Thanksgiving is a special holiday that reminds us to take some time to acknowledge all that we have to be grateful for in our lives. It’s a good thing to do. Calling to mind all the big and little things that make our lives wonderful adventures helps us realize that we’re probably a lot better off than we sometimes think.

The Gregory County Board of Commissioners should have foreseen trouble ahead when they agreed to give employees of the highway department a one dollar per hour raise at a recent regular meeting. Kerri Grim, register of deeds, was the first courthouse employee to raise the issue, appearing at the November 15 regular meeting, and questioning why the board would randomly give a raise when the February 2, 2021 minutes stated that pay raises and salary adjustments would be budgeted for and authorized at the first meeting of the year.

The parking lot was full at the new Avera Gregory Health Care Facility on Thursday, November 17. After many years of planning, perfect timing for fundraising, and long months of construction, the new facility held an open house and blessing ceremony to celebrate the near completion of the campus.

The state-bound FFA Ag Issues team delivered their district-winning Gregory County Pumped Storage presentation to the Gregory City Council during the public forum portion of the council’s regular meeting at 6:00 p.m., Monday, November 21.

The South Dakota High School Activities Association board of directors is considering adding more specific language to its policy against recruiting student athletes from one school to another. “We had a charge of recruiting this year,” said SDHSAA Executive Director Dan Swartos, noting that it was the first one in his six years with the association.

The Gregory County FFA Chapter attended the District IV Leadership Development Event (LDE) in Mitchell on Monday, November 7. Eighteen students competed in seven different public speaking events.