The Gregory Athletics Club is once again selling chances on private stadium booths to all Gorilla home High School, Junior Varsity, and Middle School games.

Chances are 1 for $2.00, 3 for $5.00, and $20.00 for a whole book.  The drawing for Friday night’s home game will take place at 12 PM at Bankwest in Gregory.  To buy or reserve chances one can contact Bankwest at 835-9692 or First Fidelity at 835-9627. Also one can contact any athletics club board member. All proceeds go back into supporting youth athletics in the Gregory community.

Notice from the City of Winner: The following streets are scheduled to be chip sealed on Thursday, August 22nd.  The city requests that all parked vehicles, trailers, etc. be removed  by 8 AM on Thursday.

East 7th St. from Highway 18 to Country Club Rd.

West 7th St. from Lamro to South County Rd.

West 6th St. from Lamro to South County Rd.

Liberty St. from Highway 44 to Dakota St.

Please call 840-8462 with any questions or concerns.

The Gregory Arts in the Park/Harvest Festival on September 7th still has space for more homemade and hand crafted vendors. Booths  will cost $20 before September 1st and $40 afterwards. Arts in the Park is a fundraiser for St. John’s Youth.  Contact Suzanne Braun at 842-5595 for more information.

The Winner Area Pink Posse will be hosting their annual fundraising event on Saturday, September 7th at St. Mary’s Hall in Winner.  The entertainment will consist of comedian and motivational speaker, Carla Youngblood with tickets available at the door.  Doors open at 5:00 PM with the speaker starting at 7:00 PM.

The Michael Wegener Implement, Inc. Consignment Auction will take place this Thursday, August 22nd at 9AM C.S.T. in Cornlea, Nebraska. There is also the option to bid online at www.equipmentfacts.com. To view the listing, one should visit www.wegenerimplement.com.

Farmers and ranchers are invited to attend a free clinic in Valentine, Nebraska on Wednesday, August 28th.  The clinics are one-on-one versus group sessions and are completely confidential.  Services are provided by the Farm Finance Clinic which includes the opportunity to meet with an experienced agricultural attorney.

Rosebud Electric is asking for all residents of Burke to conserve power. The City of Burke is being back fed and it is just about at its capacity. Fuses could start blowing if power is not conserved. This warning is in effect until the end of August. Residents are advised to turn up their thermostats and open open windows in the evenings.

The Crazy Racers Lawnmower Races will return to Pukwanna for its final races of year on Saturday, August 31st  as  Plankinton and Armour have canceled the remaining races that they have scheduled for this year with September 7th as a rain date.

The Winner Police Department is reporting several scams. Please be cautious giving out any personal information or payment information. As a reminder the  City of Winner Finance and Utility Office will not contact your residence or your place of business demanding that without payment your phone services will be terminated.

The first annual Cowboy College is on September 5th at the Holiday Inn Express in Winner, South Dakota.  Many industry representatives will be attending and discussing livestock topics including the latest on the industry’s latest software analytics as well as several other hot topics in the industry.