Local News Headlines – Friday, June 25th

COTTONWOOD COUNTY HELD ITS ANNUAL BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION LAST WEEK.  THE BOARD TOOK ACTION ON SEVERAL REQUESTS TO ADJUST THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF VARIOUS PARCELS OF PROPERTY.  THE BOARD VOTED TO REDUCE THE VALUATION OF A PARCEL OWNED BY MARY WALINGA.  THE BOARD REVIEWED SEVERAL PARCELS OWNED BY THE F-G-S AG ACQUISITION COMPANY, BUT NO CHANGES WERE APPROVED.  THE BOARD REVIEWED A PARCEL OWNED BY RACHEL AND KENNETH YODER; NO CHANGES WERE APPROVED.  THE BOARD OF APPEAL VOTED TO ACCEPT ALL OTHER ASSESSMENTS AS PRESENTED.   

 

THE 2021 FULDA WOOD DUCK FESTIVAL IS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK.   A COMMUNITY SUPPER WILL BE HELD AT CITY HALL FROM 4:30 TO 7:30.  THE KIDDIE PARADE WILL BEGIN AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT 5:00PM.  THE BINGO STAND AND THE CARNIVAL WILL BE OPEN.  A SAND VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD AT 7 MILE PARK.  THERE WILL BE AXE-THROWING AT 5:00PM.  THE BEER GARDEN WILL BE OPEN.  A HIGH SCHOOL BAND CONCERT WILL TAKE PLACE AT 6:00PM.  THERE WILL BE A STREET DANCE AT 9:00PM WITH MUSIC BY “SHIRTS AND SKINS.”  A FIREWORKS DISPLAY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE LAKE AT DUSK.   

 

THE WESTBROOK “FUN DAYS” CELEBRATION CONTINUES TODAY.   THE HERITAGE HEALTH-CARE FOUNDATION IS HOLDING A 4-PERSON GOLF SCRAMBLE EVENT TODAY AT THE ROLLING HILLS GOLF COURSE.  THE MISS WESTBROOK SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WILL BE HELD AT 7:00 TONIGHT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.  THERE WILL BE A STREET DANCE AT THE V-F-W TONIGHT AT 9:00, HOSTED BY THE WOMEN’S CLUB, THE WESTBROOK AREA VOLUNTERS AND THE WESTBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT.  MUSIC WILL BE PROVIDED BY “DROP TAILGATE.”  THE LION’S CLUB WILL HAVE CONCESSIONS.  FUN DAYS WILL CONTINUE WITH MORE EVENTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.   

    

“BLUE HERON DAYS” IS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK IN HERON LAKE.  MOST EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE IN AND AROUND THE HERON LAKE CITY PARK.  TONIGHT, THERE WILL BE FOOD SPECIALS AT NENA’S BAR AND GRILL.  A FAMILY MOVIE WILL BE SHOWN ON THE LAWN OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE SHOWING WILL START AT DUSK, OR APPROXIMATELY 9:00PM.  THERE WILL BE A FULL DAY OF ACTIVITIES ON SATURDAY.   

 

THE SPRINGFIELD “RIVERSIDE DAYS” CELEBRATION CONTINUES TODAY.   THE AMERICAN LEGION WILL HOLD A BEER GARDEN AND WILL BE SERVING BURGERS.  THE GRANDE PARADE BEGINS AT 6:30 THIS EVENING.  AN AMATEUR BASEBALL GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT RIVERSIDE PARK AT 7:30 WITH THE SPRINGFIELD TIGERS FACING THE SLEEPY EYE INDIANS.  THE AMERICAN LEGION WILL HAVE ENTERTAINMENT AT 8:00 TONIGHT WITH THE ‘MIKE LANG’ SHOW.  RIVERSIDE DAYS WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY.  THERE WILL BE A 5-K FUN RUN AND WALK WITH REGISTRATION AT 7:00 SATURDAY MORNING AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER; THE WALK AND RUN BEGINS AT 8:00AM.  MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE CHAMBER WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE. 

 

THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MET LAST WEEK.   THE BOARD REVIEWED A PROPOSAL BY THE U-S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO ACQUIRE ROUGHLY 52 ACRES OF PROPERTY IN SIOUX VALLEY TOWNSHIP TO EXPAND A WATERFOWL PRODUCTION AREA.  THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT REVIEWED BIDS FOR UPCOMING PROJECTS.  CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED FOR A SIDEWALK PROJECT IN HERON LAKE AND A PROJECT ON MAIN STREET IN OKABENA, WHICH INCLUDES A MILL AND OVERLAY AND NEW PEDESTRIAN RAMPS.  THE BOARD VOTED TO OFFICIALLY ADOPT THE ‘COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’ PLAN OF GOVERNMENT. RYAN KROSCH WAS APPOINTED AS THE JACKSON COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.  THE BOARD ACCEPTED GRANTS TO FUND IMPROVEMENTS AT ASHLEY PARK AND THE DAYCARE PROGRAM.