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Fallen heroes honored and celebrated at Memorial Day program
Weather did not permit the community of Waseca to celebrate Memorial Day and their fallen heroes outside and with a parade, but they still celebrated and honored the day at the Waseca Senior High School gym. Many members of the community attended the event and many participated in the event as well. Music by the Waseca High School Band, the Waseca Male and Female Sextets, Muriah Miller-Keith, Emma, Keith, Layla Keith, and Jerome Broughton was performed. ...
Purple Heart recipient lost a toe in Vietnam but came out 'a better person
A Vietnam war veteran and a lifetime area resident who currently lives in Waterville, Tony Ernste is the honorary grand marshal for this year’s Memorial Day ceremonies in Faribault. Ernste graduated from Bethlehem Academy in 1967 and worked in construction before joining the United States Army just shy of his 20th birthday in 1969. “A friend of mine was drafted in March and I checked and my number was up...
Military service provided travel and taught respect to grand marshal
A year after graduating from Faribault High School in 1953, Wayne Winjum joined the United States Army Reserves and then put in for active duty with hopes of using the GI Bill to pay for his college education. A lifetime area resident, Winjum’s military experience began with his basic training at Fort Leonard Wood near the Ozark in Missouri. “After eight weeks there, I went to Fort Sill, Oklahoma to...
Morristown joins Faribault in honoring veterans with street banners
Some veterans have declined to be on Hometown Heroes banners due to fears from past experiences with antiwar protestors following Vietnam. But local veterans working on programs honoring veterans in Faribault and now in Morristown said these sentiments have mostly…
Construction projects and school calendars discussed at local school boards
As the school year draws to a close and students step out of the buildings for summer break, NRHEG and JWP are moving forward with projects that will result in much needed upgrades for the districts’ schools. The projects were discussed at the districts’ school board meetings Monday, May 20. Both school boards also talked about school calendars, with JWP making changes to its 2024-25 calendar, and NRHEG establishing its 2025-26 calendar. The Waseca School Board talked about its 2024-25 calendar at its Thursday, May...
Northfield council to consider alternative options for police heart screening program
Northfield’s City Council has hit the pause button on a proposed contract with Sigma Tactical Wellness, following an analysis from the council’s resident physician which cast doubt on some of the company’s claims and the quality of its cardiovascular screening program. By a 5-1 vote, councilors voted to set aside the contract recommended for adoption by Police Chief Mark Elliott and instead pursue a cardiovascular screening and wellness program for officers in partnership with local healthcare institutions and other community resources. ...
New face of Owatonna's riverfront continues to take shape
One of the most visible projects has continued to take shape at Owatonna's front door, and those spearheading the project say they couldn't be happier with the progress being made. With the roof and windows added to ASCEND — Owatonna's first multi-use complex that is redeveloping the underutilized 300 block of Walnut Avenue and the Straight River running through downtown — Scott Mohs, co-owner of Redline Development and owner of Mohs Contracting, happily reported they are on schedule with the large project. ...
City councilors 'not giving up' on ice skating in park
Faribault city councilors are moving ahead with part of the plans for a new park downtown, while still debating what to name it and what a scaled down ice skating feature might look like. There were no official votes taken at a council workshop Tuesday evening, but there was consensus to seek some preliminary ideas and cost estimates on an alternative skating amenity. And the majority of councilors expressed support for giving the park a name of Viaduct Park. ...
Balancing Act: Northfield's Strategy to Meet Civic Needs with Limited Budgets
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Politico founder briefs Northfield Rotarians about upcoming election
John Harris, Politico’s global editor-in-chief and a Carleton College trustee, talked to Northfield Rotarians recently about the state of American politics today. Harris told the Rotarians that he views Donald Trump as a movement politician, who is capitalizing on American voters’ anger and resentment at the establishment. That anger, Harris said, was forged in cultural and ideological battles that began in the 1960s. From the likely voter data that he...
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