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Members of the Ellendale city council held their regularly scheduled meeting the evening of Thursday, Nov. 13. The council scheduled a Steele County Emergency Management table-top session for Monday, Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m.
The fire department reported a potential catastrophe was avoided when...
Walking through the Waseca Art Center on Thursday evening, Nov. 13 immersed fortunate visitors in a world of nature as artists Robin Warburton of Janesville and Bradley Donner of Waseca, displayed their lifelike, exquisitely detailed representations of animals in their natural habitat.
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During their Nov. 4 work session and meeting, Waseca County commissioners spent more than an hour discussing the dozens of agricultural drainage “ditches” which are controlled by the county, but technically owned and maintained by property owners whose land benefits from them.
Commissioner...
DEER OPENER - Governor Tim Walz spent the morning of Nov. 8 enjoying the woods, but did not harvest a deer.
Governor Tim Walz today celebrated the opening weekend of Minnesota’s firearms deer hunting season in Goodhue County. He was hosted by Dan and Mary Lundell on their private land near Cannon Falls, where he spent the morning enjoying the woods, but did not harvest a deer. The Governor then visited...
NOBILITY - Grace Galvin expertly played the role of Dowager Empress, royalty of the cottage.
Rubles exchanged hands between the curious and the greedy as the scandalous scent of murder tainted the air of Waseca's Alexander House on Friday and Saturday evening, Nov. 14 and 15, but it was all in a good cause. The proceeds of the yearly “Murder Mystery at Alexander House” go to the Exchange...
CONNECTIONS - New Richland area veteran Dale Baker discovered rich connections to history when he began studying the genealogy of his family. Star Eagle photo by Deb Bently
A veteran who served in Korea and the son of a veteran who fought in World War II, New Richland area resident Dale Baker, 71, discovered in 2007 that his family is even more richly connected to the military than he had realized.
As he was helping sort through his mother’s papers after her...
HONORING SERVICE - Pam Quiram (left) and Stephanie Albert (right) have arranged with Theresa and Dean Grubstad, owners of the Red Leaf Cafe in New Richland, that any members of the New Richland American Legion can enjoy either breakfast or lunch at no cost to themselves on the second Tuesday of each month. Star Eagle photo by Deb Bently
“It’s really only a small way of showing our appreciation,” comments Stephanie Albert. “New Richland is such a wonderful town, and the veterans are a big part of what helps make it special.
“Buying them a meal now and then is barely anything compared to the sacrifices they made for us...
TRAINING TO SEEK - A crowd of about 40 youthful New Richland area residents gathered for a game of hide-and-seek in the public spaces of central New Richland. Law enforcement officials gave participants about 15 minutes to conceal themselves, then began a search grid, which also served as a training exercise.
A crowd of 40 or so participants gathered outside New Richland City Hall prior to the scheduled 7 p.m. Oct. 30 start time for the game of “hide-and-seek” organized by city police officer Dale DeRaad and staffed by volunteers from New Richland and Waseca County law enforcement agencies.
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RALLYING - New Richland resident Dorothy Gonitzke, 83, was among thousands of Minnesota residents who attended protest rallies on Oct. 18.
When New Richland resident Dorothy Gonitzke, 83, thinks of patriotism, a number of images come to mind for her.
Her father was born in Germany and moved to the United States at the age of 2. His parents raised him and his siblings in North Dakota. “He was so happy to be an American citizen...
Members of the NRHEG school board were given a positive audit report during their regular meeting the evening of Monday, Oct. 20.
Chad Guse, a senior associate with Abdo accounting firm out of Mankato, attended Monday’s meeting remotely, and announced NRHEG’s required annual audit is “clean...