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STAFF- Most of the Pioneer staff is pictured above. From left, Jonah Stafford, Amelia Roessler, Deb Bently, Jim Lutgens, Eli Lutgens, Logan Piltingsrud, whose photos have been featured in the Star Eagle, held by Melanie Piltingsrud, Michael Roy, Chris Schlaak, and Reed Waller. Pioneer photo by Pam Goehrig
“We plan to find at least one story for every edition that makes the whole year’s subscription worthwhile. We know we won’t have everything for everybody in every edition, but we will definitely have something for everyone.” –Eli Lutgens, publisher
This issue of the Waseca County Pioneer is the...
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, a nine-year helicopter mechanic, and Jordan Schulz, who spent 13 years in Army Aviation, have operated Southern Minnesota Horticultural Services in...
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 2002 to 2023. This 21-year veteran saw numerous deployments, duty stations and life from the upper decks of a ship at sea.
She isn’t very tall, at...
About 50 people gathered at a venue in Minneapolis on Oct. 27 to celebrate one year of “symposiums,” monthly gatherings where participants in the Redemption Project come together to hear from experts on helpful topics, network, and celebrate their individual successes as they take on the...
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’s performing arts center. It was a somewhat formal event, with students and advisors speaking on topics related to integrity and accomplishment...
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 afternoon of Oct. 26. Members of a Family and Consumer Sciences food preparation class, they were there to try their hands at the safe preparation of...
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 only that, but they travel a large region of Minnesota to find the lutefisk dinners which still exist.
Jerry Schaefer of Madison Lake first learned...
FORUM FEEDBACK - Students (from left) Eryn Harrison, Henry Huttemier, and Elliott Galle were part of a Waseca High School class which had local politicians as guest speakers. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
“There are intricate things that go into running a government,” observes Waseca High School senior Henry Huttemier. “It was interesting listening to the different candidates. They had different ideas sometimes, but they all seemed to be seeking office because they want to serve the public...
SERVING COMFORT - The St. John Lutheran Fall Festival took place on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. There were about 30 volunteers, including these seven gals in the kitchen, from left: Doreen Bathke, Kim Groskreutz, Rhonda Conrath, Julie Keen, Marsha Vollbrecht, Linda Sandborg, and Luanne Huber. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
St. John’s Lutheran Church of Waseca held its annual Fall Festival over lunch on Saturday, Oct. 31. They served sloppy joes and vegetable beef soup along with an assortment of pies to choose from for dessert.
Kim Groskreutz and Linda Sandburg organized much of the food prep for the day....
The year is 1916. Decades of imperial leadership are coming to a close as middle class citizens of Russia are rising up against the Czar and his family, some of whom have lived lives of conspicuous decadence while commoners went hungry.
Aware that the country is on the very brink of...
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