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During the city council meeting Tuesday, December 5, Mayor Al Cerny updated the council on four public nuisance properties that have been the subject of numerous complaints. The code enforcement officer had been in town the week before the council meeting, and the mayor discussed these properties with him.

Thanael Certa-Werner is the new pastor at Gregory United Methodist Church. He moved to the area the end of June, during which time he pastored the Burke and Herrick United in Faith UMC parishes before taking over the pastorate in Gregory at the beginning of November.

Chris Burkholder had a couple things to discuss with the Gregory County Board of Commissioners as they opened their regular meeting Tuesday, December 5. First he wanted to clarify that Andrew Yoder’s plan was always to connect the two buildings he had moved onto his newly-chased lot in the Rolling Hills subdivision, and now the proper building permit has been obtained.

Four students from two schools, juggling four schedules, managed to put together a presentation for FFA that earned them the top spot in the state and a place in the national competition in Indianapolis next fall.

Funeral services to be held for Victoria Thomas Funeral services for Victoria Thomas, age 74, of Gregory, SD, will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Gregory, SD. Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery. There will be a visitation from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m., on Friday night at the church. Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Steve Hayes, Dan DeSmet and Murray Thompson were elected to the Board of Directors at the October 3rd meeting of Fidelity Corporation, the sole shareholder of First Fidelity Bank. Steve Hayes currently serves as Senior Vice President and Branch Manager in Presho.

This holiday season, LifeServe Blood Center is urging families in South Dakota to come together and create a new and meaningful tradition: donating blood as a family to save lives in their communities. LifeServe Blood Center is the lifeline for more than 160 hospitals primarily in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Hospitals in your community have chosen LifeServe as their sole provider of blood and blood products, meaning that when you donate blood with Life-Serve, you can save lives in your neighborhood. As a communitybased blood center, LifeServe only hosts blood drives in communities where that blood will go back into the area hospitals.

RESULTS Tuesday Mixed League 12/15/23 Tee Riffic Creations 246-90; Angry Birds 219-117; Old Pioneer 210½-125½; Carlock Babes, 167½- 168½; The Outsiders 127-209; Wild Bunch, 113½-222½; Six Balls 100½-91½; Rez Dawgs 95-241; HTG: Tee Riffic Creations, 653; HTS: Old Pioneer, 1754; HIG: Bryan Nelson, 233; Jennifer Soesbe, 176; HIS: Steven Peterson, 566; Jennifer Soesbe, 433. Thursday Mens League 12/07/23 Blue Ballers, 58½-31½; Nagel Body Shop, 56-34; Stukel Eagle Ranch, 50½-39½; Home Town Automotive, 47-43; Northern Plains, 46-44; CATS, 36-54; Rod’s Sport Shop, 34-56; Gregory Lanes, 32-58; HTG: Nagel Body Shop, 803; HTS: Nagel Body Shop, 2371; HIG: Dusty McKenzie, 254; HIS: Dusty McKenzi, 669.

Gregory Public Library was the recent recipient of The Pilcrow Foundation’s Children’s Book Project grant. This grant opportunity was possible with the help of funding through the Gregory Community Foundation and Hollis “Curly” and Rose Haisch charitable Endowment Fund. The library was selected to be sponsored through a generous donation from Drs. Bill Strawbridge and Meg Wallhagen of California.

His big brother is to blame. Or more appropriately, the one to whom the credit belongs. That’s according to Joe Tyburec, who developed a life-long love of the guitar at a young age when his older brother Stan bought a guitar and allowed his younger brothers to use it also. This eventually led Joe to building guitars.