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WHAT’S INSIDE Bicycle giveaway set for July 13 RRC■ Of the survey respondents, heads for a 23% response toward rate, results — because school of those been considering bond facility IN vote DEPTH into that old 56% said they definitely or which is substantial for a who chose to respond — are options for some time. The of a build- Kiwanis and Schwalbach ■ RRC to probably would vote yes. mail survey. skewed in a positive direc- building plan emerged from ing?’ ” Hardware team up to fix According to a press tion that may not accurately research by a 30-member consider One piece and donate bicycles It now appears likely that release provided by Lee, represent views of the entire community-based task force. mid-year of the survey n Page 2 Red Rock Central voters among all respondents, community. Parts of the building date break. which saw will face a big decision in 56% said they definitely or Peterson explained that back to 1915. /Back page more conflict- November. probably would vote yes to parents of current students “Ultimately, when making ing views was Busy weekend on Superintendent Todd an operating levy of $700 per and Red Rock Central staff a decision, ADA accessibil- the question of whether lakes expected Lee told the Citizen this pupil in combination with a completed the survey, which ity was one of the biggest to keep the existing gym, week that the school board $41.9 million facilities bond was mailed to all district things,” Lee said, noting that fitness area and auto shop, Fishing activity on lakes is likely to move forward to build a new K-12 school residents, in disproportion- there have been so many which are more modern. Lee and streams remains busy with ballot questions at its adjacent to the existing ately high numbers. Both changes and building addi- said 36% favored keeping over holiday weekend July meeting. The questions school. groups generally view the tions that it is nearly impos- those things and 44% were n Page 7 would relate to an operating At a recent board meeting, possible referendum ques- sible to make it accessible. opposed. levy for instructional costs Sue Peterson of Wisconsin- tions more positively than “If we were to bring it up According to the press and a facilities bond for based School Perceptions, residents who are neither to code, we would be talking release, the cost of a new ONLINE POLL building construction. shared her thoughts on staff nor parents of current $32 million,” Lee said. “The Lee’s opinion is based on the survey. She advised students. question was, ‘Why would a recent community survey the board that survey Lee said the district has you put that much money SEE RRC •BACK PAGE Last Week’s Results that generated 373 responses, Would you favor an ordinance allowing poultry in city limits? 4 % Windom Pool Opening Week — 2020 o Yes...... 54 Corn, % o No...... 46 beans off to Next Week solid start If the election Jumping into summer were held today, for for 2020 whom would you vote? ■ Water hemp and soybean aphids are two issues that Vote at local agronomists will www.windomnews.com continue to monitor in the coming weeks. It has been decades since DID YOU KNOW? the old saying, “knee-high by the Fourth of July” applied Parade to a strong crop year. Nonetheless, the corn is featured well over knee high and it actor Windom has been a very strong crop year so far in 2020, according A big parade was the to Eric Wright, an agrono- centerpiece of the 1970 mist for Country Pride Coop- Cottonwood County erative in Bingham Lake. Centennial celebration “I think our crops are ex- and the grand marshal cellent around here,” Wright of that parade was none said. “There are little to no drown out spots and the corn other than William is ahead of schedule with Windom. good color.” William Windom, who Big improvement was 45 at the time, was the great-grandson That’s a far cry from what the region has seen in recent of Senator William years. Windom, for whom “I know it has been all of the city is named. The younger Windom starred SEE CROP in NBC’s “My world • BACK PAGE and Welcome to it.” In honor of the actor, Third Avenue was renamed William Windom Boulevard during the centennial. Reading man

■dies The accident in closedcrash WEATHER Highway 71 for several hours Thursday. A look Hback L . . . P A 37-year-old Reading man Tues. 75 56 — was killed in a three-vehicle Wed. 81 59 — Thurs. 87 67 .23 accident south of Sanborn Fri. 84 64 .01 on Highway 71. Sat. 86 70 — The Minnesota State Sun. 82 69 .12 Patrol reports that at 11:50 Mon. 83 69 .04 a.m., a 2008 Chevy pickup JOEL ALVSTAD 7/1 swimming 24 driven by Jeffrey Shaner of THE WINDOM SWIMMING POOL was a busy place the past many pool patrons who took a turn leaping off the springboard Sanborn and a 2015 Interna- few days, as warm temperatures combined with an eagerness into the cool, blue waters on Monday tional dump truck driven by to take a cool dip in the pool. Ashlyn Altman was one of the pharmacy Greg Boettger of Springfield were stopped in the north- E A R N bound lane of Highway 71 due to road work in the area. $ 00 Pool opens for A 2005 Chevy pickup driven P 1 E OFF N by Ryan Klenken of Reading R GALLO was northbound on Highway the 2020 season 71 when it rear-ended the ON YOUR FIRST It was worth the wait, especially dump truck, which then col- TRANSFERRED AND on a hot weekend. FILLED PRESCRIPTION lided with the other pickup. The Windom Municipal Swim- *Purchase of a transferred prescription Klenken was pronounced from a non-Hy-Vee pharmacy is required. ming Pool opened for business to Limit one per household. Restrictions dead at the scene of the apply. See store for details. Fuel savings a large, eager crowd of children crash. Shaner and Boettger are limited to 20 gallons of fuel per Saturday. purchase, per vehicle. Beneficiaries were transported by am- of government-funded healthcare Things did look different. The programs, including but not limited to bulance to Windom Area Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE are pool can operate at less than full ca- Health with non-life-threat- not eligible for this offer. Beneficiaries of pacity. There is tape on the deck to the Federal Employees Health Benefits ening injuries. Program are eligible, unless transferring provide for social distancing. And a controlled substance prescription. The crash closed Highway Valid through Tuesday, July 31, 2020 at staff working in the concession your Windom Hy-Vee store. 71 for several hours Thurs- area wear masks and gloves. day afternoon. Manager Cameron Alm said Assisting at the scene crowds were good over the week- 7/1 swimming 42 were the Sheriff ’s Depart- end. And with hot weather in the A GAME OF pool tag proved to be a great way for these youngsters to enjoy one of the ment, the Westbrook and forecast for the next two weeks, the first days at the pool. The pool opened for the season Saturday and hot, sunny weather Windom Police Departments coolest spot in town might be one led to large crowds over the weekend 7 28028 20721 7 and Sanborn and Jeffers of the hottest destinations. Fire and EMS. ■ COTTONWOOD COUNTY CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020 2 n ■ INSIDE EDGE istrict court emember when Speeding:D Ian H. Allen, $135; June M. Cutler, Cot- R Baker murder trial Iron, $155; Blake R. Ander- tonwood, $125. son, Shoreview, $225; Jaden Window tint violation: set to start Jan. 4 The trial date has been W. Boldt, Mt. Lake, $385; Peter J. Ignaszewski, Lake- pushed back significantly Steven A. Bosch, Brooklyn, field, $135. for the infant murder N.Y., $145; Julia R. Doyle, Failure to provide case involving Zachariah Minneapolis, $125; Bailey proof of insurance: Baker of Windom. J. Herman, Luverne, $225; Jaylat J. Thiach, Mt. Lake, Baker Jane A. Kuchta, Chaska, $285. has been $125; Jana M. Nicholson, Hunting/fishing — charged North Mankato, $145; Take wild animals while with sec- Wayde A. Olson, Kandiyo- license privileges are ond degree hi, $125; Linda Bandt-Law, revoked: Th De, Windom, uninten- Greenwood Village, Colo., $485. tional murder. At one time, the murder trial was set for March 26-April n 10, but that was delayed Felony Convictions because of the COVID-19 District court pandemic. It has now Third-degree assault- bation for five years, local been pushed back to substantial bodily harm: confinement 30 days, may Jan. 4 at the Cottonwood Daniel G. Lugo, Windom, be waived if probation files County Courthouse. $885, commit to Minnesota a recommendation and it is The trial is scheduled adult correctional facility approved, cooperate with to run through Jan. 22, al- in St. Cloud for 12 months, the search of your person, Photo courtesy of COTTONWOOD COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY though that is just a very 1 days, stay for three years, residence, vehicle, work- You probably have heard of the pedestrian bridge that was built over the Des Moines River dam in rough estimate. Windom, but have never seen it. Now you’ve seen it. The city of Windom paid $1,000 for the materials, supervised probation for place, property and things The charge is related three years, pay restitution as directed by your proba- Chuck Lindvall designed the foot bridge and the National Guard constructed it in 1974. The bridge was constructed in three sections with each section made of two 30-foot long I-beams, some of which were to the July 8, 2019 death of $3,178.74 before fines, tion officer, follow all state of Baker’s child, who was fees and surcharges, com- and federal criminal laws, supplied by District 7 MnDOT, and railroad tie cross-members, then laid end to end and tied together. The foot bridge was constructed while the Highway 62 bridge, just to the north of the foot bridge, was less than two months old plete chemical use assess- contact probation officer, at the time. Baker, 25, also ment and follow all treat- sign releases of informa- under construction. It provided a shorter walkway for Rolling Green residents to cross the river and venture into downtown Windom. faces a third-degree as- ment recommendations, tion and give a DNA sample sault charge. complete domestic abuse as and when directed, tell If you have an interesting photo taken at least 15 years ago, bring it to the Citizen office and tell us According to the about it. If you can’t make it to the office, mail it with identification. We welcome pictures from everyone. evaluation and program- probation officer within 72 complaint, the Ramsey ming-statutorily required hours if you have contact County Medical Exam- and have no contact with with law enforcement, iner found closed head victim or victims until are charged with any new trauma to the head. Baker programming is complete crime or change your told police he thinks he and approved by agent, address, employment or bumped the victim’s head follow all current and/or telephone number, do not on the side of the crib, future orders for protection use or possess firearms, ■Bicycle Volunteers worked evenings giveaway slated for July 13 adding that the victim and/or domestic no contact ammunition or explosives, also may have hit the door to repair multiple bicycles. orders, cooperate with the do not register to vote or frame while he was trying search of your person, vote until discharged from The annual Windom to calm the victim. residence, vehicle, work- probation and your civil Bicycle Giveaway, sponsored place, property and things rights are fully restored, by the Windom Kiwanis as directed by your proba- obtain permission from Club and Schwalbach Ace Arts Council to tion officer, follow all state agent before leaving the Hardware, is right around offer new grants and federal criminal laws, state, pay for and complete the corner. The Southwest Min- contact probation officer, chemical use assessment The annual event is set for nesota Arts Council has sign releases of informa- and follow all recommenda- July 13, from 5-6: 30 p.m. at announced plans to offer tion and give DNA sample tions of evaluation, no use BARC (on the south side of new Individ- as and when directed, tell or possession of alcohol/ the building). ual Emerg- probation officer within 72 controlled substance or Kiwanis members, a ing Artist hours if you have contact drugs with the exception BARC worker and Schwal- Grants of up with law enforcement, of prescribed medications, bach Ace Hardware’s to $2,500. are charged with any new submit to random testing bicycle repair technician, The crime, or change your as requested by probation Bob Christopherson, have grants aid emerging art- address, employment or or law enforcement, re- worked evenings at BARC to ists at an early stage of telephone number. obtain main law-abiding, complete repair multiple bicycles that their career development permission from agent a domestic violence inven- were donated by local resi- with projects that will ad- before leaving the state. tory and follow all recom- dents. As a result, more than vance their career. There Domestic assault: mendations, 60 days in 40 bikes of all sizes (and for RAHN LARSON 7/1 bikes 7 are no match require- Christael B. Barber, West- jail, 60 days of credit, jail AMONG THE VOLUNTEERS who recently helped repair bicycles ments. all ages) will be given away that will be given away on July 13 were, from left: Mike LaMaack, brook, $585, supervised pro- deemed satisfied. The next application at the July 13 event. Drew Hage, Bob Christopherson, Wayne Wormstadt, Pat Rogers The bicycles can be picked (of BARC staff) and Tom Christensen. deadline is Aug. 12. up, no questions asked, on a first come, first served, for pickup outside BARC giveaway, Windom Area Ambulance Dept. ■ basis. Bikes that are not through the rest of the week. Health will give away bicycle given away will be available In addition to the bicycle helmets at the event. receives $500 gift he record The Windom City T were separated for the day.. Police report Council has approved the June 22 June 28 receipt of a $500 donation • 2:29 p.m. A hit-and-run • 8:28 a.m. Officers to the Ambulance Depart- crash occurred in the River investigated a report of a ment. Bend Center parking lot. Windom resident having The donation was from Receiving minor damage chickens inside city limits. Windom utilities add GIS solution Paul Langland and his The resident agreed to ■ Windom’s new GIS mapping or water usage, equipment was a parked 2017 Ford City Notebook children and will be used Edge owned by Neil Han- remove the chickens and system was approved by the information and age of to purchase needed items. sen of Lakefield. the matter remains under utility commission in February. (Minnesota Municipal Utili- equipment. investigation for a possible “When you do everything June 23 ties Association) conference, ordinance violation. Windom’s utility mapping in a digital format, you are Council OKs ice • 1:26 p.m. A disturbance just took a giant step for- I could see their software • 1:16 a.m. As a result provided the control and ac- also building all of that machine purchase was reported in the 1700 ward in the high-tech world. By a 3-1 vote, the Win- of a routine traffic stop, cess that we were looking for historical information,” said block of Fourth Avenue. A few months ago, the city dom City Council recently a 53-year-old man faces a that our existing software Daniel Freeman of mPower According to the report, a utility commission unani- approved the purchase misdemeanor DWI charge. was lacking,” said Jason Innovations. “Before, some Windom man was threat- mously approved a proposal of an ice Sykora, city electric superin- of that may have been on a ened by a Jeffers man. from mPower Innovations to machine for Sheriff’s report tendent. piece of paper which can be • 9:11 p.m. While on provide a Geographic Infor- the Windom June 24 Greg Calcari, mPower hard to locate.” patrol, an officer stopped a mation System. The new GIS Community • 6:27 p.m. A domestic dis- Innovations founder, added: Using GIS in concert with motorist for speeding. As a will track electric, water and Center. turbance was reported in “Partnering with mPower is utility mapping is not new. result, a 41-year-old Maple- wastewater data on one map. The cen- Westbrook. Upon arrival at going to greatly enhance the Freeman noted that many wood man faces a charge Using mPower’s web- ter’s manag- the scene, deputies assisted maps and data of the city of communities not only use for gross misdemeanor based GIS software, city er, Spencer Westbrook police officers Windom’s multiple utility it for utilities, but also to carrying a pistol without staff members can