Caledonia Area Public School board members met Monday, May 19 at Caledonia Elementary School in room #162. Board member Mike Peterson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and led with the Pledge of Allegiance. Board members present included Derek Adamson, Julie Augedahl, Chad Harms, Leigh King, Melissa Marschall, Spencer Yohe and Peterson. District employees present … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton School Board Approves Sale of Bonds
The Mabel-Canton School Board held its regular meeting on May 20 at 6:00 p.m. in Room 50, Mrs. Peter’s science classroom. Board Chair Chris Miller opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance. Senior Municipal Advisor Jodie Zesbaugh with Ehlers & Associates presented a presale report for the voter approved school building bonds. The board unanimously … [Read more...]
R-P to Vote on Building Referendum in November
Superintendent Dr. Ben Bernard presented the results and recommendations of the Steering Committee for a possible building project at the May 19 regular Rushford-Peterson school board meeting. Three meetings were held on April 30, May 5, and May 14 with an average attendance of 20 people. Members of the committee had been solicited from the entire community. According to … [Read more...]
Spring Grove School Board Approves Bond Sale, Announces Staffing Changes and Year-End Events
At the May 19 Spring Grove School board meeting, Senior Municipal Advisor Shelby McQuay of Elder & Associates, the district’s independent municipal advisor, reported that the recent bond sale aligned closely with expectations. The board approved the sale of $1,210,000 in General Obligation Facilities Maintenance Bonds, Series 2025A, designated for indoor air quality … [Read more...]
Area High School Senior Pursues Career in Musical Theatre
Greta Kunene’s initial reaction to acting was a negative one. The Missoula Children’s Theatre company was in southeastern Minnesota and was holding auditions for a show. When her mom Brenda Kunene asked if she wanted to audition, Greta said no. Thankfully, her mom made her do it anyway, and Greta found out that she loved it. At that first show, she was chosen to play Wendy in … [Read more...]
Hot Shots (5/19)
R-P boys golf handed La Crescent/Hokah its first loss of the season, 165 to 167. Trojan Jaxson Meldahl then shot a 39 to medal in a win over W-K. Brody Srsen and Brock Sikkink each had 39s as FC beat Crestwood. Aiden Arnold shot a one-under 35 and Srsen a 37, as the Falcons topped Cotter with a season-low 156. LC/H (7-1, 7-1) leads the TRC-East over R-P (7-2-1, 7-2-1) and FC … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/19)
Gophers Run Win Streak to Seven, Fall to Panthers Chatfield baseball started the year 1-8. In an excellent turnaround, Brian Baum’s Gophers have rallied with a big win streak. Chatfield topped FC/L 3-2. The Gophers led 3-1 after five. FC/L scored one in the sixth and had runners on second and third but Westin Nolte came in and got two strikeouts. He set down the final five … [Read more...]
Softball (5/19)
Houston Ups Win Streak to Five Houston mercy-ruled three foes on the week to up their win streak to five. Alden-Conger/G-E fell 27-2 in four innings. Kylie Stinson (4-5 two 2B, 3B, 8 RBI, 4 R), Claire Frauenkron (4-5, 3B, HR #2, 5 RBI, 3 R, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K), Julia Swenson (4-5, two 2B, 4 RBI, 4 R), and Rylee Boldt (4-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 5 R) all had huge games. Olivia … [Read more...]
Golf (5/19)
Burros Teams Each Stay Perfect, Wrap Up SEC Titles Lanesboro’s golf teams swept meets with Southland and GMLO. Each improved to 8-0 on the year and wrapped up SEC regular season titles by doing so. Hosting the Rebels, the boys won 180-192 at Lanesboro’s par-35 golf course. Jack Brogle (38) medaled while Holdyn Willford (46), Grant Horihan (47), and Dayton Haugen (49) also … [Read more...]
Track & Field (5/19)
Track and Field: GMLOKS Girls Win Sixth Straight 1A True Team Title, LFCMC Makes State, Too For a sixth straight year, GMLOKS girls track and field captured the Section 1A True Team crown. It was a tight race to the top, as Aaron Thauwald’s group (1160.5) bested Cotter/Hope Lutheran (1156.5) by a mere four points. LFCMC (1087), St. Charles (1045.5), and Lake City (912.5) … [Read more...]