On this day in music, April 14, 2017, “Sign Of The Times,” the debut single by ex-One Direction singer Harry Styles, went to No.1 in the UK. To get there, it knocked Ed Sheeran’s “Shape Of You” off the top of the charts after a 13-week run. “Sign Of The Times” debuted at No.4 on Billboard’s Hot 100, reaching No.1 the following week. It also reached the top spot in the US iTunes charts just 19 minutes after its release, breaking the previous record held by Adele, whose 2015 song “Hello” took the No.1 position after 50 minutes.
In 1978, Art Garfunkel scored a No.1 hit in the UK with “Bright Eyes,” the theme song from Watership Down, an animated movie based on Richard Adams’ book about rabbits. Written by Mike Batt, the mastermind behind The Wombles, the song spent six weeks at the top and was the best-selling UK single of 1979. It was Garfunkel’s second UK No.1 but didn’t chart in the US.
In 1953, Liverpool-born Lita Roza became the first British female singer to top the UK singles chart when her cover of Patti Page’s novelty song, “(How Much) Is That Doggie In Window?,” reached No.1. Roza, who purportedly hated the tune, never performed it live.
In 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival made their live UK debut in style – with a two-night engagement at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
In 1980, Gary Numan released The Touring Principle ‘79, the UK’s first commercially available feature-length rock video on VHS cassette. It was recorded at London’s Hammersmith Odeon venue as part of Numan’s The Pleasure Principle tour and topped the UK video charts.
BORN ON APRIL 14
1932: Loretta Lynn
1945: Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
1948: Larry Ferguson (Hot Chocolate)
1949: Sonja Kristina (Curved Air)
1949: June Millington (Fanny)
1965: Martyn LeNoble (Porno for Pyros)
1973: David Miller (Il Divo)
The School of St. Philip will be adding a pre-school this fall. Open houses will be held in the future and specific dates will be posted on social media.
Principal Andrea Dietrich says anyone interested may call the school to schedule a time to look at the preschool room and to get more information. She says the preschool will be for children ages 3-to-5 who are potty-trained, and they continue to take registrations for children in grades K through 5 any time.
Dietrich says the annual St. Philip’s School Rummage Sale is coming up at the Church of St. Philip on April 24th from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on April 25th from 8-to-2, and they will be accepting donations of items at the church from April 18th through the 22nd. She says 4th and 5th graders from St. Philip’s School, along with herself and some other chaperones, are enjoying activities this week at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center.
Dietrich says if anyone would like more information about St. Philip’s Catholic School in Litchfield, they may call 693-6283.
The Litchfield School Board approved of the 2025-26 revised budget last night. Revenues and expenses have both increase since the original budget was approved.
Business Manager Jesse Johnson spoke to the Board last night about the changes. In the revised budget, revenues are now at $30,035,820, up $184,830 from the original budget of $29,850,990. Some of the changes include an increase in interest earnings, increases to Title I and II, higher state and federal reimbursement rates than originally projected, and higher participation in youth summer recreation and Dragons Kids Club.
The expenses are also increasing with the new amount of $30,886,552 – up $524,134 from the original projection of $30,362,418. The increase in the expenses are due to contract settlements, increase in health insurance contributions, costs of the community survey and pool improvement project and more. The Board also approved of upcoming work sessions – on May 11th with ICS at 4:30 p.m. and on June 8th at 4 p.m. for a safety & security discussion with Jennifer Ridgeway.
Also last night, Kalla Ziegler reported on the successful Student Council blood drive that was held recently at the Litchfield Area Recreation Center. She says the goal was 48-units and they actually collected 57. And Adam Stern presented VIP access admission tickets to all of the Litchfield School Board members to the “Night at the Oscars” Litchfield High School prom event on April 25th.
On Sunday evening at 7:20 P.M., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received reports of a crash with injuries near the intersection of County Roads 7 and 44 on the north side of Fairhaven Townsite. Parties on the scene told dispatchers that there were multiple injuries and that one person may have been ejected from the vehicle.
Upon arrival, deputies learned that a 2022 Ford Expedition, driven by 16-year-old Gavin Timmers of St. Augusta, was traveling westbound on County Road 44 approaching the intersection with County Road 7. This intersection is controlled by stop signs for westbound traffic on County Road 44 and eastbound traffic on 140th Street. The Ford Expedition entered the intersection and collided with a Dodge Ram truck, driven by 42-year-old Katie Payne of Maple Lake. She was traveling northbound on County Road 7 approaching County Road 44.
The Ford Expedition was occupied by passengers – 79-year-old Patrick Ternes of St. Cloud; 56-year-old Tina Timmers of St. Augusta; 49-year-old Ehren Timmers of St. Augusta; and 19-year-old Grant Timmers of St. Augusta. The Dodge Ram was occupied by passengers – 15-year-old Kyrsten Payne of Maple Lake, and 47-year-old Ryan Payne of Maple Lake.
The impact at the intersection caused the Timmers Ford Expedition to roll. Care was provided to all occupants at the scene by responding law enforcement, fire departments and ambulance services. Despite life-saving attempts on the scene, Tina Timmers was declared deceased at the crash location. All other parties were treated at the scene for a variety of injuries and transported to the St. Cloud Hospital.
The Minnesota State Patrol was requested to respond to the scene and will be providing a crash reconstruction report. The crash remains under investigation. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office, Minnesota State Patrol, Minnesota DNR, South Haven Fire & Rescue, Mayo Ambulance Service, and the Watkins Ambulance Service.
Each day a business will be featured as “Business of the Day” and every time their commercial is aired be the 7th caller and win a chance to receive KLFD Bucks to be spent at our “Business of the Day” locations.
Monday thru Friday, at 4 pm we will draw out a winner to be put into our final drawing to be held sometime later in April. Once your name has been drawn out daily and put into the final drawing, you are no longer qualified to call in. Otherwise, you can keep calling in once a day to qualify.
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