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Avon community members showed up in a big way this July, turningcompassionintoactionatthemostrecentAvonCommunity Blood Drive. Thanks to their generosity, 20 units of blood were collected from 16 donors - enough to help up to 60 patients at local hospitals. One first-time donor also joined the LifeServe Blood Center community, underscoring the power of neighbors helping neighbors.
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Matthew Kokes, the son of Jay and Lori Kokes, was the Wagner American Legion’s 2025 Boys State delegate. South Dakota Boys State was held at Northern State University in Aberdeen on June 2-6. When asked why he applied to attend Boys State, Matthew said it was because he wanted to learn more about how the government worked, the behind-the-scenes processes and to network with others from across the state. When Matthew found out that he had been chosen as Wagner’s delegate, he was very excited. Going into the event, all that Matthew knew was that it was a chance for young people like himself that were interested in government to get first-hand experience while learning.
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There was almost a full house at the Rotary Building on Wednesday, July 30, for the last July meeting. Guests present were Roberta Haar Duke and her two sons William and Sydney Duke from the Netherlands. Roberta is the daughter of Sharon and the late Harris Haar and has lived in the Netherlands for many years now. She always comes back to her roots for a visit, and we were happy to have them in attendance. They were guests of Rotarian Becky Brunsing. Rotarian Bryan Slaba brought the new WCMH CFO Joshua Christensen as a guest also. Judene Ervine was present in lieu of Rotarian Amanda Bechen who was out on business matters.
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The incentive trip for all who participated in the summer programs and reading at the library will be Monday, August 4th. Bus leaves for Mitchell at 8:30 a.m. and we should be back by 4:00 p.m. Parents /Guardians pick up a permission form and return as soon as possible.
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From the Files of the Lake Andes Wave
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