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Faith and family fill 100 years for Feikema

By Jill Fennema – On November 3, Irene (Schaap) Feikema will celebrate her 100th birthday. Her family has an open house planned in her honor on her birthday in the Verdoes Room at Edgebrook Care Center. Irene was born in

Bid awarded, construction can begin

By Jill Fennema On Thursday, Feb. 29, the city council met for a special meeting to pass a resolution to officially award the bid for the Capital Improvement Plan, Phase 1. The council had been discussing options with DGR, the

Building plans take shape at EPS

Pictured: A drawing of the proposed new gym, locker rooms, weight rooms, and possible office space. By Jill Fennema Edgerton Public School has proposed a new building project that voters will consider on April 9 at a special election. Above

School News From Edgerton Public School

Pictured: Edgerton Speech Team competitors advancing to sub-section competition on March 28. Front row (L-R) Jael Lopez Garcia, Gabriel Lopez Garcia, Keira Cruz Medina; back row (L-R) Mayori Godoy, Lydia Skime, Kaitlyn Van Otterloo, Joey Fleischman. The Edgerton Dutchmen speech

School News

This week from from Edgerton Public School Music program news The Spring Classic Concert  for 6th-12th grades was held on Monday evening, March 6. All the various bands and choirs performed at the concert. On January 7 band students participated

Council approves two new ordinances

By Jill Fennema – Last week Wednesday, the Edgerton City Council approved two new city ordinances – a special assessment ordinance and a snow emergency ordinance. A summary of both those ordinances will be published in future editions of the

March 8 is Internat’l Women’s Day

March 8 is International Day for Women. This holiday is not celebrated around here, but Stacie Nagel and Yuliia Danish are celebrating this day at the Edgerton Bakery. Yuliia is from Ukraine and there the holiday is a big event.

School News This Week From SWC Grades 6-8

7th grade news Seventh grade English and Literature have been abuzz with many new things this quarter. From research papers, to modifiers, to Lit Circles, we have continued to grow in our language and reading skills. Since returning from Christmas

Van Otterloo Is New Custodian At EPS

Pictured: Karlin Van Otterloo began working at EPS this past December as the new head custodian. By Jill Fennema – For the last few months, the newest addition to the staff at Edgerton Pubic School has been Karlin Van Otterloo.