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WHIRLWIND ROMANCE - Veterans Jordan Schulz and Toni Walker originally became acquainted because of overlapping duties regarding Blackhawk helicopters. They now share the operation of Southern Minnesota Horticultural Services in Waseca. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
Is it a “whirlwind” romance when two people find each other because they worked with helicopters?
Whirlwind or not, Army veterans Toni Walker... Continue Reading
Commander Christy Easton, Director of Education and Programming for the Waseca Art Center, served in the US Navy for 21 years. She is pictured here with her father, Captain Greg Easton, also a retired Navy man. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
Christy Easton, the Waseca Art Center’s Education and Programming Director, retired from the U.S. Navy after serving a career that spanned from... Continue Reading
CELEBRATING INDUCTEES - A Minnesota Honor Society celebration and induction was held at the Waseca Junior Senior High School Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, 29 Waseca Junior Senior High School students were inducted into the Minnesota Honor Society during a ceremony in the school’... Continue Reading
Jackson, Kegan and Mayson were part of the outdoor grilling session.
Armed with tongs, a collection of middle school students encircled about 10 grills on the west side of the Waseca Junior Senior High School the... Continue Reading
KEEPING IT HOT - Cooks (from left) Greg Thomson, Ryan Miller, Nathan Schultz, Gary Paulson and Jim Hansen kept busy getting the lutefisk, mashed potatoes, and meatballs ready for the three settings of diners who visited North Waseca Lutheran Church during the annual lutefisk dinner. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
Some of the 225 or so diners who bought tickets to the Nov. 1 lutefisk dinner at North Waseca Lutheran Church have been coming for decades. Not... Continue Reading
Waseca high school one act play performers bottom row, from left: Allen Kopetzki, Cody Sieberg, Katelyn Robeck, Kylie Snow, Chelsea Richardson, and Thyme Lang. Middle: Sadie Schimming, Branden Busse, Sophie Farris, Lindsey Kopetzki, and Quinn Dahle. Back: Ava Norland, Arianna Krogseng, Nathaniel Andrs, Mason Wadd, and Cejay Pickett.
Subsection meet Jan. 28 in Medford
Has anyone ever wondered how to get out of roll call, give a presentation in French class without knowing French, party like it’s 1999 at graduation, or find a way for Tom Cruise to help remember how DNA works? Probably not. But those were among many questions answered in Waseca Theater... Continue Reading
Sports
How will the Waseca High School football team fare without a Russell in the lineup?
Time will tell.
For the first time in many years, the 2026 Bluejays will start the season with no one named Russell on the roster.
The Bluejays, of course, had a dream season last year, going undefeated... Continue Reading
LAST WALK - Braves manager Blake Nelson walks from the mound after talking to pitcher Tyson Reger. Pioneer photo by Eli Lutgens
The season ended for the Waseca Braves amateur baseball team with a 4-2 loss to Brownton in the opening round of the Class C state tournament at the Mini-Met in Jordan.
"It was a tough loss," said Braves coach Tink Larson. "I was confident going into the game, and when we went up 2-0 after... Continue Reading
On to state.
The third-seeded Waseca Braves upset the second-seeded Waterville Indians 5-1 at Waterville in the Region 5C championship game Friday night, earning the team's first trip to state since 2016.
The Braves have taken steps over the past four seasons, improving each year, falling one... Continue Reading
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