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

 

MANKATO — The following area students graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato in December:

• Keith A. Burggraff, Ellendale, BS, Law Enforcement, Summa Cum Laude

• Randall J. Cirksena, Geneva, BS, Rec, Parks & Leisure Services

• Paige L. Bolduan, New Richland, BS, Family Consumer Science, Magna Cum Laude

• Michaela A. Hansen, New Richland, BS, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude

 

Larry Krohn of Hartland was the winner in the Star Eagle’s Dec. 30 drawing for $100 for new subscribers to the newspaper. A telephone number could not be located for Mr. Krohn, so we’re notifying him now: you won, so stop at the Star Eagle office to claim your cash or call us and we’ll mail it.

The promotion was a success, with new subscriptions added in New Richland, Hartland, Ellendale, Geneva, Waseca, Owatonna and Blooming Prairie, and hundreds of subcriptions renewed with the annual year-end rush.

Again, the Star Eagle thanks its readers and advertisers and wishes everyone a happy new year!

The University of Minnesota, Southern Research and Outreach Center (SROC) will hold their annual Winter Crops Day meetings at five locations.

Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 11 the program will be held at the Community Center in St. Charles.

On Thursday, Jan. 12, programs will be held at the Community Center in Arlington and Lakes Sports Bar & Grill in Lake Crystal.

Cost of the event is $35, which will include morning refreshments, lunch and handout materials. Continuing education credits have been applied for certified crop advisers. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the program runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Jerry Ibberson was appointed last week by the Ellendale City Council as Ellendale’s new local emergency management director. He will be bringing the city’s emergency response system up to date.

Ibberson and the council will be discussing better preparedness in the wake of the Veteran’s Day train derailment.

Ibberson’s Star Eagle column, “Hey, it’s your life!” debuts in the Star Eagle this week. Please check it out.

 

NRHEG School Board

By REED WALLER
Staff Writer

A group of about 20 people braved the near-zero windchill Monday evening to attend the NRHEG Truth in Taxation hearing at 6 p.m. before the regular board meeting.

The 2016 payable 2017 levy was approved at the regular meeting which followed for the amount of $1,375,496.29.

The budget is composed of three separate funds: the General Fund (Maintenance includes referendum) = $915,840.17, Community Service = $61,065.37, and Debt Service = $398,590.75.

General fund revenue is based on student enrollment, and pays most of the district’s expenses. Community service fund is based on the adult and pre-school populations.