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TABLE OF hank you for choosing the Owatonna Guide, an invaluable guide to the City of Owatonna and the surrounding area for visitors and residents alike.

This edition of the Owatonna Guide is designed to help make your stay in Owatonna as comfortable, enjoyable and productive as possible.

Whether you are enjoying our world-class attractions, fascinating historical sites, spectacular parks and walkways or the incredible shopping, dining, lodging and entertainment opportunities, we want your Owatonna experience to be an unforgettable one.

This booklet is prepared by the Owatonna People’s Press and funded by area advertisers. We hope you will patronize them. For additional information about Owatonna, contact the Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, 320 Hoffman Drive, 507-451-7970; website: www.owatonna.org.

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contents

Owatonna Map ................ 56

Jewel of the Prairie............ 4

Owatonna City Map ........ 58

New to Town? .................... 6

Lodging .............................. 59

Weather ............................. 10

Meeting Places.................. 61

A Glimpse into History ....... 12

Owatonna Public Library . 62

Agriculture.......................... 20

Parks & Trails ....................... 63

Business & Industry ............. 22

Camp Pillsbury ................... 74

Horizons of Healthcare ..... 28

Fun in the Great Outdoors .. 76

Services for and by Seniors . 36

Community of Artists ......... 82

Communities of Faith ........ 42

Goods & Services .............. 92

Excelling in Education....... 44

Guide to Dining ................. 102

Opportunities for Youth .... 50

Calendar of Events ........... 106

A special project of Owatonna People’s Press 135 W. Pearl St., Owatonna, MN 55060 Publisher Ron Ensley Advertising Director Debbie Ensley Managing Editor Jeffery Jackson Media Consultants Alisha Davidson, Per Kvalsten, Jay Petsche, Jennifer Sorensen, Lori Wagner Cover Design Kate Townsend-Noet Page Design & Layout Naomi Kissling Advertising Design Lauren Barber, Nikkie Gilmore, Keeley Krebsbach, Jenine Kubista, Kelly Kubista

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Accounting Stockwell Accounting ...................................................................... 77 Agricultural Seeds Mid-Sota Agronomy ......................................................................... 49 Apartments LifeStyle, Inc....................................................................................... 99 Gateway Apartments ...................................................................... 85 Realife Cooperative......................................................................... 39 Assisted Living/Senior Living Birchwood Cottages ............................................. Inside Front Cover Ecumen Brooks & Countryside ....................................................... 19 Koda Living Community .................................................................101 Morehouse Place ............................................................................105 Attorneys Einhaus, Mattison, Carver & Haberman, P.A................................. 27 Walbran/Furness Attorneys at Law ................................................. 27 Automotive/Trucks Cars -n- Credit................................................................................... 75 City Auto Glass.................................................................................. 75 Curt’s Truck & Diesel ........................................................................ 103 Ed’s Repair......................................................................................... 69 Kappy’s Auto Restoration ................................................................ 83 Keck’s Repair .................................................................................... 71 Keck’s Kwik Lube .............................................................................. 71 McCabe Motors & Rental ............................................................... 45 Mike’s Repair ..................................................................................... 73 Owatonna Motor Company ........................................................... 13 Beauty/Nail Salon salon -e- clips .......................................................................................9 Sister’s Salon & Day Spa.................................................................. 103 Blinds Budget Blinds..................................................................................... 47 Chamber of Commerce Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism ................. 105 Child Care/Preschool Providers Discovery Toys ................................................................................... 35 Good Shepherd Preschool .............................................................. 35 Kid’s Korner Educare ........................................................................ 35 Steele County Childcare Association ............................................ 35 Trinity Nursery School ........................................................................ 35 Chiropractic Dow Chiropractic ............................................................................. 93 Churches Associated Church........................................................................... 65 Christian Family Church ................................................................... 67 Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church........................................... 67 Countryside Christian Church ........................................................ 67 First Baptist Church ........................................................................... 65 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church ................................................. 67 New Beginnings Church .................................................................. 66 Our Savior’s Lutheran Church ......................................................... 66 Owatonna United Methodist Church ............................................ 67 Page 2

Churches (continued) Sacred Heart Catholic Church ....................................................... 67 Seventh Day Adventist Church ...................................................... 65 St. John Lutheran Church ................................................................ 66 St. Joseph Catholic Church ............................................................ 66 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church ............................................................. 65 Trinity Lutheran Church .............................................................. 65, 95 Clubs & Organizations 20 Rifle & Pistol Club ......................................................................... 91 BNI Am Networks .............................................................................. 91 Little Theatre of Owatonna ............................................................. 90 Owatonna Arts Center .................................................................... 90 Owatonna Business Women ........................................................... 90 Salvation Army .................................................................................. 91 SeniorPlace ....................................................................................... 90 Steele County 4-H............................................................................. 91 Steele County Food Shelf ................................................................ 90 V.F.W. Post #3723 ............................................................................. 93 United Way ........................................................................................ 33 Young Life .......................................................................................... 91 Convenience Store Casey’s General Store ..................................................................... 11 Dental Main Street Dental Clinics ............................................................... 99 Owatonna Dental Care .................................................................. 83 Dry Cleaning Elwood Star Cleaners ....................................................................... 49 Education Community Education..................................................................... 49 Independent School District 761........................................................9 Riverland Community College ....................................................... 73 Electrical/Utilities Cole’s Electric ................................................................................... 43 Owatonna Public Utilities ................................................................. 51 R & K Electric ..................................................................................... 33 Environmental Services SMC Environmental Services ........................................................... 45 Steele County Recycling ................................................................111 Employment Agency Express Employment Professionals .................................................. 53 Specialty Personnel .......................................................................... 85 Spherion ............................................................................................. 87 Excavation/Drainage Loken Excavating & Drainage ........................................................ 23 Farm & Yard Equipment Ag Power Enterprises........................................................................ 21 Financial/Mortgage Profinium ............................................................................................ 17 Sherwood Financial .......................................................................... 45 Wells Federal Bank............................................................................ 93

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Flooring & Decorating Nelson Decorating Center .............................................................. 49 Owatonna Floor Covering & Mirror ................................................ 23 Tony’s Flooring................................................................................... 45 Foundation Owatonna Foundation .....................................................................83 Fuel/Propane Al-Corn Clean Fuel ........................................................................... 55 Central Valley Co-op ....................................................................... 93 Golf Brooktree Golf Course...................................................................... 63 Owatonna Country Club................................................................. 95 Government City of Owatonna..................................................Inside Back Cover Grocery Cash Wise Foods............................................................................... 75 Fareway ............................................................................................ 105 Hy-Vee ............................................................................................... 31 Hardware Arrow Ace Hardware ....................................................................... 69 Health Care/Fitness Mayo Clinic Health System.............................................................. 69 Owatonna Hospital .......................................................................... 87 Owatonna Physical Therapy ..........................................................105 Owatonna Tennis & Fitness Center................................................. 95 South Central Human Relations Center......................................... 33 Heating & Cooling Deml Heating & Air Conditioning ................................................... 75 KSW Heating & Roofing...................................................................103 Owatonna Heating & Cooling........................................................ 29 Industries Bosch Automotive Service Solutions .............................................. 79 Cedar Valley Services ...................................................................... 78 Crown Food Packaging .................................................................. 78 Cybex................................................................................................. 29 Dagry Tooling, Inc............................................................................. 78 Daikin Applied .................................................................................. 78 Gopher Sport .................................................................................... 15 Jostens ............................................................................................... 78 Metal Services ................................................................................... 89 Modern Metal Products ................................................................... 79 Pearson .............................................................................................. 69 Rocon, Inc. ........................................................................................ 79 Wenger Corporation ........................................................................ 79 Insurance/Investments American National Insurance/Zappa Agency ............................. 95 Farmer’s Insurance Group ............................................................... 41 Federated Insurance ............................................... 41, Back Cover Heinz Insurance Agency.................................................................. 40 State Farm Insurance/Plemel Agency ........................................... 41 TPS Insurance .................................................................................... 40 Owatonna Guide

