The Songs of Summer Festival will be held on August 15th at Memorial Park in Litchfield. Three musical acts will be performing this year – South 40, Michael Shynes and the Fabulous Armadillos.
Songs of Summer Festival board member Cammy Moses says it’s a free event, but they take freewill offerings and they have lots of great local sponsors who help with the expenses involved in putting on this event. She says they have also started selling $20 raffle tickets as an additional fundraiser and they’re available at MidCountry Bank in Litchfield.
Moses says they sold 500 raffle tickets last year, but this year, they are selling 400 tickets so you have better chances of winning. She says the event each year makes it possible for them to award grants to local youth-related organizations, and last year, they gave $2,000 each to three groups.
Moses says applications are already coming in from groups who would like to benefit from this year’s Songs of Summer Festival. She says they will also have several food trucks at the event with gates opening at 4 p.m. on August 15th at Memorial Park, and hopefully the weather will be nice for the fun event.
A project to replace the surface of the roadway at the railroad crossing on County-State-Aid-Highway 1 – just west of Litchfield – is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, April 29th. The work is expected to be finished by May 2nd.
There will be no official detour so motorists will have to find alternate routes. The project is being coordinated by Meeker County and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.
A new insurance agent has an office at Thrivent at 403 North Sibley Avenue in Litchfield. David Gebhardt started Keystone Insurance in 2024 and specializes in Medicare.
Gebhardt grew up around St. Cloud and now lives south of Kimball in Kingston Township. He says he works with several carriers and people can make appointments to meet with him Mondays through Fridays.
Gebhardt says MN Sure comes in handy to bridge the gap prior to Medicare coverage for people retiring before age 65. He says he also works with prescription carriers and branches into dental and vision coverages, and there’s the Freedom Blue plan for veterans, but it’s not yet available in Meeker County. David can be reached at 320-326-8658 or at yourkeystoneinsurance.com.
Paul White of North Sibley Insurance says he works with Blue Cross insurance and branches into life, disability and long-term care insurance. He says he knew David from Thrivent in St. Cloud and as he moved closer to Litchfield, thought his Medicare expertise would be a great fit at the Thrivent office in Litchfield.
White says Medicare usually covers 80% of costs, but sometimes that remaining 20% can be expensive, so it’s recommended that people have supplemental coverage when they go on Medicare. He says he can be reached at 593-2846 for more information.
A project to replace the surface of the roadway at the railroad crossing on County-State-Aid-Highway 1 – just west of Litchfield – is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, April 29th. The work is expected to be finished by May 2nd.
There will be no official detour so motorists will have to find alternate routes. The project is being coordinated by Meeker County and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.