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The Andes Central senior class decided to end their year with one final gift bestowed upon their fellow students and the school staff. Senior class members came to school early Thursday, May 2nd armed with trucks and trailers to block off as much of the student and staff parking lot as they possibly could. They then set up a tent in the middle of the lot and decided to cook themselves breakfast while watching both the students and staff struggle to figure out how to park as they normally would. The staff did return the favor to several seniors by plastic wrapping their vehicles making it impossible for them to open their doors until the wrap was removed.
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May Day has become a forgotten tradition. On this day neighbors may leave baskets of flowers on each others doorstep, a popular tradition in the 19th and 20th century. AmyBeesonandDixieJurrens withPiratePrepChildcareare helpingcarryonthistradition. They took the children around town to local businesses and houses to deliver May Day baskets to 37 people. Their act of kindnessbrightenedeveryones day! Courtesy photos.
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Rep. Drew Peterson officially announced his bid for reelection for District 19 House of Representatives. Drewisadiversifiedagproducer - one of only 13 in our state legislature and has served in the House of Representatives since 2022. As a strong advocate for rural communities and our state’s number one industry, Drew works closely with many of the state’s leading agorganizations,including South Dakota Corn, South Dakota Farm Bureau, South DakotaSoybean,SouthDakota Ethanol,andtheSouthDakota Cattlemen’s Association.
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The Lady Pirates traveled early Saturday morning to take on thedefendingstatechampionCastlewoodWarriorsandRedfield at a triangular in Castlewood.
Read moreThe Lady Pirates battled Scotland/ Menno in an impromptu Softball game at Parkston on Tuesday night. The final score was Scotland/Menno 9 and Avon 3. Macy Voigt was on the Hill for the Pirates and struck out 8 in 4 innings. Jordyn Voigt had 2 hits and 1 RBI while Karli Devries had 1 hit and 2 RBI’s. Kaeli Wallinga, Macy Voigt, and Abby Gretschmann all added 1 hit apiece.
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