Eden Valley-Watkins High School will hold its commencement exercises at 8 p.m. May 29 in the high school gymnasium in Eden Valley. The Class of 2008 will graduate 72 seniors.

Class officers are Brandon Stenger, president; Kasi Huschle, vice president; Simon Kern, secretary; and Marly Kramer, treasurer.

Facing a nearly $1 billion deficit, state officials made some difficult cuts to health and human services, higher education and public safety last weekend to balance the state budget.

Minnesota schools, however, were not only saved from the ax, but given a small boost in funding.

As part of the state budget bill passed Sunday, the Legislature approved a one-time allocation of $51 per pupil unit for next school year.

The Eden Valley-Watkins High School Drama Club will perform the comedy “You Can’t Take It With You” by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday at the high school cafeteria stage in Eden Valley.

The Eden Valley-Watkins School Board appointed Julie Meyer to a vacant seat at its regular meeting Monday.

Meyer, who ran for School Board in November, will fill the position held by Dave Ruhland, who resigned from the board in April after purchasing a home in another school district, according to EV-W Superintendent Larry Peterson.

The Eden Valley-Watkins School Board will be filling an open seat after board member Dave Ruhland handed in his letter of resignation.

EV-W Superintendent Larry Peterson said Ruhland's resignation came after he recently purchased a new house outside of the school district boundaries. Since he will no longer be living within the EV-W district, he resigned.