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When seven-year-old, Ellie Leines, a second grader at Wagner Community School heard that the Needy Nook in Marty was in need of food donations, she felt sad. Ellie was sad that some people might not have any food, and she wanted to be able to help them. Ellie’s mom had shared with Ellie that she saw on Facebook that the Needy Nook’s pantry was essentially empty. Ellie with the help of her mom, Lucy, and grandma, Rose, organized a food drive to stock the shelves of the Needy Nook. The event was held at Stems and Cells on August 1st from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m.
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The days are getting shorter. Families are already checking back-to-school shopping lists. And did I see an aisle of Christmas lights at Menards last weekend? No, that must have been a nightmare. Still, it seems summer is quickly slipping away, so let’s get outside and enjoy the great South Dakota outdoors while we can. Here are a few ideas, gleaned from our March/April 2023 South Dakota Magazine feature on outdoor adventures and selected with late summer in mind.
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President Jordan Weber gave a good ring of the Rotary Bell to bring the Wagner Rotarians to order on Wednesday, July 31st. Weber is settling into his role as President and already a month has passed in our new Rotary year. He offered up a prayer of thankfulness and asked for guidance for all of us as we go through the weeks ahead.
Read moreWith the beginning of school, Moms in Prayer will be starting up again. This is a Christ centered prayer ministry made up of Moms and other interested ladies desiring to pray for the students and the school. The organization was started over 30 years ago by Fern Nichols. She, along with one other lady met to pray for their children as they started school. That small beginning has grown into an International Organization that has praying groups in all 50 states and over 120 countries.
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Funeral Mass for Norman T. Woods, 96, of Wagner, was Saturday, August 3 at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Wagner. Burial was in the St. John’s Catholic Cemetery with military honors. Peters Funeral Home of Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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Roger Eggena, 82, of Pickstown, died Saturday, July 27, 2024 at the Good Samaritan Society in Tyndall. A Celebration of Roger’s Life was held Friday, August 2 at Peters Funeral Home in Wagner. Inurnment was in the ZCBJ Cemetery, rural Wagner. Peters Funeral Home of Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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