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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor: After reading J.L.’s “Canadian Perspective” in the January 26, 2022, Gregory Times-Advocate concerning his take on school shootings, I am reminded of what our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ told the lawyers of His day - the Pharisees, in Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 23, verse 24: “Blind guides who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel.” As J.L. noted, there were 28 mass school shootings in the U.S.

LEGISLATIVE REPORTS

Representative Caleb Finck District 21 Gregory/Tripp Charles Mix/Bon Homme Counties Committees: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Legislative Procedure, Chair of Transportation Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

A Note From Cottonwood Corners

After six face-offs between 1861 and 1890, each becoming more intense and costly, one might come to the conclusion that the location of the capital was settled once and for all in 1890. Nothing could be further from the truth! With 45% of the voters opposing Pierre as the capital, voters should have expected that the issue had not definitely been settled.

Cracker barrel was held in Burke

District legislators held a cracker barrel over the weekend and traveled to Wagner, Platte, Burke, and Winner on Saturday, February 5th, to meet with constituents and update them on how the session is going. Erin Tobin, Caleb Finck, Rocky Blare, and Marty Overweg were in attendance. Due to the redistricting this year, Caleb Finck will move out of District 21 and Marty Overweg from New Holland will run in District 21.

School board gives green light to remodel/addition

The regular meeting of the Gregory School District Board of Education was held at 5:30 p.m., Monday, February 14, 2022, in the high school conference room. Third graders consider habitat adaptations For the Gorilla Good News portion of the meeting, three students, Emmett Shaffer, Mackenzie Anderson, and Harper Rudy, from third grade science teacher Sarah Hatle’s class presented their posters depicting how an animal would have to adapt if moved from its natural habitat to a completely different one.

Rescues Unlimited heads into their 21 st year

Rescues Unlimited has been saving abandoned, abused, neglected, and lost animals in Gregory and the surrounding communities for about 21 years. In those years, they have rescued almost 10,000 animals, restoring them to good health, and finding forever homes for them across several states. Their efforts have connected loving pets with forever homes and helped rid the reservations of the packs of wild dogs that used to run free, attacking pets and people alike.

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