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Page 8 — Silver Lake Leader, Thursday, April 4, 2013Weather CornerBy Jake YurekSeventeen of Glencoe-Silver Lake’s Business Professionalsof America (BPA) students qualified for national competitionrecently. They include, front row, from left, KaitlynBoesche, Katie Urban, Shannon Twiss, Mackenzie Matousek,Samantha Iverson and Brody Bratsch. Secondrow, Joe Fehrenbach, Kurtis Kunkel, Eric Thalmann, Ash-Photo courtesy of Sharon Gutknechtley Hall, Krissy Garbers, Mercy Rakow and Rachel Rusten.Back row, Ashlyn Ratike, Ashley Schaefer, Derek Bratsch,Brandon Ebert, Oakley Clark, Patrick Fehrenbach, MarkLueders, Michael Boesche and Lindsay Wedin. Missingwere Tate Lilienthal and Michael Schaefer.17 GSL students advanceto national BPA competitionSeventeen students involvedwith Glencoe-Silver Lake’sBusiness and Professionals ofAmerica (BPA) competitionqualified for the NationalLeadership Conference, whileseven others qualified as alternatesafter the recent state BPAresults.The national qualifiers included:Kaitlyn Boesche, first place,advanced word processing;second place, desktop publishing.Brody Bratsch, first place,database.Mercy Rakow, first place,medical office procedures.Samantha Iverson, firstplace, advanced desktop publishing;alternate in graphicdesign.Krissy Garbers, secondplace, administrative supportteam.Ashley Hall, second place,administrative support team.Kurtis Kunkel, secondplace, administrative supportteam; fourth, database.Eric Thalmann, secondplace, administrative supportteam.Michael Boesche, secondplace, keyboarding.Mark Lueders, secondplace, fundamental word processing;alternate, fundamentalspreadsheet applications.Ashley Schaefer, thirdplace, integrated office procedures;fifth place, advanced officesystems and procedures.Katie Urban, third place, advancedoffice systems and procedures;alternate in desktoppublishing.Mackenzie Matousek,fourth place, advanced officesystems and procedures.Ashlyn Ratike, fourth place,integrated office procedures.Joe Fehrenbach, fifth place,advanced spreadsheets; alternate,database.Lindsay Wedin, fifth place,basic office procedures.Shannon Twiss, seventhplace, legal office procedures.Alternates also includedDerek Bratsch, Oakley Clark,Brandon Ebert, PatrickFehrenbach, Tate Lilienthal,Rachel Rusten and MichaelSchaefer.A cold, quiet start to the week will give way to a moreactive pattern as we move toward the weekend. We startedout this week with high temperatures about 20 degreessouth of where they should be thanks to a reinforcing blastof Canadian air. That should be filtered out by midweekand allow temperatures to rise back into the 40s, close to50, where we should be this time of year.Precipitation chances start on Wednesday night with perhapsa light shower here and there, but it will be hit andmiss. The better chance of rain moves in Friday-Saturday,with Saturday being our best chance. We should be able tohold most of the moisture Friday, so we may be able to salvagethat one.A frontal system will set up over the state on Saturdaythough, and it will be the focus of rain and possibly snowshowers on the north side. Right now, we’ll be very closeto the front, so it’s hard to say for sure how warm/coldwe’ll get. I’m guessing most of the precipitation will stayin the form of rain, but a lot can change from when I’mwriting this. Sunday stays cloudy with lingering showers.Taking a peek at the extended forecast shows anotherchance of showers Monday with a weak impulse, and alarge storm brewing for the Tuesday timeframe, so thatmight be something to watch.Have a great week, all.Ma dobry weekendem Mit dobry vikendWednesday night — Lows 30-36; slight chance of rainshowers.Thursday — Highs 44-50; lows 26-34; partly cloudy.Friday — Highs 43-49; lows 30-36; clouds/rain possiblymixing with snow.Saturday — Highs 39-45; lows 26-32; rain, possiblymixing with snow late.Sunday — Highs 38-45; clouds/early shower.Weather Quiz: Does the large amount of water we hadlocked up in the snow this winter ease our ongoing droughtconditions?Answer to last week’s question: Highest temperature 95degrees (April 21, 1980); lowest temperature 2 degrees(April 13, 1962); most precipitation 2.58 inches (April 6,2006); and most snowfall 13.6 inches (April 14, 1983).And we’ve seen over three inches of snow all the way outto April 30, so we aren’t out of the woods yet.Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!County planninggroup approvespermit for shedBy Lori CoplerStaff WriterThe McLeod County PlanningAdvisory Committee approveda 40-foot by 80-footpole shed for Jeremy Powellof Hutchinson Township at itsMarch 27 meeting.Powell applied for a conditionaluse permit because theshed is greater than the 2,400square feet allowed on parcelsof property less than 10 acresin size in an agriculture district.Powell, who has a 3.97-acrefarm site on 220th Street,northeast of Hutchinson, intendsto tear down two smallersheds and replace them withthe new shed for the cold storageof farm equipment andpersonal items.Zoning Administrator LarryGasow said the new shed willmeet all of the setback requirementsand will “improve thesite and blend in with otherfarms and sites out there.”Gasow said the applicationalso was approved by theHutchinson Township Boardof Supervisors.Wednesday’s meeting alsoincluded a public hearing onthe application, with no neighborsin attendance. Gasowalso said that he had receivedno feedback either in writingor by phone from neighbors.The Planning Committeewill send the application on tothe County Board for final approval.Gasow said the permitwill appear on the CountyBoard’s consent agenda for itsApril 16 meeting.ECFE slates April 18celebration at libraryCalling all readers andwannabees! Mark your calendarsnow for the 1,000 BooksBefore Kindergarten readingcelebration Thursday, April18, at 6 p..m, at the GlencoeLibrary in Glencoe.Children who have reachedthe 1,000 books level will receivea hardbound book tocommemorate their achievementfrom the Friends of theLibrary group, and all participantswill receive a book andcertificate to honor their readingachievement.Wendy’s Wiggle, Jiggle &Jam! Starring Wendy RoseBaldinger will highlight theevening with stories and musicin a literacy-based, interactiveprogram. All area families areinvited to attend there; there isno registration or fees.1,000 Books Before Kindergartenis sponsored by GSLEarly Childhood Family Education,the Brownton andGlencoe public libraries, andthe GSL Schools.Children from infants up tokindergarten-entry are invitedto participate in a free, readaloudprogram that tracks thenumber of books that are readbefore a child starts kindergarten.1,000 Books BeforeKindergarten is a continuousprogram until a child ages out.New children may also joinat any time by completing anapplication and picking up abook journal. Think about participatingthis summer whenthe older children will bedoing the summer reading program.Reading aloud to your childregularly is one of the best andleast expensive ways to helpyour child be successful inkindergarten!Shelby RolfKatie EggertDairy Princess coronationset April 6 at HutchinsonThe 60th McLeod CountyDairy Association Spring Banquetand Dairy Princess Coronationare set for Saturday,April 6, at Peace LutheranChurch in Hutchinson.The 2013 candidates includeShelby Rolf, daughter ofDan and Jill Rolf of Glencoe,and Katie Eggert, daughter ofJerry and Connie Eggert ofHutchinson.Appetizers are at 7 p.m.with a buffet dinner at 7:30p.m. followed by the makeyour-ownsundae bar.Also presented at the banquetare The Butter Knife,Friend of Dairy and DairyFarm Woman of the Yearawards.The emcee for the eveningis Joe Neubauer, who is anagriculture educator. Dinnermusic is by Alice Nowak.Door prizes will be given.Tickets are available in advanceor at the door. Childrenunder 5 are free. 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