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Gregory County 4-H held our annual Recognition Night on Monday, November 3rd at the Gregory Community Room. This event is a night to recognize all the 4-H youth, their accomplishments, our volunteers, and our sponsors. 4-H offers such a unique and powerful opportunity for young people to grow in ways that will benefit them throughout their lives. It teaches essential life skills like leadership, responsibility, and teamwork, all while allowing kids to explore their interests—whether that’s in agriculture, science, community service, or the arts. These experiences shape confident, resilient individuals who are prepared to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. The 2024-2025 4-H year modeled how the dedication, creativity, and enthusiasm of our 4-H members are making a real difference in our communities.

Annual tree lighting and visit from Santa are scheduled There might not be any snow on the ground, but Gregory will soon be looking a lot like Christmas. This coming Saturday, November 22, is the town’s official Christmas season kick-off.

At the regular meeting of the Gregory City Council, held at 6 p.m., Monday, November 17, 2025, Mayor Al Cerny discussed inspecting the city’s light poles. Rosebud Electric Company is having a company come to town to test some of their light poles this spring.

STEAM Education is an approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking. The Gregory Public Library has offered a STEAM Club on Mondays after school for grades 1-5 for several years.

As the holiday season approaches, our district is excited to continue one of the most meaningful traditions offered to our youngest learners: Elementary Shopping Day. This annual event gives our elementary students the opportunity to choose gifts for the special people in their lives—an experience that promotes generosity, gratitude, and the joy of giving.

At the regular meeting of the Gregory School District Board of Education, held at 6 p.m., Monday, November 10, 2025, Board Member Jason Frasch reported that he had received an email stating that resolution of Mid-Central Education Cooperative’s case with the State of South Dakota is finally moving forward. This was discussed further in executive session, after which the board unanimously approved the settlement agreement as forwarded by the attorney for the State of South Dakota that the Mid-Central Educational Cooperative Board had approved. Mid-Central Educational Cooperative is responsible to work with the Department of Legislative Audit on a close-out audit while bearing that cost.

The Elmer Karl Family Foundation, through National Philanthropic Trust has made an additional grant to The Gregory City Pool Fund in the amount of $60,000.00. This is in addition to the $200,000 in matching funds which have been added to the pool fund, even though the matching amount has not yet been raised.

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The Gregory Oral Interpretation Team has been busy the last two weeks. The team traveled to Murdo on Oct. 27 to compete in a tournament with nine pieces. On Nov. 4, the team traveled to Cedar Shore Resort in Oacoma with seven pieces, to compete in districts. Both events were a success for the team.

Recently, R-CALF USA submitted comments to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). The filing outlines reforms to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to restore fair competition, rebuild the U.S. cattle herd and strengthen national food security.