C-A Prom
The Chokio-Alberta Junior Class hosted the 2008 Junior-Senior Prom Saturday evening. This year’s theme was “Fishing in the Dark,” and the Alberta gym was decorated accordingly. Prom festivities began with the Grand March at 6 p.m., with twenty-six couples participating, followed by the banquet, dance, and Post-Prom activities, which is hosted each year by the parents of CA Students
Photo by Danter’s Photography
Chokio properties vandalized early Saturday morning
Chokio properties were vandalized during the early morning hours Saturday, May 3. The Roger Vail property (pictured) received the most damage. Vandals strew garbage across the lawn, and spray painted vulgar and crude drawings on the north face of the machine shed. Vail’s pickup truck was also broken into and manure or feces was spread throughout the interior.
Eggs were thrown at the Vail house, and toilet paper was tossed into the trees in the yard. The Vails discovered the vandalism about 6 a.m. and reported it to the Stevens County Sheriff’s Department. After checking with the neighbors, it was discovered that garbage was also thrown into the neighboring yards. It was later learned that the garbage and litter came from dumpsters at the C-A school and Tri-County Co-op.Roger Vail noted, “You just don’t expect this kind of thing to happen in a small town like Chokio.
It was very disgusting to see what they had painted on the building. They showed no respect for property or people.”Deputy Jason Dingman said, “We have little or no physical evidence. We need people’s help. The people who do things like this like to brag about it later.” The Stevens County Sheriff’s Department has no suspects at this time. They request that anyone who has information about the vandalism to please contact the sheriff’s department.
Nordberg new C-A Science teacher
A recent addition to the staff at the C-A School is Nathaniel Nordberg who has been employed as the short-term replacement to finish out the year in the high school science department. Nordberg replaces former science teacher Shaun McNally who resigned at C-A to take employment at the Stevens Soil and Water Conservation District in Morris. Mr. Nordberg is a native of Annandale and a graduate of St. Cloud State University. He did his student teaching at Foley Junior High. After graduation he spent some time as a long-term substitute at Waterville-Elysian.
At C-A he teaches the earth sciences, biology and physics classes. His interest in science began when he was involved in scouting where he obtained the eagle ranking. Nathaniel is settling into his C-A routine and finds the Spartan students to be very well behaved and always striving to maintain high academic standards.
