Seniors set the Dinner Table THATE’S TREE SERVICE Specializing in large Eagle Achievement and difficult tree projects! project teaches senior duo about voluntary program 800-225-8733 n Page 4 www.thatetree.com 138th year Cottonwood County 19th edition $1.25 Swept away Eagle golfers fall at home Monday n Page 7 VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW.WINDOMNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021 WHAT’S INSIDE Benefit set for Windom man Spring planting enters home stretch Variety of ways to donate n Less than 25% of soybean Services Cooperative, based about 20 years and this is the Brugman said. “There was conditions,” Brugman said. to Lonny Vollan family acres remain to be planted. in Bingham Lake. easiest spring I can remem- enough moisture there for “That may change, but as of in his cancer fight “Corn is probably around ber,” Brugman said. “We got germination to take place now, it looks OK.” “A smooth spring.” n 95% planted,” Brugman going early. Some planted and it did.” Brugman added that Page 4 Those are the words said. “Soybeans are probably really, really early and some There are multiple reports soybean conditions were countless longtime farmers around that 80% to 85%. waited a bit. It was kind of that some of the early corn also good, apart from a little Citywide clean-up have used to describe the “There are a few, here and a three-tier thing. No one is starting to pop out of the more corn residue than nor- 2021 spring planting season. there, who are still putting had to wait for fertilizer, we ground in the county. That mal. Going forward, Brug- set for Saturday It looks especially good in beans. For the most part, were able to get that done in allows agronomists, such as man hopes an inch of rain New items included when one looks at the past guys should finish up this a timely manner.” Brugman to evaluate corn arrives soon to help activate among items eligible for five years, as a whole. week, for sure.” By all reports, soil condi- stands over the next several herbicides. Beyond that, he curb-side pick-up Corn planting is virtually Brugman noted that there tions have been excellent, days. said an inch of rain every finished and soybeans are have been few delays, few although a bit dry in places. “What we’ve been able week or so would be ideal n Page 14 not far behind, according to weather-related issues this “If you go down to where to tell so far is that the cool and added that timely rains Jordan Brugman, an agrono- spring. the corn was planted, it conditions did not have will become more crucial mist for Country Pride “I’ve been doing this for got planted into moisture,” much impact on planting later in the growing season. ONLINE POLL Last Week’s Results Would you like to — WAHS POPS CONCERT 2021 — someday see three-lane traffic on Highway 60-71 Planning through Windom? 4 % o No .................. 67 School board ready % to look at district’s o Yes ................. 33 Next Week future plans, needs Do you agree with Gov. n Strategic planning through MSBA would Walz’s decision to keep involve students, staff, administration and the mask mandate in community members. place until July 1 or we The Windom Area School District is reach 70% vaccinations? preparing to consider what its not-so-dis- tant future will look like and the district Vote at is calling on students, staff, www.windomnews.com administration and com- IN DEPTH munity members to help n Next shape that future. month’s DID YOU KNOW? To that end, the Windom graduation School Board met virtually ceremony State laws with Gail Gillman of the could be Minnesota School Board close to nor- related to Association to discuss mal/page 6 strategic planning services invasive species it offers to school districts. Typically, Minnesota has laws strategic planning maps a plan for the district over the next 3 to 5 years. How- designed to stop the ever, Superintendent Wayne Wormstadt spread of invasive species. told the board that for the Windom Area According to state law, you may not: SEE SCHOOL• BACK PAGE • Transport a boat without DAVE FJELD 5/12 concert 133 removing the drain plug. IT DEFINITELY WAS a different looking Pops Concert in distanced on the floor and in