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Kindergarten/Bridges Orientation/Open House for NRHEG Elementary School is scheduled for Monday, March 23, at 4:30 p.m. The orientation will be held in the NRHEG Elementary School music room and will last approximately one hour.

Please bring your child with you to the orientation.  Both our Bridges (a kindergarten alternative program) and Kindergarten programs will be highlighted at this orientation.

If you have questions, please contact Jean Greenwood, Administrative Assistant, in the school office at 507-684-3181.

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Created: 13 February 2020

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The March meeting of the Ellendale Area Heritage Society will be Saturday, March 7 at 9 a.m. at Whispering Oak, second floor.

The public is encouraged and welcomed to come.

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Created: 22 February 2020

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The 16th Annual Steele County 4-H Pasta Dinner and Silent Auction fundraiser will take place Sunday, March 8th from 3:30-7 p.m. at the Owatonna Middle School.  Silent auction tables close at 5:30, 6:00 & 6:30 p.m..

This fundraiser does not for just benefit a single club or particular group of youth.  It will benefit the entire Steele County 4-H program! That means every one of the 1000 (+) 4-Hers in the program and all 150 adult volunteers will feel the impact of this event.  The funds we raise on March 8th will help finance the Steele County 4-H summer programming.

Tickets are very reasonably priced at $6.50 and are available from Steele County 4-H members or at the Extension Office, 635 Florence, Ave., Owatonna or at the door for $7. Call 444-7685 for details! See you Sunday, March 8 from 3:30-7 p.m. at the 4-H Pasta Dinner and Silent Auction at the Owatonna Middle School!

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Created: 13 February 2020

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By MELANIE PILTINGSRUD
Staff Writer

A bright, sunny day greeted the anglers and onlookers at the New Richland Area Sportsmen's Club Ice Fishing Contest on St. Olaf Lake on Sat., Feb. 8, unlike last year's bitter cold.

There was another welcome change this year, as fish houses were allowed on the lake. This turned out to be a great thing, because the change brought out many more children than in previous years, encouraging another generation to enjoy the grand outdoors and the sport of ice fishing.

According to Lee Mendenhall, who's been with the club since 1966, there were 150 prizes donated by area businesses, which was especially nice for the under 12 crowd, who each got a free ticket to win a prize. “They all got something!” said Mendenhall, who was grateful to our area businesses for their generosity. No less than 47 area businesses donated items, such as gift certificates, T-shirts, hoodies, beer, hats, candy, signs, sacks of corn to feed wild animals (donated by Cargill), and many other items.

There was not only a lot of fishing going on, but clusters of people were having a great time socializing as well, and, even  those who didn't catch anything could still enjoy the delicious bratwursts and hamburgers, which Dave Wallin and Leon Schoenrock grilled on the spot.

At the end of the fishing contest, Kyle Johnson sang a moving rendition of “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood, and names were drawn to win the final prizes. The 50/50 pool, which is split with the Sportsmen's Club, amounted to a total of $1,860. Sheila Krueger won that. Jim Walters of Owatonna won the $500 prize.