License Randall’s License Bureau................................................................. 83 Lodging AmericInn Owatonna ...................................................................... 47 Holiday Inn & Suites ...............................................Inside Back Cover Microtel Inn & Suites ......................................................................... 85 Northrop Oftedahl House ................................................................ 73 Super 8 ............................................................................................... 63 Museum Steele County Historical Society .................................................... 43 Printing J-C Press ........................................................................................... 103 KIK Graphics & Printing..................................................................... 25 Real Estate/Townhome Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Advantage Real Estate ..... 23 ERA Gillespie Real Estate ................................................................. 37 Home Sellers of MN .......................................................................... 53 Schultz Homes ................................................................................... 81 Restaurants/Pizza Buffalo Wild Wings .......................................................................... 101 Costas Candies & Restaurant ......................................................... 33 El Patron Mexican Grill & Cantina .................................................. 39 El Tequila Family Mexican Restaurant .......................................... 104 Hubbell House ................................................................................... 47 Kernel Restaurant ............................................................................. 73 Plaza Morena Campestre Grill ........................................................ 81 The Kitchen........................................................................................ 77 Timber Lodge Steakhouse ............................................................... 87 Retail/Miscellaneous Country Goods ................................................................................... 7 Cumberland’s Northwest Trappers Supply, Inc............................. 81 Sette Sports Center........................................................................... 85 Miner’s Outdoor & Rec .................................................................... 97 Urban Finds & Bistro .......................................................................... 23 Tattoos The Dragon’s Lair .............................................................................. 47 Technology Abraham Consulting ........................................................................ 95 Jaguar Communications................................................................. 29 Tours Glenn’s Motorcoach Tours .............................................................. 71 Jag Tours ............................................................................................ 77 Transportation Access On Time ................................................................................ 81 Tonna Taxi Service ............................................................................ 29 Waste Management Stewart Sanitation & Recycling .................................................... 111

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PRAIRIE

For hundreds of years before the arrival of the first white settlers, Native Americans camped on the banks of a river they called, in the Dakota language, “Ouitunya,” which means “straight.”

Today, the major river that runs through Steele County, Minnesota, is still called the Straight River, and the name of the county’s principal city, “Owatonna,” bears the echo of the name of the river that flows through it.

But there is another story about the name of the town — the only community in the United States to bear the name “Owatonna.”

Legend has it that “Princess Owatonna,” the daughter of Chief Wabena, became ill during a winter of many sorrows.

Her father had heard of the curing magic waters known as “Minnewaucan” and advised his daughter to drink of those waters.

The young princess followed her father’s advice and drank from the rich mineral

water bubbling from the springs and was restored back to health. According to legend, the healing waters are those of the Straight River in Mineral Springs. Since 1933, a statue of Princess Owatonna has stood in Mineral Springs Park to mark the legend.

While the historical accuracy of the legend may be doubtful, the story speaks of how the beautiful tree-filled city of Owatonna, built on the shore of the Straight River, has attracted people to the area for years and of why it continues to draw people to the community.

But don’t take just our word for it.

In May 2015, AARP name Owatonna one of the top 10 small cities (population 25,000 to 100,000) on its list of Best Cities for Making New Friends. These are “cities where residents look out for family and neighbors, join civic groups, vote in high numbers, and have easy access to the digital world.”

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LOCATION County: Steele Region: Southeast School District: 761 Distance from Minneapolis / St. Paul: 60 miles

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In November 2013, the Home Listing Report, an annual, national report by Coldwell Banker Real Estate, named Owatonna as the city with the most affordable housing in the state of Minnesota.

A short time later that month, the report “The Best Places for Job Seekers in Minnesota” — a part of a national report by NerdWallet, a San Francisco-based dot com that offers “financial literacy” services to consumers — named Owatonna one of the top cities in the state for job seekers. Ranking No. 9 in the state, Owatonna was the only community in the top 10 that was not in a metropolitan area, prompting the analyst who authored the report to say that it was a sign that Owatonna is “an up-and-coming city competing with the metropolitan areas.”

Those weren’t the first time that Owatonna received national recognition.

In July 2009, Money Magazine, a national financial magazine, named Owatonna as one of the top 100 small towns in the United States to live in — and the only small town in Greater Minnesota that made the list.

The study ranked cities of a population between 8,500 and 50,000 on a variety of factors, including strong local economies, good schools, restaurants, affordable housing and a low crime rate.

Editors of Money said of the city: “This self- proclaimed ‘Jewel of the Prairie’ — surrounded by tall meadows, wildflowers and farmland — is full of people who love the great outdoors.

“Hiking, snowmobiling, and cross-country skiing are popular in the city’s 24 parks, as is fishing and canoeing at Lake Kohlmier.”

Located at the crossroads of Interstate 35, U.S. Highway 14 and U.S. Highway 218, Owatonna sits at the center of southern Minnesota.

The Twin Cities lie just a 60-minute drive to the north, with Rochester just 45 miles to the east and Mankato 45 miles to the west. Its location has made Owatonna a hub of the Interstate 35 corridor and a community that has attracted business and industry, as well as people who enjoy the outdoors.

POPULATION

Owatonna: 25,625 Steele County: 36,573 Source: 2014 U.S. Census estimate

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CITY GOVERNMENT

The mayor and city council members are the elected leaders of the city government. They are elected to four-year terms with four members elected in November of even-numbered years. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 540 West Hills Circle.

The city council makes all policy decisions in matters such as legislation, zoning, budgets and improvement projects. The council hires the city attorney and city administrator, and confirms appointments to the city’s boards, commissions and department head positions.

• City Government: Mayor and City Council, 540 West Hills Circle, 444-4300 • City Administrator: 507-774-7340 Page 6

• Assistant City Clerk: 507-774-7341 • Police (non-emergency): 444-3800 • Owatonna Public Utilities: 451-2480 • Parks and Recreation: 444-4321 Property taxes • City Tax Rate: 59.533 percent • County Tax Rate: 58.102 percent • School Tax Rate: 16.662 percent • School MV Tax Rate: 0.21041 •State Commercial/Industrial Tax Rate: 50.840 percent • Total Tax Rate: 134.297 percent • Total Taxable Market Value: $1,556,821,400 (includes commercial, residential, other)

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POST OFFICE

The Owatonna Post Office is located at 209 E. Broadway St. The phone number is 507-451-3507.

