It’s going to be a great weekend for some ice fishing!
The Masonic Prudence Lodge # 97 in Windom invites you to participate or spectate on Saturday February 19th in the FIRST TIME Ice Fishing Contest at Cottonwood Lake at Tegel’s Park in Windom. Registration will start at 8am at the Fish House and the competition gets going from 10am-2pm. According to event coordinator, Mitch Voehl, no experience is necessary, and they encourage anyone that likes to fish to come out and participate. All ages and abilities are welcome. Entry fee is $10 per contestant proceeds will be donated to The Sharing Center in Windom. Voehl, stated that they will have augers out to drill holes for those that do not have the equipment to drill. First Place is $100 and Second Place will get $20 in each of the five different categories- Walleye, Northern, Crappie/Sunfish/Bluegill, Perch and Non-Game Fish. Voehl wanted to remind participants to purchase their bait BEFORE the Contest and stated Freedom Value Center located at 712 2nd Ave N in Windom has guaranteed them they will have plenty of bait on hand for purchase. If you would like further information on this fun Saturday Fishing Competition, please call Mitch at 507- 822-1784.
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Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners met this week Ronda Allis from MN DOT and John Crawford of KLJ Engineering met with the board to provide a brief project background, process overview and proposed implementation plan for the TH60 Corridor in Windom.
Resolutions were approved for four Agreements to State Transportation Fund Local Bridge Replacement Program Grant Terms and Conditions for Bridge #’s 17J63, 17J64, 17J65, and 17J66.
The Board adopted the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Policy and Procedures. A liquor license was renewed for the Mountain Lake Golf Development. The Auditor/Treasure was approved to publish a notice of intent to redistrict and to write a Commissioner Plan. An Appraisers position is open and will be posted internally and then publicly. The Board accepted the Safe and Secure Courthouse Initiative Grant Agreement with an expiration date of June 30, 2024 and to approved to allow Sheriff Purrington to sign on behalf of Cottonwood County. A contract for a 5-year lease of 8 body cameras and two squad car cameras were approved in the amount of $11,454.80 with the company Motorola Solutions.
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Hunters can help reduce the population of light geese through a federally authorized spring conservation harvest that runs Feb. 18 through April 30. Light geese are snow geese, blue-phased snow geese and the smaller Ross’s goose. Harvest regulations can be found on the DNR light goose conservation order page (mndnr.gov/hunting/waterfowl/lightgoose/index.html). The conservation action aims to reduce damage from these geese to fragile ecosystems in Arctic coastal areas and around Hudson Bay.
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The Sons of Norway Stavanger Lodge 1-538 will hold their next meeting on Saturday, February 19th at 9:30 a.m. at the Cottonwood Co. Historical Society, 812 4th Ave in Windom. Tom Sanders and Linda Fransen will share highlights of their visit to the Emerald Isle. The public is invited to attend and it is free of charge.
The mission of the Sons of Norway is to promote, preserve and cherish a lasting appreciation for the heritage and culture of Norway and other Nordic cultures while growing soundly as a fraternal benefit society and offering maximum benefits to its members. For more information please contact Sons of Norway President Harvey Pedersen at 507-445-3188