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The Bon Homme Community choir is making preparations for this years Easter Cantata.
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Help us Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2nd-March 9th at the Library. Each time you read a Dr. Suess book while at the library we will put your name into a drawing for a $10 Game Stop card. Completing other Dr. Seuss worksheets while at the library can also help you build up points for more chances to win, all while improving your reading and writing skills!
Read moreAs the basketball season comes to an end and junior planning time for the prom gets less and less, so comes the final steps for juniors who will be taking for ACT test for college admission and scholarships. For many juniors this might feel like the most important educational test of their life. Every student is different, with different goals and plans for their future. Many students have already registered for the test even though it is not given until April. This is done because seats are often limited at test sites. During this time some students are preparing to take the test, while others take things as they come. Many students find this time of the year to be very stressful as they are trying to juggle sports, their grades, maybe a job, the prom and the test, all at the same time. All of these issues are important so proper management of time, energy and stress is important.
Read moreApproximately four years ago, while on a motor cycle trip to New Found-land, I was able to have a great conversation with a lady I met on the ship who was from a reservation in northern Canada. After our conversation I found myself thinking about what we talked about and a variety of ideas started their formation that led me to develop a special scholarship program for Wagner students and if operated properly would produce a successful and highly trained student. When I returned to Wagner, contacted the area technical colleges and the Yankton Sioux Tribe to see if a partnership could be created. The final result was the development of the Yankton Sioux Tribe and Build Dakota Partnership Scholarship and the funding for four students each year.
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In my 50 years of penning this column, I’ve incurred the wrath of my readership on only three occasions. The most recent related to my suggesting that herbicides might be relate to our pheasant decline. I won’t apologize for that as I just don’t know. My second falling-out related to my suggesting that SD Game, Fish, & Parks might be right in their effort to ban rifles for turkey hunting. I was deservedly bombarded by senior hunters. My third miscue occurred many years ago when I opined that a woman had no place in the guiding business. I took a well-deserved beating on that one.
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Andes Central/Dakota Christian Lady Thunder traveled to Plankinton Tuesday, February 22nd. Their season came to an end after they fell to Mt. Vernon/ Plankinton 48-57 in the first round of Region 5A basketball. Good job on a great season Lady Thunder!
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