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The Church of All Saints recently holds its annual fall festival
FESTIVE - Mary Sack helps serve the attendees at the Church of All Saints Fall Festival Sept. 22. Star Photo by Melanie Piltingsrud
By MELANIE PILTINGSRUD
Contributing Writer
The Church of All Saints Fall Festival took place on Sept. 22 in New Richland. A full house greeted the performance of the group “Just Friends” and the Catholic Mass that followed. Some individuals even stood outside in the narthex during the service.
The Church Ladies Committee, including Laurie Anderson, Sheri Donovan, Kathy Flor, Terri Kormann, Pam Shurson and Jeanne Waldhauser did a fantastic job of organizing this event, including setting up tables and tents, making sandwiches and serving.
Outside, tables were set up with fresh garden vegetables, such as beets, carrots, and yellow tomatoes; packets of Seed Savers seeds, plates of tempting sweets, colorful crocheted potholders and a quilt raffle for the “Country Store” where Nicole Weitzel and Mary Sack helped customers when they had decided on their favorites.
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MARCHING TO FIRST PLACE - Members of the NRHEG marching band perform their routine, which earned them first place in this year’s competition, for spectators and judges during the 31st annual Waseca Marching Classic on Saturday, Sept. 22. Star Eagle photos by Jessica Lutgens
By JIM LUTGENS
Publisher
There's something about the Waseca Marching Classic that always seems to bring out the best in the NRHEG High School Band.
The locals almost always seem to come home with a trophy and Saturday, Sept. 22 was no different, with NRHEG placing first in its class.
"This was the culmination of a successful summer marching band season," said director Miles Otstot.
"The students worked hard all summer," said Otstot. "This culminated with the win this weekend in Waseca."
A total of 12 high school marching bands performed in Waseca.
NRHEG marched in 10 parades this past summer, including at the Minnesota State Fair and at the 100th anniversary of the American Legion convention.
The band is led by drum majors Jayna Finseth and Jayna Domeier. Seniors include Finseth, Aubrey Johnson, Devin Buendorf, Jadyn Surat, Mackayla Knutson, Michian VanSyckel, Sophia Mrotz, Sierra Johnson, Karenna Strom, Hailey Westrum, Hailey Stencel and Lawren Deml.
Other bands performing Saturday were from Eastview of Apple Valley, Lakeville South, Luverne, Pipestone Area, Spring Grove, Stewartville and Worthington of Minnesota and from Iowa, Benton, Eagle Grove and Sheldon.
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NRHEG’s new FACS teacher is former military
QUEEN OF THE KITCHEN - Kelly Delacruz, former US military airplane mechanic, is NRHEG’s new FACS teacher. Star Eagle photo by Melanie Piltingsrud
By MELANIE PILTINGSRUD
Staff Writer
Kelly Delacruz started out in the military as an airplane mechanic. Now, she’s the new Family and Consumer Science teacher at NRHEG, and she has a lot of life experience to bring to the table.
After Delacruz’s stint in the military, she and her husband lived in Japan for three years. Delacruz did some family childcare before they left, but in Japan: “There was a lot of downtime, because I was a dependent wife at the time,” she says. Delacruz didn’t know what to do with herself, so she taught herself how to cook. “I started sewing, and there were just things that I love to do.”
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By REED WALLER
Staff Writer
The NRHEG school board retired to closed session at the end of their meeting Monday, and after returning from deliberation, approved purchase of the lot at 335 Ash Avenue South, New Richland, for the amount of $51,000.
Survey and Facilities Plan
Supt. Dale Carlson announced that the new Community Survey was in the mail and congratulated everyone who worked on the Facilities Task Force.
The survey closes October 5.
“Sue Peterson from School Perceptions, Inc. is planning to be with us Wednesday, Oct. 10 to share survey results,” said Carlson. That meeting will be posted as a Special School Board meeting, so that she only has to present the results once.”
After the board meeting, the Task Force will go to work and develop a recommendation, which the board will consider at the Oct. 15 regular meeting.
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WHO WILL REIGN? — Candidates for this year’s Homecoming at NRHEG have been selected. At left, king candidates are: Ross Lenort, Alex Buckmeier, Quinten Arndt, Tyler Jacobson, John Reynolds-Hinderscheit. Right, queen candidates: Lexie Ignaszewski, Olivia Christopherson, Alexis Anderson, Laura Worrell, Jayna Finseth. Coronation will take place Monday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in New Richland. Star Eagle photos by Chris Schlaak
By ELI LUTGENS
Editor
Homecoming week 2018 at NRHEG High School kicks off Monday, Sept. 24 when the queen and king are crowned. Coronation is set for 7:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium in New Richland.
The royalty will be crowned — based on a vote of the grade 9-12 student body — and will reign over Homecoming week.
This year’s candidates, based on vote by their classmates, are:
Queen
• Alexis Anderson, daughter of David and Heidi Anderson
• Olivia Christopherson, daughter of Doug and Karla Christopherson
• Jayna Finseth, daughter of Jim and Saundra Finseth
• Lexie Ignaszewski, daughter of Tim and Tracy Ignaszewski
• Laura Worrell, daughter of Taff and Jean Worrell