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Avon High School Junior, Aziah Meyer, was named the Most Valuable Player from the Class 9B State Championship game against the Faulkton Area Trojans November 9th. Aziah is the son of Jamey Meyer and Alvin Gunter. Aziah’s love for the game started in third grade when he first began playing football after his mom, Jamey, signed him up. He has been playing the game ever since.
Read moreThis holiday season, LifeServe Blood Center is urging families in South Dakota to come together and create a new and meaningful tradition: donating blood as a family to save lives in their communities. LifeServe Blood Center is the lifeline for more than 160 hospitals primarily in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Hospitals in your community have chosen LifeServe as their sole provider of blood and blood products, meaning that when you donate blood with LifeServe, you can save lives in your neighborhood. As a community-based blood center, LifeServe only hosts blood drives in the communities where that blood will go back into the area hospitals.
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The Avon Public Library held their annual Christmas Story on Saturday, November 25th at 2 p.m. Each year a new book is chosen to be read for the annual event. This year’s bookwasTheGrinchWhoLost Christmas by Alastair Heim. Library board member, Julie Minow, read the story. Julie was chosen to read the story because it was her idea for the Grinch themed event.
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The 2023-2024 Avon Girls Basketball team will be guided by head coach Brad Poppe and assistant coaches, Becky Haenfler and Don Mudder. ThisisCoachPoppe’s36thyear of coaching and his 29th year coaching the girls’ basketball program.
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The Wagner Red Raider Volleyball team traveled to Rapid City to participate in their third consecutive State Volleyball Tournament. Wagner entered the tourney as the 6th seed. Wagner met up with the Miller Rustlers who were the 3rd seed. Wagner fell short in a 5-set thriller with scores of 23-25, 18-25, 25-11, 25-22, and 12-15.
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Cheryl Lynn Nelson, daughter of Robert and Muriel (Reines) Nelson was born in Mitchell December 8, 1954. She passed away November 14, 2023 at Avera Hospital in Sioux Falls surrounded by her loved ones at the age of 68.
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