Volunteer firefighters from four different departments came together Saturday, Dec. 9 not to fight a fire but to help raise funds and toys for the local Toys For Tots programs.
More than three dozen firefighters from Elysian, Kilkenny, Morristown, and Waterville donned their helmets, safety coats and pants and battled for supremacy on the floor hockey court.
Thirty-Four auxiliary members attended the 104th Birthday Celebration of the American Legion Auxiliary which was hosted by Unit 311 in Elysian.
President Sharon Brandt welcomed everyone and gave a brief history of the Auxiliary which was started on November 10, 1919. In the spirit of service, not self, the mission of the American Legion Auxiliary is to support the American Legion and to honor the sacrifice of those who serve our country.
A Veterans Day Program will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13 in the WEM High School gymnasium in Waterville.
The program will be held to honor the sacrifice and commitment to our freedoms due to the actions of the veterans and active servicemen/ women.
The Elysian Legion Post 311 will present the colors with their Color Guard.
The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by the WEM kindergarten students.
The WEM High School choir will perform as will the WEM 3rd grade students.
The Elysian Auxiliary Post 311 will make a presentation of Quilts of Valor.
The WEM foyer area adjacent to the high school gymnasium will have a new trophy after the Buccaneer Volleyball Team won its 8th straight Sub-Section Championship Tuesday, Oct. 31.
WEM defeated Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (LCWM) 25-12, 25-22, 25-22 to capture the Section 2AA, South Sub-Section Championship.
This is the eighth straight South Sub-Section title, going back to 2015 when the championship streak started. And it was the 11th straight Sub-Section Championship appearance. In 2014, 2013, and 2012 WEM finished second in the Sub-Section.
The Le Sueur County Government Center will be illuminated green Nov. 6-12 as part of Operation Green Light to show support for military veterans, as well as raise awareness about the unique challenges faced by many veterans and the resources that are available at the county, state, and federal level to assist Veterans and their families.
By shining a green light, we let our Veterans know that they are seen, appreciated, and supported.
Rice County
Rice County will light its Government Services Building green through Nov. 13 as part of Operation Green
After denying a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) submitted by Jacob Lee, the Elysian City Council has decided to revisit the request after meeting with Lee during their October regular council meeting.
A public hearing was held to consider the CUP request of Lee to convert the car wash building located on Highway 60 in Elysian into a short term rental unit with six bedrooms with bathrooms and a shared living area in the middle of the building.
Public input included one individual in favor of the CUP and one in opposition of the proposal.
Last week’s rains may have kept farmers out of the field, but the progress of harvest season remains ahead of schedule. According to the USDA, Minnesota’s corn harvest was 75 percent complete as of Oct. 30, falling behind the 77 percent from a year ago.
“The weather has been kind of an issue.” Chip Mack, owner of Whitewater Creek Grain and Feed in Waterville said of last week’s progress. “But it’s been a remarkable crop for the weather we’ve had all summer.”
Thanks to the generosity of nearly two dozen businesses and two grandmothers, the WEM football team has been provided a pre-game team meal before every football game this season.
The WEM football booster club received thousands of dollars in donations from area businesses to allow the Buccaneer football team a carbohydrate filled meal the day before their games.
Monday, October 23 was the final one of the season and the players and coaches were so thankful for this generosity.
Elysian City Council member Bobby Houlihan presented a request for funding for the Water Treatment Plant at the Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee’s bonding tour bus stop at South Central College in Mankato on Thursday, October 12.
The city has already received $3.5 million in special appropriation funds this year to be used towards a water treatment plant. They are requesting another 4.86 million through the 2024 bonding bill.
In year’s past, Homecoming Week has included students toilet papering of homes.
This year a number of students allegedly took this Homecoming toilet papering “tradition” to an unacceptable level.
Security cameras at the Chad Alladin residence in rural Le Sueur County showed a number of young people with toilet paper and some writing on Alladin’s son’s car. His son was a student at WEM but is attending another school this year.
Those things written on the car depicted racist, homophobic, hate-filled language, and other graphic graffiti, including a swastica.
Connor and Claire Bohlen, twins of Brad and Amy Bohlen, were crowned WEM Homecoming King and Queen Monday, Oct. 9 in Waterville.
According to a press release from the Montgomery Police Department, a worker at Seneca Foods plant in Montgomery died early Thursday morning.
The release said that a call came in at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5 for “a report of an employee that had been trapped by falling items located in a warehouse.” The release said the employee died from the injuries sustained in the incident.
Montgomery Police, Le Sueur County Sheriff, Montgomery Area EMS, and Montgomery Fire Department were all dispatched to the scene.
When Dalton Grose of Waterville went to work Wednesday morning the last thing he thought he would be doing is saving someone’s life.
But thanks to his quick thinking and subsequent actions, Grose saved the life of a Blue Earth senior citizen Sept. 19.
According to the Albert Lea Police Department, they were contacted at approximately 9:49 a.m. concerning a vehicle involved in a crash in Fountain Lake.
Once they arrived on the scene, officers observed a pickup truck sinking approximately 30 feet off the shore, according to information they had on their Facebook page.
The first Saturday of every month members of the North Mankato American Legion Post 518 gather to pay a month-long tribute to a deceased veteran. This will take place at 10 a.m. October 7 for Wendell Edward Stark, former Elysian resident and father of Kelly Kauss of Elysian. The event is set for Wheeler Park in North Mankato.
At the request of the family, a veteran’s coffin flag is raised and flown for one month. A short tribute of the veteran is read and then placed in a display stand in the front of the flagpole.
Welcome to the Kingdom of Crescendo, a musical place to live! You’ve arrived just in time for the Mourning of the Lost Voice. King and Queen Coda’s daughter Rapunzel was stolen away by the Evil Witch long ago, and Crescendo has never been the same since. When King and Queen Coda develop a taste for a magical fruit, Bradley Baker must save the day! Alongside Bart the Bard, he travels into the woods to find the sought-after berries and meets Unicorns, rock-obsessed Witches in Training, and the awfully noisy Punk Rocks.