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Women open unique art studio THATE’S TREE SERVICE Specializing in large Ashes to Art built into and difficult tree projects! new home on Bingham Lake countryside 800-225-8733 n Page 4 www.thatetree.com 137th year Cottonwood County 50th edition $1.25 windomnews.com Check for updates 8 a.m./noon/5 p.m. and @CitPub on Twitter VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW.WINDOMNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020 WHAT’S INSIDE Foundation gets Local man dies in plane crash north of Windom heavy support n The cause of the crash has According to the Cot- on Sunday. they had not received radio checked the Windom hangar Recent pledges will bring not yet been determined. tonwood County Sheriff ’s The first inkling of a prob- traffic from the plane,” and learned that the plane, $25,000 in matching Department, the crash lem came at 7:05 a.m., when Cottonwood County Sher- a fixed-wing, single-engine A Sunday morning plane occurred about three miles Cottonwood County dispatch iff Jason Purrington said. funds for WAF crash, just north of Win- north of the Windom Mu- learned of a missing plane. “They did not know if it had dom, took the life of Scott W. SEE CRASH n Page 2 nicipal Airport. The crash “We got a call from Air taken off.” Fredin, 56, of rural Windom. site was found at 7:43 a.m., Traffic Control stating that As a result, deputies • PAGE 11 Postseason honors announced Area players named to All-Sub-District football EDA, HyLife teams n Page 7 examine options ONLINE POLL for staff housing Last Week’s Results n The Windom EDA will continue to focus on adding more apartments and housing in the When a COVID-19 community. vaccine becomes available, will you get it? How can Windom help one of the city’s top two employers find housing for more than 4 % 190 workers in a tight local housing market? o Yes ................. 62 It’s a question that took on more urgency after the Win- % o No .................. 38 dom City Council voted 3-2 to deny a request for a condi- tional use permit critical to a Next Week modular home project. The permit would have Are you doing more allowed a three-year lease at Christmas decorating $90,000 per year on the south than usual this year? side of North Windom Indus- trial Park. It called for 33 units Drew Hage Vote at of up to six bedrooms. Just www.windomnews.com under 200 workers would have lived there DAVE FJELD 12/9 DMRiver 39 while the EDA and HyLife worked to add lo- THE WEST BANK of the Des Moines River near the for Jack Frost to work his wintery magic on these cal apartment complexes and more suitable bend in Island Park provided a contrasting backdrop prairie plants. housing for workers. DID YOU KNOW? James Nelson, JoAnn Ray and Jacqueline Schmidt, the council members who opposed The the permit, said they had heard no public Des Moines River’s support for temporary housing in North cost to Windom Industrial Park. They each pointed vaccinate frosty prelude out that the Planning Commission voted Drug companies have been working non-stop to It’s amazing the beauty that can break SEE HOUSING • PAGE 11 develop a vaccine for the from a dreary dawn. COVID-19 virus. Windom and most of Cottonwood County woke Monday to a dreary and foggy morn- Vaccinations have ing. Coupled with temperatures in the upper been approved in 20s when most went to work, that freez- After 19 years, other countries, and ing fog attached to everything, especially companies are applying trees, plants and even blades of grass. That for emergency approval in produced a somewhat dull, but noticeable Ray to leave the U.S. coating of frost. However, early Monday afternoon, the sun How much will a vaccine began to break through, turning the frosty Windom council cost Americans? Forbes tree branches and dormant plants into shim- n reported that the initial mering beauty. Nowhere was that more evi- JoAnn Ray initially served as a Ward 2 price of Pfizer’s vaccine dent than along the banks of the West Fork council member and later as alderman-at- was estimated to be of the Des Moines River that winds around large. Island Park. $19.50 per dose — $39 12/9 DMRiver 20 To put a punctuation mark on this prelude “It has been an honor and a privilege to per patient for the two- AS SUN BROKE through Monday’s freezing fog, this tree limb serve the city for the past 19 years.” to winter, a bald eagle perched, then flew exhibited the frosty beauty that was left over. dose regimen. That means away, following the river’s flow. With those words, toward the close of vaccination should come last week’s Windom City Council meet- at a minimal price for ing, council member JoAnn Ray began to Americans. share something that clearly did not come easily. Speaking from home, via Zoom, she announced her retirement from the council. The announcement arrives a WEATHER few weeks ahead of when she will actually leave office, Jan. 1. A look back . That gives the council time to H L P consider who will be appointed Tues. 46 19 — to assume the final two years Wed. 41 19 — of her alderman-at-large seat. Thurs. 