Gregory County 4-H held Silly Sand Monsters this last week. The children had an opportunity to explore their creativity, learn colors, and work their fine motor skills while creating little sand monsters. Each child was able to take home their little sand monster to enjoy.

To kick off July, 4-H held a workshop called “Crazy Crafting Fun” and it indeed was so much fun! The children etched glass jars then made their jars into candles. This group of youth showed great team building skills.

The Gregory High School classes of 1970 and 1971 met for their 50 class reunions at the Travnicek’s Pheasant View Lodge on Saturday, July 3, 2021. Attending the Class of 1970 were top row, l to r: Jim Hogrefe, Randy Montgomery, Dale Pavlis, Rod Graesser, Trish (VonSeggern) Keiser, Alta (Hoffman) Byg, Jeanne (Ekroth) Audiss, Bob Goeden, Rodger Adams, Terry Grubbs, Ted Kenzy, Craig McIntyre, Gary Travnicek, Lorraine (Nelson) Cihak, Kathy (McIntyre) Ring, Kathleen (Dooley) Nikodym.

An advance payment of half of the expanded child tax credit (CTC) - the Advance Child Tax Credit - is now available through the American Rescue Plan (whitehouse.gov/americanrescue-plan/), but Lorna Saboe-Wounded Head says some South Dakotans are asking: who is eligible and how do you sign up?

Fourth of July picnic guests at the Bonnie Johnson and Dave Dobesh shady spot were Calvin, Holly and Chet Dobesh, Spearfish; Monte and Delorus Krizan, Colome; Kathy and Ralph Carson, Bountiful, UT; Larry and Judy Wagner and Joyce Heath, Winner; and locally, Ken Dooley; GW and Kim Ekroth, Ivy, Allison, Eli, Gabe and Uriah; Justin and Jenny Keegan. Weekend visitors were Terri Frank, Beresford and Doug Dobesh, Spearfish.

More federal funding is on its way to South Dakota to safely open and operate its schools. The U.S.