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The final Menno Pioneer Opryforthe2024seasonwillbe heldFridayevening,October4, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the big red barn on the Menno Pioneer Acres Site.
Read moreAs we celebrate Grandparents Day this September, LifeServe Blood Center is encouraging families to embrace ameaningfultradition that not only honors our elders but also contributes to the community in a significant way:blooddonation. Grandparents Day is a time tocelebratethewisdom,love, andlegacyofthosewhocame beforeus.Thisyear,weinvite families to come together and make blood donation a tradition that can be passed down through generations. By donating blood, families can honor their grandparents and set an example of compassion and community service for their children and grandchildren.
Read moreAfter decades of hosting Oktoberfest in Menno, with a polka band or a Branson style show, SoDak Stamm Chapter of the Germans from Russia Heritage Society is trying something new, or Neu as it is spelled in German.
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THE CALL TO ACTION FOR EVERY RESIDENT
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Drew Hento, Avon School District graduate and alumni, has returned to his alma materthisfalltoteachfourth grade for the Avon School District. Drew is a 2006 graduate of Avon High School who then attended Dakota State University to obtain his teaching degree. Drew was very excited to hear that Avon had an opening and was hoping to get to teach at a smaller school district. He isverygratefulthattheAvon School District welcomed himback.ThisisDrew’sfirst year teaching; he completed his student teaching at the Harrisburg School District, where he student taught fourth grade as well. Drew had been working at an insurance office in Tea prior to taking the position in the Avon school.
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“There’s nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.” That quote hung on a gate on our family farm and ranch growing up. It wasn’t until years later that I realized who said those words: the Gipper himself, President Ronald Reagan.
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On a beautiful, cool, breezy morning well over a hundred people gathered at the Sumac Loop TTrailhead in Pickstown to celebrate and honor Lisa M. Durham at the dedication of her memorial trail...
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