A sad day in New Richland
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Police Chief Eads dies in apparent suicide
Scott Eads in a 2007 Star Eagle file photo.
By JIM LUTGENS
Editor/Publisher
Few details have been released regarding the death of New Richland Police Chief Scott Eads, who reportedly took his own life Monday evening in rural Freeborn County.
“With deep sorrow, I’m announcing the passing of my boss,” wrote NR Patrolman Ryan Gehrke in a Tuesday press release. “Scott leaves behind his wife and two young children. I’m asking everyone to keep in their thoughts and prayers the Eads family and friends, the citizens of New Richland, the New Richland Police Dept., and all law enforcement as this death will have an impact on us all. Thank you and God bless.”
Eads, originally from Mountain Lake, Minn., was hired in New Richland Oct. 1, 2000 as a patrolman. He was promoted to chief Aug. 17, 2007 when Brad Flor retired.
Eads did not show up for work Monday, according to NR Assistant City Clerk Sara Jo Vulcan. He was on the agenda for Monday night’s city council meeting but did not show.
Opening night action
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Panthers humbled by Mayer Lutheran
NRHEG's Chad Agrimson (74) and Tyler Jacobson (4) combine to take down Mayer Lutheran quarterback Baden Noennig in the backfield during the first quarter of the football season opener Friday, Sept. 2 in New Richland. In the background at left is Agrimson’s dad, Dale. The Panthers lost 36-13. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)
Century mark
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Hartland’s Alice Miller turns 100
100 AND COUNTING — Alice Miller of Hartland with a Minnesota Twins jersey presented to her by the city in honor of her 100th birthday Monday, Aug. 22.
By JIM LUTGENS
Editor/Publisher
How does it feel to be 100 years old?
According to Alice Miller, not much different than 99.
Miller was asked the question Monday, Aug. 22, the day she reached the century mark, a day after a big birthday celebration at the community center in Hartland, where she was born, raised and still lives.
“There were so many people there,” said Miller, who still retains her physical health and mental faculties. “I met so many people I hadn’t seen for many years. A couple of them said, ‘You’re sharp as a tack.’ I remember things pretty good. I’m just a little hard of hearing.”
So, how does it feel to be 100?
Goslee named to NAFA Hall of Fame
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WELL WISHERS — Kyle Goslee, center, with former teammates Brody Richards, Ryan Glynn, Kevin Lindblad and Scott Klocek. (Star Eagle photo by Kathy Paulsen)
By KATHY PAULSEN
Staff Writer
Kyle Goslee was pretty much Mr. Everything in high school, starring in football, basketball and baseball at NRHEG.
Since then, he made his mark in another sport.
Goslee established himself as one of the best in the nation at fast-pitch softball, and in August he was honored as such by being named to the North American Fastpitch Association Hall of Fame during the NAFA World Series at Caswell Park in Mankato.
A 1996 graduate of NRHEG, Goslee got plenty of athletic support in high school from his parents, Keith and Marilyn, and sister Melanie. Keith passed in 2005. Marilyn remarried and she and Bob Jurrens live in Longville, Minn. Melanie, a CPA at Streaters in Albert Lea, is married to Scott Crabtree, a Minnesota State Trooper, and they live in Geneva with daughters Emily and Hanna.
Just a lot of love
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Thompson keeps NRCC garden looking good
GROUP EFFORT — Barb Thompson, right, keeps the garden at New Richland Care Center colorful throughout the summer with the help of her sister, Julie Economy, a retired NRHEG school teacher. (Star Eagle photo by Jessica Lutgens)
By JESSICA LUTGENS
Staff Writer
The staff at New Richland Care Center is the main reason it has a reputation as one of the best senior living facilities around.
But there is also a resident doing her part to brighten the place.
Barb Thompson, with the help of others, keeps the garden at the care center healthy and blooming throughout the growing season for residents, visitors and staff to enjoy.
“If it’s a droopy summer, bright zinnias never hurt,” she said, beginning a tour of the garden.
Nestled between two outer walls on the back of the building, a concrete sidewalk leads to an open area with a large picnic shelter in the center. A white fence lines the garden’s perimeter, guarding the various flowers, trees, bushes, herbs, vegetables, and other plants that grow behind it. The sidewalk continues through a small gate in the fence, circling the whole garden, with more plants on each side. Vibrant pink, purple, orange, red, gold, maroon, and green are everywhere you look, creating a beautiful, pleasant environment.