The following article has been submitted by Bob Grey, athletic director at Montevideo Senior High School, explaining some possible options for budget cuts for athletics proposed by Independent School Dist­rict 129 in its Phase I plans for the 2010-2011 school year:

Early last Friday morning, just hours after hosting a public meeting Thursday night to gather input on next year’s budget, the members of the Montevideo Board of Education made some hard decisions.

The Montevideo boys basketball team will take a six-game winning streak into the Section 3AA North tournament after closing the regular season with wins over Benson and Minne­waska.

The season came to an end for the Montevideo wrestling team in the Section 3AA individual tournament at Worthington Friday and Saturday.

When it comes to the Montevideo boys swimming and diving team, you can pretty much discount what happens during the regular season and count on an exemplary performance in the section meet.

Nothing evokes the feeling of winter quite as much as icicles hanging from the eaves, sparkling in the winter sun. But while they may be picturesque, icicles can be symptoms of a serious problem: ice dams.