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At the Waseca school board’s Sept. 18 meeting, Superintendent Eric Hudspith briefly ran through the district’s strategic plan and how the autumn actions and activities happening at each school have been directly tied in.
Hudspith also requested board approval for his annual goals,...
LAWN ORNAMENT - Loren and Marlys Mifek endured both the heat and the mosquitoes while being photographed next to the 1932 Ford pickup truck which decorates their property located along Clear Lake Drive. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
On the east side of Clear Lake is the home of Loren and Marlys Mifek, two people who like eye-opening lawn ornaments. When regular decoration wasn’t enough, they decided to park a truck in their yard–a 1932 Ford pickup.
Loren and Marlys are hard-working people with an eye for yardage flair...
BAKED GOODS - Kaitlyn Quast of Sugar & Bloom Cake Bakery set up her stand at the final Janesville Farmers' Market on Sept. 18, 2025. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
The year’s final Janesville Farmers Market took place at the Veterans Memorial Park on Thursday, Aug. 18. There were four vendors, alongside Infinity Catering by Kendra Hoehn serving hot food and the band Family Tradition serving up the tunes, both modern and classic for the final installment of...
FOOD FUN - Brad and Gratia Johnson placed orders with Katelyn Klug at her food trailer Kate Pearl's Kitchen, which was located along West Elm Avenue in Waseca last week. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
It was the lunch hour on a weekday, but customers who saw the “breakfast” banner next to Kate Pearl’s Kitchen, a food trailer parked along Waseca’s West Elm Avenue on Sept. 15, were buying two and three sandwiches at a time. One customer mentioned it had been a surreal moment–she had only just...
EXCITING BEGINNINGS - The 20-member NRHEG Marching Band performed their field show at the Waseca Marching Classic on Sept. 20. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
NRHEG band director Seth Schaefer described the Panthers’ participation in the Waseca Marching Classic field show on Sept. 20 as a way to expand band members’ base of experience and simultaneously broaden their horizons.
He said band members were excited as they prepared for the appearance...
SAFETY LESSON - Both Jacob Atzund and Matt Levisay from Northland Farm Systems attended the Waseca Farm Bureau's Farm and Home Safety Day at the Waseca fairgrounds on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. They demonstrated yard tools for fifth graders from all over Waseca County. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
The Waseca County Farm Bureau’s Farm and Home Safety Days took place during an overcast Tuesday, Sept. 9 at the Waseca fairgrounds. The day featured volunteers demonstrating safe procedures for things around the farm and home including chemical, electrical, animal, chainsaw and lawnmower safety,...
ALL ABOUT SAFETY - Penny Vought, recently retired from her role as the City of Waseca Chief of Police, and Kris Markeson, who now holds the position, are being honored as "Friends of the Marching Classic" for their work ensuring public safety during the Marching Classic parade and events. This year's parade is expected to have 75 to 100 units, and will begin at noon on Saturday in downtown Waseca. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
Organizers of the thirty-eighth Waseca Marching Classic this Saturday have selected Penny Vought and Kris Markeson, recently retired and current Waseca Chiefs of Police as this year’s “Friends of the Classic.”
The selection, organizers explain, is in gratitude for the “security and safety”...
OPEN HOUSE - Mikhail Rostislavovich, Robin Dulas, Jess Klinger and Kristie Biehn at the Waseca Chamber Offices Open House on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
The newly renamed Waseca Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism (WACCT) held an open house Sept. 9 to introduce area residents to its new location and its expanded name and priorities. The new office is attached to the Suburban Furniture store on North State Street. More than 60 interested area...
HOMECOMING CHEER - The 2025 Waseca High School Homecoming court, from left, Paige Dufault, Cyrett Long, Chloe Roemhildt, Jordan Johnston, Katie Olson, Ethan Hiller, Layla Keith, Deron Russell, Meraina Hiller, Slade Barnett, Ellery Waldron, Caleb Wulf.
Waseca Homecoming 2025 kicks off next week. Coronation is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 25 at Waseca High School, when royalty will be crowned based on a vote of the student body grades 9-12. The new king and queen will reign over homecoming activities including the parade scheduled to...
LIFETIME OF LOVE - On Sept. 24, 1934, Bruce and Lorraine Wick were born within 30 minutes of each other in homes less than a block apart; the same doctor oversaw both deliveries. They dated throughout high school and married on Oct. 15, 1955. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
Both Bruce and Lorraine Wick say they have trouble believing they have been married almost 70 years. The photos verify the facts, though. The couple was married on Oct. 15, 1955 in Le Center, Minn., their home town. Both had graduated there along with about 28 others as the community's class of...
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