view and Winzenried, said the with the verbal altercation. departments and give them map streets, parks and much a permit. The gun was update all city utility assets machine will cost $3,200. The parties were separated the ability to take control more. uncased and loaded. in real time. Staff can also He added that, without a for the night. of their own data without “The nice thing is that if • 10:56 p.m. A disturbance access critical information machine, the city would relying on a third-party to you are using GIS and man- was reported in the central June 25 from one browser-based need to buy $800 worth of update their maps and data.” aging all of your assets with part of Windom. Officers • 11:52 a.m. Cottonwood system. ice each year. City workers will be able this, the investment should determined there were no County deputies assisted In other words, staff will That means, not count- to pull up a single screen pay for itself,” Freeman said. physical threats. the Minnesota State Patrol not face the tedious process ing power usage, the ma- on their browsers to find a “It helps make you more with a fatal car crash that of searching for information chine would pay for itself June 24 map showing information efficient and it gives you the occurred on Highway 71, through multiple sources in four years. The previ- • 1:39 a.m. Officers about that particular loca- ability to report your data in near Sanborn. A 37-year- and maps. ous ice machine lasted 21 observed three juveniles tion — the customer’s name, a way that a lot of utilities old Reading man died as a “After watching a software years. walking south on High- phone number, electrical could not do in the past.” way 60, near Cenex, after result of the crash. More demonstration at a MMUA Voting against the pur- curfew. The juveniles, who on this story appears else- chase was Councilman were mostly 12 to 13 years where in this edition. James Nelson old, were taken home and June 26 the matter was discussed • 1:33 p.m. Deputies as- www.windomnews.com with their parents. sisted the Windom Police June 25 Department with a domes- • 2:02 a.m. A domestic tic disturbance. was reported on Windom’s • 5:24 p.m. A motorcycle- For God’s Glory Alone Ministries north side. It was deter- deer crash occurred 1.5 mined to be a verbalin- miles north of Storden on Listen to the House of Hope radio program cident. The parties were County Road 5. According Sundays — 7:45 a.m. on KDOM 1580 AM & 103.1 FM separated for the night. to the report, Arden Bendix 8:10 a.m. on KRRW 101.5 FM • 11:23 a.m. A disturbance of Echo was northbound 7:00 a.m. on KWOA 730 AM & 100.3 FM was reported in central on County Road 5 when Pastor Windom. The parties were a deer came out of the “But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Dewey separated for the night. ditch, colliding with the Moede • 4:24 p.m. An employee 2016 Harley-Davidson he Please wear Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News was driving. Bendix was about the wonderful grace of God.” – Acts 20:24 at New Vision Cooperative a mask. reported trespassing at taken to Sanford Westbrook Men’s • Women’s • Children’s www.fggam.org Plant B, in the 100 block of Hospital to be treated for QUALITY USED CLOTHING 16th Street. It was deter- unspecified injuries. The mined that two adults and motorcycle was totalled. NEW HOURS two juveniles (three males June 27 Monday through Friday 12 Noon to 5 p.m. and one female) were in the • 7:08 p.m. Deputies re- Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. building without authori- ceived a report of property zation. Officers spoke with damage at a home in Delft. is pleased to introduce the parents and no tres- The caller said that while passing charges were filed. his neighbor was mowing, Dr. Katie Shriver June 26 he damaged the caller’s — Dr. Shiver’s services include fillings, crowns, veneers, • 1:33 p.m. A domestic fence. The report was extractions, root canals, teeth whitening, bonding and was reported in the central forwarded to the county at- 507-831-1448 esthetic dentistry. part of Windom. Officers torney’s office. The matter 948 4th Avenue, Windom — Dr. Shiver enjoys working with pediatric patients and strives for pain-free dental experiences. determined it was a verbal remains under investiga- Hours: Mon. thru Fri., 12 Noon to 5 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. incident and the parties tion. • QUALITY USED CLOTHING • 604 2nd St., Jackson, MN — 507-847-3910 n COTTONWOOD COUNTY CITIZEN VIEWPOINTS WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020 3

■ Cheers and Jeers Our readers respond QUICK HIT ur county is midway Cory Regnier through the strangest QUICK VIEWS What do you like to grill for occasions, such as when Composition summer in memory as O ■ Emilee Xayanourom was we bring you the July edition of family or friends get together? Cheers & Jeers. recently elected state vice president of Minnesota FFA. Matt Macgregor Bob Coners At first glance, one might drive ■ BINGHAM LAKE ■ MT. LAKE through our county and see rela- ■ Windom leaders recently “I really like “I enjoy pork tively little change from previ- took a step that will save to grill steak, loins, slow ous years. People have been out local taxpayers at least asparagus and cooked on the fishing, baling hay, gardening and $172,000 in interest for the potatoes.” grill.” walking their dogs, all things one street project bond. might see on any given June day. ■ Too many local motorists Look closer and you will see fail to use blinkers to signal masks, social distancing and Independence Day smaller crowds that are hall- their turns. marks of this pandemic summer. Every Fourth of July people $172,000 in interest. across the United States get Cheers go out to Emilee out their grills, watch fire- Xayanourom who was Jones said in upcoming months works and celebrate our na- elected to the Minnesota two more of Windom’s bonds Alan Pickard Paul Irmiter tion’s independence. FFA state officer team. become eligible for refinancing ■ WINDOM ■ WINDOM However, July 4, 1776 is and are projected to save another really just the date that the The 2020 graduate of Mt. Lake “My signature “We will grill $272,851. Too often, good decisions declaration was formalized. Public High School spent the past dish would be a two whole like these fly under the radar. The actual vote for inde- year serving as a region president pork shoulder chickens with pendence occurred two days and now is state FFA vice presi- Jeers go out to the local and then we lots of potatoes earlier, on July 2. Moreover, dent. She is the third straight motorists who seem to think like to throw on on there, too. the document as we know it Region VI president to be named signalling their turns is some burgers We’ll have the today wouldn’t be signed by a state vice president. optional. and brats for family over and majority of the signers until a She has already met once with We have seen countless such inci- the kids who enjoy it all.” month later. the state officer team and will dents in recent weeks. Not only is show up.” Even then, it would take again later this summer. it extremely frustrating for other a bit longer for the last few motorists, it is dangerous. signatures to trickle in. Emilee’s rise to state vice presi- Celebrations today are very dent began her junior year when On most cars, the blinker switch similar to what they were way she was elected the Mt. Lake FFA is just inches away from the steer- back then — parades adorned chapter’s historian. In addition ing wheel and remarkably easily with patriotic colors and cel- to serving as an FFA officer, to operate. A 5-year old could ebrations that concluded with Xayanourom has been involved in master it. rockets and fireworks. several facets of FFA, including Ham radio touches a life However you celebrate the Unfortunately, too many of our You may remember Mayor John Galle and Mt. Lake’s ag sales team, parlia- holiday, please do it safely and local motorists are driving like that a few months Byron Malchow, who mentary procedure team, nursery responsibly. and landscape team and taking 4-year-olds. ago (four to be exact) ran a gas and diesel part in FFA camps. Cheers go out to Mike and I shared with you fuel delivery service Betty Adrian of rural Mt. Windom native and out of Wilder. Before Cheers go out to Windom Grammy-winning Galle was mayor, he city leaders who wisely took Lake for taking the big leap and spearheading an A&W jazz composer Maria was owner of Ben EMAIL DIRECTORY advantage of the state’s Schneider’s quest to Franklin in Windom. restaurant in Mt. Lake. n Credit Enhancement Program track down one of her That’s when Gary Trevor Slette, Publisher when it issued debt for the 2020 As city officials broke ground on dad, Carl’s, QSL ham knew him. As a teen [email protected] street project. the project a week ago, Adrian radio cards. ■ in the late 1950s, Gary n Rahn Larson, Editor As Mayor Dominic Jones recently said, “Our reason for doing it is Well, long story- would stop by the [email protected] that we want to be part of bring- short, as I shared in DAVE FJELD store and he and John pointed out, the city split the n ing people back in this way.” March, she found one, Reporter would talk ham radio. Joel Alvstad, Sports Editor project financing into two pieces [email protected] to take advantage of the Credit not necessarily the [email protected] “One weekend We only wish more area residents one she remembered, before getting my Enhancement Program. That, in would have that kind of attitude n Dave Fjeld, Reporter turn, cut the city’s interest on its but a great one and one that prob- license,” Gary shares, “Byron and [email protected] and the courage to act on it. ably was more “prophetic” of her John invited me to drive to Sioux $4.2 million bond by about .35%, n Sue Frederickson which saved the city’s taxpayers — Rahn Larson father than anyone would have Falls to attend a ham radio conven- imagined. tion. I had never left the state and Advertising Consultant Maria sharing her story here the chance to go to South Dakota [email protected] was an indirect link to her finding sealed the deal. Byron had a re- n Jen Walinga a card to use in the art and docu- ceiver and transmitter in his car Advertising Consultant mentation for her new double al- and while driving down the road [email protected] bum “Data Lords” coming out later at 50 miles an hour, we talked to a this month. More on that later. ham in Germany. I was hooked! n Dawn Luitjens CouldFuture chickens, residents: Chickens?“Keep an open In an email exchange with Ma- “Talking to someone in Germa- Composition Manager ducks and geese soon mind,” I told myself. ria, another former Windomite got ny (in the late 1950s) while driving [email protected] become welcome ad- “Hear him out.” involved in the search, again from down the road was pretty heady ditions to the Windom n Tammy Holt my jottings in this space. While he stuff for a young farm kid from ru- city limits? Helpful rules Circulation Manager didn’t come up with the QSL card, ral Minnesota. All of a sudden the It is a possibil- Rest easy, Byam he does have a great story to share world seemed a whole lot smaller.” [email protected] ity that Councilman said during a phone about his connection to ham radio Not only was Gary hooked, but at n Rod Byam says he conversation last Cory Malakowsky and Carl Schneider. I wanted to age 16 in 1959 he wound up getting wants to explore. week. He stressed iCitizen Tech Support share it four months ago when I his ham radio license courtesy of Byam shared the idea he would support [email protected] learned about it, but COVID-19 hit Carl Schneider and using, of all with the city council three caged chick- the fan and that sent me and our things, the Schneider’s living room n Lucas Marsh toward the end of a n ens per household. staff scrambling and the story got organ — yes, the instrument more iCitizen Tech Support recent meeting. And roosters? RAHN LARSON put on the very back burner. dynamic than a piano. Gary didn’t [email protected] “People want to “I would say they Things have finally settled down live near an amateur radio testing look at being more Editor are out,” Byam said. n General Office [email protected] a little bit and we’ve gotten into a center, so Carl invited him into his independent,” Byam “That’s because [email protected] routine, so this is a great time to living room and they did the test told the council. “I look at it as a they create a nuisance, noisewise. share the story of 77-year-old Gary — five words per minute — on an n Composition teaching moment for kids. With “But, if someone wants to raise Hanson, who grew up in Windom. organ. [email protected] a one-time permit, the city would quail, or pheasants — three, four, Actually, he’s got more to tell “Music was obviously an impor- know who and what is out there.” five, or six of them — I wouldn’t than this space allows, so I’ll try to tant part of his life,” Gary wrote. Like others who heard Byam’s have a problem.” CITIZEN STAFF: Ronald Alm, share snippets from his email. Yes, the Schneiders could even comments, I raised an eyebrow. Byam, a beekeeper from 2012 to Joel Alvstad, Dave Fjeld, Sue Some of you may remember make Morse Code music back in OK, I cringed a little, too. 2018, also favors allowing bees in Frederickson, Tammy Holt, Rahn Gary, who grew up on a farm south the late ’50s. I’ve seen these poultry propos- town. Larson, Dawn Luitjens, Cory of Wilder and graduated from Which ties nicely into a track on als floated before, not personally, “Since they pollinate 80% of Malakowsky, Lucas Marsh, Cory Windom High School in 1961. He’s Maria’s new double album. but through newspaper accounts what we eat, I think they (bees) Regnier, Michelle Riihl, Trevor now living in Austin, Texas, and in other cities. It feels like at least are a necessity,” Byam said. “I Slette, Andy Stage, Jen Walinga. still very much involved in ham ‘Data Lords’ release set once a year, I see it come up. The quit raising them because I am radio today. In fact, when he sent If you remember four months reaction is always interesting. allergic to bee stings. Every time I the email back in March he said he ago, I shared that Maria Schnei- Let’s just say, not everyone in got stung, I went to the doctor. had just gotten off the ham radio der’s new, and first, double album every town loves chickens — un- “Right now, I’m 71 and if I’m after a Morse Code exchange with “Data Lords” would be coming out YOUR VOICE COUNTS less we’re talking breasts, wings, going to live to be 81, I will need We welcome letters to the editor of a “ham” (what fellow ham radio in May. Well, the whole COVID-19 or drumsticks. And, based on to slow down on some things. up to 300 words on any topic. We operators like to call themselves) pandemic no doubt played a part newspaper accounts, the councils’ That is one of them.” strongly encourage letters to be in Japan. in delaying that release, which, chicken discussions drew good Byam hopes to write the ordi- typed/emailed and may be edited OK, to most of the young-on’s according to her website, is now set crowds and spirited debates. nance himself, with the help of for clarity and length and must out there, doing Morse Code is for July 24. I confess, Byam’s comments Building Inspector Andy Spiel- include your name, address and really old-school. Most can pick up A project that has been in the conjured up images of chickens man. The next step is to submit daytime phone number. The dead- their cell phone and enjoy a face- works for a year, Maria says the wandering aimlessly through my it to the city planning and zoning to-face talk with someone in Japan “Data Lords” album will be a stun- line for letters is noon on Mondays. neighborhood, pausing to “fer- board. He said it could be a few (Facetime). But Morse Code is a ning package featuring artwork tilize” my neighbor’s precious months before the council would MAIL TO: Citizen Publishing Co. language all its own and one that, by another Windom native, Aaron flower bed. It also brought back consider a new ordinance. P.O. Box 309 if you’re not in the military, you’ll Horkey. memories of staying overnight Byam said he brought the plan Windom, MN 56101 probably never learn. Watch for it and the track “CQ at Grandpa Charlie’s and being forward at the urging of others. I EMAIL: [email protected] Anyway, Gary tells the story, CQ, Is Anybody There?” awakened by roosters at the crack have no crystal ball, but I have a first, of the late former Windom ONLINE: www.windomnews.com of dawn. hunch this could get interesting.

