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GSL Ready for Students to Return to School Tuesday by John Mueller Superintendent Chris Sonju Blue Jays advance at state Commission will Plato ekes out 1-0 win in tourney opener look at Kwik Trip — Sports Page 1B plan tomorrow — Page 2 The McLeod County hronicle $1.25 Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 121, No. 35C www.glencoenews.com August 29, 2018 City Council hears pitch for 2019 levy hike By John Mueller levy – the fund that pays most of the Editor city’s operational costs – will remain at the same level as in 2018. The Proposed city’s operating budget, he said, will remain the same or have a minimal increase would increase as in 2018. A request from cover debt on the police department for new equipment – replacement vehicles, infrastructure Tasers, body cameras and higher pay for part-time police officers – is projects included in the proposed budget. Glencoe property taxpayers are The city’s hope is increasing facing a proposed property tax hike property values will mitigate the im- from the city in 2019, an increase pact of a proposed 6.804 percent in- intended to pay for debt in infra- crease in the levy. Larson said he’s structure improvements. yet to hear from McLeod County Monday afternoon, Aug. 27, dur- what the valuations its assessor has Photos by John Mueller ing a workshop session, City Ad- assigned based on sales in the coun- ministrator Mark Larson proposed a ty. That information will help the Farmers’ market 6.804 percent increase in the city’s city understand the impact the pro- tax levy. The increase in the levy to posed levy will have on the average Thursday approximately $2.545 million is house in Glencoe. Mayor Randy Last Thursday’s Glencoe Farm- meant to pay for debt service result- Wilson expects property values will ers’ market drew a big crowd to ing from investments to the aquatic increase in 2019. downtown as vendors brought center, 11th Street and Morningside The council has to finalize its pre- plenty of fresh vegetables, Drive, the city center, street im- liminary property tax levy for 2019 flowers and other delights. provements in 2014, 2015, 2016, by the end of September. Councilors (Above) Deb Tessmerof Glen- offered no objections to the proposal 2017, and the central storm sewer coe chats with Ron Dahlke project. The city will make debt at Monday’s workshop. Once the while sampling maple syrup. service payments of $968,145 in preliminary amount is set, it can’t be 2019. increased. The final 2019 city prop- (Right) The Glencor Farmers’ Larson said the approximately erty tax levy must be approved be- market draws vendors and $1.58 million for the city’s general fore the end of December. faithful custromers to a vacant downtown lot on North Greeley Avenue Thursday afternoons. GSL ready for students to return to school Tuesday By John Mueller Superintendent Chris Sonju. sections in kindergarten through search-based initiative designed to Editor Based on estimates formed over fourth grade and sixth grade. Only promote positive behavior from stu- GSL A year ago, staff with the GSL the summer, the district is expecting the fifth grade will have four sec- dents. It emphasizes consistent reac- Projected School District was scrambling to the return of about 1,617 students tions. tion to inappropriate behavior and complete construction projects be- next week, a slight increase over last Proposed changes for the 2018-19 promotion of improved behavior. Enrollment fore students came back to school. year. Sonju and his staff will be school year, depending on enroll- “We have a mentality where we This year, the hectic hustle and waiting a week or so to determine ment, could include expanding the ‘get to’ do things, not ‘have to’ do Grade Enrollment bustle of a year ago is a memory the whether the number of students ex- power hour at the junior-senior high them,” he said. Kindergarten 120 school district doesn’t need to revis- pected to arrive actually showed up. school. Power hour is a period of The district will also try and ex- 1st Grade 111 it. Unexpected changes can impact time when students can meet with pand its STEM (science, technology, 2nd Grade 109 The learning space in Glencoe- staffing, he said. The district is ex- teachers for additional assistance. engineering and math) program and 3rd Grade 119 Silver Lake school buildings is pecting 120 kindergarten students, Those not needing the help will have continue to promote participation in 4th Grade 111 ready for the return of students some with special education needs. study time. co-curricular activities. About 90 5th Grade 108 Tuesday, Sept. 4. Small punch-list The incoming class is larger than There will be new outdoor learn- percent of GSL’s students are partic- 6th Grade 