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NEW TEACHERS AT ORTONVILLE SCHOOL for the 2008-09 school year are Sara Graham, at left, and Julie Laqua. Graham is the new elementary computer teacher and will be teaching title classes. Laqua is the new Spanish teacher. she will be teaching spanish to students from kindergarten to sixth grades and eighth to 12th grades.
Open House to be held this Thursday at Ortonville School
Ortonville Independent School District 62 will be holding an Open House for Ortonville High School and James Knoll Elementary Schools Thursday, Sept. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m.
The public is invited to tour the school. Parents will have a chance to meet and visit with their children’s teachers and check out their classrooms. Teachers will be at the school and look forward in joining with you to provide a great year of learning for your child.
Parents of elementary students are to meet with their children’s teachers in their child’s classrooms.
Meeting schedules are as follows: 5:30-second grade-Mrs. Thompson-Room E102 and Mrs. Anderson-Room E103; 6 p.m., third grade-Mrs Rasset-Room E103; 6:30 p.m., fourth grade-Mrs. Ketz and Mr. Kirkeby-Rooms E106 and E107; 7 p.m., fifth grade-Mr. Olson-Room E108; 7:30 p.m., sixth grade Mrs. Aune and Mr. Eustice-Rooms E110 and E109.
During the Open House, course information will be available in each room along with class schedules.
The Post Prom Committee will be serving supper from 5-7 p.m. in the Commons Area. For $4 the menu includes sloppy joes, chips, pickles, bars coffee and lemonade.
Many projects have been, or are nearly completed, this summer at the school. The Concession Stand at Trojan Field has been remodeled, ITV (Interactive Television) Room Will offer new opportunities for German, French and Chinese language classes from remote access, the computer network wiring project has been completed, a new trophy case has been added to the hallway of the Commons Area, and the exterior doors have been newly numbered.
The Office Staff is in the process of implementing a new student software program to provide important information on-line to students and parents. You will be able to acess grades, progress, attendance and a variety of other information.
School Board filings open until Sept. 9
Marlowe Klepel and Kathi Thymian have filed for re-election to the Ortonville School Board as of press time Monday.
There are three seats open on the board, the seats held by Klepel and Thymian and a seat held by Brent Zahrbock.
Filing for re-election to the Bellingham School Board is Kevin Radermacher. His seat is up for election along with the seats of Mike Hamson and Chad Strei.
Anyone interested in running for these four-year-term positions may file at the respective school superintendent’s office. A $2 filing fee will apply.
State primary, special election to be held Tuesday, Sept. 9
Voters will be hitting the polls next Tuesday, Sept. 9 for the Minnesota primary election and the Ortonville and Bellingham School Districts special elections.
Residents in the Ortonville Independent School District #62 and residents in Bellinghams School District #371 will be voting on whether or not to consolidate the two school districts into one.
In the Primary Election, voters will be deciding the U.S. Senate race and U.S. Representative for District 7, and Supreme Court Associate Justices 3 and 4.
Citizens will be voting at their regular polling places. Exercise your right, get out and vote.
Annual Oak Tree Classic Golf Tourney set for this Saturday
The Seventeenth Annual Oak Tree Classic Golf Tournament, Raffle and Silent Auction will be held Saturday, Sept. 6 at the Ortonville Golf Course. Up to 54 three-person teams will be participating in this event which is sponsored by the Big Stone Health care Foundation to help further its mission to maintain and expand high quality, local health care. The Oak Tree committee, made up of volunteers has been working since May to organize the tournament. Committee members are Steve Barr, Chris Batchelor, Dr. Chris Conroy, Don Donais, Chet Messmer, Dr. Greg Peterson, Tony Rausch, Dr. Robert Ross, Coralie Sandberg, and Ranet Schmeichel.
Raffle tickets are on sale through the tournament with more prizes than ever being offered. The top prize is one that’s fun, practical, and easy on the pocket -- a 50cc Schwinn Scooter or $1,000 cash. There’s also a set of men’s golf clubs, made by Chuck Natalie which come with a snazzy black & gold self standing golf bag & covers. If golf, wine, food, golf, shopping and golf are your idea of a perfect weekend, third prize is a Golf Getaway Weekend at Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel where you’ll experience the best of the scenic and historic Redwood Valley region of Minnesota. Fourth prize is a Mossberg 12 gauge shotgun, and the winner of the fifth place prize will find that those par 3s will be in the bag with a set of irons (3 thru pitching wedge) made by Dr. Greg Peterson. Sixth prize will fill your wallet with $100 cash. Only 800 tickets will be sold at $10 each and are available at the Foundation office, the Ortonville Clubhouse or from any golf committee member.
Golfers and non-golfers alike should look for the tent adjacent to the Clubhouse which will be the site of this year’s Silent Auction. Items up for bids include: merchandise and dining certificates, sports memorabilia, works from local artists, as well as a South African soapstone carving, sporting event tickets, theatre tickets, wild life prints and plates, an “Odessa Weekend Getaway” package which includes lodging, dining and golf certificates, fitness certificates and merchandise, clothing, sporting goods, beauty products, computer software and a multi-media Daniel O’Donnell package. Supplemental funds for the Silent Auction have been applied for through Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Swift/Big Stone Chapter #31319, so be sure to stop by the golf course throughout the day to place your bids. Remember, you do not need to be a participating golfer to bid on Silent Auction items!
There will be plenty of fun on the course with games, hole prizes and even the opportunity to take time out for a relaxing massage. Charles and Tim from Unzen Motors will be there inviting you to “Beat the Salesman,” Big Stone Therapies will offer massages and Radio Shack has donated a 32” AKAI wide screen LCD television as a hole prize. You’ll also have a chance to show off your putting skills and raise money for the Foundation’s Capital Campaign with “Putt for the Project” where golfers will have a chance to sink a 30’ putt into an 8” hole. This year’s Hole in One prize is $7,000 which will be awarded to the first golfer to hit a hole in one on hole numbers 2, 6, 15 and 17. Hole in One sponsors are Big Stone Therapies, Inc. and OccuPro, Inc., Border States Cooperative, Consolidated Ready Mix, Inc., Ortonville Hardware Hank, Pizza Ranch of Ortonville and Rausch Brothers Monument. A Golf Car from NB Golf Cars in Hendricks, MN is also up for a Hole-in-One prize on Hole #15.
The Oak Tree Classic would not be the successful fundraiser it is without the generosity of sponsors and donors: CenBank, NXC Imaging, Ophthalmology Associates (Dr. Curt Wischmeier & Dr. John Bornes), OAHS, Dallas I. Hanson Construction, Inc.; Hartman’s Family Foods, Valley Office Products, Ash & Reedstrom, Attorneys; Minnwest Insurance Agency, Sanford Health Network, Eide Bailly, Ameriprise Financial, Larson, Allen, CPA; Benson Family Dental, Conroy Eye Care, Steven Winther, DDS; Barr’s Electric, Clinton State Bank and Insurance, Hasslen Construction Company, Inc.; Madison Bottling Company, GoFasters, Milbank Ford & Mercury, Ortonville Plumbing & Heating, Ellingson’s, Inc.; Stattelman Lumber, Larson Funeral Homes, Minnwest Bank, Ortonville Independent, Northside Medical Center, and ProImage Partners.
Net proceeds of the 2008 Oak Tree Classic Tournament, Raffle and Silent Auction will benefit area health care projects. Support of this event aids the entire community and ensures the continuation of outstanding, local healthcare.
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