Please help me filter the news from around the world so you can be better informed to make your decision in the approaching most important midterm elections in this divided country. There are those who don’t read but get their disinformation from the digital world echo chamber or the propaganda channel, so their minds were made up long ago.

A firm believer in networking and continuing education in order to better serve the community, Gregory’s police chief Doug Catts was busy doing both in October. These PODS are more useful than mobile storage units Officer Catts was asked to be a part of a POD class in June.

The midterm election will take place on Tuesday, November 8. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m until 7:00 p.m. Residents in Gregory City Precinct #1 (Gregory Civil, Edens, Dixon, Carlock, Dickens, Lone Star, Huston, Landing Creek, and the north portion of Rhoades Townships) will vote at Gregory Memorial Auditorium. Burke City Precinct #2 residents (Burke Civil, Lucas, Scissons, Turgeon, Turney, Herrick, Spring Valley, Union, Ellston, St Charles, Jones, and the south portion of Rhoads townships) will vote at the Burke Community Room. Voters in Fairfax Town Precinct #3 (Fairfax Civil, Randall, Star Valley, Bonesteel, Lindley, Pleasant Valley, Schriever, and Whetstone) will cast ballots at Bonesteel Community Room.

The Prairie View Gospel Barn will host The Paul Family Bluegrass band at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, November 5. Originally from Florida, The Paul Family Bluegrass band is a family of seven that operates a 12,000 tap, 260 acre maple syrup farm in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

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Last Thursday, October 20, the Gregory Gorillas hosted the Iroquois/ Lake Preston Sharks for the first round of the 9A football playoffs. When the teams took the field, it looked like the Gorillas were “going to need a bigger boat,” but the Gorillas managed to stay dry and win the contest 50-0.