Local News Headlines – Thursday, June 10

THE 2021 WINDOM RIVERFEST CELEBRATION IS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK.    TONIGHT, THE WINDOM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND CONVENTION AND VISITOR’S BUREAU WILL HOST A FREE LIVE CONCERT WITH THE JEREMY DE WALL BAND AT TEGLES PARK.  THE BEER GARDEN WILL BE OPEN FROM 5:00 UNTIL 8:00PM.  FRIDAY’S EVENTS WILL INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY COOKOUT, BEER GARDEN, A CRAFT AND VENDOR SALE, AND THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY AFTER 10:00PM, WEATHER PERMITTING.  THE WINDOM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS ALSO SPONSORING THE “HAIRBALL” CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT AT ISLAND PARK.   

 

THE MT LAKE CITY COUNCIL MET THIS WEEK.   THE 2020 CITY AUDIT REPORT WAS PRESENTED AND APPROVED.  A DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON TAX-FORFEITED PROPERTIES IN MT LAKE.  FOUR PROPERTIES HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN SOLD, AND THE COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS THE ASSESSMENTS ON THOSE PROPERTIES.  THE COUNCIL VOTED TO APPROVE DAVE WATKINS AS THE ELECTRIC SUPERINTENDENT ON A PERMANENT BASIS.  AN OPENING WAS POSTED FOR AN ELECTRIC LINEMAN.  THE ACTIVE LIVING COMMUNITY REPORTED THAT THERE IS INTEREST IN DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY GARDEN.  THE SECOND READING WAS HELD OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY’S FLOOD-PLAIN MAPS.  A DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON THE NEED TO FILL SOME SEASONAL AND PART-TIME POSITIONS.   

 

THE LOCAL SONS OF NORWAY STAVANGER LODGE WILL BE HOSTING AN EVENT FOR RIVERFEST.  THIS YEAR, THE ANNUAL SMORGASBORD WILL NOT BE HELD.  INSTEAD, THE LODGE WILL BE HOLDING A SALE OF SCANDINAVIAN BAKED GOODS.  THE SALE WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY AT TEGELS PARK NEXT TO COTTONWOOD LAKE.  ITEMS WILL BE AVAILABLE STARTING AT 11:00 IN THE MORNING AND CONTINUING UNTIL EVERYTHING IS SOLD.  SALE ITEMS WILL INCLUDE NORWEGIAN, SWEDISH AND DANISH TREATS WITH LEFSE, KRUMKAKE, COOKIES, BREADS, ROLLS AND MORE.  
 

A REGULAR MEETING OF THE WESTBROOK CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD THIS WEEK.   A CHARITABLE GAMBLING PERMIT WAS APPROVED FOR THE WESTBROOK AREA VOLUNTEERS.  THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE POLICIES THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE CITY’S SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEM, INCLUDING WHERE CAMERAS WILL BE LOCATED.  APPLICATIONS FOR GOLF-CART PERMITS AND U-T-V PERMITS WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED.  TWO BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED.  THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE SCHEDULE FOR EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.  THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT WAS PRESENTED.   

 

THE WINDOM AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS HOSTING A CONCERT BY THE BAND “HAIRBALL” FRIDAY NIGHT AT ISLAND PARK.  THIS IS A CASH ONLY EVENT.  GATES OPEN AT 6:00PM.  THE JEREMY DE WALL BAND WILL BE PERFORMING AT 7:30PM, AND HAIRBALL WILL BE PLAYING AT 9:00PM.  FOOD AND BEVERAGES WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM DIFFERENT GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS.   THE WINDOM LIONS CLUB AND THE PHAT PHEASANT PUB WILL HAVE A FULL BAR.   TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE UNTIL NOON FRIDAY FOR $25 AT www.windomchamber.com.  ANY REMAINING TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE GATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR $30.  LIMITED PARKING IS AVAILABLE AT ISLAND PARK FOR $5; PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE WINDOM KIWANIS CLUB.