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Gretta Jean Lageson, age 82, passed away peacefully on April 27th at the home of her daughter in Owasso OK. Gretta was the daughter of Loren and Betty Waage. She graduated from Ellendale High school in 1958. She married Eugene Lageson June 17th, 1961 in Ellendale where they farmed hogs, gardened and raised their four children. Gretta spent her life devoted to her faith. She led many people to the Lord and will be remembered for her witness to Jesus.

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting  I lost my job, my wife left me, the bank foreclosed on my home and my car was stolen.     You’re in a good mood for someone who had suffered through all that.   Well, I’m not going to let one day ruin the entire week.  Driving by Bruce's drive  I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Deep thoughts occur as I drive past his drive. In “A Christmas Story,” Schwartz triple dog dared Flick to stick his tongue to

Michael Clifford Weydert, age 92, died April 18, 2023 in New Richland, MN. The son of Michael and Josephine (Weber) Weydert, Mike was born March 31, 1931 in Waseca, MN. He attended New Richland schools and then Mankato State College for one year. He, his sisters and parents attended All Saints Catholic Church, and it was there he spotted a pretty young woman named Jeanie Staloch who was visiting with her brother. He asked after her name and got her

We arrive home in Albert Lea Monday evening the 27th of March after being gone visiting to Arkansas for a week. It takes us about two days for every two days being gone to get back into the swing of things. Thus, we were able to do Reader’s Theater at Halverson School on the 29th and Hawthorne School on the 30th. (Both schools are in Albert Lea). Reader’s Theater is where older adults read and play act to the Albert Lea

During my college years, I hurt my back while moving cases of goods around at the grocery store where I worked. It wasn’t horrible, but the pain was nagging at me daily. My boss suggested that, in addition to lifting more with my legs, I should see a chiropractor. Um, no, I told him. No way was I going to see a back-cracker. The idea of the sound was enough to keep me away. However, the pain lingered, and I finally

Schools around the country, and even in our area, are making drastic changes to how they handle cell phones in the hands of students. Maple River even built their new school with little cell phone lockers as a place for students to leave their devices during the school day. As technology changes, schools have to adjust on the fly. When I started teaching in the mid-90s, we still filled out bubble sheets for our grades at the end of the quarter.

Roger Groskreutz, age 85, of Wells, MN went to his heavenly home on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at his home on the family farm where he was born as was his wish after a nine-year battle with multiple myeloma. The Funeral Service will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Wells, MN at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 17, 2023 with Pastor Joe Smith officiating.  Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery in Wells. Visitation will be held on Sunday,

Alan Mark Bethke "BIG BLOCK AL", age 62, of Waseca died on March 31, 2023 at his home, following a brief battle with cancer.  Born on November 2, 1960, in Waseca to Donald E. and Sharon (Calcutt) Bethke. He received much of his education at Waseca Public Schools. In his younger years, he enjoyed raising pigeons and rabbits, riding horses, playing in the hay loft, collecting hot wheels, and building model cars. In his twenties, Al lived in Colorado and California

I believe that spring is, finally, in the air I don’t want to jinx it, but I believe that we are on our way to spring-like weather. With the amount of snow that the northern part of the state received this winter, I believe that it will be a while before I will be able to get to the cabin. In my never-ending quest to convince old Mother Nature to put a rush on spring, I feel like I may be

Irene Eleanor Supalla passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023, at Prairie Senior Cottages in New Richland, Minnesota.  She was 93 years old.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30AM on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at the Church of All Saints, New Richland, Minnesota.  A visitation will take place one hour prior to mass at the church.  Irene was born in Wells, Minnesota, on January 25, 1930, to Peter and Monica (Langner) Ignaszewski.  She was a member of the

Gene Amley, 94, of New Richland, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at the Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea. Born on June 8, 1928 in Albert Lea, he was a son of the late Martin and Anna (Johnson) Amley. On August 2, 1953, Gene was united in marriage to Nola (Spear) Amley. Together the couple shared more than 45 years.  A veteran of the United States Army, Gene worked as a repairman for Sprint and the former Pioneer Telephone,