47 24 — Ray told the Citizen her deci- JoAnn Ray Fri. 49 21 — Sat. 49 22 — sion was party health-related. Sun. 41 24 tr. “I just did not feel like I could give my Mon. 38 22 — all to it,” Ray lamented. “I cannot devote as much time as the position deserves.” 12/9 DMRiver 65 Last week’s reaction pharmacy LOCAL RESIDENTS got a glimpse of this majestic City Administrator Steve Nasby said Ray’s letter of resignation was received on the day E A R N bald eagle taking flight from his perch in a tree along the of her resignation. $ 00 12/9 DMRiver 3 Des Moines River at Island P 1 Park. E OFF N A FROSTY DECEMBER morning on the Des Moines River offers colors that one R SEE RAY • PAGE 11 GALLO can only find before the first lasting snow of winter. ON YOUR FIRST TRANSFERRED AND FILLED PRESCRIPTION *Purchase of a transferred prescription from a non-Hy-Vee pharmacy is required. Limit one per household. Restrictions apply. See store for details. Fuel savings are limited to 20 gallons of fuel per Details set for Dec. 17 Christmas by Candlelight purchase, per vehicle. Beneficiaries of government-funded healthcare programs, including but not limited to n related rules),” said Tyann a holiday light parade that excitement of hearing the a Christmas list, or letter to Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE are A drive-by Santa site not eligible for this offer. Beneficiaries of should be popular for the Marcy, executive director of starts at 6 p.m. and travels sirens and seeing the lights,” Santa and drop it off at that the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program are eligible, unless transferring youngsters on Dec. 17. the Windom Area Chamber through many parts of the Marcy said. location. Families will also a controlled substance prescription. of Commerce. “We are focus- community before ending A few other highlights receive a letter in the mail Valid through Thursday, December 31, 2020 at your Windom Hy-Vee store. Christmas will definitely ing on what we can be doing near the Square. The parade of this year’s Christmas by from Santa at a later date. be in the air on Dec. 17, as and not on what we cannot will feature the Windom fire Candlelight include: •฀Car friendly “to go” Christmas by Candlelight be doing.” and ambulance departments. •฀Drive by Santa outside orders — Restaurants all returns in a very creative Ultimately, Chamber “The idea of this is to of BARC — Santa will be over town will be serving up form. officials have brought a celebrate the gift of giv- near a fire, Christmas tree “It has been a challenge number of new wrinkles to ing, along with giving the and some reindeer on 10th SEE CHRISTMAS 7 28028 20721 7 (with all of the COVID- this year’s event, including kids in the community the Street. Youngsters can write • PAGE 2 ■ COTTONWOOD COUNTY CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020 2 ■ DISTRICT COURT Gifts help WAF get $25,000 match INSIDE EDGE Speeding: Caiden J. zalez Rodriguez, Mt. Lake, Baker murder trial ■ Windom Area Foundation’s passed — with flying colors. Solum said Sanford Capaldo, Sioux Falls, $120; $510, local confinement 90 Although the $25,000-plus received word of WAF’s pushed to February April A. Femrite, Madison days, stay 90 days for one endowment has now in early donations came creation from Justin Schmit, The trial date has been Lake, $140; John C. Overby, year, supervised proba- surpassed $50,000. from a variety of sources, board treasurer, this past pushed back another Moorpark, Calif., $140; tion for one year, complete A number of big dona- large and small, a few key summer. Sanford has worked month for the infant mur- Nicole M. Rahn, Odin, chemical use assessment tions, including a major gift donations helped push WAF with similar community der case involving Zacha- $120; Mateo M. Sanchez, St. and follow all recommenda- from Sanford Health, has over the top, including: foundations in the past. riah Baker of Windom. Cloud, $140; Joshua C. Yu, tions of evaluation. helped the Windom Area •฀A฀$30,000฀donation฀from฀ “We were definitely Baker Virginia Beach, Va., $140; Theft-take, use or Foundation officially get off Sanford Health, $10,000 of thumbs up from day one,” has been Jessica A.

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