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The final performances of the Waseca Marching Jays for the 2022 season were held Nov. 10-12 in the high school gymnasium. Special lighting, dynamic marching, and high energy were highlights of the show. The show included the band’s season feature, “A Fine Line.”
On Saturday, November 12, 2022, the Waseca Marching Jays held their final performance of the year’s Indoor concert titled “Flip Flop.” The Indoor is a longstanding tradition to close the marching season in Waseca. Mary Williams, member of the Waseca Marching Classic board since 1988, said after...
Face painting was only one of the many activities and opportunities for fun offered to attendees of the annual Bluejay Blast fundraiser.
The eleventh annual Bluejay Blast, held Saturday, November 19, was a resounding success. The morning’s silent auction included 115 donated items; 78 were offered during the evening’s live auction. Items available included sports memorabilia and tickets, both for professional and school district...
Dawn Skinner, Language Arts Instructor at the Waseca Area Learning Center, was named the Waseca Public Schools Teacher of the Year by the Waseca Education Association on Monday, November 18. Each year, teachers are nominated for this award by their peers. Nominees then complete an application...
When New Richland resident and 1977 Waseca High School graduate George Klug saw the sticker, he was determined to transfer it to his boat: “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Gandhi.
To Klug, the famous words are more than a suggestion.
For the past 7 years, he has known the...
BEFORE AND AFTER - The surface of Loon Lake in September. Thanks to a specialized aeration system, the waters were able to naturally rid themselves of the rampant filamentous algae which has grown there for decades.
Peter Madel Jr. and his wife Mary Ann have a long history with Loon Lake.
Peter’s began about 1937, when his family moved to Waseca from Evanston, a suburb of Chicago. His family had just acquired a three-story hotel that once stood across the street from the county courthouse. Like any 7-year-...
The Harvest Mission Festival is mainly comprised of a lunch served in Grace Lutheran Church’s fellowship center, and a bake sale with baked goods donated by members of the Grace Lutheran Church congregation
Grace Lutheran Church’s Harvest Mission Festival was held Saturday, November 12, 2022. The festival is one of two major fundraisers put on by Grace Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (GWELCA), the other being their Spring Salad Luncheon. The event has been taking place longer...
SINGING — JWP’s The Little Mermaid included four shows. Front: Lillian Ewert, Trista Bonnefield, and Katie Olson. Back: Allie Hanks, Ava Appel, and Ellah Oliver.
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton presented four brilliant shows of The Little Mermaid this past week from Thursday, November 10 to Saturday, November 12.
A total of 59 students and five teachers contributed to this year’s production of the JWP musical. It was lead director and producer Teagan...
Nineteen students spoke during the Hartley Elementary Veterans Day program, Friday, November 11, 2022. Shown above are students gathered together as they listen to the program.
The Hartley Elementary Veterans Day program began with a parade: All veterans and their family members in attendance were invited to follow behind the VFW Color Guard as they marched the halls, where Hartley students and staff waited with their hands on their hearts. After the parade, the school...
SERVING — JWP High School student council members Lexie Dahlberg and Caitlin Kleve helped veterans get their breakfast and coffee before the program.
On Veterans Day, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton honored local veterans by providing breakfast and letting them share their stories about their time in the armed forces.
Starting at 8 a.m., veterans and their spouses gathered in the JWP media center for a breakfast of eggs, sausage, toast, juice,...
Janesville Legion Post Commander Gary Mittelsteadt.
Janesville American Legion Post 281 held its annual membership dinner Sunday, November 13. According to Post Commander Gary Mittelsteadt, it was the legion’s first in a couple of years due to Covid-19.
The evening started with a social hour at 4:30 p.m. and dinner being served by the Janesville...
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