Caledonia Area Public School board members met Monday, August 19 at Caledonia Elementary School in room #162. Board member Mike Peterson called the meeting to order at 6 p.m., led with the Pledge of Allegiance, then conducted roll call. Board members present included Derek Adamson, Tim Gunn, Leigh King, Daniel Small and Spencer Yohe. Board member Melissa Marschall was absent. … [Read more...]
2024 Area Prep Cross Country Preview
Last year’s cross-country season was highlighted by LARPH’s boys qualifying for their fifth straight state meet while Chatfield’s Lexi Kivimagi and L/FC’s Autumn Rakosnik each impressively finished top 35 at the big meet in Northfield. LARPH, Kivimagi and Rakosnik should again highlight the action this year. They are in the midst of a dynasty. … [Read more...]
M-C Continues Discussion on Potential Bond Referendum
At the August 20 school board meeting, the Mabel-Canton School Board continued its discussion on a potential school bond referendum aimed at securing funding for facility upgrades. Chairman Cristal Adkins called the meeting of the Mabel-Canton School board to order at 6 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. The board unanimously approved the meeting agenda with one … [Read more...]
Girls Flag Football Debuts in Two Area High Schools
They arrived at the field with no previous workouts, practiced 45 minutes and then won their first-ever game against a team with previous game experience. Those were the girls from Houston in the Minnesota pilot summer league for girls flag football, which will be an Olympic sport in the next 2028 games. The National Football League (NFL) is promoting it, specifically in this … [Read more...]
Area Players/Coaches Compete in Volleyball All-Star Series
On Wednesday, July 24, the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association put on its All-Star match at Mounds View High School. The event was held in conjunction with the Coaches Association’s annual summer clinic. Six area athletes and two coaches took part in the event; Mabel-Canton’s Kinley Soiney and Sahara Morken along with their coach Lonnie Morken, Chatfield’s Harper … [Read more...]
Ingvalson, Strinmoen are Spring Grove Athletes of the Year
Senior Jaxon Strinmoen, one of the most-often honored athletes in Spring Grove High School history, was selected as 2023-24 Spring Grove Male Athlete of the Year while junior Emerson Ingvalson was the coaches’ choice for Female Athlete of the Year. Both were three-sport athletes with multiple conference credentials. Ingvalson was an All-Southeast Conference selection in … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Prepares for 2024-25 School Year
On Tuesday, July 23, the Spring Grove School board met in regular session to prepare for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. Five parents attended the board meeting to discuss their experience and their children’s experience in combined elementary classrooms, expressing concern over the school’s lack of communication about the upcoming school year and combined classrooms. … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton Prepares for 2024-25 School Year
Note: The Mabel-Canton School Board article published in the July 22 issue was the incorrect article. We apologize for the error. Chairman Adkins called the July 16 meeting of the Mabel-Canton School board to order at 6 p.m. and led her colleagues in the Pledge of Allegiance. The board unanimously approved the revised agenda and the minutes from the June 18 regularly … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Class of 2024 Honors Hunter Bergo’s Legacy
The words “always be humble and kind,” from the Tim McGraw song “Humble and Kind,” are words that mean so much to so many people but for Hunter Bergo’s family, friends and classmates those words have become a source of strength, resilience and especially remembrance. Born on November 30, 2005, Hunter was just 10 years old when he passed away in an ATV accident near his home … [Read more...]
Efficient R-P Meeting
The Rushford-Peterson School Board held one of the shortest meetings ever on July 15. A mere seven minutes passed between the beginning of the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and the gavel ending the meeting. That is not to say that no business was accomplished. Superintendent Dr. Ben Bernard provides most of the information to the board before the meeting; as a result, … [Read more...]
Concurrent Enrollment Opportunities Increase at Houston High School
Michael Mangan, director of Educational Success and Innovation at Houston Schools, shared the Report Card on Redefining Ready and Concurrent Enrollment Board Update at the July 11 regular board meeting. Using assorted data and comparing with the previous year’s senior class, Mangan showed that overall, 70% of Houston’s 2024 seniors were college ready, 93% were career ready and … [Read more...]
Travel Opportunity to Europe for Caledonia High School Students
Caledonia Area Public School board members met Monday, July 15 at Caledonia Elementary School in room #162. Board member Mike Peterson called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m., led with the Pledge of Allegiance, then conducted roll call with all board members present. School district employees present included Superintendent Craig Ihrke, Middle/High School Principal Nathan … [Read more...]
Caledonia’s Wait, Chatfield’s Mauseth Receive Big Coaching Awards
Caledonia/Spring Grove boys track and field coach Reese Wait, pictured above left (far left) with his state title winning team, recently received the U.S. Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association boys track and field Coach of the Year Award for Minnesota. Said award is sponsored by the Marine Corp and recognizes the best high boys and girls coaches, at both the … [Read more...]
Two Teams, 19 Individuals Compete at National Trap Championships
Mabel-Canton finished 28th and Spring Grove 42nd among 261 qualifying high school trap teams at the 2024 national tournament in Mason, Mich/, on July 12-14. That put the Cougars among the top 11% and the Lions among the top 16% of the top teams in the nation. Individually, Spring Grove’s Taylor Reinhardt ranked 12th among 257 girls, and Rushford-Peterson’s Samual Finley 113th … [Read more...]
Kingsland Officials Looking to Keep Heads Dry and Athletes Successful
By Annika Doberenz The Kingsland School Board held their latest meeting on the humid evening of July 15. As per their meeting in June, one of the board’s primary objectives was the final readings and the approval of nearly 20 resolutions and handbooks. While all of them were approved, some necessitated more discussion than did the others. The majority of them involved … [Read more...]