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The rules regarding vehicles with collector plates (USPS 134 140) Question: Can a vehicle with a and not for general maintaining the which owners can apply: Citizen Publishing Company Minnesota collector plate be driven transportation pur- proper registration on • Pioneer plates for vehicles 260 Tenth St., Windom, MN 56101 legally in Arizona? Is it legal to poses. the vehicle. Violations made before 1936. 507-831-3455 or 800-658-2510 drive it to and from both states? What are general include: • Classic plates for vehicles made FAX 507-831-3740 Trooper Troy says: The general transportation pur- • “Improper use from 1925 to 1948. email: [email protected] poses? of registration” — a • Collector plates for vehicles at rule is states honor the registered www.windomnews.com vehicle and registration laws from To law enforcement, misdemeanor (90 days least 20 years old and made after the state the vehicle is registered. it means the vehicle and/or $1,000 fine). 1935. The Cottonwood County Citizen is So as long as you’re legal in can be driven to show • “Intent to escape • Street rod plates for vehicles published every Wednesday with Minnesota you will be fine on your it but you cannot use it tax” — a gross mis- made before 1949 or made to look subscription rates of $49 per year drive to Arizona. to go to work, school, demeanor (up to one like a vehicle from before 1949. in Cottonwood and surrounding There are several different re- shopping and other year and/or $3,000 • Classic motorcycle plates for counties and $65 per year else- quirements for “collector” license everyday activities. ■ fine, depending on the motorcycles that are 20 years old where in the U.S. This publication It is going to be a situation). or older. is entered at the post office in plates. TROY CHRISTIANSON • The vehicle needs to be at least judgment call on the Those using the • Original Minnesota plates for Windom, MN 56101 as periodical 20 years old, or older. part of the officer, but Guest columnist vehicle for other pur- any collector vehicle or vehicle 20 postage. Send address changes • The owner shall also prove that the intent of the law is poses should purchase years old or older. to Citizen Publishing Company, they also have one or more vehicles to only use it for fairs, shows, etc., the standard Minnesota plates for Troy Christianson is a trooper P.O. Box 309, Windom, MN 56101. with regular license plates. and not as another vehicle for your it. and public information officer All subscriptions to the Citizen are • The vehicle is owned and oper- family. Below is a list of some of the with the Minnesota State Patrol. transferable but non-refundable. ated solely as a collector’s item, An owner is responsible for other common special plates for eEdition alone is available for $32. n COTTONWOOD COUNTY CITIZEN FAITH & FAMILY WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020 4

■American ALC hopes to lend a helping Lutheran explores future workexplains. with Cedara person of color’s Riverside shoes is but they feel church awkward and hand to a Twin Cities church “Windom is to educate yourself about out of place about how to go short-term, but greater goals becoming topics,” Eliana says. “I feel about that,” Isaac continues. exist long-term. more diverse like, in Windom especially, “A lot of white people don’t constantly. that word travels quickly want to say things that are Isaac and Eliana Tade and We need to through word of mouth and offensive or they maybe feel Victoria Schutz contributed celebrate that a lot of times that word can out of line if they have a to the clean-up of the Cedar and we need get distorted. voice in these issues. I would Riverside neighborhood in to understand “If more people were edu- say to them, ‘alliedship’ is Minneapolis — one of the each other cated about the topics, they most important. That means Victoria Schutz areas of the Twin Cities and respect can set the word straight, checking in on your black hardest hit by late May and each other’s differences. I instead of just thinking, ‘Oh, friends’ neighbors, your early June rioters. think there’s beauty in that. you sound really confident minorities — just being a But Windom’s young “And it goes beyond toler- about what you’re saying. neighbor. adults hope the local con- ance. You can just have toler- You’re probably right. I’ll be- “Even if it means being nection to the Twin Cities DAVE FJELD 6/24 Tades 1 ance and say, ‘I respect my lieve what you’re saying.’ ” uncomfortable at times,” neighborhood restoration ISAAC AND ELIANA TADE hope to be part of bringing American neighbor and I’ll let them Eliana interjects. doesn’t end with their physi- Lutheran Church of Windom youth to the Cedar Riverside do their own thing.’ But we Tough discussions “And having discussions cal labor. They hope they can neighborhood in the Twin Cities to help with clean-up sometime need to go past that and get Going forward, Isaac chal- about race and trying to see continue to help support the this summer. into engagement — so we lenges the Windom commu- that race and differences can rebuilding efforts, while at stop seeing ‘the other’ as nity to not only be creative be a beautiful thing,” Isaac the same time do their small ‘other.’ ” about ways it can support adds. “It doesn’t have to part to try to help rid society One of the ways to do Minneapolis, but also to alienate us from each other. of racism. Windom is becoming more diverse constantly. that is through church reach out to minority neigh- We can be respectful about Two of the easiest ways We need to celebrate that and we need to partnership trips, to which bors and not being afraid of where each other comes to support both efforts is to the Tades’ mother/pastor discussing race right here at from and that’s something give money and, for those understand each other and respect each other’s referred. Eliana says that home. that should be treasured.” who have time, volunteer. would be an opportunity for “I think a lot of white But American Lutheran differences. I think there’s beauty in that.” Windom to see the Cedar people want to be helpful Church in Windom is hop- Riverside community and and address these issues, ing to go beyond that. The ISAAC TADE the way they live. church is looking into part- Windom Graduate and student at Augsburg University, Likewise, Isaac believes ‘‘just eight blocks from the Cedar Riverside neighborhood nering with Holy Trinity Lu- that making a new connec- theran Church in the Cedar tion in a different region of Riverside neighborhood. The the state might cause people, church and many of the resi- and we hope to take a group years of age. “It is open to especially youth of eligible dential homes were not dam- soon,” Pastor Sarah says. anyone, whether or not you age, to be more prone to help aged during the destructive “They are doing so much are a member of ALC. We out in that neighborhood in riots that broke out in that work, connecting with the will take the ALC church the future. In turn, getting area. In fact, Holy Trinity community, meeting commu- bus.” to know people from in- has become a hub for food nity needs and distribution ner Twin Cities may cause and supplies drop-off, dona- of food. They’re really doing Long-term at home, city them to want to help out in tions and even COVID-19 everything.” While the connection Windom, should there be testing in the weeks since American Lutheran has between inner city and disaster here. Essentially, the protests and riots. done mission trips all over rural Minnesota is critical they’ve made new friends. The Twin Cities church the country over the past from a short-term volunteer That is the positive that also has a local tie. Pastor five or six years. However, standpoint, Isaac hopes to Isaac hopes is built out of Ingrid Arneson Rasmussen, during the COVID-19 pan- see something even more a week of destruction last the lead pastor at Holy Trin- demic, many of those trips substantial be accomplished month. ity, is a niece to Jane Cart- have been put on hold or long-term, especially when Eliana also hopes that this wright, a member of Ameri- cancelled. Larsen Tade be- it comes to dealing with rac- point in Minnesota history can Lutheran in Windom. lieves this might be a great ism. And he’s not only talk- motivates people to make The connection the alternative. ing about the Twin Cities, sure they have the facts in churches are hoping to make “It turns out that we will but Windom, too. the future. is progressing. In fact, Lead probably have a trip open “A lot of these issues of “One of the most impor- SUBMITTED Pastor Sarah Larsen Tade to anyone that wants to go, racism manifest when we tant things about learn- GRAFFITI THAT WAS spray-painted on this school was what took an exploratory trip to hopefully on July 10,” Pas- don’t understand or engage ing about what’s actually the Tades and Schutz worked to remove during the time they the community on Friday. tor Sarah says, noting that with the diverse commu- happening and learning volunteered in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood of the Twin “ It was a day of learning, youth must be at least 15 nity that we’re in,” Isaac about what it’s like to be in Cities last month.

CCHS names winners of ‘Focus on Cottonwood County Ag’ photo contest ■ For the first time, two photos entitled, “Give It Your Best Gone By” by Anita Perrizo, a went to Juane Elston’s “Lu- an old barn nestled among this show will be featured in tied for second place in the Shot: Focus on Cottonwood rural farm yard setting with minous Light at Sunset,” a frosted trees and snow in a book coming out later this contest. County’s Agriculture. the sun setting behind a line golden corn field ready for winter. summer.” The winners were chosen of trees. harvest illuminated by the “Thank you to all who The Cottonwood County The Cottonwood County by the public during the For the first time, the sun with a sky filled with stopped in the museum and Historical Society, located Historical Society recently Remick Gallery’s last show. Give It Your Best Shot photo whispy clouds; and Emily voted for their favorite,” said named the top three pho- The top photograph, by contest had a tie for second White’s black-and-white CCHS Director Linda Fran- tos in its last photo show popular vote, was “Days place. Runner-up honors photo entitled “Piper Barn,” sen. “The photographs from SEE PHOTO •PAGE 5

JUANE ELSTON’S photo, “Luminous Light at Sunset” (left) tied for second place in the popular vote of the contest with Emily White’s “Piper Barn” (below). Elston and Perrizo’s photos were submitted in color, while White’s photo was submitted in black-and- white. ANITA PERRIZO EMILY WHITE ANITA PERRIZO’S PHOTO “Days Gone By” won the popular vote in this year’s Cottonwood County Historical Society “Give It Your Best Shot: Focus on Cottonwood County Agriculture” photo contest. JUANE ELSTON

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■ ■ Reflections Obituaries 10 YEARS AGO Lila Musegades Jan Munning June 30, 2010 Lila Musegades, 84, of Rio she began a 20-year career at Jan Munning, 79, of Mankato High School where Senator Jim Vickerman of Tracy gave a heartfelt ad- Rancho, N.M., formerly of K-Mart. She retired from K- Windom died June 25, 2020, she graduated in 1959. She dress during the Veterans Memorial Dedication ceremony Jeffers, died June 24, 2020, Mart at age 60 to help raise at Sanford Medical Center in continued her education in in Westbrook. In addition to the monument, the site just three days her grandchildren. Sioux Falls. Maryland. includes three flag poles and granite walls with the names shy of her Later, they moved to New A Celebra- In 1962, Jan married Bob of 479 veterans engraved on them. 85th birthday. Mexico (Hobbs, Albuquer- tion of Life Munning in Brooklyn, N.Y. Westbrook’s annual Fun Days celebration got off to Lila Ma- que and Rio Rancho). service will Jan moved to Windom where a royal start as Rachel Christians was crowned Miss rie Marion Lila was involved in her be held today they made their home. Westbrook at the Westbrook-Walnut Grove High School Schmidt was churches, from singing in (Wednesday) Jan was involved with Girl gymnasium. Alex Mischke was named First Runner-up; born June the choir to teaching Sunday at 10:30 a.m., Scouts, Boy Scouts, was a Kelsey Mischke, Miss Congeniality; and Talitha Horkey, 27, 1935, to School. at Lutheran member of a local traveling Little Miss Westbrook. Walter and She also enjoyed traveling Church of softball team for 20 years Reigning over Jeffers Outlaw Days is Mariah Miller Edna (Rand) and started collecting bells Our Savior in and room mom in school. and Little Miss Outlaw Days Kenya Duroe and Katerina Schmidt in Cottonwood from the places they visited. Windom with Pastor Paul She also was a longtime Thomas. County. She attended Cotton- She also enjoyed knitting, Sajban officiating. member of Lutheran Church The always-popular Minnow races were among high- wood County Rural School crocheting and making Special music will be of Our Savior in Windom. lights for young and old at Jeffers Outlaw Days. Compet- District 44 before graduating afghans, baby blankets provided by Ruth Wohlfeil, She enjoyed coffee ing in one race were Josh Lugo, Cindy Ryker, Evelyn with honors from Jeffers and Barbie clothes for her organist. with friends, her pets and Hanish and Lee Hanish, all of Jeffers; and Reil Feil of Mt. High School in 1953. children, grandchildren, Honorary bearers will animals, woodworking and Lake. After graduation, she family and friends. She be Jonn Michael Munning, crafts, painting, collecting After 44 years as a first-grade teacher in Windom Area moved to Windom, where also enjoyed playing video Benjamin Scott Munning, frogs and, most of all, her Elementary Schools, Linda Johnson is retiring. Linda she worked as an operator games, especially with her Eric Alexander Munning, family, especially her grand- used a fly water with a square cutout to help her students for about five years at Ma grandchildren. Amanda Rose Martinsen, children. focus on a particular number as they practiced their num- Bell Telephone Company. She will be remembered Harlan Robert Munning, She was preceded in death bers on the class number grid. In 1958, Lila married for her smile, laugh and Ian Robert Martinsen, Eric by a brother, Robert Bentson; Jack and Loretta Carter of Jeffers are living testimoni- Gerald Musegades at Trinity hugs. Gordon Mekosch, Rose Eden brother and sisters-in-law: als for annual physicals. Their prostate and breast cancer, Lutheran Church in Jeffers. She was preceded in death Munning and Sally Elaine Edna Haffner, Jim and Pat respectively, were caught thanks to annual physicals, a