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Feeding South Dakota food distribution will be held Friday, Jan. 26 at the Scotland Community Church at 8:45 a.m.; the Tyndall Fire Hall at 10:30 a.m. and at the Avon Fire Hall at 12 noon.
Read moreSDSU Extension will host a free private applicator Zoom Webinar training January 22 from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. at the 4-H Center, 1910 Birch St. Tyndall. Go to https://extension. sdstate.edu/event/private-applicator-training-januaryand click on the Bon Homme County location to complete your registration. Online registration is required byJanuary 22, 2024 at noon to attend. In-person seating is limited.
Read moreSpecial Meeting of the Avon Board of Education Wednesday, January 24, 2024—1:30 p.m. Board Room Agenda:
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Read moreI recently delivered my State of the State Address to a joint session of our State Legislature. Towards the end of my speech, a small kiddo started crying up in the gallery. Now, to some that would probably be an unwantedinterruption,butin South Dakota, we will always welcome a crying baby. And that’s a good thing considering the fact that our state has the highest birth rate in the nation – so we have a lot of crying babies around!
Read moreThe 70th annual SD Picnic in Florida will be held February 24 at 12 noon at the Grace Lutheran Church fellowship hall in Lakeland, FL. All former South Dakotans, either permanent or seasonal residents are invited to attend with their family. The SD Picnic will be held indoors in the Grace Lutheran Church fellowship hall. Parking and fellowship hall entrance is at the rear of the church building. Please bring a main dish or dessert with enough to share, along with plates and eating utensils for yourself. Serving utensils will be provided, along with soft drinks, water, coffee and tea. There will be no alcoholic beverages served at the SD Picnic. Please come and enjoy a fun time with fellow South Dakotans to either meet new friends or to catch up with friends known for a lifetime. Be sure to reach out to any South Dakotans you know who are living in FL in February and let them know about this special time of fun and fellowship. This is the 70th annual SD Picnic let’s all come out and make this the best SD Picnic ever!
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There were big snowflakes falling slowly to the ground Wednesday, January 10th, when the Wagner Rotary Club gathered for its weekly meeting. It could have been described as pretty if we hadn’t just gone through a two-day period of snow and high winds over the weekend. President Becky Brunsing gave what she described as “a small ring a ding” on the Rotary Bell to bring the members to order. We were short of five members due to the weather and other commitments.
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