HERALD THE E
Fair Results
- page 3 August 23, 2019
$1.00
VOL. 27 NO.34 NEWENGLANDEXTRA.com
FACEBOOK.COM/NEWENGLANDHERALD
Slope County kicks off fair Staff Report
The 99th Slope County Fair will kick off Aug. 23 with 4-H and other exhibits being judged. The beer gardens will open at 6 p.m. The Saturday schedule opens with a 7:30 a.m. livestock weigh-in. Herald photo / Brad Mosher
T h e Sl op e C ou nt y Fai r op e ns Fr i d ay i n A m i d on for t he 9 9 t h t i m e. T h e s el f - d e s c r i b e d “s m a l l e s t c ou nt y s e at i n t he n at i on” i s h opi ng to ge t a bi g b o o s t i n p op u l at i on ove r t he we e ke n d w he n it op e ns , s t ar t i ng w it h t he e x h i bit s , ju d g i ng and i nte r v i e w s b e fore t he b e e r g ard e n op e ns at 6 p. m . T h e f ai rg rou n d s h a s b e e n ge tt i ng s om e s pr u c i ng up ove r t he p a s t fe w we e k s for t he bi g op e n i ng Fr i d ay, w it h wor ke rs c utt i ng b a ck g r a s s , ge tt i ng a l l t he p or t abl e t abl e s out of s tor a ge and e ve n m a k i ng s u re t he g ar b a ge c ans
Slope Fair — PG 5
BACK TO SCHOOL St u d e nt s re t u r n to cl a s s i n Ne w Eng l and , Mot t
By Brad Mosher The Herald S ch o ol and s tu d e nt s are b a ck to ge t he r a g ai n af te r a t h re e m ont h bre a k . B ot h Ne w E ng l and P u bl i c S ch o ol and Mott - R e ge nt P u bl i c S ch o ol are a g ai n f i l l e d w it h s tu d e nt s , i n s om e c a s e s e ve n m ore s tu d e nt s . Ac c ord i ng to t he Ne w E ng l and Su p e r i nte n d e nt , Kel ly Koppi nge r, t he t re n d
Index Classifieds Local
2 3,5
Sports
tow ard s i n c re a s i ng g row t h h a s c ont i nu e d. “In e n rol l m e nt , we h a d 2 9 8 at t he s t ar t of t he ye ar l a st ye ar and t h i s ye ar, we are at 3 0 7 ( stu d e nt s ) . It i s st i l l goi ng up and i s w h at are t re n d s are s h ow i ng ,” h e e x pl ai n e d. Wit h t he c ont i nu e d g row t h and t he re c e nt d e c i s i on by t he d i s t r i c t to m ove a h e a d w it h t he c onst r u c t i on pl ans approve d l a s t ye ar by vote rs , t he prop o s e d c onst r u c t i on w i l l s o on b e put out for bi d, Koppi nge r s ai d. T h e re are a fe w m ore s te p s b e fore t he c onst r u c t i on go e s out for bi d s , h e e x pl ai n e d. “We st i l l h ave to
m e e t w it h ou r bu i l d i ng c om m itte e and t he arch ite c t s . Whe n we f i n a l i z e ou r pl ans , it w i l l go out for bi d. We are h opi ng to h ave it go out s h or t ly, p e r h ap s i n t he n e x t c oupl e of m ont h s ,” h e s ai d . T h e s ch o ol h e l d an op e n h ou s e Au g . 1 4 for n e w s tu d e nt s to m e e t te a ch e rs and l e ar n t he i r w ay arou n d t he c ampu s – w it h t he s ch o ol s e r v i ng up ro ot b e e r f l o at s to t he v i s i tors . “It w a s a go o d e ve nt for u s . It g ave t he k i d s and p are nt s t i m e to f i n d out w he re t he y are at and a c cl i m ate b e fore t he f i rst d ay of s ch o ol. T h e f i rst d ay
Students had a chance to explore the school, find new classrooms and teachers and event find their new lockers when New England Public School held an “root beer float” open house Aug. 14 on the campus. Herald photo / Brad Mosher
School — PG 5
4
Weekend Weather Sun
Sat
78/56
76/48
Finding their “cubby” with their name on it was one of the first things new Kindergarten students needed to do during the New England Public School’s recent open house. Herald photo / Brad Mosher
It may have seemed like a long summer for some students as they hugged when they saw each other again at the New England Public School open house Aug. 14 in New England. Herald photo / Brad Mosher
FALL INTO SAVINGS EVENT!! NEW customers receive 20% off ANY Service for 1 FULL YEAR! For MORE great savings options contact Consolidated today!
483-4000 888-225-5282 consolidatednd.com