Litchfield Community Theatre’s summer musical “Mary Poppins” will open this Thursday at 7 p.m. Shows are also Friday and Saturday nights at 7 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Bernie Aaker Auditorium.
Director Tim Nelson says they had a great turn-out for auditions at the end of May, they’ve been rehearsing the past 6 weeks, and the cast of about 50 is ready to perform for audiences. He says Litchfield Community Theatre has never done “Mary Poppins” before and they wanted to do a special show for their 50th anniversary.
Nelson says “Mary Poppins” tickets are available at litchfieldcommunitytheatre.com or at Litchfield Community Education (693-2354) and they will also be sold at the door. He says, as it’s the 50th anniversary, Litchfield Community Theatre has scheduled extra productions this year so they did “Murder on the High Cs” in May and they will do the Broadway musical version of “A Christmas Carol” in December.
The Litchfield School Board met last night and approved of a resolution calling for an election on November 3rd to elect 3 school board members. The Board also approved of a resolution relating to the general education revenue of the school district, authorizing the issuance of school building bonds, and calling an election there-on.
The two questions on the ballot on November 3rd for voters in the Litchfield School District include increasing the general education revenue by $415 per pupil for 10-years; and issuing general obligation school building bonds in an amount not to exceed $15,400,000. A big chunk of the proposed improvement projects are at the Wagner Education Building.
The Litchfield School Board also approved of a resolution adopting the long-term facilities maintenance 10-year plan. The Board also approved of a resolution accepting a donation of $3,090 from the Litchfield Band Boosters for the Litchfield Marching Band for busing costs.
The Litchfield City Council discussed the idea of selling THC products at the municipal liquor store last evening. Any action on the matter has been tabled for one month to give Council members time to research the idea.
The Council has approved of plans and specifications and ordered the advertisement for bids for the Swift Avenue/Ripley Street improvement project. Bids will be awarded in September and part of the project could get started this fall, with most of the work taking place next year.
The Council approved of a tax parcel split and a site plan review for Rod Lindquist at 1525 East U.S. Highway 12 for the Victory Lane oil change facility. The approval of those resolutions then led to a discussion about frontage road parking in that area. City staff will present a recommendation on the parking issue at the next meeting.
Also last night, the Litchfield City Council approved of a tobacco license application at 914 North Sibley Avenue, and had some discussion on data centers.
The Meeker County Fair is only ten days away from its opening day. The fair in Litchfield will be open July 30th and 31st and August 1st and 2nd, and entry day is July 29th.
Fair board secretary Jill Traut says grandstand attractions this year include a tractor pull Thursday evening, July 30th, at 7 p.m.; country music star Terri Clark Friday night, July 31st; a demolition derby at 5:30 on August 1st; and a truck pull on August 2nd at noon. She says the Terri Clark tickets must be purchased in advance and there are still VIP and general admission tickets available.
Traut says fair goers can expect the usual exhibits, foods, free entertainment in the bandstand and many other fun activities, and there are some new things this year such as a ninja warrior course, a trout fishing pond, rooster crowing contest and a donut eating contest. She says one of the more obvious things people will notice is the resurfacing of the streets.
Traut says if you wear your company apparel or show a business card on July 30th and 31st from 11-to-1, you will be admitted to the fair free of charge. She says admission is $8, but it’s free for children 4 and under and for seniors 70 and older, and you can purchase a season pass for $25.
Traut says there is a special theme each day with July 30th being Veterans Day so active duty and veterans will be admitted free by showing their military ID; July 31st is Senior Citizen Day; August 1st is Kid’s Day; and August 2nd is Sparkle Day so royalty will be admitted free of charge. She says you can find more information at meekerfair.com or on the Meeker County Fair Facebook page.