HEADED FOR THE SPOTLIGHT — The Panthers’ Reese Routh, top right, squares off with LCWM Area’s Noah Sodeman during the Section 2A individual wrestling tournament in Mapleton Saturday, Feb. 25. Reese, who pinned Sodeman, finished as the section runner-up at 152 pounds, advancing to state. Star Eagle photo by Brandon Schlaak Section wrestling runners-up to join Petsinger at Xcel Energy Center  By JIM LUTGENS  Sports Editor  NRHEG High School will be well represented in this year's state wrestling tournament.  Junior Annabelle Petsinger, who earlier qualified

Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother Patricia (Pat) Wayne passed away at the age of 90 on February 24th at Whispering Oaks Assisted Living in Ellendale, Minnesota. Patricia was born October 17, 1932, in Devils Lake, North Dakota to Florence and Vernon Mattix. She spent her early years in Mahnomen, Minnesota, and very small North Dakota towns where her father managed grain elevators. Due to lack of educational opportunities and Pat’s deep desire to expand her horizons, she talked her parents into

In this week’s adventures in ‘newsing,’ it was a lighter week. We had a snow storm, which kept me cooped up for the majority of last week. I would like to extend a giant thank you to whoever plowed snow in front of the Star Eagle. I came in Thursday evening and was very pleasantly surprised not to find five feet of snow in front of my office. I think I have the city to thank. It is much appreciated.

The scurs had the Weather Eye tuned in as we got tuned up by Old Man Winter last week. Will he lay into us one more time before spring or go lay by his dish? Starting Wednesday, mostly cloudy with highs in the low 30’s and lows in the upper teens. Partly sunny on Thursday with highs in the upper 20’s and lows in the mid-teens. Mostly sunny on Friday with highs in the low 30’s and lows around 20.

Kenneth Willard Johansen, age 92, of Waseca died on February 8, 2023, at Colony Court in Waseca.  Born on September 29, 1930, in Waseca to Axel and Thora (Paludan) Johansen. He received his education in Waseca, New Richland, Truman and lastly Janesville High School, graduating with the class of 1948. Ken furthered his education in Georgia at Meat Cutting School. In 1951, Ken was drafted into the United States Army being called to serve in the Korean War until in Honorable

Panthers top Blooming Prairie, Medford By ELI LUTGENS Publisher/Editor The NRHEG high school boys' basketball squad looks like it's trying a new strategy: team basketball. The boys defeated a middle-of- the-pack Blooming Prairie squad at home Friday night 60-54. “We came out hot,” said NRHEG head coach Dan Schmidt. Following good ball movement, Sawyer Prigge and Sam Olson hit three-pointers on the Panthers' open- ing two possessions. Two minutes later, Daxter Lee drove and passed to the open man and Olson hit another open three to

Mary I. Sullivan, age 79, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at her home in Emmons, Minnesota. Inurnment will take place in the spring, next to her husband Robert Sullivan, at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Condolences may be directed to the Mary Sullivan family c/o Schott Funeral Homes-Mittelstadt Chapel, 902 E. Main St., Lake Mills, IA 50450. Mary Irene (Larson) Sullivan was born on August 31, 1943 in Berlin Township, Steele County, near Ellendale, Minnesota to parents Iver and

By JIM LUTGENS Sports Editor The NRHEG wrestling team hosted a quadrangular in New Richland Friday, Jan. 6. It was a tough night for the Panthers. The NRHEG crew absorbed three dual-meet losses, falling 48-21 to Goodhue, 50-27 to St. Clair/Mankato Loyola and 39-21 to Red Rock Central. "Our team is in a tough position right now and we are trying to make the best of it," said Panthers coach Shaun Larson. "We are going to be making a few adjustments with our lineup in

Marcella Rae Goette of New Richland, passed away at the New Richland Care Center on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at the age of 91 years and 21 days. A funeral service will be held at St. Peter Lutheran Church in New Richland on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. with visitation one hour prior to the service. Marcella Rae (Hansen) Goette was born on December 20, 1931 in Burt, Iowa to Elmer and Eleanor (Koestler) Hansen. She attended country school