The American Legion awards were presented at eighth grade graduation held on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Winners of the awards were l to r: Bo Brozik, Asia VanDerWerff, Gene Opbroek, District Commander, presenting the awards, and runners up Madisan Graber, and Lincoln Juracek.

Gregory held their eighth grade graduation ceremony on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium. These eighth grade students received honors for their academic achievement of earning a GPA of 3.0 to 3.45. They were back row, l to r: Eli Ekroth, Matthew Smith, Pierce Stukel, William Sinkular, Jeston VanderPol, Heydan Westfall, and Bo Brozik. Front row, l to r: HaLeigh VanOverschelde, Samantha Parkis, Emily Grim, Riki Bruns, and Ellie Talsma. (Submitted photo)

Dakota Timanus, Gregory High School senior, attended the ASBSD Academic Excellence recognition and luncheon in Pierre on Monday, May 9, 2022. The best and brightest from the Class of 2022 were recognized for their academic achievements during their high school career.

The Sons of the American Legion will be holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, May 19, at the Legion Post in Gregory. The meeting will start at 8:00 p.m. and all members and potential members are encouraged to attend.

The Gregory American Legion Auxiliary sponsored the Poppy Poster contest. Winners included back row, l to r: Samantha Reinartz (1st, Class V), Cassidy Keiser (2nd, Class V), and Morgan Opbroek (3rd, Class V). Row 3, l to r: Gracie Biggins (2nd, Class II), Gracelyn Lanz (1st, Class II), Ashley Lim (1st, Class IV), Ashley Reinartz (2nd, Class IV), Ellie Talsma (3rd, Class IV), and Jayden Fedde (3rd, Class VII). Row 2, l to r: Dani VanDerWerff (1st, Class III), Destiny Sengelmann (2nd, Class III), Emily Stevicks (3rd, Class III), and Boone Beck (3rd, Class III). Front row, l to r: Emmett Shaffer (1st, Class I), Addyson Dufrane (2nd, Class I). Not pictured: Shaylee Serr (1st, Class VI) and Amber Smith (2nd, Class VI). (Submitted photo)

The First Fidelity Bank and Gregory Community Foundation are looking for non-profit groups that have a project that needs funding. For a project to be considered, a group needs only to complete an application describing what their project entails. An application form can be picked up at First Fidelity Bank, or request an application from kybs22@yahoo.com. Grants will be given for community projects, but not for operation budgets.