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Oregon Republican Reporter, Thursday, March 6, 2014, Page A2
Annual Toy Show draws a large turnout in Polo By Vinde Wells Editor
Oregon High School students have been busy rehearsing for their upcoming play “Once Upon a Mattress�. Here, Naomi Nakajima as Lady Larkin, Derek Steinmetz as the Jester, and Trevor Nelson as King Sextimus the Silent perform a scene. Photo supplied
OHS students to perform “Once Upon a Mattress� Performances are March 14-16 at high school Oregon High School students will perform “Once Upon a Mattress� on March 14-16 in the OHS Music Room. “Once Upon a Mattress� is a musical comedy based loosely on the “Princess and the Pea.� Queen Aggravain rules the county and is trying to stop her son Prince Dauntless from getting married. At the same time, she has decreed that no one in the kingdom may marry before her son. Princess Winnifred the Woebegone, a feisty,
independent, and freethinking princess, arrives at the castle, passes Queen Aggravian’s unfair test, and wins the heart of Prince Dauntless. The show features Emma Crandall as Queen Aggravain, Jacob Ebens as Prince Dauntless, and Ashley Denton as Princess Winnifred. Other cast members include: Trevor Nelson (King Sextimus the Silent), Naomi Nakajima (Lady Larkin), Derek Steinmetz (jester), Noah Russell (minstrel), and Ben Baldwin (Friday and Saturday performances)/ Zach Hall (Sunday show) in the role of Sir Harry. “There are more than 60 students involved in
this production,� said Cole Davidson, who is directing his fifth show at OHS. Katie Sheridan is vocal director and Andy Eckardt is the pit orchestra director. Performance times are 7 p.m. on Friday, March 14 and Saturday, March 15. On Sunday, March 16, the show begins at 2 p.m. Doors open one half hour prior to the performance, with general admission seating for all ticket holders. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and can be purchased from a cast member the week of March 10 or at the door prior to performances. Ticket sales begin one half hour prior to show time.
Farm animals, farm potholders, and of course, farm toys, along with antique dolls, cars, homemade pies, and even rope-making were all part of the annual Farm Toy Show March 1 at Polo High School. Despite an impending snowstorm, nearly 400 people turned out for the annual event sponsored by the Polo Lions Club. “I was real pleased with the number of people who came, especially with the threat of snow,� said Irene Short, one of the organizers of the show. Cars filled the parking lot and lined the streets in front of the school as visitors of all ages streamed inside. Codey Dunbar, 8, Polo, came to the show for the first time with his father Corey and younger brother Wyatt. Codey was checking out a display of toy trucks but said he wasn’t quite sure what to expect. “We came mainly for the tractors,� his father explained with a grin. Further down the aisle, Bob Lott, Mt. Carroll, and Debbie Allman, Lanark, tried their hand at old-fashioned rope-making with the help of Tim Hinrichs, Polo. The two said they enjoy shows like this one. “It’s interesting to see all the old stuff,� Lott said.
Three generations manned a booth at the Polo Farm Toy Show March 1. Corey Dykstra, Morrison, center, is flanked by his son Jay and his father Jim. Corey built the scale model farmstead pictured. Photo by Vinde Wells
Allman agreed. “We go to a lot of these shows,� she said. A couple of rows over, Stan Boelkens, Milledgeville, was eyeing the miniature tractors and farm equipment on Dave Copple’s table. “I’m looking for a couple of small ones like the real ones I have at home,� Boelkens explained. Copple, Hanna City, said he spends the winter taking his wares to area shows. “I do 12 shows from November through March,� he said. “Then I have to be ready to get out into the cornfield.� Copple will also attend the Forreston FFA Alumni Farm Toy Show Saturday at
Forreston High School. One of the displays drawing considerable attention was Corey Dykstra’s sale model farmstead from years gone by, with details complete right down to the outside cellar doors on the farmhouse. Dykstra, Morrison, said he built the model using details he remembered from his childhood. “I used to play with stuff like this when I was a kid, and I never outgrew it,� he said with a chuckle. The Forreston FFA Alumni will hold its 26th annual Toy Show &Craft Fair on Saturday, March 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Forreston Junior-Senior High School.
Districts are forced to make cuts to balance budgets From A1 with only eight. Reductions approved by the board include: two custodian positions, one and one-half teacher positions at the elementary school, one teaching position at the middle school, three teaching
positions at the high school (from a district-wide teacher roster of 140); one social worker position, four aide positions (from a total of 46 aids); nine assistant coach or advisor positions (from a roster of 107). However, attrition will
account for 3.5 teachers, one custodian and two aides; therefore, aside from the assistant coaches, just four people – two of them teachers – will lose their jobs. The reductions are expected to be finalized at the board’s March meeting.
With the reductions, Byron will still employ 12 percent more certified staff members than were employed in 2007, when enrollment was at its peak. Byron will remain among the top five community unit school districts in the state in
terms of per pupil spending. Floski said the district’s other funds are solvent; however, moving monies from one fund to another is a “shell game� that will not truly address the deficit, nor the fact that Byron’s staff-tostudent ratio is unbalanced.
In announcing the cuts, the board explained that employee contracts require reductions to be based on seniority only. In no case, the board said, are the March reductions due to unsatisfactory performance.
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