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Music, watermelon set for Saturday
There will be a musical program in downtown Ellendale Saturday, August 9, when Emma Hellvik, a great singer, will take center stage beginning at 7 p.m. Watermelon will be served prior to the music starting at 6:30.
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Six years after being diagnosed with pre-leukemia, rural Hartland boy to be honored at Freeborn County Relay for Life
ALL SMILES — David Malakowsky and children Dylan, Tiara, Dacoda and Tylar at a recent ice cream social for the Freeborn County Relay for Life. (Star Eagle photo by Kathy Paulsen)
By KATHY PAULSEN
Staff Writer
While sitting at the Albert Lea Relay For Life Ice Cream Social recently, my eye landed on a young boy sporting an NRHEG Panthers T-shirt and his siblings. It was a chance, enlightening experience that won’t be forgotten.
Visiting with the David and Amanda Malakowsky family, which includes Tiara, Dacoda, Dylan and Tylar, was a joy. What a happy, outgoing family that has had more than their share of problems. But in spite of it all they keep smiling.
The biggest smile was from 8-year-old Dacoda, who at 2 years old was diagnosed with pre-leukemia that required a bone marrow transplant that came all the way from Germany. David said that was good place to come from because their ancestry was German and Dutch.
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Kevin L. Bass, 49, of Ellendale, died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in rural New Richland on Aug. 3, 2014. Funeral service is set for Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Ellendale with Rev. Randy Cirksena presiding. Burial will commence at Berlin Township Cemetery in rural Steele County. Friends may greet the family on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014 at Brick-Meger Funeral Home (1603 – Austin Road, Owatonna) from 4 to 8 p.m. and one hour before the time of service at the church on Thursday. For more info or to leave a condolence go to www.brick-megerfuneralhome.com
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The Waseca County Board of Commissioners is requesting citizen input regarding the Waseca County Highway Department. Waseca County has been experiencing a decrease in revenues; an increase in the costs of goods, services, and materials; and additional financial pressures on other county departments. The Waseca County Board of Commissioners is asking for input on Highway Department priorities and service level expectations. The work session will include an overview of challenges and opportunities of the highway department, including but not limited to: the acquisition of old Highway 14, storm damages to the Waldorf shop, maintenance agreements, increasing compliance requirements, etc.
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The Waseca Soil and Water Conservation District is a local unit of government that manages and directs natural resource management programs at a local level. The District works in both urban and rural settings, with landowners and with other units of government, to carry out a program for the conservation, use, and development of soil and water related resources.
One critical niche the District fills is that of providing soil and water conservation services to private landowners. Managing these private lands, whether agriculture or urban, is a key to the quality of life in Waseca County.
The District is instrumental in facilitating the leveraging of funds from State and Federal agencies for projects and programs. One example of this is payments made to landowners who participate in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP), and the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP).