The 37th annual Forest City Threshers show is this weekend – August 16th and 17th – from 8-to-5 each day. Ford is the featured equipment this year – which will include Ford, Fordson, Ferguson, Massey Harris, Massey Ferguson and Model-T Ford cars.
Forest City Threshers President Dale Groskruetz says exhibitors of any equipment are welcome to display, but the items in the main feature building will be Ford. He says a tractor pull will be held after the 12 o’clock parade each day, and the tractor pull on Sunday will be a 1959 and older stock tractor pull.
Groskreutz says there’s also a kid’s pedal pull on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and a garden tractor pull after Sunday’s parade. He says the Ladies Activity Building will have rug-making and other activities from the early 1900s, and the Depot Building is sporting a fresh coat of paint.
Dave Jutz says the inside of the Depot Building keeps improving and they have a man from Cosmos who’s getting a telephone and telegraph system going. He says they also have a unique model railroad display.
Jutz says if anyone is willing to operate the model railroad, they should call Dale at 320-894-8379. The Forest City Threshing Show also includes an ag-related cast iron display this year, tractor driving skills by the Eden Valley Tractor Club and much more. There’s breakfast each day from 7:30-to-9:30 a.m., a roast beef dinner each day from 11-to-2 and several food stands. You can find more details on the Forest City Threshers Facebook page.
The Litchfield School Board has approved of hiring a secondary paraprofessional to support secondary English Learning students in grades 8 through 12 as they transition into high school and prepare for graduation. The Board also approved of adding pay for translation services to the miscellaneous rates sheet at $25 per hour.
Superintendent Susan Burris brought the requests for the English Learning needs to the Board and several people in the audience spoke up in favor of the new paraprofessional position prior to the positive vote on the measure.
The Board also approved of a transportation agreement for 2025-27 with Hicks Bus. Business Manager Jesse Johnson says they issued a request for proposal for transportation services in March and received one proposal – from Hicks Bus. He says – at over $2-million – transportation represents about 9% of the Litchfield School District’s budget.
Also last night, Elementary Principal Chris Olson, along with Monica Wedin, presented a literacy update and went through details of the Read Act for 2024-25 in five areas of focus: infrastructure, curriculum, family engagement, assessment and data, and professional development.
Ecumen of Litchfield staff will be involved in a senior expo on September 23rd in Hutchinson. It will be held at Peace Lutheran Church that day – starting at 8:30 a.m.
Ecumen Home Care and Hospice Care Consultant Jillian Miller says they are part of the Meeker-McLeod service provider group which is coordinating the senior expo on September 23rd. She says it’s free, but it’s first come, first served, and there will be breakfast, vendors, live entertainment and prizes.
Miller says you can get more details about the senior expo by calling 877-311-4997. She says Ecumen of Litchfield had a booth at the Meeker County Fair, and they will also be attending the McLeod County Fair in Hutchinson. For more information about Ecumen of Litchfield Home Care or Hospice services, call 877-311-4997.