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Fair Results

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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

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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

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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

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