Food shelf announced their produce distribution days
St. James Plaindealer
Watonwan County Food Shelf has announced their summer produce distribution days. This years distribution will be at Memorial Park from 5 to 7 p.m. July 8 and 22, August 12 and 26, and September 9 and 23.
Second Harvest Heartland is working with the food shelf again this year to bring produce for the distribution. Produce that is distributed is based on what is in season. Second Harvest Heartland partners with local farmers, commercial growers, other leaders and community members throughout the State of Minnesota to help rescue produce that would otherwise go un-harvested. We typically get eight pallets of fresh produce, said Katherine Petty, Director of Watonwan County Food Shelf. One of them is usually potatoes and one of the pallets is fresh onions. The other six vary between whatever fruit or vegetable is in season.
County board passes lease, accepts purchase, amends hazardous waste drop-off days
St. James Plaindealer
At Tuesday’s Watonwan County Board meeting, the board passed an amended lease for the Watonwan County Fairgrounds, accepted a purchase from the DNR, and discussed household hazardous waste dropoff days.
The first item of business for the Watonwan County Board was a fairground lease for the National Micro-Mini Tractor Pullers Association (NMMTPA) super pull, scheduled to take place at the fairgrounds.
The county charges the NMMTPA $85 for insurance, and $100 a day for the two-day event which features three pulls.
Ed Connell with the NMMTPA requested that the board waive the daily fee for one of the days. The last time the NMMTPA super pull was held at the fairgrounds was five years ago, and the board and the NMMTPA agreed to the same terms in 2016.