Caledonia Warriors reacted moments after Waterville-Eylsian-Morristown handed them a 20-13 loss in the State Class AA Quarterfinals played Friday night at RCTC in Rochester. The Warriors were vying for their thrid straight Class AA title. Warriors identified from left are Cody Haugstand (14), Trent Meyer (44), Isaac Fruechte and Ivan Augedahl. For a complete report of Friday night's game, see the Nov. 18 issue of the Argus. Photo by Charlie Warner 

Veterans Day was celebrated Wednesday in Caledonia, with programs at the public and private schools. The Caledonia Area Elementary School held a program Wednesday morning that included patriotic songs, the reading of the list of Caledonia-area veterans, the laying of the wreath and playing of taps. In the photo above, Lauren Perry plays taps as Gerald Noel contemplates the somber moment. 

At left, Carson Bullerman reads a short bio about his father, who was a veteran.

Below, Gordon Klankowski accepts the wreath from Madison Zehnder and Logan Larson, as Harold Heany looks on. Photos by Charlie Warner

U.S. Navy Machinist Second Class Harold Van Gundy as he looked in the mid-1940s while serving on the USS O’Bannon.
Submitted photo

“When we still heard the five-inch guns firing, we didn’t have to get too nervous. But when we heard the 50 calibers, that’s when things got nerve-wracking,” recalled Harold Van Gundy of rural Houston about his three-year stint in the U.S. Navy.

After more than 12 years in the planning, work began on the 10,600 square foot addition to the Houston County Historical Society Museum in Caledonia Tuesday, Nov. 10. Crews from Ken Krumrie’s Tree Service of Dakota cut down a stand of spruce and maple trees just west of the Historical Society’s Historic Village at the Houston County Fair Grounds. Once the trees were felled, Hokah logger Gary Lee cut the logs up and hauled them off. Excavation of the 212-foot long building was to begin Wednesday morning, as crews hope to have footings poured, the basement walls and floor completed, and the first floor deck completed before winter freeze up. The Caledonia City Council granted a setback variance that was needed during their Nov. 9 meeting. It’s full speed ahead for the project, which is estimated to cost around $750,000. In the photo at right Gary Lee begins to cut up a large maple that Ken Krumrie had just cut down.                              Photo by Charlie Warner

All across the United States Veterans Day will be observed this Wednesday. Various programs have been scheduled throughout Houston County.                     Photo by Jill Hahn

For the third straight year the Caledonia Warrior football team has won the Section 1AA championship and will advance to the State Class AA Quarterfinals. The two-time defending State Class AA champs defeated a very tough Zumbrota-Mazeppa squad 20-12 last Friday night in Caledonia. The Warriors will face Section 2AA champion Waterville-Elysian-Morristown this Friday night at 7 p.m. in Rochester at RCTC. The winner will advance to the state semi-finals, which will be played at the HHH Dome in the Twin Cities Nov. 21 at 5:45 p.m.                   Photo by Becky Fruechte