Esko fitness center opening this summer

Esko superintendent Aaron Fischer summarized progress on the new fitness center at the district’s athletic complex Monday at the monthly school board meeting.

The weightlifting and other machines should be coming in May, and the furniture should follow shortly after.

“We’re right on the budget we have set, hopefully a little bit better actually,” he said.

Fischer plans to have an open house and grand opening in June.

Nathan Norton of ICS and Sal Bagley of Wold Architects & Engineers presented on the repurposing of the old fitness center into a flexible learning space.

“We had a pre-bid meeting...