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Congratulations to these firemen from Dante, Wagner and Ravinia for becoming certified structural firefighters by passing FF 1&2.We appreciate your dedication to protect your respective com mu nities.Firemen becoming certified were, from left: Matt Hill (Dante), Tanner Kotab (Dante), Austin Weber (Ravinia), Ryan Frederick (Ravinia), Ron Lensing (Ravinia), Terrance Krcil (Wagner), Tim Leibel (Wagner), Cody Scarrott (Ravinia). Courtesy Photo
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Funeral Services for Jessica Ann Costello, (Grace Atana Hart) 37, of Lake Andes were Friday, March 13 at the White Swan Community Center. Burial was in St. Phillips Episcopal Cemetery, Lake Andes. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral Service for Arlene Svanda were held Tuesday, March 10 at Go glin Funeral Home in Tyndall. Burial will be in Country Presbyterian Cemetery, rural Tabor, South Dakota at a later date.
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Gary was born to Wesley J. Kaberna and DeElda A. (Newman) Kaberna on June 26, 1940, in Wagner. He attended country schools and graduated from Wagner High School. He attended a semester at South Dakota State in Brookings, before returning to the family farm. At age 25, Gary moved to Nemo, to work at the Nemo Guest Ranch for Uncle Frank Troxell, where he began his cowboy ways.
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With the coronavirus causing school to be cancelled, my son brought his schoolwork home. He shared with us a Greek mythology worksheet about Pandora’s Box. If you aren’t familiar, the Greek god Zeus gave a wedding present to beautiful Pandora but instructed her not to open it. Like many of us, impatience and curiosity got the best of her and she opened it anyway which caused a lot of new problems.
Read moreMATTHEW 5: 13-16 “ Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world a city that is set on an hill cannot be hid neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick and it giveth light to all that are in the house let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your father which is in heaven.”(KJV)
Read moreA new type of coronavirus, abbreviated COVID-19, is causing an outbreak of respiratory (lung) disease. It was first detected in China and has now been detected internationally. While the immediate health risk in the United States is low, it is important to plan for any possible outbreaks if the risk level increases in the future.
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