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As the holiday season winds down and the New Year approaches, many of us begin reflecting on the past year and thinking ahead. It’s a natural time to set resolutions—those hopeful promises to ourselves to eat better, move more, stress less or simply live healthier.

The Christmas season is here, and with it come the familiar sights, sounds, and smells of yuletide. To this day, the smell of lutefisk and lefse still brings me back to Christmas Eve at my grandmother’s house.

I hope this update finds you well as we draw to the close of 2025. The first day of the 101st Legislative Session is right around the corner now. On December 2nd I was in Pierre for the Governors Budget Address.

Wagner Community School students, Kindergarten through 12th grade, showcased their musical talents last Friday night, December 19, as they presented their Christmas concert in the school gymnasium. The concert featured music selections from each grade, as well as 5th-12th grade bands.

WAGNER, December 18 – Emily’s Hope, in collaboration with Wagner Communities That Care and Buche Foods, has installed a new free naloxone distribution box at Buche Foods in Wagner, expanding access to lifesaving overdose reversal medication in the community.

Avon School’s Middle School and High School musicians filled the evening wwith festive sounds on Thursday as they presented their Winter Concert, undeterred by winter weather outside.

Fort Randall Federal Credit Union shared the spirit of the season by making generous holiday donations to support important local programs and services in the community.

The holiday season is fast approaching with all its festive occupations like decorating the house, buying and wrapping presents and preparing and serving holiday meals.