The annual meeting of the Pioneer Cemetery Association will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 22 at the Ron and Lois Hornstra farm just west of the cemetery. Anyone with any interest in the cemetery is encouraged to attend.
Read moreThe Good Samaritan Society- Tyndall is preparing for its 15th annual Walk of Flags. Individualswishingtopaytribute to someone special on Memorial weekend may contact the nursing home to purchase an American flag. The name of the person being honored or remembered (one name per flag) and the donor’s name will beplacedonacoloredtagwhich will be tied on the 12x18 stick flag. The color of the tag will signify one of the five giving levels available. One hundred percent of the proceeds from this fundraiser will be used toward residentcenteredprojects at the nursing home. Deadline to purchase a flag is May 22. Everyone is invited to come strollthroughthepatrioticflag display May 23-26.
Read moreAvon American Legion Auxiliary will meet Tuesday, May 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Avon Public Library.
Read more
TRAP OPENS FOR THE SEASON AT IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE
Read moreAvon Community Blood Drive to be held at the Zion Lutheran Church in Avon on Tuesday, June 3rd from 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. To schedule anappointment,callLifeServe Blood Center at (800) 287-4903.
Read more
During the summer of 2020, local community members volunteered to serve on a newly formed board to manage the perpetual care and maintenance of the local ZCBJ Cemetery. At that time, research into the ZCBJ Cemetery was conducted and there no longer being a ZCBJ Lodge in Wagner, the closest lodge in Utica, SD did not want to be responsible for a cemetery in Wagner. This gave the community board the opportunity to reorganize as the Wagner Cemetery Association and to transfer the care of the ZCBJ Cemetery to the Wagner Cemetery Association. Since that reorganization of the Wagner Cemetery Association, work has been ongoing to transfer ownership of the property from ZCBJ to Wagner Cemetery. As of the cemetery board meeting on May 6, 2025, we are happy to officially announce that the cemetery is now “Wagner Cemetery”. The Wagner Cemetery is the portion from the old original cemetery in the middle to the southern edge. On the north end, St John the Baptist Catholic Church maintains their own cemetery as a separate entity.
Read more