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Janesville Area Foundation board members and grant recipients, Front, from left: Mary White, Sharon Tlusty, Arlene Pooler, Mike Daschner, and Jessica Keech. Back, from left: Gary Cummins, Kelly Eustice, Mike Finley, Mike Niemczyk, Andrea Kronbach, Jessica Rollins, Cory Jewison, Tyler Fellows, Julie Olson, and Liz Janike.
The Janesville Area Foundation Awarded $12,371 in grants on Monday, November 14, 2022. The Waseca Area Foundation also provided an extra $9,677 in grants to local non-profits.
Board member Mike Finley explained to the crowd how JAF awards grants. “Our deadline to apply for grants was September...
Hermel, Genna Mears, and Britney Hermel. Back row: Tyler Arndt, Gladys Kline, David Hermel, Josh Bruender, Bradley Hermel.
March 2021 was a shocking month for Genna Mears: A mass was discovered on her right lung. A few months later, she was diagnosed with Stage III non-small cell lung cancer. In December, Mears had ear and throat pains. An EKG scan and some doctor visits led to the discovery that she had had her...
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...
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