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enu Mon., January 29 Beef stroganoff Tues., January 30 Meatball sub Wed., January 31 Walking tacos 1:30 p.m. Dismissal Thurs., February 1 Chicken patty w/bun, smile fries Fri., February 2 Grilled cheese, tomato soup Daily Breakfast Menu: Yogurt, Milk, Juice, Fruit Included w/Lunch Milk, Fruit & Vegetable Food Bar This week’s school lunch menu sponsored by Gregory, SD • (605) 835-8751 .

Tiffany Sanderson, Lake Area Technical College president of Watertown, SD, recently announced the 2023 fall president’s list. The president’s list is of outstanding students who, through their initiative and ability, have indicated a seriousness of purpose in their educational program. It is limited to full-time students who have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.5 to 4.0.

Marcus Popowski of Burke, SD, has been named to the president’s honor roll with a 4.00 GPA for the fall 2023 semester at Bismarck State College. “Mark Twain was quoted as saying, ‘The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.’ Clearly, Marcus has put forth the dedication and hard work, and it has resulted in success at Bismarck State College,” says BSC President Douglas J.

South Dakota State University Extension’s 2024 winter and spring private pesticide applicator certification training sessions are set. The live trainings are from 1:30 p.m.

The five state Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division marked an 83 percent increase in the number of fentanyl pills seized in 2023 and removed an estimated 2.9 million lethal doses of fentanyl both in pill and powder form, from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and eight counties along the western border of Illinois and Wisconsin. Nationally, the DEA seized more than 77 million fentanyl pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl, amounting to more than 386 million deadly doses, enough to kill every American.

A rule change that was seen as a way to help struggling high school football teams died for a lack of a motion Wednesday at the meeting of the South Dakota High School Activities Association board of directors.

With only one practice in over a week due to weather cancellations, Burke/Gregory Head Wrestling Coach Seth Webster was worried about what kind of shape his wrestlers were in going into the Winner Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, January 20.

Our regular readers know this column is about the Christian life, but you certainly do not need to be a Christian or even a religious person to at least consider the content as thought-provoking. Everyone has their own philosophies and interpretations about spiritual topics, and this is understandable since we all have a choice to believe whatever we want. Only God knows everything and He is perfect in all His ways. I will add that no theologian or Bible scholar is correct about every doctrine or exegesis of scripture as we are all in a daily process of learning. What’s more important, arguing or evangelizing? Jesus promised, “Seek and you will find.”

High school seniors residing in the Golden West Telecommunications service area can now apply for one of 45 $1,000 scholarships available to qualifying students. Now in its 26th year, the Golden West scholarship program awards scholarships to help offset tuition for graduating seniors who will pursue post-secondary education.

ERSPECTIVE Hope all made it well and warm into 2024. On January 4th, when schools opened, we had the first school shooting in Iowa. A 17-yearold with a shotgun and handgun killed a sixth grader and wounded other students. Recently the principal who intervened, saving others, also died. Interviewed later, some students said that this shooter had been bullied for most of his school life. I’m guessing it might have been over gender identity like last year’s school shooting at a Christian school in Nashville. There are those who would rather censor books available in school libraries, putting their 2nd Amendment weapons ahead of children’s lives. California and New York State have enforced the basic red flag laws over weapon acquisition and storage. If these laws were more widespread many of the 30,000 annual deaths from gun violence could be prevented.