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Gregory’s Athletic Director Kurt Stukel, right, presented John Hansen, left, staff member of the Gregory School District, the Extra Yard award for going the Extra Yard for our students and athletes at the Gregory School District. On Friday, October 15, 2021, John Hansen was honored for his lifetime of dedication to the Gregory school. John started his teaching and coaching career in Gregory in the fall of 1974. During his tenure as GHS, John was an assistant football coach for 13 years, a middle school football coach for 27 years, and the high school wrestling coach for the past 47 years. With the cooperation of the Extra Yard for Teachers program, Coach Hansen was presented a specially designed football, t-shirt, and gift card in appreciation for his many years of service.

Bobbie Carter of Burke VFW Post 9950 presented gift baskets to David Wonnenberg, left, and Robert Tiegen, right, in observance of “Make a Difference Day.” The baskets were an expression of appreciation for their service to the two vets who are shut-ins.

If you’ve driven past the site of the new hospital facility in Gregory, you have seen walls being erected and the new building starting to take shape. In August the earthwork and underground utility contractor completed the site water and sanitary utilities, the concrete contractor mobilized equipment and material and began footings, and electrical and plumbing contractors were on site to begin underground rough-ins.

The annual local oral interpretation contest was held on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at the Gregory High School. This year 20 students competed for a spot on the team that will be competing at districts. The top entry in each of the seven categories moves on to districts.

The B/F Community Club Haunted House will take place at the Fairfax Hall this Friday and Saturday, and it is slated to WOW! Movie quality props were generously donated to the project and up the scare factor immensely. 300+ hours were put into this wellthought-out maze of spook, which takes about 20 minutes to complete, by the way.

A study that focuses on ways to cool South Dakota’s streams during the hottest times of the year in an effort to preserve the trout population is yielding positive results, officials from the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks say.

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 5.9 percent in 2022, the Social Security Administration recently announced. The 5.9 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 64 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2022.

Members of the Gregory School Board earned an award for their dedication to enhancing their knowledge of school board work during the 2020-21 school year. The Gregory School Board earned a Gold Level award for their participation in the Associated School Boards of South Dakota’s board recognition program ALL, which stands for Act, Learn, Lead, and honors the work of school boards who strive to enhance their knowledge base of board work.

Distracted driving has become the new normal In April, State Farm released the results of a survey examining distracted driving. It revealed that we are still texting, speeding, looking at social media, grooming, gaming,and taking selfies while behind the wheel.

Valerie Sherman, left, and Stephany Shaheen, right, of Ameriprise Financial Inc., Leyden & Associates, presented a check to Shana Flakus, executive director of Winner Resource Center for Families, to help with the various needs of victims of domestic abuse, child abuse, human trafficking, and other crimes. Valerie and Stephany also volunteer their time and talents by serving on the board of directors of the Winner Resource Center for Families. The Winner Resource Center for Families is a nonprofit organization serving crime victims in Tripp and Gregory counties.