Thousands of Adopt a Highway volunteers helped to keep Minnesota roadsides clean and free of litter in 2021 by picking up more than 29,500 bags of trash from highway ditches, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Pictured is Ruth and Glenn Goodthunder. The Wacipi concluded by honoring Ruth as she will be retiring from her position as an Indian education staff member at the end of the 2022 school year. Current and former students compiled thoughts, memories, and words of gratitude to share in honor of Ruth. Submitted
The Wabasso American Legion, Post 263, Memorial Day Program will be held at the Wabasso Community Center at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 30. After the program, there will be a potluck lunch; served at 11:30 a.m., open to the public—please bring a hot dish or salad, dessert will be furnished.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wabasso Senior Dining is only offering home delivery of meals, until further notice. Home delivery is available to those residing in Wabasso, Wanda, Lucan, Seaforth, Vesta, Delhi, Lamberton, Redwood Falls, Clements, Morton, Fairfax, Franklin, Gibbon, and Winthrop. To order a meal, or for more information, call Diane at 507- 829-2385. You are asked to call one day prior by noon to order a meal. The cost is $4 a meal for those ages 60 and over; $2 on Thursdays for Wabasso residents. Menus are subject to change.
Students of the Month for May are 6th grader Josie Wiese, 7th grader Cason Olson, 9th grader Olivia Wall, and 10th grader Joseph Liebl. The students were asked to answer a few questions about their school favorites and activities.
The Redwood County Board of Commissioners started their Tuesday, May 17 meeting by recognizing ditch inspector, Brent Lang, for his 25 years of service to Redwood County. The Redwood County Courthouse underwent an asbestos inspection that revealed that there is more asbestos remaining in the courthouse than was previously known.
Ten local third and fourth grade boys from Redwood Falls recently finished second at the Elk River Icebreaker Baseball Tournament held Sunday, May 1. The group - which had been practicing a few days per week since the end of February in preparation for the tournament - went 2-1 to finish second overall.
In the Hundred Acre Wood, during the season of spring, you will find Piglet spring cleaning, beating his rugs outside his tree house. Some say spring cleaning comes from Persian New Year (first day of Spring) or the Jewish anticipation of Passover. Others say it’s just the first time you can leave the windows open. Either way, it’s the time to streamline. But how?
Members of the Catholic communities of Wabasso, Marshall, Tracy, Milroy, Lucan and more, gathered by the large Crucifix on Highway 19 southwest of Vesta, to say the Rosary for World Peace and Peace in All Hearts on Saturday, May 14 at noon. Submitted