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NRHEG School Board
By REED WALLER
Staff Writer
On April 9, 2019 residents in the NRHEG School District will have the opportunity to vote on a $9.1 million referendum.
Last fall the Facilities Task Force issued a mailing detailing the Facilities Plan and the potential tax impact for district taxpayers, and urged respondents to help prioritize the items and decide how much they were willing to spend.
There will be Open Houses, including a walkthrough, presentation and open discussion at the Ellendale Elementary on Monday, March 11, and at the New Richland Secondary site on Thursday, March 14, where questions can be raised and taxpayers may survey the current state of the facilities and where the improvements will be made.
Board Concern
At last week’s regular meeting of the NRHEG Board of Education, members expressed concern at the meeting that the district has not engaged enough with the public to get people talking about the referendum and asking questions.
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New Richland City Council
By JESSICA LUTGENS
Staff Writer
With three council members in attendance following the massive blizzard in the area last weekend, the New Richland City Council held its second meeting of the month on Monday, Feb. 25. A motion was made to form a committee for providing assistance for trash bills to qualified households in the city, which passed.
The committee will consist of five individuals, including councilpersons Jessie Shaffer and Jason Casey and town resident Connie Johnson. The remaining two slots on the committee are open and will be advertised in the Star Eagle, city newsletter, and by reaching out to the public.
Present for the meeting were NRHEG Superintendent Dale Carlson and School Board member Rick Schultz, who outlined details of the upcoming referendum vote for NRHEG public schools. The vote, which will give residents in the district the opportunity to decide whether or not to adopt the $9.1 million referendum for improvements to the two school facilities, will be held on April 9.
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First Lutheran Church of Ellendale will host an oyster stew and chili supper Saturday, March 23 from 5:30-7 p.m. for a free-will offering. First Lutheran is located at 503 Radel Court, Ellendale.
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Kindergarten/Bridges Orientation/Open House for NRHEG Elementary School is scheduled for Monday, April 1 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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The Nortonna Lodge 1-638 of the Sons of Norway meets Monday, March 18. Supper will be served at 6 p.m. for a cost of $8 at the Owatonna Elks Lodge, 126 East Vine Street.
The March program features Dr. Lawrence Moe on "Knud Wefald: You Can Take Knud out of Norway..." Dr. Moe, who is on the faculty of Metropolitan State University, will chronicle the life of Knud who came to Minnesota at age 17 as a penniless farmhand and worked his way into business and politics. He also wrote a series of 29 newspaper articles about his return trip to Norway with his young family. Come and learn more about this interesting Norwegian-American.
If you would like more information on the Nortonna Lodge of the Sons of Norway, contact Cindy or Paul Hokanson at 507-451-9301.