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The Wagner Rotary Club met at the clubhouse on Main Street last Wednesday at Noon. Members were surprised to find the meeting room in disarray. The “Rotary Building” originally was the Barkl Building and consisted of three levels. The top level was home to the Duggan Hospital at one time and later was turned into apartments. The second or main level has hosted many business enterprises over the years, but The First State Bank was the first business to begin in the Barkl Building. There was an artesian well flowing on Main Street in front of this building and a watering trough was placed there for watering horses. The last occupants of the portion of the building which now houses the Rotary was Don Piroutek and his father Emil who conducted an insurance business there for many years. Don was a Rotarian, and he deeded the building to the Wagner Rotary.
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While Democrats have tried to sell their recently signed $1.9 trillion spending legislation as a COVID relief bill, the truth is it isn’t one. Just 1 percent of this bill actually goes to our top COVID priority—vaccinations — and less than 10 percent of this bill is directly related to combating the virus. There’s been a lot of talk about how this bill is a liberal wish list — which it is. But that’s almost being too generous.
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This week, the 20211egislative session came to a close. In South Dakota, we keep things short; the session lasts a maximum of 40 legislative days. Every bill gets a hearing, its opportunity to be weighed and vetted by the 105 legislators that you elect to serve you in Pierre.
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Hoegemeyer Hybrids Announced 63 Dealers As Big Hitter Saks Award Recipients. Among them were: Chuck and Chet Eitemiller and Eugene Soukup.
Read moreRumors have been around for quite some time in the Wagner area about some special event, but the rumors are no longer needed as we now know that the 605 Unity J.A.M. is ready to be announced to the public. You may wonder, what “605 Unity J.A.M.” is.
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The technology in the past twenty years has had a phenomenal effect on both hunting and fishing. Hunting wise, laser rangefinders, digital trail cameras, and computerized rifle scopes have taken big game hunting into uncharted waters ethics wise. Consider my friend Ron Spomer’s recent Texas aoudad hunt. Allow me to quote Ron’s story, “The Best Little Aoudad Hunt in Texas,” that appears in the March/April 2021 issue of Sporting Classics magazine.
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Jackie Bird visited Andes Central School Wednesday, March 10, to perform for students. Her performance included hoop dancing, singing songs, and played her guitar. She explained the significance and meanings of the four directions, the hawk, and the eagle. Jackie also showed students a few pieces of her mother's art work. Courtesy photos.
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