The Caledonia City Council approved hiring Joshua Vaubel as a part-time police officer at its October 23 regularly scheduled meeting. The council unanimously approved the consent agenda, including the payments and disbursements; payments six and seven, a total of $27,562.45 for the auditorium HVAC project; a new liquor license for Sol Agave Taste Mexico who is planning on … [Read more...]
St. Mary’s School in Caledonia Welcomes Two New Teachers
Caledonia, Minn., offers two parochial schools which include St. John’s Lutheran School and St. Mary’s School. For the 2023-2024 school year, St. John’s hired no new teachers while St. Mary’s hired two new teachers. St. Mary’s warmly welcomed both Ryan Pitts and Theresa Ellenz to the Catholic school family. This will be Pitts’ first year teaching, where he will be … [Read more...]
Fire Destroys Miken Sports Production Building
Miken Sports, in Caledonia, Minn., a division of Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. experienced a fire in one of their older buildings on October 14. The company is assessing the damage in cooperation with the local fire department and the state fire marshal’s office. Miken will continue to operate the warehousing and distribution operation, as well as the MLB® helmet … [Read more...]
Tony C. Vick
Tony C. Vick, 62, of Caledonia, formerly of Mabel, died unexpectedly Sunday, October 1, 2023, at his home. Tony was born March 12, 1961, in Spring Grove to Gary and Sharon (Dahl) Vick. He attended Mabel-Canton Schools. He had worked at Northern Engraving in Spring Grove for 24 years. He loved working in molding. Until his dying day, he would check molded products to see … [Read more...]
Caledonia Approves Third Retail Cannabis Permit
At its regularly scheduled September 11 meeting, the Caledonia City Council approved Tree Huggers Cannabis MN LLC request for a retail permit to sell cannabinoid products. City Clerk/Administrator Jake Dickson explained that manager Brent Welch plans to open the dispensary in the former Dairy Queen building at 603 Esch Dr., Caledonia by November. Dickson and councilman Ryan … [Read more...]
Sheri L. Birkeland
Sheri L. Birkeland, 61, of Caledonia, the daughter of Marge and the late Lowell Birkeland, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2023, at Gundersen Tweeten Health Care in Spring Grove. She was born December 17, 1961, in Caledonia. Sheri graduated from Caledonia High School in 1980 and then attended Western Technical College in La Crosse, graduating with an Associate’s in Fashion … [Read more...]
Jim “Fox” Gavin
Jim “Fox” Gavin, age 80, of Brownsville, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2023, at his home. He was born April 18, 1943, in Caledonia, Minn., to Earl and Mae (Fitzpatrick) Gavin. Jim attended school in Caledonia and graduated from Loretto High School in 1961, where he participated in boxing. He was a lifetime farmer on the family farm west of Brownsville and a member of St. … [Read more...]
Patricia Ann Merzenich
Patricia Ann Merzenich, age 88, of Caledonia, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2023, at Claddagh Senior Living and Memory Care, Caledonia. She was born March 25, 1935 in Caledonia to Alf and Margaret (Smith) Reierson. She graduated from Caledonia High School. Patricia married Matthew Merzenich on April 18, 1959. They were blessed with five children. Patricia was a … [Read more...]
Sprague Woods: an Outdoor Classroom
Mayor Schroeder called the Caledonia City Council regularly scheduled meeting to order at 6 p.m. Schroeder led his colleagues and the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. The council approved the meeting agenda and the minutes from the August 14 council meeting as written. Council members in attendance included Amanda Ninneman, Mayor DeWayne (Tank) Schroeder, David … [Read more...]
Caledonia Public School District Kicks off New School Year
Caledonia School Board members met Monday, August 21 from 6-7:34 p.m. at Crooked Creek Community Center, also known as Freeburg Community Center in Caledonia, Minn. Board members present included Derek Adamson, Tim Gunn, Leigh King, Melissa Marschall, Mike Peterson, Daniel Small, and Spencer Yohe. In addition, Elementary Principal Sue Link, Middle/High School Principal Nathan … [Read more...]