(Le Mars) — People around town are excited for next Friday when Le Mars Community School District celebrates Homecoming by playing its inaugural football game on the new turf at the renovated stadium. School officials have organized a ribbon-cutting ceremony for next Friday. Dr. Steven Webner, the school district’s superintendent tells of the timetable for the events taking place at the new stadium.
Webner says even though the track is not completed, officials have decided to go ahead and play the game on the new field. Webner says there were some drainage issues that needed to be remedied for the track.
The school superintendent says contractors are completing some final touches, including laying additional cement behind the stadium.
The Homecoming Parade is scheduled to begin at 2:15 p.m. which will be broadcast on KLEM radio.
While attending next week’s Homecoming football game, people
will no doubt notice the new video scoreboard on the west end of the field.
Nancy Isebrand, who is the supervisor in charge of the video board, says the new scoreboard can do so much more than simply show the score.
Isebrand says it has been challenging to learn the different functions available, and to program the video board with various computer program options.
The new video board has also meant creating a new media class offered to students.
Homecoming will be the first opportunity for the public to see the new stadium along with the new turf, and the new video scoreboard. Isebrand offers a preview of what will be
featured on the new video scoreboard.
By the way, if you enjoy showing your Bulldog spirit, but are somewhat unfamiliar with all the words to the Le Mars Community Fight Song, Isebrand says the new video scoreboard will help by showing the lyrics while playing the music.
