NRHEG Star Eagle

137 Years Serving the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Area
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PO Box 248 • New Richland, MN 56072

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Saturday, October 15 from noon to 5 p.m. is the time, and The Willows in New Richland is the place for the 55th reunion of the New Richland-Hartland High School class of 1961. Classmates and spouses, join us for an informal gathering in the bar area with food and beverages available from the menu and an open-mike time for greetings, memories, and updates between 2 and 3 p.m.  RSVPs welcome to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Preliminary budget up $100,000

By JESSICA LUTGENS
Staff Writer

Several resolutions were passed during the New Richland City Council’s second meeting of the month on Monday, Sept. 26. All members were present, along with some local residents to discuss flood damages to their properties.

The first resolution, 16-10, certified the preliminary tax levy. The total amount, after suggestion from City Clerk Wayne Billing, was increased by $100,000 in case of unforeseen expenses to the city due to the flooding that occurred Sept. 22, making the preliminary levy $494,072. The budget will not be finally approved until the Dec. 12 meeting of the council, and can be reduced before that time. The total cannot be increased from the approved preliminary amount. Citizens who wish to discuss 2017 budget will be able to do so at the Dec. 12 meeting, 6:35 p.m. at New Richland City Hall. The resolution was approved.

 

A tailgate party will be held Saturday, October 8 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the NRHEG High School football field. Sponsored by Vista Covenant Church and FCA, activities will include food and games at 5:30 and special guest speaker Mark Mullaney, former Viking, at 6:30.

This event is free and family friendly. All are welcome. If rain, event will be moved to the high school gym.

By REED WALLER
Staff Writer

At a special meeting of the NRHEG board of education Monday at Ellendale, members went through the stack of action items undone last week when there was no quorum.

Unfinished business

Bills in the amount of $346,682.22 were approved for payment. These included refrigeration work at both sites.

Resignations were accepted from kitchen staff Hannah Burg and Rob Coyer, and paraprofessionals Denise Tiption, Kristina Maas, and Kara Kahle, all with gratitude.

New employee hires were approved for paraprofessional Grace Nelson, new Licensed Practical Nurse Shannon Poplow, and new food staff Clayton Nelson and Debora Swenson.

New Richland area deals with flooding


The scene on Hwy. 30 in front of NRHEG High School Thursday afternoon. The town and entire Southern Minnesota region have been busy sandbagging and cleaning up from Wednesday night's rainfall event, which had reported totals of between 4 and 13-plus inches. Roads in town were reopened Friday. The heavy rains came almost six years to the day that New Richland experienced a "100-year" rainfall. (Star Eagle photo by Jim Lutgens)