May 2022

Poppy Poster Contest winners announced

The Victor Hirsch Legion Auxiliary #263 in Wabasso is proud to announce the results of their annual Poppy Poster Contest held with 4th, 5th and 6th grade students at St. Anne’s and Wabasso Public schools. All of the submitted posters are on display at Salfer’s Food Market and at Arvid Communications in downtown Wabasso. A big thank you goes out to the teachers and students who helped support this contest.

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Wabasso senior dining menu through May 27

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wabasso Senior Dining is only offering home delivery of meals, until further notice. Home delivery is available to those residing in Wabasso, Wanda, Lucan, Seaforth, Vesta, Delhi, Lamberton, Redwood Falls, Clements, Morton, Fairfax, Franklin, Gibbon, and Winthrop. To order a meal, or for more information, call Diane at 507-829-2385. You are asked to call one day prior by noon to order a meal. The cost is $4 a meal for those ages 60 and over; $2 on Thursdays for Wabasso residents. In response to social distancing measures, there are no senior dining activities in Wabasso at this time.

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Chevy trucks ordered by county delayed one year

The Redwood County Board of Commissioners met May 3 and approved the Minnesota Statewide Security Monitoring Initiative Crowd Strike EDR Program Service Agreement and Authorization. The board of commissioners approved a contract in Nov. 2, 2021 to implement Crowd Strike to the End Point Protection application to get rid of Sophos and MalwareBytes. For 2022, the cost per device is $12, cutting down costs by almost 50% each year in End Point protection. Year 2023 will be approximately $14 per device and thereafter will be around $28 per device.

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Tulip Talk

Rob Perez sits across from a vibrant, solid blue potted perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophyte, more commonly known as a tulip. ROB: Well, this is very unusual.

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