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Colton Baker, Kynedi Allison and Leslie Baker Chess Night at MGS On April 18 the second annual Chess Night was held in the MGS lunch room with about 25 students and parents attending. The children had a chance to play each other, teach mom or dad to play chess, or try to beat a parent in chess. Plans are underway for next year's Chess Club and they hope to play another school if there is enough interest. Information for next year will be sent out during the school year.
Vocal and piano concert Thursday evening Under the direction of Ryan Holmquist, students in USD 239 will present a vocal and piano concert at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, May 4, at the high school auditorium. Vocal numbers will be presented by the eighth grade choir, the high school select choir and the New Image. The students will present the numbers they prepared for contest plus several additional pieces. The New Image will perform as a group, and the boys and girls will also perform separately. Four pianists presenting numbers will be Audra Atwell, Marissa Haas, Miranda Oldfield and Jamel Townsend. The public is invited to the free concert.
Benefit for Cody Thompson Everyone is invited to a "welcome home" benefit for Cody Thompson that will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 7 at the Tescott Lions Building. Cody, who was paralyzed in an accident last fall, is returning home after spending the winter at Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colorado. Hamburgers, salads and desserts will be served to those attending the benefit sponsored by St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Tescott and the Tescott Lions Club. Supplemental funding will be provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. For those who are unable to attend but would like to donate to the fund, checks should be made out to St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Indicate the check is for the Thompson fund and mail it to the church at P.O. Box 161, Tescott, KS 67484.
Survey results from USD 239 patron facility meeting Patrons attending the USD 239 public meeting on April 24 not only discussed the issues facing the district, but were also asked to complete a survey addressing the items contained in the March 7 bond proposal. Approximately 65 people attended the meeting and 57 completed surveys. The survey asked for patrons to assign a value based on the following scale: (3) Essential need, would strongly support in a bond issue; (2) Need but would not support in a bond issue at this time; (1) Not essential, would not support in a bond issue now or in the future. Following are the results of that survey with (3)s listed first, (2)s second, and (1)s last: Modernization of Original Wing of MGS: 50-5-2; Four New Classrooms at MGS: 47-7-2; Additional restrooms at MGS: 46-4-6; Asphalt Playground Renovation at MGS: 35-12-10; Move freezers to expansion on south end of kitchen: 32-14-11; Modernization of Original Wing of MJSHS: 48-5-3 ; Renovation of Auditorium: 43-9-5; Renovation and Expansion of Office Suite: 31-12-14; Two New Classrooms at MJSHS: 48-6-3 South Addition at MJSHS - New Instrumental Music Room: 41-5-11; New Vocal Music Room: 40-8-9; Wrestling Room: 31-15-11; Weight Room: 30-15-11; Locker Rooms: 38-6-13; Coaches Office: 27-11-19…
Some area wheat damaged by freeze Extension Agent Ron Seyfert said he is seeing some wheat that was damaged by the frost on April 18. "I just looked at a sample and the head that was down in the plant was dead," Seyfert said. "I'm estimating that about five percent of the wheat in the county was damaged by the frost." One farmer told Seyfert he had an 80 acre wheat field that looked just like the sample that was damaged. Seyfert said it appears the fields showing the most damage from the freeze were those planted after another crop, like soybeans or sorghum. He said there also appears to be problems where wheat was planted back into wheat stubble….
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