Don’t forget that the 77th annual Sandhills Cattle Association Convention will be held next Wednesday, June 8th at the Cherry County Fairgrounds in Valentine, Nebraska! If you have questions on the convention you can call 402-376-2310. Also in the heart city next week, the Valentine City Council will meet on Thursday, June 9th at 7pm the meeting room of the Valentine Public Library.

Klein’s True Value Greenhouse in Gregory will hold a design a planter class hosted by Mary Kay this evening starting at 5pm. You can call 605-835-9601 or stop by and signup today as space is limited. This will be the last class of the year at Klein’s True Value in Gregory. They would like to thank everone for their support, and to all of those who may have attended a class or two over the last few weeks.

We want to remind you that the annual Johnny Steffen Memorial Kids Fishing Derby will be held this Saturday, June 4th at Burke Lake! The fishing derby will take place from 1pm to 3pm. Also for this weekend, the Chamberlain Farmers Market will be open for the season this Saturday too! The farmers market will be located at the Trinity Lutheran Church on Saturday’s through October 1st from 8am-noon.

A free community health fair will take place this Friday, June 3rd from 7:30am-1:30pm at the Winner Regional Healthcare Center. A free community breakfast will be held for the community from 6:30-9:30am, free and reduced cost health screenings will be offered along with Sanford heart screenings and vascular screenings by appointment.

We want to remind you about a blood drive that will be taking place in south central South Dakota this week. A blood drive will be held on Thursday, June 2nd from 12:30pm-6:00pm at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium. If you would like to make an appointment to give the gift of life you can call Arielle at 605-835-5180.

We want to remind you that the annual German Fest is coming up on Saturday, June 11th in Gregory! Enjoy German food, music, dancing, beer, brats and bands! There will also be a drug awareness session on June 15th at 6pm in the Burke Civic Center. Come learn more about drug awareness, including drugs and the law, what drugs look like and the latest trends in drug use.

We want to remind you about tractor safety training courses that will take place in Valentine this week on Thursday, June 2nd and on Friday, June 3rd. The courses will be held at the Cherry County Extension Fairgrounds. These courses are open to youth ages 14 and 15 and registration is required in advanced. If you want more information or to register you can call the Nebraska Extension Office in Valentine at 402-376-1850.

The following are just some of the many services going on today in our area: Memorial Day Services will be held in Chamberlain-Oacoma at the Veterans Park beginning at 10am. Other sites visited will be at the Riverview Cemetery, the Sanford Care Center and at the Marina Bridge in Oacoma. There will be a Memorial Day Program this morning at the Winner Cemetery starting at 11am. A Memorial Day Program will be held at the Gregory Auditorium today starting at 11am. There will be a Memorial Day Program at 10am this morning in Burke at the School Auditorium. The Valentine Memorial Day Service will start at 10am this morning at the Mount Hope Cemetery.

It is that time of the year where many area farmers markets are getting set to open for the summer and fall across the state of South Dakota. Keep in mind that the Chamberlain Farmers Market will be open June 4th through October 1st. The market will be located at the Trinity Lutheran Church on Saturday’s from 8am-12noon.

The Gregory County 4-H would like to start a Lego Club this summer! If you would like to donate any Legos, please contact the 4-H Office in Burke at 775-2581, or you can just drop them off at the office. Also the annual German Festival will be held in Gregory on Saturday, June 11th! Be sure to make plans to stop on  by for great German food, music, dancing, beer, brats and bands!