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Volume No. 29
NUMBER 12
Wednesday
Nov. 1 {'1(113' 2013 "l 2 PAGES
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Residents on Cedar
Avenue south of the school
say traffic is too fast
Tom Merchant
Sentinel Tribune
WESTBROOK -- Last month the council
heard a complaint of fast driving on Cedar Avenue
during school and after school. Police Chief Alan
Wahl said he would look into the matter, noting, "I
guess it's time for me to have a talk at the school."
The matter came up again at the last council
meeting. Wahl said he had already talked to the staff
and kids at school. He and another council member
say it is not only a problem with kids, sometimes it
is adults, and even school busses.
One council member suggested installing some
stop signs in the area of Sixth and Cedar. Councilman
John Madson said, I think we need to check with
the state before we put up any stop signs. Mayor
Phelps thought they did not check when they
installed stop signs on Sixth Street to Davis Avenue
when the new fire hall was built. The council is hav-
ing city clerk Katie Steen check with the League of
Cities to see if a study is needed before3rl~talling
stop signs in a municipality.
The council revisited whether or not the city
should be reimbursed for Wahl's time when he is
called to assist the sheriff's department. Wahl says
he doesn't want to jeopardize his relationship with
the sheriff's department. Phelps said, he understood
that, however we still should check into it.
Phelps told the council they are making progress
with the house on First Avenue that was burned out
last winter. The owner has signed off with a power
of attorney to the city to have it demolished. Phelps
also said they have a quote to remove the house for
$7,500 but it does not include any hazardous mate-
rial abatement. He also commented a quit claim
deed is needed so the property can be sold after-
ward.
The council sent a request to the county for an
assessment to be added to tax forfeited properties
when they are resold.
Utilities Technician, Dan Joel, t01d the council
he had contacted Visu-Sewer of Fridley to get cost
estimates to televise the main sewer line to the
lagoons. He said they charge $2,000 per day and
they said it would take about two days to complete
the job. Joel says the company also can install liners
which could be a good way to solve the problem.
Bank Midwest of Windom presented a check for
$1,500 to the Fire Department. Joel representing the
department accepted the check.
The council learned that as of January first the
city will no longer have to pay sales tax on their
purchases. Savings for the city could amount to
$12,000 to $15,000 a year.
Other council action:
The council entered into a contract with the
county to do winter maintenance for $1,200.
The council passed a resolution giving an ease-
ment to ITC to move the power transmission line on
city property. The city will receive $11,000 for the
easement. Utilities Superintendent Dennis Jutting
said the work will not be done until spring.
The council extended congratulations to street
supervisor Carl Conrad for passing the exam for
Class D license for Certified Sewer Operator.
October Police Report
One residential break in and court appearance;
one county assist; one domestic investigation; one
welfare check.
*Students at both
schools presented
Veterans Day programs
on Monday
Tom Merchant
Sentinel Tribune
WWG SPECIAL -- The
WWG High School, Junior
High, and elementary students
hosted programs featuring the
Walnut Grove American
Legion, Westbrook American
Legion and the Westbrook
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The high school presented
their program at 10:00
Monday moming with the
American Legion and VFW
members presenting the col-
ors. Following that the high
school band performed the
National Anthem. Then
Student Council President,
Shiney Her, welcomed the
audience to the Veterans Day
Program.
The high school choir sang
For Spacious Skies, accompa-
nied by Mavis Jansma.
Sawyer Helgeson gave her
Voice of Democracy Essay
Scholarship
Competition Entry for the
Veterans of F0reign Wars. Her ,
essay was titled Why I'm
Walnut Grove Legion and
Jeannette Mertens
Westbrook Vets standing while the band plays.
Auxiliary reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sawyer Helgeson Don Enstad
Optimistic about the Future We were deeply involved in
of Our Nation. Her essay the Viet Nam War, Bobby
was about innovation in edu- Kennedy, and Dr. Martin
cation and advancements in Luther King were assassinat-
technology in a variety of ed.
areas. At that time when you
Kaylee Mischke intro- joined the military or were
duced Don Enstad Veterans drafted you almost certainly
Day Speaker. were sent on a year tour of
Enstad, a farmer and aSouth Viet Nam or Thailand.
Viet Nam era Army Veteran He said, with our involve-
who served from 1968 to ment in Iraq and Afghanistan,
1969 with a tour in South today we have a much smaller
Viet Nam in the MeKongmilitary so our fighting men
Delta. and women often serve two,
Enstad compared the trou- three or more tours to the
bles in the country in the late Middle East.
sixties to today. He noted,
despite all the problems of
today, it is nothing compared
to the times of the late sixties. Veterans on page 3
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Last week the
WWG Junior High
presented the
play Hollywood
Hillbillies.
The plot centers
around a hillbillie
town when natural
gas is discovered
and thieves try to
steal the fortune of
Gram Hawley.
Right: Charles
Chicory Seabury
makes a surprise
visit to Happy
Hollow.
Hollywood --
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