Local News Headlines – Friday, March 26th

THE COMMUNITY BLOOD BANK OF SIOUX FALLS HELD A BLOOD DRIVE MONDAY AT WINDOM AREA HEALTH.  THE DRIVE RESULTED IN 36 PROSPECTIVE DONORS BEING SCREENED.  29 UNITS OF BLOOD WERE COLLECTED DURING THE DAY.  THE BLOOD WILL BE SCREENED AND RETURNED TO WINDOM AREA HEALTH WHERE IT CAN BE USED TO BENEFIT UP TO 87 PATIENTS.  THE BLOOD BANK REPORTS THAT THE DEMAND FOR BLOOD PRODUCTS REMAINS HIGH AND THEY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DONATE BLOOD WHENEVER POSSIBLE.  THE BLOOD BANK PROVIDES BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS TO MEDICAL FACILITIES IN WINDOM, JACKSON, LUVERNE, PIPESTONE, SLAYTON, WESTBROOK AND WORTHINGTON.   

 

THE COTTONWOOD COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL HOLD AN OPENING RECEPTION THIS WEEKEND FOR A NEW ART SHOW.    THE 2021 COTTONWOOD COUNTY STUDENT ART SHOW WILL BE FEATURED IN THE REMICK GALLERY FROM THIS SUNDAY THROUGH APRIL 24TH.  THE OPENING RECEPTION WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 2:00 TO 4:00 THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  ADMISSION IS FREE.  LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.  THE SHOW PRESENTS ART WORK BY SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS FROM ALL HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY.  THE SHOW WILL HAVE OVER 40 PIECES OF ART IN A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS, INCLUDING DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS, STAINED GLASS AND MORE.  THE MUSEUM IS OPEN FROM 8:00 TO 4:00 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS BY APPOINTMENT. 

 

THE WINDOM SCHOOL BOARD HELD A WORK-SESSION EARLIER THIS WEEK.  THE BOARD APPROVED RESOLUTIONS FOR THE NON-RENEWAL OF TEACHING CONTRACTS FOR SIX PROBATIONARY TEACHERS.  THE BOARD APPROVED AN OVERLOAD ASSIGNMENT FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER.  A REVISED BUDGET WAS APPROVED FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR.  THE BUDGET REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF JUST OVER $571-THOUSAND IN FEDERAL COVID-19 FUNDING, AND JUST OVER $62-THOUSAND IN FEDERAL FUNDING THAT WAS RECEIVED THROUGH LOCAL TOWNSHIPS AND COTTONWOOD COUNTY.  THE WINDOM SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNIZED THE FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR RECEIVING A LEADERSHIP AWARD FROM A STATE ASSOCIATION.   

 

WINDOM AREA HEALTH IS HOLDING A “BUNNY EGG-STRAVAGANZA” EGG HUNTING EVENT.     IT WILL BE HELD THIS SATURDAY ALONG THE ‘BE WELL’ PATH ON THE HOSPITAL GROUNDS.  THE EGG HUNT WILL BEGIN AT 2:00PM.  PEOPLE SHOULD BRING THEIR OWN BAGS OR BASKETS.  PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE MORE THAN 5 MINUTES AHEAD OF TIME.  PARK BY THE MAIN ENTRANCE.  THIS IS FREE FOR CHILDREN 10 AND YOUNGER.  INFANTS TO 5-YEAR-OLDS WILL HAVE AN EGG HUNT BY THE POND.  CHIILDREN 6-TO-10-YEARS OLD WILL MEET BY THE OUTDOOR GYM ON THE HILL.  IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER, THE EGG HUNT WILL BE HELD AS A DRIVE-THROUGH EVENT.  CALL 831-0672 FOR MORE DETAILS.  

 

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THE WINDOM STATE THEATER IS OFFERING MORE ‘MERCHANT MATINEES’ THIS WEEKEND. THE FREE MOVIES ARE BEING OFFERED ON WEEKENDS, WITH A NUMBER OF LOCAL BUSINESSES HELPING TO SPONSOR THE MOVIE SERIES.  DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, TICKETS ARE NOT BEING HANDED OUT IN ADVANCE.  THE MOVIES ARE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM AUDIENCE OF 50 PEOPLE.  THE DOORS WILL OPEN A HALF-HOUR BEFORE THE SHOWTIME.  THERE WILL BE A SHOWING AT 1:00PM ON SATURDAY AND 1:00PM ON SUNDAY.  MOVIES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE WINDOM STATE THEATER FACEBOOK PAGE.   THIS WEEKEND’S MOVIE IS “SHREK.”