Sunday, March 22nd 1-2:30pm
Learn about and participate in the maple syruping process. Tap trees, collect sap, and taste a sample. All Ages.

$3 per member or $5 per non-member; $9 per member family of 3+ or $15 per non-member family of 3+

Reservations required online by March 20th.

Thursday, March 19th 12-1:30pm
Discover a new topic each month as we explore local wildlife, history, and conservation issues. In March, learn about the maple syruping process. Lunch included. Ages 18+.

$10 per member or $15 per non-member

Reservations required online by March 12th.

Tuesday, March 17th 1-2:30pm
Programs designed just for homeschool classes! In March, learn about and participate in the maple syruping process. Tap trees, collect sap, and taste a sample. Supervisory adults may attend for free. Ages 7+.

$5 per student

Reservations required online by March 15th.

Sunday, March 15th 2-4pm
Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Boy Scouts are invited to join us for these exciting adventures! In March, learn about and participate in the maple syruping process. Tap trees, collect sap, and taste a sample. Supervisory adults may attend for free. Ages 7+.

$5 per scout

Reservations required online by March 13th.

Saturday, March 14th 1-2:30pm
Learn about and participate in the maple syruping process. Tap trees, collect sap, and taste a sample. All Ages.

$3 per member or $5 per non-member; $9 per member family of 3+ or $15 per non-member family of 3+

Reservations required online by March 12th.

During February, " I love to read month" library users may donate food items in exchange for fine forgiveness on library accounts. Now is the perfect time to clear up those late fees! Each individual item donated will remove $1 in fines from your library card. (1 can of soup removes $1) There is no limit! Donate 25 items, remove $25 in overdue fines.
All items will be donated to Sibley County Food Share.
Thank you for donating!

2020 February 17 The St. Thomas News

Father James Burns will have the Easter Vigil mass at St. Thomas on Saturday, April 11th, at 7:00 pm.

Masses at St. Anne’s in Le Sueur are Saturdays at 5:15 p. m., and Sundays 8 and 10:30 a. m. with Father Chris Shofner.

Former LSH High School instructor, Terry Mills of Zimmerman has passed away. He’s a former LSH High School instructor, including a Drivers Training teacher.

Barb Halloran and her sisters cozied in on Monday afternoon and had a nice afternoon visiting with their aunts Mary Jean Halloran and Mary Louise Hayden.

After our weekend guests left, Katelyn, Madelyn, Tyler and Anna, on Sunday we headed over to
Brewsters in Vesili. What a great time with Charlie Sticha’s Band entertaining the crowd!

Greetings to Al and Laurie Dietz! Al is the youngest of Dan and Colleen Moore Dietz’s lads, who is also Tom and Katie’s grandson, and greetings to Barb, daughter of Norby Gill’s, neighbor of Ed and Marietta Moore Sharkey who were sitting together at the same table at Brewsters. We were confused trying to find a connection on the Clem Burns and Evelyn Dietz Branches of our St. Thomas Tree, and we clicked when Emmett Halloran and Dorothy Moore’s names came up. Dorothy and Colleen are sisters, and Emmett and Dorothy’s is one of the most beautiful, yet one of the worst tragedies in St. Thomas history.

Robert “Emmett” Halloran, the last born of 12 to Ed and Lizzie Shea Halloran, was born August 24, 1912, and Dorothy Moore, born to Tom and Katie Connelly Moore on October 11, 1916, grew up across the field from each other, and were married in St. Thomas Catholic Church on June 15, 1938. Emmett worked as a farmer, threshing on the side. Emmett was a fun-loving, good-looking, loved children and animals, especially dogs, horses and children. Dorothy was soft-spoken, delicate and beautiful. They settled in a home on the old Clifford place, across County Road #28, and across the road from her folks. A popular couple, everybody knew them. Eventually, they had a son and named him Gordy.

To make a long story short, on November 3, 1941 and Gordy was a little over a year old, Emmett was using dynamite to clear fields behind the barn, had many volunteers to help, but the thought of getting a head start himself proved fatal... Dorothy and their son lived with her folks for awhile, family helped finish up the harvest, hauled the corn to town and sold it for Dorothy. She used it to buy a cozy home near the church in Le Sueur. She never remarried, worked as a receptionist for Mootz Eye Clinic for many years. Gordy graduated from Le Sueur and eventually Dorothy grand-mothered Steve, Tom, Mike and Kathleen and was preceded in death in 2014 by “her husband, three brothers and three sisters” at the age of 97. Emmett and Dorothy are ‘laid to rest’ among our Dearly Departed near the Moore and Halloran families in St. Thomas.