They moved to Sioux Falls by four brothers: Rudy, Munning. Munning. PSA test and mammogram. where she worked as a clerk Wilbert, William and Otto; LaCanne Family Funeral Survivors include her Windom’s Hershey’s Youth Track team include: Bri- at S.S. Kresge while Gerald and two sisters, Lorain and Service of Windom is han- husband of 58 years, Bob anna Hedman, Kaden Elder, John Irwin, Spencer Wolter, finished school at Augustana Edna. dling the funeral arrange- Munning of Windom; three Emily Steen, Jordyn Alm, Hannah Rahn, Joshua Hedman, College. Survivors include her ments. children: Michael (Jolene) Andrew Steen, Reegan Elder, Abagail King, Zach Worm- In their early years of husband of 61 years, Gerald; Janet “Jan” Elaine Bent- Munning of Mt. Lake, Cathy stadt, Noah Kloss, Amanda Muller and Lindsay Muller. marriage, they lived in Al- their three children: Alan son was born Jan. 20, 1941, (John) Martinsen of Win- Coaches are Craig Kneeland and Emily Grandprey. pha and Willmar, then relo- Musegades of Santa Fe, to Elmer and Cordula Emilie dom and Kristin (Daniel) cated to Tucson, Ariz., where N.M.; Kari (Curt) Dass of Ty- Sophie (Will) Bentson in Manee of Rolla, Mo.; six Lila focused on raising their ler; and Kyle Musegades of Browns Valley. She was bap- grandchildren; two great- 25 YEARS AGO family. The family relocated Rio Rancho, N.M.; and eight tized in Browns Valley and grandchildren; a brother, July 5, 1995 back to Sioux Falls, where grandchildren. later confirmed in Young Bill (Carol) Bentson of Amidst a roaring, jam-packed Westbrook auditorium, America. Halstad; and a sister-in-law, Pearl Earl beamed as the Miss Tootsie crown was placed Jan received her early Diane Bentson of Inver on “her” head. Holding back tears, Pearl embraced Zelda education in Young America Grove Heights. — the contestant to “her” left — and peered out into the ■ and St. Paul before attending audience of adoring friends and relatives. Taking part in Bulletin board the contest were Miss Tootsie Pearl Earl (Steve Earl), Zel- LSS BISTRO mashed potatoes, green bean Dona Schmidt (Formerly Windom Senior Din- casserole, dinner roll. da S. Beans (Greg Brandt), Prissy Chong (Don Peschong), Dona R. Schmidt, 92, of served in Korea. She taught Fanny Farmer Jarmer (Larry Jarmer), Tomasina Edwina ing, each meal includes milk, NOTE: Until further notice, bread and dessert.) meals will not be served at the Westbrook died June 25, for a year in Rutland, S.D., (Tom Miller), Lucy Brown (Jim Schultz) and Fifi Richardo 2020, at Sanford Westbrook then worked for a year in (Rick Buchholz). Thursday: Oven crispy senior congregate dining site chicken, potato salad, baby in Windom, but meals can be Medical Cen- state unemployment ser- Twenty-two square dancers from Iowa and Minnesota ter in West- vices. spent a weekend at the Ray and Alice Marsh farm in rural carrots, dinner roll. picked up at the door of the se- Friday: Closed for Fourth of nior dining room or delivered. brook. After Marlin was honor- Jeffers, camping, dancing and enjoying the outdoors. A private ably discharged in 1953, they Wendy Wagner, daughter of Leo and Dorothy Wagner of July. Call 831-6161 the day prior to Monday: Baked fish, potato the desired dinner and indicate family Cele- lived in Lennox, S.D.,where Westbrook, will be one of the participants from through- wedges, buttered beets, dinner pick-up or delivery. bration of Life Dona taught school. They out the state involved in the 1995 Teen Leadership Pro- roll. service will be moved back to Madison gram of Minnesota. Tuesday — Chocolate Day: WINDOM AREA held Thursday in 1957 and a year later to The new Westbrook Hospital Days royalty include Prin- Barbecued chicken on a bun, SENIOR CENTER at 10 a.m., at Albuquerque, N.M., then Del cess Sandy Klasse, First Runner-up Megan Kassel, Miss creamy cucumber salad, fresh Activities at the Center, Trinity Lu- Norte, Colo. Congeniality Sara Jorgenson and Little Miss Westbrook fruit. located at 1750 Cottonwood theran Church in Westbrook In 1963, they made their Kelly Nelson. Wednesday: Taco salad Lake Drive include: with Pastor Grant Fischer last move to Westbrook, Jack Rogers, an employee with the city of Windom, has with taco meat, cheese, salsa, Monday-Friday: Pool and officiating. where Dona taught for three been selected as a regional winner for “Collection System shredded lettuce, tomatoes, cards for men, 8 a.m.-noon; Special music will be years and was instrumental Operator of the Year.” sour cream and corn chips, cards and games for women, provided by Jocelyn Wester, in running family-owned bread stick. beginning at 1 p.m. NOTE: Tashia Bramstedt of Windom has been selected as organist. businesses, Schmidt Con- Thursday (7-9) — Christmas Closed July 3 for Fourth of July a finalist to represent Minnesota in the Miss Pre-teen Casket bearers will be Jim in July: Roast turkey with gravy, holiday. struction and Parkview America pageant. Bramstedt will enter third grade this Patterson, Dennis Jutting, Assisted Living/Bed and fall at Winfair School in Windom. Carter Aasen, Brennan Breakfast until 2001. Anne Logue of Mt. Lake has been selected as a recipient WEEKLY CLUB ACTIVITIES Schmidt, Nathan Spindler After Marlin’s death in of the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange AA: Fridays — 8 p.m.; Satur- NA: Wednesdays — 7-8 p.m., and Rylan Harris. 2005, Dona remained in Program scholarship. Anne, who attends Mt. Lake High days — 11 a.m.; Sundays — 4 BARC Second Floor. Honorary bearer will be Westrook for several years School, leaves in August to attend school in Germany for p.m.; Mondays — 7:30 p.m., TOPS: Thursdays — 5 p.m., Jared Schmidt. until moving to Sioux Falls one year. Wednesdays — 9:30 a.m., weigh-ins, 5:30 p.m., meeting, Interment will follow at to spend time with her chil- Windom Fire Hall. First Presbyterian Church, 336 Westbrook Cemetery in dren. She later moved back Cottonwood County A.C.E. 11th St., Windom. Westbrook. to Westbrook. 50 YEARS AGO Bone Builders: Currently not WIC Clinics: Mondays-Fridays Visitation, open to the Dona was a longtime June 30, 1970 meeting during the COVID-19 — By appointment 9 a.m. to 4 public, will be held today member of Trinity Lutheran pandemic. p.m., Community Health Ser- Gloria Larson, 17, has been hired to operate a summer (Wednesday) from 6 to 8 p.m., Church in Westbrook. job referral service to bring young workers and employers Gamblers Anonymous: Sun- vices, 235 9th St., Windom: days — 7 p.m., Law Enforce- 1-800-247-1401 or 831-1987. at Trinity Lutheran Church She worked with Cub together. Miss Larson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Truman in Westbrook. Scouts, 4-H clubs, Sunday Larson of Windom, works at Winfair School and is cur- ment Center lower level, Windom Area Chordhustlers: Windom. Currently not meeting during LaCanne Family Funeral School, Vacation Bible rently taking applications from youth seeking farm work Service of Windom is han- School, release time and was and odd jobs. Businessmen, farmers and home owners Immunizations: Mondays- the COVID-19 pandemic. Fridays — By appointment, Windom Kiwanis Club: dling the funeral arrange- Sunday School superinten- needing labor should contact Miss Larson and she will Community Health Services, Thursdays — Noon, River City ments. dent. furnish someone for the job. 235 9th St., Windom. Contact: Eatery. Dona R. Keiner was born She enjoyed watching Suburbanite Jon Hoffman fought a biting wind, con- 1-800-247-1401 or 831-1987. Oct. 7, 1927, to Raymond and basketball, especially the quered a late challenge and outlasted his own mistakes Alma (Verlo) Keiner on the Timberwolves, Lynx and her to win the Windom Shortstop Golf Tournament with a Keiner homestead in Madi- grandchildren. She also en- 1-over-par 109. Hoffman, a former Windomite who now re- son, S.D.. She graduated joyed doing bulletin boards, sides in Golden Valley, shot an even par 36 and came back ■ July 2-9 from Franklin Consolidated making banners for church with a 35 in the middle nine before faltering near the end. ummer lunch menu School in 1945 and Eastern and, most of all, spending Luverne’s Jim Larson, a lithe collegiate and a member of S State Teacher’s College in time with her family, espe- the University of Minnesota golf squad made a last-ditch Windom Area Schools An equal opportunity provider Madison in 1947. cially her grandchildren. attempt in the final round, but fell three strokes behind Dona was a third-grade In addition to her husband Hoffman with 112. GRAB & GO FREE BREAK- are available to children ages FAST 1-18 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 teacher for two years in Len- Marlin, Dona was pre- (Free breakfast is avail- p.m., with pickup only at the nox, S.D., and taught for a ceded in death by a great- able to children ages 1-18 south doors of the middle year in Franklin before mov- grandson, Ian Spindler; and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. high school.) ing to Pipestone to teach. two brothers, Bill and Joe Breakfast, which includes low Thursday: Cheese or pep- In 1951, Dona married Keiner. ■ fat milk, is sent one day in ad- peroni pizza to be heated at Marlin Schmidt in Madison. Survivors include her four Death notice CONTEST/ vance with the daily lunches. home, fresh vegetable salad While Marlin was in the children: Michael Schmidt, Louis Malchow Breakfast pickup is only avail- with dressing, slushie fruit U.S. Army at Fort Lee, Va., Barb (Aaron) Aasen and able at the south doors of the cup. Louis Stanley Malchow, CCHS closed Dona lived and worked in David Schmidt (fiance Julie), middle high school.) Friday: Closed for the Richmond, Va., as a cashier all of Sioux Falls; and Jim 71, of Bingham Lake died to public, but Thursday: Muffin variety, Fourth of July. June 23, 2020, at his home at Baker Shoe Store. She (Kristine) Schmidt of West- fresh fruit. Monday: Ham and cheese returned to her parents brook; 10 grandchildren and in Bingham taking emails, Friday: Closed for the sandwich, broccoli and car- in Madison, while Marlin two great-grandchildren. Lake. Fourth of July. rots to be heated at home, A Cel- calls FROM PAGE 6 Monday: Pancakes to be fruit cup. ebration at 812 Fourth Avenue in heated at home, fresh fruit. Tuesday: Walking beef taco of Life was Windom, is presently Tuesday: Bagel with cream to be heated at home with Tuesday at closed to the public, how- cheese or jelly, fruit juice. tortilla Dorito chips and let- Lutheran ever, calls and emails are Wednesday: Biscuit with tuce, tomatoes and toppings, Church of being answered during sausage to be heated at fruit variety. home, fruit juice. Wednesday: Turkey su- Our Savior regular business hours: in Windom Thursday (7-9): Cereal, preme sandwich to be heated Monday through Friday, 8 raisins. at home, fresh veggies with Cottonwood County Offices with Pastor Paul Sajban a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Satur- officiating. dip, fruit variety. day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. GRAB & GO FREE LUNCH Thursday (7-9): Pork Burial was at Lakeview For more information, Cemetery in Windom. (Each meal includes low fat patty on a bun and corn to be contact the museum at milk and is available at loca- heated at home, fresh fruit. CLOSED 831-1134. tions listed above. 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Lake then took the lead 11-inning victory over in the top of the sixth as Fletcher Hanson laced an Mt. Lake. RBI single. ■ Windom tied the game at By JOEL ALVSTAD 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth as Alex Borsgard cracked an [email protected] RBI single. Summer BB, SB Jackson rallied in the top Mt. Lake took a 5-3 lead of the ninth inning Sunday in the top of the eighth. starts Monday night, capturing a 5-3 victory Zach Spinks cracked an RBI After the cancellation over the Windom Pirates in double and Hanson followed of the spring sports First Nite League action at with an RBI single. season, the recent news Island Park. But the Pirates tied the that summer baseball The Bulls capitalized on a game in the bottom of the and softball would be hit, a hit batsman and a pair ninth. Kobe Lovell drove allowed to proceed was of Pirate errors to score the in a run with a sacrifice fly welcome for area play- go-ahead runs in the top of and Conner Redman tied the ers and coaches. the ninth. game with an RBI double. The American Le- Windom tied the game at In the bottom of the 11th, gion baseball program 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth Borsgard led off with a was officially cancelled on a Joel Riordan RBI single. single and Fink cracked a for the summer. Howev- The Pirates briefly took double to deep right-center er, beginning Monday, a 3-2 lead in the bottom of field, driving in the game- Windom’s Legion-eli- the seventh. Ross Ackerman winning run. gible players will take plated a run on a sacrifice fly Borsgard led the Pirates part in an eight-team and Danny Kneeland hit an with three hits. Kloss, Lovell summer league. RBI single. and Redman added two hits Coach Danny Knee- But Jackson tied the game each. land noted that Blue in the top of the eighth, then Levi Jahnke, Spinks and Earth and Jackson are scored twice in the ninth to Hanson each had two hits for among the other teams claim the win. the Lakers. in the league. He was Kneeland and Noah Kloss Kloss worked the final anticipating receiving a each had two hits in the loss 3-2/3 innings on the mound schedule this week. for the Pirates. to earn the pitching win. He JOEL ALVSTAD 7/1 baseball 20 The program has Conner Redman took the allowed one hit and one walk PIRATE SECOND BASEMAN Noah Kloss looks to make the turn for a double play after forcing out roughly 24 players pitching loss, allowing three while striking out six. Mt. Lake’s Zach Spinks on a groundout. The Pirates rallied from behind to claim a 6-5, 11-inning entering grades 9-12. runs on three hits in two Jon Faber took the pitch- victory over the Lakers Saturday at Island Park. Games will be Mondays innings of relief. He struck ing loss for the Lakers, and Thursdays — simi- out three. allowing three runs on six rates got on the scoreboard Late rally falls short New Ulm stretched the hits over the final four-plus lar to the regular Score by innings R H E on a Danny Kneeland RBI A late rally couldn’t offset lead to 12-6 in the top of the Jackson...... 100 000 112 — 5 6 3 innings. He struck out seven. single. sixth, but the Pirates pulled Legion schedule. Windom...... 000 010 200 — 3 7 4 a slow start and shaky de- Windom closed the gap to within 12-9 in the bottom “The year of develop- Windom hitters: Kneeland 2-5, 1 RBI; Mellstrom 0-4; Score by innings R H E fense for the Windom Pirates Fink 1-4; Kloss 2-4, 1 2B; KLovell 0-4; Redman 1-3, 2 Mt. Lake...... 100 011 020 00 — 5 10 2 to 4-2 in the sixth on a Kobe of the inning. Collin Lovell ment the guys get is Windom...... 