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The annual District 3 fall meeting of the South Dakota American Legion will be held Sunday, October 24, 2021 in Pierre for Legionnaires from Hughes, Hyde, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Gregory, Lyman, Tripp and Hand counties.

Burke Community Pharmacy in Burke was announced as a gold award winner in the Pathway to Medicare award. In its inaugural year, the Pathway to Medicare Award program reflects FDS Amplicare and HealthPlanOne’s exceptional service values by recognizing 300 locally owned pharmacies that go above and beyond to ensure that their Medicare patients enroll in the plan that best fits their needs and budget.

The first Burke Lake Carnival is set to take place on Sunday, October 24, 3:00-5:00 p.m. The Gregory County Prairie Patriots (GCPP), a community service-based Christian club, has been working hard on clean-up efforts to try to begin the process of restoring the park to its glory days.

Parent/teacher conferences to be held Friday Parent/teacher conferences will be on Friday, October 22, 2021, from 3:00-8:30 p.m. Gregory Middle School and High School parents must sign up for conference times using the link located on the Gregory School District website or on the school’s Facebook page.

On October 27, 2021, starting at 10:00 a.m. to 2 :00 p.m., the Winner Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4674 and Auxiliary have scheduled a Veteran’s Stand Down to be held at the Winner Old High School on 301 S. Van Buren. This Stand Down is the first in many years to be held in Winner.

The regular meeting of the Gregory School District Board of Education was held at 5:30, Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at the high school. New opportunity gives students desirable job skills Kristi Ring was the bearer of Gorilla Good News.

The regular meeting of the Gregory City Council was held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, October 18, 2021, at City Hall. Short agenda becomes shorter The agenda was amended to omit the review of building permits and a lot sale in Grandview, and to add a discussion of the deadline for building permits to be turned in.

The Gregory School District hosted a pep rally on Friday, October 8, in honor of Homecoming at the four way stop on Gregory’s Main Street. Elementary, middle and high school students attended as well as the marching band with cheerleaders leading the rally.

Child sexual abuse is “a silent epidemic,” according to the American Medical Association. It is so widespread that each of us probably knows someone who has been victimized or who has abused. Yet the topic of sexual abuse can feel uncomfortable and because of our discomfort we are quiet. Child sexual abuse is often a well-kept secret.

Kelsie Holmberg of Kelsie’s Klaws will now be in Gregory at Shear Creations three days a week to do nails. Holberg is a 2004 graduate of Gregory High School and daughter of Dean Holmberg and Shana and Sam Flakus.