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Holy Trinity School sends off its Class of 2023

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The Holy Trinity School celebrated its Class of 2023 at its graduation ceremony May 19.
The class is made up of Elizabeth Lachermeier, Sarah Mendiola, Hallie Millerbernd, and Elizabeth Soley.
The commencement ceremony began with a welcome from Principal Kevin McCaffrey, followed by a prayer from Fr. Matthew Wiering.

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Winsted resident Nancy Fasching receives a SWIF spotlight

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Longtime Winsted resident Nancy Fasching helps build up communities through her work as the vice president of Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) community impact.
Founded in 1986, SWIF is an independent community foundation supported by individuals, families, businesses, and organizations who work together to strengthen southwest Minnesota.

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Winstock 2023 will be Thursday-Saturday, June 15-17 in Winsted and feature Miranda Lambert, Cody Johnson, Jordan Davis, Gabby Barrett, Dylan Scott, Jo Dee Messina, BlackHawk, Diamond Rio, Hailey Whitters, Shane Profitt, George Birge, Chris Kroeze, Jenn Bostic, Anderson Daniels, Chad Johnson & The MN-Ts, and The Shaw Band/The Shaw Brothers.

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City of Winsted hires area native Neil Schlagel as its new city administrator

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The City of Winsted is gearing up for a period of stability and long-term planning with the appointment of Neil Schlagel as its new city administrator.
The City of Winsted has gone through its fair share of city administrators over the years. But with Schlagel’s hiring, it hopes to establish a strong and lasting leadership presence. Currently completing his onboarding hours, Schlagel is set to officially assume the role of Winsted city administrator June 12.

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HLWW FFA team competes at the 2023 Minnesota FFA convention

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16 teams and three individuals from the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted FFA Chapter recently made its seemingly annual appearance at the Minnesota FFA State Convention, which took place April 23-25.
The convention occurred at the MN State Fairgrounds and the University of MN campus.

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Five semi-finalists selected for Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted superintendent position

Howard Lake, MN—The Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted School Board has selected five
semi-finalists to interview for the school district’s superintendent position.

The semi-finalists are:
• Sarah Klitzke, Interim Director of Teaching and Learning, Waconia Public Schools,
Waconia, MN
• Stephanie Kuehn, Principal, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Public Schools, Howard
Lake, MN
• Kristopher Lynk, Principal Leadership Support, Southwest Prairie Regional Center of
Excellence at Southwest West Central Service Cooperative, Marshall, MN
• Kent Mutchler, Superintendent, Geneva Community School District, Geneva, IL
• Nate Walbruch, Principal, Rochester Public Schools, Rochester, MN

The semi-finalists were selected from a pool of applicants based on criteria established by the
school board.

The school board has scheduled interviews for the semi-finalists beginning at 5 p.m. May
22, and 5 p.m. May 24..

All interviews will take place in the Media Center at HLWW High School and are open to the
public.