200 001 002 01 — 6 13 0 Tuesday, as the Pirates R; Borsgard 0-2, 1 R; Ackerman 0-4, 1 RBI; Riordan Lovell RBI single. hit a two-run single and going to be important,” 1-4, 1 RBI. Mt. Lake hitters: BSpinks 0-2; Duerksen 1-5, 1 R, 1 dropped a 14-10 decision to Kneeland said. “Legion Windom pitchers: Ackerman 7 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 H, RBI, 1 2B; Jahnke 2-4; Faber 0-1; Sykes 1-5, 1 RBI; Fairmont pushed the the New Ulm Brewers in a Riordan drew a bases-loaded 2 BB, 5 K; Redman (L, 0-1) 2 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 0 Kirk 1-4, 1 R; ZSpinks 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 2B; Hanson lead to 6-2 in the top of the walk. tends to be laid back for BB, 3 K. 2-5, 2 RBI; Engelking 1-5, 1 R; Brey 0-5. non-league game at Island us. The big thing for us Windom hitters: Kneeland 1-4, 1 R; Borsgard 3-5, 2 seventh, but the Pirates Windom scored its final R, 1 RBI; Fink 1-6, 1 RBI, 1 2B; Kloss 2-5, 2 R; KLovell Park. is just getting back to Pirates top Lakers 2-3, 1 RBI; Redman 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 2B; Johnson 0-4; answered with a run in the The Brewers jumped to run in the bottom of the Riordan 1-5, 1 2B; Torres Mendez 1-4, 1 R; Pohlman bottom of the inning on a ninth on a single by Huska. baseball and having fun The Windom Pirates ral- 0-1. a 10-1 lead by the top of the doing it.” lied to tie the game in the Mt. Lake pitchers: Jahnke 6 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 7 H, 5 BB, 5 Jack Mellstrom RBI single. fifth inning and scored in Noah Kloss led the Pirates K; Faber (L, 1-1) 4 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 7 K. But Fairmont put the with four hits. Jack Mell- Meanwhile, the bottom of the ninth inning, Windom pitchers: KLovell 6 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 7 seven of their nine at-bats. Southern Star Girls K; Fink 1.1 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K; Kloss (W, 1-1) game out of reach with a strom, Huska, Collin Lovell then scored in the bottom of 3.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 6 K. Windom’s defense commit- Fastpitch League will the 11th to earn a walk-off four-run eighth inning, then ted nine errors in the game, and Alex Borsgard had two begin play Monday for 6-5 win over the Mt. Lake Martins sink Pirates retired the final six Pirate leading to eight unearned hits each. players at the 10U, 12U, Lakers Saturday at Island batters in order. Mellstrom took the pitch- The Windom Pirates’ runs. 14U and 16/18U levels. Park. Collin Lovell took the ing loss, allowing eight runs offense couldn’t keep pace Trailing 8-0 in the bottom The Southern Star An RBI double from Alex pitching loss for the Pirates, on four hits in 3-1/3 innings. with a hard-hitting Fair- of the fourth, the Pirates got League quickly put Fink in the bottom of the allowing six runs on 10 hits He walked five and struck mont squad Wednesday on the board with an RBI together a schedule for 11th drove in Alex Borsgard in seven innings of work. out one. night as the Martins claimed single by Kobe Lovell. programs at various with the game-winning run. He walked one and struck Score by innings R H E a 10-3 victory over the Pi- Then, down 10-1 in the age levels. For Win- The Lakers got on the out 10. New Ulm...... 212 322 020 — 14 9 1 rates at Island Park. fifth, the Pirates mounted Windom...... 000 153 001 — 10 14 9 dom’s program, prac- board in the top of the first, Score by innings R H E Fairmont hammered out a five-run rally. Sam Huska Windom hitters: Kneeland 1-4, 2 R; Mellstrom 2-5, 2 tices began a couple of scoring on a Noah Sykes RBI Fairmont...... 200 200 240 — 10 16 1 drew a bases-loaded walk, R; Huska 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBI; Kloss 4-6, 1 R; CLovell 2-6, 16 hits in the game, while Windom...... 000 101 100 — 3 4 2 2 R, 4 RBI; KLovell 1-4, 1 RBI; Walklin 0-1; Johnson weeks ago, but Monday single. three Martins pitchers com- Windom hitters: Huska 0-3; Mellstrom 1-5, 1 RBI; Collin Lovell hit a two-run 0-2; Redman 0-1; Riordan 0-2, 2 RBI; Torres Mendez will be the first op- Windom answered in the Fink 0-2, 1 R; Kloss 1-4; Nielsen 0-4; Kneeland 1-3, 1 single, Jacob Johnson was 0-1; Borsgard 2-5, 2 R. bined to hold the Pirates to R, 1 RBI; KLovell 1-4, 1 RBI; Johnson 0-3; Borsgard Windom pitchers: Mellstrom (L, 0-1) 3.1 IP, 8 R, 2 ER, portunity to play in a bottom of the first, as Danny 4 H, 5 BB, 1 K; Sammons 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K; four hits. 0-3, 1 R. hit by a pitch to drive in a game. Kneeland and Noah Kloss Windom pitchers: CLovell (L, 0-1) 7 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 10 Kneeland 3.2 IP, 6 R, 4 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K; Riordan 1 Fairmont led 4-0 in the H, 1 BB, 10 K; Walklin 1 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 0 K; run and Joel Riordan drew a IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K. “Fortunately, the gov- each scored on wild pitches Sammons 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 K. bases-loaded walk. ernor gave us the go- fourth inning when the Pi- ahead and I think it will be OK,” Windom Coach Jess Smith said. “Iowa and South Dakota have been playing a couple of weeks. Technically, we’ve been able to prac- The lateral line, a fish’s sixth sense DNR anticipates busy tice since about May 16 Del Wehrs- but we waited to get all pann, Scott the protocols together and Ben weekend on area lakes Kuecker with ■ Hot weather could mean “It’s been an active and see if games would more traffic on area lakes spring for fishing because be possible. a nice batch over the holiday weekend. it’s one of the things people “Now that we got the of catfish from the Min- have been able to do,” go-ahead for games, By JOEL ALVSTAD Doorenbos said. “People we’ve been getting nesota River. Del was one A hot, steamy forecast have wanted to get out of practices in and getting for the Fourth of July the house. Early in the ready to go.” of the found- ing fathers of weekend could lead to executive order, fishing Smith said that some plenty of traffic on area was an activity that was teams in the league n CURE, Clean RON KUECKER Up our River lakes. allowed. have not received clear- That could be good news “Society, in general, is ance to play on their Environment. Outdoors Columnist It is head- for area anglers, who have kind of overbooked some- fields, meaning those [email protected] so far had quite an active times. When COVID-19 teams may be forced to quartered in Running down each side start to the fishing season. hit, people were looking play only road games or Montevideo. of a fish’s body is a sixth DNR Area Fisheries for things to do. Fishing not play at all. sense, so to speak. We all Supervisor Ryan Dooren- license sales have been up. Additionally, rather know our five senses; touch, bos said that the bite for Traffic on the lakes have than doubleheaders, hearing, sight, taste and walleye in the area has been up. The downside teams will play a single smell. But in the fish family been slowing down after a is because there are a lot seven-inning game, SUBMITTED and some stages of amphib- hot start. But other game more people on the lakes, with a 1:45 time limit. seven-foot rods. properly filleted by Del in ians, another sense is pres- fish, as well as most pan there’s the potential for No hurry, it’s too much about 20 minutes. This in- ent. It’s called the lateral fish, continue to be active. accidents. We just had a fun. We tossed back a couple cluded cutting out the lateral line. “When the water tem- tragedy recently at Lake of three- to four-pound red- line that Del insisted could A LOOK BACK Maybe a better name perature went up and Shetek.” horse suckers, even caught give bad flavor to the meat. might be motion detector. more people started to go Doorenbos said that TEN YEARS AGO a freshwater drum, called Then we soaked them I was recently reminded out, we started hearing Talcot Lake remains to be The Legion Post 206 s sheepshead because from in light salt water in the of it as we “catfished” with reports of people catching an area hot spot, but an- baseball team won three the side the entire fish looks refrigerator for a day or two. Del and Shirley Wehrspenn walleye on several lakes glers on several lakes have of four games, including like a sheep’s head. We each Covered in your favorite bat- of Montevideo. They served in the area,” Doorenbos been successful. a pair of one-run wins kept five of the eight to nine ter and pan fried in butter up to the three generations said. “We’re approaching “Talcot is active because over MLBO. Post 206 won cats we caught in two hours. proved Del right. They tasted of us Kuecker boys an early the time of year when the the fish are kind of con- the opener 8-7, rally- In a first-person book nearly as good as a walleye evening of fun fishing. Oh, walleye bite slows. They’re centrated by that dam,” ing for a walk-off win. about catfishing in the Il- filet. In late July or August the serving on a platter out of spawning mode and Doorenbos said. “The fish Justin Axford hit an RBI linois River, borrowed from that might not be so true. would come a few days later. vegetation is up. But it’s are definitely in the system single and the winning Jim Foreman, those one- Even the Kuecker gals But the first serving was the still pretty good and there and there’s been good flow run scored when Tim pound catfish were illegally back in Marshall agreed, best, a steady tug on the line are plenty of other game to the river, but the fish Larson reached on an saved by the locals. Wardens they are good. Now they behind a jig and a crawler. fish out there. They might aren’t going to get back error. Jake Holt had two turned their heads to that are pushing for a river float Wow, those one- to two- not catch limits, but they’re over the dam.” hits. Salvador Caballero small indiscretion because with Del and Shirley to catch pound catfish can fight when catching decent-sized fish The Des Moines River earned the pitching win. it was a ritual in that area another batch of those Blue against a Minnesota River and there are a lot of pan also has been busy. Dooren- In the nightcap, Holt hit to catch a batch of them Ribbon Cats. current, even with the flow fish being caught.” bos attributes that to the a two-run single to give for a Friday night fry at a and depth being down this Because fishing was lower water levels. Windom the lead on its local pub. The favorite beer More lateral line info late June. No quick reel in specifically exempted from “The rock riffles have way to a 5-4 victory. Holt of that era was Pabst Blue and toss in the boat like That lateral line, easily the original Stay Home MN been doing what they’re had three hits and was Ribbon, so those tasty small those bass tourney guys. seen when you remove the executive order, the fishing supposed to do,” Doorenbos the winning pitcher. catfish became known as Let those cats fight as they skin from the fish is a sepa- traffic on area lakes, and said. “But with lower water Spencer Wolter was “Blue Ribbon Cats.” go side to side, maybe even rate nerve system all its even on the Des Moines levels, it allows anglers to Windom’s top finisher Well, we brought home surface before they go deep River, has been significant- at the State Hershey’s five apiece of those tasty Track Meet. and struggle against the ly higher this spring. Blue Ribbon Cats after being SEE RON •BACK PAGE SEE FISH •BACK PAGE ■ COTTONWOOD COUNTY CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020 8 Public Notices NOTICE OF MORTGAGE UNDER MINNESOTA STAT- TORS Credit Union (952) 831-4060 of said Lot 6 which is the point FORECLOSURE SALE UTES, SECTION 582.032, It is Ordered and Notice is SERVICER: Fulda Area THIS IS A of beginning of the tract to THE RIGHT TO VERI- DETERMINING, AMONG given that on Aug 12, 2020 at Credit Union COMMUNICATION FROM be described; thence West on FICATION OF THE DEBT OTHER THINGS, THAT THE 8:30 a.m., a hearing will be DATE AND PLACE OF A DEBT COLLECTOR and along the South line of AND IDENTITY OF THE MORTGAGED PREMISES held in this Court at the Cot- FILING: Filed July 17, 2018, (478— July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, said Lot 6 a distance of 503.48’, ORIGINAL CREDITOR ARE IMPROVED WITH A tonwood County Courthouse, Cottonwood County Recorder, Aug. 5, 2020) more or less, to the Easterly WITHIN THE TIME PRO- RESIDENTIAL DWELLING 900 Third Avenue, Windom, as Document Number 283485 ______line of North Redding Av- VIDED BY LAW IS NOT AF- OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, Minnesota 56101-0097, for the LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF Building & Zoning Office enue extended Northerly; FECTED BY THIS ACTION. ARE NOT PROPERTY USED formal probate of an instru- PROPERTY: City Hall, 444 9th Street, thence North 00° 00’ 00” East NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- IN AGRICULTURAL PRO- ment purporting to be the That part of the Southwest P.O. Box 38 a distance of 268.80’; thence EN: That default has occurred DUCTION, AND ARE ABAN- decedent’s Will dated Novem- Quarter (SW ¼) of Section Windom, MN 56101 in a Northeasterly direction in the conditions of the fol- DONED. ber 18, 2004, and for the ap- Eighteen (18) in Township Phone: 507-831-6125 to a point on the North line lowing described mortgage: MORTGAGOR(S) RE- pointment of Warren Winkel, One Hundred Six (106) North, CITY OF WINDOM of said Lot 6 which is located DATE OF MORTGAGE: LEASED FROM FINANCIAL whose address is 217 E 14th of Range Thirty-four (34) West PLANNING COMMISSION 479.45’ West of the Northeast December 23, 2013 OBLIGATION ON MORT- Street, Pella, Iowa 50219, as of the Fifth Principal Merid- PUBLIC HEARING corner of said Lot 6; thence ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL GAGE: None personal representative of the ian in Cottonwood County, NOTICE East along the North line AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: Dated: May 29, 2020 estate of the decedent in an Minnesota, described as fol- REZONING of said Lot 6 a distance of $73,500.00 AMERICAN ADVISORS unsupervised administration. lows, to-wit: Commencing at APPLICATION 479.45’, more or less, to the MORTGAGOR(S): Nydeen GROUP Any objections to the peti- the southwest corner of said Pursuant to City of Win- Northeast corner of said Lot L. Koob, an unmarried woman Mortgagee tion must be raised at the Southwest Quarter (SW ¼), dom, City Code Sections 6; thence Southwesterly along MORTGAGEE: Mortgage TROTT LAW, P.C. hearing or filed with the this being the place of begin- 152.525-152.530 and 152.580- the Easterly line of said Lot 6 Electronic Registration Sys- By: /s/______Court prior to the hearing. If ning; thence East along the 152.583, notice is hereby given a distance of 514.26’, more or tems, Inc., as nominee for One N. Kibongni Fondungallah, the petition is proper and no South boundary line of said that the Applicant, Economic less, to the point of beginning. Reverse Mortgage, LLC Esq. objections are filed or raised, Southwest Quarter (SW ¼) Development Authority of Property Address: 1925 DATE AND PLACE OF Samuel R. Coleman, Esq. the personal representative a distance of 370 feet; thence Windom, 444 Ninth Street, North Redding Avenue, Win- FILING: Recorded on June *Michael van Muelken, will be appointed with the at right angle North parallel Windom, Minnesota, has dom, MN. 10, 2014 as Document Number Esq.