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SCOUTING FOR GOOD - After inviting Waseca residents to set donations out on their doorsteps for collection the morning of Saturday, March 21, area scouts picked them up from all around town for delivery to the Waseca Area Food Shelf, bringing in more than 2,000 pounds of food and a few hundred dollars. Participating groups were Scout Troop 85, Troop 1085, and the Cub Scouts. Photo courtesy of Becky Petsinger.
Brisk activity the morning of March 21 delivered a rich bonanza of donations to benefit the Waseca Area Food Shelf. After delivering notices of their annual “Scouting for Food” initiative to homes all over Waseca across the past few weeks, area scouts scoured the town for donations left on...
PLAY-BY-PLAY - From left: Jim Boerboom, Chamber of Commerce President Mikhail Rostislavovich, Brad Milbrath, Christa Wadekamper, Minnesota Representative Tom Sexton, Christina Kreutter, Bernie Gaytko, Waseca City Manager Carl Sonnenberg, and Gary Worke attended the Coffee with Tom Sexton event at the Waseca Chamber of Commerce offices on Friday, March 13, 2026.
All seats were occupied during a session of “Coffee with Representative Tom Sexton” at the Waseca Chamber of Commerce offices on Friday, March 13. In attendance were Jim Boerboom, Chamber of Commerce President Mikhail Rostislavovich, Waseca County Commissioner Brad Milbrath, Barefoot Lane owner...
BURGERS AND JAZZ - Folks attending the Burger and Fish Fry sponsored by the Sons of the American Legion the evening of March 20 were treated to a live dinnertime performance by the Waseca Junior Senior High School Jazz Bands.
A well-attended Burger and Fish Fry at the Waseca American Legion the evening of Friday, March 20, was hosted by the Sons of the American Legion. Outside, the Legion parking lot was full; inside it was shoulder to shoulder with people scrambling to find places to sit while waiting for their...
Selected as Mr. and Mrs. Emerald Isle 2026 were Gordy and Pat Frisk. With them is this year's Grand Marshal for the Irish celebrations, TJ Anderson.
The Irish America Club of Southern Minnesota started off its 58th annual celebration on Saturday, March 14 with a 10:30 a.m. mass at Waseca’s Sacred Heart Church. During a half hour of Irish choral music prior to the service, everyone in the pews was given a chance to talk and build community...
WEARING OF THE GREEN - Irish Royalty from left: 2025 Miss St. Patrick Stella Ziemke, Nora Flatness, Kayle Langford, 2026 Miss Irish Rose Bella Gerdts, 2026 Miss St. Patrick Hudson Miller, Haylee Appel, and the 2025 Miss Irish Rose Lily Quast at the Irish American Club celebration at the Mill on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
The Irish American Club of Southern Minnesota celebrated its 58th annual celebration on Saturday, March 14. After an Irish Mass at Sacred Heart and the crowning of the 2026 Mr. and Mrs. Emerald Isle and Grand Marshal at the church, many followed the Parade of Clans over to the Mill where there...
EXCEPTIONAL - Ashley Speckmeier, Angela Motz, Christyn McClure, and Allie Johnson performed "YMCA" by the Village People at the eighteenth annual ICAN Talent Show on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
The 18th annual ICAN Talent Show, “Waseca Super Stars” took place on March 10 at the Central Building auditorium along Elm Ave East. It featured 24 different performances before a full house; nearly every seat inside the auditorium was full of fans, friends and family.
The emcees for the...
TRADING CARD - Wasecan Jake Lieser will be taking part in the U.S. Special Olympics, set for June 20 to 26 at the U of M campus in the Twin Cities. He and all team members have been issued trading cards to publicize the event.
Jake Lieser isn’t letting his notoriety go to his head.
But he will give you one of his trading cards.
Lieser, 28, is a Waseca resident who will be part of Team Minnesota during this summer’s Special Olympics national competition set for June 20 to 26 at the U of M Twin Cities campus...
The Waldorf Peppy Peppers put on a bingo game at the community center on Sunday, March 8, 2026. Above, kitchen volunteers pictured from left: Natalie Roeker, Ashley Tolzman, Cade Root, Britt, Riley, and Kendrick Cromwell.
The Waldorf Peppy Peppers 4-H Club held its eight annual bingo gathering the afternoon of Sunday, March 8. Those in attendance were treated to homemade snacks and juice, and could win any of a numerous collection of prizes. The event drew about 40 visitors; fortunately, plenty of Peppers were...
Close to 12 total blocks are receiving new power poles in the southern section of Waseca as part of Xcel Energy’s initiative to replace power poles and update current services. On behalf of Xcel Energy, engineer Zach Rogers and community relations manager Anna Theel reported to the Waseca city...
VOLUNTEER GOOD - Waseca Area Food Shelf volunteers Garry Huckfeldt and Jonna Moens stock supplies from a recent delivery onto shelves for distribution to clients.
Ask her anytime and Cindy Kolander, executive director of the Waseca Area Neighborhood Service Center and its associated food shelf, will almost certainly say “Now!” is the best time to donate to the organization.
“Now” is especially true through April 6, because donations during the window...
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