The sixth annual fundraiser event for the Avera Area Foundation was held at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, August 28, 2021. The fundraiser is held annually to entice individuals through scholarships to return to the Avera Gregory facilities with their talent for future position within the system. The night was full of food, games, and plenty of items to bid on in the live and silent auctions.

Gregory’s own Marathon Man, Wade Juracek, is pushing his body to its limits this fall with three marathons on his schedule. He had already planned on running the Sioux Falls Marathon the last weekend of August, just because, and the Mid-City Marathon in Rochester, MN, two weeks later because he wanted to visit the city once without having surgery, when he got a call to run the Boston Marathon in October.

The Business and Industrial Development Group’s (BID) second quarter focus was on updating their strategic plan and providing financial help to the local business community through the USDA Revolving Loan Fund and original revolving loan fund.

The Gregory Gorillas football team traveled to Wall for the season opener on Friday, August 20, losing to the Eagles 19-6. The young team had a promising start, scoring first in the game when Rylan Peck crossed into the endzone on a 17-yard plunge.

CARSON KLUNDT Parents: Jennifer & Lonnie Klundt Year: Senior SIERRA RENCOUNTRE Parents: Jessy & Brett Kenzy Year: Senior EMMA THOMAS Parents: Renee & Andy Thomas Year: Senior KODI TIMANUS Parents: Karen & Tony Timanus Year: Senior LUKE SINCLAIR Parents: Amanda & Curt Sinclair Year: Junior EMILY GRIM Parent: Rena Grim Year: 8th Grader RYLER STEVICKS Parents: Micah & Ted Stevicks Year: 8th Grader PIERCE STUKEL Parents: Skye & Ben Stukel Year: 8th Grader ASIA VANDERWERFF Parents: Chris & Jamie VanDerWerff Year: 8th Grader LONNIE KLUNDT Cross County Coach Good Luck Gregory Cross Country Runners!.

The Gregory Gorilla cross country team started practice on August 12th and will attend their first meet on Saturday, August 28th in Mitchell. There are six returning varsity runners and three new members to the team this year.