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The Wagner Community School has a new fourth grade teacher, Danieka Heckenlaible, this 2023-2024 school year. Danieka grew up in Wagner and graduated from WCS, which is something that she thinks her students would be surprised to know about her. She comes to WCS after being a kindergarten teacher at Longfellow Elementary in Mitchell. In the short time that she has been a staff member at WCS, she has really enjoyed the atmosphere of the school. Both colleagues and students have been extremely welcoming to her. Mrs. Heckenlaible’s classroom goals for the year are to build strong relationships with her students and to find more creative lessons.
Read moreThe Wagner Red Raiders picked up a big win in Mount Vernon Friday night. The season record now sits at 5-1.
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The Hunter Ray Harrington’s Memorial Ride held their 4th annual eventSaturday September 30th, . Every year since the unexpected passing of their son, Hunter, Tim and Dionne Harrington of Armour have held an annual ride in his honor. Hunter’s dad, Tim, does all the planning for the event. Every year the route changes. Everyone meets in the Blue Moon parking lot at 10:30 am with the ride beginning at 11 am. This year’s route included the Dallas bar, Frank Days; the Herrick bar, Run of the Mill; Knotheads in Pickstown; and the last stop, the Armour Brewing Company in Armour.
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Choteau Creek Brewing Company held their annual Octoberfest this past Saturday, September 30th. The event had an authentic homemade German menu. The menu consisted of handmade Bavarian Bratz (made by the brewers), Oma’s apple cake, raspberry and poppyseed kuchen, German chocolate cake, German hot potato salad, Jager schnitzel, sauerbraten, and freshly made spaetzle. Music was provided by KJ (Kara Hanan) and the Gregory Polka Band. This year there were several games including men’s and women’s stein hoist, men’s and women’s keg toss and a kraut eating contest. The winner ate 12 ounces of kraut in less than two minutes. It was a beautiful day and a fun event for all.
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Funeral Mass was Friday, September 29 at the Assumption Catholic Church in Dante. Burial will be in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Wagner. Peters Funeral Home of Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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The 2023 Andes Central Homecoming Candidates for King and Queen are seniors Cole Bergin, Carlin Hopkins, Anaias White Eyes, Riata Bultje, Claire Johnson and Nevaeh Morgan. Coronation will be held Thursday, October 5th at 7:15 p.m. Candidates are selected by their fellow senior class members and are elected by the voting of the high school student body. Let’s meet the candidates.
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The AC/DC Thunder ran at the Fish Lake Golf Course (Plankinton), Wednesday, September 20th. Eilie DeHaan finished 5th with a time of 21:28.8 in the varsity race. The JV and MS all ran 3,000M. In the JV race, Luke Dangel finished 2nd with a time of 12:45.9, Renner DeHaan was 7th with a time of 14:09, and finishing 2nd for the girls was Kora Backes with a time of 15:14.4. In the middle school race, Tristan Backes and James Derry finished 2nd and 4th with times of 12:53.9 and 14:33.3. On the girls side, Makayla Jones and Carmela Gravatt were 2nd and 3rd with times of 14:49.9 and 14:53.4. Scarlett Cole finished in 11th place with a time of 16:50.1.
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