Utilities • Electric and gas service is provided to the Owatonna community by the Owatonna Public Utilities (451-2480) along with Alliant Energy [507-373-2371] or Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric (451-7340). Where you live determines who provides your service.

• Natural gas service is provided by Owatonna Public Utilities (451-2480).

• Water service is provided by Owatonna Public Utilities (451-2480) from wells pumped from the Jordan Aquifers.

• Telephone Service is provided by Qwest, Jaguar Communications, and Charter. For new residential service through Qwest, call 800-244-1111. For new business service through Qwest, call 800-603-6000. For service through Jaguar Communications, call 214-1000. For service from Charter, call 888-GET-CHARTER.

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Owatonna People’s Press, a daily newspaper, 135 W. Pearl St., 451-2840 KRFO AM 1390, Kat Kountry 105 Radio: 451-2250 KRUE Country 92.1: 444-9224 KOWZ 100.9 FM, 92.1 KRUE, 1170 KOWZ AM Radio: 444-9224 Charter Communications: (800) 581-0081

LIBRARY

Owatonna Public Library is located at 105 N. Elm Ave., at the corner of Broadway and Elm. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, 1-5 p.m. during the months October through April. The phone number is 444-2460.

LICENSES

• Auto: Auto and driver’s licenses can be renewed at the Drivers and Vehicle License office at 1825 S. Elm Ave. The office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

Phone number is 451-2040.

• Road test: Driver’s license tests are given at the National Guard Armory, 2323 W. Bridge St. For information or appointments, call the Faribault driver’s license office at 507-332-7985 to speak with an examiner.

• Marriage: Marriage licenses can be obtained at the Steele County Recorder’s Page 8

Office at the County Administration Building, 630 Florence Ave., Owatonna. 444-7450.

TRANSPORTATION

SMART (Southern Minnesota Area Rural Transit): 1-855-762-7821 offers public transportation for all citizens of Steele County.

All buses are fully accessible with wheelchair lifts and seat up to 18 passengers. Dial-a-Ride services is available from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, and 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday and costs $2 in Owatonna and $2.50 for countywide trips. Our 15 stop city of Owatonna bus route operates from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and costs $1.50 per ride.

Tickets/tokens/passes may be purchased at the Steele County Auditor’s Office; Cash Wise, HyVee, and Fareway grocery stores; Senior Place; and at the SMART Transit Office in the north lot of Cedar Valley Services (by appointment). Call dispatch at 1-855-7627821 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday to schedule your ride or hop on the route bus at any of our 15 set stops:

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ALDI :00, Owatonna Hospital :04, Skyline Gardens :09, St Paul Place :12, Cedar Valley Services :16, Owatonna Public Library :22, Owatonna Community Ed :25, Cedardale Place :30, Hy-Vee :34, Fareway :39, Heather Court Apartments :45, Steele County Public Health :49, Senior Place :51 on request, Cash Wise :54, Wal-Mart :58.

• Jefferson Bus Lines: 451-4000 • Owatonna Bus Company: 451-5262 • SMART: 855-762-7821 • Tonna Taxi: 451-4215 • First Choice Shuttle: 444-0020 • Royal Transportation: 214-2787 • Degner Regional Airport: 444-2448

DEVELOPMENT

The City of Owatonna has had an Economic Development Authority since 1992, and the EDA oversees a wide range of development initiatives from the sale of industrial property, financial packaging and marketing, revolving loan fund and Tax Increment Financing.

In the years since, the EDA — along with the Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, the Owatonna Business Incubator, Owatonna Public Utilities and Steele County — has created an economic development partnership that seeks to meet the development needs of retail business and industries.

For more information contact the City of Owatonna Community Development Director at 507-774-7316; Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism 507-451-7970 or Owatonna Business Incubator 507-451-0517.

PUBLIC SAFETY

Police: 444-3800 Fire: 444-2454

STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?

Call Owatonna City Hall at 444-4300 or Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism at 451-7970. Check out the website at www. ci.owatonna.mn.us for information on Owatonna’s parks, government, businesses, senior center, upcoming events and more.

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WEATHER: Hot, Cold and Everything Between

Minnesota is famous for its colorful and varied seasons, and Owatonna is no exception.

July is the warmest month, though the temperatures for the month — an average high of 82 degrees and an average low of 62 degrees — make it ideal for enjoying the outdoors.

The average annual high temperature is 54.5 degrees with an average low temperature of 35 degrees and an average annual temperature of 44.75 degrees.

August is the wettest month, averaging 4.72 inches of rain. The average annual rainfall is 33.49 inches with an average of 42 inches of snow each year. December is the month with the most snowfall, averaging 12 inches of snow and generally guaranteeing a white Christmas.

The record high temperature for Owatonna is 102 degrees, set most recently on July 14, 1995, and six times prior. The record low for the summer months is 33 degrees, set June 1, 1964 — technically, still spring.

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WEATHER: Continued from 10 But June’s record low temperature for the summer months pales by comparison to the record low for the entire year. On Jan. 9, 1977, the air temperature dropped to 35 degrees below zero — the lowest in Owatonna since records have been kept.

The average temperatures for January are higher than that though. The average high for the month is 22 degrees and the average low is 5 degrees. Snowfall each year averages 42 inches.

A record snowfall in Owatonna for the month of May was set May 2, 2013, with 15.5 inches.

Time Zone: Central U.S. Time

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A Glimpse into

HISTORY

Since its founding in 1854, Owatonna has grown into a modern city of about 26,000 residents.

Four attractions in particular — the Steele County History Center, the Village of Yesteryear, the Louis H. Sullivan National Farmers’ Bank and the Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum — are must-see stops for visitors and residents who wish to get a glimpse into the past of Owatonna.

STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL ORPHANAGE MUSEUM

In 1885, the Minnesota Legislature created the Minnesota State Public School for Dependent and Neglected Children. Owatonna was chosen as the site for this new state orphanage, which operated from 1886 to 1945.

During this time period, 10,635 children passed through the institution. Today, the campus is known as the West Hills Complex.

The grounds were originally housed on 160 acres and grew to 329 acres by 1937, with 42 acres designated as the campus and 287 acres for farm cultivation. At the height of its existence, the school housed 500 children in 16 cottages. Other buildings included a nursery, hospital, school, gymnasium, laundry and superintendent and employee resi-

dences. The school had its own power plant, greenhouse, ice house, root cellar, cemetery and complete farm operation—making it virtually self-sufficient.

The main building was built in 1886 for $50,000 and housed the superintendent’s office, staff offices, a reception room, the library, a chapel, dining halls, industrial departments and living quarters for small boys. The cemetery, where 198 children are buried, is located in the southwest corner of the campus and named crosses mark 151 burials where children only had their number. A memorial boardwalk lines the old cinder path near the cemetery.

The orphanage closed in 1945. For the next 25 years, the school provided academic and vocational training for the educable mentally disabled. The Owatonna State School, as it was known, closed in 1970. For four years, the buildings and grounds were unused. In 1974, the City of Owatonna purchased the property to house its City Administrative Offices and other related city facilities.

