Although Heimerl wasn’t at fault, she was told her home on Second Street South has the lowest basement in the area, and that’s why she was affected.

A separate, similar incident also occurred in April at the home of Allen and Doreen Odenbrett, who live on Northgate Drive.

Allen Odenbrett and Rose Heimerl both attended the Winsted City Council work session May 21 to discuss the potential for compensation from the city. Look for the story in the Monday, May 27 edition of the Herald Journal.

Congratulations to the girls’ softball team for their victory over BLH last night. Their next play-off game will be tomorrow night at 5:00 in Winsted against Springfield.

3:20 – SB practice at HT in the gym

3:30 – BB practice at LP

3:30 – Track practice at LP

Also if your baseball/softball/track season is over please turn in your clean uniform.

A reminder to students to please make sure that the locker rooms are cleaned out by Thursday. Anything that is left over will be taken to the Worn-a-bit.

Mrs. Kahle is still looking for volunteers to help with VBS this summer or to volunteer a day at Habitat for Humanity. You would get service hours for both of these opportunities. Please talk to her if you are interested.

Mrs. Kahle will be giving guitar lessons over the summer. If you are interested please talk to her this week.

There will be a meeting for everyone participating in the summer Speed and Strength camp on Monday, June 3rd at 3:00pm in the Lester Prairie weight room. Please contact Mr. Walstrom if you are unable to make the meeting.

Boys Golf: HLWW, W-M at Dassel-Cokato Invite (Albion Ridges); noon

Amateur Baseball: Montrose/Waverly at Maple Plain; 6:30 p.m.

Boys Golf: DC Invite at Albion Ridges; noon

Amateur Baseball: DC Saints at Loretto; 7:30 p.m.

DC will now open up the Section 5AA playoffs at Annandale Wednesday, May 22 at 4:30 p.m.

Menu:  Hamburger or Turkey Burger, Curly Fries, Baked Beans, Green Beans, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Onions,
Fruit Juice, Milk

Additional Track & Field Results – MCAA Conference
Honorable Mention:  Karlea Kyllo  in the 800

“The Bulldog Baseball team has received a #4 Seed in the 2A North Sub Section and will open the playoffs
with a home game on Saturday, May 25th in Winsted vs. Minnesota Valley Lutheran. Game time is scheduled
for 1:00 p.m.”

Varsity Softball starts playoffs on Tuesday at 6:30 in Winsted at Barrett park against either BLHS or Mayer
Lutheran.  Hope to see you all at the game.

All boys in 8th – 11th grade who are planning to play basketball next school year, there will be a meeting on
Thursday morning (May 23rd) at 8:00 in Mrs. Buckentin’s Room.   You need to attend this meeting if you are
thinking about playing basketball next season.  Thanks!

For those who signed up for CHEERLEADING:  There will be a short meeting on Thursday at 8:00 a.m. in the
lunchroom.  You must attend if you plan on trying out for cheerleading.

There will be a meeting for everyone participating in the summer Speed and Strength Camp on Monday, June
3rd at 3:00pm in the Lester Prairie weight room.  Please contact Mr. Walstrom if you are not able to make the
meeting.

Please turn in everything you have been collecting at home such as:  milk caps, Moola milk bag labels, Labels
for Education, Coke Rewards points, etc… as submissions will be made at the end of the school year.  Note
Labels for Learning points (Cash Wise points) need to be in by June 3rd because these points expire and
will not carry over to next year.

Starting on Wednesday, May 22nd you must have a positive balance in your lunch account in order to eat.  This
is for all K-12 students.  Thank you!

Betsey Kiefer from Youth for Understanding Foreign Exchange student program will be coming into
classrooms today and will be available at lunch time with a table set up outside the cafeteria with information.

We would like to take to opportunity to personally invite everyone to the 4th Graders performance of “The
Great Northern Railroad”. The fourth grade will be putting on two different performances with week, the first
will be Wednesday, May 22nd starting at 6:30 p.m. and it is open to the public. The second performance will be
for the K – 5th Graders on Thursday, May 23rd starting at 9:10 a.m. Both performances will take place in the
school gymnasium. Thank you and hope to see you there!  – Mr. Kley and Miss Edlund

If you took pictures at the After Prom Party and would like them in the yearbook, please submit them to Mrs.
DeBruyckere.  Thank you!

