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S “Hey, how are you? Good, you?” The words roll off your tongue to the passerby with your best fake smile as your thoughts are quickly jerked back to the pulsating pain. At this point, any version of the truth would leave you on the brink of tears or with the feeling of burdening someone with an explanation of how you really are, neither of which you have the energy for right now.

Just say his name and we doubledog dare you not to smile or downright laugh. The Burke Stampede Rodeo committee is just tickled to land another year of entertainment from the now 10-time PRCA rodeo clown of the year, Justin Rumford.

Gregory County 4-H held the 2023 Horse Show on Wednesday, June 28th, 2023. Gregory County 4-H had a year to remember with 19 youth contestants participating in the Gregory County Horse Show. This year we had 4 senior contestants, 6 junior contestants, and 9 beginner contestants. The event concluded with ribbons and awards for all participation. This year, all around recipients were given buckles from Hailey & Hayden Haiar, in memory of Cory Haiar. Lauryn Diekmann received All-Around Beginner Girl, Tucker Smikle received All-Around Beginner Boy, Brooklyn Bailey received All-Around Junior Girl, Dale Smikle received All-Around Junior Boy, Hailey Haiar received All-Around Senior Girl, and Hayden Haiar received All-Around Senior Boy. Gregory County 4-H would like to congratulate all participants on the hard work they have put in and would like to thank all the parents that helped make the Horse Show such a success.

Patsy Madsen was elected as the American Legion Auxiliary president at the 104th State Convention of the American Legion Auxiliary held in Chamberlain, SD. Patsy has been a member of the American Legion Auxiliary since 2014.

Governor Noem’s “Evil Foreign Governments” bill, SB 189, will go into effect on July 1st. The bill restricts state and local governments from contracting with six “evil foreign governments.” The prime sponsors of this legislation were Sen. Jim Stalzer (R-11) and Rep. Tyler Tordsen (R-14).

Several bills that strengthen families in South Dakota will go into effect on July 1st. “South Dakota will continue to strengthen families and promote life,” said Governor Noem.

To say that ending the 2023 boys track season in a tie with Ipswich at the state meet was exciting is an understatement. With only nine members qualified for the state track meet, a lot of strategy had to go into planning which events each would participate in to achieve the highest number of points for the team. The task was made even more challenging when Luke Sinclair got sick and Kade Stukel pulled his hamstring.

Public meetings were held June 20 and 21 in Winner and Platte, respectively, as part of the formal comment period associated with publication of the environmental assessment and section 4(f) evaluations of the Francis Case Memorial Bridge project, more commonly known as the Platte-Winner Bridge.

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One of the most iconic symbols of our national heritage - the Liberty Bell - hangs magnificently in the City of Brotherly Love. In 1751, the Pennsylvania Assembly ordered the bell to commemorate the commonwealth’s fiftieth anniversary of William Penn’s 1701 Charter of Privileges. Pen wrote of the liberties afforded by a people who trust, solemnly profess and worship - in his words - the “Almighty God being the only Lord of Conscience, Father of Lights and Spirits; and the Author as well as Object of all divine knowledge, faith, and worship; and in Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World.”