Opinion

If I were a gambling man, I’d be willing to bet that no matter how avid an angler you are, no matter how long you’ve been at it, you would learn something you didn’t know if you read the latest South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks 2022 Fishing Handbook. I thought that I knew it all, but I didn’t.

Living in a small town, we are often inclined to see change in our community as a threat to ourselves and our way of life. When we feel threatened by change uncertainty rears its ugly head and our negativity often takes over. We say things like – “What’s wrong with the way we’ve always done it.

On occasion editors permit me to stray from hunting and fishing to discuss my favorite topic - regional history. Such is the case with John Bruguier. John Bruguier’s mother was a Yanktonai. His father, Theophile Bruguier, was a Canadian Frenchman born near Montreal in 1813.

I’m presently engaged in a personal struggle of sorts. Not that I’m here to air my dirty laundry publicly, like so many now do, as though it were the new method for displaying one’s honor.

PSALM 31:5 " Into thy hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth."(KJV) PSALM 31:9 "Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear ( love ) thee: which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men.

Dear Editor and Avon Community, What a wonderful experience it was to attend the twice-postponed All-School Reunion, this past weekend! It is definitely an opportunity for reflecting, remembering, and reconnecting, which we appreciate more, as we grow older.

In early June 1977, I made my first trip to northern Saskatchewan’s Lake Besnard. We stayed at Besnard Lake Lodge where we were guided by Miles Rat, a Cree Indian.

ROMANS i:16,17 "For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth, to the Jew first, and to the Greek.

On Wednesday, May 25th, we stopped by the Ft. Pierre Game, Fish, & Parks licensing office. Betsy and I were on the way to visit rancher friends where I have hunted for the past 53 years.

Summer is just around the corner and warm days outside in the sunshine will soon be here. This is the perfect time to remember the importance of sunscreen.