Attention ALL Ladies in grades 7-12; Jennifer Brentano, a National Known Motivation Speaker, will be
coming to Lester Prairie on Wednesday, May 22 @ 7 pm at the Lester Prairie City Hall. A meal and dessert will
be provided. RSVP to Mrs. Mattson. If you have questions, please see Mrs. Mattson or Mrs. DeBruyckere.

Seniors – the gowns, hats and tassels are in.  Please see Kelly in the office to pick them up.  You will need to
have your payment of $6.00 for the cap and tassel paid before you can pick it up.

Senior high band will be playing for graduation. It is a required performance so Mrs. Helland will need to be
notified ahead of time if you are unable to attend.

Grades 7-12 band students will be playing for the Memorial Day service in Lester Prairie. This is also a required
performance. Please let Mrs. Helland know by Friday May 24th if you will be out of town.

Beginning Monday, May 13th access to the park and  baseball and softball fields will be limited due to the street
reconstruction project. The park and fields will remain open for use but access and parking will be limited to
Oak Street. Please notify all coaches that access to the park via Pine Street will not be allowed. Students are not
to use Pine Street when walking to the park.  Thank you!

On Wed., May 22 at 3:10 p.m.  a bike rodeo will be held on the north side of the school for elementary students.
Any elementary students wishing to participate in the rodeo should have their bikes and helmets at school for
the rodeo.  This event is sponsored by the Lester Prairie Police Department and students are not required to
participate in this event.

On Wed., May 22 at 9:00 a.m.  there will be a bike safety program for all elementary students in the gym.

Tuesday, May 28 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. is the elementary field day at the school playground.  If case of
bad weather the make-up date is Thursday, May 30.

The elementary awards program will be held on Wed., May 29 at 8:30 a.m. in the gym.  The high school awards
program will be held on Wed., May 29 at 10:00 a.m. in the gym.

Friday, May 31 is the last day of classes for elementary and high school students. Graduation will be held at
7:00 p.m. in the gym.  Congratulations Seniors!!!!

PAC will be having Art Club on August 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16 in the New Art Center.  Watch for more
information.

Attention 9-12 grade students:  The Winsted Arts Council is in need of volunteers for two Art Camps, June 18-
20 and June 24-27.  Volunteer forms are available in the office.  Please return the forms by May 20th.  Service
hours are available.

We will be having our last drive for Boxtops this school year.  Please submit all your Boxtops to school by May
24th.  This gives us time to count all the Boxtops.  Thank you teachers and students for all your help this year.
Remember all monies earned goes right back to the kids.

Repurpose. Reuse. Recycle. A fundraiser for the Lester Prairie schools with  supplementary donations from
Marsden and GreenSneakers.  GreenSneakers represents the reuse portion of today’s popular ‘green’ trend. The
shoes LP collects are made available for reuse as affordable footwear in some of the neediest countries around
the world. Potential destinations can include central African nations, South American regions and Haiti. Shoes
are also given to capable agencies handling large scale disaster and humanitarian relief efforts.  There are two
containers for shoes, one by the main office and the other by Mrs. Vertetis’s room.  Shoes will then be
processed at a  facility and pay us 50¢ per pound! A pair of sneakers can weigh up 2 pounds, which means
earnings of about a $1 per pair.  Only SNEAKERS ARE ALLOWED, no dress shoes or boots.  Please tie the
shoes together before putting them in the container.   This fundraiser will run through May 30.

The weight room will be open after school on Monday and Wednesday from 3:15 to 4:30.

The Bulldog Shoot-Out 3 on 3 Tournament is on Saturday, June 1st.  Registration forms are in the office.
Attention Staff and Students:  roof construction has begun on the east side of the building.  A large section of
the sidewalk and street will be sectioned off.  NO PARKING OR WALKING IN THIS AREA – SAFETY
ZONE.  Thank you for the cooperation.  The project will last through the end of May if the weather cooperates.
To try to eliminate the order, please do not hold the outside doors open during the day.

Any boys and girls that will be in grades 7-12 NEXT YEAR and are interested in a summer basketball camp
may sign up for the Bulldog Breakfast Club.  Sign up sheets are in the office.  There will be 20 sessions
throughout June and July.  You can attend at 8:00-9:30 or 10:00-11:30 on each day.  The cost will be $80.00.
Please turn in your registration form and money at the office.  Please see Ben Machemehl with any questions.

Anyone needing the classroom portion of Driver’s Education pick up a registration sheet by Mr. Bjork’s door.
The orange sheet is for the June class and the blue sheet is for the August class.  You must pick either the June
class or the August class and attend all 10 sessions for that class.  You must be 14 years of age as of the 1st day
of the class you pick.  See Mr. Bjork if you have questions.

