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‘Snowflakes Fall’ intermediate concert

The fifth- and sixth-grade choirs from Waseca Intermediate School, directed by Angela Andreen, held their winter concert on Monday, December 5 in the high school’s Performing Arts Center. The concert was titled "Snowflakes Fall” and centered around the picture book by the same title, written by...

Volunteers at the Hope-Waseca Order of the Eastern Star French toast breakfast were, from left, Scott Newman, Harlean Bloomer, Melissa Newman, chef Mike Lee, Crystal Young, Alyssa Kilmer, Jolene Kilmer, and Marian Keller.

Fantastic French toast fundraiser

Waseca’s Tuscan Lodge #77 was busy with customers coming in for a French toast breakfast Sunday, December 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The meal was $12 for adults and $5 for kids ages 5-12. The event was hosted by the Waseca-Hope Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Stars, a sister organization to the...

BONDING TIME — About five pairs of Big Brothers and Big Sisters gathered for a social, including hot chocolate and crafts, at Thyme on Main Monday, Dec. 12.

Big Brothers Big Sister's holds open house

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota is looking to get more people involved. To do so, they invited current members of the program and the public who may be interested to an open house at Thyme on Main in downtown Waseca Monday, Dec. 12. Five pairs of Big Brothers and Big Sisters...

JWP Community Education receives $3,000 for scholarships

JWP Community Education received a grant for $3,000 for youth and development scholarships and preschool program support during the Waseca Area Foundation’s annual awards program November 9, 2022. Director of JWP community education Andrea Kronbach, who accepted the award, said these funds provide...

Life Works Planning Center receives $2,200 grant

Life Work Planning Center received a grant for $2,200 for workshops/training for women in transition services during the Waseca Area Foundation’s annual awards program November 9, 2022. Above, Jean Keenan accepts the grant. This non-profit organization serves a nine-county area with a mission to...

Vanessa Jensen of Junior Achievement accepts a grant on behalf of Junior Achievement.

Junior achievement receives $3,000

Junior Achievement received $3,000 for Waseca Schools Programming during the Waseca Area Foundation’s annual awards program November 9, 2022. Vanessa Jensen from Junior Achievement is the district manager serving students in Owatonna, Waseca, Medford, and New Richland. Jensen has spoken at...

Missy Dunn accepts a grant on behalf of NRHEG special education for $1,000 for books.

NRHEG Special education receives $1,000 to purchase books

NRHEG High School received a grant for $1,000 to purchase novels for the special education department's English program taught by Melissa Dunn, who accepted the award during the Waseca Area Foundation’s annual awards program November 9, 2022. Some of the students in this 9-12 program remain in...

Infants Remembered in Silence receives $5,000

Infants Remembered in Silence received a grant for $5,000 during the Waseca Area Foundation’s annual awards program November 9, 2022. Michelle Preibe, who lost two children in the early 2000s, has been working with IRIS ever since. “This is near and dear to my heart,” a teary-eyed Preibe said...

Paul DeMorett accepts two grants on behalf of Waseca Community Education.

Waseca Community Education receives two grants for youth theatre

Waseca Community Education received two grants, $3,000 for Summer Youth Theatre, and $10,000 for youth development scholarships during the Waseca Area Foundation’s annual awards program November 9, 2022. The theater program put on two plays this past year, one in June and another in July....

Eric Kehoe teaches the new 3-D printing course at JWP high school.

JWP receives grant for 3-D printing class

Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton High School received a grant for $1,000 for its 3-D printing class during the Waseca Area Foundation’s annual awards program November 9, 2022. High School science teacher Eric Kehoe, who accepted the award, said that enough students expressed interest in 3-D...