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Coffeehouse once again brings out the emotions

Raelei Hemann had steeled herself not to cry Sunday afternoon.She failed.“Seriously, I really didn’t think I would cry,” the New Hampton High School senior said after the Coffeehouse Concert, “but when we were out there for ‘In This Very Room,’ it

Firing on all cylinders

While the distractions that come along with prom may have contributed to the first trapshooting squad loss for New Hampton this season at Osage Saturday, coach Chuck Stanton wouldn’t change a thing.  “We had 26 people leave early, so we did some t

On further review, track meet off

The on-again, off-again New Hampton Invitational boys track meet is now permanently off.The meet was originally scheduled to be held on Monday night but because of the forecast, school officials postponed the meet to Tuesday.But several teams drop

Walking school bus is good for both the kids and volunteers

Wednesday students of all ages will be walking to school for New Hampton’s Walk to School Day.However, some students have been walking to school for weeks now.I am a volunteer for the walking school bus in New Hampton which is up to three routes a

Stressed editor tackles questions like spring, where are ye?

I’ve got to fly with this column because despite feeling like I spent an eternity in the office this weekend, I’m a mere 125 minutes from deadline as I begin writing this column.If this was all I had left, I’d be fine, but I’m going to have to spr

Save for Mother Nature, it was a great month

If this editorial was a letter to Mother Nature, it might read something like this:Dear Mother Nature;You do know it’s supposed to be spring, right?

All decked out!

First off, it certainly didn’t feel like prom — at least to the scores of New Hampton High School students who took outdoor pictures Saturday.But those students — especially the girls who didn’t have the luxury of tuxedo coats — showed true persev

Chamber honors generational businesses at annual dinner

New-Horizons Chamber Director Jason Speltz and assistant Theresa Rasmussen welcomed chamber members to the Pub at the Pinicon Monday night for mingling and appetizers.The presentation for the night was a video honoring the many businesses in New H

TV girls bring down times, finish fifth at Sumner-Fred

A track season is all about goals. Some are met, some aren't.

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