Central McLean News-Journal - News
Title curse is over
The Underwood Comets ended a 32-year drought Monday night, winning the boys district basketball tournament for the first time since 1987.
Water main breaks costly ‘blessing’
Underwood’s recent water main breaks that ended up forcing a “boil order” on the residents of Underwood was deemed a “blessing in disguise” by Underwood City Commissioner Jay Snyder at last Wednesday’s special meeting of the commission.
Full agenda fills long meeting
With six guests, including teachers Kara Smalls, Courtney Volochenko, Heather Kramer, Michelle Pickett, and Heidi Anderson and Cory Grabinger, the full-page February 13 Turtle Lake-Mercer School Board agenda was thoroughly covered.
The BAD: Underwood had 3-day ‘boil order’
As of Tuesday morning, Underwood residents were being advised that they could run drinking water out of the tap without having to boil it first, as the city continued its recovery from a complete water shut-down after a series of water main breaks starting about 2:30 Friday morning.
Merry mat makers
Turtle Lake-Mercer’s Karin Anderson knows a good thing when she sees it – and the full-size sleeping mats she and her merry band of cohorts work on each week at Trinity Lutheran Church are definitely good things.
Civic Club talks about tweaking events
Much of Wednesday’s regular meeting involved scheduling the year’s upcoming events, with the Underwood Civic Club members discussing whether or not some events should be changed up or even eliminated.
Board reverses decision
It didn’t take long for Turtle Lake-Mercer school board members to start re-thinking their recent decision to require sixth-graders to choose between playing elementary basketball or junior high basketball.
Internet safety focus of Sunday program
Board moves toward 3-school co-op survey
The topic of furthering the Central McLean co-op to include volleyball and basketball brought enough people out to Wednesday’s meeting to force the meeting to be held in the school’s lunch room.
New Deacon thinks outside the box
Augustana Lutheran Church’s new leader plans on making connections with people of all ages as she takes on her new role as Deacon. She considers it her gift, and her privilege.
