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“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without,” - Confucius. We are surrounded by music.

Two people were killed and five others were injured Sunday morning, July 3, in a two-vehicle crash near Colome. Shortly before 8:00 a.m.

A special meeting of the Gregory School District Board of Education was held at noon, Thursday, June 30, 2022. As the 2021-22 fiscal year winds down for the school, Business Manager Kevin Myrmoe had prepared a supplemental budget for the board to approve to cover expenses that were either unplanned or more than budgeted.

Polka! Polka! Polka! The Gregory Community Foundation’s Polka Fest drew a large crowd on Friday evening in the 4-H building. About 30 vehicles with flawless paint jobs, impeccably clean engines, and pristine upholstery were lined up in the park for the car show on the afternoon of July 4.

Sam’s Farm Festival was a popular spot for families to have a relaxing play time on Sunday. The Farm Festival had numerous attractions from goats, a very large pig, a sand pit, hay bales to climb, areas to play baseball and bean bags, sitting areas in the shade, and a ride on a horse-drawn wagon. (More 7/4 photos to come in next week’s Advocate.)

It was hot. It was windy.

Gregory County 4-H held a photography workshop in Gregory at the 4-H building from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, June 10th. The youth got to take pictures with cameras, learn some basic camera skills and learn some photography terms. After the youth took the pictures, we talked about their favorite ones as a group and talked about the good things about each photo and some things that they would change about them. The youth had a blast taking pictures.

When it comes to being knowledgeable, it’s not how much we know but how much we understand. It’s one thing to have bags of information seeds stacked up in the barns of our minds, it’s more important to plant and nurture those seeds of truth to take root within our conscience. Even the devil himself has more knowledge about God than the average person, but he does not allow it to change who he is. It’s called selective thinking when facts are learned and accumulated but not acted upon. This is where we see a critical difference between knowledge and wisdom. Just because we read about how to live a victorious Christian life does not mean we will automatically be converted into a victorious overcomer. We must absorb His Word through our perception and into our spirit, all the while learning how to surrender our will and discipline our carnality.

Gregory County 4-H put on a dinosaur cloverbud camp for youth ages 5 years old to 8 years old. This workshop was held on Thursday, June 23rd in Burke at the Civic Center from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. At this workshop the youth learned about dinosaurs and then got to make their own dinosaurs! The youth all had a fun time.

Future Leaders of 4-H (youth ages 10+) visited Skatetown in Colome for a skating party. The party was held on Friday, June 10th, and went from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The youth played different games while skating including dodgeball and limbo. The next Future Leaders event (renamed from Teen Leaders) will take place on July 8th at 6:00 p.m. at Dayspring in Gregory. Be sure to join us.