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Gregory Trunk or Treat

A fun Trunk or Treat Event will take place in Gregory, South Fakota on Tuesday, October 27th  in Downtown Gregory from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Like last year, this will again take place on the 5th and 6th block of Main Street.  Residents are encouraged to back into the parking spots so children are able to stay safe on the sidewalks. Local shops can hand out Tricks and Treats to parents to promote their business.

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State Golf results from Tuesday

State ‘A’ Golf wrapped up on Tuesday afternoon in Hot Springs. Micah Dohrer of Aberdeen Roncalli finished first overall as he carded a 152 two day score. Runner up was Paul Bruns of Dakota Valley as he shot a 156. Chamberlain’s Dakota Munger finished third overall as he shot a 157. His teammate, Cameron Caldwell, was fourth with a 158. Chamberlain’s Drayton Priebe finished tied for 22nd. Winner Area’s Karson Keiser was tied for 42nd with a 180 while his teammate Maxton Brozik was tied for 47th with a 182. Ryder Halligan of Winner Area finished tied for 57th with a 188. Sioux Falls Christian won the team title with a 649 score while Chamberlain was runner up with a 671. Winner Area was 13th as a team.

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Schedule for Tuesday

Boys Golf

Day 2 of State A Tournament in Hot Springs

 

Volleyball

Kimball/White Lake at Chamberlain

Burke at Avon

Winner at Gregory

Parkston at Platte/Geddes

Lyman at Kadoka

Ainsworth at Stuart Triangular

Valentine at Gothenburg Triangular

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State Golf from Monday

Day 2 of the State A Golf Tournament will get underway at 10am central this morning in Hot Springs. Andrew Dykstra of Sioux Falls Christian enters today with the top score as he finished Monday with a round 1, 75. Locally, Chamberlain’s Dakota Munger is three shots off the lead as he finished Monday tied for fourth as he carded a 78. Cameron Caldwell of Chamberlain is tied for sixth after he shot an 80. Winner Area’s top golfer on Monday was Karson Keiser as he finished tied for 28th with an 86. Maxton Brozik of Winner Area shot an 89 while Ryder Halligan carded a 90. Sioux Falls Christian is first in the team standings as they had a round 1, 318 team score. Tea Area is second and Chamberlain is third with a 341.

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SDSU’s Dairy Research and Training Facility Leads Top Breeding Program

 A Brown Swiss heifer from the SDSU Dairy Herd, Campanile Sax 536 NP, was the top seller at the recent 74th Annual Minnesota Brown Swiss Association Sale. The SDSU Dairy Research and Training Facility leads a top breeding program for its herd, in addition to providing unique learning opportunities for students.
“SDSU is one of only a few universities in the United States to have Brown Swiss,” said Danielle Tews, Dairy Research and Training Facility assistant manager. “The Brown Swiss are used in classes and labs to highlight the differences between colored breeds, which are less popular in the United States, and Holsteins.”
Through teaching, research and hands-on work experience in the Dairy and Food Science Department, students gain skills needed for tomorrow’s dairy industry.
“The Dairy Research and Training Facility allows undergraduate and graduate students to learn and apply skills essential for the dairy industry,” Tews explained. “We also conduct high-quality research on nutrition and herd management practices. By conducting research trials, we not only give students opportunities for hands-on experiments and demonstrations, but we also help improve the profitability of dairy herds in the United States.”
The Dairy Research and Training Facility employs about 20 students who are responsible for almost every aspect of running the dairy farm, including feeding, milking, calf care, reproduction and more.
“This provides students with real-life experiences that cannot be taught in the classroom,” Tews said. “Students can take these experiences and apply them to their future careers after graduation.”
The herd at SDSU consists of 50 Brown Swiss cattle and 260 Holstein cattle, including Red and White Holsteins.
“We have two main goals for our Brown Swiss herd: genomics and showing,” Tews said. “For genomics, we evaluate each cow’s genetic potential utilizing the Progressive Performance Ranking (PPR).”
The PPR is the ranking system used by the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders’ Association to compare all animals in the breed. SDSU’s goal is to breed cows with strong genetic potential, which includes but is not limited to, strong udder traits, milk production and reproductive performance.
“We are using embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization to expand on high-quality genetics. We can quickly multiply the genetics from the top females, allowing our herd’s genetics to improve more efficiently,” Tews said.
One highlight was when Campanile Silver 513-ET, a heifer from the SDSU Brown Swiss herd, ranked in the top 20 in the nation for PPR in 2019.
“Our goal for showing cattle is to compete at the national level. There are several universities that exhibit cattle at local shows and even fewer that compete at the national level. We want to promote SDSU and the Dairy and Food Science Department as well as recruit students from other states,” Tews explained.
At the 2019 World Dairy Expo National Brown Swiss Show, SDSU exhibited Cutting Edge D Nadine-ET, who placed eighth in the Fall Yearling class.
The Dairy Research and Training Facility has similar goals for its Holstein herd. Utilizing the Total Performance Index (TPI), SDSU strives for strong genetic potential for its Holsteins in milk production, reproductive performance, feed efficiency and longevity. An extensive embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization program is implemented in the Holstein herd as well.
Campanile Dfnt 7481-Red ET was the champion junior two-year-old at the 2019 Minnesota State Red and White Holstein show and was named All-Minnesota junior two-year-old.
A unique aspect of the Dairy and Food Science program at SDSU is the ability for students to experience the complete dairy journey, from farm to table. Thus, milk produced at the Dairy Research and Training Facility by students is processed at the Davis Dairy Plant on campus by students.
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Area City Meetings Tonight

