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January is National Mentoring Month, and the Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) is celebrating the month aimed at expanding quality mentoring opportunities to connect more individuals with quality mentors.

Hank and Melissa Wonnenberg’s girls, Elizabeth (12) and Lydia (10), don’t have a gaming system to occupy their time. Instead they have a barn full of animals they raise and show, from rabbits, chickens, dogs, and companion animals to pigs and beef and dairy cattle.

Boaz Swift is the new veterinarian at Gregory Animal Clinic. Swift grew up north of Burke, and was homeschooled through high school.

Mrs. Bartling’s 2nd grade science class was the topic of Gorilla Good News at the Gregory School District Board of Education regular meeting on Tuesday, January 9. The meeting had been postponed a day because of weather-related cancellations.

Over the weekend Guhner Kepler and Brody Boes beat the weather to get to Box Elder and compete in South Dakota’s first “Battle of the Badges” on Saturday, January 13. “Battle of the Badges” (BOTB) is a nonprofit amateur boxing competition to raise money for local charities. Originally, a showdown between police and firefighters in Louisiana, BOTB has expanded across the country and includes veterans from the armed services and other first responders in addition to police and fire fighters. Occasionally the competitions are dodge ball and blood drives.

More than 3,400 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the fall 2023 semester at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD, by being named to the dean’s list. To earn dean’s list distinctions in SDSU’s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

The 70th annual SD Picnic in Florida will be held February 24, 2024 at 12:00 noon at the Grace Lutheran Church fellowship hall in Lakeland, FL. All former South Dakotans, either permanent or seasonal residents, are invited to attend with their family.

A group of Gregory youth bowlers attended the State Youth Tournament on April 5 and 6, 2023, at Huron, SD. Following are the results: Bear McSweeney placed 3rd in the boys All Events HDCP 99 Average & Under.

Scientists still have questions about the mechanism involved in the increased infection risk among repeat vaccinees. A recent preprint co-authored by the U.S.