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A Celebration of Life Service was held for Douglas James Kozel on Saturday, November 23 at Isburg Funeral Chapel in Pierre.
Read moreTheAvonChamberofCommerce will be holding its annual Kickoff to Christmas event on Saturday, November 30th. The day’s events begin with a Frozen Foot 5K. Participants are asked to sign up and pay the entrance fee of $20 (which gets you a t-shirt and treats) at 12:30 p.m. that day in front of Jurrens Electronics. The race will begin at 1:00 p.m. with Jurrens Electronics being the starting point of the race. Following the Frozen Foot race, there will be the reading of a Christmas book and pictures with SantaattheAvonFireHallfrom2:00 p.m. until 2:45 p.m. The Avon Fire Hallwillthenbetransformedintoa space for Christmas Bingo starting at 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Play your afternoon away with a one-time fee of $10 for two bingo cards. The AvonChamberofCommercewillbe sponsoringsomefantasticprizesfor the Bingo winners as well as a final Blackout Bingo game worth $250. O Daddy BBQ will be on site during bingo for anyone who gets hungry while playing. There will also be chili available from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Tolsma’s Cove.
Read moreSoon after the snow starts inSouthDakota,Thanksgiving ushers in the holiday season. I lovethistimeofyear:gathering aroundtheThanksgivingfeast with my family, throwing the football around outside, and giving thanks to God for our many blessings.
Read moreOn the night of Thursday, November 14th, Wagner Area Growth hosted a Stakeholders Planning Event presented by Dakota Resources at the Wagner Theater which they generously donated by the Andershs for the site of the event. The event had a great turnout with over 30 people in attendance many being business owners, board members and representatives of various organizations and businesses in Wagner. This was a type of community coaching event to get people thinking about the future of the community and its economic development.
Read moreson Shane Sundance Flood, grandchildren: Beau Ohitika Flood, Lillian Deandre Flood, Kimimila Sundance Flood, Waciwi Jayden Flood, Sincer-Lee Tasiyaganupa Flood, and Billy the Kid William Flood; adopted daughter Sarah Alziebler; adopted son Sean Lane; and Gerri Charbonneau-Dubourt special friend and partner throughout his life.
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