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NRHEG Head Track coach of 34 years, Duey Ferber, was celebrated during the final home track meet of his career Thursday evening in New Richland. Unbeknownst to him, more than 100 alumni, friends and family streamed onto the track to honor his tenure with the district.
In 34 years, NRHEG track and field coach Duey Ferber, 58, has racked up nearly as many awards as he has memories.
One more memory, a big one, was tacked on the board last week.
It may come as a surprise to some, but the longest tenured coach in NRHEG school history is hanging up his...
The Northern Lights were out in full force Friday night and parts of Saturday evening across all four communities of New Richland, Hartland, Ellendale and Geneva.
The Ellendale City Council had a full house during its most recent regular meeting on Thursday, May 9, including an individual present with recording equipment to document what they described as “part two of a four-part investigation.” The issue in question: lawn trimming ordinance violations at...
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Interhim New Richland Mayor Loren Skelton, 74, was escorted by police from the premises of the NRHEG Secondary School in New Richland Friday morning. Skelton has been in charge of the school’s media center for the past three years; his title is “paraprofessional,” meaning he supervises students...
Dan and Amber Lewer of Neighbor’s Meats in New Richland provided a tour of the company's facilities to members of the NRHEG ProStart class about the many steps needed to ensure food is processed in a way which meets USDA standards. Students toured the processing facility located on New Richland's Ash Avenue on May 10.
Members of the NRHEG ProStart class visited Neighbor's Meats the morning of Friday, May 10 to learn more about the preparation and processing of meats. According to Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) teacher Kelly Delacruz, her students’ understanding of the steps needed to butcher and prepare...
Waldorf area resident Judy Joecks, 84, has compiled four books documenting elements of local history. She has recently completed a 220-page book about stage coach routes and stops throughout Waseca County.
Since last September, Waldorf area resident Judy Joecks has been putting in some very long days to meet a self-imposed deadline of May 15. She is happy to report she has accomplished her goal: her most recent self-published book–this one titled “Stagecoaches Across Waseca County and Neighboring...
An armored personnel carrier. “We didn’t get to ride in them very often,” Loverink recalls. “They weren’t much good on wet, swampy ground.”
In 1970, Gordy Loverink arrived home after serving 15 months with the U.S. military in Vietnam. First an infantryman and later a company clerk, the 21-year-old was grateful to be returning home to the Hollandale area unharmed.
He and others were met by protesters as they left their plane at...
State FFA group front from left: Avary Hopper, Amelia Mckenna, Dacoda Malakowsky, Kaitlyn Dobberstien, Abbie Viktora, Alec Wyrum. Back row: Olivia Johnson, Kiyah Mikesell, Paige Johnson, Carter Schlaak, Andy Nelson, Gus Bethke.
Members of the NRHEG FFA attended the MN State FFA Convention April 21st-23rd. They participated in the Best Informed Greenhand competition, which was led by the individual who took home a Gold rating. Avary Hopper earned a silver while Andy Nelson and Alec Wyrum earned bronze ratings. The team was...
A student holds frames which are used to align and correct severe fractures or broken bones of animals, Dr. Troy Summers explained their use during a demonstration at Farmamerica on Friday, May 3.
About 300 junior high students visited Farmamerica near Waseca on May 1 and 3 to learn about a range of diverse careers in the field of agriculture. The students came from Waseca; New Richland Hartland Ellendale Geneva (NRHEG); Janesville Waldorf Pemberton (JWP), and United South Central (USC)...
The City of Geneva met in a regular session on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Steve Bailey at 6:30 p.m. at the Geneva Community Center. Present were Council members Phillips, Wayne, Bartsch and Worrell. Clerk Tufte, Treasurer Mattson, City Engineer Bienfang and...