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The academic achievements of the best and brightest students from the Class of 2023 were recently recognized at the 33rd Annual Academic Excellence Recognition luncheon. Govenor Kristi Noem and the Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD) honored students who were identified as the top one percent of their senior classes, from the state’s public, private and tribal/BIE schools on Monday, April 24, 2023.

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.