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On Tuesday, April 26, thirteen juniors were inducted into the Gregory High School National Honor Society. Parents and members enjoyed a catered meal by Sissy’s Café, and certificates, pins, and tassels were handed out to the members.

The blue corduroy jacket is a familiar symbol of the FFA organization, worn as part of the official dress during most FFA activities. On April 25th at the South Dakota FFA convention in Brookings, as part of a SD FFA Living to Serve Day, members removed their jackets and rolled up their sleeves to help stop hunger.

MAGISTRATE COURT Thaddeus Andrew Malsam, 19, Brandon, SD, big game methods prohibited, fine $100.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $22.50. Andrew Ronald Malsam, 57, Brandon, SD, big game methods prohibited, fine $100.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $22.50.

Producers in Gregory County are eligible to apply for 2022 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) benefits on long season small grain, native pasture, and full season improved pasture. LFP provides compensation if you suffer grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately owned or cash leased land, or fire on federally managed land.

Gospel Barn to host the Triumphant Quartet Wed. The Prairie View Gospel Barn will be hosting the Triumphant Quartet on Wednesday, May 4 at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. For tickets call Geoff - (605) 830-1545 or go to itickets. com or BankWest in Gregory.

Christian Spann will be the keynote speaker at the eighth grade graduation, to be held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 10, at Gregory Memorial Auditorium. Christian is the oldest child of Jim and Carolyn Spann and has two younger sisters, Jordan and Shelby.

Representatives from Missouri River Energy Services and MidAmerican Energy Company recently invited landowners who would be affected by a joint pumped storage project of the two entities to meet with them providing the landowners with an overview of the proposed project and giving them an opportunity to ask questions and offer input. Two meetings were held on Tuesday, April 19, in the community room at the Burke Civic Center, at 3:00 and 7:00 p.m.

The regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners was held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at the Gregory County Courthouse. Burn ban takes effect immediately Because of the drought conditions in Gregory County, fire danger has risen to the extreme level.

Shirley Beck was 19 when she became a mother. She’d gotten married when she was 18, and Diane was the first child to arrive, followed by Frank 15 months later, Dave five years after that, Janet two years after Dave, and Ken after another two years. A longer gap followed Ken, before Patricia, Brad, and Bev, born close together, and Doug brought an end to Shirley’s childbearing. No twins. Possibly one miscarriage. All nine were born in the hospital. She adamantly denies that she had any favorites, but her children laugh at that claim.

It was a full house at City Hall as the regular meeting of the Gregory City Council began at 5:00 p.m., Monday, May 2, 2022. Committee reports and the mayor’s report were added to the agenda.