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A reflection on the 2022 State Oral Interpretation Festival from the photographer who was there to document it What follows is an intimate firstperson look inside last week’s South Dakota High School Activities Association’s 2022 State Oral Interpretation Festival. Kleenex is not required but recommended.

Puppy scams remain consistently profitable for scammers as their multi-tiered setup allows them to convincingly go back to a consumer several times to ask for money, according to a Better Business Bureau (BBB) study.

ESULTS Tuesday Mixed League 11/29/22 Old Pioneer, 233-79; Bailey Welding, 204-108; Tee-Riffic Creations, 1971/2-1141/2; Fritz’s Angels, 184½1271/2; Buche’s Bowlers, 123-177; Carlock Babes, 121-191; Wild Bunch, 78-222; The Outsiders, 59253; HTG: Old Pioneer, 842; HTS: Old Pioneer, 2424; HIG: Bryan Nelson, 221; Goldie Warnkvist, 156; HIS: Bryan Nelson, 615; Goldie Warnkvist, 445. Splits picked up by: Jennifer Talsma, 2-7; Chris Petersen, 3-10; Goldie Warnkvist, 4-5, 5-7; Patty Connealy, 5-7.

The Sons of the American Legion will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, December 15th, 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.

Attorney General Mark Vargo announced he has filled two new positions at the Attorney General’s Office: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Coordinator and Human Trafficking Coordinator. Allison Morrisette assumed her duties as the state’s inaugural Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Coordinator on Monday, Nov.

After last week’s postponement, the much-anticipated downtown Christmas tree lighting is scheduled to happen this Friday evening, December 9. Carols and coffee and visits with Santa will begin at 6:00 p.m. while B&F Variety, Klein’s Value Hardware, Dayspring Coffee Company, and Spring Creek Boutique extend their hours for shoppers.

The year 2022 is the 50th year of Gregory’s Community Christmas Tree, located at BankWest - the 50th year of the Gregory community giving generously to children at Christmas time. “We do it for the kids,” Kristi Roeder said of the Gregory Community Club’s community Christmas tree.

Perched atop a fence at Badlands National Park, Troy Heinert peered from beneath his widebrimmed hat into a corral where 100 wild bison awaited transfer to the Rosebud Indian Reservation. Descendants of bison that once roamed North America’s Great Plains by the tens of millions, the animals would soon thunder up a chute, take a truck ride across South Dakota and join one of many burgeoning herds Heinert has helped reestablish on Native American lands.

Gregory County 4-H held their annual recognition night on Sunday, November 20th at the Gregory Community Room, with more than 70 people in attendance for the event. Emcees included Melissa Vosika, Brecken Vosika & Jack Schulte. First up, 4-H Registered Volunteers were recognized for their efforts and hard work, as well as their years of service. Volunteers include: Kendra Wiechmann- 1 year, Jason Mosterd- 2 years, Jon Smikle- 2 years, Samantha Bull- 2 years, Sarah Bailey- 2 years, Sierra Smith- 2 years, Tim McCarthy- 2 years, Jacob Imhof-3 years, Jason Witt- 3 years, Rose Wolf- 3 years, Sheila Imhof- 3 years, Santanya Matucha- 4 years, Lucas Adams- 5 years, Meghan Weborg-5 years, Mollie Andrews- 5 years, Bailee Matucha- 6 years, Sheryl Koenig- 6 years, Gary Burrus- 7 years, Kristina Carlson- 8 years, Richard Weller- 8 years, Rochelle Tietgen- 8 years, Bradley Christensen – 9 years, Janice Travnicek-9 years, Kay Weller- 9 years, Melanie Hannahs- 9 years, Roberta Spann- 9 years, Erin Schulte- 11 years, Jennifer Bailey- 11 years, Kasey Hanson- 11 years, Nikki Matucha- 11 years, Tamara Bull- 11 years, Kim Petersen- 12 years, Jessica Grage-Schmidt- 15 years, and Todd Christensen- 27 years.

Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found on a farm in the latest sign that the outbreak that has already prompted the slaughter of more than 50 million birds nationwide continues to spread.