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64th Annual Waseca Sleigh & Cutter Festival kicks off Jan. 31
By KEN BORGMANN
Coordinator, Waseca County Sleigh & Cutter Festival
Are you ready for some winter fun? Are you ready for a Friday night party? The 64th Waseca Sleigh & Cutter Festival has that and a lot more.
This year we have 27 events scheduled over 12 days from Jan. 31 to Feb. 22. There are events for all ages and interests. Check out our website events page for a complete schedule: www.sleighandcutter.org.
What’s new? Chris Brooks and the Silver City Boys will play from 8:30 p.m. to close at the VFW Club after our dinner. The $12 dinner of a 12-ounce Lau’s stuffed pork chop, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, salad and dinner roll will start at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7.
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ID Frosty for $325, find Medallion and win $1500!
Who is “Frosty?” Where is the Medallion?
Identify Frosty — or find the Medallion — and win some cash! Prize money totaling $3,000 is waiting to be won, $1,500 for the Frosty Contest and $1,500 to the finder of the Medallion.
Frosty is a Waseca County resident chosen to be an ambassador for the Waseca Sleigh & Cutter Festival. Follow the clues and guess Frosty’s name.
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NRHEG School Board
By REED WALLER
Staff Writer
At the organizational meeting of the NRHEG School Board last Thursday, it was reluctantly agreed to set Monday, January 20, Martin Luther King Day, as a make-up day for one of last week’s snow days.
The meeting itself – the first meeting of the year and first in the school’s new boardroom – had originally been scheduled for Monday, Jan. 6, but was postponed when the Governor declared Minnesota’s schools closed that day.
School was closed Tuesday as well, leaving the board with two snow days to reconcile with their calendar, lengthening what should have been a brief meeting.
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30th Annual Cancer Auction kicks off in style
UP FOR BIDS — Paula Twedt displays Elaine Peterson's Graham Cracker Creme Pie so people can get a closer look during the opening weekend of the 30th Annual Geneva Cancer Auction. Elaine makes and donates a pie every year. The auction concludes this weekend at Geneva Bar & Grill. (Star Eagle photo by Kathy Paulsen)
By KATHY PAULSEN
Staff Writer
Geneva doesn't have a very big population, according to the map or the record books. But in terms of the friends who come to be part of a great cause, it’s a very big place.
Continuing a tradition
The Geneva Bar and Grill was filled with supporters on Jan. 10 and 11 for the first weekend of the 30th Annual Geneva Cancer Auction. It may have been cold outside, but much warmth was generated inside.
It is without a doubt the event of the year.
Whitey Hagen welcomed everyone to Geneva, and told the gathering that some people have participated all 30 years.
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The NRHEG Public Schools have received notification that their sites in New Richland and Ellendale have been awarded a 4 Star Parent Aware Rating by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. This is the highest possible rating. As a Parent Aware participant, NRHEG will be featured on the Parent Aware website: www.parentawareratings.org.
NRHEG Schools is committed to serving families in their communities with quality programming in early childcare and education.
ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education) and Panther Preschool programs are offered to residents in our district to preschoolers and their families. For more information about these programs, please contact Marilyn Dobberstein, Director of Community Education, ECFE, and School Readiness at 507-417-2667 or Darlyne Dahle, Panther Preschool/ECFE Childhood Instructor at 507-417-2635.