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The 64th meeting of the Oorlog reunion was called to order by President Mike Oorlog at the Calvary Baptist Church in Yankton, Sunday June 12. The group of 69 people enjoyed a potluck dinner with delicious chicken from JoDeans. The business meeting included a report from the bank (a black purse) that has attended the meeting for over 50 years. President Mike was assisted by Vice President Doug Dykstra and Treasurer Marla Oorlog Boese. During the business meeting the incumbent officers were unanimously elected and Gladys Oorlog List was elected Secretary and Danny Van Gerpen was appointed Interim Historian. The cousins also voted to again convene in Yankton the second Sunday in June, 2023. of George and Henrietta Oorlog who had 18 children, five of whom died in infancy. Five of their 12 child bearing children were represented, coming from Depoe Bay, OR; Harrisburg, PA; Pierre and several other SD towns. The Hillie Oorlog Janssen family, mostly from Yankton, won the largest family prize with 29 attending. Evie Gillogly age 2 was the youngest attendee, daughter of Jenna & Drew Gillogly and granddaughter of President Mike and First Lady Ann Oorlog. Larry & Leatta Pudwill were the senior cousins attending. Anita Oorlog Peterson, daughter of Marla Oorlog and Bob Boese was the most distant cousin attending from Depoe Bay, OR. The group enjoyed a drawing for door prizes followed by the traditional ice cream cones.
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The 8U and 10U softball teams hosted their first home game against Yankton on Monday, June 6. The girls are coached by Tiffany Pelton. Good Luck on your season girls! Photos by Nikki Fathke
Read moreThe 62nd Biennial Convention of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML) South Dakota District was held June 3 and 4 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Yankton. Here, they celebrated 50 years of The Puppet Place at the South Dakota State Fair with a puppet show by Pastor Andrew Utecht and family while also celebrating the 80th year of being Lutheran Women in Mission. Among the over 240 attendees from across the state were Florence Powers, Sandy Brandt and Lyla Brandt of Avon. The theme for the event, "Walk in Love" based on the Bible verse "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." Ephesians 4:32-5:2.
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The Avon All School Reunion Committee would like to thank the community and the alumni for an amazing reunion. Without the participation of everybody & the weather, the weekend wouldn’t have been a success. Planning began over 2 years before, but with COVID, we were shut down, not once, but twice as in 2021 we were shut down again. We decided we needed to roll with it for 2022 and quickly picked a date and executed. Our goals and plans had been downsized, but we couldn’t have done it without some of the outside entities stepping in and completing events. Thanks to the Avon Music Department for hosting the Adult Prom, Avon Post Prom for sponsoring the 5k, Avon Drama Club for sponsoring the Bean Bag Tournament, Avon Cheerleaders for the concession stand during the street dance and Avon Science Club for sponsoring the Pancake & Sausage Feed. As promised, if there was any additional funds left after all our bills were paid, they would be donated back to the community and school. Thanks again and remember, “Once A Pirate, Always A Pirate”.
Read moreFeeding South Dakota food distribution will be held Friday, June 24 at the Scotland Community Church at 8:45 a.m.; the Tyndall Fire Hall at 10:30 a.m. and at the Avon Fire Hall at 12 noon. This will continue to be a “drive-thru” distribution until further notice.
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