THE WINDOM SCHOOL BOARD HELD A WORK-SESSION THIS WEEK. THE DISTRICT LITERACY PLAN WAS PRESENTED AND APPROVED. THE BOARD APPROVED AN AGREEMENT WITH WINDOM AREA HEALTH TO ALLOW THE USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR EMERGENCY. THERE WAS AN UPDATE ON STATE FUNDING. A BILL IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE WILL PROVIDE INCREASES IN PER-PUPIL AID OF 2.45% IN THE FIRST YEAR AND 2% IN THE 2ND YEAR. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE CURRENT OPERATING LEVY. THE LEVY IS UP FOR RENEWAL THIS YEAR. OPTIONS INCLUDING RENEWING THE LEVY AT THE CURRENT RATE OR ASKING VOTED TO APPROVE AN INCREASE. ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO PROPOSE A CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY LEVY.
WORK CONTINUES ON THE HIGHWAY 60 ROUNDABOUT PROJECT IN WORTHINGTON. WORK IS BEING DONE IN STAGES, WITH THREE ROUNDABOUTS BEING RECONSTRUCTED. PEOPLE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 60 IN WORTHINGTON WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE ROUNDABOUT ON HIGHWAY 60 AT OXFORD STREET THIS WEEKEND AS WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON PHASE 2 OF THE PROJECT. NO CONSTRUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE OVER THE 4TH-OF-JULY WEEKEND. WORK WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY, JULY 6TH FOR THE FINAL STAGE OF THE PROJECT – RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROUNDABOUT ON HIGHWAY 60 AT THE INTERSECTION WITH COUNTY ROAD 35. THERE WILL BE A DETOUR FOR THAT PROJECT.
THE BUTTERFIELD “SUMMER SIZZLER” AND BIG-RIG ROUNDUP IS BEING HELD THIS WEEK. MOST EVENTS TAKE PLACE AT VOSS PARK IN BUTTERFIELD. TODAY, TRUCK REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN. THE BUTTERFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HAVING A STREAK FRY FROM 5:00 TO 7:00PM. AN ADULT PEDAL PULL WILL BE HELD AT 6:00PM. THERE WILL BE LIVE MUSIC WITH THE ‘CHAD EDWARDS’ BAND ON STAGE FROM 8:00 TO 11:00PM. ON SATURDAY MORNING, THE TRACTOR-CADE WILL LEAVE THE GROUNDS AT 8:00AM. THE BIG-RIG ROUNDUP STARTS AT 9:00AM. THE FLEA MARKET OPENS AT 10:00. THERE WILL BE A KID’S PEDAL PULL AT 10:30. ACTIVITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SATURDAY.
MT LAKE RESIDENTS ARE BEING ASKED TO GIVE THEIR INPUT ON THE FUTURE OF THE POW-WOW CELEBRATION. A SHORT SURVEY IS BEING DISTRIBUTED WITH THE MT LAKE CITY UTILITY NEWSLETTER. PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO SAY WHETHER THEY THINK THE NAME “POW-WOW” SHOULD BE CHANGED OR NOT. THE SURVEY IS OPEN TO ALL MT LAKE RESIDENTS. RESPONDENTS MUST INCLUDE THEIR NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE. THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP A RECOMMENDATION TO THE MT LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION TASK FORCE WAS CREATED LAST YEAR AFTER SOME QUESTIONS WERE RAISED ABOUT THE NAME “POW-WOW” WHICH IS GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE.
A COMMUNITY 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION WILL BE HELD IN OKABENA. FEATURED EVENTS WILL INCLUDE THE KIDDIE PEDAL PULL, A KIDDIE PARADE, THE INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE, A MOVIE NIGHT AT THE OLD SCHOOL GYM, LIVE MUSIC AT THE OKABENA LIQUOR STORE WITH THE JEREMY DE WALL BAND, AND FIREWORKS AFTER DARK. OTHER ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE DURING THE DAY WILL INCLUDE AN ICE-CREAM SOCIAL, A BEAN-BAG TOURNAMENT, RAFFLE DRAWINGS, BALL GAMES, CONCESSIONS, KIDDIE RIDES AND GAMES FOR THE FAMILY.