The Sunshine Club was honored at Sissy’s Café at an Modern Woodmen event. The ladies of the Sunshine Club diligently volunteer their time to keep the city of Gregory beautiful through the spring, summer and fall months. They maintain several flower gardens around town, including those at the Gregory City Park and “Welcome to Gregory” sign and so much more. Three of the club members are, l to r: Goldie Warnkvist, Betty Warnkvist and Pat Cerny. If you see any of the members of the club take a moment and thank them for all they do.

The SD PUC wants South Dakotans to be aware that all major mobile carriers, including AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, plan to phase out their 3G networks in 2022. The decommissioning of 3G networks, which rely on older technology, is part of a larger plan that will allow providers to focus more of their resources on building out newer networks, like 5G, to meet consumer demands instead of maintaining an older one. As a result of this change, older phones that require 3G networks to operate will lose service.

Gregory County registered as a category D3 on the June 22, 2021 National Drought Monitor. The D3 status opened up the Livestock Forage Program in our county.

The South Dakota Department of Education is seeking individuals to be part of the Social Studies Standards Revision Commission, which will work with the department to draft new state content standards for K-12 social studies.

The Sons of the American Legion will be holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, November 18th, at the Legion Post in Gregory. The meeting will start at 8:00 p.m. and all members and potential members are encouraged to attend.

On Veterans Day each year, we honor those brave Americans who volunteered their lives in service to our country. This year, in addition to celebrating the six military branches and their reserve forces, I want to highlight the exceptional service by the veterans of our South Dakota Army and Air National Guard. As Governor, I serve as their Commander-in-Chief, a sacred role I am honored to serve.