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10 YEARS AGO 2015 Martha Hrdlicka celebrated her 90th birthday with an open house at the Wagner Methodist Church. Couples Kimberly Kokesh and Tyler Pepper and Kaitlin Rekow-Menzie and Matthew Andersh both announce their engagements.

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.

City Library News 5-21-25 The library will be closed on Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day. Any materials loaned out will be due the 27th, or materials can be placed in the book drop at the top of the ramp on the northeast end of the library.

3rd Annual Youth Turkey Hunt last weekend. We hosted eight youth hunters again this year, and were blessed with great weather for their hunt! Six of the eight were able to tag turkeys this year! It was another fun hunt for all the kids and guides!

The VFW Post 7319 and Auxiliary will once again be holding their Buddy Poppy Days on Thursday, May 22. Volunteers will be asking for donations for this worthwhile cause.

Wednesday, May 14th found the Wagner Rotary members present at the club building with a few absences again. Rotarians are busy people, and this spring/summer is no exception.

Greer Unit #11, American Legion Auxiliary held their monthly meeting on May 15 at the Post Home with 14 members present. President Alyssa Mathis called the meeting to order. Chaplain Margie Stone read the opening prayer.

Wagner American Legion Greer Post #11 presented four $500.00 scholarships at graduation exercises on Saturday, May 10. Scholarships are awarded annually to Seniors who have applied for the scholarships and have successfully completed the requirements for graduation.

American Legion Greer Post #11 held its monthly meeting on May 15th, 2025 with 29 Legion members and 3 SAL members in attendance. Also in attendance were three of our four scholarship winners; Presley Slaba, Carter Smejkal and Lydia Yost.

10 YEARS AGO 2015 The Wagner Community School held their graduation for the Class of 2015. The Class of 2015 consisted of 31 seniors. Their Class Motto was, “Behind us are memories, beside us are friends, before us are dreams.”