There will be a COVID-19 Cruise Night in Gregory, South Dakota Saturday , April 11th from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.  The goal of the event is to fill the streets of Gregory in vehicles while waving and honking at friends while still maintaining social distancing recommendations.

The City of Winner is having their City Council Meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the City Council Chambers at 325 Monroe Street.  City employees that will be in attendance include Mayor Jody Brozik, Public Safety Commissioner, Justin Day,  Public Works Director, Troy Kruger and City Finance Officer, Chandra Weidner.

CovidKidsHelp.org has been launched by South Dakota’s Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment.  With a mission centered on keeping children and families healthy and resilient, this new website provides resources for parents and professionals during this challenging time as well as provides live Q&A opportunities with experts.

SDSU Extension is rescheduling the third annual Energize Conference to October 7-8, 2020 in order to comply with CDC guidelines and to protect the population from COVID-19. The conference, originally scheduled for early May, will be held in Milbank, South Dakota.

The Energize! Exploring Innovative Rural Communities Conference is a collaboration between SDSU Extension’s Community Vitality team and the community of Milbank. The event provides an opportunity for rural communities to network with other community leaders from across the state, share success stories, get ideas and to take action to improve their own communities.

Due to the spread of COVID-19 all remaining South Dakota private pesticide applicator in-person training will  will be replaced by online testing.

Private applicators needing re-certification or initial certification should take the online test. Visit https://apps.sd.gov/doa/pwt to take the South Dakota private pesticide applicator test.

The Valentine Chamber of Commerce is starting a new promotion to try to get  shoppers going in this trying time.   It is called Curbside Bingo.  They will make up a bingo card, and those businesses who would like to participate will have a square or two on the card.  The square can be for any purchase one chooses.

The middle square will be a Pay it Forward square, so for example if someone comes in or is curbside and buys an item and then one for someone else, they get that square.  The idea is that they don’t have to come in to buy, but can if the businesses are open in that manner.

Right now the chamber is planning to give away $200 in Chamber Bucks.

Fenenga , Desmet and Company in Winner, South Dakota has closed their lobby to walk-in traffic however they are still accepting clients via appointly only.  They are also providing delivery and pickup services for documents from the curbside. For more information or to make an appointment one can call 842-1757.