5-12-23 Soil Temperatures are reported from the Southwest Research and Outreach Center in Lamberton.
Today’s soil temperatures at the 4-inch depth are: 67.9 degrees maximum and 58.4 degrees minimum temperature.
Soil Temperatures are brought to you by: MN Soybean Processors and Country Pride Cooperative Services
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Jackson County Sheriff’s Department reported on the 10th at 3:46pm a deputy responded to a civil dispute over a motorcycle that was borrowed to another and not returned. Then at approximately 5pm A deputy responded to a report of a disabled/abandoned vehicle in a driveway in Petersburg Township. The Estherville Police Department assisted in contacting the owner of the vehicle to get it removed from the private driveway. Then at 8:47 pm Deputies responded to a report of a juvenile on the roof of the JCC High School. A 16-year-old male was located and escorted off the property. And at 11:21pm Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance in Jackson.
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According to Windom Area Schools Superintendent Jamie Frank, the School Board Officially Adopted a Five Year Strategic Plan, Monday night the 8th. The plan was developed with strong community participation. This new strategic plan that will guide the district for the next five years. The process involved a number of ways for community stakeholder to be involved including Internal and External Surveys. Listening Sessions were held with community members, staff, and students. A Strategic Planning Committee made up of almost 40 stakeholders assisted in the development of the new plan. Gail Gilman, Director of Strategic Planning and Board Leadership with the Minnesota School Boards Association assisted in the development and facilitation of the planning process and provided guidance to the district throughout.
Connecting with community members during this process allowed for a greater understanding of the community and what role the school needs to play within the district. Students and Staff also took an active role during the development of the belief, mission, and vision statements. The plan is community inspired and community focused. The new Windom Schools Strategic Plan provides a series of belief statements that will guide decision making in the district as well as a new mission statement and vision statement to update what Windom Area Schools stands for.
The new mission statement for is “ Windom Schools will create a safe, responsive, and nurturing environment where every learner receives a high-quality, challenging education that empowers them with the skills and knowledge needed for a successful future. This mission statement will be updated throughout district materials to set a new course for the 2023-2024 school year.
A new Vision Statement was also adopted by the district, one that came directly from community members who served on the Strategic Planning Committee. “Learning. Leading. Excelling. Together.” is the new vision of the district which puts a focus directly on student achievement, which is one of the newly established focus areas for goals.
Focus areas for the Strategic Plan include:
- Safety and Well-Being
- Meaningful Achievement for All Students
- Support for Staff
- Facility and Finance Windom Area Schools will continue to provide updates on the details of the strategic plan as well as communicating benchmarks and achievements that are part of the plan.
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The Lutheran Social Services Meals-Bistro at the Windom Community Center will be having Half Price Day Sponsored by A.C.E. Cottonwood County on Tuesday May 16th at 11:30am and serving Pork Loin. Brenda with A.C.E will give a presentation on the Dementia Friends Program. Sponsored meals are for dine in purposes only. Please RSVP Monday May 15th to reserve your meal. Adults 60 and older are asked to contribute $2.50 toward their meal on regular days it is $5 or what you can afford. Adults under 60 must pay the full cost of the meal which is $8.75. No one that is age eligible will be denied a meal because of inability to pay.
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If you haven’t heard it is Mother’s Day this weekend! Sunday, May 14th is the day to celebrate that wonderful woman that gave you life! I am fortunate to still have my beautiful almost 90-year-old mother still in my life. She will kill me if she ever finds out that I divulged her age… THAT point my mom and I totally disagree. I am in awe of how many years she has celebrated on this earth and each new day is a blessing. I love that she still has her sense of humor and I am really glad that she doesn’t move as fast as she once did! I can get out of the “swatting range” even in my slow state of movement myself!!! As I age, I am learning to appreciate my Mom more. The hugs and kisses and the I Love You’s, are a cherished treat. Being in Radio, I have tape her voice because I often think, “If only I could hear my Dad one last time, tell me that he loves me”. My mom taught me many things. I learned who I was and who I was going to be despite what my mom wanted. We agreed on some things and not on a lot of things. BUT I wouldn’t be who I am, a strong independent woman, without her in the background of my life. I will continue to honor my mother with every fiber of my being because I know all to well, some day she may fulfill her obligations here on earth and go celebrate her life with my Dad, Grandparents, Brother and Sister. I am glad that I have learned that I AM grateful for everything that she has given me through my life, but I think the most treasured thing- is that extra squeeze and kiss on the check with an I Love You so much, as we part ways. Happy Mothers Day to everyone that mothers someone or something. The word Mother holds so many different meanings and so many different feelings to so many.