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On Monday morning, March 28th, Tom, my son-in-law, and I headed to Genoa, Wisconsin, a very small town on the east bank of the Mississippi River. Genoa lies 17 miles south of La Crosse, just above Lock and Dam #8. We were going to fish from the Clements Fishing Barge as reports indicated that the perch were hitting. It would be a totally new experience for both of us.
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The library will be taking a Spring Break beginning at 3:00 on Friday, April 15th . We will be closed Saturday the 16th and Monday the 18th. We will open again on Tuesday the 19th for our regular hours.
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There’s nothing like a few solid hours of drive time through some wide-open country with a big, beautiful sky filling your windshield to set your life in perspective. I recently had the opportunity to spend a few days on the road—just me, my dog, Frankie, and Spotify over the Bluetooth in the car. It was glorious.
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Work begins on cleaning up the Bravehart Society building that was destroyed by a fire December 20th. Courtesy Photo.
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Lake Andes Fire Department sent a couple firefighters to the State Fire Fighter 1 and 2 training and certification hosted by the Wagner Fire Department at the Wagner Fire House. They started January 3rd and finished last Saturday. It was most Tuesday and Thursday nights and most Saturdays. The main instructor was Ron Maeschen from Parkston Fire Department. Graduates include: Avon Fire Department - Casey Sassaman and Julia Sassaman, Dante Fire Department - Christopher Doom and Michael VanDuysen II, Delmont Fire Department - Nathan Lagg, Lake Andes Fire Department - Eric Schoenfielder and Alan Blackburn, Parkston Fire Department - Jacob Moege, Andrew Ripp, Kent A. Frickel and Jarett Munneke, Ravinia Fire Department - Christopher Leibel and Cole Christopherson, Wagner Fire Department - Andrew Soukup, Chad Brecke, Corey DeBey, Derik Rolston, Steven R. Cotton, Jamie Soukup and Patrick J. Belling. Courtesy Photo.
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Ravinia's Fire Department had a packed house for their Annual Jamboree Saturday night at the Fire Hall. Photos by Barb Pechous.
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