Haunting to this day: In the fall of ‘42’ when the threshing machine was pulled from the shed at the Halloran home place, scratched in the dust on the machine “When on this you cast an eye, remember me as days go by. R. E. H.”

Are we ready for spring yet? Have a good week, folks.

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Happy Valentines Day !!

Friday lunch specials!

Grilled chicken cordon bleu w/ tots $10.95
BBQ bacon cheeseburger w/ fries $10.50

Soup:
Chicken wild rice
Sweet chili
Tomato basil

Thursday lunch specials!
Bacon ranch cheeseburger w/ cheddar cheese & seasoned fries $ 9.50
Hot ham & swiss on a bun w/ tots $ 8.25

Soup:
Chicken wild rice
Sweet chili
Tomato basil

Bash for Barb!!!! Please help!!

With roads into Henderson being closed for over three months due to flooding in 2019, revenues dropped dramatically at Wagars Grocery Store. A planned 2020 restroom remodeling project was recently postponed indefinitely because funds set aside for this project were stolen in a recent store break-in.

Barb Conrad, owner of Wagar's Grocery / Shell Gas, has always been a great supporter of the Henderson Classic Car Roll In as well as many other projects in the Henderson area and the LSH school district.

The Henderson Classic Car Roll-In committee, along with the Henderson Roadhaus, feels now is the time to support Barb in her remodeling project and we ask community groups, organizations, and individuals to join us in assisting this vital Main Street business.

At the February 22 Henderson Roll In Winter Polka & Trivia Party, those attending will have the opportunity to make a donation with all proceeds going to assist Barb's project. The polka dance, featuring the One Man Band, Larry Novotny, will entertain from 2 - 4 PM followed by the popular Classic Car Trivia Contest which concludes around 5:30 PM. There is no admission for these events at the Henderson Event Center and free door prizes will be awarded during the dance.

Beginning at 6 PM, the Henderson RoadHaus will host a beer bash for Barb with all proceeds going to the remodeling project. The beer bash is from 6 PM to 10 PM and is $10.

In good times and bad, Henderson area residents always seem to help one another in the face of adversity or bad luck. Barb has done so much for our community for many years. Please join us in showing her how much we appreciate her business and her community involvement.

With roads into Henderson being closed for over three months due to flooding in 2019, revenues dropped dramatically at Wagars Grocery Store. A planned 2020 restroom remodeling project was recently postponed indefinitely because funds set aside for this project were stolen in a recent store break-in.

Barb Conrad, owner of Wagars, has always been a great supporter of the Henderson Classic Car Roll-In as well as many other projects in the Henderson area and the LSH school district.

The Henderson Classic Car Roll-In committee, along with the Henderson Roadhaus, feels now is the time to support Barb in her remodeling project and we ask community groups, organizations, and individuals to join us in assisting this vital Main Street business.

At the February 22 Henderson Classic Car Roll-In Winter polka dance and trivia contest, those attending will have the opportunity to make a donation with all proceeds going to assist Barb's project. The polka dance, featuring the One Man Band, Larry Novotny, will entertain from 2 - 4 PM followed by the popular Classic Car Trivia Contest which concludes around 5:30 PM. There is no admission for these events at the Henderson Event Center and free door prizes will be awarded during the dance.

Beginning at 6 PM, the Henderson Roadhaus will host a beer bash for Barb with all proceeds going to the remodeling project. The beer bash is from 6 PM to 10 PM and is $10.

In good times and bad, Henderson area residents always seem to help one another in the face of adversity or bad luck. Barb has done so much for our community for many years. Please join us in showing her how much we appreciate her business and her community involvement.

Wednesday lunch specials !

Loaded chili cheeseburger w/ american fries $9.25

Chicken chow mein $7.95

Grilled cheese & tmato soup $ 7.95

Soup:
Chicken wild rice
Sweet chili
Tomato basil

This week - Game 16 - $1100 Jackpot in 51 calls!!!

This week - Game 16 - $1100 Jackpot in 51 calls!!!

Father James Burns will have the Easter Vigil mass at St. Thomas on Saturday, April 11th, at 7:00 pm.

Masses at St. Anne’s in Le Sueur are Saturdays at 5:15 p. m., and Sundays 8 and 10:30 a. m. with Father Chris Shofner.

A nice crowd attended the Mass of Christian Burial for Carlton Miller officiated by his son, Father Mike, at St. Wenceslaus Church on Monday, February 10, 2020. Our sympathies to Mary Jane, Father Mike, Kim, Kayleen and their families.

A heartwarming Memorial Service led by Art Straub, was held at the Kolden Funeral for Lamona Tiegs Phillips on Saturday. “Mona” is one of twenty-one in the Henderson “Class of 67” with Tom Graham while her ‘husband of 50 years, Tom Phillips’ is one of 102 classmates of the Le Sueur “Class of 67”. Our sympathies to Tom, Brandon, Paula, grandson Connor and Mona’s siblings Lois and Randy.

