December 31, 1969

New Engleman School: After cold winter prevented work, wet spring didn’t help

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Winter weather -- not rainy weather -- is why the office and kindergarten additions to the new Engleman Elementary are lagging behind schedule.

"It froze last November and it didn't unfreeze until March," said Dan Petsch, Grand Island Public Schools coordinator of building and grounds.

That meant relatively little work could be accomplished on the new Engleman's office addition on the east side of the building and the four-classroom kindergarten addition on the school's north side.

Of course, this spring and early summer's rainy weather has made it hard to catch up on those two additions to the new Engleman, which originally was Westridge Middle School.

Water standing in the ditch on the school's east side is a silent testament to just how wet this spring and early summer have been in Grand Island.

Petsch said the original schedule called for teachers to move from the old Engleman Elementary to the new Engleman in October when there is a short break in the class schedule.  Full Story