The congregation of St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Elysian will celebrate the retirement of the mortgage on their new church on Sunday, June 24. The building, which was completed in 2007, is the third church for the parish. The festivities will begin with a noon Mass followed by a chicken dinner and the mortgage burning ceremony. Everyone is invited. “It is a real tribute to the parishioners of St. Andrew that they made the sacrifices necessary to build this magnificent church.
Brian Richard Lueck, age 46 of Elysian passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018 surrounded by his family. Born on September 20, 1971 in Mankato, Minnesota, Brian was the son of Richard and Audrey (Weigt) Lueck. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mankato. Brian graduated from Immanuel Lutheran High School and went on to earn various degrees at Minnesota State University-Mankato in Engineering and Computer Information Systems. Brian worked at the MN Dept. of Transportation in Mankato as the Soils Auger Crew Chief. Brian married Jolene Schnoor on November 3, 2001.
Betty Jane Taylor, age 88 of Elysian died on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born on July 6, 1929 in Elysian, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Fred and Olga (Linnum) Siefert. She attended school in rural Elysian before graduating from Waterville High School. She married Earle Taylor on May 21, 1949 at the Elysian Methodist Church. Betty Jane worked primarily as a homemaker, later working as an aide at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center. She enjoyed gardening, baking, traveling, going to garage sales, singing, bible studies, and spending time wit
Donald E. Glende, age 91, of Waterville died on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be at Trinity Lutheran Church, North Morristown on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 10 a.m. with the Reverend Juan Palm, officiating. Interment and military rites will be at Concordia Cemetery, North Morristown. Visitation will be at Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 from 3 to 7 p.m. and also at the church for one hour prior to the services. Donald Eric, the son of Carl and Pauline (Schultz) Glende was born on April 5, 1927 in Rice County.
The first day of the Class A State Track and Field Meet at Hamline University provided some mixed results for the 10 WEM athletes competing. Junior MaeLea Harmon advanced into Saturday's 100-meter final with the second best preliminary time of 11.99, her best time ever. The 4 x 100-meter relay team (Harmon, Alexia Morsching, Shelby Hermel, and Toryn Richards) also advanced to Saturday's final with the third best time of 50.22.
Alyssa Schwartz, daughter of Jeremy and Susan Schwartz, was crowned the 2018 Miss Waterville Friday, June 8. Her attendants are Morgan Nusbaum, daughter of Dave and Tammy Nusbaum, Hannah Petry, daughter of Todd and Amy Petry, and Kayleen Stangler, daughter of Jeff and Sue Stangler. Alyssa Schwartz also was named Miss Congeniality and Hannah Petry received the Talent Award for her gymnastics routine. Skylah Bahmer, daughter of Joseph and April Kalsheurer, was named Junior Miss.
The 54th annual Waterville Bullhead Days celebration starts Friday, June 8 and runs through Sunday, June 10. Friday events include the Medallion Hunt, a Karaoke Contest, the 62nd annual Miss Waterville Pageant, and a Fireworks Display. Saturday there will be a Softball Tourney, Kids Fishing Contest, NAPA Remote Control Car Demolition Derby, Bean Bag Tourney, and Pedal Tractor Pull, and a Karaoke Contest. Sunday is the Grand Street Parade, Waterville Lions Kids Bingo, and Raffle Drawing. Check out the June 7 edition of the LIFE/Enterprise for more on the festivities.
Taxpayers will be picking up the bill for the clean up of approximately 20 tons of construction waste that was dumped in a Waterville Township ditch on Tuesday, June 5 or Wednesday, June 6.
According to Waterville Township Chairman Alan Gehrke, the mess was discovered along 470th Street on Wednesday morning and was then reported to the township and Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office. The ditch is located north of Waterville and west of Highway 13.
I must thank you for all of the birthday and Mother’s Day cards I received. The refrigerator doors and walls are full of cards of best wishes. AND I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughtfulness. I’d like to write all of the messages I received but the Lake Region Life newspapers would be too heavy to mail! One which really expressed my feelings had the message “As time goes by, we begin to learn what matters. Years don’t matter, distance doesn’t matter, FAMILY and Friends matter.
The lawsuit against the Le Sueur County Historical Society took a small step Monday when a judge approved binding arbitration to determine an official membership list.
Mark Vandelist, District Court Judge of Minnesota's First Judicial District, gave both sides of the lawsuit 90 days to enlist in the help of an arbitrator who will simply resolve the question of who are members of the historical society, a nonprofit organization.
Four young ladies will vie for the title of Miss Waterville 2018 during the 62nd Miss Waterville Pageant, which will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 8, at the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown High School auditorium.
The contestants include: Morgan Nusbaum, Hannah Petry, Alyssa Schwartz, and Kayleen Stangler.
Pick up a copy of the June 7, 2018, LIFE or Enterprise for more information,
A fantastic run through the Section 2AA baseball tourney came to an end Tuesday, June 5 when Belle Plaine defeated WEM, 7-2, to end the Buccaneer season. WEM won four of six games in the Section tourney, including a 2-1 win over No. 1 seed St. Peter Tuesday night. WEM finished 3rd in the Section and finished with a 14-6 overall record. For more on the playoff run, check out the June 14 edition of the LIFE/Enterprise.
She has organized the Miss Waterville pageant for almost four decades, and this year, Linda (Meskan) Pommeranz has been named the 2018 Bullhead Days grand marshal in recognition of her dedication to the community.
"It's truly an honor," Pommeranz stated. "I love this community and I've enjoyed putting on the pageant, but this will be my last one--number 40. It's time for me to spend more time with my grandchildren."
Pick up a copy of the June 7, 2018, LIFE or Enterprise to read the full story.
Ten Buccaneer athletes will compete in the 2018 Class A State Track and Field Meet Friday and Saturday, June 8 and 9 at Hamline University. All 10 qualified Saturday, June 2 at the Section 2A Meet at Mankato West. The State entrants include seniors Chris Byrne and Taylor Glende, juniors MaeLea Harmon, Alexis Morsching, Shelby Hermel, Tanner Ranslow, Tyler Hermel, and isaac Pratt, sophomore Jaden Taylor, and freshman Toryn Richards. Richards will compete in the pole vault and high jump. Harmon will compete in the 100-meter dash and the long jump.
The WEM baseball team is one of four teams remaining in the Section 2AA baseball tourney after winning two games last week. The Bucs shut out Blue Earth Area 3-0 Friday, June 1 and defeated Blue Earth Area, 7-3, Saturday, June 2. These two wins came against teams who defeated WEM earlier in the season. The Bucs will host No. 1 seed St. Peter at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 5 in Waterville. If they win, they would play Belle Plaine 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game Tuesday. The Section 2AA Championship is scheduled for Thursday, June 7 in Waterville at 5 p.m.