The St. Thomas Sportsman's Association hosted Bowling Night for their members and families
at the 300 Club in Le Sueur on Saturday night.

We had 10-11 inches of snow Saturday night and Sunday morning, before Nick and Stacey Burns Feser hosted a gathering of friends and family at their rural Le Sueur home in honor of her parents 40th Anniversary. Barney and Jean Burns were married at St. Anne’s Church in Le Sueur with a dinner, reception and dance at the Park Ballroom in New Prague. Hope the next 40 is as good as the last,

Greetings to Harley and Connie Loewe, who enjoyed dinner at the Road Haus Saturday night and met up with Diane Burns, and her great- nieces Madelyne and Katelyn Landwer. Diane grew up, a former neighbor of Harley’s Grandma Cogdale across the lake from St. Thomas.

Have a good week, folks.

Cut Off by Spring Floods, MN Town Counting on Legislature

SNOW EMERGENCY IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY FEBRUARY 9
During an emergency it is unlawful to park or leave standing any vehicle in any public city owned parking lot between 10:00 P.M. and until it has been fully cleared, or on any street between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. or until such time it has been fully cleared (curb to curb), with the exception of the 400 and 500 blocks of Main Street.
Within the 400 and 500 blocks of Main Street, between the hours of Midnight and 6am, or until such time that it has been completely (curb to curb) cleared.
http://www.henderson-mn.com/snow-removal-policy.html
Police Chief Ikonitski

Friday lunch specials!
Grilled chicken bistro sandwich w/ american fries $ 10.95
Ultimate pattymelt w/ fries $10.95
Soup :
Chicken wild rice
Sweet chili
Chicken noodle

*TRY NEW PABST BLUE RIBBON HARD COFFEE*** NOW SERVING !

Thursday lunch specials !

BLT w/ potato salad $ 7.95

Cheeseburger w/ american fries $8.95

Soup:
Chicken wild rice
Sweet chili
Chicken noodle

2020 February 3 The St. Thomas News


Father James Burns will have the Easter Vigil mass at St. Thomas on Saturday, April 11th, at 7:00 pm. Spread the word.

Masses at St. Anne’s in Le Sueur are Saturdays at 5:15 p. m., and Sundays 8 and 10:30 a. m. with Father Chris Shofner.



Chuck and Marie Retka enjoyed Friday night dinner at the Henderson Roadhaus.

Catholic Schools week was observed last week. Some of our St. Thomas youngsters attend Our Lady of the Prairie in Belle Plaine, St. Wenceslaus in New Prague, Holy Redeemer in Montgomery. At St. Ann’s in Le Sueur we enjoyed a tour of the school and a nice pancake breakfast on Sunday.

Three Parties, two were Super Bowl parties Kenny and Debbie O’Connell hosted their annual Neighborhood Super Bowl Party on Sunday. Another gathering was at the Tim Marsolis home who hosted a Superbowl party for Bruce and Cathy’s Halloran family.

Mary Jean Halloran hosted a cozy midwinter gathering on Sunday with a helping hand from daughter Margaret. Among the guests were a few Halloran family members, John “Tar”,  Gert, Tim and Sue, Terrance and Dawn. The family gathers often to consult about Tar’s care, this time they made it a party.

Congratulations to John Meyer who was recently named as “Firefighter of the Year”, at the Savage
Fire Department.  John is the son of Greg and Pam Meyer of Le Sueur, and the grandson of the late Ardo and Bernice of St. Thomas.  John started his public safety career in 2004 as a volunteer with the Le Sueur Ambulance. He is presently a paramedic with the Allina Health Emergency Medical Service.

The Nathan and Kara Olson family have great news. They are preparing for the pitter- patter of a little baby boys feet the first week in June.  Eliza is 7, and Anja, 4. Lets pray for a happy, healthy baby with as much of-the-Dickens in him as his father has.

Have a good week, folks.

Need some yummy pizza for the game ?? Dannys making handtossed dough !! Take & bake special today order before 5 p.m regular or thin crust ,1 topping 16 inch, $13 - $1.25 additional topping. Order before they are gone!!

Ultimate pattymelt w/ tots $10.95

Grilled chicken bistro w/ seasoned fries $ 10.95

Soup:
Chicken wild rice
Sweet chili
Tomato basil

Thursday lunch specials !

Turkey club sandwich w/ tots $8.25
Hot ham & swiss on a bun $8.25
Soup:
Chicken wild rice
Sweet chili
Tomato basil