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The Gregory cross country teams topped the field at home last Tuesday, August 29. The varsity boys had a low score of 12 points, led by Fin Adams in second place with a time of 17:58.

What causes you a lack of peace? The most common answers to this question are things like being overly busy, fears of the future, pressure to be perfect, relational conflicts, hurts, and people pleasing. All these things have a theme of expectation.

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Even during a year when crop and cattle markets are up, South Dakota’s family farmers and ranchers still earn much less than what consumers pay at the grocery checkout. To reinforce this fact, South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) is providing lunch September 2 South Dakota State Fair attendees for only 42-cents – the price family farmers and ranchers receive for the ingredients.

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The Burke Riding Club finished up their fifth summer play night series on Friday, August 11, 2023. It was great turnout throughout the summer with almost 70 kids participating. Kids competed in barrels, poles, and flags in the Buckaroo (0-7), Beginner (8-10), Junior (11-13) and Senior (14+) age divisions. They awarded All Around and Reserve All Around for each division, champion and reserve champion for each event and awards for all kids that participated in four or more play nights. The final night wrapped up with root beer floats for everyone and the following awards: All Around winners received belt buckles and reserve received saddle blanket.

Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that.

There is a new kind of money coming to South Dakota and hundreds of South Dakotans are hoping it becomes the Gold Standard for our local economy. The Goldback looks like a golden ticket, which acts as a thin gold coin that fits in your wallet just like paper bills. While the Goldback will not challenge the primacy of the Greenback, its use is growing fast. It is an innovation that allows people to use gold for even the smallest daily transactions, and that is propelling a niche local currency into a movement. Starting on September 19th these sleek gold notes will be available to the public and could soon be seen on your local main street.

Salmorejo is Spain’s lesser known but creamier tomatobased chilled soup. It has fewer than half the ingredients of gazpacho, but is no less flavorful thanks to a topping of savory ham and hard-cooked egg.

Southern Plains Behavioral Health Services (SPBHS) will host a butterfly release in Gregory at 7:00 p.m., September 10, at the Park Performance Center, to draw attention to suicide prevention. September is suicide awareness month, and Sunday, September 10, is being recognized as World Suicide Prevention Day.