The Meeker County Family Services Center has been going through a remodeling project for the past several months and the building is now known as the Meeker County Government Center. New signage was installed last week.
County Administrator Andrew Letson says the Court House is still in the midst of remodeling and it will be known as the Justice Center – with court-related services, the County Attorney’s office and law enforcement center offices. He says the Government Center name reflects what kinds of services are available to the public there.
Letson says the county has developed a new parking lot at the corner of Armstrong Avenue and 1st Street in Litchfield which is mainly used by staff, but there is also parking available near the southeast corner of the Government Center which had been a playground area used by Head Start.
Students in the ACGC School District will be heading back to school on September 3rd – the day after Labor Day. The Tuesday through Friday week is normal for ACGC as it has utilized a 4-day week for several years.
Supt. Kip Lynk says there will be a couple of 3-day weeks – Monday through Wednesday – during the Education Minnesota break in mid-October, and then during the Thanksgiving week in November, but there are a couple of 5-day weeks built into their school calendar – in October and December – to help ensure that they can be done prior to Memorial Day weekend. He says there are a handful of new staff members at ACGC this year, due mainly to some retirements.
Lynk says the football and volleyball rosters are pretty steady this fall; they’ve added cross-country back into their mix of activities; and the number of students in the fall musical have doubled because they are going to perform “Little House on the Prairie.” He says AGCG has a new app which will help teachers and coaches communicate better with students and parents.
Lynk says the no sight, no sound cell phone policy will expand this year to include K-through-8th graders, and the 9th through 12th graders will only be able to have their cell phones during non-instructional times. He says there is a list of back-to-school items that students will need on the school district website and they are also listed at stores such as Walmart and Target.
