- Details
- Hits: 2301
The early childhood years from birth to the start of kindergarten are an important time of rapid learning and growth. Early Childhood Screening is a quick and simple check of how your child is growing and developing. Between the ages of 3 and 4, screening can detect possible health or learning concerns, so that children can get the help needed before entering kindergarten.
Early Childhood Screening or evidence of a comparable screening by a non-school provider is required for entrance into Minnesota’s public schools or within 30 days of enrollment into kindergarten. Screening documents vision, hearing, height, weight, immunization status, general health review, and development in the areas of communication, concepts, small and large muscles, as well as, social-emotional skills.
- Details
- Hits: 1274
30th Annual Geneva Cancer Auction kicks off this weekend
By KATHY PAULSEN
Staff Writer
With the hustle and bustle of the holidays, we may have forgotten it will soon be that time of the year for the annual Geneva Cancer Auction, which this year marks the 30th anniversary.
The cancer auctions over the years at Geneva Bar & Grill have been so successful, it should be a stimulus to not only continue the efforts, but strive for even more.
Grab your sellable treasures and homemade goodies and that special hometown spirit and come out for some great fun and fund raising in Geneva. Donations can be dropped off at Geneva Bar & Grill any time. It is hoped that many of the great cooks from the area will also bring along some tasty food items for the auction when they come to support this yearly fundraising event.
- Details
- Hits: 3577
Hobbs lands fashion job in New York
HARTLAND GIRL AT HOME IN NYC — 2010 NRHEG High School graduate Kayna Hobbs feels at home in New York City, well on her way to a glamorous fashion career.
By KATHY PAULSEN
Staff Writer
How do you spell “impressive?” One way to spell it is “Kayna Hobbs.”
Hobbs, daughter of Gwyn Regehr of Hartland and a 2010 graduate of NRHEG High School, is well on her way to a glamorous fashion career in New York City.
Hobbs’s parents can attest to her love of clothing and fashion, starting back when she was just a young child. By the time she got to middle school, she was watching the runway shows on television and reading all the fashion magazines she could get her hands on. She has always loved the big city over country life, but she says now she is grateful to have experienced both environments.
- Details
- Hits: 1217
ID Frosty for $325, find Medallion and win $1500!
Who is “Frosty?” Where is the Medallion?
Identify Frosty — or find the Medallion — and win some cash! Prize money totaling $3,000 is waiting to be won, $1,500 for the Frosty Contest and $1,500 to the finder of the Medallion.
Frosty is a Waseca County resident chosen to be an ambassador for the Waseca Sleigh & Cutter Festival. Follow the clues and guess Frosty’s name.
- Details
- Hits: 4964
2013 crops year in review
By MARK BERNARD
Contributing Writer
The 2013 cropping season is in the books for most, and not a moment too soon. A growing season that had the potential on paper to be a dream for many turned out to be a nightmare. Coming out of the fall of 2012, soil conditions were very dry and concerns of having enough moisture to keep a crop going abounded. Soil moisture conditions the fall before had been similar and pulling off another crop like 2012 couldn’t be ruled out. As the old adage goes, plant in the dust, bins will bust. Plant in the mud, crop is a dud. Soil moisture changed over the course of the winter and by April, some of the snow had melted into the soil surface, adding precious moisture for spring planting.