The Litchfield Lions are coordinating a concert on December 19th at 7:30 p.m. in the Bernie Aaker Auditorium and tickets are already available for sale. A Rock & Roll Christmas Story will be presented by the Gabby Road Project.
Keith Johnson says the Holiday Singers Showcase which took place for many years in Litchfield in December is no longer happening and the Lions thought this would be a good way to fill that gap. He says, after expenses, the Lions will make a sizable contribution to the Meeker Area Food Shelf, so they are hoping for a good crowd of people of all ages.
Johnson says the Gabby Road Project will be doing concerts in Delano, St. Michael-Albertville, Hutchinson and then Litchfield so they have a busy December schedule. He says besides the music, their concerts include comedy and fun things for kids and tickets are $30 each.
Mike Niedzielski says there’s a QR code on their posters to get tickets or just do a search for Gabby Road Litchfield MN and you’ll find a way to purchase tickets. He says he is going to include the concert as part of his Farm Bureau Christmas party.
Niedzielski encourages people to attend the Gabby Road Project Christmas concert. He says it’s a great way to support the community. Visit gabbyroad.net for more details.
The Litchfield City Council held a public hearing Monday evening regarding ordinance #841 which repealed and replaced a couple of older ordinances. The new ordinance streamlines the building inspection process.
Mayor Ron Dingmann says the new ordinance will allow the City’s new building inspector – Rum River – to do plumbing inspections. He says the Council also approved of the sale of $3,180,000 in general obligation bonds as Northland Securities had the low true interest rate of 4.0131% and the funds will be used for the Swift Avenue/Ripley Street project and the Johnson Drive/260th Street project.
Mayor Dingmann says the Council received information Monday evening about the Minnesota Management & Budget office being satisfied with the City’s agreement with the Litchfield School District for the Litchfield Area Recreation Center which will finally free up the $6-million dollars from the State of MN for the LARC project which should arrive in the next month or two. He says the Council also received information Monday evening about the urgency of a window replacement project at the G.A.R. Hall.
Mayor Dingmann says the Litchfield City Council approved of rental rates for the 6 new hangars at the Municipal Airport. He says the Council also voted 5-to-1 to replace 4 of the City’s flag poles with new ones which will be done by Coil’s Flag of St. Cloud for $38,350.
The Minnesota State Patrol responded to a motorcycle crash on Tuesday night at 8:08 p.m. at milepost 174 on Highway 23 in Paynesville Township in Stearns County. The 2013 Yamaha motorcycle was traveling Eastbound on highway 23 at the time when it lost control resulting in a collision and ending up in the median area. The driver, 24-year-old Ethan John Wunsch of Paynesville, received non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the Paynesville Hospital. Also responding to the scene were the Paynesville Police Dept., Paynesville Fire Dept., Stearns County Sheriff’s Office and CentraCare Ambulance.
