Local News Headlines – Friday, September 4th

THE MT LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS AN UPDATE ON THE FUTURE OF THE POW-WOW CELEBRATION.  THE CHAMBER CONDUCTED AN ON-LINE SURVEY OF ITS MEMBERS ON WHETHER THEY SUPPORT CHANGING THE NAME OF POW-WOW.  ONLY 3 RESPONDENTS SAID THEY FELT THE NAME WAS OFFENSIVE.  25 MEMBERS SAID THEY WERE NOT IN FAVOR OF CHANGING THE NAME WHILE 8 SAID THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A NEW NAME FOR THE EVENT.  BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY, THE CHAMBER BOARD ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THE NAME AT THIS TIME.  A COMMITTEE WILL BE FORMED TO HOLD FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THE ISSUE.   

 

THE WINDOM CITY COUNCIL MET EARLIER THIS WEEK.   IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ISLAND PARK CAMPGROUND IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE REGULATIONS.   THE COUNCIL INDICATED IT WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF CLOSING THE CAMPGROUND AT THIS TIME.   THE STREET DEPARTMENT REQUESTED THAT A YIELD SIGN BE CHANGED TO A STOP SIGN AT 16TH STREET AND COTTONWOOD LAKE DRIVE.  TWO NEW STOP SIGNS WILL BE ADDED AT THE INTERSECTION OF 11TH STREET AND 5TH AVENUE.  APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO CLOSE A PORTION OF 19TH STREET ON SEPTEMBER 27TH.  THE WINDOM FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE BURNING DOWN AN OLDER BUILDING AS A TRAINING EXERCISE.   

 

THE MONTHLY WEATHER STATISTICS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR THE CITY OF WINDOM IN AUGUST.   TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS MEASURED AT JUST OVER 3”.  FOR THE YEAR TO DATE, WINDOM HAS NOW RECEIVED JUST OVER 20.4” OF TOTAL PRECIPITATION – OVER 8” LESS THAN THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.   2020 IS CURRENTLY THE DRIEST YEAR SINCE 2009.  THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN AUGUST WAS 95-DEGREES ON TWO DAYS, WITH AN AVERAGE DAILY HIGH TEMP OF 83.8-DEGREES.   THE LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 52-DEGREES ON AUGUST 3RD, WITH AN AVERAGE DAILY LOW TEMP OF 62-DEGREES.   AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE WARMER THAN LAST YEAR. 

 

KDOM RADIO SALUTES ITS GOOD NEWS SPONSOR OF THE DAY, THE WORTHINGTON LIQUOR STORE.   THE LIQUOR STORE IS LOCATED AT 1190 RYAN’S ROAD IN WORTHINGTON.  DAN WYCOFF IS THE STORE MANAGER.  THE LOCATION PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SPACE TO DISPLAY A WIDE VARIETY OF BEER, WINE, SPIRITS AND MIXERS.  THEY FEATURE A NUMBER OF PRODUCTS THAT ARE BREWED OR DISTILLED IN MINNESOTA.  THE WORTHINGTON LIQUOR STORE WELCOMES SUGGESTIONS AND REQUESTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR NEW PRODUCTS.  THE STORE FEATURES WEEKLY SPECIALS AND HOLIDAY SPECIALS.  THEY HOLD SPECIAL EVENTS, INCLUDING A RECENT VISIT BY A WINE TRAILER. 

 

THE JEFFERS CITY COUNCIL HELD A REGULAR MEETING LAST WEEK.  THERE WAS AN UPDATE ON A DOG THAT WAS DECLARED AS A DANGEROUS DOG UNDER CITY ORDINANCE.  THE OWNER OF THE ANIMAL REPORTED TO THE CITY CLERK THAT THE DOG HAS BEEN EUTHANIZED.  THE CITY CLERK MET WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS VIOLATIONS OF THE PUBLIC NUISANCE ORDINANCE.  STEPS ARE BEING TAKE TO ABATE THE VIOLATIONS.  THE CITY ATTORNEY IS DRAFTING A NEW LIQUOR ORDINANCE DUE TO CHANGES IN STATE STATUTES.  ANY DISCUSSION ON SUNDAY LIQUOR WAS TABLED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.  THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT WAS PRESENTED. 

 

ONE OF THE FIRST MAJOR HUNTING SEASONS IN MINNESOTA OPENS THIS WEEKEND.   THE EARLY GOOSE SEASON RUNS FROM SEPTEMBER 5TH THROUGH THE 20TH.  HUNTERS MUST HAVE A FEDERAL DUCK STAMP, A STATE WATERFOWL STAMP, A SPECIAL GOOSE PERMIT AND A SMALL GAME LICENSE.  HUNTERS MUST BE CERTIFIED IN THE “HIP” PROGRAM.  FOR THE EARLY GOOSE SEASON, THERE IS A DAILY LIMIT OF 5 DARK GEESE – INCLUDING CANADA, WHITE-FRONTED AND BRANT.   SHOOTING HOURS ARE FROM A HALF-HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE UNTIL SUNSET DAILY.  THE ANNUAL YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNT WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 12TH AND 13TH FOR HUNTERS 17-AND-UNDER.