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The regular meeting of the Gregory School District Board of Education was held at 4:00 p.m., Monday, May 13, in the high school conference room. Teresa Webster, head volleyball coach; Skyler Hutcheson, middle school volleyball coach; and Kurt Stukel, middle school football coach all submitted their resignations from those extra duty positions, effective as of the close of the 2023-24 school year.

Rosebud Sioux Tribal Councilwoman Lisa White Pipe, of Gregory, has been traveling across the country representing tribal interests with some of this nation’s leaders. On March 8-9, White Pipe attended a special Coalition of Large Tribes’ (COLT) meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

Gregory High School seniors were awarded scholarships during the commencement exercises held on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium. The following scholarships were awarded: 2024 GHS Scholarship Recipients Adeline & Fred Gassen Scholarship London Flakus, Gannon Thomas Anshutz Construction Scholarship Mya Determan, Kaydence Klein BankWest Scholarship Gannon Thomas, Trey Murray Blood Drive Host Scholarship Natalie Smith Buche Foods Underdog Scholarship Cindy Khuu Bill and Evelyn Rasmussen Scholarship Raesha Beck Cassie Vavra Grim Memorial Scholarship Nathan Fortuna Cenex Rosebud Farmers Union Scholarship London Flakus, Kade Braun Nathan Fortuna, Kaydence Klein & Jamison VanderPol Chuck Kayl Ag Memorial Scholarship Kaydence Klein Consumer’s Federal Credit Union Scholarship Nathan Fortuna, Jamison VanderPol, Raesha Beck, Kaydence Klein & Mya Determan Coyote Beginnings Scholarship Mya Determan Charles & Clara Ritter Family Medical Scholarship Natalie Smith Darlene Johnson Memorial Scholarship Mya Determan Dr.

The Sons of the American Legion will be holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, May 16, 2024, 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.

The Class of 2024’s best and brightest students were recognized on April 29, 2024, at the 34th Annual Academic Excellence Recognition luncheon. Governor Kristi Noem’s office, Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden and the Associated School Boards of South Dakota honored students who were identified as the top one percent of their senior class from the state’s Public, Private and tribal/BIE schools.

Teen Reading Challenge • June 1st- July 31st • Pizza Party August 3rd • Going into 6th - 12th Grade • Read on your own, win prizes along the way, beat the challenge to come to the Pizza Party Summer Reading Program: Adventure Awaits • Thursdays, June 20th-July 25th • 9:45 a .m. & 10:30 a.m.

Brenda Sangster started with G.F. Buche Company in 2014 with the task of bringing the accounting operations back to the company after being outsourced for years. She started as the controller and quickly became the Director of Finance. On April 15th, 2024 Sangster was promoted to Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

South Dakota Farmers Union is hosting “Forging Cooperatives” day camp for ages 6-12 years. Camp will be held at the Gregory City Park, Gregory, SD on June 6, 2024, from 8:00 a.m.

On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, the SDLOA announced their intent to seek legislative approval to ban “fake meat” including its production and sale in South Dakota. Several states have already pursued the ban, most recently Florida Governor Ron DiSantis signed legislation banning fake meat.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere early Saturday, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications.