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Postseason begins this week Model trains are GSL gymnasts, wrestlers enter sectionals Glencoe man’s — Sports Page 1B hobby — Page 8 The McLeod County hronicle $1.25 Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 122, No. 7C www.glencoenews.com February 13, 2019 Shopko adds Glencoe, Hutch to stores it will close Store’s closing will ary, the sting from the latest round of closures will be felt locally. eliminate 19 full-, part- Shopko’s latest round of closures announced Wednesday, Feb. 6, in- time jobs here cludes its Shopko Hometown stores By John Mueller in Glencoe and Hutchinson. They Editor will both be closing May 5. The About a month after it announced company began liquidating invento- it would close 105 stores as part of ry Friday, Feb. 8. The company had Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganiza- already announced the pharmacy in tion, Shopko has added another 139 stores it will be closing. Shopko Unlike the announcement in Janu- Chronicle photo by John Mueller Turn to page 3 Shopko’s Hometown store in Glencoe is now scheduled to close May 5. Making up for lost days, GSL School Board adjusts calendar More digital/other days approved plan to make up the days April 18 and 22, reducing spring could be added; 2021- break to a single day, April 19. Su- perintendent Chris Sonju told the 2022 calendar OK’d board the proposal was supported by By John Mueller many, but not all, members of the Editor district’s staff. Having already lost five school The board also OK’d a provision days to inclement weather this win- that if two more days are lost to in- ter, the Glencoe-Silver Lake School clement weather and replaced with Board took steps Monday, Feb. 11, digital learning days, the district to try and prevent the school year would need a plan for union mem- from extending into June. bers and hourly-wage staff to make The school district lost Jan. 28-29 up the missed time. to inclement weather. It held digital Elementary school principal Bill days where students connected with Butler and junior-senior high princi- teachers online for learning at home. pal Matt Foss said student and staff Chronicle photo by John Mueller The district lost Jan. 30 to foul participation in the first two digital Roses, roses weather. The lost date will be made days was generally solid. Adminis- up May 30, according to a plan di- trators acknowledged the need for Tammy Dvorak, owner of the French Bucket Floral on North Hennepin Avenue in downtown Glen- rectors formally OK’d Monday better communication with staff and coe, used some of the 2,000 roses that arrived at the store this week in an arrangement Monday night. morning. Dvorak estimates just over 20 percent of the roses she and her staff will sell this year will Harsh winter weather forced the Calendar go out the door for Valentine’s Day arrangements. closure of school Feb. 7 and 8. The Turn to page 3 Silver Lake man’s fascination with assembly is no puzzle By Jakob Kounkel was assembled after the big puzzle Staff Writer he completed in 2015 -- a puzzle “I thought the last one was going Mikolichek vowed would be his last to be it. I wasn’t going to make any puzzle project. more big ones,” Clarence It takes a combined effort: Mikolichek said, looking over a 5- Mikolichek, Silver Lake, expended foot wide, 24-foot long, 42,000- piece puzzle he’d just completed. Puzzle The puzzle he started in October Turn to page 3 Glencoe, McLeod County mulling new prosecution deal By John Mueller last month, Donley submitted her Editor resignation from Gavin, Donley, If the numbers work out, McLeod Ostlund Ltd., Glencoe’s longtime County Attorney Michael Junge’s legal counsel. Mark Ostlund is also office could begin prosecuting city leaving the firm but will continue criminal cases. working with the city on its civil Chronicle photo by Jakob Kounkel Currently, City Attorney Amber matters as an individual appointed as Clarence Mikolichek recently completed the assembly of a 42,000-piece puzzle at his home in Silver Donley prosecutes misdemeanor and Lake. The puzzle covers much of the floor space in his house’s living room and kitchen. Mikolichek gross-misdemeanor cases. Junge’s Prosecution completed a 32,000-piece puzzle in 2015, an effort he thought might be his last puzzle project. office handles the felony cases. But Turn to page 3 Looking back: Who want Feb. 7 12......-9....4.00” S Weather more snow? It certainly beats Feb. 8 -2.....-17.......0.00” Chronicle News and the polar vortex. A mix of mild Feb. 9 7.....-18.......0.00” and cold temps. is on the way. Feb. 10 14........3... 4.00” S Advertising Deadlines Date Hi Lo S/R Feb. 11 22......10..... .10” S Temperatures and precipitation All news is due by 5 p.m., Monday, and all adver- Feb. 5 7.......