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he could sell ice cubes to an Eskimo. His volunteering spirit would show through by giving barrel train rides to the kids. For the holidays, he loved to dress up in his Santa suit and go anywhere he could to hand out gifts or just put a smile on someone’s face, be it a child or adult. He would even dress up as the Easter Bunny! He always had a plan to make something work. He enjoyed tinkering with motors and getting things to run again, anythingfromaweedeaterto a hot rod riding lawn mower he could pop a wheelie on, or fixing what he, and his best friend, Fred Settje, would break while mud and snow boggin’ or at the truck pulls. Denny also held a very special place in his heart for his kindergarten teacher, Peggy Fridrick and kept in touch withherafteralltheseyears.
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Wagner 17 11 9 14 51 Avon traveled to Wagner Friday, December 29th for a double-header. The Lady Pirates played a great game against the Raiders but came up short as the final buzzer sounded 34-51.
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Ashlyn Koupal, a sophomore, hit her 1,000th career point during their game Friday evening at home against Avon. Koupal is a force to be reckoned with on both the offense and defense for the Wagner Raider girls basketball team.
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What started out as a thought to be only a onetime event, Stem and Cells toy giveaway has turned into an annual event with 2023 being its fourth year running.
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The funeral service for Elwood ‘Woody’ Schuldt, 80, of Faulkton, was held Friday, December 22 at First Baptist Church, Aberdeen, with Pastor Gary Compton officiating. Burial was at Danzig Baptist Cemetery, rural Avon with Military honors. Elwood passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Faulkton Area Medical Center Hospital in Faulkton. Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home in Aberdeen was in charge of arrangements.
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began her career at Safeway, Inc. in 1945 and worked as an executive secretary until her retirement in October of 1986. She also served on various committees and the board of directors of the Safeway L.A. Credit Union, maintained her real estate license, took classes at a local college and assisted Gib with his construction business. They built homes in the Los Angeles area, often living in homes that he built. They moved 17 times in their 65 years of marriage, returning to South Dakota in 2006. As members of the Pearl Harbor
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