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
email: steagle@hickorytech.net
Published every Thursday
Yearly Subscription: Waseca, Steele, and Freeborn counties: $52
Minnesota $57 • Out of state $64

The annual "Green Eggs and Ham" breakfast will be held on Friday, March 3, 2017.  Tickets will be on sale in the NRHEG Elementary office until February 27 and also sold at parent/teacher conferences on the 27th. up until 8:00 p.m.  

Tickets must be purchased in advance --no tickets will be sold at the door the day of the breakfast.  We hope to see lots of you at the breakfast like in previous years, so don't forget to buy your tickets ahead of time!  

 

 

A blood drive will be held Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 1-6 p.m. at New Richland City Hall. For an appointment, call 1-800-733-2756 or sign up online at www.redcrossblood.org, enter sponsor code: New Richland Community. The best time for walk-ins is after 3 p.m.

 

16-year New Richland fireman succeeds Mike Shurson


NEW LEADER — Josh Moen was voted New Richland Fire Chief at the department’s organizational meeting Thursday, Jan. 5. (Star Eagle photo by Jim Lutgens)

By JIM LUTGENS
Editor/Publisher

Josh Moen was elected New Richland Fire Chief at the department’s annual organizational meeting Thursday, Jan. 5. Moen, 31, succeeds Mike Shurson.

Also elected: Tyler Hansen, Assistant Chief; Shannon Young, Deputy Chief; Chad Neitzel, Captain; Adam Wacholz, 1st Lientenant; Brian Ziemke, 2nd Lieutenant; Tom Gislason, Secretary; Shurson, Gambling Manager. All terms are for one year.

The New Richland Fire Dept. has 25 members, all volunteer. Several, including Moen, serve as First Responders.

Moen, a 2004 graduate of NRHEG High School, has been a member of the New Richland Fire Dept. since December of 2005, having previously served as first lieutenant and assistant chief. He’s looking forward to serving as chief.

 

ALBERT LEA, — What’s in a name? Ask Henry, Ayden or Levi. Or Sophia, Paisley or Addilyn. Those names topped the lists of babies born at Mayo Clinic Health System locations in Albert Lea and Austin.

As of December 31, the total number of babies born was:

• Albert Lea 361 babies — 163 girls, 198 boys

• Austin: 386 babies — 211 girls, 175 boys

Top boy names (number of names) in Albert Lea:

1. Henry; 2. Mason; 3. Asher; 4. Levi; 5. Logan

Top girl names (number of names) in Albert Lea:

1. Aria; 2. Kinsley; 3. Sophia; 4. Addilyn; 5. Makayla

Boys in Austin:

1. Ayden; 2. Bennett; 3. Jackson

Girls in Austin:

1. Sophia; 2. Paisley; 3. Genesis

Note: Specific spellings may vary.

NRHEG School Board

By REED WALLER
Staff Writer

Despite the bitter weather, all members were present at the Tuesday, Jan. 3 annual Organizational Meeting of the NRHEG Board of Education — including new members-elect Dan Schmidt, Karen Flatness, and Neil Schlaak.

Board chair Rick Schultz called the meeting to order, and the new members were sworn in.

Rick Schultz was unanimously re-elected as Chairman, and JoAnn Maloney was elected Vice-Chair, replacing departed member Michele Moxon. 

Neil Schlaak nominated Travis Routh as clerk. 

Routh expressed some insecurity about his qualifications for the job.