Local News Headlines – Thursday, June 24

THE COTTONWOOD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MET LAST WEEK.  BIDS WERE OPENED FOR A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ON COUNTY HIGHWAY 7.  THE BOARD ACCEPTED A STATE GRANT TO HELP FUND THE PROJECT.  THE BOARD DISCUSSED A PROPOSAL TO REMODEL THE AUDITOR-TREASURER’S OFFICE.  NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.  THE BOARD TOOK NO ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM THE RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.  SEVERAL PERSONNEL ITEMS WERE HANDLED.  THE BOARD ACCEPTED A BID FOR A REPAIR PROJECT ON JUDICIAL DISTCH #3.  A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AND THE BOARD VOTED TO APPROVE A RESIDENTIAL HOUSING TAX ABATEMENT FOR A NEW HOUSE IN WINDOM.  THE BOARD CALLED FOR A PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED PROPERTIES.   

 

“BLUE HERON DAYS” ARE BEING HELD THIS WEEK IN HERON LAKE.    MOST EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE IN OR AROUND THE HERON LAKE CITY PARK.  ON FRIDAY EVENING, THERE WILL BE FOOD SPECIALS AT NENA’S BAR AND GRILL.  A FAMILY MOVIE WILL BE SHOWN ON THE LAWN OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AT ABOUT 9:00PM.  SATURDAY’S EVENTS WILL INCLUDE A CRAFT AND VENDOR SHOW, ‘HIT AND MISS’ ENGINES, A CAR SHOW, TURTLE RACES, ALUMNI BASEBALL, FOOD VENDORS, THE KIDDIE OLYMPICS, KIDS GAMES, A BEAN-BAG TOURNAMENT, THE PARADE, BINGO, LUCKY DUCK RACES AND A STREET DANCE.  EVENTS ON SUNDAY WILL INCLUDE A PANCAKE BREAKFAST AND AMATEUR BASEBALL.  

 

THE 2021 FULDA WOOD DUCK FESTIVAL IS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK.  AMONG TODAY’S EVENTS, A SUPPER IN THE PARK WILL BE SERVED AT 4:30 AS A FUNDRAISER FOR THE COYOTE VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM.  THE ICE CREAM STAND WILL BE OPEN.  THE FULDA SCHOLARSHIP EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE CITY PARK AT 6:00PM.  THE FULDA AREA BIG-BAND WILL PRESENT A CONCERT IN THE PARK AT 7:00.  THE CARNIVAL WITH ‘MIDWEST RIDES’ WILL BE OPEN FROM 5:00 UNTIL 9:00PM.  THERE WILL BE FOOD STANDS IN THE PARK FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.  THE WOOD DUCK FESTIVAL IS SPONSORED BY THE FULDA AREA COMMUNITY CLUB.  FOLLOW THE COMMUNITY CLUB ON FACEBOOK FOR UPDATES. 

 

THE WESTBROOK “FUN DAYS” CELEBRATION CONTINUES TODAY.   TODAY, THERE WILL BE FOOD TRUCKS IN THE PARK STARTING AT 5:00PM.  AN ‘EVENING OF PRAISE’ SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT 7:00PM, HOSTED BY THE WESTBROOK AREA SERVICE CLUB.  PIE WILL BE SERVED AFTER THE SERVICE.  A FIREWORKS DISPLAY WILL TAKE PLACE AT DUSK.  THE HERITAGE HEALTH-CARE FOUNDATION WILL BE HOLDING A 4-PERSON GOLF SCRAMBLE EVENT ON FRIDAY AT THE ROLLING HILLS GOLF COURSE.  REGISTRATION IS AT 10:30, WITH A MEAL AT 11:00 AND TEE-OFF TIMES STARTING AT 12:30 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

 

THE SPRINGFIELD “RIVERSIDE DAYS” CELEBRATION IS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK.    TODAY, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ‘KICKSTART SPRINGFIELD’ ARE HOSTING A BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS LUNCHEON.  THE AMERICAN LEGION IS HAVING A BEER GARDEN AND SERVING BURGERS.  A KIDDIE PARADE WILL BE HELD AT 5:45 STARTING AT ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN HOME.  THE SLEEPY EYE CONCERTINA BAND WILL BE PLAYING AT THE LEGION CLUB FROM 5:00 TO 8:00PM.  A FREE CONCERT WILL BE HELD AT BROWN’S PARK AT 6:00PM WITH MUSIC BY ‘GENERATION GAP.’  THE LIONS CLUB WILL BE SERVING ROOT BEER FLOATS.  MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE CHAMBER WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE. 

 

A REGULAR MEETING OF THE RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD WAS HELD THIS WEEK.    THE BOARD VOTED TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR A NEW BUILDING REFERENDUM TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT.  IF THE REVIEW IS FAVORABLE, A REFERENDUM COULD BE HELD IN NOVEMBER.  THE BOARD APPROVED A PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.  THE BUDGET WILL NEED TO BE ADJUSTED WHEN THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASSES A BILL TO FUND K-12 EDUCATION.  THE ANNUAL Q-COMP REPORT WAS APPROVED.  THE BOARD ACCEPTED SEVERAL RESIGNATIONS AND APPROVED THE HIRING OF NEW TEACHERS.  A NEW CONTRACT WAS APPROVED WITH THE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL.  A BID FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE WAS APPROVED.   

                                                                  

COTTONWOOD COUNTY HELD ITS ANNUAL BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION LAST WEEK.  THE BOARD TOOK ACTION ON SEVERAL REQUESTS TO ADJUST THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF VARIOUS PARCELS OF PROPERTY.  THE BOARD VOTED TO REDUCE THE VALUATION OF A PARCEL OWNED BY MARY WALINGA.  THE BOARD REVIEWED SEVERAL PARCELS OWNED BY THE F-G-S AG ACQUISITION COMPANY, BUT NO CHANGES WERE APPROVED.  THE BOARD REVIEWED A PARCEL OWNED BY RACHEL AND KENNETH YODER; NO CHANGES WERE APPROVED.  THE BOARD OF APPEAL VOTED TO ACCEPT ALL OTHER ASSESSMENTS AS PRESENTED.