* full power to administer the with the West boundary line submitted an application to Parcel No.: 25-839-0075. 273076 in the Office of the Attorneys for Mortgagee estate, including the power to of said Southwest Quarter rezone a portion of a 10-acre Prior to the public hearing, County Recorder of Cotton- 25 Dale Street North collect all assets; pay all legal (SW ¼) a distance of 950 feet, lot in Block 2 of the Windom members of the public may wood County, Minnesota. St. Paul, MN 55102 debts, claims, taxes, and ex- more or less, to a point of in- Industrial Park Subdivision. contact the Office of the Eco- ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT- (651) 209-9760 penses; sell real and personal tersection with the South line The purpose of this applica- nomic Development Author- GAGE: Assigned to: American (19-0862-FC01) property; and do all necessary of that certain creek running tion is to request a change ity of Windom by phone at Advisors Group by assign- THIS IS A COMMUNICA- acts for the estate. in a general northeasterly in the zoning classification 507-832-8661 or 507-832-8659, or ment recorded on July 8, 2019 TION FROM A DEBT COL- Notice is also given that, course over and across said from the current “I-1 Light by e-mail at drew.hage@win- as Document Number 286267 LECTOR. subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3- Southwest Quarter (SW ¼); Industrial” District to an “R-3 dommn.com, or in person to in the Office of the County Re- (462 — June 3, 10, 17, 24, 801, all creditors having thence southwesterly along Multi-Family” District. obtain information concern- corder of Cottonwood County, July 1, 8, 2020) claims against the decedent’s the South line of said creek A public hearing to consid- ing the terms and conditions ______Minnesota. estate are required to present a distance of 419 feet; more er this rezoning application of the proposed sale. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF Building & Zoning Office the claims to the personal or less, to a point in the West will be held before the Plan- Due to the health pandemic, PROPERTY: Land Situated in City Hall, representative or to the Court boundary line of said South- ning Commission in the City the Governor’s Executive the County of Cottonwood in 444 9th Street, P.O. Box 38 within four (4) months after west Quarter (SW ¼), which Council Chambers at City Orders, and the City’s local the State of MN Windom, MN 56101 the date of this notice or the point is a distance of 750 feet Hall, 444 9th Street, Win- emergency declaration, the All that part of Outlot “A” of Phone: 507-831-6125 claims will be barred. North of the southwest cor- dom, MN 56101 on Tuesday, meeting will be conducted by County Auditor`s Subdivision CITY OF WINDOM BY THE COURT ner of said Southwest Quarter July 14, 2020, at 7:05 p.m. electronic means. If you wish No. Eleven (11) in the Village PLANNING COMMISSION Christina M. Wietzema (SW ¼); thence South along Prior to the public hearing, to monitor the public hear- of Jeffers, described as fol- PUBLIC HEARING Judge of District Court the West boundary line of members of the public may ing by teleconference, please lows, to wit: NOTICE Dated: Jun 23 2020 2:48 PM said Southwest Quarter (SW contact the Building & Zoning contact the EDA Office for Beginning at the Southeast VARIANCE Denise Brandel ¼) a distance of 750 feet to the Office at City Hall by phone at instructions. Members of the corner of said Outlot “A” APPLICATION — FRONT Court Administrator point of beginning. 507-832-8660 or 507-832-8659, public accessing the meeting thence West along the south YARD SETBACK Dated: Jun 23 2020 2:48 PM PROPERTY ADDRESS: or by e-mail at andrew.spiel- will be asked to mute their line of said Outlot “A” for Pursuant to City of Win- By: Sheila Pierson 55042 350th St, Mountain [email protected], or in phones’ microphones until a distance of One Hundred dom, City Code Sections Paul N. Muske (MN# 76831) Lake, MN 56159 person to obtain information the allotted time for public Fifty (150) feet; thence North 152.525-152.530 and 152.565- Muske, Suhrhoff PROPERTY IDENTIFICA- concerning the application comments. Following the parallel with the east line 152.568, notice is hereby given & Pidde, Ltd. TION NUMBER: 11-018-0201 materials. public hearing, the Author- of said Outlot “A” to a point that the Owner and Applicant, 112 N. Cass Avenue COUNTY IN WHICH PROP- Due to the health pandemic, ity will make a decision as to one hundred twelve (112) feet Jared A. Baloun, has submit- P.O. Box 143 ERTY IS LOCATED: Cotton- the Governor’s Executive whether to approve the sale of south of the north line of said ted a zoning application for a Springfield Minnesota wood Orders, and the City’s local this property on the proposed Outlot “A”; thence East paral- variance for property located 56087 THE AMOUNT CLAIMED emergency declaration, the terms and conditions. lel with the north line of said in an R-2 District. The Ap- Telephone: (507) 723-6221 TO BE DUE ON THE MORT- meeting will be conducted ECONOMIC DEVELOP- Outlot “A” for a distance of plicant requests a variance Facsimile: (507) 723-6224 GAGE ON THE DATE OF THE by electronic means. If you MENT AUTHORITY OF WIN- One Hundred Fifty (150) feet, to allow the placement of an Objections to the petition NOTICE: $135,997.56 wish to monitor or partici- DOM more or less, to the east line of existing storage shed on the for appointment of the per- THAT all pre-foreclosure pate in the public hearing by 444 9th Street said Outlot “A”; thence South west side of the property. This sonal representative must requirements have been com- teleconference, please contact P. O. Box 38 along the east line of said Out- placement will have a front be filed prior to the hearing plied with; that no action or the Building & Zoning Office Windom, MN 56101 lot “A” to the southeast corner yard setback less than the with the Cottonwood County proceeding has been insti- for instructions. Members of Phone: 507-831-6125 thereof, being the point of minimum required by City Court Administration office tuted at law or otherwise to the public accessing the meet- Published: July 1, 2020 beginning. Code Section 152.068. The ex- by: efiling (electronic filing); recover the debt secured by ing will be asked to mute their (COTTONWOOD COUNTY STREET ADDRESS OF isting structures, setbacks, lot email: 5thCottonwoodCourt- said mortgage, or any part phones’ microphones until CITIZEN) PROPERTY: 503 N COURT- area, and proposed placement [email protected]; thereof; the allotted time for public (479 — July 1, 2020) ______HOUSE AVE, JEFFERS, MN of the storage shed are shown mail at P.O. Box 97, Windom, PURSUANT, to the power comments. 56145 on the plot plan which is on MN 56101 or by depositing it of sale contained in said Legally described as fol- ECONOMIC COUNTY IN WHICH PROP- file in the Building & Zoning in the drop box located at the mortgage, the above described lows: All that part of Lot 6 DEVELOPMENT ERTY IS LOCATED: Cotton- Office in City Hall. north side of the Cottonwood property will be sold by the in Block 2 of Windom Indus- AUTHORITY OF WINDOM wood County, Minnesota. A public hearing to con- County Courthouse at 900 3rd Sheriff of said county as trial Park Subdivision in the PUBLIC HEARING THE AMOUNT CLAIMED sider this application will Avenue, Windom, MN.Any follows: City of Windom, Cottonwood NOTICE TO BE DUE ON THE MORT- be held before the Planning interested person planning on DATE AND TIME OF County, Minnesota, described SALE OF LAND GAGE ON THE DATE OF THE Commission in the City Hall attending the hearing should SALE: August 19, 2020, as follows: Commencing at Notice is hereby given that NOTICE: $56,287.04 Council Chambers, 444 contact Court Administration 10:00 AM Southeast corner of said the Economic Development TRANSACTION AGENT: Ninth Street, Windom, MN at 507-831-4551. PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Lot 6 which is the point of Authority of Windom (the Mortgage Electronic Registra- 56101 on Tuesday, July 14, (476— July 1, 8, 2020) Main Office, Law Enforce- beginning of the tract to be “Authority”) will hold a public ______tion Systems, Inc. 2020, at 7:05 p.m. ment Center, 902 Fifth Avenue, described; thence West on hearing, pursuant to Minne- NAME OF MORTGAGE Prior to the public hearing, BIDDING NOTICE Windom, MN 56101 and along the South line of sota law, concerning the pro- ORIGINATOR: One Reverse members of the public may The City of Windom is to pay the debt secured by said Lot 6 a distance of 503.48’, posed sale of property owned Mortgage, LLC contact the Building & Zoning requesting bids for audio vi- said mortgage and taxes, if more or less, to the Easterly by the Authority and located RESIDENTIAL SERVICER: Office at City Hall by phone sual equipment for the City any, on said premises and line of North Redding Av- in the City of Windom. The Celink at 507-832-8660 or 507-832-8659 Council Chambers to furnish the costs and disbursements, enue extended Northerly; public hearing will be held TAX PARCEL IDENTIFICA- or by e-mail at andrew.spiel- and provide all labor, materi- including attorneys fees al- thence North 00° 00’ 00” East in the Windom City Council TION NUMBER: 21-173-0010 [email protected] to ob- als and equipment necessary lowed by law, subject to re- a distance of 268.80’; thence Chambers at 444 9th Street, TRANSACTION AGENT’S tain information concerning per supplied specifications demption within 6 months in a Northeasterly direction Windom, Minnesota, on MORTGAGE IDENTIFICA- the application materials. in accordance to the general from the date of said sale by to a point on the North line Monday, July 13, 2020, at TION NUMBER: 1003195- Due to the health pandemic, terms, conditions and details the mortgagor(s) the personal of said Lot 6 which is located approximately 12:05 p.m. 3319656451-6 the Governor’s Executive outlined hereafter: representatives or assigns. 479.45’ West of the Northeast The property to be sold is THAT no action or proceed- Orders, and the City’s local Specifications are available TIME AND DATE TO corner of said Lot 6; thence described as: Lot 2, Except the ing has been instituted at emergency declaration, the from: VACATE PROPERTY: If East along the North line South 2 Feet, in Block 2 of Riv- law to recover the debt then meeting will be conducted City of Windom the real estate is an owner- of said Lot 6 a distance of erbluff Estates Subdivision remaining secured by such by electronic means. If you 444 9th Street occupied, single-family 479.45’, more or less, to the to the City of Windom, Cot- mortgage, or any part thereof, wish to monitor or partici- PO Box 38 dwelling, unless otherwise Northeast corner of said Lot tonwood County, Minnesota. or, if the action or proceeding pate in the public hearing by Windom, MN 56101 provided by law, the date 6; thence Southwesterly along Property Address: 453 River has been instituted, that the teleconference, please contact Or by Contacting: on or before which the the Easterly line of said Lot 6 Bluff Drive, Windom, MN. same has been discontinued, the Building & Zoning Office Steve Nasby, mortgagor(s) must vacate a distance of 514.26’, more or Parcel No.: 25-688-0220. or that an execution upon the for instructions. Members of City Administrator the property, if the mort- less, to the point of beginning. Prior to the public hear- judgment rendered therein the public accessing the meet- 507-832-8650 gage is not reinstated un- Parcel ID #: 25-839-0075 ing, members of the public has been returned unsatis- ing will be asked to mute their Bid proposals in accor- der section 580.30 or the Address of the Property: may contact the Office of the fied, in whole or in part. phones’ microphones until dance with the conditions, property is not redeemed 1925 North Redding Avenue, Economic Development Au- PURSUANT, to the power the allotted time for public specifications, and instruc- under section 580.23, is Windom, MN 56101 thority of Windom by phone of sale contained in said comments. tions will be received no later 11:59 p.m. on February 19, By Order of the City of at 507-832-8661 or 507-832-8659 mortgage, the above described Legally described as fol- than 2:00 p.m. CST, July 15, 2021, or the next business day Windom or by e-mail at drew.hage@ property will be sold by the lows: Tract in North Part of 2020. if February 19, 2021 falls on Andrew W. Spielman, Zon- windommn.com to obtain Sheriff of said county as Lots 13 and 14 of Billings’ Sub- THE CITY OF WINDOM a Saturday, Sunday or legal ing Administrator information concerning the follows: division No. 2 in the City of RESERVES THE RIGHT holiday. Published: Cottonwood terms and conditions of the DATE AND TIME OF SALE: Windom, Cottonwood County, TO REJECT ANY OR ALL “THE TIME ALLOWED County Citizen (July 1, 2020) proposed sale. July 24, 2020 at 10:00 AM. Minnesota. (abbreviated de- PROPOSALS, AND WAIVE BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION (480 — July 1, 2020) Due to the health pandemic, PLACE OF SALE: Cotton- scription) ALL INFORMALITIES. BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE ______the Governor’s Executive wood County Sheriff ’s Office, Parcel ID #: 25-133-0090 (477— July 1, 8, 2020) MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL ECONOMIC Orders, and the City’s local ______Law Enforcement Center, 902 Address of the Property is: REPRESENTATIVES OR AS- DEVELOPMENT emergency declaration, the Fifth Ave, Windom, MN 56101. 