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Family attending the military rites for Jack Lunne and the Lunne/Peterson family reunion on July 14, 15, and 16, 2023, were as follows: Pat Lunne, Gilbert, AZ; Blaine Lunne, Buffalo, WY; Ryan and Tina Pitts, Max, Sam, and Brooklyn, Sierra Vista, AZ; Jeff Slade and Jennifer Terry, Pierre, SD; Doug and Ruth Jones, Pierre, SD; Curt Wiedman, Mission, SD; Laura Cornelius, Green Lake, WI; Caroline Peterson, Platte, SD; Rob and Amy Hanselman, Ethan, SD; Alice Slade, Gregory, SD; Melissa Slade, Mitchell, SD; Rocky Wiedman, Jr. and friend, Mission, SD; Duane and Shannon Lunne and family, Dallas, SD; Curt Jr. and Michelle Wiedman, Madison, SD; Dennis and Jan-ice Grenoble, Gregory, SD; Todd Talcott and Kao, Las Vegas, NV; Doug and Holly Vancowenberghe and family, Herriman, UT; Leon and Roxi Summerville, Platte, SD; Ashton Summerville and friend, Platte, SD; Callie Summerville and friend, Platte, SD; Mike and Kim Stefanik, IL; John Stefanik, IL; John Stefanik, IL; Bob and Sharon Lunne, Dallas, SD; Eric and Chichi Grenoble and family, Sioux Falls, SD; Parker and Boyd Hanselman, Ethan, SD; Rocky and Jessie Wiedman and family, Mission, SD; Nick and Bailey Reyne and family, MN; Carol Turgeon, Winner, SD; Carol Odenbach, Dallas, SD; Sharon Cole, Richard Cole, David Cole, Milton and Karen Douglas, and Juanita Peterson, all of Wewela, SD.

The VFW Auxiliary and VFW Post held a meeting and a potluck supper last week. They had their essay winners present their work, and the Girls State attendee gave a report.

Governor Kristi Noem announced on July 17 that South Dakota closed the 2023 budget year with a surplus of $96.8 million. “South Dakota’s economy is continuing to thrive because we keep state government small, taxes are low, and we spend within our means.

The Gregory swimming pool fundraising committee found its second wind recently after Gregory Economic Development (GED)Executive DirectorRachelleBloomprovidedthe nudgeto re-energizethegroupaspart of GED’s attention to quality of life issues in the community.

R-CALF USA President Brett Kenzy represented the thousands of farmer/rancher members of his organization at a food and agriculture stakeholders roundtable at the White House on July 14 to discuss competition priorities in the reauthorization of the Farm Bill.

The regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners was held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at the Gregory County Courthouse. Corrected resolution passed A corrected resolution for restricted funds transfer was passed.

Cheyanne Colton is Gregory County’s new game warden. Hunting and fishing have been a part of Colton’s life as long as she can remember, first in Nebraska and then through her high school years in Lingle, Wyoming.

LifeServe Blood Center announced that Jessy VanDerWerff of Gregory, SD, has been awarded a scholarship for organizing a successful blood drive in Gregory on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. To be eligible for the scholarship award, Jessy recruited donors and served as the chairperson for the blood drive. She was able to register 42 donors with 15 first-time donors. Individual scholarships are offered to any student seeking or currently achieving a higher level of education.

Gregory County 4-H hosted the 2023 Pre-Fair Day at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 12, at the Burke Civic Center. At this event, 4-Hers were able to model outfits (either new, sewn, or thrifted) and interviewed with the judges to explain why they picked their outfits and to discuss materials, textures, and colors. The event began with a fashion revue featuring the participants modeling their outfits, and then moved into clothing judging. Jack Schulte started off the clothing judging, followed by Addie Dostal, Heather Dostal, Jhett Schulte, Sarah Dostal, Mya Koenig, and then two cloverbuds - Zoe Koenig and Owen Schulte. After interviewing with the judges, Mya Koenig and Zoe Koenig presented their constructed outfits. The awards and ribbons each participant received are listed below.