5-14-24 Soil Temperatures are reported from the Southwest Research and Outreach Center in Lamberton.
Today’s soil temperatures at the 4-inch depth are: 67 degrees maximum and 54 minimum temperature.
Soil Temperatures are brought to you by: Country Pride Cooperative Services and MN Soybean Processors
———————————————————————
Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office reported 38 calls in the week of May 5th to May 11th. Deputies conducted 6 Civil Processes, made 3 Predatory Offender Checks, worked 2 Suspicious Activities, 1 Terroristic Threat and conducted 1Traffic Stop. A full listing of all calls in the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Citizens Report is available by clicking the link below.
Weekly Citizen Report May 5th to 11th
———————————————————————
Tomorrow is a BIG DAY!!! KDOM will be broadcasting LIVE from McDonald’s from 6am to 1pm. There will be door prizes and Spinning the WHEEL OF MEAT. Tomorrow it’s ALL LIVE!! Come in and see Steve and Zach as they help raise money for Riverfest! That’s right 10% of all sales at McDonalds ALL DAY at McDonalds is being donated to Riverfest. There will be Cash Tip jars available, BINGO and FUN FUN FUN!!! Come join us as we help raise funds for all the amazing events at Riverfest this year!!!
———————————————————————-
The Sons of Norway Stavanger Lodge 1-538 will hold their next meeting on Thursday, May 16th at 7:00 p.m. at the Cottonwood Co. Historical Society, 812 4th Ave in Windom. The evening program will be presented by Storyteller Dr. Lawrence Moe. There will be a Sytende Mai Potluck at 6:00 PM (Constitution Day is the national day of Norway and is an official public holiday observed on 17 May each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to as Syttende mai (“Seventeenth of May”),
This is a free event and whether you are a member or not you are invited to attend. For more information about Sons of Norway or the May meeting, please contact co-presidents Harvey Pedersen 445-3188 or Bonnie Frederickson 370-2850.
——————————————————————
———————————————————————
Federated Rural Electric coordinates double matching funds totaling $30,000 to assist four local fire departments
(JACKSON, MN) — Federated Rural Electric, Jackson, recently presented a donation totaling $7,500 to four local fire departments Alpha, Ceylon, Lakefield and Northrop.
Federated took advantage of matching funds from two organizations to triple the impact. “Federated donated $2,500, then secured matching funds from CoBank’s Sharing Success Program and Basin Electric Cooperative,” stated Federated’s General Manager Scott Reimer. “Cooperatives are concerned about their local communities; we saw this as a way to help each fire department with costly equipment needs. This is the third year of helping our local fire departments; we will rotate this donation each year until we’ve helped all the fire departments in our service area.”
CoBank is one entity that provides Federated long-term financing for line construction projects, while Basin Electric is one of Federated’s wholesale power providers.
The Alpha Fire Department will buy hoses and nozzles with some of the donation. “We are also going to buy four mobile radios, stated Curt Endreson, Alpha’s fire chief. “We are also excited to buy four mobile radios for the following vehicles for better emergency response: our tanker, pumper, rescue and grass rig.”
The Ceylon Fire Department has been raising funds for a few years for a torpedo nozzle system. “This nozzle has a spray of 20 feet in many angles,” stated Ellen Kling, Ceylon training officer. “It protects firefighters from running into an unsafe environment, as it knocks down the fire. Being a rural department, we don’t always have enough people to go in immediately.”
Meanwhile, the Northrop Fire Department will buy two new air packs. Each one costs $7,000. “Our air packs are over 15 years old,” said John Clymer, Northrops’s fire chief. “While we don’t use air packs often, they are critical at times for firefighting. This donation covers one and then the city and Fire Relief Associations funds will buy a second one. Both will be placed on our primary pumper so would be the first ones used when needed to enhance firefighter safety.”
Finally, the Lakefield Fire Department recently purchased new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). “This new gear required that we upgrade/replace our existing compressor and fill equipment,” stated Cody Poelaert, fire department treasurer. “This donation helps offset the cost of this important purchase.”
Federated is a Touchstone Energy cooperative serving 5,300 members in Jackson and Martin Counties
Contact: Andrea Christoffer, Christoffer@federatedrea.coop or 507-849-7850 direct dial
———————————————————————-