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Janesville

”Welcome to Janesville. For a day, for a lifetime.”

Janesville is located 10 miles west of Waseca on Old Highway 14. It continues to grow and is now home to 2,272 residents.

Janesville is home to Hay Daze, a weekend festival which takes place each June. Streets close during Hay Daze, and music and carnival rides fill the streets in celebration.

Local lakes and parks, campgrounds, a swimming pool and a summer recreation program for kids make Janesville a relaxing place to live or visit. The park is located on Lake Elysian and features a boat launch, picnic area and landscaped gardens surrounding the memorial. SCHOOLS

Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Public School is a K-12 school district, which unveiled one of the region’s most impressive sports complexes in the fall of 2017, with a new turf football field, a one-ofa-kind turf softball field.

Trinity Lutheran School, a K-8 school, was founded in 1890. The Christian school has an enrollment of about 130, as well as two preschool classes.

New Richland

“History is ours, Future is yours.”

New Richland is located 13 miles south of Waseca, located along Highways 13 and 30. It’s home to 1,203 residents. The community takes pride in its heritage, its recreational opportunities and its educational system.

Each July, New Richland celebrates Farm & City Days, which includes a carnival and medallion hunt, a fun run, street dance and parade.

With its restaurants, lake, parks, recreation opportunities and civic pride, New Richland is a community built around its roots. NRHEG

New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva School District has two schools: a K-5 elementary school in Ellendale and a secondary school in New Richland that houses sixth-through-12th graders. The district offers Panther Preschool, Early Childhood Family Education, Community Education and a Summer Recreation program.

Waldorf

Waldorf, founded in 1908, is located in Waseca County’s southwest corner on Highway 83 with 229 residents.

The city of Waldorf straddles Freedom and Vivian townships and the area boasts rich farmland and a strong agricultural economy that’s the community’s top employer.

The community remains part of the JanesvilleWaldorf-Pemberton Public Schools system, which continues to promote a strong commitment to the public.