Central McLean News-Journal - News

TL-M seniors learned respect
Turtle Lake-Mercer Salutatorian Ben Goven warmed up the crowd with a joke about the slow-paced life of a Turtle Lake-Mercer student, and Valedictorian Ryeleigh Laib reminded her classmates and the audience of their time in school that passed in the blink of an eye.
Berg, Earl lead UHS Class of ‘19
Underwood’s Valedictorians Callie Berg and Ethan Earl will both be giving commencement addresses this Sunday, joined by the Class of 2019’s other two honor students giving the welcome and closing.

Turtle Days with no turtle races?
What would Turtle Days be without the turtle races?
City holding stance on ordinance
The discussion over a request for a building permit for a fence got a little heated during Wednesday’s Underwood City Commission meeting, then bubbled over for a few minutes following the meeting.

Auxiliary members make, donate bibs to hospital
There were salads galore to choose from at this past Sunday’s Turtle Lake Hospital Auxiliary’s annual salad luncheon fundraiser.

After months of discussion and debate, the Turtle Lake-Mercer School board is officially saying it is not interested in expanding the current Central McLean co-op to include basketball and volleyball.
Water rate hike on the horizon
A water rate increase is probably in Underwood residents’ futures. How much that increase will be has yet to be determined.

Church youth raising funds for Belize trip
Mercer Baptist Church minister Ed Gullett is trying to hit home with his church youth a mantra he understands and lives by – the church is not a building – it’s a people.
Westridge holding fundraising tour
The Westridge Golf Course is good-to-go for this spring and summer’s golfers, and the club members are excited to show off the improvements that have been made to the club house over the winter.