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In between rehearsals at the auditorium for the evening’s holiday concert on Monday, Gregory Elementary students took part in a tradition started many years ago—elementary Christmas shopping day. The students eagerly picked through the vast array of donated, thrifted, and purchased items to choose a gift for two recipients of their choice.

Children have long been in danger from predators. Those of us with grown children may remember teaching them about “stranger danger” and warning them about accepting candy from someone they don’t know or following someone who “has puppies in his car.”

On Saturday, December 13, 2025, Dale Reber, Gregory County Veterans Affairs Officer, representing Sons of the American Legion Squadron 6, conducted a wreathlaying ceremony at the grave of PFC Alfred Hutchison, after whom the Gregory American Legion Post is named.

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SDSU Extension will host a free Private Applicator Training (PAT) on December 17, 2025, from 1:304:30 p.m. CST (12:30-3:30 p.m. MT), with a focus on Managing Pests in Rangelands. Participants may attend online or in person at various locations across the state, including the Winner Regional Extension Center, located at 325 S. Monroe, Suite #125,Winner, SD.

Any time someone starts talking about responsibility, the listener groans. We, as humans, associate responsibility with just another thing that we HAVE to do or take care of.

Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA A longtime Idaho rancher suggested this week’s segment. We’ll start with this quote from an unknown author: “Truth is, great things take time. So, either you wait or you settle for less.” With that, let’s look at retail prices for the three major proteins and contrast those prices with the amount of time it takes to produce each.