Beginning in 1992, Harvey and Maxine Ronglien initiated efforts to restore the State Public School, educate others of its history, and remember the children who were placed there.

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HISTORY: Continued from 12 Harvey was a Ward of the State at the State Public School for 11 years.

The Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum is located on the first floor of the City Administration Building. The museum — which takes visitors though the 60-year orphanage era, the 25-year history of the State School, and the city’s purchase of the property in 1974 — contains photos, artifacts and stories of the children who lived this history. One feature is a 10-minute silent film shot in the 1930s with modern narration by Harvey.

Visitors may also take the Outside Audio Tour, a seasonal, six station tour of the grounds, and tour Cottage 11—a restored boys’ cottage—which was built in 1923 and housed 30 to 35 boys ages 6 to 14.

Cottage 11 restoration was complete in 2009 and gives visitors a glimpse of what life was like for the children who lived within its walls.

In December 2011, the former orphanage campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic District. This site has earned the highest level of national and international significance.

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HISTORY: Continued from 13 Most recently, the museum was recognized by the publication “Southern Minn. Scene” in its annual “Best of Southern Minnesota” awards as the region’s best museum/history center.

LOUIS H. SULLIVAN NATIONAL FARMERS’ BANK

The year was 1906. The National Farmers’ Bank — the largest bank in the city — had outgrown its offices on the first floor of a 40-yearold building in downtown Owatonna. Carl Bennett, then vice president of the bank, commissioned famed architect Louis H. Sullivan to design a “true and lasting work of art” to be the home of the bank.

Sullivan, called the “father of modernism” and considered by many to be the creator of the modern skyscraper, had designed many buildings in downtown Chicago and was credited as being the inspiration to, if not the father of, the Chicago group of architects who have come to be known as the Prairie School.

Construction on the new bank began in April 1907 and was completed in 1908 for $125,000.

The new facility was opened for business on July 14, 1908. The building — located on the northeast corner of Broadway Street and Cedar Avenue in downtown Owatonna, across from the historic Central Park — is an architectural symphony inside and out.

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are several murals by Oskar Gross and a “poem of colors,” featuring more than 200 shades, primarily blues and greens, intricate terra cotta and goldleaf detailing. Additional details include four immense cast iron electroliers, each weighing 2.25 tons, and an ornate sculptured clock.

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HISTORY: Continued from 14 On Jan. 7, 1976, the building was recognized as a National Historic Landmark for its architectural significance. The United States Postal Service commemorated the building in 1981, putting the image of the bank on a postage stamp.

Visitors are welcome to view the detailed work of the bank during regular banking hours. Just inside the west entrance to the bank on Cedar Avenue, visitors can pick up a printed self-guided tour memo that offers additional notes on the history and architecture, as well as the current functions of the bank. The lobby is open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.

VILLAGE OF YESTERYEAR

The Village of Yesteryear, operated by the Steele County Historical Society, is a setting of 16 structures where visitors can experience what life was like in Owatonna and Steele County at the turn of the 20th Century.

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HISTORY: Continued from 15 There are two log cabins, the Bixby Railroad Depot and a caboose from Steele County dating back to the 1850s, general store/post office, fire station, farm machinery building, blacksmith shop, Carriage House, Gus’ Station, Print Shop, Town Hall, country school, Museum of Professionals, Beaver Lake Pop Stand, Dunnell mansion built in 1868, and the St. Wenceslaus of Moravia Church built in 1891 The buildings are furnished according to the time they were built and are connected by a boardwalk.

Some of Owatonna’s gems at the Village are as follows:

THE DUNNELL HOUSE

This Italianate-style home was built by Mark Hill Dunnell in 1868 and 1869 and was originally located at 357 E. Main Street in Owatonna.

The house was sold to Pillsbury Military Academy in 1940 and was used as a cadet’s dorm, infirmary, piano classroom and residence. When the house was scheduled to be demolished for a parking lot, a group of citizens saved it, which led to its preservation and restoration by the Steele County Historical Society. The house was moved to its present location in January 1969 in two sections.

THE BLACKSMITH SHOP

Given in 1991 by the Styndl family, the Blacksmith Shop operated by Frank Styndl, was located east of Bixby and built in 1896. Bench vice, drill press, forge, fire pot, trip hammer and numerous tools, some made by Frank, are exhibited, as well as examples of plow shares and horseshoes. There is often a working exhibit here during special events.

THE TOWN HALL

The Town Hall first served as the Owatonna Town Hall in the late 1850s, according to the last two residents and an early assessor. It was originally located in downtown Owatonna. The building houses artifacts that relate to the county civic development, townships, government and business.

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THE SACO CHURCH

The Church of St. Wenceslaus of Moravia was the first building moved to the Village site in 1962. The church was built seven miles southwest of Owatonna in 1891 to serve the Czech community of Moravia, later, after the arrival of the railroad, called Saco.

After the church closed in 1952, it was given to the Society and moved with all its furnishings, altar and the 14 Stations of the Cross. The church is available to rent for small weddings.

Personalized tours of the 15 buildings are available at 1:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays, May 1 through Sept. 30. Visitors should allow an hour and a half for the tour. Call the office at 451-1420 for current tour pricing.

Special rates and times are available for groups by appointment.

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STEELE COUNTY HISTORY CENTER

Though the newest addition to the community’s and the county’s history and heritage, the Steele County History Center offers a glimpse into Owatonna’s and Steele County’s past.

Located at 1700 Austin Road, on the edge of the Steele County Fairgrounds and just south of the Village of Yesteryear, the center also houses the offices of the Steele County Historical Society, and in its short history has become a gathering place for many community events and meetings.

In addition, the accessible center features exhibitions and offers historically related programs throughout the year.

Current exhibitions at the History Center are: • “Welcome to Ellendale,” an exhibit featuring the history of the Steele County community of Ellendale, running through Dec. 31, 2015.

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• “Coming of Age: 1968,” a traveling exhibit from the Minnesota Historical Society, running through Dec. 31, 2015.

• “The Vietnam War,” an exhibit featuring the experiences of Steele Countians involved in the Vietnam War, running through Dec. 31, 2015.

• “Entrepreneurs: 1850-1880,” an exhibit highlighting the earliest entrepreneurs found in Steele County, running through Dec. 31, 2015.

• “Little Theatre of Owatonna —50th anniversary,” an exhibit celebrating five decades of entertainment by the local theatrical troupe, opening in October 2015 and running through March 2016.

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HISTORY: Continued from 18 The History Center is open: • Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information please email executive director Kim Purscell at kim.purscell@steelehistorymuseum. org or visit the center’s website at www.steelecohistoricalsociety.org.

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AGRICULTURE

It would be difficult, if not impossible, to overemphasize the importance that farming and the agriculture industry has played in the development of Owatonna and Steele County.

Indeed, in 1853 — a year before the city of Owatonna was founded and two years before Steele County itself was established — the first land claims were filed and the first sod was turned over to ready it for planting in the spring. It is, therefore, hardly an exaggeration to say that agriculture is the oldest and long-lasting industry here.

Most of the settlers in those early days were farmers, living in the rural areas of Steele County.

