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The regular meeting of the Gregory City Council was held at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at City Hall. This was a change from the normal Monday evening schedule because of the elementary holiday concert.

Rolling Thunder®, Inc., Chapter 2 South Dakota would like to extend a public invitation to join us at our POW/MIA Chair of Honor dedication. They would be honored and hope that you are able to attend this dedication. This dedication is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 10, 2022, at the State Capitol in Pierre, SD.

The Gregory County Board of Commissioners met at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at the Gregory County courthouse. Employees have extra time to be merry County employees were given the afternoon of December 23, 2021 off and all day December 24 and 31 off, following the same holiday leave as state employees, as granted by Governor Kristi Noem.

It began, as almost all really great things do, with the germ of an idea. But this is a germ which, during the time of COVID, flourished and etched itself into many families’ histories, across the state.

Governor Kristi Noem recently released the text of draft legislation to block Critical Race Theory (CRT) as the basis of education for South Dakota students. “Americans believe ‘all men are created equal,’ and we also believe the American dream is available to all regardless of race, color, or national origin,” said Governor Kristi Noem.

Christmas is Meant to Be the Best Day In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirin´i-us was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered. And she gave birth to her first-born [a] son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

“‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” We’re all familiar with Clement C. Moore’s Christmas classic that begins with these lines. First published anonymously in 1823, this poem has been memorized, recited, and read annually almost since that time. It is the most well-recognized, iconic holiday poem in American pop culture.

The Little Match Girl, also titled, The Little Matchstick Girl, was published by Hans Christian Andersen in 1845. It exemplifies his broad literary talent and ability. It’s a gentle reminder of the value of compassion and charity.

The Night After Christmas was published in Dear Santa Claus: Charming Holiday Stories for Boys and Girls (1901) by W.B. Conkey Company, author unattributed.