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A Developmental Screening for children, ages 3-5, in the Wagner Community School District is scheduled for Monday, September 20, and Tuesday, September 21. Please note the following:
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She was 19 years old, just starting her first semester of college. She had been transferred to our level 1 trauma center, intubated and in a medically induced coma. I was a third-year medical student, being introduced to the realities of medicine. Our team was clustered around her in the procedure room adjacent to the ICU while my senior resident inserted the central line we would use to quickly administer large volumes of medicine and fluids.
Read moreThe Board of Directors meeting for the Lake Andes Carnegie Public Library will be meeting on Monday, Sept 20th at 4:45 p.m. in the library. This meeting is open to the public.
Read moreMALACHI 3:6 "For I am the Lord, I change not..."(KJV)
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What I remember most is the silence.
Read moreLifeServe Blood Center, the SOLE supplier of blood and blood products to area hospitals, is seeking eligible blood donors to give blood at the upcoming community blood drive. Blood is a vital part of treatment for countless illnesses and injuries afflicting local hospital patients in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Generous community members who give blood with LifeServe Blood Center are directly impacting their neighbors in local hospitals. To ensure blood is available, please give at the Avon Community Blood Drive on Thursday, September 23, 2021 from 2:30pm – 6:00pm at Zion Lutheran Church. Schedule your appointment by visiting www.lifeservebloodcenter.org or by calling 800-287-4903.
Read moreFeeding South Dakota food distribution will be held Friday, Sept. 24 at the Scotland Community Church at 8:45 a.m.; the Tyndall Fire Hall at 10:30 a.m. and at the Avon Fire Hall at 12 noon. This will continue to be a “drive-thru” distribution until further notice.
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The Dante Firemen team took the win in the 2021 Avon Water Fights. Pictured are, from left: Chris Doom, Joel Kotab and Mike VanDuysen.
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