330 Highway 71 North, Win- 20-112953 SIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED AUTHORITY meeting will be conducted by to pay the debt then secured dom, MN 56101 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDI- OF WINDOM electronic means. If you wish by said mortgage and taxes, if By Order of the City of FORECLOSURE SALE CIAL ORDER IS ENTERED PUBLIC HEARING to monitor the public hear- any actually paid by the mort- Windom THE RIGHT TO VERI- UNDER MINNESOTA STAT- NOTICE ing by teleconference, please gagee, on the premises and Andrew Spielman, Zoning FICATION OF THE DEBT UTES SECTION 582.032 SALE OF LAND contact the EDA Office for the costs and disbursements Administrator AND IDENTITY OF THE DETERMINING, AMONG Notice is hereby given that instructions. Members of the allowed by law. The time al- Published: Cottonwood ORIGINAL CREDITOR OTHER THINGS, THAT THE the Economic Development public accessing the meeting lowed by law for redemption County Citizen (July 1, 2020) WITHIN THE TIME PRO- MORTGAGED PREMISES Authority of Windom (the will be asked to mute their by said mortgagor(s), their (475— July 1, 2020) VIDED BY LAW IS NOT AF- ARE IMPROVED WITH A “Authority”) will hold a public phones’ microphones until ______personal representatives or FECTED BY THIS ACTION. RESIDENTIAL DWELLING hearing, pursuant to Minne- the allotted time for public assigns is twelve (12) months STATE OF MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- OF LESS THAN 5 UNITS, sota law, concerning the pro- comments. Following the from the date of sale. COUNTY OF EN, that default has occurred ARE NOT PROPERTY USED posed sale of property owned public hearing, the Author- TIME AND DATE TO VA- COTTONWOOD in the conditions of the fol- FOR AGRICULTURAL PRO- by the Authority and located ity will make a decision as to CATE PROPERTY: Unless DISTRICT COURT lowing described mortgage: DUCTION, AND ARE ABAN- in the City of Windom. The whether to approve the sale of said mortgage is reinstated or FIFTH DATE OF MORTGAGE: DONED. public hearing will be held this property on the proposed the property redeemed, or un- JUDICIAL DISTRICT July 12, 2018 Dated: June 29, 2020 in the Windom City Council terms and conditions. less the time for redemption PROBATE COURT ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL Fulda Area Credit Union Chambers at 444 9th Street, ECONOMIC DEVELOP- is reduced by judicial order, DIVISION AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: Mortgagee Windom, Minnesota, on MENT AUTHORITY OF WIN- you must vacate the premises Court File No.: 17PR20284 $130,200.00 SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP Monday, July 13, 2020, at DOM by 11:59 p.m. on July 26, 2021. In Re: Estate of Viola MORTGAGOR(S): Jason M. BY ______approximately 12:15 p.m. 444 9th Street THE TIME ALLOWED BY Winkel, Decedent. Sumner and Julie M. Sumner, Lawrence P. Zielke - 152559 The property to be sold is P. O. Box 38 LAW FOR REDEMPTION NOTICE OF AND OR- as husband and wife Melissa L. B. Porter - 0337778 described as: All that part of Windom, MN 56101 BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE DER FOR HEARING ON MORTGAGEE: Fulda Area Gary J. Evers - 0134764 Lot 6 in Block 2 of Windom Phone: 507-831-6125 MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL PETITION FOR FORMAL Credit Union Attorneys for Mortgagee Industrial Park Subdivision Published: July 1, 2020 REPRESENTATIVES OR AS- PROBATE OF WILL AND LENDER OR BROKER Shapiro & Zielke, LLP in the City of Windom, Cot- (COTTONWOOD COUNTY SIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED APPOINTMENT OF PER- AND MORTGAGE ORIGI- 12550 West Frontage Road, tonwood County, Minnesota, CITIZEN) TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDI- SONAL REPRESENTATIVE NATOR STATED ON THE Suite 200 described as follows: Com- (474— July 1, 2020) CIAL ORDER IS ENTERED AND NOTICE TO CREDI- MORTGAGE: Fulda Area Burnsville, MN 55337 mencing at Southeast corner ■ COTTONWOOD COUNTY CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020 9

ublic otices STATE OF MINNESOTA Appointment of Personal the Court, andP any properly Nclaims against the decedent’s e-mail: [email protected] The quotations should be COUNTY OF Representative was filed with filed objection will be heard estate are required to present (473 — June 24, July 1, 2020) addressed to Independent COTTONWOOD the Registrar, along with a by the Court after notice is the claims to the personal ______School District No. 177, PO DISTRICT COURT Will dated March 8, 2005. The provided to interested per- representative or to the Court Request for Quotations Box 177, Windom, MN 56101 FIFTH Registrar accepted the appli- sons of the date of hearing on within four (4) months after The Board of Education of and be marked “SCHOOL JUDICIAL DISTRICT cation and appointed Emmy the objection. the date of this notice or the Independent School District MILK QUOTATION” on the Court File No.: 17-PR-20-160 J. Wildermuth whose address Unless objections are filed, claims will be barred. No. 177, Windom, Minnesota, outside of the envelope. In Re: Estate of Colleen is 51200 370th Street, Bingham and unless the Court orders Dated: April 20, 2020 will receive quotations on Independent School Dis- J. Swenson, also known as Lake, MN 56118, to serve as the otherwise, the personal rep- /S/Sharon Tellinghuisen — milk for the special milk/ trict No. 177, Windom, Min- Colleen Jeanette Swenson, personal representative of the resentative has the full power Sharon Tellinghuisen school lunch program for nesota reserves the right to Decedent. decedent’s estate. to administer the estate, in- Registrar the 2020-21 school year at the reject any or all quotations NOTICE OF INFORMAL Any heir, devisee or other cluding, after thirty (30) days O’NEILL, O’NEILL & District Office until 10:00 a.m., and to waive any irregulari- PROBATE OF WILL AND interested person may be en- from the issuance of letters BARDUSON Wednesday, July 15 2020. ties in quotations. INFORMAL APPOINTMENT titled to appointment as per- testamentary, the power to Damain D. Sandy Specifications, instructions Barbara E. Jones, Clerk OF PERSONAL REPRESEN- sonal representative or may sell, encumber, lease, or dis- Atty. Reg. No: 240667 and quotation forms are on Independent School TATIVE AND NOTICE TO object to the appointment of tribute any interest in real 114 No. Hiawatha file in the District Office. District No. 177 CREDITORS the personal representative. estate owned by the decedent. PO. Box 128 Quotations must be submitted (467 — July 1, 8, 2020) Notice is given that an Ap- Any objection to the appoint- Notice is further given Pipestone, MN 56164 on the form that contains the plication for Informal Pro- ment of the personal repre- that, subject to Minn. Stat. § Telephone: 507-825-4266 specifications. bate of Will and Informal sentative must be filed with 524.3-801, all creditors having Facsimile: 507-825-4267

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n COTTONWOOD COUNTY CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020 10 Professional Directory ACCOUNTING/TAX SERVICES AG REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY CHIROPRACTOR Margaret McDonald Daniel A. Birkholz • Attorney at Law Hedman CHiropraCtiC Center L.L.C. Accounting At your side. On your side. Dr. Brian Hedman Certified Public Accountant • Criminal Defense • Litigation ✱ Health care for all ages 507-831-2614 • Family Law (Custody) • Real Estate ✱ For pain relief & higher quality of health • Ta x preparation • Estate Planning • Wills - Probate • Payroll services ✱ Most insurance accepted • Bookkeeping • Financial Birkholz Law, LLC statements — Over 40 years of experience — Please Call 507-831-4770 St. James Westbrook (Thursdays) Mon. — 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. 307 9th Street 906 4th Ave., Suite 4, 507-375-3374 507-274-6501 Tues. thru Fri. — 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Windom, MN 56101 Windom, MN

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Susan Goodemote, CNP Kathy Harder, CNP Kayla Pineda, CNP Megan Pohlman, PA-C Brett Van Kley, MD AJ Yusuf, MD PSYCHOLOGISTS THISNot pictured:SPACE Shelly Palmer,IS PA-C and Karen Uecker-Bezdicek, CNP AVAILABLE! • Consulting Psychiatrist • Licensed Consulting

SusanSusan Goodemote, Goodemote, CNP CNP Kathy Harder, Kathy CNP Harder, Kayla CNP Pineda, CNP Kayla Megan Pineda, Pohlman, CNP PA-C Megan Brett Van Pohlman, Kley, MD PA-C AJ Yusuf, Brett MD Van Kley, MD AJ Yusuf, MD Psychologists Call: 831-3455 or NotNot pictured: pictured: Shelly Shelly Palmer, Palmer, PA-C and PA-C Karen Uecker-Bezdicek,and Karen Uecker-Bezdicek, CNP CNP FAMILY MEDICINE SERVICES • Marriage & 800-658-2510 Family Counseling CLOSE TO HOMEFAMILY MEDICINE SERVICES 8:00Windom a.m. to 5:00 (507) p.m. 831-2223 CLOSE TO HOME CRISIS HOTLINE 507-831-2090 MondayMountain thru Friday Lake (507) 427-3332Windom (507) 831-2223 41385 US Hwy 71 Mountain Lake (507) 427-3332 800-642-1525 Windom 018032-00032 12/17 018032-00032 12/17 REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE/INSURANCE

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CottonwoodThe Shopper/Cottonwood County Citizen/Citizen Publishing County CompanyCitizen To place your classified ad, call: Classified Ad Deadlines TAMMY HOLT 12:00 noon 5:00 p.m. 507-831-3455 or 800-658-2510 Monday for Citizen Thursday for Shopper 24-Hour FAX 507-831-3740 Friday for Observer/Advocate Email: [email protected] CLASSIFIEDS Friday for Southern Peach Auctions Auctions Employment Pickups Pickups Motorcycles Farm Equip. For Sale Boats/Motors SAT., JULY 11, 10:00 SAT., AUG. 8, 9:00 a.m. APARTMENT MAN- 2003 FORD F-150 XLT, 2016 DODGE RAM 2001 YAMAHA V STAR 1,500-bushel wet hold- TWELVE-PLACE SET- 1997 MIRRO CRAFT a.m. Live broadcast on- Fred Blau estate, and Nan- AGER NEEDED Tangle- 4x4 supercab, black with 1500 LARAMIE EDI- CLASSIC 1100. Un- ing bin. 507-628-4293 TING OF FRANCISCAN BOAT, 17’, with trailer, line estate farm equip- cy Blau, owners station- wood Estates in Windom gray interior, 170,000 TION. Crew cab, 4x4, der 10,000 miles, very or 507-227-8636. DINNERWARE, Desert cover and 115-hp. Mer- ment auction for Arlo ary engines, antique farm is accepting applications miles, good tires, au- 1,665 miles, heated front good shape, good tires, Rose pattern, all serving cury outboard motor. 2 “Doc” Bretzman located equipment and household for a site manager. Part tomatic locks and win- and back seats, heated $3,000 OBO. 507-822- 1990 JD 4455 TRAC- pieces, lots of extras. Livewells, extra storage, at 92873 450th Avenue, auction located at 14242 time work with flexible dows, ac works, towing steering wheel, naviga- 2336. TOR, 2WD. One owner, Made in California. Ask- fish finder, trolling motor Windom. Online bidding Knauf Avenue, Reading. hours. Administrative package, minimal rust. tion system, bed liner, well maintained, 2,902 ing $500 OBO. Call 507- and extras. $8,500. 507- through www.equipment- Randy Buntjer Auction & and good people skills Engine needs to be re- flame red, like brand hours. Two remote’s, 327-6254. 822-6328. facts.com or www.pikebid. Realty, auctioneers. a must! Some mainte- placed. Call Randy, rural new. Call 507-847-5344 Autos Quad-Range, new front com. Dan Pike Auction rubber, duals, rock box. TAYLOR SOFT SERVE SAT., AUG. 22, 10:00 nance and grounds care Odin, 507-230-1030. or 507-841-0103. 2016 DODGE GRAND Company, auctioneers. a.m. Wayne Paplow es- helpful. Employment $50,000 OBO. 614-291- ICE CREAM MACHINE, Rec. Vehicles 2000 FORD F350, crew CARAVAN SE, 61,000 7358. 220v. Asking $3,500. SAT., JULY 11, 10:30 tate and Sheila Paplow, application required miles, black, flex fuel, 2000 DAMON INTRUD- owner retirement farm and found on www. cab, 4x4, automatic, Motorcycles Call 507-920-8771. a.m. David Rodoni es- long box, 7.3 power rear camera, running COMPLETE SET of DA- ER 36’, Ford chasis, tate/Barbara Rodoni equipment auction locat- lifestyleinc.net/employ- 1982 HONDA MAGNA boards. Asking $12,500. KOTA aeration tubes, ANTIQUE ROLLTOP V10, 340-h.p., 4-speed, ed at 100 West 1st Street, ment.asp or by calling stroke diesel, 230,000 auction located at 2080 miles. Asking $9,000. V45, very good condi- Call 507-995-8560. with fan for grain bin. Call DESK, from the Derby 29,966 actual miles, 2 Brian Avenue, Windom. downtown Dundee. Ran- 507-451-8524, tdd 507- dy Buntjer Auction & 507-920-8771. tion, good tires, new 507-227-6074. Desk Co., Boston, MA. slides, roof AC, sleeps 6. John Croatt, auctioneer. 451-0704 EOE. battery, 35,843 miles. 1992 LINCOLN TOWN- 33 x 58 inches. Call 507- Call 507-360-4603. Realty, auctioneers. CAR, good runner, 25- 1954 WD-45 ALLIS SAT., AUG. 1, 9:00 a.m. Asking $2,795. Call 507- 276-8677. SAT., AUG. 29, 10:00 956-3941. 39 mpg, clean, maroon CHALMERS TRACTOR, 1992 STARCRAFT POP Craig Vastenhout, owner a.m. Glenn Gustafson, color, 180M, $2,200. Call narrow front. Call 507- INVACARE POWER UP CAMPER, excellent retirement farm equip- owner retirement farm 1982 HARLEY DAVID- 507-445-3178. 628-4293. WHEELCHAIR. Joystick condition. stored inside. ment auction located at equipment auction lo- CAREER SPECIALIST SON TOUR GLIDE operated, special seat Asking $2,500. Call 507- 14215 Ahlers Avenue, cated at 12063 Town CLASSIC, custom paint, 960 FARM KING SNOW- for comfort, with bat- 956-3941. Kenneth. Randy Buntjer Ave., Dundee. Randy WORTHINGTON OFFICE 42,000 miles, like new, Farm Equip. BLOWER, 3-point, never tery and charger. Very Auction & Realty, auc- Buntjer Auction & Realty, make a reasonable offer. used. Asking $5,000. call good condition. Asking tioneers. COTTONWOOD COUNTY OFFICE — WINDOM Horse drawn farm equip- 507-628-4293. Notice auctioneers. Call 507-832-9141. ment, single disk. 507- $3,700. 507-425-2740. 32 HOURS/WEEK WITH BENEFITS 2003 HARLEY DAVID- 276-8677. 1999-2002 CHEVY SIL- Please check your ad For Sale after the first insertion The Southwest Minnesota Private Industry SON DINA LOW RIDER, INTERNATIONAL 5 16” VERADO rear diff as- 100th anniversary edi- sembly, 6-bolt axle, disc and bring any errors to WORK & LEARN Council offers individualized employment and PLOW. Good condition. 20’ X 40’ metal corru- our attention immedi- training services for customers referred by the tion, 7,322 miles, very Works good. $900. Call gated machine shed or brake, 342 gears (non- good condition, new bat- locking),good shape. ately. Corrections will COORDINATOR county who are on assistance and are looking 507-380-5286, Lewis- garage. 507-276-8677. be cheerfully made. We to become self-sufficient. We are a private, tery, good tires. Asking ville, if no answer please $100. 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(Class A License preferred) • Ability to perform physical labor indoors and outdoors in all weather condi- GREECE &GREECE HER ISLANDS & HER ISLANDS tions. • Good communication skills and ability to work with the general public. Athens • MykonosAthens • Santorini • Mykonos • Santorini Salary $55,681 to $69,409 depending on experience and qualifications. 