The annual District 3 Spring Meeting of the South Dakota American Legion will be held Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Winner for Legionnaires from Hughes, Hyde, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Gregory, Lyman, Tripp and Hand counties.

The Little Thing Youth Bowling Tournament was held at Gregory Lanes Sunday, March 9. Twentythree kids participated.

The Gregory fifth grade girls basketball team of Meadow Wonnenberg, Addyson Dufrane, Mayme Reber, Avaya Vomacka, Averie Stukel, and Lydia Wonnenberg came out on top at the Quarterback Club round robin tournament in Winner on Saturday, March 9, 2025. They started the day with backto- back wins, first beating MRHS (Chamberlain Area) by a score of 15-5, followed by a 20-8 win over Winner. After a two-game break, the girls faced Burke and won by a 33-10 margin to win the tournament.

Historically, curiosity, wonder and awe have been set aside for the dreamers, the creators, musicians, artists and children. As adults, the “American Way” has not valued these abilities in the same regard as things like individualism, capitalism and self-reliance. Yet if you are someone who stops to take in the beauty of a sunrise or sunset, pauses to feel the cool wind whipping at your face, marvels at a golden wheat field in July, or pauses to say a prayer of thanks for the rain in a dry summer you are practicing a moment of awe.

Private applicator certification is required before an agricultural producer can purchase or use a restricted use pesticide. A producer who has the potential to produce more than $1,000 of an agricultural commodity must be certified to use any pesticide. There is no fee for a private applicator certification, which is valid for three years and expires on the last day of February.

Water Quality Last year, the City of Gregory monitored your drinking water for possible contaminants. This report is a snapshot of the quality of the water that we provided last year.