In 1856, while just a little more than 300 lived in the city of Owatonna, rural Steele County boasted more than 2,500 residents with most of them living and working on farms. According to an early history of Owatonna, agricultural developments kept pace with those in town.

At first, farming was on a subsistence level, but within a few years, poultry, hogs and cattle were

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being raised in increasing numbers.

Early on, businessmen in Owatonna began to develop businesses in response to agricultural needs.

In 1865, for example, Thomas Howe and Michael Lowth began to manufacture grain drills and seeders. Eventually, the company would be known as the Owatonna Manufacturing Company and, as it is known today, Mustang Manufacturing.

The story is not unique.

In fact, many of the industries that still exist in Owatonna today originally were established and grew to meet the needs of farmers in and around Steele County — industries like the Owatonna Canning Company (now Lakeside Foods) and the Gandy Corporation.

The now famous Louis H. Sullivan-designed bank in downtown Owatonna, now Wells Fargo Bank, originally was built to house the National Farmers Bank.

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AGRICULTURE: Continued from 20 Even C.I. Buxton, who helped take what is now Federated Insurance Companies from a fledgling company to the insurance giant that it is today, got his start in an agriculturally based business as a partner in the Buxton & McClintock Implement Company. And in those early days, the Federated was known as the Retail Implement Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

The number of farms and those in the agricultural industry has declined here since those early days, just as it has in the vast majority of the country. According to figures from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, there are 992 onfarm jobs in Steele County, while the number of non-farm jobs in the county stands at 25,131 jobs.

Still, agriculture plays an important and even vital role in the local economy. According to the state ag department, in 2013 (the last year for which figures are available) Steele County’s agricultural marketing was worth $293 million.

There are 796 farms in Steele County. Crops

make up 67 percent of the agricultural industry in the county and livestock the remaining 33 percent, according to the MDA. The top crops are corn for grain (115,274 acres), soybeans (72,405 acres) and vegetables harvested for sale (6,769 acres), according to the MDA. Hogs make up the largest livestock sector in the county (48 percent), followed by poultry (23 percent), dairy (21 percent) and cattle (8 percent).

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Throughout its 160-year history, the City of Owatonna has been the home to a variety of business concerns, ranging from well-established industrial firms to local shops, stores and restaurants.

Several companies that had their birth here in Steele County — Viracon, Jostens, J-C Press, Amesbury Truth, Wenger Corporation, Owatonna Tool Company (now Bosch Automotive Solutions), Gopher Sport and Owatonna Canning Company (now a part of Lakeside Foods) among them — have gone on to establish national and international clientele.

Other companies that were started elsewhere soon moved to Owatonna and now call the city home. Take, for example, Federated Insurance Companies. Federated, origi-

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Largest of the manufacturing firms in Owatonna is Viracon, which employs about 1,560 people. Among the other large manufacturing firms in Owatonna are Amesbury Truth, Bosch, Wenger, Owatonna Construction Company, Cybex, Lakeside Foods, Daikin, Pearson, Crown Cork and Seal Company, Modern Metal Products, Al-Corn Clean Fuel, Gandy Company, Chicago Tube and Iron, Century Leather Products, Metal Services of Owatonna, Brase Metal Worx Inc.

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Among non-manufacturing firms, the largest is Federated Insurance, which employs more than 1,300 people. Other major non-manufacturing firms in the city include Jostens, Cabela’s, Wal-Mart, Mayo Clinic Health System in Owatonna, Owatonna Hospital-Allina, Holiday Inn and Suites, Cash Wise, Hy-Vee Food Store, Target, Mills Fleet Farm, Walser, NAPA Distribution Center, Gopher Sport, Owatonna Motor Company, Cedar Valley Services, Olympic Fire Protection, Wells Fargo Bank, J-C Press, Kohl’s and Lowe’s Home Improvement.

The success of these businesses in the community is due in large part to the conscientiousness of the local work force, which results in the production of quality products.

MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN OWATONNA

Employer, Product/Services, Employees • Federated Insurance, insurance carrier, 1,375 • Viracon, glass, 1,200 • Amesbury Truth, window and door hardware, 735 • Owatonna Public School District 761, elementary and secondary schooling, 688

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BUSINESS: Continued from 24 • Bosch Automotive Solutions, electronics, special diagnostic equipment, vehicle service tools, 540 • Jostens, class rings/recognition, 416 • Wenger Corp., musical performance equipment, 370 • Steele County, executive, legislative and other general government support, 335 • Allina Owatonna Hospital, general medical and surgical hospital, 323 • Cybex, exercise equipment, 295 • Mayo Clinic Health System in Owatonna, offices of physicians, 250 • Daikin, manufacture heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment, 240 Page 26

• Cabela’s, sporting goods, 219 • Pearson, design, printing & distribution of specialized data forms, 213 • Hy-Vee Foods, 207 • Cash Wise Foods, 200 • Wal-Mart Supercenter, 190 • Lakeside Foods, fruit and vegetable preserving, special food manufacturing, 110 • Crown Cork & Seal Co., drawn and ironed two piece food cans and sanitary ends, 100 • Lowe’s Home Improvement, 100 Source: City of Owatonna / Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism/Various employers Owatonna Guide

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As Owatonna has grown, so has the need for quality health care for its residents and those in surrounding communities. Fortunately, the cooperation between the Owatonna Hospital, part of Allina Health, and Mayo Clinic Health System in Owatonna has ensured quality health care in the community.

OWATONNA HOSPITAL The Owatonna Hospital’s new facility opened its doors in 2009, bringing a new patient care experience to Steele County.

Owatonna Hospital has served the local community since 1901, when it was founded to serve a city of 5,000.

Today, the hospital has grown to meet the needs of more than 26,000 Owatonna residents as well as the Steele County area. The current facility features 43 beds and employs more than 300.

Owatonna Hospital offers inpatient and outpatient orthopedic, general, urology, plastic, ENT and ophthalmologic surgical services; inpatient mental health; birthing center; emergency medicine; and rehabilitation services through Courage Kenny® Rehabilitation Institute.

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The Joint Commission accredits Owatonna Hospital.

The two-story hospital, connected to Mayo Clinic Health System in Owatonna is located at 2250 NW 26th St. MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN OWATONNA In 1948, two medical pioneers — Dr. Albert J. Olson and Dr. Franklin C. Anderson — started the Owatonna Clinic on the principle that the physician serves the community both in the preservation and the restoration of good health. For the past 60-plus years, the clinic has grown from its original office on Main Street to its current location on the 26th Street.

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In 2011, the Owatonna Clinic changed its name to Mayo Clinic Health System. The name change is part of a broader effort to bring even more of Mayo Clinic to patients locally.

“Mayo Clinic Health System has evolved over time, and today our sites work together more closely with each other and Mayo Clinic than ever before,” said Rob Nesse, CEO at Mayo Clinic Health System. “We operate as one system and work together to provide our patients with the care they need, where they need it – whether that’s in their hometown, a neighboring community or in Rochester. Our new name reflects that.”

Mayo Clinic Health System has become a comprehensive medical clinic offering outpatient and specialty services. The staff includes a variety of specialty fields, including family medicine, internal medicine, general surgery, obstetrician/gynecology, dermatology and many others.

