In his May 11 response to my (Nancy Wirsing) April 27 Letter to the Editor in the Gregory Times Advocate, Mr. Eric Putnam accepts my contention that he is not a supporter of religious tolerance. Indeed, he greatly enhances his justification of his intolerance of religious and ethical beliefs different from his own, and he affirms that he is supremely confident that his religious morals are “right” for Americans in general. He does not address my main point that given our plural society, the mixing of religion and politics (legislating the morals of one religious group as general law) has a far-reaching negative effect on democracy. So, here I am moving on to address Mr. Putnam’s response to Jim Liggett’s Canadian Perspective printed in the May 18 Gregory Times Advocate.

Yesterday, June 14, was Flag Day. Both President Wilson, in 1916, and President Coolidge, in 1927, issued proclamations asking that June 14 be observed as Flag Day all across the country. However, it wasn’t until August 3, 1949, that Congress approved the national observance, and President Harry Truman signed it into law.

The regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners was held at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at the Gregory County Courthouse. The meeting was changed from the regular day of Tuesday so that the commissioners could canvass the primary vote from the day before.

Voters in Gregory County chose three incumbents for the Republican party to run for office in the general election in November. U.S.

Not many organizations remain in existence long enough to celebrate a 50th anniversary, but the Think and Learn Extension Club has done just that. The club celebrated this momentous occasion on Saturday, June 11, with a salad luncheon and program at Mary Vale in Gregory.

The Gregory boys golf team dominated the competition last week, June 6-7, at the state tournament in Rapid City at The Elks Golf Club. The boys anticipated this win but knew it wouldn’t be easy. It took long days at the golf course either hitting balls inside if it was cold, or having friendly competitions with each other.