New Richland City Council

By JESSICA LUTGENS

Staff Writer

The New Richland City Council held its second meeting of April on Monday, the 28th. All members were present except Amy Ihrke. The agenda and consent agenda were both approved, with one addition for a request added.

A guest was in attendance to request the purchase and installation of new “Panther Nation” signs to take the place of the current “Welcome to New Richland” signs outside of town. There will be two signs per entrance. The signs will also recognize the Panther girls’ basketball state championships for 2013 and 2014, and the state champion Panther cheerleading squad. The project will be completed by students at NRHEG High School. The council approved the request.

By SCOTT GROTH

Contributing Writer

The Ellendale City Council met Thursday April 24, 2014 with Mayor Swearingen and all Council members present. Also attending the meeting were Phil Kohl, City Attorney, Pete Paulson, Municipal Liquor Store Manager, Josh Otto, Maintenance, Dan Rhoades, Fire Dept., Andy Braaten, Cindy Goebel, Rick Johnson, LeeAnn Hojberg, Clerk/Treas., and Kim Zimprich, Deputy Clerk.

Forum on emerging drug trends May 13 Ellendale’s UM Church

Synthetic drugs, including K2, Spice, bath salts, and Scooby Snax, are an emerging issue in our communities. These drugs threaten the health and safety of our youth.

The problem

Drug abuse is one of the most hidden and pervasive risks to adolescents today. Young people are dying from drug overdoses.  At the same time, many parents have no idea about today's variety of drugs, their accessibility, their effects, and how to talk about it with their children.

Pops Concert Monday

The annual NRHEG High School Pops Concert is set for Monday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school gym. It will feature the high school band and choir. Admission is $3 for adults, students are free. Doors open at 7.

NRHEG Secondary 

3rd Quarter Honor Roll

“A” HONOR ROLL

Grade 12: Adam Anderson, Emily Christensen, Hailie Clausen, Dalton Dahl, Haley Deml, Kellen Ferber, Carson Field, Kendra Grothem, Presley Johnson, Noah Krell, Hannah Light, Hannah Lundberg, Jadyn Nelson-Spies, Paige Overgaard, Ryan Patraw, Laura Ranniger, Douglas Rudau, Morgan Staloch, Carlie Wagner

Grade 11: Nicholas Bartness, Jamie Beckstrand, Brady Beenken, Jana Elin Brand, Alyssa Esplan, Karina Gaona Quezada, Ryann Hagen, Jade Hill, Julia Kanngiesser, Logan Knutson, Dillon Kubiatowicz, Jake Langlie, Melissa Malakowsky, Keith Maxon, Jade Peterson, Andrew Shutrop, Anna Stork, Aurora Strom, Kelson Titus, Spencer Tollefson, Trevor Tracy, Jet Wayne

Two more one-run losses leave NRHEG girls with 4-3 record

If it weren’t for one-run losses, the NRHEG softball team would be undefeated.

As it is, the Panthers stand 4-3, their latest one-run loss coming in the opening round of Saturday’s Panther Invitational at Legion Field, 12-11 in nine innings to Belle Plaine.

“This was a rollercoaster of a game,” said coach Wendy Schultz. “We dug ourselves into a hole and fought our way back.”

Trailing by seven runs entering the seventh, the Panthers plated seven runs by stringing together six consecutive hits.

It doesn’t look like the NRHEG Panthers will play much baseball this week, and there wasn’t much played last week.

The Panthers got two games in, falling 14-6 to Medford on Monday and 6-1 to Randolph Tuesday. Both were played at Legion Field.

On Monday the Panthers flirted with their first win of the year, leading 6-4 after four innings, but Medford knotted it in the fifth and broke it open with eight runs in the sixth.

Trevor Tracy was 3-for-3 for the Panthers, scoring once and driving two runs. Grand Kyllo was 2-for-3 and scored a run. Dillon Parpart collected two RBIs and scored a run on one hit. Matt Jensen and Dillon Kubiatowicz also hit safely.

NRHEG track and field boys third among eight schools at Maple River

According to NRHEG boys’ track and field coach Duey Ferber, there hasn’t been much competition for senior distance runner T.J. Schiltz this season. Until last Tuesday, anyway.

So how did he respond?

With two first places and, for good measure, a meet record at the Maple River Invitational.

Schiltz won the 1600 meters in 4:38.9, breaking the old meet record, and clocked 10:08.94 for first in the 3200.

“T.J. is really bringing his times down,” said Ferber. “It was nice to have some competition in his races.”

Did the NRHEG girls’ track and field team miss Carlie Wagner last week?

Do we need to ask?

With Wagner sidelined due to hamstring tightness, the Panthers competed in a pair of meets, taking seventh among eight schools at Maple River Tuesday and third out of five at Blue Earth Area Friday.

Hailey Schuller was the leader at Maple River, taking third in the 100 and 300 hurdles. She joined Abby Wacholz, Marnie Wagner and Taylar Tieskotter for fourth in the 4x100 relay.

With the wind blowing in what seemed every direction, the NRHEG clay target team got off to a rough but promising start last week.

It was rough as most of the top shooters did not post their typical scores, yet promising as the total team effort was still enough to place the team solidly in second place in their conference. Conferences in the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League (MSHSCTL) are determined by team size. NRHEG is in Class AAA Conference 1 with teams from Edina, Mahtomedi, St. Thomas Academy, Zimmerman, East Grand Forks, and New York Mills.