The clinic also offers comprehensive laboratory, diagnostic, pain management and infusion therapy services. Mayo Clinic Health System also offers a full-service optical shop.

In addition to the clinic staff physicians, Mayo Clinic Outreach physician consultants come from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester to provide patients with care in cardiology, oncology, rheumatology and neurology.

Aside from the Owatonna Hospital and Mayo Clinic Health System in Owatonna, there are many other health care providers in Owatonna, which cater to specific needs.

CARE FACILITIES Traditions I & II Traditions of Owatonna provides senior living with private apartments, community rooms, outdoor grounds, and specialized neighborhoods for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

Brookdale Senior Living Brookdale Senior Living offers two houses, Clare Bridge and Sterling House, which offer specialized Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care, and personalized assisted living, respectively.

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HORIZONS: Continued from 30 Valleyview of Owatonna, LLC Valleyview of Owatonna LLC offers spacious studio and large one-bedroom suite assisted living apartments, as well as memory care, respite care, hospice care, rehab care and on-site physician appointments.

Valleyview also has large enclosed courtyards, an indoor pool, a malt shop and many other distinct amenities and services. Small pets are welcome.

Koda Living Community Koda Living Community, an 80-bed skilled-nursing facility, opened in February 2013. It’s located off of Interstate 35 in Owatonna and offers long- and shortterm care. The new facility features neighborhoodstyle living with home-like private and semi-private rooms, a rehabilitation center, beauty salon and spiritual care chapel. It is also connected to Owatonna Hospital, which provides convenience for patients who transition from Owatonna Hospital to the Koda

Living Community. It was built in partnership between the Benedictine Health System and Steele County.

Park Place — A Koda Living Community Park Place — A Koda Living Community provides assistance with services to maintain your independent style of living. The facility expanded into Cedarview Care Center in early 2013, after the opening of Koda Living Community.

The expansion includes a memory care unit with living room, dining room and fenced courtyard as well as a remodeling of 22 rooms upstairs to make it more homelike for residents and those visiting. It will also include an activity space, a store and a wellness room.

Birchwood Cottages Opening in December 2015, Birchwood Cottages, memory care assisted living for seniors, offers a more affordable alternative to a nursing home, with meaningful leisure and life-enriching activities in a small, home-like atmosphere and with the highest staff-toresident ration in the industry.

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Beauterre Recovery Institute serves men and women who have been assessed with substance abuse disorder with or without cooccuring mental health issues requiring residential treatment for support, structure and monitoring. A special track is offered for professionals addressing work-specific issues and coping skills to meet licensing requirements. A recovery restorations track is also available for those who have relapsed in their recovery and require a shorter term, variable length, intensive residential program.

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About 14 percent of the Owatonna population is age 65 or older, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. The city responds by offering “Services for and from Seniors.”

Senior citizens play a vital role in Owatonna, with many continuing to remain active in organizations and volunteer efforts both in the city and throughout the county.

Owatonna has many opportunities and services for seniors.

SeniorPlace SeniorPlace is a vital and active senior center that provides leisure and recreational pursuits for adults 50 years and older.

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reational, educational and social opportunities as well as being a referral source for services available within the service area.

SeniorPlace has become a “one-stop shop” for seniors with Healthy Seniors of Steele County, “Just the Nurse,” Semcac Senior Dining, Mobility Meals and of course SeniorPlace all under one roof.

SeniorPlace has collaborated with more than 40 local businesses in offering incentives and discounts for SeniorPlace Members.

It also offers cards, games, billiards, exercise/ health and wellness, dancing and singing, travel, sports and leisure activities, arts and crafts, educational programs from computer classes, AARP driver safety, AARP Tax Assistance, to Alzheimer’s care consultations to enrichment and of course friendship, fun, and belonging.

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SENIORS: Continued from 36 Membership dues run from January through December of each year and make a great gift for that “hard-to-find” person on your birthday or Christmas list.

SeniorPlace is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday. Contact SeniorPlace, 500 Dunnell Drive in Owatonna, 444-4280 http:// ci.owatonna.mn.us/parksrecreation/senior-place Find SeniorPlace on Facebook: www.facebook. com/SeniorPlace SEMCAC Senior Dining The Senior Dining Program serves a hot, nutritious noon meal and a chance to gather with friends for fun and fellowship.

Reservations at Senior Dining sites: SEMCAC Senior Dining is available at SeniorPlace, Monday through Friday. For more information, call 455-3195 between 9 a.m. and noon. The meal is served promptly at 11:30 a.m.

Dining is also available in Blooming Prairie Monday through Friday at the Community

Building. Call 583-7369 for more information.

Dining is also available in Ellendale on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Community Building. Please call 684-3311 for more information.

Anyone 60 and older and their spouse regardless of age, is welcome to dine at SEMCAC. Anyone under age 60 is also welcome for the full cost of the meal.

Diners may donate for the meal. Donation guidelines are posted at sites. No one is denied a meal because he or she is unable to contribute.

Food Stamps and EBT cards are welcome.

Healthy Seniors of Steele County The mission of Healthy Seniors of Steele County is “to provide the best possible service to seniors and caregivers; to empower them to live happily, safely and independently in their own homes; to recruit, train and coordinate volunteers to carry good neighbor-to-neighbor acts of kindness; and to support seniors and caregivers throughout Steele County.”

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Among the services provided by Healthy Seniors are: Friendly Visits Volunteers visit seniors at their homes, providing an opportunity for friendship and fellowship.

Caregiver Support On-going support services for those caring for a senior at their own home or residing in an assisted living facility in Steele County. Caregiver and Parkinson’s Support groups are held on a monthly basis to provide a confidential place for discussion and support.

Respite Care Volunteers stay with home-bound individuals to provide caregivers time away from their duties.

Needs Assessments and Referral Individual needs assessments are done to help seniors and caregivers with yard work and light housekeeping duties.

Nurse — In Weekly blood pressure service held throughout the county. Call for locations and times.

Pharmacist — In Appointments can be made to review of all prescribed and over-the-counter medications.

Medical Escorts The Medical Escort Service provides a companion for medical appointments, assisting the senior in understanding physician’s orders and helping to facilitate communication between the senior and the medical staff.

Chore Service Spring and fall clean-ups are coordinated to help seniors and caregivers with yard work and light housekeeping duties.

Fall-Prevention Program Designed to help decrease the number of falls for seniors to maintain independence in their home.

Books To Go In partnership with the Owatonna Public Library, the program allows seniors to sign up for monthly book deliveries.

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The Healthy Seniors service office is located at 500 Dunnell Drive in Owatonna. The phone number for the service office is 774-7648. The administrative office for Healthy Seniors is located in the Owatonna Hospital, 2250 NW 26th St. in Owatonna. The phone number for the administrative office is 977-2566. Or the office can be reached via email at healthyseniors@hsscprogram.org.

For more information, see the Healthy Seniors website at http://www.hsscprogram.org/.

Healthy Seniors of Steele County serves individuals age 60 or older.

Grandparents for Education Grandparents for Education is a program of volunteers designed to provide schools and school children access to caring supportive actual and honorary grandparents and to provide opportunities for these volunteers to engage in meaningful activities in a school setting.

