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‘Spies’ at WHS

Waseca High School's Vocal Music Department presented its 2023 Variety Show, “Spies,” Friday and Saturday April 14-15. Emcees Quinn Dahle and Tricia Cox took the audience on a journey to capture Carmen Sandiego and Vile's Henchmen, with each musical number performed by the ensembles tied into the...

Michelle Oswald, Jeanne Sexton, and Tom Hindt from Furry Friends of Waseca, present a check to city council member Mark Christiansen: all four are members of the city’s park advisory board.

Waseca’s ‘pet’ projects receive financial support

During the April 4 Waseca Council meeting, Furry Friends of Waseca presented two separate checks totaling nearly $11,000. When the group’s fiscal agent dissolved, it had $9,775.26 leftover in funds, which was the first check they presented to the city; it was followed by another for $1,104.48,...

The Waseca Chorale has 39 members who will perform their spring concert “Time in a Bottle” Sunday, April 23. The choir is directed by Josh Hoehn and Deb Wantoch-Yess.

Pioneer photo by Michael Roy

‘Time in a bottle’

The Waseca Chorale’s concert on Sunday, April 23 at 4 p.m. at the Central Building Auditorium is a celebration of 50 years of beautiful music. Dubbed “Time in a Bottle,” the evening will feature numbers from across five decades . “We thought it would be a good idea to celebrate our fifty-year...

ONLY 30 MILES TO GO - Melissa Dunn and her dachshund Wallace are raising money to fight Parkinson’s Disease by taking part in a walk-a-thon for the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

Wellness walk

“My family has a real connection to Parkinson’s Disease,” observes Melissa Dunn, Waseca resident and County Pioneer writer. “If there’s something I can do to help contribute to a cure, I’m glad to do it.” Dunn’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy Ohmann, was diagnosed with “early onset” Parkinson’s...

Council members Andy Ahlman, Ivan Maas, Mayor Andy Arnoldt, and Jim Mulcahey welcomed newly appointed member Sarah Johnson Monday, April 10.

Council swears in Johnson

Newly appointed council member Sarah Johnson took her oath of office at the Janesville council meeting Monday, April 10. The council approved a resolution officially appointing her to fill the vacant seat left behind by former member Melissa Kopachek. Johnson had a relatively easy meeting as it...

First Congregational Church of Waseca hosts its ministerial Easter dinner biannually with other churches hosting on their off year. Pictured in the kitchen areTracy Pomeroy, Robert Dickerson, Phyllis Mercuro, Karen Below, and Lilly Schultz.

Serving kindness

While Easter Sunday is traditionally a day to spend with families or relatives, a certain contingent of people do not have plans. The First Congregational Church of Waseca provided meals for those people. The church served about 180 people throughout its ministerial dinner April 9 from noon to...

RELUCTANT ROLE MODEL - Ted Hammond, who started teaching at Waseca High School in 1978, continues to coach despite numerous physical setbacks.

Against the odds

In the fall of 1978, the landscape was changing at Waseca High School. The infamous class of 1979, with a well-earned reputation as the most boisterous ever in school history, was finally going to graduate in the spring, and teachers could breathe a bit easier. But the school district leaders...

Rick’s Appliance is now located at 405 Elm Ave. West.

Setting up shop - Rick's Appliance

After five years on Second Ave NW in Waseca, Rick’s Appliance has just opened at a new location. Of the new building at 405 Elm Avenue West, owner Rick Maas says “It’s been a good move; We’re really excited to be here.” The new facility, he mentions, has much more space than the old one, and...

Actors gasp as the murder mystery begins at the St. Ann Parish Center Friday, March 31. From left: Becky Sea as Mayor Wilma Flipflappah; Paul Henning as the mayor's chief of staff, Gordon D. Piddley; Patrick Leigh as Dom D. Dahmdan; Ethan Becker as Boobles D. Henchman; and Mystique Deegan as the casino's interior decorator, Trixie Delighté.

‘Whodunnit?’

“Who done it?” That was the question the members of the Communion of Saints Catholic Community had to answer Friday, March 31 as they were entertained with a Murder Mystery by the Murders 4 Fun Theater Company. St. Ann Catholic Church of Janesville was the host of the murder mystery event in...

Progress afoot in the city of Waldorf

The most exciting news of interest to come out of the March meeting of the Waldorf City Council was the announcement of a new mural to grace the old “Eisen” building west of the community center. Charlie Barnes gave an impassioned presentation summarizing his desire to help create a Veterans...