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Pumpkins (front - left to right Kaisen Von Rock Jaelyn Greenwald, and Alexis Thomas), along with two Mice (Avery Martinez and Madalyn Miller) focus on Cinderella and her desire to get to the LipSync Contest. Photo courtesy of Darla Mihalik

WEM Schools teamed up with Prairie Fire Children’s Theater to produce an awesome 1950’s rendition of “Cinderella.” Two performances, starring local youth, were held last weekend. Pick up a copy of the September 26, 2019, Lake Region Life or Elysian Enterprise for more photos.
Virginia M. Stoering, age 89 of Springfield, formerly of Waterville, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2019 in Springfield. Born in Le Center, Minnesota on January 5, 1930, Virginia was the daughter of Vincent and Adeline (Cashin) O’Meara. She graduated from Le Center High School and then...

Seth LaFrance and Trista Hering were crowned WEM Homecoming King and Queen Monday, Sept. 23.

Trista Hering, daughter of Terry and Tina Hering and Seth LaFrance, son of Jeff and Lori LaFrance, were crowned the 2019 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Queen and King during the annual Homecoming Coronation held in Waterville Monday, Sept. 23. This year's Homecoming theme is "Clip the Ship." For...
The Pittman Clan was among the hundreds of people to celebrate at Kilkenny's Half-Way to St. Paddy’s Day celebration on Saturday. With perfect weather, the town rolled out the green carpet to Irish dignitaries and people from around state and country. The day included music, food, lots of vendor...

Kilkenny, Ireland Mayor Martin Brett will be making an appearance at the Half Way To St. Paddy’s
Day Celebration Saturday in Kilkenny. 

Seven years ago Martin Brett of Kilkenny, Ireland, made a trip to Kilkenny, MN. At the time, Brett was the mayor of the community and was extended an invitation to come to Minnesota. Mayor Brett was present for the first Halfway to St. Paddy’s Day celebration, but he also attended for another...

Cooper Bahnsen, 13, who is legally blind, proudly wears the message #notbroken. (Photo courtesy of Bahnsens)

Krista Bahnsen sees. She sees her almost- 14-year-old son, Cooper, struggle, adapt, and overcome challenges every day. Cooper is legally blind. He also has cerebral palsy, ADHD, and is cognitively delayed due to a stroke he suffered in utero. He is also outgoing, funny, a sports enthusiast, and...

WEM senior linebacker Dylan Androli dives in an attempt to sack Lewiston-Altura quarterback Blake Schilling Friday, Aug. 30 in the Buccaneer football opener. The Cardinals edged the Bucs, 27-20, scoring four second-half touchdowns. (Jay Schneider photo)

A strong second half by Lewiston-Altura proved to be too much for the WEM football team Friday, Aug. 30 in their season opener. The Cardinals scored four second half touchdowns and limited the Bucs to one in picking up a 27-20 non-district victory in Waterville. Cardinal senior running back Cole...

Darlene Carlson (left) and Vicki Gregor have collected, refurbished, and shipped 300+ dolls to Haitian orphans. (Photo courtesy of Darlene Carlson)

Hundreds of rescued dolls will soon be shipped from Minnesota to Haiti to fill the arms of orphans at Christmastime. The special “dolly project” came to life after Darlene Carlson of rural Janesville, a member of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, overheard that some children at the Haitian orphanage...
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