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Field Day held at local elementary school
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The Caledonia Area Elementary School held its annual Field Day Tuesday. Students competed in sack races, egg relays and tug-o-wars. In the photo above students gave it their all in a tug-o-war. They are from left, Lauren Felten, Emma Craig, Nick McCabe, Kourtney Olson and Dylan Felten. In the photo below left, Own King utilizes a little body English to keep the egg on his spoon during the egg relay. Below right, Mason Staggemeyer concentrates during the tug-o-war. Photos by Charlie Warner
 
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Wilmington Lutheran to celebrate century old structure this weekend
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Wilmington Church, of rural Caledonia, was built for $19,000 in 1909. Photo by Charlie Warner
Wilmington Lutheran Church of rural Caledonia will be observing the 100th anniversary of its church building this weekend with events slated for both Saturday and Sunday.
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After 34 years, Paul Stevens still has passion for seeing students succeed
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Paul Stevens, who has been a teacher for the past 34 years and a coach for 31 years at Caledonia, will be retiring this week.
Photo by Greg Schieber
Some know him as a track coach. Hundreds of others had him as a fourth grade teacher. A handful competed in cross country and gymnastics under his guidance and many more were mentored by him in reading and math while gaining confidence in their learning abilities.
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City council approves 12.5% increase in all electric rates
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After spending about 30 minutes considering various alternatives, the Caledonia City Council unanimously approved an across-the-board 12.5 percent increase for electric rates for all residential, commercial and industrial users. The action, taken during the May 26 council meeting, was prompted by notification earlier in the month by Tri-County Cooperative that wholesale electric rates went up 10 percent, effective May 1.
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City council holds closed session to discuss employment negotiations
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The Caledonia City Council decided to call a special “closed session” on June 1 (after this issue of The Argus went to press) to discuss strategies for employment negotiations with City Electric Department Head Matt Blocker.
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County board reviews potential tax increases on the horizon
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Stating the numbers are not in concrete and purely speculative, Houston County Financial Director Casey Bradley reviewed some calculations he worked up on debt service and how it would impact county taxpayers. Bradley was following through on a request made by the county board so they would have a better idea on how two large construction projects, the criminal justice center and the highway department complex, could be funded.
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County buys back-up generator for County Community Services
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Figuring they were saving more than $8,700 in the storage shelving bid received for the County Community Services building, the Houston County Board unanimously approved a motion to purchase a slightly used generator for $9,500 from Viking Electric of Spring Grove.
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Notes from the dude ranch
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Every young man dreams of being a cowboy. At least that’s my perception of the matter. I must admit that its always seemed an appealing occupation to me; the freedom, ruggedness, work ethic, horses, unique apparel, and even its own genre of music round out some of the positives. Of course, the definition of a cowboy has changed over the years and many would argue the authentic cowboy has rode off into the sunset for the last time.
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