Coalition of Large Tribes (COLT) Treasurer and Rosebud Sioux Tribal Councilwoman Lisa White Pipe spent a busy week in Geneva, Switzerland for the 16th session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Treasurer White Pipe offered three specific interventions: 1. A call on the United States to immediately return Federal Indian Boarding School lands to tribes consistent with Articles 10 and 11 of the UN Declaration.

The finishing touches were put in place in the new hospital/nursing home chapel in Gregory, on Tuesday, July 25, as stained glass windows were installed. Stained glass artist Michael Pilla and his assistant Jim Colvin brought the windows from Pilla’s studio in Wisconsin.

The Palle and Hanne Miliam family almost missed their chance to experience a Gregory Independence Day celebration when the airplane crew’s working hours restrictions stranded them in Toronto for a couple days. They were on their way to spend a few weeks visiting the family of Sara Anderson, who had hosted their oldest son Thomas as a foreign exchange student during the 2015-16 school year. He had joined Sara’s family when his host family moved to another town and he was faced with possibly being sent back to Denmark.

Stephanie Pochop of Johnson Pochop & Bartling Law Office in Gregory was named South Dakota Trial Lawyer of the Year at the annual meeting of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (SDTLA) on June 22 during the State Bar Convention.

Gregory Co. 13 - Stanley Co. 3 In their first game of the region tournament on Tuesday, July 18, Gregory County Legion 18U scored eight runs in the first inning, which helped them defeat Stanley County Post 20 by a score of 13-3. Lincoln Juracek doubled, scoring one run, Kade Braun doubled, scoring three runs, Jad Leber lined out, scoring one run, Sawyer Tietgen singled, scoring two runs, and one run scored on a balk.

The last couple weeks have been jam-packed on and off the farm. From camps and community actives to haying and checking cows, we have been busy trying to stay ahead.