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HONORING SERVICE - Pam Quiram (left) and Stephanie Albert (right) have arranged with Theresa and Dean Grubstad, owners of the Red Leaf Cafe in New Richland, that any members of the New Richland American Legion can enjoy either breakfast or lunch at no cost to themselves on the second Tuesday of each month. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
“It’s really only a small way of showing our appreciation,” comments Stephanie Albert. “New Richland is such a wonderful town, and the veterans are a big part of what helps make it special.
“Buying them a meal now and then is barely anything compared to the sacrifices they made for us...
BLOOMING - Rick and Sheila Morris, owners of Waseca Floral held their annual open house on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
Waseca Floral, one of Waseca’s longest-operating businesses, held its fifty-fourth annual open house on Saturday, Nov. 1. Upon arriving, visitors were met by a Christmas tree, holiday music, free cookies, cider, and owner Rick Morris.
Dressed in a red/green flannel shirt and brown pants, he...
GRADUATE - David Schlaak was surrounded by family and friends for his "drug court" graduation on the third floor of the Waseca courthouse on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.
A small gathering of around 20 friends and family members of David Schlaak, 34, were present to mark his graduation and release from Steele-Waseca County Drug Court on Thursday, Oct. 30. Also attending were numerous members of the drug task force and Waseca County Law Enforcement to congratulate...
The Waseca County Opioid Settlement Advisory Council is pleased to announce the launch of Opioid Settlement grant funding! Applications will be accepted year-round starting November 1, 2025. This program offers critical funding opportunities to support community-based efforts to prevent opioid...
GAME ON - New Richland Police Officer Drew DeRaad helped check participants in, then provided ground rules for the event. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
A crowd of 40 or so participants gathered outside the New Richland City Hall prior to the scheduled 7 p.m. Oct. 30 start time for the game of “hide and seek” organized by city police officer Dale DeRaad and staffed by volunteers from New Richland and Waseca County law enforcement agencies.
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SIGN EXPERT - Joe Barbknecht is the "sign man" with the Waseca County Highway Department. It's his job to be sure all the various signs needed along county roads are in place and in good condition. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
The Minnesota “Manual on Uniform Universal Traffic Control Devices” (MUTCD) is more than 1,000 pages long. There are rules for how large signs should be based on their location and purpose, rules about how they should be spaced, and rules about not having too many of them so that drivers don’t...
During their Oct. 14 meeting, members of the Janesville City Council approved terms for the city’s paid family medical leave coverage after some of them carried out independent research on the topic. City Administrator Clinton Rogers summarized some important elements of the state-required...
SOUP OF THE DAY - Lori Pommerenke and Linda Griffen served 125 bowls of soup by the noon hour at the bazaar at the Faith United Methodist Church on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
Faith United Methodist Church of Waseca held its Fall Bazaar and luncheon Saturday, Nov. 1. The soup of the day was chicken and wild rice, with fresh baked bread and assorted pies to choose from for dessert. When the total was tallied, there were 180 diners and 30 people just there for thrift and...
Members of the Waseca Garden Club held their monthly meeting at the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center on Monday evening, Oct. 27. The topic under discussion was decorative use of spruce tops, presented by Pat Forshee.
There were 20 members of the garden club...
BINGO! - To the groans of those who didn't win, Darla Dahnert, was the first to yell, "Bingo" at the second Purse and Gun Bingo night. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
The second annual Purse and Gun Bingo happened at the Starfire Event Center the evening of Saturday, Nov. 1. A change from the previous event is that tickets were required in advance so that the crowd could be kept to a size that fit the available space. There were a few stragglers who came at...
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