Local News Headlines – Tuesday, March 9th

LOCAL McDONALD’S RESTAURANTS IN MINNESOTA ARE HOLDING THE ANNUAL ‘SHAMROCK SHAKE’ FUND-RAISER ON BEHALF OF THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES.  THE FUNDRAISER IS TAKING PLACE FROM MARCH 7TH THROUGH MARCH 17TH AT PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.  McDONALD’S WILL DONATE 25-CENTS FROM THE SALE OF EVERY SHAKE.  THE MONEY WILL GO TO SUPPORT THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSES.  RONALD McDONALD HOUSES PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH A PLACE TO LIVE WHILE THEIR CHILDREN ARE RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE.  THERE SIX FACILITIES IN MINNESOTA WITH THE NEWEST FACILITY OPENING THIS YEAR IN DULUTH.  THERE ARE FOUR FACILITIES IN THE TWIN CITIES AND ONE IN ROCHESTER NEAR THE MAYO CLINIC.  

 

THE WINDOM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETS AT 7:00 THIS EVENING AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.  THE COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS A PROPOSED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE “GOVE ACRES” HOUSING PROJECT.  AN AMENDED DEVELOPMENT STAGE PLAN WILL BE PRESENTED.  THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL REVIEW A FINAL PLAT FOR THE GOVE ACRES SUBDIVISION.  THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW KWIK TRIP CONVENIENCE STORE, GAS STATION AND CAR WASH AT THE SITE OF THE CURRENT CENEX STATION.  A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE PROJECT WILL BE REVIEWED, AND A DATE MAY BE SET FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. 

 

THE WINDOM COMMUNITY CENTER COMMISSION MEETS AT 5:30 THIS AFTERNOON AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.   ELECTION OF OFFICERS WILL BE HELD.   THERE WILL BE A PRESENTATION FROM WINDOM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTOR TYANN MARCY.  THE CENTER DIRECTOR WILL HAVE AN UPDATE ON COVID-19 VACCINATIONS.  THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO FILL AN OPEN POSITION FOR A CUSTODIAN.  THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE ON NEW MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.  A LIST OF UPCOMING EVENTS WILL BE REVIEWED.  THE COMMISSION WILL HEAR THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT. 

 

HERE IS AN UPDATE ON COVID-19 VACCINATIONS IN MINNESOTA.   AS OF LAST FRIDAY, JUST OVER 1.9-MILLION DOSES OF VACCINE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN MINNESOTA AND JUST OVER 1.6-MILLION DOSES HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED.  18.8% OF STATE RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE OF VACCINE.  10.2% OF STATE RESIDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR VACCINATIONS.  LOCALLY, IN COTTONWOOD COUNTY, 2.47% OF COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF VACCINE.  IN JACKSON COUNTY, 20.4% OF RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED A FIRST DOSE.  IN MURRAY COUNTY, THE FIGURE IS 23.2%.   IN NOBLES COUNTY, 17.7% OF RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE.  IN WATONWAN COUNTY, 19.2% OF PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF VACCINE.  

 

WINDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL HAS POSTPONED THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS WINTER MUSICAL.  THE SHOW “HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING” WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE PERFORMED THIS WEEK IN THE HIGH SCHOOL LECTURE HALL.  BUT, DUE TO COVID-19 ISSUES, THE PRODUCTION IS BEING POSTPONED.  SCHOOL OFFICIALS STATED THAT THEY ARE FOLLOWING PROPER PROCEDURES FOR POSSIBLE COVID-19 EXPOSURE AND CONTACT TRACING.  THE DIRECTOR AND CAST ARE WORKING TO DETERMINE WHEN THE SHOW MIGHT BE PRESENTED, WHILE CONSIDERING THE SCHOOL CALENDAR AND CONFLICTS THAT CASE MEMBERS MAY HAVE WITH OTHER ACTIVITIES OR SPORTS.   THE SHOW IS BEING DIRECTED BY RACHEL AXFORD AND ASSISTED BY JONI FISCHENICH.