-4......... 3.00” S Wed., 2-13 Thur., 2-14 Fri., 2-15 Sat., 16 Sun., 2-17 compiled by Robert Thurn, tising is due by noon, Monday. News received after Feb. 6 18.......6.... .1” S/Tr R Chronicle weather observer. H: 19°, L: 15° H: 19°, L: -5° H: 7, L: -5° H: 15, L: 6° H: 17°, L: 2° that deadline will be published as space allows. The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, February 13, 2019, page 2 GSL Concert MnDOT hosting input Band to share meeting on Hwys. 212, stage with 22 through area Bethany Lutheran As part of its study of high- ways 212 and 22 through Can’t attend? College Band Glencoe and the area, the Take a survey Feb. 25 Minnesota Department of Community members Transportation is hosting a unable to attend the Feb. The Glencoe-Silver Lake public input meeting Satur- 16 meeting may offer Concert Band will present a day, Feb. 16 for community feedback through a survey joint concert with the concert members to offer feedback as at https://www.surveymon- band from Bethany Lutheran a part of its report. key.com/r/glencoe212-22 College of Mankato Monday, The family-friendly event online. Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m., in the runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at high school auditorium. Glencoe City Center. Com- cess along highways, and The GSL Concert Band munity members are wel- study the current route of will perform its large group come to stop by anytime be- Highway 22 through Glen- contest selections, including tween 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to coe. MnDOT has committed the United States premier of give feedback on intersec- to work with the community the pasa doble “Manolito” by tions along Highway 212 and to ensure the community’s Italian composer Francesco Highway 22 while enjoying concerns and aspirations are Speranza, and the wind band complimentary food, carnival directly reflected in the alter- classic, “Africa: Ceremony, games and activities. natives developed as part of Chronicle photo by John Mueller Song, and Ritual” by Robert The goals of the study are the Glencoe transportation Special delivery W. Smith. This will be fol- to improve the safety of inter- study and to provide feed- lowed by performances by After sledding down the hill with her mom, Brenda Serna, 4-year-old Alexa Serna sections along highways 212 back on how the community the Bethany Band and some and 22 for vehicles, pedestri- influenced recommendations got a ride back up the sledding hill at the park on North Greeley Avenue Sunday combined selections with ans and bicyclists, develop a and decisions. afternoon. both bands. plan outlining appropriate ac- GSL speech team off to solid start at Jordan With a core group of veter- ans leading less-experienced Happenings teammates, the Glencoe-Sil- ver Lake speech team is off to a solid start after competing Annual Plato fish fry Saturday in Jordan. The Plato Fire Relief Association is sponsoring the GSL finished sixth in a 12- 67th annual fish fry Friday, Feb. 15, at Plato Community team field. Seven of the Hall. The event begins at 3 p.m. team’s speakers competed for the first time. After selecting The menu includes fish, potato salad, potato chips, the events its members want- baked beans, bread, pickles, bars, coffee, and milk. Take- ed to enter, the team has been out orders are available at the fire station. practicing since December. There is a cost for the meal. “They are even more deter- mined to do well at the next Lions bar bingo, meat raffles meet. I was pleased overall The Glencoe Lions Club is sponsoring bar bingo at with the results,” said Wanda Glencoe Country Club Saturday, Feb. 16, at noon. Collins, the team’s advisor. Everyone age 18 and over is welcome to play for cash The team’s seniors (and prizes. The progressive game 16 pay-out amount is $899 their events) are Lily Kirchoff if you have bingo within 56 called numbers. (prose), Dini Schweikert (in- Chronicle photo by John Mueller formative), and Paige Acker- Members of the GSL speech team include (front row, from left) Leah Bettcher, Meat raffles will be held also. The proceeds from the son (undecided). The juniors bar bingo and meat raffles will support Minnesota Canine Bryanna Paul, and Kaitlyn Doolittle, (second row, from left) Anthony LaPlante, include Zoe Christensen (cre- coach Wanda Collins, Ava Elias, Maren Warner, Lilly Nikkel, Lily Kirchoff, Kendra Search, Rescue and Tracking organization headquartered ative), Aubrey Giesen (dis- Klobe, Rachel Trebesch, Esther Roskamp (third row, from left) Tiara Grafton, Riley in Silver Lake.

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