Sam King, left, of Boy Scout Troop 13, and J.R. Berger, of American Legion Post 9, prevent the middle of the American flag from touching the ground Saturday during a flag retirement ceremony done by American Legion Post 9 and assisted by Boy Scout Troop 13 at Severson Sinclair in downtown Winona. The gas station is closing to make way for the interstate bridge project. (Jacob Hilsabeck/Winona Daily News)
Chuck Turbin, of American Legion Post 9, prepares the flag for its final fold Saturday during a flag retirement ceremony done by American Legion Post 9 and assisted by Boy Scout Troop 13 in downtown Winona. (Jacob Hilsabeck/Winona Daily News)
97-year-old Chengyi Pan, an immigrant from Tianjin, China, will vote for the first time after being a U.S. citizen for less than a month. (Jacob Hilsabeck/Winona Daily News)
Jesse Haley, of Winona, teaches his son Clarence how to skate Saturday, Jan. 3, 2014, on the ice of East Lake Winona. (Jacob Hilsabeck/Winona Daily News)
Brady Byom, 13, does a double kickflip while competing in the skateboard competition Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, during the National Night Out at Winona's East End Recreation Center. (Jacob Hilsabeck/Winona Daily News)
Bill Teskey, of Stockton, Minn., loads his ice auger and other tools and supplies into the back of his truck Thursday, Jan. 8, 2014, while fishing on the ice of east Lake Winona. Teskey, born in Winona and raised on the corner of Second Street and Mankato Avenue, has been fishing on Lake Winona for more than 35 years.
Ana Curado, an exchange student from Brazil, comes out of the water with her nation's flag above her head Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, during the 10th annual Goosebump Jump on east Lake Winona. (Jacob Hilsabeck/Winona Daily News)
Eldon Fritz throws a horseshoe Saturday, August 16, 2014, while competing in the singles horseshoe tournament during Goodview Days in Goodview, Minn. (Jacob Hilsabeck/Winona Daily News)
A truck drives through the flooded intersection of Seventh Street and Main Street, in front of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in Winona.
Members of Lewiston-Altura's class of 2014 sing the National Anthem to the pants of Jake Schultz Friday, June 6, 2014, before the beginning of the Lewiston-Altura 2014 commencement ceremony.
Attendees of the 67th annual Winona Steamboat Days ride the YOYO Thursday, June 12, 2014, in downtown Winona. As another year of celebration comes, the Daily News will document in photos the 67th annual Winona Steamboat Days.
Seven-year-old Oliver Montgomery exits via slide after successfully navigating Raiders Thursday, June 12, 2014, during the 67th annual Winona Steamboat Days.
Mark Harris, of Winona, removes brick with an air hammer while restoring the facade of his 128-year-old building Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at 161 East Third Street, Winona. Harris has owned the building since 1995 and plans to restore it so that it looks as it did in 1886 when it was built.
Brian Rittner, an employee at Fastenal, repairs code within a program that controls Fastenal's Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Winona. The ASRS is an automated system that retrieves and stores plastic totes filled with product awaiting shipment. This system is housed in a building that stands 80 feet tall with the capacity to hold more than 161,000 totes filled with product soon to be en route to customers.
Megan Hanson, lead singer of The Ultrasounds, sings during the fifth annual Mid West Music Fest at the Ed's No Name Bar Thursday, April 24, 2014, in Winona.
Charlie Parr, a Duluth, Minn. based folk singer, performs for the fourth year in Winona's historic Masonic Temple during the fifth annual Mid West Music Fest Thursday, April 24, 2014, in Winona.
Dane Reinardy, son of Mindy and Jeff, learns to dribble under the instruction of Southwest Minnesota State University wheelchair basketball head coach Derek Klinkner Saturday, April 26, 2014, during the 6th annual Wheelchair Basketball Event in the McCown Gymnasium.
14-year-old Mervel Larose, a grass dancer of the Cree tribe, prepares to perform Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, during the Great Dakota Gathering at Unity Park in Winona. Larose has been dancing for 13 years. (Jacob Hilsabeck/Winona Daily News)
Macy Remlinger, 10, practices a side aerial on a balance beam Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2014, during practice at KidSport's temporary facility in the Winona Mall. (Jacob Hilsabeck/Winona Daily News)
Ben Braun, of Winona, rides atop evergreen trees gathered from around the city of Winona and loaded into the back of a flat bed truck Saturday, Jan. 10, 2014, part of the Kiwanis Club of Winona Sunrisers annual Christmas Tree Pickup.