“Where the coffee’s hot, the lakes are cold, and all the children are above average.” — Serving the Chain since 1897.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 · July 21 Edition · the Spelldown, band camp, and the summer notes
Schools
Class lists were mailed from the district office Friday afternoon, three weeks before the first bell. Kindergarten enrollment is up to thirty-one, and the Oakview kindergarten teacher has already been to see her room.
Read the full story →The Library
With the summer reading finale set for Friday, August 28, the library has extended the animal ladder past its top tier, ordered more ice cream than last year, and received a telephone call about penmanship.
Read the full story →School Notes
Lawn concert. Thursday, August 13, 7 p.m., school lawn. Bring chairs; the school owns forty and knows its town. Rain date the following evening, unneeded per tradition.
Fall registration. Continues at the district office. New families: proof of residence. Returning families: the phone number, which nobody has updated since 2014, and the office knows who you are.
Class lists. Mailed from the district office in mid-August, per custom and no earlier, whatever is asked. Room 6 at Oakview is, per its occupant, ready regardless.
Fall sports physicals. Wednesday, August 5, Lakeside gym. Bring the form, the fee, and the toes. Denny Dahl posts practice times the same week.
The Spelldown. Last Friday of September, Lakeside gym, grades three through six — now with its pronouncer secured (see story above). Word lists remain in the district vault, in green ink, where Mr. Brekke has been permitted one supervised warm-up visit.