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Funeral services set for Paul Vanden Bosch Funeral services for Paul Vanden Bosch, age 83, of Gregory, SD, will be held at the Berean Church on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery. There will be a prayer service on Wednesday evening at the church at 7:00 p.m. with visitation one hour prior to the prayer service. Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Gregory County 4-H held their annual Youth in Action Day, public presentations contest on Wednesday, May 3rd ,at 4:00 p.m. at the Burke Civic Center. This year, 10 youth participated in the event. Participants, presentation topics, and results include the following: Owen Schulte, Cloverbud - How to Make Hot Cocoa Mix; Cloverbud Ribbon Brysen Bailey, Beginner - How to Set Four Kinds of Traps; Purple Jhett Schulte, Beginner - How to Make Pancakes; Blue Ryder Meyer, Beginner - Ready, Set, Go!; Purple Sadie Andrews, Beginner Horse Colors; Purple Milly Meyer, Beginner - Good Enough to Eat?; Purple Jack Schulte, Junior - Farmall Over the Years; Purple Shyanne Williams, Junior Resin Fun; Purple Brooklyn Bailey, Junior - How to Saddle and Bridle Your Horse; Purple Addie Dostal, Junior - How to Prepare a Chicken for Showing; Purple The top beginner public presentation award went to Sadie Andrews, with reserve beginner going to Brysen Bailey.

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Ten students were honored as three-sport letter winners. Pictured in the back row are Cruz Klundt, Jhett Eklund, and Luke Stukel. Middle row, l to r: Eli Fogel, Jessy Jo VanDerWerff, and Kade Stukel. Front row, l to r: Luke Sinclair, Kade Braun, Lincoln Juracek, and Colt Keiser. (Photos by Kristi Ring)

Representatives from MidAmerican Energy Company (MEC) and Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) held public meetings at 1:00 and 5:00 p.m., Thursday, April 27, in Platte. The purpose of the meetings was to provide updates to the public regarding the Gregory County Pumped Storage Project.

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The final meeting of the 2022-23 Gregory City Council was held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, May 1, 2023, at City Hall. Spring clean-p is underway around the city The public works department has been transitioning to spring and summer work, according to Superintendent Josey Larsen.

Funeral services to be held for Evelynne Moses Funeral services for Evelynne Moses, age 94, of Gregory, SD, formerly of Winner, SD, will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at the Winner Methodist Church in Winner, SD. A prayer service will be held on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at Mason Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Winner City Cemetery in Winner, SD. Mason Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The members of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Burke, SD, will observe the anniversary of one hundred years since the founding of the congregation with a celebration of “100 Years Under Grace” on Sunday, May 7, 2023, with two services. The first service will be at 10:00 a.m.with the current pastor Rev. Philip Henning as officiant and former pastor Rev. Fred Schurman preaching. A festival service will be held at 2:30 that afternoon with former Grace pastors Rev. Jonathan Kruschel as officiant and Rev. David Haberkorn as preacher. A catered meal will be served after the morning service and refreshments will be available after the afternoon service.

On Saturday, April 15th, Gregory hosted the 5th-8th grade vocal contest. The students were judged on a number scale with a superior plus or I+ being the best. As a school, Gregory had 25 total entries.