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Katie Swatek was named Photographer of the Year at the SYNC conference on March 4th held in Destin, Florida. SYNC is the High School Senior and Youth Sports National Conference. This conference is tailored particularly to portrait professionals, creative entrepreneurs and small business owners. It is known for its educational programs that focus on high school seniors, youth sports, business, sales and marketing. The number of photographers that attend this conference annually is 500 and this year’s photographers spanned the globe and were from the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, South America and Puerto Rico. For the 2025 image competitions, there were 126 photographers that entered the competition with 1074 submitted images.
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Avon held their spring concert on Thursday, March 20 with Mr. Sexe and Mrs. Schultz directing.
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Over one hundred years ago, the gold mining industry of South Africa had a problem: too many workers were dying from pneumonia. They turned to Dr. Almorth Wright, a British physician who had successfullycreatedavaccineagainsttyphoidfever thatsavedcountlesslivesofBritishsoldiersinWorld War I and other wars. Wright and his colleagues developed an inoculation of killed pneumococci bacteria which resulted in a substantial reduction of cases of pneumonia and death in the miners.
Read moreYou can’t go far without seeing some sign of agriculture in South Dakota – it’s the lifeblood of our state. Advocating for the farm and ranch families in our state is one of my top priorities as a U.S. senator. I’m proud to be a voice for these hardworking South Dakotans who carry on an important way of life that helps feed and fuel our country and the world.
Read morePIERRE, S.D. – Elderly and disabled South Dakotans have until April 1, 2025, to apply for property tax relief under South Dakota’s Assessment Freeze for the Elderly and Disabled Program.
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