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NRHEG Cheerleader Madison Bogue recently traveled to Hawaii to take part in the annual parade memorializing the bombing of Pearl Harbor; she earned the opportunity to participate by being named an All-American Cheerleader. Her parents joined her on the trip.
NRHEG Junior Madison Bogue took part in the Dec. 7 parade memorializing the 1941 surprise attack on the U.S. Naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, a day which will famously “live in infamy.”
The opportunity was part of a six-day trip made available to individuals who had earned the title of “All-...
January 10 and 11 brought the first weekend of the 2025 Geneva Cancer Auction, held at the Geneva Bar and Grill. Hundreds of people crowded the venue as a great group of supporters turned out. The event will resume at 7 p.m Friday, Jan. 17, and again at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18. There is still...
● Calls received and/or action taken by the New Richland Police Department in November 2024:
• Friday, November 1, 15:36 - Assist Other Agency (Law), St Highway 13, Assist Rendered
• Friday, November 1, 16:40 - Directed Patrol, Now Richland city OF, Cleared
• Friday, November 1, 16:40 -...
According to Cheri Krejci, a member of the organization’s board of directors since 2002, the Blooming Prairie Cancer Group (BPCG) was founded after the 2000 Eagles Cancer Telethon, when an 80-year-old resident saw there were no donations from Blooming Prairie.
Determined to see that change...
Members of the 2025 NRHEG School Board are (back, from left) Kelly Delacruz, Amy Ihrke, Aaron Phillips, (front, from left) Loren Schoenrock, Rick Schultz, Terri Engel and Pat Theuer. School board members serve four-year terms; beginning new terms in 2025 are Delacruz, Schoenrock and Engel. Star Eagle photo by Deb Bently
In addition to completing legally required “organizational” steps, members of the NRHEG School Board accepted two retirements during their Jan. 2 meeting.
Secondary art teacher Cynthia Gail is now taking advantage of a Minnesota law which allows eligible teachers to be officially retired and...
Musicians against Cancer founder Todd Utpadel launched his 2025 fundraising efforts at the Moose Lodge in Albert Lea on Jan. 1. Lodge president Matt Johnson, left, presented Utpadel with his first donation of the year. Submitted photo
Todd Utpadel can still barely believe it happened.
After creating “Musicians Against Cancer” and partnering with the BP Cancer Group. he said he had an initial goal of raising $5,000 in 2024, he actually brought in $50,000 worth of donations.
Over the past year, he’s also learned more about...
Bliss Beauty owner, stylist Caitlin Krell.
These days, you'll typically find Caitlin Krell's hair pulled up into a claw clip. And as the owner of Geneva's Bliss Beauty Salon, that's just fine with Krell; her clients come first.
Sometimes though, if she's feeling a little bit fancy, she'll throw in a few curls.
"Have you heard the...
The New Richland Royal Villa complex currently houses 39 people. It was constructed more than five decades ago. Star Eagle photo by Deb Bently
Some welcome news was recently received by Royal Villa, the 30-apartment facility along First Street Northeast near the New Richland Care Center. The building was issued a rare 99-percent rating after an August inspection by the Minnesota Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
“This...
Members of the harmony group "Just Friends" performed at First Lutheran Church in Waldorf on Dec. 12. Group members are Dean Buendorf, Larry Crabtree, Paul Hanson, Dale Krueger, Randy Lewer, Dennis Maurer, Doug Riskedahl, Brad Stencl, Brian Vairma, and Vern Wilker. Star Eagle photo by Deb Bently
“We called everybody and they said ‘yes,’” is the simple answer to how it happened.
Leadership at Waldorf’s First Lutheran Church felt a bit confounded upon receiving the news that Ash St. John and Kurt Weber, a piano and violin duo from the Twin Cities area, could no longer perform the evening...
Waseca County Commissioner Doug Christopherson speaks with Wayne Cords during a New Richland flood mitigation talk at city hall on December 5, 2024. Star Eagle photo by Eli Lutgens
About three dozen New Richland area residents attended a community flood presentation at city hall the evening of Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.
“(Tonight) will give you a chance to see where we are and, maybe, where we’re intending to go,” New Richland City Administrator Tony Martens began.
Joe...