The “Miracle on the Missouri” will be the topic of a Thursday, July 8, program at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. Pickstown and the Fort Randall Dam were nicknamed “Miracle on the Missouri” because construction of the town and dam was essentially completed in 10 years.

Medical marijuana won’t be allowed on the campuses of South Dakota’s public universities, the Board of Regents announced on June 23. The board, which oversees the state’s six public universities, changed its policy on medical marijuana as the state prepares for the drug to be legalized on July 1.

The Gregory 8u softball team ended their season Friday night at the league tournament in Chamberlain. They entered the tournament with 4 wins and 1 loss in Rosebud Softball League play and an overall record of 6-2 with their only losses being to Butte’s 12u team and a solid Lyman team. After an opening round bye in the league tournament, Gregory defeated Chamberlain in the semifinal round by a score of 13-3 to advance to the championship game against Lyman.

The Burke Riding Club will once again be hosting Tuesday Fun Nights starting July 6th at the rodeo grounds. Start time is 6 p.m.

After six weeks, team Arizmendis-Springer have taken over the leaderboard. Team Biggins-Eklund are in second place and team Bakke-VanDerWerff are tied for third with team Croegaert-Hogue. Four points separate the leaders from the pack. The leaders for the week were teams Kruse-Schweigert, Sperl-Wernke, and Collins- Kartak. Be Biggins still holds the most points individually for the season followed by Rachel Springer, Cheryl Sperl and Denise Croegaert. Serena Bakke was the leader for the week by posting a birdie and three pars. Lois Kruse was only one-half point behind even though she says she never hits the ball. We hope to see more women in the clubhouse on Thursday.

• Arizmendis/Springer vs. Drees/Leber • Bakke/VanDerWerff vs.