The Litchfield Area Mentorship Program has been busy this winter with gratitude events to recognize some of the partners who help with the program. The organization is also getting ready for the annual Ham Bingo fundraiser.
Judy Hulterstrum says Ham Bingo will be held on Friday, March 27th at the Litchfield Eagles Club at 6 p.m. with doors opening at 5 p.m. She says you can order supper and then play bingo with a chance to win a ham during each of the 20 games and raffle prizes.
Hulterstrum says LAMP handed out mugs to teachers and staff in the Litchfield School District earlier this winter on the 100th day of school to recognize them for their help with LAMP, and they had a similar event Tuesday for Meeker County staff to recognize them for their help. She says they are going to do a similar event this spring at Dassel-Cokato and if anyone has used mugs to donate, they may call 320-699-1616 because the mugs get filled with goodies that they will give to the teachers and staff.
Pie Day is coming up on Saturday at the Litchfield Opera House from 9-to-11 a.m. A variety of pies and crisps will be available for sale.
Connie Lies says if you pre-ordered pies and didn’t receive them in advance, you may pick them up at the Opera House on Saturday, preferably between 9 and 9:30 a.m. She says they will have more pies and crisps available for people who didn’t pre-order and will keep selling until 11 a.m. or until the pies and crisps are gone, and several varieties will be available.
Lies says the pies are $10 each, but since it’s the 250th anniversary of America this year, there’s a special on the apple pies – so if you buy one, you get the second one for just $5. She says the crisps are $7 each, and all of the pies and crisps have natural ingredients – no preservatives, and the crusts are homemade.
Lies says proceeds from the pie sale will go into the endowment fund at the Litchfield Opera House to help with major projects that may come up in the future such as new roofing. She says one of the current projects in the Opera House is installation of railings for the balcony.
Litchfield Community Education is getting ready for spring activities to begin. Sign up is underway for track & field for 4th through 6th graders, tennis and softball.
Litchfield Community Education Director Grant Solem says there’s plenty of time to get signed up, and the summer program guides are nearly ready so they will be sent home with students in K-through-6 soon. He says the pool project was completed last month so it’s already a busy place and lots of kids will be taking swimming lessons this summer.
Solem says donations are welcome any time to their scholarship fund which makes it possible for some students to take community education classes that otherwise might not be able to participate. He says the Wintercade organization gave Litchfield Community Education a $1,000 donation on Monday evening to help boost the scholarship fund which will make it possible for 18 children to get swim lessons.
Solem says they also have gift certificates available and they make great gifts for kids. He says the production of “Finding Nemo Jr.” is coming up April 16th through the 19th; Tim Nelson’s production of “Murder on the High Seas” is coming up in mid-May; and Litchfield Community Theatre will produce “Mary Poppins” in July.
Solem says there’s a trip to the Chanhassen Dinner Theater to see “Guys and Dolls” on April 22nd and the deadline to sign up is coming up soon. He says Litchfield Community Education also has trips on May 14th to see “Birthday Candles” at the Sidekick Theater in Bloomington and to the Day Trippers Theater on June 24th to see “Nobody’s Perfect.” For more information on any Litchfield Community Education activities, call 320-693-2354.