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Gene F. Blaha, age 75, of Colfax, WI passed away Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, WI with family by his side.
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Funeral services for Jolene Primeaux, 61, of Marty were held Thursday, December 23 at the Community Center in Marty. Burial was in the Native American Church Cemetery, rural Wagner. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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Almon Adam, 91, formerly of Pickstown died Thursday, December 23, 2021 at the Centerville Care and Rehab Center in Centerville. Funeral services are Wednesday, December 29 at 1:30 p.m., at the First Lutheran Church in Lake Andes. Burial is in the Lakeview Cemetery, Lake Andes, with military honors. Visitation is at the church from 11:30 until 1:30 on Wednesday. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner is in charge of arrangements. Memorials will be directed to the Centerville Care and Rehab Center Activities Dept. or Veterans Honored Interment.
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The December 22nd Wagner Rotary began its meeting with a loud bell ring and a cheery “Merry Christmas” from its President Bryan Slaba. Rotarian Laurie Kidd began with a prayer of Thanksgiving for our fine meal and the hands that prepared it. She asked all Rotarians to be moved by their love for all those less fortunate as we near the end of our Advent preparation.
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As I approach my 80th birthday, I have become increasingly aware that my hunts and fishing trips won’t go on forever. I’ve already slowed down more than I let on, and from time to time I’ve alluded to this in past columns. The December 2021 issue of Deer & Deer Hunting magazine contains the article “50 Reasons Adults Quit Hunting” by Josh Honeycutt. I’m not going to parade through all of Honeycutt’s reasons, but I will touch those I feel are most relevant.
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Work continues at Wagner Community School as construction crews are building an addition of 23,912 sq. ft which will hold 14 classrooms for elementary, middle school and special education, a school board meeting room and three counseling office areas. They are also adding six restrooms to the east elementary room for kindergarten relocation and are remodeling and expanding the middle school restrooms. Photo by Jenna Hemenway
Read moreThe Lady Raiders started their 5-game road stretch by traveling to Menno last Tuesday in girls’ basketball action. Wagner would start off fast and cruise to a 60-16 victory. Wagner would shoot 47% while holding the Wolves to 19%. The Raiders would force 28 turnovers compared to only 8 of their own. Wagner would out rebound Menno 24-21. The Raiders would hit 4-8 from the line while Menno would go 5-7. Wagner would use a balanced scoring attack as all 10 Raiders would score. Macy Koupal and Eve Zephier would lead Wagner with 10 points each. Macy would grab 5 boards and dish out 2 assists. Eve would come away with 5 steals. Avari Bruguier would add 9 points off the bench. Emma Yost would also score 9 points, grab 9 boards, and come away with 2 steals. Ashlyn Koupal and Lyndia Yost would each add 6 points off the bench. Ashlyn would also dish out 2 assists. Shalayne Nagel would chip in 4 points, dish out a team high 5 assists, and come away with 7 steals. Jessica Kocer, Sydney Cournoyer, and McKenzie Fuchs would all tally 2 points. Sydney would grab 3 boards and dish out 2 assists. McKenzie would also grab 3 boards. “Overall, a great team effort on the defensive end. Offensively we did a much better job of penetrating gaps and getting ball movement. We knocked down our perimeter shots the first half and did a lot of great things out of sets in the second half. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Raiders!”
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