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Most people have heard of the iconic Kevin Costner movie, “Dances with Wolves”. “Dances with Wolves” was a western adventure movie that was released over 30 years ago in 1990. The movie stars Kevin Costner as a Civil War soldier that develops a relationship with a band of Lakota Native Americans.

Landon Thury, Megan Gretschmann, McKenna Kocmich and Courtney Sees will be competing at the Genius Olympiad at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. The competition accepted 367 projects from 1014 submissions.

Even though they deserve to be celebrated and honored every day for their dedication and hard work toward the betterment of the students and staff in the community, one day a year there is a formal celebration for school principals.

In partnership with the Lake Andes Food and Wellness Council, acommitteeof AndesCentral staff members is working to form a Backpack Program to send food items home twice a month with participating students.

Riata Bultje, Lake Andes, SD is a recipient of one of the Agriculture Focus Scholarships. She will be graduating from Andes Central High School and will attend South Dakota State University, majoring in Agriculture Education. Her parents are Brice and Darci Bultje of Lake Andes.

BROOKINGS, South Dakota – A total of 40 members from District Four were awarded their State FFA Degree during the 96th South Dakota FFA Convention, April 18-20, at the Dacotah Bank Center. The State Degree is the highest honor the South Dakota FFA Association can bestow upon its members.

National Teacher Appreciation Day is always celebrated on the first Tuesday of the first full week in May. This year, National Teacher’s Appreciation Day is celebrated on Tuesday, May 7th.

Northeast rural Lake Andes is home to a unique landscape that is a mixture of grasslands and wetlands. This picturesque setting is home to the Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is comprised of 5,639 acres of refuge land and 4,700 acres of lake.

As we approach the end of our 22nd season, I would like to thank our audience for trusting us to bring them health information that is current and accurate.