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The Gregory Public School lists the following high school and middle school students who have earned a place on the honor roll. ‘A’ Honor Roll Seniors: Eli Barreto, Raesha Beck, Kade Braun, Mya Determan, London Flakus, Cindy Khuu, Kaydence Klein, Trey Murray, Natalie Smith, Jordan Spann, Jordan Svatos, Jamison VanderPol Juniors: Max Cook, Cruz Klundt, Cole Serr Sophomores: Piper Bartlett, Madisan Graber, Lincoln Juracek, Ashley Lim, Ella Sperl, Danielle Timanus, Asia VanDerWerff Freshmen: Max Bearshield, Claire Engel, Regan Graesser, Landon Keiser, Kamre Peabody, Kayde Peabody, Ben Stevicks 8th Graders: Addison Anderson, Sadie Carlson, Abigail Engel, Ellyse Grage, Mia Haines, Maya Hull, Miley Janak, Savanah Lozano, Andrew Lutt, Charissa Ring, Caleb Sinclair, Noah Stukel, George Timanus, Dani VanDerWerff, Mac Zimbelman 7th Graders: Brynn Bearshield Wyatt Beck, David Biggins, Jaelyn Birkeland, Eliana Fiebelkorn, Jerilee Hanson, Logan Hanson, Abigail Holmes, Leah Kaluhiokalani, Jacob Klein, Rance Miller, Sara Misener, Vivian Nguyen, Tyce Schweigert, Kennley Sedlacek, Joseph Stevicks 6th Graders: Aryn Baumgartner, Gracie Biggins, Hadley Braun, Emma Brozik, Cadey Delfin, Benjamin Engel, Kiana Haines, Maric Klinger, Gracelyn Lanz, Sarah Odegard, Otto Reber, Isabella Reinartz, Ava Schweigert, Jed Sengelmann, Makane Shaffer, Sophee Skalla, Aubree Stevicks, Braylon Stevicks, Sophia Stevicks, Tristian Wheeler, Elizabeth Wonnenberg ‘B’ Honor Roll Seniors: Dori Bruns, Nathan Fortuna, Rylan Peck, Gannon Thomas Juniors: Hannah Hiser, Lily Jacobsen, Gabbryel Jung, Nicholas Kenzy, Rane Kenzy, Ashley Reinartz, Luke Stukel Sophomores: Lucas Barreto, Elijah Ekroth, Emily Grim, Judd Hansen, Colt Keiser, Aubree Miller Shyanna Steffen, Adyson Stukel, , Jeston VanderPol Freshmen: Dawson Bartling, Carter Baumgartner, Lainey Dobson, Aiden Frasch, Naomi Hanson, Tyler Kenzy, Alexander Misener, Finola Reuer, Kaelynn Rezac, Destiny Sengelmann, Emily Stevicks, Adelyn Veskrna 8th Graders: Maya Kate Adams, Raynen Eagle Star, Marisa Fischer, Hayden Odegard, Jayden Watts, Mitch Zimbelman 7th Graders: Kyleigh Abdo, Kaleb Bettelyoun, Nicole Eagle Star, Jake Fischer, Dane Johnson, Baylor Schrader, Avery Sengelmann, Maxton Steffen, Austin Vosika 6th Graders: Jeremiah Bettelyoun, Gabriel Ekroth, Jaden Fedde, Charlotte Grage, Kyiah Shipman..

On October 30, the oral interpretation team competed in Oacoma in the District 9B competition. Other schools competing were Kimball, Armour, Kadoka Area, White River, and Wall. Gregory came home with the team trophy, accumulating the most team points for the day.

The Sons of the American Legion will be holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at the Legion Post in Gregory. The meeting will start at 7:00 p.m., and all members and potential members are encouraged to attend.

The popular bluegrass duo, The Purple Hulls, are making a return appearance at Prairie View Gospel Barn for a Veterans Day celebration of bluegrass and patriotic songs on Saturday, November 11. Born and raised on a working family farm in deep East Texas, identical red-headed twins Katy Lou and Penny Lea Clark learned the value of hard work and the goodness of country life, and were blessed to grow up in an environment that cultivated their Godgiven aptitude for music.

Several residents from the Pleasant View Addition were in attendance at the regular meeting of the Gregory City Council meeting on Monday evening to express concern about their streets. They claim they have been told that they are part of Phase I of the infrastructure project but haven’t heard anything about whether that is actually going to happen.

Doug Lindquist served in the Vietnam War in 1969-70. He received his draft notice while he was in college in the fall of 1968. He didn’t return to school, figuring he’d be called up soon, but in February of 1968 he got tired of waiting and went to Burke to enlist.

Cruel joke for trick-or-treaters or coveted seasonal delight? The great Halloween debate over candy corn is on. In the pantheon of high-emotion candy, the classic shiny tricolor kernels in autumns white, orange, and yellow are way up there.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging agricultural producers and forest landowners in South Dakota to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climatesmart practices in fiscal year (FY) 2024 as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), which help a wide variety of producers, including urban and organic producers.

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is set to complete a road surfacing project at Burke Lake Recreation Area. The project is slated to begin November 6th The existing hard surface is in poor condition, and this project will include adding aggregate material, grinding the existing hard surface, and grading the final road surface and camping pads to a complete aggregate surface. This will improve the safety and experience for visitors to the park.

THE 775 PROJECT is now accepting applications to determine income eligibility for the purchase of the new house at 633 Washington Street, Burke, SD. You can get an application by contacting Rachelle Norberg at rachelle@ggnlawfirm.com or (605) 775-2531.