Local News Headlines – Wednesday, August 18

August 18, 2021 kdomadmin Local News 0

MINN-DOT HAS AN UPDATE ON A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ON I-90.    STARTING THIS WEEK, THE EXIT RAMP FROM THE WESTBOUND LANES OF I-90 TO HIGHWAY 75 AT LUVERNE WILL BE CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.  SINCE JUNE 14TH, ALL WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON I-90 HAS BEEN USING THE EASTBOUND LANES WITH SINGLE-LANE TRAFFIC IN EACH DIRECTION.  THE WESTBOUND EXIT AND ENTRANCE RAMPS HAVE BEEN CLOSED AT ROCK COUNTY ROAD 6, AND THE ENTRANCE RAMP FROM HIGHWAY 75 TO THE WESTBOUND LANES OF I-90 HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE JUNE 14TH.  THOSE RAMPS ARE SCHEDULED TO RE-OPEN LATER THIS MONTH.   
 
THE 2021 MURRAY COUNTY FAIR WILL BE HELD THIS WEEK IN SLAYTON.    AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS:  ON WEDNESDAY, MUSIC WITH THE LARRY OLSON BAND AND THE GREAT PLAINS TRACTOR PULL.  THURSDAY, THE “KEN-AND-KEN” SHOW AND A JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTE SHOW.  ON FRIDAY, FREE WATERMELON, STOCK-CAR RACING AND THE SUMMER FUN PARTY.  ON SATURDAY, THE PRAIRIE DAYS PARADE, A CHICKEN SUPPER AND SWEET-CORN FEED, ENDURO RACES, LIVE MUSIC FROM “IV PLAY,” AND FIREWORKS.  DURING THE FAIR, THERE WILL BE EXHIBITS ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SLAYTON AMERICAN LEGION POST AND THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SLAYTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
THE HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TONIGHT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY IN OKABENA.  THE BOARD WILL REVIEW OPEN-ENROLLMENT APPLICATIONS.  UPDATES TO THE WELLNESS POLICY WILL BE REVIEWED.  THE BOARD WILL RENEW THE DISTRICT’S MEMBERSHIP IN THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE.  A MOTION WILL BE PRESENTED TO REDUCE SCHOOL FEES BY $10 FOR STUDENTS WHO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION FOR EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS.  A FUND-RAISING EVENT WILL BE APPROVED FOR THE BOOSTER CLUB.  A VOLUNTEER VOLLEYBALL COACH WILL BE APPROVED.  THE BOARD WILL REVIEW A PROPOSED E-LEARNING PLAN FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. 
 
THE MT LAKE CITY COUNCIL MET THIS WEEK.   THE COUNCIL VOTED TO ADD TWO MORE STREET LIGHTS ON A SECTION OF GOLF COURSE ROAD TO IMPROVE THE LIGHTING FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO WALK IN THE AREA.  THE COUNCIL VOTED TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH NORTHLAND SECURITIES FOR THE REFINANCING OF JUST OVER $2.9-MILLION FROM A 2013 BOND ISSUE.  THE CITY IS PROJECTED TO SAVE ROUGHLY $18-THOUSAND A YEAR THROUGH LOWER INTEREST RATES.  AN OPENING WAS POSTED FOR A JANITORIAL POSITION FOR CITY HALL AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER.  THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED A PARCEL OF TAX-FORFEITED PROPERTY IN MIDWAY TOWNSHIP.  THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY TO USE AS A STORAGE SITE FOR THE WEED HARVESTER. 
 
THE WINDOM SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE HOLDING AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING PROGRAM.  SCREENINGS WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY AT THE HIGHLAND EARLY LEARNING CENTER FROM 8:15AM TO 4:30PM EACH DAY.  ALL SCREENINGS WILL BE DONE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.  TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, CONTACT TERESA HAKEN AT 831-6925, EXTENSION 442.  THE WINDOM SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PROVING A FREE DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING FOR CHILDREN WHO WILL BE 3-YEARS-OLD OR OLDER BY SEPTEMBER 1ST, AND HAVE NOT HAD A PREVIOUS SCREENING.  FAMILIES WITH ELIGIBLE CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A PACKET IN THE MAIL.   CALL THE SCHOOL IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED A PACKET.   
 
THE WINDOM AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS HOSTING ANOTHER “3rd THURSDAY” EVENT.   MOST OF THE EVENTS TAKE PLACE AROUND THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN WINDOM.  THIS WEEK’S EVENT WILL BE HELD FROM 4:30 TO 7:30PM.  THERE WILL BE LIVE ACOUSTIC MUSIC FROM NATE BOOTS.  THE CARZ-N-TRUX CLUB WILL HAVE A ROLL-IN CAR SHOW.  LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WILL HAVE BOOTHS WITH GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.  GRAB-AND-GO FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM PLAZA JALISCO, RIVER CITY EATERY AND THE CHINA RESTAURANT.  THERE WILL BE AN ICE CREAM TRUCK, SHAVED ICE AND A BOUNCY HOUSE FOR KIDS.  THE CHAMBER YOUTH AMBASSADORS WILL BE HOSTING AN OUTDOOR MOVIE AT TEGELS PARK, SHOWING THE MOVIE “SPLIT” AT 9:30PM.  PIZZA AND CONCESSIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE. 
 
A WINDOM BUSINESS IS CELEBRATING AN ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEK.    SCHWALBACH ACE HARDWARE HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 75 YEARS.  HOWARD SCHWALBACH AND JERRY VOGEL OPENED THE BUSINESS IN 1946. SCHWALBACH LATER BECAME THE SOLE OWNER OF THE BUSINESS, AND ADDED A PLUMBING AND HEATING DEPARTMENT.  HOWARD’S SON MIKE SCHWALBACH PURCHASED THE BUSINESS IN 1985.  THE BUSINESS CHANGED FROM ‘TRUSTWORTHY’ HARDWARE TO ACE HARDWARE IN 1991.  IN 1996, SCHWALBACH ACE HARDWARE MOVED TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION ON HIGHWAY 60/71.  IN 2000, AN ADJACENT BUILDING WAS PURCHASED TO ALLOW FOR AN EXPANSION OF THE PLUMBING AND HEATING SERVICE.