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A beautiful new mural now graces one of the walls of the Gregory American Legion Hutchison Post #6. The mural is a memorial commissioned by the family of Darrell L. Jones, who served in the U.S. Army National guard as a medic from 195665. Jones was also Commander of the Gregory American Legion 2000-2002 and 2004-2007, and for 20 years (1998-2017) Darrell and his wife Sandra managed the Legion. The mural, thoughtfully painted by artist Kate Witt, is rich in symbolism and not only honors Darrell’s service and contributions but also brings a vibrant and reflective space to the community, reminding all who see it of the values of duty, honor, and remembrance.

Memorial Day this year falls on Monday, May 26. It is always the last Monday of May.

In the movie “Inside Out,” the character Anger is portrayed as a red faced, stocky character who lacks trust in his fellow emotions and is quick to blow up. Throughout the movie we literally see flames coming out of his head when he perceives a situation as unfair. Although we do not have literal flames coming out of our heads when we experience anger, it often may feel that way.

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On Friday, May 9, 2025 the Gregory 5th-8th grade band students participated in the area instrumental solo music contest at Winner. Gregory had a total of 15 I+’s, 41 I’s, 18 I-‘s, 9 II+’s, and 3 II’s for a total of 86 entries Students prepared their solos over the last three months and had an opportunity to play for an audience and a judge to receive comments on how to improve as musicians and things they do well.

Charlie Johnson has organized a big fundraiser for the Dallas Fire Department on Friday evening, May 16, 2025, from 7:00 p.m. to midnight, at the Cocktail Lodge and former minimart on the service road in Dallas, next to Cody’s and Frank Days Bar/Rumors.

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Lonnie Klundt is a proud alumnus of Gregory High School, Class of 1985, and a 1990 graduate of the University of South Dakota. A dedicated educator and coach, Lonnie currently serves as the Title I math teacher at Gregory Middle School, where he continues to impact young lives daily through both academics and athletics.

Delayed Postal Service deliveries of small-town newspapers are frustrating readers, undermining subscriptions and hurting advertising revenue, according to publishers across South Dakota. “It’s taking nine days to get a paper from Armour to Sioux Falls,” said Julie Hinckley of Rocket Printing, which prints several small-town publications.

During the Gorilla Good News portion of the Gregory School District Board of Education’s regular meeting on Monday, May 12, 2025, Mrs. Baldwin and several of her students presented a sampling of the various art projects completed during the 2024-25 school year. The students learned about perspectives, negative creations, technical drawing, hieroglyphs, making frescoes, carving, and other techniques. Many projects were on display for the board to view in the school lunch room.