The first month of the summer break from school is nearly gone and students and parents can already get prepared soon for the next school year. Online registration opens July 20th and some of the students will already be back in school by September 1st.
Superintendent Susan Burris says all students will be back by September 3rd. She says there’s the new Bound fee system for student athletic and activity participants and for purchasing tickets to games and other events.
Burris says there was a recognition program at the end of this past school year for retirees and others leaving the Litchfield School District, and she also presented some fun facts at the program. She says 252,560 meals were served in the last school year; there were 130 athletic events, 19 fine arts events; and 11 major weather events.
Burris says the Litchfield School Board is looking towards November with the possibility of placing two questions before voters regarding and operations levy and a capital projects levy and the questions will be fine-tuned at the July 13th meeting. She says the operating revenue would allow the District to maintain what it now offers without having to make major reductions, and a capital levy would address various improvement that are needed, especially for the Wagner building.
Burris says people can find more information on the Litchfield School District website. She says there will be a link on the website by mid-July with specific information about the November ballot questions.
The Valley Daze celebration begins today in Eden Valley. Events will continue through Sunday and you can find a complete schedule on the Valley Daze Facebook page.
Some of the Valley Daze highlights include a kiddie parade at 6 p.m. Friday on Main Street and fireworks at 10 p.m. Friday. The 27th annual car and bike show will be on Saturday from 8-to-2 at EV-W Elementary School. The parade is at 6 p.m. Saturday.
A street dance will be held on Saturday night from 8:30-to-12:30 featuring the Stifle Band of Brothers. Valley Daze will conclude with the Youth Fishing Contest from sunrise to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Eden Valley Sportsman’s Club.
Litchfield Golf and Community Partners is organizing a 4-person Golf Scramble on July 18th at 10 a.m. with registration from 8-to-9:30 that morning. It’s limited to 36 teams and people should get signed up as soon as possible.
Scott Nelson says the golf scramble will help Litchfield Golf and Community Partners raise money for youth events – mainly golf. He says one of the things that they do is help to cover a portion of Community Education golf classes for youth so that they only pay about one-fourth of what it would normally cost.
Nelson says the fee per person for the golf scramble is $80 if you have a cart and $100 per person if you need to rent a cart. He says they also have a giant skins game and mulligans as part of the golf scramble on July 18th.
Nelson says the cash prize for the first place team is $600, and it’s $400 for second and $200 for third place and then a random team is drawn to win $100. He says the event also includes lunch, a 50-50 raffle, and there is a silent auction with some 18-hole golf and hotel packages at several northern Minnesota golf clubs and other great items to bid on.
Nelson says you can register at the Pro Shop at the Litchfield Golf Club and you can find more details on their Facebook page. He says the deadline to register is July 16th, but they would appreciate it if you can get registered as soon as possible. There’s also an opportunity for businesses to sponsor a hole for just $75 and if you cannot attend the golf scramble, cash donations are also welcome. For more information, call Scott at 320-290-7395.
