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March 19th, 2020

GSL School Board- Meeting

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/19/2020 - 9:29am

Glencoe-Silver Lake School Board
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING MINUTES
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOLS - INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #2859 DATE: MARCH 9, 2020 TIME 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: GSL Schools Community Room #443/444

Interim Board Chair Alsleben called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. The following board members were present: Alsleben, Kuester, Lindeman, Lemke and Luckhardt. Board member Von Berge was absent. In addition, Superintendent Chris Sonju, Principals Bill Butler and Matt Foss, Administrative Assistant Trisha Zajicek, GSL Technology Staff Mike Morris.


March 18th

Coronavirus being felt in Glencoe area

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 2:49pm

The electronic message sign at GSL High School Monday told a story of shutdown because of the COVID-19 virus.

GSL alum loses his freshmen season to COVID-19

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 2:46pm

GSL alum Spencer Lilienthal had his freshman year at Crown College cut short by the COVID-19/Coronavirus. The school canceled all spring sports. The team was notified of the cancellation during a game in Florida.

A new normal

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 2:45pm

Abi Reiter, a waitress at Bump’s Family Restaurant, brought an order to a waiting customer Tuesday morning. New rules issued Monday prohibit sit-down dining in Minnesota restaurants.

Spring band, choir trip to NOLA

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 2:42pm

Members of the Glencoe-Silver Lake High School band and choir stopped at Oak Alley Plantation in New Orleans during their visit to New Orleans earlier this month. After a bus ride to New Orleans, the group participated in a clinic Loyola University and spent time touring the area, enjoying sight-seeing venues like the Museum of the Delta Blues Clarksdale, Miss. and sites along the way. The students and chaperones also stopped at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis during the trip.

Virus puts GSL’s spring season schedule in doubt

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 2:40pm

Members of the GSL High School baseball team like Jake Sifter (21) hope they will be able to play some games once they return to school.

Honoring a memory

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 2:38pm

During their trip earlier this month, GSL students visited the WW II  Museum in New Orleans and found the brick honoring Lt. Donald Givens family. A navigator in the U.S. Army Air Force, Lt. Givens was killed in 1945. First Lutheran School Principal Dean Scheele’s father served with Lt. Givens and sent letters to his mother. Five former First Lutheran students researched Lt. Givens’ service while eighth-graders and presented Givens’ nephew a letter Givens’ mom, Ruth, wrote to Scheele’s father, Marvin, after Don Givens was killed.


Marcella Cohrs, 101, of Glencoe

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 1:19pm

Updates from Wednesday, March 18

Marcella Cohrs, 101, of Glencoe, passed away Tuesday, March 17, at Good Samaritan Society in Arlington.
The visitation and funeral service have been postponed until a later date.
The Johnson-McBride Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements. Its website is www.mcbridechapel.com and it hosts obituary and guestbook information.

Virus puts GSL’s spring season schedule in doubt

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 10:58am
By
John Mueller

Glencoe-Silver Lake High School baseball coach Dean Schwirtz was at practice Friday, March 13, focusing on the details of his players’ preparation for the coming season.
Now, he’s uncertain when, or if, the players will take the field this spring.


GSL alum loses his freshmen season to COVID-19

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 10:56am
By
John Mueller

He went to college hoping to play baseball and begin work on a degree. Now, the Coronavirus has pushed half of his plan aside.
Spencer Lilienthal was a shortstop on the Crown College baseball team. When the team was in Florida last week, playing spring games it couldn’t play on Minnesota’s frozen turf, players were told the COVID-19 virus was threatening the season.
Monday, that threat became reality.