- Details
- Hits: 1091
Climb aboard and take the greatest treasure hunt of your life.
Join us for the ultimate adventure story.
Vista Covenant Church will hold Vacation Bible Outreach from June 15-17 from 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. for kids going into 1st grade through 6th grade. Transportation can be provided. Plan on coming.
RSVP at 507-465-8365.
- Details
- Hits: 1925
The Panther Wrestling Golf Classic will be held Saturday, June 13. Pre-register by Wednesday, June 10th. The fee is $52 per golfer and includes golf and half a cart. Lunch will be available. Schedule of events includes a registration from 8 until 9 a.m. and a shotgun start at 9 a.m. It will be a three-man, best shot format, with prizes for contests and flight champions. Registration forms are available at Riverview Golf Course or by calling (507) 465-3516.
- Details
- Hits: 1725
The Ellendale Area Heritage Society will meet Saturday, June 6 at 9 a.m. at Whispering Oak, second floor. We have completed our Ellendale display at the History Center in Owatonna, and are looking forward to a round table discussion about Ellendale on July 23 at 7 p.m. at the History Center. At that time we be presenting the story of the beginnings, businesses and activities of our community. The Ellendale display will be available to the public for the rest of this year and includes history, pictures and artifacts. This display will be open for viewing the evening of the roundtable discussion. The History Center’s hours are: T., W., Fri. 10-4; Thur. 10-8; Sat. 10-3; Sun. & Mon. closed. Cost: Members, free; adults, $5; youth 7-16, $3. Come and celebrate Ellendale’s history and continued existence.
- Details
- Hits: 2955
NRHEG class of 2015 graduates
Members of the NRHEG High School class of 2015 officially ended their high school careers with commencement Sunday, May 31 at the high school in New Richland. Above from left: Jill Peterson, Anna Stork, Sam Pettey, Aurora Strom, Mikayla Pope, Dakota Thiele, Christina Quezada Jiminez. See Pages 9 and 12 of this week's Star Eagle for more photos from graduation Sunday. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)
- Details
- Hits: 4757
Fire departments, ambulance crews pull off rare grain bin rescue
SUCCESS — Members of area fire departments and ambulance crews freed a trapped Chris Johnson of Owatonna from a grain bin northwest of Geneva Wednesday, May 20. According to at least one source, the chances of a successful grain bin rescue are one in 18. Johnson was reportedly stuck for more than two hours. (Photo by Brant Hemingway)
By KATHY PAULSEN
Staff Writer
The Geneva Fire Department received a call of assistance to the Chad Johnson farm northeast of Geneva at 9:47 a.m. Wednesday, May 20. A crusted layer that had developed on the top of the corn in a 50,000-bushel grain bin being emptied plugged the auger. Chad's uncle, Chris Johnson of Owatonna, had been helping load the corn into a semi at the farm, and decided he would have to go into the grain bin to free the auger.
Once Chris was able to get the 10-inch auger free again, the corn in the bin dropped extremely fast and started taking everything in the bin with it, including Chris. Originally they had thought there was about 8-9 feet of corn in the bin, but they soon discovered that there was more.
Safety measures had been considered before Chris entered the grain bin and he was able to grab a rope rescue system that had been installed in the bin. Chris was able to hold on to it until rescue workers were able to get him out of the bin.