| July 10, 2011 |
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| Arlen Brandt, Diane Brandt Boheman, Jean Powers Borchers, Kenny Powers, Aunt Bertha |
| An Open House honoring Bertha (Brandt Timmens on her 100th birthday was held on July 10, 2011 at Zion Lutheran Church, 314 N. Pine St., Avon South Dakota from 2PM - 4PM. |
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| July 16, 2011 |
| Barbara Wepking of Avon, South Dakota and formerly of Springfield will celebrate her 85th birthday with cake and coffee from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Avon’s Meadow View Manor, 508 Birch Street. |
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| Gov. Rounds appoints Oster to head state Department of Education Oct 3, 2008 |
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Mike Rounds announced today the selection of Thomas Oster,
Avon, to be the new Secretary of the Department of Education.
“I am very pleased that Tom Oster has agreed to accept the cabinet position
as Secretary of the Department of Education,” said Gov. Rounds. “He has
administrative and leadership skills that are essential to managing the many
facets of this department. Tom is a tested educator and superintendent who
focuses on what is best for our students.”
The entire story at South Dakota State Website
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| The Year was 1964 |
 Iro Mogen was the Superintendant at Avon South Dakota. Mr. Mogen was born on Jun 18, 1932 in Watertown, SD and attended Yankton College, AB; University of South Dakota, MA and Ed.D. |
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| March 1935 |
| The Avon Basketball team lost to Tabor 24-38. The 2nd team won it's 6th game of the season 37-9. |
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| June 1935 |
| Mr. O.H. Bochman and Miss Florence Gardner were married in Tyndall on June 1st. They left for a trip to the Black Hills. |
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| June 2011 |
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Photo by Emily Wickstrom, Pierre Capital Journal
Larry Lyngstad (left) and Jim Mollison look over the sandbags outside Mollison’s home. Lyngstad has helped families displaced by the flood and assisted with sandbagging at Mollison’s house. |
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| Some of us remember Larry Lyngstad as our music teacher at Avon Public School. Mr. Lyngstad is retired now and living in Pierre, South Dakota. Lyngstad has been volunteering through the Central South Dakota Retired & Senior Volunteer Program since 2009.
Larry was quoted in an article from the Pierre Capital Journal; “I’m not an outstanding volunteer or doing anything extraordinary,” Lyngstad said. “I’m just an average volunteer.”
Lyngstad volunteers for a number of programs, including the St. Mary’s foundation, reading buddies program, South Dakota Discovery Center, Casey Tibbs Rodeo Center and the Southeast Community Church. In Jun/Jul 2011, Lyngstad has been helping families who are displace by the flood by helping to provide food and assisting at the Emergency Operation Center in Pierre and Fort Pierre. |
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| Avon’s Earv Archambeau reaches into the
end zone for a first quarter touchdown during the Pirates’ 37-8 victory over Gettysburg
in the Class 9A championship football game Thursday Nov 13, 2008 in Vermillion. (James D. Cimburek/P&D)
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| November 1948 |
| Theran Jay Koehn was born November 14, 1948 in a 1938 Chevrolet between Tabor and Yankton, South Dakota to Theodore and Vivian (Vinson) Koehn. Theran graduated from Avon High School in 1967. |
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December 1910
William Muller, well-known farmer and rancher, visited in Avon enroute for Sioux Falls.
Corn shellers are at work on the new crop.
Mrs. Wooley, wife of the popular principal of our public school, aside from her teaching duties, visits Yankton each Saturday taking vocal lessons.
Mr. Koolish, the enterprising head of the Avon Mercantile, presented each of the rural carriers with a handsome pair of driving gloves.
Complaints have come in to the County Supt. office that certain teachers spend too much time in school writing letters.
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