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Funeral services are 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 13 at the Danzig Baptist Church, rural Avon. Burial is in the Danzig Baptist Cemetery. Visitation is at the church on Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by a 7 p.m. Prayer Service. Peters Funeral Home in Avon is in charge of arrangements.
Read moreArlys Thompson and her daughters, Gayle and Carley Cushenberry and Nan, Brian and Katie Renstrom of Shoreview, Minnesota and her, Eric, Dana, Emily, Morgan, Ethan and Brady Thompson of Brandon spent the Thanksgiving Holiday for several days in Crowcreek, Arizona along with Philip and Nancy )Thompson) Kierman of Scottsdale, Arizona. On Saturday they were guests in the Kierman home. They returned back to South Dakota the Monday after Thanksgiving. Arlys remained overnight at Eric and Dana's and came home Tuesday.
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Samantha Brodeen was born on February 6, 2004 to Cathy and the late Jack Brodeen. She has an older brother, Slater. In her spare time, Brodeen enjoys spending time with her friends and watching movies. She lives by a quote by Theodore Rosovelt. It reads, “Believe you can and you’re already halfway there.”
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With basketball season openers approaching, the AHS cheer teams are busy preparing for the upcoming season. There are six-person squads for both boys and girls basketball. The girls basketball squad welcomes three new freshmen: Ella Small, Mylie Bares, and Maesa Kuhlman. Those returning to the squad include juniors Madi Mudder, Gracie Small, and Kimberly Tolsma. As for boys basketball, the team contains senior Reese Powers, juniors Mudder, Small, Tolsma, and Sarah Swier, and sophomore McKenna Kocmich.
Read moreAvon Drama Department is starting the signup process for this year's two act play. The performance will be April 9, and it will be a comedy, but not a musical. The play is titled How I Met Your Mummy.
Read moreThis wrestling season Avon has three wrestlers: Brady Bierema (11th), Tyler Tjeerdsma (10th), and Al’Shamon Gunter (8th). All of them have been wrestling since they were in 2nd and 3rd grade and are looking forward to improving their skills and making it to the State Wrestling Tournament.
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Avon was well-represented at Region Oral Interp qualifying all attendees for State Oral Interp in Huron on December 3 and 4. Students will be performing the following pieces at the meet: Reece Loewe, Sarah Swier, Gracie Small, McKenna Kocmich, and Courtney Sees (Reader’s Theatre), Ashley Tolsma (Humorous), Sarah Swier (Storytelling), Kimmy and Ashley Tolsma (Duet), Caleb Wallinga (Non-original Oratory), and Reece Loewe (Serious Prose).
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