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The Winner Regional Health and Wellness Foundation recently announced the receipt of the most gracious gift of $25,000.00 from the Stanley-Jones Trust. Steve Hayes, a board member for the Stanley-Jones Trust, provided the funds to the foundation this past week. The funds were received as part of the Driven to Serve Campaign, which is directed towards the purchase of a 3D mammography machine.

Funeral services to be held for Carol Shepperd Funeral services for Carol Shepperd, age 81, of Mills, NE, will be held on Monday, March 14, at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, in Burton, NE.

A piece of Gregory’s history is soon to be just a memory as the Gregory Livestock Auction is slated to be leveled. The last owner, Jack Clark, has sold the facility to his son-in-law, Kurt Frank, and Frank’s business partner, Lonnie Liewer.

If it seems like Avera Gregory Medical Group has had some very young doctors lately, it is because two second-year students from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine have been completing a one-month rotation there since February 14.

Rosebud Farmers Union Oil Company Board members, shown l to r, Andy Wonnenberg, George Kenzy, Tregg Gruhn, Jeff Zink, Clayton Whitney (manager), Brent Combs, Chad Kehn, and Fuhrman Harter, received the South Dakota Farmers Union 2021 Co-op Partner Award for outstanding service and commitment to the cooperative philosophy.

Gregory Elementary School hosted the annual Missouri Valley Spelling Bee on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, and kept the honor of winning overall champion to themselves. In addition to Gregory, students from Burke, South Central, Andes Central, Dakota Christian, and Platte-Geddes competed in the event. Pictured above are the students who participated. Back row, l to r: Hadley Braun, 1st place - 4th grade; Boden Wahl, 2nd place - 6th grade; Charissa Ring, holding the championship trophy; Jerilee Hanson, Tyce Schweigert, and Gracelyn Lanz, 2nd place - 4th grade. Front row, l to r: Emmett Shaffer, 1st place - 3rd grade; Elias Fiebelkorn, 2nd place - 2nd grade; Quinley Steffen, Livvy Knight, Caleb Collins, and Harper Wenger. (Photo courtesy of Gregory Elementary School)

On Wednesday, February 16, 2022, members of the Gregory High School band took part in an instrumental small group contest in Chamberlain. Gregory took 17 entries to contest. All but three entries scored high enough to earn superior ratings and receive medals. Groups need 31-35 points, solos need 26-30, and percussion groups need 21-25 to earn a superior. Those earning a superior were: