Ramon Britez, left, and Brad Lawrence posed for this photo on 2019 outside Rusty’s Corner Cafe in Taunton. Britez was a Minneota foreign exchange student living with the Lawrence family in Minneota in 1969. He flew from his native land in Praguay to attend the 50th class reunion. It was the first time he had been back to the United States since 1979. Lawrence was killed on Monday evening in a plane crash near Payson, AZ.
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100 Years Ago (August 20, 1926)
New teachers ready to start school year
Minneota Public Schools will welcome four new high school instructors, two elementary paraprofessionals and a new member of the reading corps. St. Edward’s Catholic School has three new teachers hired. They will be recognized in next week’s Mascot.
Emily Kopfmann, left, was crowned the 2001-2002 Boxelder Bug Days queen during the coronation on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2001. Jacqlyn Downing, center, and Nikki Neisius were crowned Princesses.
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100 Years Ago (August 13, 1926) BOY SUFFERS FRACTURED SKULL AFTER BEING KICKED BY HORSE
Brenda and Gene Verschelde
Verschelde serving as Honorary Cancer Survivor for Lyon County Relay for Life
The Lyon County Relays for Life will be held on Thursday, Aug. 20 beginning at 5 p.m. At The Splash Aquatic Center parking lot in Marshall.
The new scoreboard was recently installed at Gerhard Meidt Stadium (K.P. Kompelien Field) and the list of “Angel” donors who helped make it a a reality. Mascot photo by Scott Thoma
New scoreboard now in place at Meidt Stadium
A new name. A new scoreboard. A new look.
Ramon Britez, left, and Brad Lawrence posed for this photo on 2019 outside Rusty’s Corner Cafe in Taunton. Britez was a Minneota foreign exchange student living with the Lawrence family in Minneota in 1969. He flew from his native land in Praguay to attend the 50th class reunion. It was the first time he had been back to the United States since 1979. Lawrence was killed on Monday evening in a plane crash near Payson, AZ.
Emily Kopfmann, left, was crowned the 2001-2002 Boxelder Bug Days queen during the coronation on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2001. Jacqlyn Downing, center, and Nikki Neisius were crowned Princesses.
Brenda and Gene Verschelde
The new scoreboard was recently installed at Gerhard Meidt Stadium (K.P. Kompelien Field) and the list of “Angel” donors who helped make it a a reality. Mascot photo by Scott Thoma
Adam and Chassidy DeRoode annually hang up a Belgian and an American flag on the front porch of their home during Belgian-American Days. Mascot photo by Scott Thoma

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Dalager closes out first season with Stingers

The Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League fell to the St. Cloud Rox 10-9 in the rubber match of their best-of-three playoff series on Tuesday, Aug. 11 at Joe Faberg Field in St. Cloud.

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Charlene Tillemans

Mass of Christian Burial for Charlene Tillemans, 75, of Minneota, took place at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, at St. Edward Catholic Church in Minneota. Visitation was held on Monday, Aug.

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