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Do you know the background to how the City library is operated? The City of Lake Andes is the governing body under which the library operates. A budget for supplies, books, computers, in-service for employees, upkeep of the building, maintenance of the building, and salaries, is provided by tax dollars collected for the City. The library has a Board of Directors made up of five members of the City of Lake Andes, the Library Director, and a City Council person. This board meets quarterly at the library. The board members are kept abreast of the activities at the library, they approve all hires and are a critical part of the funding for summer activities through fundraising completed by board members. All library board meetings are open to the public. Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the months of March, June, September and December.
Read moreIt’s hard enough getting old, what with all of the creeping ailments—diabetes, COPD, dementia, heart disease—that come along with age. Now add a novel coronavirus to the mix. There are more than 91,000 COVID-19 cases and 3,100 deaths as of writing, but the virus doesn’t hit all demographics equally hard—and seniors are the most vulnerable.
Read moreThe American Legion Post #10 of Lake Andes is holding a meeting on March 16th at 6:00 p.m., in the Lake Andes Community Center.
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On February 29th, the following Andes Central band students participated in the annual Honor Band held at SDSU: Keeva Weddell (Trumpet), Riley Boettcher (French Horn), and Bradley Dangel (Percussion). The students went through an audition process and were chosen out of a pool of students throughout Minnesota and South Dakota. The students spent a day and half rehearsing with their new band and then performed at 3:00pm in the new performing arts building on campus. Congratulations on making it into this prestigious band!
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March is Music in our Schools Month, and because of this there are many opportunities in school to get involved in the arts. The South Dakota Music Educators Association hosts a 4-6 Festival Choir each year to allow students to perform with others outside of their school, and receive an opportunity to perform music they would not usually perform. A select group of Andes Central 4th-6th grade students performed in this choir festival in Mitchell on March 2nd. Mila Hopkins, Adara Hopkins, Tyson Cournoyer, Luke Dangel, Lexi Schoenfelder, and Sutton Stluka were chosen, and performed five songs at Mitchell’s Performing Arts Center. The group did an excellentjob representing Andes Central and should be very proud of their involvement in music. Courtesy Photo
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The 95th session of the South Dakota Legislature is nearly over with 4 days left this next week and veto day which is the 30th of March. The final week will be very busy, as this week was, while we get through all the remaining Senate bills. The budgets for FY 20 and FY 21 are nearing completion and by the closeout of session, with negotiations between House, Senate and the Governor’s office, we will leave Pierre with a balanced budget.
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Our nation has a large and growing public health problem called suicide. It is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States and it is preventable. The Centers for Disease Control indicates suicide was responsible for more than 47,000 deaths in 2017, resulting in about one death every 11 minutes and it affects all ages. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for people 10 to 34 years of age, the fourth leading cause among people 35 to 54 years of age, and the eighth leading cause among people 55 to 64 years of age.
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