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Newspaper of Record for Waseca County, MN
PO Box 248 • New Richland, MN 56072

507-463-8112
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Who is Frosty?

Identify Frosty and win some cash! Frosty is a Waseca County resident chosen to be an ambassador for the Waseca Sleigh & Cutter Festival. Follow the clues and guess Frosty’s name.

No one identified Frosty through the first four weeks of clues, so a fifth and final clue has been added.

Grand prize is $350. If you are at the official unmasking at 9:30 p.m., on Friday, February 13, 2015, you will win an additional $50. Unmasking is at the annual Sleigh & Cutter dinner and dance at the VFW Club 113 West Elm Avenue, Waseca, MN. First correct guess from Janesville, New Richland and Waseca win $150; and if you are at the unmasking you will win an additional $50. Four names will be drawn for $100 – must be present. Four names win $50 – attendance is not necessary.


Please join the NRHEG Band for the annual Soup & Pie Supper! Come for good food and great company from 4:30-7 p.m. in the NRHEG High School Cafeteria on Friday, February 13th. Tickets are $6 advanced sale or $7 at the door, pre-school and under free. Please contact Sam Boerboom This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

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RETIRING — Local graduate Toby Brallier retired in December after more than 21 years of active service in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard. (Submitted photo)



Lieutenant Colonel Toby Brallier retired in December 2014 after more than 21 years of Active Service in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard. A 1989 graduate of New Richland-Hartland High School, Brallier is the son of Alan Brallier and Connie Brallier (and grandson of Gladys Brallier).

His service record:

• June 1989 Enlisted as Structural Specialist

• Attended U.S. Air Force Academy 1991-1995 (USAFA)

• Distinguished Graduate

• B.S. Aeronautical Engineering

• M.A.S. from Embry Riddle University

• Attended Undergraduate Pilot Training upon completion of USAFA.

• Primary operational aircraft:  F-16 Fighting Falcon, MQ-1 Predator (unmanned aerial vehicle), C-21 Learjet, A-10 Thunderbolt II


There will be a pancake breakfast at NRHEG Elementary in Ellendale on Sunday, March 22. They will be serving breakfast from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. with a free will offering. The menu will be pancakes, French toast, eggs, sausage, juice, and coffee. This is also a benefit for Dana Standke. Dana is 11 years old and currently a 5th grader at NRHEG Elementary. She was involved in a farm accident on November 9, 2014, in which she lost her right hand. Dana is the daughter of Shelly Standke and Dan Enzenauer of rural Ellendale.

Other events include a bake sale, silent auction, and a live auction starting at 1 p.m. Monetary donations and items for the live and silent auction would be greatly appreciated. Please bring items for donation to either the First National Bank locations in Ellendale or Hope. For more information, contact Cindi Bartness at 507-456-6280.

“One of the greatest gifts a person can give another, is support.” ~Anonymous 


Waseca Soil and Water Conservation District (Waseca SWCD) will again have a conservation tree program for spring planting needs. Order forms, details of the program, and general tree information can be found on www.wasecaswcd.org or at our office at 105 22nd Ave NE, Waseca, MN 56093.

Don’t delay. Deadline for ordering is February 20.