Archive - May 2019

A five-run sixth inning helped propel the Glencoe-Silver Lake baseball team to an 8-1 defeat of visiting Watertown-Mayer in the Section 5AA opener on Thursday, May 23.
Starting pitcher Drew Hedtke allowed one earned run over six innings, scattering seven hits and one walk while striking out two for the victory. Ty Christensen tossed a spotless seventh inning, striking out one, to finish off the Royals.
First baseman Chandler Glaeser got the Panthers on the board with a one-out solo homer in the second inning.

The Glencoe-Silver Lake girls’ track and field team will be sending multiple individuals over 11 events to the Section 2A championship meet in Mankato this Saturday after finishing second at the 2A Subsection 8 meet at Stevens Seminary Stadium on Thursday, May 23.
GSL qualified in four relay races: the 4x100-, 4x200- and 4x800-meter events. The 4x200 quartet of Ellie Sonju, Rhyan Herrmann, Malayh Metcalf and Emily Graupmann won the subsectional title with a time of one minute, 50.31 seconds.

The McLeod County Planning and Advisory Commission recommended approval of two conditional use permits (CUP) and one final plat, now headed to the McLeod County Board of Commissioners for approval at its June 4 meeting.
Michael Cacka of Silver Lake received final approval of a one-lot plat, called Lake Kristi Addition, to create a residential lot in Rich Valley Township. Commission members didn’t see any issues as it was presented, so it quickly moved to support the final plat.

It's a bittersweet feeling, the idea of retirement. Roxanne Stensvad prefers the idea she's turning the page to the next chapter of her life rather than retiring from teaching.
After all, how does a person stop doing something they absolutely love doing?
For the record, Stensvad's career as a teacher at Glencoe-Silver Lake will come to an end this week. She's taught science at GSL for 40 years.
“I'm really going to miss this place. This was my first and only job,” she said. “I'll be missing the kids and all the staff I've worked with.”

About a decade ago, the available funding for the renovation of the old Glencoe High School was nearly complete. The funding, much of it from generous donations, wasn’t enough to complete the project.
Now, efforts are underway to complete the project. The work involves the restrooms at the west end of the building on the main floor. Completing the bathrooms is expected to cost about $132,000. Some of the materials to be used were from the building renovation project, said Dan Ehrke, Glencoe’s assistant city administrator.