The Chamberlain City Commission will meet tonight at 6:00 p.m. at the Chamberlain City offices at 715 N Main Street.

The City of Gregory will meet at 6:00 p.m. tonight at the Gregory City Fire Hall located at 620 Church Ave.

The City of Winner will meet tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Winner City Council Chambers.

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Volleyball scores from Saturday

PREP VOLLEYBALL

Brandon Valley def. Aberdeen Central, 24-26, 20-25, 25-19, 25-14, 15-13

DeSmet def. Flandreau, 25-22, 25-11, 25-21

Dell Rapids def. Canton, 25-18, 25-19, 20-25, 25-21

Deubrook def. Sioux Valley, 25-15, 25-20, 25-19

Estelline/Hendricks def. Langford, 25-11, 25-13, 25-11

Hitchcock-Tulare def. Highmore-Harrold, 25-16, 25-10, 25-19

James Valley Christian def. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, 25-23, 25-14, 22-25, 25-19

Jones County def. Bennett County, 25-20, 25-16, 25-6

Kimball/White Lake def. Canistota, 25-18, 25-14, 26-24

Mitchell def. Sturgis Brown, 25-19, 27-25, 25-11

Redfield def. Belle Fourche, 25-8, 25-14, 25-11

Sioux Falls Washington def. Harrisburg, 25-19, 25-16, 22-25, 25-15

Sunshine Bible Academy def. Iroquois, 23-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-9, 15-11

Waverly-South Shore def. Great Plains Lutheran, 25-13, 22-25, 25-10, 25-17

Wolsey-Wessington def. Wessington Springs, 25-18, 25-19, 25-19

Great Plains Conference=

Burke def. Alcester-Hudson, 25-17, 25-14

Burke def. Centerville, 25-10, 25-19

Burke def. Colome, 25-23, 25-14

Lead-Deadwood Invite=

Semifinal=

Gordon/Rushville, Neb. def. Edgemont, 25-20, 25-15

Terry Peak Pool A=

Edgemont def. Bison, 25-23, 25-22

Rapid City Christian def. Edgemont, 25-14, 25-10

Terry Peak Pool B=

Gordon/Rushville, Neb. def. Harding County, 25-12, 19-25, 25-23

Gordon/Rushville, Neb. def. Kadoka Area, 25-20, 25-19

Twn Cities Tournament=

Lexington, Neb. def. Rapid City Stevens, 25-16, 25-21

Consolation Semifinal=

Chadron, Neb. def. Rapid City Stevens, 25-11, 26-24

Round Robin Tournament=

Alliance, Neb. def. Rapid City Central, 25-23, 25-18

Grand Island Northwest, Neb. def. Rapid City Central, 25-7, 25-11

Scottsbluff, Neb. def. Rapid City Central, 25-21, 25-21

Seventh Place=

Rapid City Stevens def. McCook, Neb., 25-21, 25-22

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Gregory Halloween Scavenger Hunt

A Halloween Scavenger Hunt will take from from October 27th to October 31. The Gregory Dallas Chamber of Commerce will give away $50 in Chamber Bucks. They will have a check list of items for participants to find and take their picture with and text to the Chamber. They will draw for a winner at 8 p.m. on the 31st.  Some of the items for participants to find are ghosts, bats, bones,a  cauldron, black cat, mummy, monster, orange lights, and a spider web.
Stores are encouraged decorate their business windows to help with the hunt and get your business in pictures!