Comedian wows LaCrosse crowd

LaCrosse

Norma Gibson, Mike Stine and Ron Hopkins participated in the Spring Special Olympic games at Eastern Washington University. Eddie Thompson was on the injured list with at pulled muscle sustained during practice. Norma won a gold medal in the 100 meter walk and a silver in the shot put. Mike won a silver medal in the 100 meter walk and fourth in the shot put. Ron placed fourth in the shot put and sixth in the 100.

World Famous comedian Leif Skeiving arrived in the Town of LaCrosse Saturday night with his guitar and harmonica in tow. With more than 100 residents present after the LaCrosse Community Pride sponsored dinner eagerly awaiting, Leif, also known as the “funny Swede,” proceeded to wow the audience and kept them laughing for the entire hour.

Leif Skeiving

To cap the evening off, Leif played a “Scottish tribute” to the US National Anthem with his harmonica. Producing a bright red balloon, blowing it up to full capacity, he proceeded to attach it to the low note on the harmonica while playing the national anthem on the upper notes of the harmonica, with replicated sounds of the bag pipes. Fitting enough, at the end he concluded by saying “McGregor tribute to America” as Alex and Linda McGregor were seen laughing during this rendition. Look for this comedian to return in the early fall for another fun, laugh filled evening in Lacrosse.

The first of three LaCrosse Mudfests will be Saturday and Sunday, May 29-30. The event will be in a new location just south of LaCrosse on Scott Road. Food will be available throughout the day and the Washington DC kids will be serving ice cream. Racing will begin at 11 a.m. and those wishing to enter may do so from 8 to 10 a.m.

Proceeds will benefit the Richard L. Roberts memorial scholarship. The next Mudfest will be during Farmers Festival, June 19, and the final event will be on Labor Day weekend.

Della Fleming, Anne Fleming and Jessica Hardy qualified for the State Track meet to be held in Cheney this coming weekend.

Last Saturday Butch and Lana Thomas traveled to Coeur d’Alene to exchange wedding vows.

With penny drive fundraisers during April and May, the library was able to raise more than $150 for the children’s programs. Guinness Book of World Record holder Bubblillusionist Jarom Watts kick-off Summer Reading sign-ups for the upcoming programs.

The theme for this year’s program is “Make a Splash, Read!” Children of all ages are welcome to come and explore in the park, where we will sail the high seas and dive into some great books.

The LaCrosse Summer Reading Program will begin June 14 at 12 p.m. and will be each Monday through July 19. Adults and teens have there own independent summer reading program. Contact Mish Stanley at the LaCrosse Library for more information.