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ANDES CENTRAL CLASS OF 1972 HOLDS GET TOGETHER
Read moreLAKE ANDES PUBLIC LIBRARY AMONG 215 LIBRARIES NATIONWIDE TO CONDUCT DIGITAL LITERACY TRAININGS FUNDED BY PLA DIGITAL LITERACY WORKSHOP INCENTIVE, SUPPORTED BY AT&T
Read moreTheLadyPiratestraveledto Alexandria last week to start their volleyball season at the Hanson - Early Bird Tournament.
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Avon Farmers Coop Fuel Station is all decked out with some new signage. The station has gone through several improvements including cleaning up the back lot, new sign, and is now undergoing remodeling inside. They appreciate all the people of Avon for supporting them. The stations hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 8 a.m. to 12noon. Coming soon will be three credit card pumps to allow 24-hour service on all fuels. This winter plans are to have available #2 clear and #2 red and #1 clear and #1 red, all avilable on credit card pumps. Congratulations Farmers Coop on your improvements!!!
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GOLD STANDARD PIRATES OF THE WEEK
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Avon American Legion Auxiliary Arthur Wissman Unit 150 donated dictionaries to Loretta Knodel’s third graders Tuesday, August 22nd. Unit 150’s annual Dictionary Project helps promote literacy in the community. Making the presentation were Unit President Mary Hurd and Unit Treasurer Florence Powers. Loretta Knodel is also a member of Unit 150.
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Kenny is a Veteran of the Vietnam War. In December of 1962, Powers joinedtheNationalGuard and was a part of the Springfield Engineering Unit. He was 17 at the time. Being he was 17, he had to wait a year until he was able to go to basic training. On September 23, 1963, Powers left for basic training. He was sent to Fort Leonard Wood, MO for his training. Not only did he complete his basic training there, but hecompletedhisadvanced individual training (AIT) as a heavy equipment operator, spending all six months of training at the Fort Leonard Wood base. Powers served in the National Guard three different times, serving a total of 14 years. Hisfirstenlistmentwas from December 10, 1962, until December 9, 1970. His second was from July 13, 1973, until July 13, 1975. Powers’ final enlistment wasfromDecember18 ,1976, until December 17, 1980. During the last enlistment, Kenny was a squad leader. When asked why he joined the National Guard, Kenny said that it felt like the right thing to do. The night he first enlisted intheNationalGuard;28other youngmenalsojoinedhisunit. Camaraderie with his fellow soldiers and the training were the highlights of his military service.
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The Avon Community VBS was held July 31 through August 4th at the Avon City Park from 9 a.m. to noon. There were 47 students registered the first day with the theme being, “Keepers of the Kingdom.” Each day the children were taught about the Middle Ages and the Good ( God’s ) Kingdom or the Bad (Satan’s) Kingdom. King Aaron (Rush) and Lord Hayden (Talsma) did askitintroducingGod’sArmor for the opening each morning. Lord Hayden was dressed in the full suit of Armor of God on Friday, as he had followed the Code of Conduct all week and was now prepared to be a knight in God’s Army.
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