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Wayne, Merlys Wenzel chosen 2015 Farm and City Days grand marshals
WAY TO GO WAYNE AND MERLYS! — Pastor Charles Espe, left, congratulates Wayne Wenzel as his wife Merlys looks on during the pancake breakfast at the New Richland Fire Hall Saturday, July 11. Wayne and Merlys were selected grand marshals of the 2015 Farm and City Days parade. See Pages 9, 11 and 12 in this week's Star Eagle for more Farm and City Days photos. (Star Eagle photo by Nicole Billing)
By JIM LUTGENS
Editor/Publisher
Wayne Wenzel didn’t know how to react when he and his wife, Merlys, were announced as 2015 Farm and City Days parade grand marshals.
He was stunned.
“It was a great honor, it sure was,” said Wenzel, a New Richland native. “The wife and I were very surprised. I was just dumbfounded. I never imagined they’d pick us.”
Wenzel, known around town as a friendly, jovial, down-to-earth character, has had his antique business, Dad’s Good Stuff, on New Richland’s main street for about 25 years.
Merlys Wenzel, born and raised in Glenville, moved here in 1959.
“That’s when she found me, in 1959,” quipped Wenzel.
The grand marshal announcement was made Saturday morning during the pancake breakfast at the NR Fire Hall. The Wenzels rode in the parade later that afternoon.
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Lecture July 23 at History Center
The Steele County Historical Society is pleased to announce a roundtable discussion about the history of Ellendale on Thursday, July 23 at 7 p.m. in the Wenger Room of the History Center at 1700 Austin Road, Owatonna. The lecture is sponsored by Swenson Financial Services. The roundtable is being done as a compliment to the “Welcome to Ellendale” exhibit that is currently on display in the History Center.
Presenters will include: Barb Mrotz, President of the Ellendale Heritage Society; Lloyd Kaplan, Ed and Norrine Jensen, also of the Ellendale Heritage Society; Jim Deml, farmer; and Mary Groth, Donnavon Eaker, and Andy Lerberg all Ellendale business owners, past and present. Guests to lecture will learn about the community’s varied history, from agriculture, to locally owned and grown businesses, to the early origins of the community and the impact of the arrival of the railroad.
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St. Peter Lutheran Church of Otisco will host its annual ice cream social Sunday, July 12 beginning at 4:30.
The menu includes barbecues, ham sandwiches, potato salad, calico beans, pie, ice cream, cake, coffee and lemonade.
Music provided by “Just Friends.”
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In response to growing public concerns about land use and water, a Southern Minnesota Land Use Expo will take place Monday, July 20 at a farm near Blooming Prairie.
Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson is scheduled to speak at the Expo, which will focus on agriculture and water. Other elected officials are expected to be on hand for a special legislative listening session starting at 1 p.m.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rodney Krell farm along U.S. Highway 218 two miles north of Blooming Prairie.
There will be field demonstrations on various types of liquid and solid manure application equipment as well as various types of conservation equipment.
“This is an educational experience for all ages whether they’re connected to farming or not,” said Dan Vermilyea, feedlot specialist for Steele County, who is helping to coordinate the event. “We’re hoping everyone will come away with a better understanding of agriculture and how it impacts water.”
Vermilyea said what makes this event unique is that it will have a legislative listening session.
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St. Peter Lutheran Church of New Richland will be serving lunch in the park after the church service Sunday, July 12 at 11:30.
They will be serving shredded beef sandwiches, potato salad, calico beans, lemonade, water and a cookie — bringing back an old-fashioned picnic, please join in celebrating their 125th anniversary.