There will be an Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday, April 3rd in Gregory, S.D.
Ages 0-4, 10:30 AM, East of First Fidelity
Ages 5-6, 10:45 AM, Dayspring Park
Age 7-8, 11 AM , Sunshine Park
The Easter Bunny will be in attendance around downtown from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
Valentine NE: Niobrara National Scenic River Superintendent Stephen Thede accepted a new position as the Superintendent of Nez Perce National Historical Park in Spalding, Idaho starting on May 9, 2021.
“I will miss living and working in Valentine” stated Thede. “Niobrara is a wonderful river, and in some ways, I still feel like I am just getting to know it.”
“Much has changed in the 7 years I have been here” continued Thede. “We have tried to build trust and earn the respect of the local community along with our partners and visitors, and I think we’ve made a good start. Niobrara has a small, but great staff, who really care about the river and want to do everything possible to protect and care for the river as well as support and improve the service we provide to the local community and river visitors.”
Until a new Superintendent is selected, an Acting Superintendent will be appointed to temporarily provide support for Niobrara along with existing staff who will continue to provide the support needed to serve the public and keep things on track.
Winner Girls Softball Sign ups will be held for the summer softball season at the Elementary School March 29th and 30th from 4-6PM. This form, payment, deposit, insurance card copy and player’s birth certificate can be brought at the sign-up or given to a board member prior to April 9th, 2021. Registrations are held early to allow players to be covered under insurance for any pre-season workouts or fundamentals. Registrations can also be mailed to Shawna Kaiser, 31355 277th St Winner SD 57580, or emailed to jskaiser@gwtc.net.
The 3 Class All-Star Basketball Shootout took place Saturday in Salem. On the girls side, the AA Girls defeated the Class A Girls, 85-77. Winner’s Kalla Bertram scored 14 points. In game two, the AA Girls claimed victory over Class B, 79-76. White River’s Caelyn Valandra-Prue scored 14 points while Kimball/White Lake’s Kennedy Leiferman scored seven. On the boys side, the Class AA team beat Class A, 126-97. Winner’s Brady Fritz scored 11 points while Chamberlain’s Drayton Priebe scored 8 points. The Class AA boys beat the Class B team, 118-94. Kelby VanDerWerff of Platte/Geddes scored 8 points.
Governor Noem has signed four pro-life bills into law, including HB 1110, which bans abortions based on a diagnosis of Down syndrome.
“The Declaration of Independence summarizes what we all know in our hearts to be true: God created each of us and endowed all of us with the right to life. This is true for everyone, including those with an extra chromosome,” said Governor Kristi Noem. “I look forward to the day when the Supreme Court recognizes that all preborn children inherently possess this right to life, too. Until that time comes, I am pleased to sign a ban on the abortion of a preborn child, just because that child is diagnosed with Down syndrome, as well as several other important pro-life bills.”
The three other pro-life bills include:
Previously this session, Governor Noem signed HB 1051, which maintains the life of any child born alive.
Governor Noem has signed 231 bills into law this legislative session.
Here are the local first place finishers from Saturday’s Ainsworth Relays: Kenneth Shelbourn of Valentine won the boys long jump. North Central’s Hunter Wiebelhuas won the girls high jump. Ainsworth’s Carter Nelson won the boys high jump. Kaitlyn Nelson of Ainsworth won the girls discus throw. Kenneth Shelbourn won the boys triple jump. Kaitlyn Nelson won the girls shot put. Ainsworth’s Maia Flynn won the girls pole vault. Ainsworth was victorious in the girls distance medley. The North Central girls won the 4 x 2 meter relay while the Valentine boys won the boys 4 x 2 relay. The Valentine girls claimed victory in the 3 X 60 shuttle hurdle. Valentine also won the boys 3 X 64 shuttle hurdle. The North Central girls won the 4 x 800 relay while the North Central boys won the same event as well along with the boys 4 X 100. Relay. The Ainsworth boys won the the boys 1600 sprint medley along with the girls 3 X 195 shuttle hurdle. Valentine won the boys 3 X 195 shuttle hurdle. North Central won the girls 4 X 400 relay. The Ainsworth girls won the team title while North Central was second and Valentine finished fourth. On the boys side, Valentine won the team title, North Central was third and Ainsworth came in sixth.
APRIL 2ND-4TH: NOMADLAND, RATED R (FILMED IN THE BADLANDS IN SOUTH DAKOTA!)
APRIL 9TH -11TH : THE FATHER, RATED PG 13
APRIL 16TH – 18TH GODZILLA VS KONG, RATED PG 13
APRIL 23R D -25TH : NOBODY, RATED R.
MAY 2ND– MAY 4TH : VOYAGERS, RATED, PG 13
The South Central All-Conference Boys Basketball team has been revealed. For Platte/Geddes, Kelby VanDerWerff and Caden Foxley made all-conference while Will Miller and Brady Boltjes were also honored. Burke had three players selected in Bryce Frank, Ben Witt and Brogan Glover. Gregory also had three players make all-conference: Daniel Mitchell, Coy Determan and Cruz Klundt. Kimball/White Lake’s Bennett Namanny and Colome’s Rhet Bertram made all-conference as well. Dawson Miller of Kimball/White Lake, Jackson Neuman of Platte-Geddes were honorable mention selections.
Governor Noem has signed seven bills to protect South Dakotans’ freedoms into law.
“In South Dakota, we respect the rights of our citizens,” said Governor Kristi Noem. “This year, the state legislature helped to advance protections for 2nd Amendment rights, property rights, privacy rights, and more. We’re continuing to prove that South Dakota is the best state in America to live, work, and raise a family.”
Governor Noem has signed 203 bills into law this legislative session.
The Boys SESD All-Conference Basketball team has been revealed. Making first team all-conference was Winner’s Brady Fritz. Blake Volmer of Winner was named to second team all-conference. Caden Foxley and Kelby VanDerWerff of Platte/Geddes made first team all-conference, while Chamberlain’s Drayton Priebe also made first team all-conference. Gregory’s Coy Determan and Daniel Mitchell were named to the second team all-conference along with Chamberlain’s Sellyck McManus. Cameron Caldwell and Hayden Evans made third team all-conference for the Cubs.