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Leonard and Lois Marquardt have traveled the world, visiting all seven continents.

Local couple has visited all seven continents

Leonard Marquardt lived on a farm two miles north of Dodge Center with two siblings until the family moved to the present farm along Highway 56 on the west side of Dodge Center. He attended country school and then graduated from the Dodge Center High school where he had been in the band and choir....

The cast of “Honk! The Musical” includes, from left: Floor: Peter Christenson, Cullen Santjer, Oliver Westphal, Ash- er Hemann; Second Row: Hannah Olson, Megan Giese, Lucy Anderson, Greta Wright, Victoria Reese, Kcin Siegele, Paige Vogel, Mckenzie Holz, Evy Lindstrom, Scarlet Thompson, Nicholas Avikainen; Third Row: Violet Thompson, Stella Klaehn, Sebastian Mielke, Ian Kujath, Kaiden Beliveau, Chelsea Pierick, Paige Alexander, Macy Stupeck, Kylie Harwood, Makenzie Peterson; Fourth Row: Torsten Herfindahl-Qu

Play about bullying takes stage at Kasson-Mantorville

More than 70 students are involved with the Kasson-Mantorville all-school fall musical production of “HONK! The Musical” by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. The play won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 2000, and even beat out “The Lion King” to receive the honor. “The show is a very sweet...

Celebrate fall in Mantorville Oct. 30

It’s almost time to celebrate fall and Halloween at the Mantorville Fall Festival on Saturday, October 30. The fun begins at 8 a.m. when The Olde School Café will be open for breakfast until 11 a.m. and again from 4 to 6:30 p.m. for takeout. Get the day to an active start with the Haunted Hustle 5K...

A nice dig for the KoMet volleyball team. It turned out to be a break-even week for KM as they defeated Pine Island and then lost to Cannon Falls.

K-M, Byron, Triton go 1-1 for week; Hayfield wins 2

Kasson-Mantorville’s volleyball squad defeated Pine Island, 3-0, on Tuesday, October 5. Set scores were 25-13, 25-19, and 25-10. On Thursday, the KoMets suffered a 0-3 loss to Cannon Falls, com- pleting the break-even week. Set scores were 21-25, 17-25, and 22- 25. (Pine Island Match) Kasson-...

Byron girls soccer has positive week

K-M soccer girls stopped by Wingers Kasson-Mantorville’s girls soccer team lost their final regular-season game, 2-1, to Red Wing, on Saturday, October 9. (K-M) Kaylee Narveson, 1 goal; Elle Hager, 1 assist; Goalie: Elizabeth Johnson, 8 saves. Lady KoMets soccer team takes two ties It was a...

Reese Tripp clears a path for Matt Donovan for the lead.

Football KoMets bested by Stewartville; Bears, Vikings, Cobras win

Kasson-Mantorville’sfoot- ball team battled a powerful Stewartville squad last Friday, October 8, and the Tigers outlasted the KoMets, 28-21. Quarterback Matthew Donovan was the impetus for K-M’s offensive attack, as he was involved in all three of the KoMets touch- downs. Donovan hit senior Gavin...

As a member of the KM Lions mowing crew, Terry Meyer helps out by mowing the grass to help the schools maintenance crew.

Terry, Peggy Meyers have made county home since 1974

Terry and Peggy Meyers grew up on the Iron Range in northern Minnesota. Peggy’s mother was a teacher and her father owned a grocery store on the main street of Gilbert. The family lived in an apartment behind the store. She said her father made his own wine and enjoyed sharing a glass with...

Bob Senjem autographed copies of his book, “Pages of Oslo,” for a large number of neighbors and friends at a book signing event at the Oslo Sinclair Station last July.

Motivated by friend’s memory, Bob Senjem writes history of Oslo

“Pages of Oslo” is the story of Dodge County’s own Oslo, located ten miles south of Kasson. Bob Senjem wrote the book, drawing on memories he accumulated during a lifetime of living there, and motivated by the memory of a friend. Bob grew up in Oslo near the Tiegen family, who had the Oslo Store...

Byron board to consider appointing new members

Byron School Board members will consider applicants for two open positions on the Board of Education Monday night. Byron Supt. Dr. Michael Neubeck said that there are nine applicants for the positions. The positions opened when two board members, Emmy Harvey and Mike Denney, resigned at the end of...

cassidy Thompson and the KM KoMets take on the byron bears in volleyball.

Byron volleyball team goes 2-2 last 2 weeks

Byron volleyball girls won two matches and lost two matches, over the last two weeks. On Monday, September 27, Byron defeated Lourdes, 3-0. Set scores were 25- 20, 25-0, 26-24. On Tuesday, September 28, Byron defeated Zumbrota-Mazeppa, 3-1. Set scores were 25-19, 25-18, 20-25, 25-22. On Friday,...