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LAKESIDE - The superintendent for the Waseca Lakeside Club has many steps to get ready for the winter months, with plans to be wrapped up by either the first or second week in November. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
Waseca Lakeside Club on the north end of Clear Lake has been a pillar in the local community since 1922. Along with more than 25,000 games of golf being played every summer season, the clubhouse sees a lot of activity in the form of private parties and corporate events. With the seasonal nature of...
Brent Brass
We would like to introduce our new School Resource Officer, Brent Brass. Officer Brass is taking over for Greta Luiken who was recently promoted to Sergeant. He has spent the last two weeks meeting students and staff and is excited to be serving in his new role. Officer Brass has been with the...
FARMAMERICA FIELD TRIP - Students from as nearby as Janesville and as far away as Rochester have been visiting Farmamerica for the past couple of weeks to take part in educational programs on the facility. Students learned about old-fashioned games, farm animals, and rural lifestyles across the span of Minnesota history. Pioneer photos by Deb Bently
More than 600 school-age learners have visited Farmamerica over the past two weeks as part of field trips arranged by their schools at the Waseca facility. Schools have included Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, New Ulm, Northfield and Rochester; one day was set aside for area home schools. Students...
2025 Waseca High School Homecoming royalty: (front, from left) Ethan Hiller, Jordan Johnston, Cyrett Long, Evan Bryon, Lillian Schultz, Caleb Wulf and Slade Barnett. Back: Katie Olson, Layla Keith, Paige Dufault, King Deron Russell, Queen Chloe Roemhildt, Ellery Waldron and Meraina Hiller.
Waseca Homecoming week 2025 concluded last Friday after a week full of activities, themed dress up days, coronation, and parades came to a close. The excitement concluded with a 49-6 win over the TCU Titans on Friday evening.
The anticipation kicked off with a pep fest for all fall sports...
Calonett of rural Waseca is hosting a collegiate level 5k event featuring 10 colleges on Oct. 11 beginning around 11 a.m. Runners, coaches and Luther alumni will begin arriving at the property, located at 14720 Old Highway 14, around 9:30 a.m., with a color guard presentation at 10:30 a.m. Alumni...
1996-97 JWP Boys' Basketball team — Front row, from left: Coach Rich Johnson, Tim Sheehan, Jake Zimmerman, Clint Westphal, Josh Berndt, Travis Hinze, Justin Stankey, Brent Fury, Coach George Tuvey. Back row, from left: Chris Gardner, Travis Anderson, Dan Jorgenson, Jared Ziemke, David Jewison, Josh Ziemke, Tim Burke, Ben Wheelock, John Schultz (Manager), Coach David Tonolli.
The annual JWP Hall of Fame Banquet will begin at 4 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Purple Goose in Janesville. A meal will be served at 5 p.m.; awards to follow at 6 p.m.
Those interested in enjoying the meal should contact Mike Niemczyk at 507-381-1025 to purchase a ticket. Those interested in just...
SURVIVOR - Waseca area resident Kim Maas was diagnosed with ovarian cancer just over one year ago. She has now been cancer free since April. Maas (center) with her mother Sue and sister Rebecca during a recent Relay for Life event.
After two surgeries and chemotherapy, Waseca area resident Kim Maas has been cancer free since April. Because there have been times over her one-year battle with ovarian cancer when she questioned how many days she had left on earth, she observes, “I feel fortunate to be here; every day is a...
SPECIAL OLYMPICS - Area resident Jake Lieser is among almost 260 members of "Team Minnesota" for next year's national Special Olympics competition, set to take place in June at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. Team members gathered this month at Treasure Island for their first practice and uniform fittings.
Waseca resident Jake Lieser, 28, names friends he has made from across the state and even around the country thanks to his participation in Special Olympics. “It’s all about the connections,” he says of the nationwide program which brings neurodiverse individuals together for sports competitions...
At their Sept. 15 meeting, members of the Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (JWP) school board asked superintendent Jeremy Erler to acquire more information about a proposed policy regarding medications like Narcan, a substance which can save the the life of someone experiencing unconsciousness and...
COLLECTION - A few of the 40-some people who attended Roberta Walker's presentation this past week chose to wear their own hats. Pictured here are (seated, from left) Wilda Smith, Roberta Walker, Jean Slattery (back row, from left) Linda Griffin, Sheila Morris, Jan Ross and Merrily Wagar. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
Until this past Saturday, Roberta Walker had shared her collection of more than 150 hats mostly only one at a time.
“I wear them to church on Sundays,” she explains.
Not that no one ever sees her collection. She describes display cases in the Ellendale area home where she and her...
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