Although Halloween will finally arrive on Sunday, trick or treating opportunities began on Tuesday evening with Avera Rosebud Country Care Center’s Door-to-Door Adventure and the Chamber of Commerce’s Trunk or Treat. Silver Threads has saved their treating fun for the actual date of Halloween, Sunday evening from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

The Gregory Gorillas extended their season record to 5-3 Friday evening with a 42-12 win against Bon Homme. The win, coupled with a win by the Burke Cougars, secured a home field advantage for Gregory against the Cougars in the first round of 9A football playoffs at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 21, at Mike Dacy Field.

The Gregory Spikers volleyball team hosted the Burke Lady Cougars on Thursday, October 14, for the annual Dig for a Cure (formerly known as Dig Pink) game. The Spikers lost to their opponents in three sets, 20-25, 18-25, and 18-25.

Tuesday Mixed League 10/12/21 10/12/21 Old Pioneer, 109-35; Tee Riffec Creations, 100-44; Bailey Welding, 95-49; Argonauts, 91-53; Soesbes, 53-91; Eagle Star, 44-100; Streakers, 40-80; Outsiders, 35-109; HTG: Argonauts, 813; HTS: Eaglestar, 2367; HIG: Ted Eagle Star, 236; Linda Teel, 156; HIS: Bryan Nelson, 645; Linda Teel, 446. Splits picked up by: Jennifer Soesbe, 5-8-10, 3-10; Dan Soesbe, 3-10.

On October 12, 2021, USDA pegged 2021 sunflower production at 1.90 billion pounds, down 36 percent from the revised 2020 production of 2.98 billion pounds. USDA added 480,000 pounds to 2020 nonoil sunflower production and left oil type production unchanged from last year. Area planted, at 1.28 million acres, is down seven percent from the June estimate and down 27 percent from last year. US sunflower growers are expected to harvest 1.22 million acres, down 27 percent from last year. The overall average yield for all sunflower types is forecast, at 1,554 pounds per acre. This is 236 pounds lower than last year’s yield, if realized.

Clark Gies, left, Chairman of the Gregory County Historical Society, presented a check to Mike Glover, right, Burke Finance Officer, to help with purchasing a projector for the Burke Civic Center..