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Veterans invited to open house Saturday at Albert Lea VA Clinic
The Minneapolis VA Healthcare System invites military veterans to the Open House for the Albert Lea VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic on November 8 from 8 a.m. to noon, 1665 West Main Street Albert Lea, MN. Refreshments will be served, so bring a fellow veteran! Call us at 507-377-6051 if you should have questions. The Albert Lea VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic is dedicated to providing quality health care to Veterans. Please bring a copy of your DD-214 or honorable discharge certificate and join us on November 8 to learn more about VA Healthcare enrollment and available benefits in your area.
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The annual Veteran's Day program will be held at NRHEG High School on Tuesday, November 11th. The program will start at 9:15 a.m. The speaker this year is Tim Collins, Waseca Co. Deputy Sheriff and United States Army Veteran.
This year the 3rd grade through 5th grade students will be transported over from the Ellendale building to participate and watch the program. The band and high school choir will perform and the elementary choir will also perform. Essay winners for "What Does Veterans Day Mean to Me" will be announced. New Richland and Ellendale American Legion members will be at the program and of course they are the ones being honored.
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NRHEG School Board; Ellendale Council, Mayor
With the upcoming election on Tuesday, November 4, candidates for NRHEG School Board, New Richland City Council, Ellendale City Council and Ellendale Mayor were given questionnaires by the NRHEG Star Eagle. NR City Council candidates were included in the Oct. 16 Star Eagle. School board candidates were in the Oct. 23 Star Eagle, though Karen Flatness’s responses were inadvertently omitted. Following are Flatness’s answers and those running for Ellendale public office:
NRHEG School Board
Name: Karen Flatness
Age: 35
Family: Husband Brandon, children Cale Zander, Nora Tucker and stepson Gage
How long have you lived in the area? All my life
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Skroch defeats Swearingen in Ellendale
Elected to the NRHEG School Board Tuesday were Rick Schultz, 1,343 votes; Travis Routh, 1,052; JoAnn (Hagen) Maloney, 935; and Mark Tollefson, 924. The other candidates and their vote totals: Karen Flatness, 899; John Harrington, 755; Rich Mueller, 509.
Jim Lutgens and Amy Ihrke were elected to the New Richland City Council. Lutgens, a first-time candidate, garnered 244 votes while Ihrke, a two-term incumbent, totaled 236. Sarah (Peterson) Sundve received 187 votes. Incumbent Mayor Christine Gislason, running unopposed, was reelected with 346 votes.
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This year, the Waseca Soil & Water Conservation District has three Supervisor positions up for election. SWCD candidates appear on the ballot for the general election which will take place November 4, 2014. Candidates are elected county wide, but must reside in one of the nomination districts up for election. The nominating districts and candidates running for election this year include:
• District 3 - Jessie Shaffer, representing Byron, New Richland and Otisco townships
• District 4 - Scott Hildebrandt, representing St. Mary and Woodville townships
• District 2 - Open, representing Freedom, Vivian and Wilton townships.
Todd Stencel is an approved write in candidate for the District 2 position.