The turn-out for Tuesday’s primary election in Meeker County was fairly low with just 1,876 votes cast. The lowest turn-out in recent years was 1,191 in 2016 and one of the better-attended primaries in recent years was in 2014 when 4,054 people turned out to vote in Meeker County.
The filing period for school district and city offices ended on Tuesday as well. In the Litchfield School District, the seats of Alex Carlson, Julie Pennertz and Michelle Falling will be up this year, and 5 people have filed for those 3 seats on the November 5th ballot – Stephanie Danielson, Alex Carlson, Tim Oster, Adam Boerma and Mick Spillane.
In the City of Litchfield, 3 seats are up on the Council. Malinda Larson and Carl Minton will be on the ballot for the Council Person at Large seat, Darlene Kotelnicki and Ian McGuire will face each other in Ward 2, and John Carlson was the lone person to file in Ward 4.
The Mission BBQ at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grove City will be on Tuesday, August 20th, from 5:30-to-7:30 p.m. The menu includes BBQ pulled pork sandwiches, sweet corn, homemade baked beans, chips, bars and beverages.
Richard Larson says the cost is $12 for adults, $6 for children, free for kids under 5, with a $30 family maximum, and the proceeds will benefit the Grove City Rescue Squad and Fire Dept. He says they appreciate all of the people who attend this event each year.
Larson says the Mission BBQ will also include meat and basket raffles and a silent auction. He says take-out meals will be available.
It has been a busy summer for Litchfield Community Education and now the staff is getting ready for a new school year. Dragons Kids Club registration is open, and preschoolers will be heading to the Wagner Building after Labor Day.
Litchfield Community Education Director Grant Solem says they are offering many of the usual activities this fall for both youth and adults. He says information about classes and activities is all on line now.
Solem says pickle ball is a popular activity for adults and they have all kinds of opportunities from beginner to advanced. He says Litchfield Community Theatre had a successful run with “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” with well-attended shows and they’ll produce “Guys and Dolls” next summer. For more Community Education information, call 693-2354.
The Windmill Days celebration is coming up this weekend in Grove City. Many of the events over the weekend will be centered in Windmill Park.
There will be food trucks and vendors all day on Friday, along with garage sales, a medallion hunt, a community lunch at Grove Bank from 11-to-1, a swap meet at the park from 3-to-9 p.m., a bean bag tournament at 6 p.m., Lions Club Bingo at Trinity Lutheran Church at 7 p.m., and entertainment by Razz from 5-to-8 p.m., and Oasis from 8-to-midnight.
The swap meet continues on Saturday in Windmill Park from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the food trucks and vendors will open at 7 o’clock Saturday morning. The 2nd annual 1K Donut & Beer Walk will begin at 8 a.m. There will be 3-on-3 basketball in the high school gym beginning at 9:30 a.m. The Jolly Ramblers will perform from 11-to-1. Mud Volleyball begins in Windmill Park Saturday at 11 a.m., along with a dunk tank.
There will be inflatables for kids from 1-to-4 p.m., and then entertainment including Melinda Ruprecht Concertina from 2-to-4 p.m., Whisky Rocks from 4-to-7 p.m., and a street dance with Mark Stone and Dirty Country Band from 7-to-midnight.
Sunday’s activities in Grove City will include open trap shooting from noon-to-6 p.m., and the Windmill Days Parade at 1:30 – along Lindstrom Avenue West and on 2nd Street from Lindstrom Avenue to Pacific Avenue. After the parade, there will be fire truck rides and a dunk tank at the fire hall, and the royalty coronation at 4 p.m. For more details, find the Grove City Windmill Days Facebook page. The Windmill Days committee would like to thank all of its sponsors – especially American Legion Post 104, D&D Ventures and Dayton’s Bus Service.
The Litchfield Rescue Squad calendar sweepstakes winners this week include:
Scott Nelson, Corrine Losleben and Larry Sikkila – all of Litchfield, Mary Levinski of Darwin and Matt Muckehirn of Watkins. Each of them will receive $20 from the Litchfield Rescue Squad.
