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Been feeling ill or under the weather? Unfortunately, you are not alone. As of recently, that is the topic of discussion whetheritbebypeopleonFacebook, themorningcoffeecrews or the South Dakota news. It has affected our local area, including hitting one local school with enough force for them to close the school for the day. On January 20 Menno School District closed the school due to a large number of both students and staff with illnesses. As reported by Wagner Community Memorial Hospital- Avera and Wagner Clinic- Avera’s Infection ControlNurse,KaylaKrcil, RN, the four main viruses that the hospital and clinic have been seeing are Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Influenza A, Coronavirus disease (Covid-19)andstrepthroat.The following medical information was provided by Kayla in order to better inform the local communities of what to look for and expect from these viruses and bacteria.
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The Avon Chamber of Commerce held their election of officers at their monthly meeting held Monday evening, February 10th. There are currently 28 full members and three associate members of the Avon Chamber. Officers elected include:
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Bon Homme 4 H HorsePower took 1st place in both Quiz Bowl and Hippology at Black Hills Stock show on Saturday, February 8th as part of their youth day activities. They had two senior hippology teams and one senior quiz bowl team. Team # 1 for Hippology consisted of Tarynn Torsney, Hayden Talsma, and Lila Stutzman, and placed 1st overall. Team # 2, consisted of Arryanna Schnetzer, Maddie Stutzman, and Hensley Talsma, and they placed 5th overall. High score individual rankings for hippology included Lila Stutzman as reserve champion, Tarynn Torsney 6th, Hayden Talsma 7th, Arryanna Schnetzer 10th, Maddie Stutzman 14th. Bon Homme Quiz Bowl team consisted of Arryanna Schnetzer, Lila Stutzman, Maddie Stutzman, and Hensley Talsma. They placed 1st overall. Individual high point first place went to Lila Stutzman.
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Thisweek'sathleteof theweekisKaydenceMetzger.Kaydence is a freshman at AHS, and she plays for the Lady Pirates basketball team. Kaydence is the daughter of Bridgette Muller and Sam Metzger, and she has two siblings, Keagan and Kyzleigh.
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Karlie Marie DeVries was bornonSeptember13th,2006to Jenelle Pekas and Aaron Pinkleman. She has a stepfather, Aaron Pekas, and two siblings, Austin and Kensley. In Karlie's free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends, watching movies, and reading. Karlie’s favorite subject in school is anatomy because she enjoys learningaboutthehumanbody. A quote she lives by is, “You can’t fly unless you let yourself fall” - Justin Bieber. When asked who her biggest role model is, she said, “My mom is my biggest role model; she is the one constant in my life.” Her advice to the underclassman is to not procrastinate, and take it in because it goes by faster than you think. One of Karlie’s accomplishments at AHS is being named best pitcher in softball sophomore year. Karlie plans on attending Mitchell Tech in the Medical Office Professional Program. Her favorite memory from her time at AHS was cheering at the dome. The thing Karlie is going to miss most about AHS is her class because they have grown together so much over the last 12 years.
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Devin Duane Rucktaeschel was born on January 22nd, 2007, to Josh Rucktaeschel and Kim Johnson. He has two siblings, Riley and Taylor. In his free time, Devin enjoys hunting, playing video games, and working.Hisfavoritesubjectin school is shop because he loves doing hands-on projects, and his favorite activity is football. A quote that Devin lives by is, “Dream as if you’ll live forever; live as if you’ll die today,” by Danny Duncan.
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