NRHEG Star Eagle

137 Years Serving the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Area
Newspaper of Record for NRHEG School District
Newspaper of Record for Waseca County, MN
PO Box 248 • New Richland, MN 56072

507-463-8112
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Ellendale will host an Ellendale-Geneva Area Community Memorial Day Pot Luck on Memorial Day, May 29, immediately following the service at First Lutheran Cemetery. The event will be held at the Ellendale Community Building and is sponsored by American Legion Post 296. Bring a dish to pass.

The Ellendale Community Action Group will sponsor an “Unsung Hero of our community award” during the 2017 Ellendale Days Summer Celebration. Area citizens are invited to nominate someone who they feel has gone above and beyond for volunteering in our community. Nominees can be any of the following: someone who has done a lot of volunteer work in our community in recent years, Lives in our area (city and country), perhaps has done a random act of kindness for others, and loves our community and wants to make it better for everyone.

 

Baccalaureate for the NRHEG High School graduating class of 2017 is set for Sunday, May 21 at 7 p.m. in the high school gymnasium in New Richland. The annual event is open to the public.

 

The annual Awards Ceremony at NRHEG High School will be held Wednesday, May 24 at 8:30 a.m in the high school gymnasium.

The Panther Pride Community Wide Picnic Lunch and Buddy Bench installation is set for Monday, June 5 at NRHEG Elementary School in Ellendale.

Tickets should be purchased from May 1-31 at the NRHEG Elementary School office. They are $4 for adults and $2.50 for children. Students may use their lunch accounts. The picnic will be held in the back lot of the elementary school.

Lunch times: Bridges/Kindergarten 10:45 a.m.; second grade, 11:10 a.m.; first grade, 11:30 a.m.; fourth grade, 11:50 a.m.; third grade, 12:10 p.m.; fifth grade, 12:30 p.m.

At 1 p.m., new Buddy Benches will be installed on the playground.