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Roy King will be performing at Gregory Lanes Lounge on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, starting at 5:30 p.m. Roy will be joined by Bob Vrbsky (with accordion) and also by a host of backup musicians.

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On Friday, May 5th, 2023, the Gregory fifth through eighth grade band students participated in the area instrumental solo music contest at Winner. Gregory had a total of 6 I+’s, 36 I’s, 12 I-‘s, 10 II+’s, 7 II’s, and 1 III for a total of 72 entries.

Funeral services to be held for Rodger Adams, 71 A funeral mass for Rodger Adams, age 71, of Papillion, NE, formally of Gregory, SD, will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Columbkille Catholic Church in Papillion, NE. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

We’re at that in-between time of year when the weather is no longer too cold and not yet too hot to be enjoyable. It’s the perfect time to spend outdoors, and the Gregory/Dallas Chamber of Commerce has a fun activity planned with that in mind.

Two Gregory High School junior boys will attend South Dakota Boys State May 29 - June 2, 2023, on the campus of Northern State University in Aberdeen. The Dallas American Legion post is sponsoring Trey Murray, and the Gregory post is sponsoring Eli Barreto.

The Prairie View Gospel Barn in Gregory, SD, will host the Erwins for the first concert of the 2023 season on Sunday, May 21. There is something captivating about the blending and swelling of sibling harmony.

The regular meeting of the Gregory City Council was held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, May 15, 2023, at City Hall. Engel wants to bring community “All Together Now” through summer reading program Former council member and library liaison Guyla Husman has agreed to fill the vacancy on the library’s board of trustees, Librarian Tara Engel informed the council.

Gregory High School seniors were awarded scholarships during the commencement exercises held on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium. The following scholarships were awarded: 2023 GHS Scholarship Recipients Adeline & Fred Gassen Scholarship Kade Stukel Anshutz Construction Scholarship Eli Fogel Samantha Reinartz Jessy Jo VanDerWerff Augustana Presidential Scholarship Vy Nguyen Kade Stukel Eli Fogel Augustana Academic and Wrestling Athletic Scholarship Owen Hansen Augustana Athletic Track Scholarship Kade Stukel Augustana Endowed Scholarship Eli Fogel Augustana Alumni Legacy Award Eli Fogel Augustana Niebuhr Honors Scholarship Vy Nguyen Eli Fogel Augustana Diversity Scholarship Vy Nguyen BankWest Scholarship Vy Nguyen Luke Murray Black Hills State Bronze Scholarship of Distinction Kate Weborg Bemidji State University Rayvn Oliver Buche Foods Underdog Scholarship Jaden Graber Bill and Evelyn Rasmussen Scholarship Vy Nguyen Build Dakota Scholarship Jaden Graber Catholic Daughters Scholarship Jaden Graber Kade Stukel Cassie Vavra Grim Memorial Scholarship Jessy Jo VanDerWerff Cenex Rosebud Farmers Union Scholarship Jaden Graber Wyatt Weller Chuck Kayl Ag Memorial Scholarship Eli Fogel Consumer’s Federal Credit Union Scholarship Cassidy Keiser Sapphire Kenzy Ravyn Oliver Coyote Commitment Promise Scholarship Jessy Jo VanDerWerff Coyote Legacy Scholarship Jessy Jo VanDerWerff Cassidy Keiser Charles & Clara Ritter Family Medical Scholarship Eli Fogel Darlene Johnson Memorial Scholarship Samantha Reinartz Dr.

Ten students were honored as three-sport letter winners. Pictured in the back row are Cruz Klundt, Jhett Eklund, and Luke Stukel. Middle row, l to r: Eli Fogel, Jessy Jo VanDerWerff, and Kade Stukel. Front row, l to r: Luke Sinclair, Kade Braun, Lincoln Juracek, and Colt Keiser. (Photos by Kristi Ring)