Needed:  Parent/adult volunteers to supervise in the school gym from 7:25 to 8:00 am.  You can sign up for one
day or as many as you’d like.  We would like this facility to be available during he school year but need
volunteers to supervise.  If you have 30 minutes in the morning, please consider signing up!  The sign up
calendar will be in the school office.  Call MerriLea Kyllo at 320-395-2779 or talk to Jeremy Schmidt at 320-
395-2521 if you have questions.

We are now taking applications for the upcoming candidate season for the Lester Prairie Ambassador
Program. You must be 17 (by July ) – 21 years old, have a Lester Pr Address, attend LPHS, or have a LP phone
number. If you would like to help in your community and represent your town in surrounding communities then
you should check out this program. Looks great for a Resume’ and will help you gain leadership experience.
Please contact Melissa Williams or Joanie Bull. melissawilli@ebarqmail.com  or 395-8433. LP Days is July 26-
27 (coronation).   Applications are available in the High School Office.  Thank you!

Lester Prairie High School

Weekly Activities Schedule May 13th – May 18th

Tuesday, May 21 V Softball Section Playoffs in Winsted 6:30 pm (LP/HT will play
the winner of BL-H-S and Mayer Lutheran

Wednesday, May 22 Practices:  V baseball in LP, V softball in Winsted, track in LP
Shuttle bus schedule:  TBD

Thursday, May 23 V Baseball Section Playoffs
V Softball Section Playoffs
Practices
Shuttle bus schedule:  TBD

Friday, May 24 Practices:  TBD

Saturday, May 25 V Baseball Section Playoffs
V Softball Section Playoffs

**Schedule is subject to change**

Statewide, there was an average of 5.1 days rated suitable for fieldwork during the week. Topsoil moisture supplies improved to 0 percent very short, 11 percent short, 67 percent adequate, and 22 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies also improved to 5 percent very short, 25 percent short, 63 percent adequate and 7 percent surplus.

Corn planting advanced 52 percentage points to 70 percent complete, with 8 percent emerged. Despite the rapid planting activity during the week, progress still remains behind last year’s 97 percent and the normal planting pace of 84 percent. Depending on the area many corn growers in south central Minnesota reported rapid corn planting process and have completed their corn planting. If you have corn left to plant, University of Minnesota Extension planting date studies show that highest corn yields typically occur when corn is planted by early to mid-May. However, high corn yields can still occur if planting is completed prior to Memorial Day. According to Dr. Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Corn Extension Specialist, a study from 2009 to 2011 at Lamberton, Morris, and Waseca that was funded by the Minnesota Corn Growers Association, grain yield was still within 93% of the maximum if planting was completed by May 25.

Corn growers who have applied a corn pre-emergence herbicide benefited from recent rainfall events as incorporation in many cases occurred. A potential scenario of planting delays will be corn planted in fields where no soil-residual herbicide was applied. If the corn has not yet emerged, many soil-residual herbicides can be applied as originally planned but not all can be applied after corn has emerged. Products such as Fierce, Sharpen and Verdict must be applied before corn begins to emerge; applications of these products to emerged corn can result in significant corn injury.

Soybeans were 23 percent planted, compared with 76 percent last year and the 51 percent five-year average. The challenging spring has also delayed soybean planting. Growers who have not yet planted soybeans should plan to stick with full-season soybean maturities until June 10th. If planting is delayed until after June 10th, a soybean with a relative maturity (RM) of 0.5 units shorter than your original soybeans should be planted. For instance, if you live in central Minnesota and originally planted a RM 1.7 variety, by about June 10 switch to an early group I soybean (such as a RM 1.2). If planting is delayed until late June, switch to a soybean 1.0 RM earlier than what you would normally plant. The only caveat here is that producers who normally plant very long-season varieties need to make the switch earlier. Likewise, producers who normally plant short-season varieties are in a position to hold with their current varieties a bit longer.

Sugarbeets are 89 percent planted compared with 100 percent last year and the 84 percent average. Planting of other crops such as sweet corn, potatoes, green peas and dry beans also accelerated during the week but remain well behind normal.

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Source: David Nicolai, Extension Educator – Crops, U of M Extension Regional Center, Farmington, 651-480-7706, nico0071@umn.edu.

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The funeral service will take place Thursday, May 23 at noon at St. Mary’s Chapel in Winsted, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place Friday, May 24 at 10:30 a.m. at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Those attending should go to assembly area six.