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The 10U girls take a break to cool down in between games during the 100 degree heat. The girls beat Springfield in both games on Monday, June 13. The 10U Tourney will be held on June 27 and 28. Photo by Nikki Fathke.
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Matt Eggers and Paul Kuhlman coach from the sidelines.
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The Wee Pees and Pee Wees are coached by Joe Sees and Whitney Podzimek and the Midgets are coached by Ted Wonnenberg. The Wee Pees Tourney will be held in Avon on June 25. The first round of playoffs for the Pee Wees begins on June 23rd and June 24th for the Midgets.
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On occasion editors permit me to stray from hunting and fishing to discuss my favorite topic - regional history. Such is the case with John Bruguier. John Bruguier’s mother was a Yanktonai. His father, Theophile Bruguier, was a Canadian Frenchman born near Montreal in 1813. Theo eventually settled near the mouth of the Big Sioux River on the Iowa side, and in 1855 received government contracts to furnish supplies to the Indians living along the Missouri. A French settlement grew near the mouth of the Big Sioux, and most of these Frenchmen took Indian wives.
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Avon High School is happy to announce the 2022-2023 Homecoming Candidates. Candidates in the picture:
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Pictured above, Sarah Swier and Kimberly Tolsma made it to Honolulu, Hawaii for their Honors Choir Trip. Watch for an upcoming story coming soon. Submitted photo.
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It’s been a long time since I’ve worked in the ER, but some stories stay with me. One such story belongs to a woman in her early 30s. After a year of trying to conceive, she was finally pregnant. Then she started spotting. When she developed severe pain, and almost fainted while putting their toddler to bed, her husband brought her to the emergency room.
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