Grandparents for Education brings experience and knowledge, and serve as role models as well as bringing another facet of the community to support education. This organization enhances cross-generational partnerships through active involvement in schools leading toward student success and safety.

Grandparents for Education earned the Humanitarian Organization of the Year award during the Artists Music Guild’s annual Heritage awards held in November 2013. The organization won the Educational Organization of the Year award in 2012 and was nominated a second time in 2013.

Grandparents for Education started its first year in the Owatonna school district during 2009-2010 with 26 volunteers. The year closed logging more than 1,400 hours and having 50 volunteers. It has been growing ever since. In a typical school year, the organization logs well over 3,000 volunteer hours in the Owatonna public and parochial schools.

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SENIORS: Continued from 38 A principal’s comment: “Grandparents for Education has done so much to support what we do. It’s hard to imagine that there ever was a time you weren’t here.”

A volunteer’s comment: “Thank you for Grandparents for Education. Joining the organization gave me the push to volunteer.

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A student’s comment: “I love to read to Grandparents for Education volunteers.”

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Communities of

FAITH

From its earliest days, the City of Owatonna has been grounded in the religious faith of its citizens.

Steele County historians believe that the first church service conducted in Owatonna likely was held in the log cabin of Alfred B. Cornell on a Sunday morning in June 1855. People from a distance came by oxcart and brought their own chairs with them as well as Bibles and hymnals.

The preacher that day was the Rev. Orzo A. Thomas, a Congregational minister. But it was not a denominational service. No churches had yet been organized in Owatonna.

Throughout the years, various communities of faith have found a home in Owatonna. Despite the formation of various denominational groups, the early settlers were remarkably tolerant of other religious beliefs and cooperative with one another. That sense of tolerance and cooperation remains a hallmark of Owatonna today as both established churches and new faith communities continue to flourish.

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

• Northridge Church, 1650 Seventh Ave. NE, 451-5467 • Vibrant Life Assembly of God, 702 Third St., Ellendale, 684-3421

• Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church, 1500 18th St. SE, 446-5850

LUTHERAN • Aurora Lutheran Church (ELCA), 6329 SE 38th St., 451-2819 BAPTIST • Community Lutheran Church (ELCA), 106 SE Third St., • Bethel, 1611 Hemlock Ave., 451-8548 Geneva, 256-4288 • First Baptist Church, 104 NE First Ave., Blooming Prairie, • Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS), 750 583-2673 Jeffrey St. S.W., 455-2729 • First Baptist Church, 123 E Main, 451-2803 • First Lutheran Church, 434 First St. S.W., Blooming Prairie, • Grace Baptist Church of Owatonna, 265 26th St. NE, 583-6621 451-3494 • First Lutheran Church, 503 Radel Court, Ellendale, CATHOLIC 684-2451 • Church Of Christ The King, 205 NW Second Ave., • First Lutheran Church (LCMC), Hope, 451-3854 Medford, 451-6353 • Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (LCMS), 2500 Seventh • Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Litomysl: 9946 24th Ave. SE , Ave. NE, 451-4125 Owatonna, 451-1588 • Moland Lutheran Church (ELCA), 7618 84th Ave., • Sacred Heart Church, 810 Cedar Ave., 451-1588 Kenyon, 789-6661 • St. Columbanus Catholic Church, 114 E Main St., • Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (ELCA), 1909 St. Paul Blooming Prairie, 583-2784 Road, 451-4853 • St. Aidan Catholic Church, 2000 Oakland Ave., • Peace Lutheran Church (Mo. Synod), Second at Oak, Ellendale, 456-8217 Claremont, 528-2345 • St. Joseph Church, 512 Elm Ave., 451-4845 • Pontoppidan Lutheran (ELCA), Lemond, 456-8366 • St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Rural Geneva, 465-8217 • Redeemer Lutheran Church (Mo. Synod), 1054 Truman COMMUNITY Road, 451-2720 • Christian Family Church, 2300 Heritage Place NW, • St. John Lutheran Church (ELCA), 1301 Lincoln Ave., 455-3205 451-7293 • DayBreak Community Church, 2515 Harvest Lane, • St. John Lutheran Church (LCMS), 4532 84th Ave., Clare451-3771 mont, 528-2404 • Iglesia Linaje Escogido, 115 E Vine St., 213-0785 • St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Meriden (ELCA), 2781 SW • NewLife Community, Owatonna High School, Door No. 92nd Ave, Waseca, 451-2165 16 School St., 413-5232 • Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA), 5881 SE 118th St., Blooming Prairie, 451-0940 EPISCOPAL • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 202 Cedar Ave. S, 451-5319 • Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA), 609 S Lincoln Avenue 451-4520 EVANGELICAL • Trinity Lutheran Church (LCMS), 108 SW Third St. Med• Christ Community Covenant Church, 540 18th St. SE, ford, 451-0447 FAITH: Continued on 43 451-1032 Owatonna Guide Page 42

FAITH: Continued from 42 • Zion Lutheran Church (ELCA), 7126 SW 98th St., Ellendale, 465-8400 MENNONITE • Mennonite, 13638 750th St., Blooming Prairie, 583-7532 MORMON • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 902 SW 17th St. in Faribault, 334-0232 MUSLIM • Owatonna Somali American Society Center, St. Paul Road and 12th Street NE, 214-1510

• Associated Church, 800 Havana Road, 451-7546 UNITED METHODIST • Owatonna United Methodist Church, 815 E. University St., 451-4734 • Blooming Grove United Methodist Church, 43089 180th St., 835-8726 • United Methodist Church, County Road 14 Ellendale, 684-2731 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP • Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (of Northfield), corner of West Second and Linden in Northfield, 403-3418

NON-DENOMINATIONAL • Countryside Church, 1380 Rice Lake St., 451-5547 PENTECOSTAL • First United Pentecostal Church, 230 Locust Ave., 446-0472 • Destiny Christian Church, 422 North St., Next to Ford dealership, 254-8514 PRESBYTERIAN • Elevation North, 2002 Austin Road, Owatonna, 363-3099 • Associated Church, 800 Havana Road, 451-1546 • Gospel of Life Family Church, 2010 Jefferson Road, • First Presbyterian Church, Claremont, 528-2320 Northfield, 259-2644 • New Beginnings Church, 332 NE 14th St., 213-9194 SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST • Seventh Day Adventist, 2373 N.E. Seventh Ave., 451-5761 • Owatonna Church of Christ, 500 Dunnell Drive, 455-0046 UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST • Simple Church, Meeting in Country Goods, 4515 NW • Medford Congregational United Church of Christ, 211 S. 22nd St., 451-5661 Main, Medford, 451-4596 • Victory Christian Church, 1380 Rice Lake St., 451-8111

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The founders and settlers of Owatonna brought with them certain cultural traditions that were as real and perhaps as important as the houses and stores they constructed. One of their first priorities was education.

From the first public school classes conducted in a crude pole and branch-covered structure in the summer of 1855 to the wide variety of public and private educational facilities and resources available today, Owatonna has a long history of offering the finest education to all ages.

And the effort is working.