10 days, departs10 April days, - September departs April 2021 - September 2021 Application materials and the job description are Go back in time forGo a 10-dayback in trip time through for a 10-day ancient trip Greece. through Start ancient with Greece. Start with available at Windom City Hall, 444 9th Street, or 3 days in Athens, where3 days youin Athens, will visit where the Parthenon, you will visit the the Acropolis Parthenon, the Acropolis on the City’s website (www.windom-mn.com). and Acropolis Museum,and Acropolis and more, Museum, after meeting and more, your after fellow meeting your fellow Submit applications to: travelers at a welcometravelers dinner. at a Then welcome it’s on dinner. to 2 of Then the mostit’s on popular to 2 of the most popular City of Windom Greek islands—Mykonos,Greek islands—Mykonos, famous for its windmills, famous whitewashed for its windmills, whitewashed PO Box 38 Windom, MN 56101 buildings and domedbuildings churches; and domedand Santorini, churches; named and bySantorini, numerous named by numerous publications as thepublications world’s top asisland. the world’s Return topto Athens island. byReturn ferry tofor Athens by ferry for Deadline for accepting applications is Friday, your final night in Greece.your final night in Greece. July 10, 2020, at 12:00 Noon. TM TM Promo codePromo N7017 code N7017 E.O.E. Week of June 28, 2020 1-877-375-22911-877-375-2291 *Prices are per person based on*Prices double are occupancy per person plus based up to on $299 double in taxes occupancy & fees. plus Single up supplementto $299 in taxes and seasonal& fees. Single supplement and seasonal surcharges may apply. Add-on airfaresurcharges available. may apply. Offers Add-on apply airfareto new available.bookings Offersonly, made apply by to 9/30/20. new bookings Other terms only, & made by 9/30/20. Other terms & STATEWIDE Central South Northconditions may apply. Metro Ask your conditionsTravel Consultant may apply. for details. Ask your Travel Consultant for details. Patient Access Representative Part-time/Weekends Windom Area Health has an opening for a part-time Patient Access Representative to work a rotating weekend and holiday schedule. 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RON/ S.D. halts live bait rigs. Spinners of save the money that goes many kinds are long known into such a game census. Windom man faces two drug charges pheasant count to be effective. Their motion Use it instead for improv- ■ The charges stem from a one year in jail, a $3,000 fine with two occupants wear- activates that lateral line by ing habitat and paying for report of a possible assault or both. ing red shirts and initiated FROM PAGE 7 mimicking bait fish to seek enhanced predator control, that resulted in a traffic stop. The complaint states a traffic stop. After the first them. which they are already that on June 19, a Windom officer arrived at the scene own. It was developed to I think about my favor- doing. A Windom man faces a fel- police officer was dispatched of the stop, he spoke with give fish a feeling of the mo- ite lake fishing technique South Dakota is fast ony drug possession charge to investigate a report of the driver and passenger and tion in the water near them. which is surface fishing becoming a sport of releas- and a gross misdemeanor an assault in progress on noticed an odor of mari- It is composed of both a plug on a calm evening ing farm-raised birds and drug charge following a traf- 16th Street, near Toro. Four juana. Based on the odor, the surface and deep receptors for bass. The plop when it a nice hunting lodge at the fic stop on June 19. males were reportedly fight- vehicle was searched. with microscopic hair like lands, the wave surround- end of the hunt. Still fun According to the criminal ing. The officer was then told The officer discovered a projections on them. It lets ing the landing often elicits for sure but not a wild bird complaint, 35-year-old Scott the parties left the area in THC wax vape pen in the fish know what is going on a strike. Then the retrieval hunt as we still know it in Louangsaphakdy is charged two vehicles — a black sedan driver’s door panel and a around them by picking up of a wobbly lure attracts Minnesota. with two fifth-degree drug and a white SUV. Two of glass pipe, which tested posi- vibrations in the water. others. The last number I have possession counts. One car- the males were wearing red tive for methamphetamine, The way, it seems to me, Some noise and hearing seen, two years ago, indi- ries a maximum sentence of shirts. located under the driver’s is it is like having a second involved, sure, but the mo- cates that about two thirds five years in prison, a $10,000 A short time later, another seat. spinal cord down each side tion detector on each side of the pheasants shot in fine or both. The other car- officer located the white SUV sending impulses to your probably does more. South Dakota were game ries a maximum sentence of brain. Small though a fish’s farm raised. So why count brain might be, it gets info S.D. pheasant count the other third? sent to it by a whole ‘nother South Dakota is consid- To me, pheasant counts system. ered the pheasant capital of too easily became promo- The lateral line allows the world. Nobody challeng- tional. The cities, restau- predator fish to locate, then es that. But it’s changing a rants, hotels and state game Twin Cities couple face drug charges ■ A traffic stop near Mt. marijuana smell from the receipts for marijuana pur- capture prey fish. It also lot. Consider the fact their departments that sell li- vehicle. After speaking with chases from dispensaries in allows prey fish to detect a game, fish and parks has censes occasionally mislead Lake resulted in three felony Aguilar and his passenger, Colorado and a hotel receipt nearby predator. Kinda like decided to drop its annual people into promoting game drug charges against each 25-year-old Shalissa McCur- from a Denver hotel. an arms race between us summer count of birds. that isn’t there. defendant. ry, the officer searched the Both Aguilar and Mc- and the Chinese. I’m not sure of their South Dakota’s decision A New Brighton man and vehicle, finding a backpack Curry were arrested and Fishermen and manu- reasoning but I think it’s is OK with me. Scouting for a Little Canada woman each in the trunk. Underneath charged with three counts facturers of artificial lures far more than COVID-19 your game prior to hunting face three felony drug charg- the backpack were several each of fifth-degree posses- have learned how to create considerations. has always been part of the es following a traffic stop on commercial packages of sion of not a small amount motion with both fake and It seems a good idea to experience! June 14 near Mt. Lake. marijuana products, includ- of marijuana. According to the com- ing 477 grams of marijuana- Each of the three counts plaint, 24-year-old Marco infused food products, 82.5 carries a maximum sentence FISH/ Anglers: numbers,” Doorenbos said. cerned about Lake Sarah. Aguilar was stopped for grams of raw marijuana, of five years imprisonment, “People are going to be able It’s been our premier speeding near Highway 60 by 17.3 grams of marijuana a $10,000 fine or both. Drain water, to find bass on several lakes walleye lake for quite some Mt. Lake. cigarettes and four grams of in the area. For example, time.” Upon stopping the vehicle, THC wax. There were also remove weeds Cottonwood and Fish lakes Curly-leaf pond weed is the officer noticed a strong have both small-mouth and another invasive species FROM PAGE 7 large-mouth bass in pretty that starts to become more good numbers.” noticeable in July. Moun- take advantage of those rif- tain Lake is already in the fles. The lower water level Monitoring invasives process of trying to harvest also means the water isn’t Doorenbos said that the the weed from the lake. Jeffers man faces criminal vehicle operation moving quite as rapidly, so local fisheries division “We have a few lakes ■ The charges stem from an blood alcohol level above empty 12-pack box scat- people feel more safe fish- continues to monitor for with curly-leaf pond weed, accident that caused bodily .08 when the motorcycle he tered around the scene and ing by the river. invasive species. but it really takes off in harm. drove left County Road 7. detected a strong odor of al- “The other thing I’ve Recent years have seen Mountain Lake,” Dooren- The investigating deputy cohol from Fowler. A search A Jeffers man has been noticed this spring is the Lake Sarah in Murray bos said. “It does provide found Fowler in the east warrant to conduct a blood charged with felony crimi- number of kids fishing by County become the first some fish habitat and it ties ditch lying face down, unre- test was obtained, deter- nal vehicular operation re- Perkins Creek and having lake in Southwest Min- up phosphorus. Fish Lake sponsive but breathing. The mining Fowler to be legally sulting in substantial bodily good success. It connects nesota infested with zebra also has some curly-leaf passenger was lying face up intoxicated. harm. the river and Warren Lake mussels. pond weed. It’s important to and was bleeding but was If convicted, Fowler faces According to the com- and it’s been conducive “There also are zebra inspect your trailer.” responsive. a maximum sentence of plaint, 55-year-old David to people fishing. That’s mussels in the Iowa Great The other invasive of The deputy found nine three years imprisonment, a Fowler reportedly had a exactly what we want to Lakes area and we obvi- primary concern is inva- empty beer cans and an $10,000 fine or both. see — kids out exploring the ously have a lot of people sive carp. Doorenbos said environment and having who go to Okoboji for rec- that last winter saw the fun while fishing.” reation,” Doorenbos said. first documented case of in- Lower levels of precipi- “It’s important that they vasive carp in a Southwest RRC/ Levy to tation in the region have drain their water and take Minnesota lake. RRC to consider mid-year break helped the river return to precaution to not spread ze- “A couple of silver carp expire in 2020 In a year full of odd days.” more normal levels and bra mussels to other lakes. were captured below Lake FROM PAGE 1 changes, Red Rock Central Lee said the schedule flow rates. “We fortunately haven’t Bella in Nobles County, school officials are now benefits from more chances “Since 2015, we’ve been seen zebra mussels explode, right on the Iowa state school building would be re- considering a one month for students to be outdoors between 6 and 16 inches even on Lake Sarah. They line,” Doorenbos said. “For- duced for taxpayers because break in the middle of the and more outside ventila- above average in precipita- still might, but they haven’t tunately, Lake Bella is a the new $700 per pupil oper- upcoming school year. tion for classrooms and tion every year,” Doorenbos yet. Each reproducing dead-end road for them, and ating levy is a reduction from A survey recently sent to school buses, all things the said. “Now, we’re seeing zebra mussel can produce a we have electric barriers on the current operating levy of the district’s parents asks Department of Health sup- more normal flow rates. million velatures. They free other basins to keep them $1,117 per student. The exist- their opinion on a plan that ports during the current That’s allowed anglers the float and find the first thing from moving in. Once silver ing operating levy expires at would look like this: pandemic. chance to use those riffles.” they can anchor to.” carp get in, they’re really the end of 2020, which means • Start school Aug. 17. “So far, a slight major- While walleye activity Zebra mussels can create hard to get out. the district needs to ask • Close school Dec. 18. ity, 56.5%, are in favor of has started to slow down a change in water clar- “Our systems aren’t very voters for approval of a new • Resume school Jan. 25. it,” Lee said, adding that in the region, bass activity ity, which leads to habitat conducive to spawning levy to maintain existing “The idea is that it would he will know more after has picked up. Doorenbos changes. habitat for them and there programs and staffing. take away the worst of the the three required public said that several lakes in “Eventually, you see a aren’t a lot of channels Lee said the operating levy cold and flu season,” said meetings are held. “We will the region have good bass shift in the fish population for them to come up. The can drop to $700 because of Superintendent Todd Lee. really listen to families and populations. to fish that like clearer main one would be the Des cost savings from closing the “We would have the same see whether we feel there is “Mountain Lake, Fish water, like northern pike Moines River and there are Jeffers building and increas- amount of student contact enough benefit to doing it.” Lake and Cottonwood Lake or bass,” Doorenbos said. plenty of barriers in place ing enrollment. all have very good bass “That’s why we’re so con- to keep them out.”

planting conditions, along crop, other than a bit of iron noted that there is enough CROPS/ Most with an excellent mix of chlorosis in soybeans, noth- subsoil moisture present of the crop was heat and moisture, are big ing alarming. So far weed that the crop only needs reasons the crop is making and insect concerns are timely rainfall. He added planted by May great headway. limited. that with corn growing FROM PAGE 1 “During planting, ground “The thing we have been quickly, stalks can be brittle, conditions were dry and battling most is water so he hopes the region avoids three years since we have they could go corner to hemp,” Wright said. “Be- severe weather events, such Windom City Offices will be actually been at this stage corner,” Wright said. “We cause of the earlier planting as wind storms. of the game with our crops,” haven’t been able to do that date, the water hemp control “I think we are set up Wright said Tuesday. “The for all of three years. We has been tougher. right now for excellent yield last three years, we haven’t have always fought the mud, “There are some soybean potential in the fall,” Wright CLOSED even been able to start plant- getting stuck and everything aphids out there. I predict said. “The only thing we ing until the middle of May. else.” that we will be spraying need to go with it is a good Friday, July 3 This year, at least most of them a little earlier than we price. If we can get that, it the corn and soybeans were Few issues so far have been in the past.” would be icing on the cake.” In observance of Independence Day. planted by the end of April.” Wright said he has seen As corn moves closer to Open as usual Monday, July 6. Wright added that strong very few issues with the the tasseling stage, Wright

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