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Vert Virgil Voigt, son of E.O.F. and Katie (TerVeer) Voigt, was born September 12, 1928 on a farm near Avon. He passed away peacefully on May 25 at the age of 93 at the Good Samaritan Society in Tyndall.
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The Avon Pirate State Track participants pose for a photo before heading to the State Meet in Sioux Falls. Back row: Coach Brad Poppe, Coach Lindsey Fathke, Eli Watchorn, Katie Gretschmann, Sarah Swier, Tiffany Pelton, Courtney Sees, Coach Dakota Boden and Coach Tim Leibel. Front row: Rilyn Thury, Mylie Bares, Ella Small, Kaelie Wallinga and Lila Vanderlei. Courtesy photo.
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Sophomore McKenna Kocmich and Freshman Trevor Eggers recently competed in the Region Golf Meet at Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell, Tuesday May 26th. Kocmich, who ended the regular season with a 9th place finish in the Avon/Bon Homme Varsity Invite at Springfield Golf Course, also finished in 9th place at the Region Meet to qualify for the SD Class B High School State Golf Tournament at Heart Ranch Golf Course in Rapid City. The State Tournament will be played on June 6th and 7th. Great job this season golfers and good luck at state McKenna!
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Avon teeners opened their season hosting Freeman on Sunday May 22. Avon was held to four hits and three runs by experienced Freeman pitching, coming off of spring baseball. Leading hitters for Avon were Aziah Meyer and Trace Pelton with one hit each, Christian Doom hit a double and a single. John Fathke and Tyler Tjeerdsma each scored. Pitching for Avon were Landon Thury, Noah Watchorn, Devin Rucktaeschel, Christian Doom, and Tyler Tjeerdsma. Final score was 8-3 in favor of Freeman.
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Wagner Community School Kindergarten Graduation was held Wednesday, May 18, in the school gymnasium. Kindergarten teachers were Mrs. Laura Soukup, Mrs. Karissa Eggers, Mrs. Katie Bartunek, Ms Paula Vilhauer, and Mrs. Becky Breen. Photos by Jan Martin.
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Funeral services for Jean Ann Crosby, 89, of Rapid City were held Friday, May 20 and at Peters Funeral Home in Wagner. Burial followed in the ZCBJ Cemetery, rural Wagner.
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