Local News Headlines – Wednesday, January 20th

THE RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETS AT 5:00 THIS AFTERNOON AT THE SCHOOL BUILDING IN LAMBERTON.  THE BOARD WILL HOLD ELECTION OF OFFICERS.  COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE APPROVED.  THE BOARD WILL DESIGNATE THE DISTRICT’S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, BANK AND LEGAL COUNSEL.  UNDER ACTION ITEMS, THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A BUS PURCHASE.  THEY WILL CONSIDER THE HIRING OF A TRACK COACH.  REPORTS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND THE SCHOOL BOARD COMMITTEES.  THE REGULAR MONTHLY FINANCIAL BUSINESS WILL BE HANDLED.   

 

THE PRAIRIE ARTS CONTINUUM IS HOLDING NEW AUDITIONS FOR AN UPCOMING MUSICAL PRODUCTION.   “SHREK-THE MUSICAL” IS NOW SCHEDULED TO BE PRESENTED IN APRIL AT THE ‘BARC’ AUDITORIUM IN WINDOM.  THE MUSICAL WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE PERFORMED LAST SPRING, BUT IT HAD TO BE CANCELED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.  ‘PAC’ WILL BE HOLDING A NEW ROUND OF AUDITIONS FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE PRODUCTION.  AUDITIONS WILL TAKE PLACE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, JANUARY 25 AND 26TH AT THE ‘BARC’ AUDITORIUM.  THERE ARE ROLES FOR ALL AGES.  TO SCHEDULE AN AUDITION CALL SUNNY OSLAND AT 822-0974.   

 

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE THIS WEEK FROM WINDOM RESIDENTS TO FILL A VACANCY ON THE WINDOM CITY COUNCIL.   COUNCIL MEMBER JO ANN RAY RESIGNED EARLIER THIS YEAR.  THERE ARE TWO YEARS LEFT ON HER TERM FOR THE ‘AT-LARGE’ COUNCIL SEAT.  ANYONE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTEREST, OUTLINGING THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND EXPLAINING WHY THEY WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THE WINDOM CITY COUNCIL.  CANDIDATES MUST LIVE WITHIN THE WINDOM CITY LIMITS.  ALL LETTERS OF INTEREST ARE DUE AT THE WINDOM CITY HALL BY 5:00 THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  AN APPOINTMENT MAY BE MADE AT THE FEBRUARY 5TH COUNCIL MEETING.   

 

NOMINATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE WINDOM HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI HALL OF FAME.   THE HALL OF FAME RECOGNIZES GRADUATES OF WINDOM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.  NOMINATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WINDOM SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITE.  LOOK FOR THE ‘COMMUNITY’ TAB AND THE SECTION FOR ‘ALUMNI HALL OF FAME.’  FORMS MAY ALSO BE PICKED UP AT THE WINDOM AREA MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL OFFICE.  NOMINEES MUST HAVE GRADUATED FROM WINDOM HIGH SCHOOL AT LEAST 20 YEARS AGO.  THE CANDIDATES MUST HAVE ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THEIR CAREER OR THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE.  NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH MARCH 5TH.