134 items are being completed but the previous kindergarten classes. The ing space this year. When appropri- ipating in some form of co-curricu- 7th Grade 120 classrooms and learning space for addition of a sixth space would re- ate, it will be utilized to help with lar programming, a level of partici- 8th Grade 141 students and staff is ready to go. quire the creative use of existing environmental education. Sonju said pation the district wants to see climb 9th Grade 145 Teachers are back this week prepar- space, he said. the district plans to make creative toward 100 percent during the com- 10th Grade 140 ing for the school year to come. “We’ll be taking a look at that use of all its learning space. ing school year. 11th Grade 123 “The buildings look great. Our number the first couple of weeks,” The district is also planning to ex- 12th Grade 136 custodial staff has done a great job Sonju said. pand the Positive Behavior Interven- Total 1,617 of getting things ready to go,” said The school district will have five tion Support (PBIS) program, a re- Source: GSL School District Stensvad’s ready for 40th first day Glencoe man pleads By John Mueller Editor Roxanne Stensvad knows the an- guilty to assaulting ticipation of the first day of a new school year. She's had plenty of practice managing the anticipation baby in his care preceeding the arrival of students for another school year. A Glencoe man recently decided the baby while serving Stensvad will welcome the open- to plead guilty to assaulting an in- as the lone caretaker in ing of her 40th school year Tuesday, fant rather than face a trial. Now, he the house at the time. Sept. 4, when a new batch of stu- awaits sentencing in McLeod Coun- Police and medics dents in her biology, human anato- ty District Court. found the child, unre- my and college biology classes ar- Timothy Daniel Miller pleaded sponsive with shallow rive in her classroom at Glencoe-Sil- guilty Aug. 15 to first-degree assault breathing, in a house ver Lake High School Sept. 4. She is with great bodily harm of a 5½- on Baldwin Avenue the senior most member of the GSL month old child in his care in Janu- Jan. 4. Doctors found Timothy D. School District's licensed teaching ary. A trial was scheduled to begin the child had signifi- Miller Photo by John Mueller staff. Chemistry teacher and next- the following day and Assistant cant brain damage GSL science teacher Roxanne Stensvad will welcome students to door neighbor, Emily Koehler, was- McLeod County Attorney Dan after suffering a subdural hematoma. n't yet born when Stensvad taught her classroom for the 40th year Tuesday when the 2018-19 school Provencher had refused to offer Sentencing by Judge Jody Winters her first students in Glencoe. year begins. Miller, 24, any kind of deal to plead is set for Dec. 7. The guilty plea After two generations behind a (CIS) class. She enjoys conversing favorite joys in life. guilty to a lesser charge. means Miller could be sentenced desk, Stensvad still enjoys learning. with former students and receiving “Just because you get a degree in “We were ready for trial,” from 74 to 103 months in prison, ac- She spent a portion of her summer via email the lessons they are learn- Stensvad Provencher said. Miller in the classroom learning about ing in college. Learning is one of her Miller weas charged with shaking teaching a college in the schools Turn to page 2 Turn to page 2 Looking back: The area has Aug. 24 72........66..........0.37 Weather seen plenty of heat and finaolly Aug. 25 79........64..........0.00 Chronicle News and a bit of rain the past week. Aug. 26 91........65......... 0.01 Date Hi Lo Rain Aug. 27 89........64..........0.27 Advertising Deadlines Aug. 21 77 .....59 0.11 Temperatures and precipitation com- piled by Robert Thurn, Chronicle All news is due by 5 p.m., Monday, and all adver- Aug. 22 84......53 .........0.00 tising is due by noon, Monday. News received after Wed., 8-29 Thur., 8-30 Fri., 8-31 Sat., 8-25 Sun., 9-1 weather observer. Aug. 23 79......54 .........0.00 that deadline will be published as space allows. H: 71°, L: 54° H: 78°, L: 61° H: 74°, L: 61° H: 78° L: 59° H: 77° L: 64° The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, August 29, 2018, page 2 City planning commission will Happenings hear Kwik Trip proposal tomorrow By John Mueller be developed into a Kwik with the city's share just over The city has been working Glencoe farmers’ market Editor Trip with the remainder of $1 million, he said. A railroad on a storm water manage- The Glencoe Farmers’ Market is open every Thursday A proposal for a Kwik Trip the land staying as a vacant crossing will be installed at ment plan on the parcel for on the corner of Greeley Avenue and 11th Street.
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