bob about politics during Thanksgiving dinner. Divisive political discourse, 24/7 news and media consumption, and low civic engagement among youth paint a bleak picture for our nation’s future, but it’s not too late to get us back on the right track. These students are our future leaders and there’s no doubt they will be part of the solution.
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