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The Avon Pirates started off the football season Friday, August 20th with a 56-20 win over Corsica-Stickney. Way to go Pirates!
Read moreDave, Jennifer and Bodhi Blais of Fargo, North Dakota were visitors last Thursday in the home of their grandparents and great-grandparents, Jim and Shirley Yonkers.
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ACDC Thunderhawks fell to Winner at their first football game Friday, August 20th in Armour. No coaches report at time of print. Photo by Barb Pechous
Read moreThank you to everyone who supported our book sale on Friday and Saturday. If you could not make it those two days and don’t mind digging through boxes the books will still be there for sale. Parents and educators we do have some nice hardcover books for children available.
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Wagner Swimming Pool Committee hosted an end-of-summer swimming pool party August 11. The purpose of the party was to increase awareness of the fundraising efforts to build a new pool in the community and to promote health, fun, and excitement for all of those in attendance. The children attending participated in a belly-flop contest, limbo, relay races, and hula hoops. The finale featured participants creating an atomic whirlpool. The pool committee has hosted many events in the community, including a haunted house, golf cart and yeti cooler raffle, pool parties, and an event at the baseball field. They have also advocated the project through time on South Dakota Public Radio with help from the South Dakota Gives campaign.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – One of the most decorated student-athletes in school history, JJ Cooney of the University of Sioux Falls Men's Golf Team has been selected to the first team NCAA DII CoSIDA Men's Academic All-American At-Large Team, according to an announcement today by CoSIDA. A All-District VII honoree, was
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Avon residents and Main Street businesses were happy to see the cement trucks arriving Thursday morning. Workers wasted no time in getting busy with forming and pouring concrete. Main Street is beginning to take shape.
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Wagner Fire Department cleaned Main Street in preparation for Crazy Days. Courtesy Photo
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