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In observance of Memorial Day May 30, the NRHEG Star Eagle will publish a section dedicated to our defenders of freedom.
Area veterans or family members are encouraged to bring in photos of veterans in uniform from all branches of service for inclusion and the recognition they so justly deserve.
The deadline for photo submission is noon, May 19. For questions or more information, call the Star Eagle office at (507) 463-8112 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
If you’ve turned in a veteran photo to the Star Eagle in the past, you need not do so again.
The annual NRHEG High School Pops Concert is set for Monday, May 9 at 7 p.m. in the high school gymnasium in New Richland.
The 16th Annual Petal Pushers plant sale will be held at the Waldorf Community Center on Saturday, May 7 from 8-10 a.m. Sale of the plants are used to purchase plants for the Waldorf Community planters and gardens. Donations from the sale are also used to purchase items for the Community Center.
Friends of the Library are also sponsoring a Book and Bake Sale at the Waldorf Library. Proceeds will benefit the library.
Dinneen makes one final trip to nation’s capital
D.C. CREW — Front from left: Whittney McCamish, Natalie Aaseth, Emily Crabtree, Michelle Katzung, Aubrey Schlinger, Tali Wayne, Jennifer McKay, Gabby Muri, Gretchen Ramaker, Grace Johns, Rachel Collins, Maci Surat, Emily Prigge, Chris Stenzel. Row two: Nicole Frechette, Kylie Lembke, Wyatt Fitterer, Tyler Mithun, Justin Mortensen, Karter Sletten, Natalia Galindo, Lillian Bell, Lillie Nielsen, Braden Routh, Ben Lewer, Mercedes Dickerson, Madison Martin. Back: Payton Misgen, Randal Anhalt, Caleb Harpel, Kyra Possin, Pat Churchill, Georgia Dinneen, Taytum Ihrke, Sam Prigge. (Submitted photo)
By JIM LUTGENS
Editor/Publisher
Officially, Georgia Dinneen is retired from her job as an instructor at NRHEG High School.
But early this month, she was coaxed out of retirement for a few days.
As she has done 10 times since 2004, Dinneen accompanied NRHEG students and other chaperones on what has become the school’s annual trip to Washington, D.C.
“Our intention in the beginning was to go every other year,” said Dinneen. “This trip was our fourth year in a row.”
After retiring last spring, Dinneen was asked by NRHEG Administration to go on one last trip to D.C.
“That’s why I did it,” she said. “It was an especially enjoyable trip to me just because I got to spend time again with teenagers. They are what I miss most about retirement.”
Name change gains approval
By JESSICA LUTGENS
Staff Writer
The renaming of the baseball diamond at Legion Field, street maintenance, storm sewer repair and moving forward with plans for a recycling program were all approved at a regular meeting of the New Richland City Council on Monday, April 25. All members were present, and the agenda and consent agenda items were approved.
Ed Dahle, on behalf of Quad Cities Baseball Association, presented the request to change the name of Legion Field’s baseball diamond to “The Jeff & Carol Reese Field at Legion Park.”
Jeff Reese, a well-respected coach in his long baseball career, has also been a meticulous caretaker of the baseball field, his work a large part of providing a diamond to be proud of. He and his late wife, Carol, also a big supporter of baseball, are considered pillars of the community. The council approved Resolution 16-05 naming Legion Field, which will officially take place before the baseball game on May 14.