the bleachers. Students the Windom Area Middle High School Blue Gym Monday were socially spaced whether performing on the floor • Arrive at a lake access night. The audience was limited to family of students or from the bleachers. And, of course, everyone was with the drain plug in performing in the concert and families were socially wearing masks. place. Area’s gas supply • Transport aquatic plants, THE GUYS ’50s zebra mussels, or other group sang prohibited species on any Concerts “Jailhouse appears steady roadway. Rock,” which included red- n Regional shortages are not anticipated. • Launch a watercraft are back headed Elvis with prohibited species Fuel and fuel prices are on the minds of impersonator some area motorists these days, thanks to attached. Ethan Pohlman a recent ransomware attack that crippled • Transport water from at WAHS (center). Other the Colonial Pipeline. seniors pictured Minnesota lakes or rivers. For the first time since And, while eastern states have seen an • Release bait into the December 2019, concerts include (from left) Kaleb impact (North Carolina’s governor de- water. returned to Windom Area clared a state of emergency on Monday) it Middle High School Monday LaCanne, Ethan Bordewyk, Sam appears things are calmer in this region. night — 17 months later. Brent Staples, owner of Windom-based Indeed, Eagle Concert Doorenbos, Hunter Walklin Staples Oil Co. and multiple Expressway WEATHER Choir juniors and seniors convenience stores, says there is no rea- presented a vocal Pops Con- and Thomas Wilde. son to be concerned about a gas shortage. A look back . cert Monday evening in the H L P 5/12 concert 7 “At the present time, the terminal Blue Gym performing on the network we use in the Upper Midwest is Tues. 60 34 — floor and from the bleachers Wed. 51 35 .05 fairly full of product,” Staples said. “We before a limited and socially are not anticipating any near-term short- Thurs. 63 36 — distanced audience of fam- Fri. 61 41 — ages of product. Sat. 61 38 .02 i l y. “That said, things can change through- Sun. 64 41 — The concert featured the out the summer, if there are problems Mon. 59 32 — Guys ’50s Group, Senior with refineries. But we are not anticipat- Girls, Girls Pop Group and 5/12 concert 163 ing any problems, going into summer.” Mixed Pop Group, each sing- A ’60s clad The Staples Oil group accesses a range ing one number. The Eagle Lane Steele of terminals in the Upper Midwest and Concert Choir wrapped up 5/12 concert 70 narrated the uses over 30 supply points in that system. Eagle Choir the show with five num- THE GIRLS POP Group moved to their number “I Need a Hero.” As of Tuesday, only two of those were out song “Happy bers including the popular The girls include (from left) Heidi Hacker, Hannah Colbert and of product for short periods of time. “Happy Together” medley. Alyssa Reisdorfer. Together.” Join Hy-Vee’s NEW premium membership today! For only $99 per year, get: RRC, Mt. Lake FFA teams earn trips to Nationals + Fuel savings every time n + Exclusive monthly deals The Minnesota FFA State ment Event competitions, Mt. Lake’s crops team of the heap of 36 teams. 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According to the Na- 7 28028 20721 7 Indeed, Career Develop- soils team. 1,329 points, finishing atop tional FFA’s website, the SEE FFA• PAGE 6 ■ COTTONWOOD COUNTY CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021 2 ■ DISTRICT COURT INSIDE EDGE Speeding: Sally฀L.฀Almo- and฀complete฀diagnostic฀ Windom council dovar,฀Lakefield,฀$130;฀Fele- assessment฀and฀chemical฀ Car wash coming debates pirate ship cia฀Brewer,฀St.฀Paul,฀$140;฀ dependency฀evaluation฀and฀ Tess฀F.฀Bunker,฀Bloom- follow฀all฀recommenda- Last฀week,฀the฀Windom฀ ington,฀$130;฀Emelissa฀G.฀ tions฀for฀treatment,฀have฀no฀ MnDOT agrees to fund new turn lane City฀Council฀spent฀20฀min- Carandang,฀Los฀Angeles,฀ contact฀with฀victim,฀submit฀ utes฀discussing฀a฀pirate฀ ■ Windom is currently without or฀automatic฀wash.฀It฀will฀ Initially,฀it฀will฀be฀a฀gravel฀ Calif.,฀$120;฀Jolene฀S.฀Foss,฀ to฀random฀testing,฀no฀use฀ ship฀that฀stands฀beyond฀ be฀located฀at฀the฀southeast฀ street฀with฀paving฀planned฀ St.฀Cloud,฀$220;฀Brandon฀ or฀possession฀of ฀alcohol฀or฀ a car wash.