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Tyler Hofer is being honored as Lake Andes’ November Veteran of the Month. Hofer is a Veteran of the Iraq War. He first enlisted in the United States Navy in 2004 after graduating from Andes Central. Hofer then attended Recruit Training Command (also known as Navy boot camp) at the Naval Station Great Lakes in Great Lakes, IL for ten weeks. After graduating from boot camp, Hofer was then sent to the Naval Construction Training Center Gulfport in Gulfport, MS. There he began his “A School” training to be a part of the United States Naval Construction Battalion, better known as “Seabees”. The official motto of the Seabees is “We Build, We Fight”. Hofer was specifically trained as a naval steel worker, which included building, fabricating, cutting and welding steel in the building of buildings, bridges, tanks and towers for the Navy.
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Starting on November 4th, Town and Country Beauty Salon has a new stylist in its midst. Chantal Zephier, a fiveyear licensed cosmetologist, is joining the team. Chantal received her cosmetology certification from the Gary Manuel Aveda Institute as well as learned to be a lash stylist at Amazing Lash both of Seattle, WA. Since 2020, she has been styling hair independently as well as working in childcare.
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The Wagner American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) in conjunction with the Wagner American Legion and Sons of the American Legion hosted the Fall District 8 meeting on October 27th. The day started out with a social hour for all attendees to mingle, conversate and get caught up about differing events and activities that various units were undertaking. It was followed by a lunch of tavern, hot dogs and a plethora of homemade salads and desserts provided by Wagner ALA members.
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One of the oldest established churches in Charles-Mix County is the Greenwood Presbyterian Church. The town, now village of Greenwood, had opened a post office in 1859 with 1859 being the only date on record of the beginning of the town of Greenwood. The post-office remained in operation until 1965. The town’s name of Greenwood actually comes from the naming of the post-office itself, which was called Greenwood because of a grove of trees that was near the original town site.
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Wagner Rotary Club had a full house on Wednesday, November 6th. Harvest is over for the farmers, and we enjoyed seeing each other over a meal. President Weber gave a blessing for the food and fellowship. Judene Irvine was a guest of Amanda Bechen.
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