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New Richland City Council

By CARRIE GILBERTSON

Staff Writer

The New Richland City Council held its second meeting for the month Tuesday, May 28. All members of the council were present.

The council was informed a new director of nursing was hired at New Richland Care Center. Peggy Qual has 19 years of nursing experience and has spent the last 10 years as Director of Nursing at St. John’s Lutheran Home in Albert Lea. She will begin here June 17.

Also at NRCC, Susie Abbott has also been moved from activities to the open Human Resources position. The council voted to approve the use of a temp agency to address other staffing shortages. For the month of June, All Temporary Midwest, Inc. will fill the unstaffed hours. The cost will be $30 per hour for approximately 100 hours weekly.

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Leagues forming for youth, adult volleyball

Volleyball players wanted: as you may have read, the Girl Scouts will be refurbishing the volleyball court at Legion Field in New Richland as well as adding a second court. Now, Troop 23601 is sponsoring a teen co-ed volleyball league for grades 7-12. Teams need to be a minimum of four people. There can’t be more guys on the court than girls per team. Teams provide their own ball and a line judge. Team shirts or uniforms are optional. The league will be held Tuesday evenings from June 11 to July 30. Cost is $20 per team and sign up is due by June 4. To sign up or for more information, call (507) 456-0500.

An adult league is also being planned, organized by Kim Schlaak. She estimates the start of that league to be the week of June 10. To sign up your team or for more information, call Kim at (507) 461-2095.

Parade schedule set for NRHEG Band

The 2013 summer parade schedule has been announced for the NRHEG Marching Band.

The band will perform:

• Friday, June 14 - Lake Crystal, 6 p.m.

• Saturday, June 15 - Owatonna, 11 a.m.

• Saturday, June 22nd - Rogers, 12 noon

• Friday, June 28 - Rochester, 6:15 p.m.

• Saturday, June 29 - Ellendale, 4 p.m.

• Wednesday, July 3 - Albert Lea, 6 p.m.

• Thursday, July 4 - St. Peter, 10 a.m. AND Apple Valley, 1 p.m.

• Saturday, July 13 - New Richland, 5 p.m.

• Saturday, September 21 - Waseca, 12:30 p.m.

Church Guest Night June 12

Grace Lutheran Church of Waseca will host its annual Guest Night Wednesday, June 12 at 7 p.m. The program will be presented by Jan Jerdee and Company from Albert Lea, and the program is “150 Years of Stoves and Aprons.”  Jerdee separates the program into 25-year segments. She includes the price of eggs and flour at that time, highlights some of the key inventions, who was president, and who was governor. Pictures are shown of what stoves looked like at that time, aprons are shown from that area and music is played from that time period and the audience is invited to sing along. All are invited to attend and enjoy a trip down memory lane, some fun and good fellowship. Grace Lutheran is located at 300 East Elm Avenue in Waseca.  

Waseca Relay for Life meeting June 20

Relay For Life Of Waseca County is having a combined Committee and Team Captain Meeting at the Waseca County Fairgrounds in the Creative Arts Building Thursday, June 20th, 5:30-6:30 p.m. This meeting is for both Committee Members and Team Captains.

GPS event displays latest tech benefits for farmers

Area corn and soybean farmers will find out how they can increase production while decreasing costs at “Farming with GPS,” Wed. June 12 at Farmamerica, the Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center. The event begins at 8 a.m. with an overview of new capabilities and benefits of GPS. Farmers will learn about how the combination of global positioning technologies, sensors, and computers can enable higher precision, use of less fertilizer, and improved yields at lower costs, according to University of Minnesota Extension Educator Brad Carlson. Breakout sessions and demonstrations by Ag Leader, Case IH/Trimble, John Deere, and Precision Planting will be followed by a free lunch. Farmers can then stay for individual tutoring and “ride and drive” opportunities. “Farming with GPS” is sponsored by Farmamerica.

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By KATHY PAULSEN

Staff Writer

The 2nd Annual Geneva Cancer Run is ready to roll this Saturday, June 8, starting at Geneva Bar & Grill. It promises to be another fun-filled event, fighting cancer. This is not to be confused with the Matt Felt-Dillon Gordon Run, which will take place July 13.

Riders came from many different areas last year and it is hoped many more will turn out again this year. A total of 87 bikes made the trip last year and even more enjoyed the evening entertainment.

The "riders," be they on motorcycle, or in cars, trucks or vans, are asked to gather at Geneva Bar & Grill starting at 10 a.m. A $10 donation to cancer will be accepted for the 2013 Cancer Run.

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NRHEG School Board

By REED WALLER

Staff Writer

Budget

The NRHEG School Board approved the revised budget for 2012-13 at their May meeting on Monday, May 20, noting that it came to within $10,000 of the proposed budget approved last summer.

2012-2013    Revenues Expend.

General $8,504,929 $8,590,708

Food Service 428,500 398,113

Comm. Ed. 166,772 148,645

Construction 1,194,836 73,000

Debt Service 608,348 666,735

Scholarship 4,000 4,000

Student Act. 95,000 95,000

Totals $11,082,385 $9,976,201