Local News Headlines – Friday, October 30th

THE COTTONWOOD COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM IN WINDOM IS HOLDING AN OPENING RECEPTION THIS WEEKEND   FOR A NEW EXHIBIT.  THE REMICK GALLERY WILL BE FEATURING “A CENTURY OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT- LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, MINNESOTA.”   THE RECEPTION WILL BE FROM 2:00 TO 4:00 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  ADMISSION IS FREE; LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.  IN CELEBRATION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT, WHICH GAVE WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE, THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS CREATED THE TRAVELLING EXHIBIT.  IT INCLUDES 12 PANELS DISPLAYING THE HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. 

 

HALLOWEEN IS BEING OBSERVED THIS WEEKEND.  WINDOM AREA HEALTH IS FEATURING ITS “SPOOKY PATH” WITH ACTIVITIES FROM 3:00 TO 6:00PM TODAY.  THE WINDOM EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH IS HOLDING A TRICK-OR-TREAT FALL FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY FROM 3:00 TO 5:00PM.  THERE WILL BE FOOD, CANDY AND GAMES. THERE WILL BE A TRUNK-OR-TREAT SATURDAY AT THE MT LAKE ALLIANCE CHURCH FROM 3:00 TO 5:00PM.  A TRUCK-OR-TREAT WILL BE HELD AT THE GATHERING CHURCH IN BINGHAM LAKE ON SATURDAY FROM 2:00 TO 4:00PM.  

 

IT’S TIME TO CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS.  DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME OFFICIALLY ENDS AND STANDARD TIME RETURNS AT 2:00AM ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST.  EVERYONE SHOULD TURN THEIR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR – REMEMBER, “SPRING FORWARD, FALL BACK.”  DAYLIGHT SAVING HAS BEEN OBSERVED NATIONALLY SINCE 1967.  THE ORIGINAL PERIOD RAN FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER.   THE PERIOD WAS EXTENDED IN 2005 TO RUN FROM MARCH INTO NOVEMBER.   IN 2021, DAYLIGHT SAVING WILL BEGIN ON SUNDAY, MARCH 14TH AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH.  DAYLIGHT SAVING IS OBSERVED IN ALL STATES EXCEPT FOR HAWAII AND ARIZONA.   

 

A GROUP IS WORKING ON A PLAN TO DEAL WITH THE “PIRATE SHIP” AT ISLAND PARK. THE SHIP WAS PUT UP DURING THE SUMMER TO SUPPORT THE WINDOM PIRATES AMATEUR BASEBALL TEAM.  QUESTIONS WERE LATER RAISED ABOUT WHETHER THE PROPER STEPS WERE FOLLOWED TO PUT UP A STRUCTURE ON CITY PROPERTY.  THERE WERE ALSO QUESTIONS ABOUT POSSIBLE LEGAL LIABILITY.  THE PARK AND REC COMMISSION FORMED A WORKING GROUP WITH INPUT FROM THE CITY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION.  THE GROUP IS DEVELOPING A RECOMMENDATION THAT WOULD GO TO THE PARK AND REC COMMISSION FOR REVIEW.   

 

THE RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IS HOLDING A REFERENDUM AS PART OF TUESDAY’S GENERAL ELECTION.  THERE WILL BE TWO QUESTIONS ON THE BALLOT.  ONE QUESTION IS FOR A BUILDING BOND ISSUE.  THE DISTRICT IS PROPOSING TO ISSUE BONDS OF UP TO $42.1-MILLION TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SCHOOL FACILITY IN LAMBERTON FOR ALL GRADES FROM PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH SENIOR HIGH.  THE SECOND BALLOT QUESTION CALLS FOR THE DISTRICT TO RENEW ITS OPERATING LEVY FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS.  THE AMOUNT IS SET AT $700-PER STUDENT, WHICH IS LESS THAN THE CURRENT LEVY THAT EXPIRES AFTER THIS YEAR. VOTERS WILL ALSO ELECT FIVE MEMBERS TO THE RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD.