Local News Headlines – Wednesday, October 6

October 6, 2021 kdomadmin Local News 0

THIS IS NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK.  THE WINDOM CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOLDING A CITY-WIDE FIRE DRILL ON WEDNESDAY.  OPERATION “EDITH” STANDS FOR Exit Drill in the House.  STARTING AT 6:45 WEDNESDAY EVENING, FIRE TRUCKS WILL DRIVE AROUND WINDOM WITH THEIR LIGHTS AND SIRENS ON.  WHEN THE FIRE TRUCKS COME DOWN YOUR STREET, FAMILIES SHOULD PRACTICE THEIR PERSONAL ESCAPE PLAN.  ALL FAMILIES SHOULD HAVE A PLAN TO FOLLOW IN CASE OF A FIRE, INCLUDING TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE, AND A DESIGNATED LOCATION TO MEET OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE TO MAKE SURE ALL FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR.  ALL HOMES SHOULD HAVE WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS.  CHECK THE BATTERIES REGULARLY AND REPLACE THEM WHEN NEEDED.      
 
IT’S HOMECOMING WEEK AT RED ROCK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.  CORONATION WAS HELD MONDAY EVENING.  THERE WILL BE DAILY DRESS-UP THEMES DURING THE WEEK.  TUESDAY IS “PINK OUT” DAY.  THERE WILL BE A HOME VOLLEYBALL MATCH.  WEDNESDAY IS “COUNTRY vs COUNTRY CLUB” DAY; THURSDAY IS “JERSEY” DAY; FRIDAY IS “SCHOOL SPIRIT” DAY.  FRIDAY WILL BE AN ACTIVITY DAY. IN THE MORNING, THERE WILL BE A STUDENT VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT, A TUG-OF-WAR AND OTHER GAMES. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, RED ROCK CENTRAL HAS A HOME VOLLEYBALL MATCH AGAINST WABASSO.  THE HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME FRIDAY NIGHT HAS RED ROCK CENTRAL FACING WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE.  THERE WILL BE A DANCE AFTER THE GAME. 
 
PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS ARE BEING HELD IN MT LAKE TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE HOUSING REHAB PROGRAM.  MT LAKE IS APPLYING TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA FOR A GRANT THROUGH THE SMALL CITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.  IF THE GRANT IS APPROVED, FUNDS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR REHAB PROJECTS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, RENTAL PROPERTIES OR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES.  MEETINGS WILL BE HELD TONIGHT AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.  HOME-OWNERS SHOULD ATTEND THE SESSION AT 5:30; LANDLORDS SHOULD ATTEND THE SESSION AT 6:30; AND BUSINESS OWNERS SHOULD ATTEND THE SESSION BEING HELD AT 7:30 THIS EVENING.  IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CALL THE MT LAKE CITY HALL AT (507) 427-2999. 
 
THE HERON LAKE CITY COUNCIL MEETS AT 7:00 TONIGHT AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.  DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD ON FILLING A VACANCY ON THE COUNCIL.  LETTERS OF INTEREST FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE REVIEWED.  THE COUNCIL MAY VOTE TO APPOINT SOMEONE TO FILL THE VACANCY UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR ELECTION.  BIDS WILL BE REVIEWED TO REPLACE SOME FLOORING AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.  THE FIRE RELIEF ASSOCIATION WILL DISCUSS A DONATION TO THE CITY.  THE COUNCIL WILL SET RATES FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR 2022.  THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL REVIEW BIDS FOR TREE-TRIMMING SERVICES.  THE PURCHASE OF SOME NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAY BE APPROVED. 
 
THE MONTHLY WEATHER STATISTICS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR THE CITY OF WINDOM IN SEPTEMBER.   TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH CAME TO 2.95”.  FOR THE YEAR TO DATE, WINDOM HAS NOW RECEIVED 22.42” OF TOTAL PRECIPITATION – ABOUT 1.3” MORE THAN AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.  THE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 90-DEGREES ON SEPTEMBER 17TH AND THE 20TH.  FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, WINDOM HAS RECORDED 25 DAYS WITH HIGHS IN THE 90’s, COMPARED TO 18 DAYS ALL OF LAST YEAR.  THE AVERAGE DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE IN SEPTEMBER WAS 77.7 DEGREES – 4 DEGREES WARMER THAN LAST YEAR.  THE LOW TEMP IN SEPTEMBER WAS 42-DEGREES ON TWO DAYS, WITH AN AVERAGE DAILY LOW TEMP OF 53.3-DEGREES. 
 
THE MT LAKE POW-WOW CELEBRATION WILL NOT BE CHANGING ITS NAME.    THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE MT LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE NAME “POW-WOW” WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED FOR THE 2022 EVENT.  A TASK FORCE WAS FORMED LAST YEAR TO CONSIDER QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE NAME WAS APPROPRIATE.  AFTER SEVERAL MEETINGS, IT WAS DECIDED TO HOLD A PUBLIC SURVEY.  OVER 1,000 SURVEY FORMS WERE DISTRIBUTED, AND 251 COMPLETED SURVEYS WERE RETURNED.  THE RESULTS HAD 203 PEOPLE INDICATING THEY WANTED TO KEEP THE NAME “POW-WOW” AND 48 PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO SEE THE NAME CHANGED.  AFTER REVIEWING THE RESPONSES, THE MT LAKE CHAMBER BOARD MET AND VOTED TO KEEP “POW-WOW” AS THE NAME OF THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION FOR 2022.