Nominations sought for young farmer award
The Waseca Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness committee has announced it is seeking nominations for the Waseca County Outstanding Young Farmer award. This award recognizes a farmer between 19-39 years of age, utilizing innovative farming methods, has made improvement in farming operations and demonstrates service to community organization and conservation practices. The criteria includes: agriculture career (50%), soil and water conservation practices (25%), and contribution to the wellbeing of the community, state, and nation (25%). Nomination forms can be found on the chamber website. www.wasecachamber.com under agribusiness, or may be picked up at the office at 112 North State Street. Award winner will be announced and recognized at the Waseca chambers annual Farm and City luncheon March 20th noon at the American Legion. Completed applications are due by Jan. 20.
Library announces upcoming events
On Tuesday, January 21, the Waseca Library at 408 N. State St. will host an evening with live music and trivia competition. It should be fun and also no charge to the public. It begins at 7 p.m. Another library event coming up in March of 2014 that you could mark your new calendar for is an evening with author William Kent Krueger. Krueger has written many mystery novels set in Minnesota and lives in St Paul. This evening is at the Montgomery Public Library March 13 at 7 p.m. To name just a few of his novels: Northwest Angle, Tamarack County, Ordinary Gracew and Tricksters Point. It should be very interesting. Local artist Bernie Anderson recently put a watercolor painting of France in the public library in New Richland. Come by and see. Perhaps more art by Bernie will follow.
Spay/neuter clinic set for January 25
There is still space available for the Spay/Neuter Clinic being held Saturday, January 25. The Steele County Humane Society, in conjunction with MNSNAP, is offering low income spay/neuter services for companion animals and free roaming, community outdoor cats (feral cats). For more information contact MNSNAP at 612-720-8236 or 612-720-8236. Leave a message, phone calls will be returned; or visit their website MNSNAP.org.