Just how much technology will fish & game departments tolerate?
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Monday, July 5 Avon’s 18U Softball Team traveled to Tabor for the Little Missouri Valley League Tournament. Avon was the #5 seed and drew #4 Tabor in the opening round. Avon had a difficult time against Tabor’s pitching as they failed to reach base in the contest. Tabor was held to 2 runs in the bottom of the first but scored 11 in the second. Kinley Doom pitched for Avon, taking the loss.
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June 8 - Avon teeners lost to Wagner at home. Leading hitters were Tyler Tjeerdsma and Landon Mudder each with 2 singles; Paxton Bierema, Jaydon Driesen, and Aziah Meyer with one hit each. Tyler T. did the pitching.
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My daughter recently brought home a monarch caterpillar. We cared for it in a container making sure it had a supply of fresh milkweed leaves and kept its cage clean. It seemed perfectly content to munch on leaves all day. After a few days it hung upside-down from the lid of the cage and we waited for it to form a chrysalis, and eventually convert to a butterfly.
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Charles Mix County and Bon Homme County 4-H’ers gathered for a joint horse show Wednesday, June 30th at the 7-N Arena west of Springfield. All those participating are now qualified to participate at the South Dakota State Horse Show in Huron July 19-21 in Huron.
Read moreAfter graduation from high school, Don Hubbard went to the University of Nebraska where he met his wife, Joan. He earned a degree in Pharmacy as well as a commission in the United States Marine Corps.
Read moreBefore any veteran or family member can obtain any benefits or services from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), he or she must produce a copy of their discharge or DD-214. For National Guard soldiers the discharge form is an NGB 22. In many cases a certified copy of the original document is required.
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