Owatonna High School provides students a multitude of course offerings from Advance Placement courses in the core areas to technology, foreign languages and agriculture. OHS consistently has students receiving commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Program.

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EDUCATION: Continued from 44 Students at OHS have opportunities to excel in athletics, music, and the arts. Students have several clubs to participate in such as BPA, FFA, DECA, Mock Trial, and Math Team, to mention just a few.

Students attending Owatonna public schools have access to state of the art technology and learning environments participating in STEM, Options, and Montessori. Our schools are led

by a professional staff that focuses on student learning and helping each student reach their highest potential.

The Owatonna community takes prides in their schools, the achievements of our students and the many opportunities our students have that help them be prepared for a successful career and to become a positive and contributing member in our society.

COLLEGES Riverland Community College – Owatonna Campus Owatonna College and University Center 964 Alexander Drive 455-5880

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EDUCATION: Continued from 48 TECHNICAL ACADEMIES OF MINNESOTA Opening in the fall of 2015 was the Technical Academies of Minnesota — public, tuitionfree charter school for students in grades 7-12.

The academy will employ licensed teachers and bring hands-on, project-based experiential learning to students.

The project-based public charter school will focus on career and technical schools. Students will create projects based on their own interests. Students will make choices about how they complete state graduation requirements as a part of their projects. Some work will be done partially online while other experiences will be in the community, at a local business or on a college campus.

The Owatonna site is the second of four sites for Technical Academies of Minnesota. The first site opened in 2014 in Wilmar. Two additional sites are slated to open in 2016.

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Opportunities for

YOUTH

Many activities for children and youth are offered in the Owatonna community.

Owatonna Community Education and the Owatonna Park and Recreation Department both publish and distribute to the community booklets describing their activities on a seasonal basis.

Community Education activities and programs are available from the website at www.owatonnacommunityed.org. The telephone number is 444-7900.

The Park and Recreation Department is available through the department’s website. Go to www.ci.owatonna.mn.us and click on Park and Recreation. The telephone number is 444-4321.

Opportunities for youth include: Spring: Soccer, tennis and swimming lessons

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Summer: Baseball, softball, T-ball, squirt ball, learn to skate, junior golf, sports camps, tennis and tadpoles camps, multi-sport camps, swimming lessons, pickleball and track Fall: Football and volleyball, tennis, mini-Husky football, learn to skate and swimming lessons Winter: Basketball, tennis, learn to skate and swimming lessons Park and Recreation also offers therapeutic recreation programs for both youth and adult.

Red Cross swimming lessons are offered throughout the year by the Owatonna Park and Recreation Department and the Owatonna Community Education.

Both organizations offer online registration.

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YOUTH: Continued from 53 There are also many other programs available for youth throughout the year through the various organizations dedicated to individual sports or activities such as the gymnastics, ďŹ gure skating, soccer, hockey, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and 4-H. The Owatonna Arts Center also offers a variety of arts programs to youth in Owatonna. For information on Arts Center classes call the center at 451-0533.

The Owatonna Figure Skating Club offers lessons for beginning skaters and advance skaters.

The Owatonna Public Library offers a variety of activities for children and youth throughout the year including story hours and family fun nights.

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YOUTH: Continued from 54 The Park and Recreation Department and Community Education schedule five teen nights throughout the year. Each teen night is from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Junior High School and includes gym events, games, swimming pool, music and dancing to a DJ service and food.

The River Bend Nature Center in Faribault also offers several nature programs in Owatonna each year. These activities are paid for by the Owatonna Knights of Columbus and sponsored by Owatonna Park and Recreation.

They are usually offered at Kaplan’s Woods or Mineral Springs Park in Owatonna.

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320 Hoffman Drive | 1-800-423-6466 | 507-451-7970 www.visitowatonna.org | #VisitOwatonna

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1. Aldi Food Store 43rd Street Pub & Grill (Holiday Inn) 1. Arby’s Restaurant 2. Cash Wise Applebee’s Bar & Grill 2. Burger King 3. Fareway Foods Andiamo Italian Restaurant 3. Culver’s 4. Hy-Vee Asian Kitchen 4. Jimmy John’s 5. Target Buffalo Wild Wings 5. KFC Cabela’s Northwoods Cache 6. McDonald’s/Owatonna 6. Wal-Mart Cash Wise Food & Deli 7. McDonald’s/Medford East Wind Buffet 8. Panda Express El Patron Mexican Grill 9. Subway/Bridge Street Brooktree Golf Course El Tequila 1369 Cherry Street 10. Subway/Wal-Mart Famous Dave’s 507-444-2467 11. Subway/3 Corners Grace’s Mexican & American 12. Taco Bell Havana Hills Golf Course Hy-Vee Deli & Bakery 13. Taco Johns 210 Dane Road Olivia’s Family Restaurant 14. Wendy’s 507-451-2577 Perkins Family Restaurant Owatonna Country Club Plaza Morena Campestre Grill 1991 Lemond Road Southside Bar & Grille (bowling alley) 507-451-6120 Sportsman’s Grille Owatonna Hospital-Allina Starbucks Coffee (Target) Mayo Clinic Health System The Kernel Restaurant Bus Depot located at Timber Lodge Steakhouse Oakdale Motel Torey’s Restaurant & Bar Wing’s Tavern & Grille

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Exit 41, I-35 & Bridge St.

Free HBO & ESPN, fax/copy

Free HBO & ESPN, fax service

Exit 42 A, off I-35 to 745 State Ave. 507-451-8712 State Ave.

Free HBO, fax, laundry, at door parking, kitchenette, whirlpool suites, AAAA-2 diamond rating

1898 home with heirloom furnishings, teas, brunches, parties, tours, antiques, children welcome

Free HBO, free local and long distance calls, specialty business and leisure suites

Great Serengeti indoor water park, restaurant & bar, gift shop, business center, banquet space

1418 S Oak Ave Exit 40, I-35, North 507-451-5480 or 451-0893 on Cedar Exit 42B, I-35 & 1818 Hwy 14 W Hwy 14 W 507-451-0380

358 East Main St 507-451-4040

2365 43rd St NW 507-446-8900

Exit 45, I-35 by Cabela's

Exit 41, I-35 to Main

1180 W Frontage Rd 507-451-0776 2345 43rd St. NW 507-444-0818 130 Allan Ave SW Hot tub, valet, laundry, fax/copy, free HBO, library 507-455-9295

Exit 42B, I-35 & Hwy 14 W Exit 45, I-35 by Cabela's Exit 41, I-35 & W Bridge

75 channels including free HBO/ESPN/CNN, kitchenettes, fax service, data port phones Lodge-style architecture, spa, free HBO, business & leisure suites

Spa, fax/copy, business center, whirlpool & specialty suites

245 Florence Ave. 507-455-1142

Exit 41, I-35 & Bridge St.

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Website: www.scff.org

507-444-7685 U of M extension.

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Owatonna Public

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For more than 100 years, the citizens of Owatonna and Steele County have been served by the Owatonna Public Library, located at 105 N. Elm Ave. The library offers a wide range of services to adults and children, including wireless Internet.

Children’s Services has materials and programs for children ages 13 and under. Kids can find their favorite stories, authors and books at the library or e-books through the library website.

There are also DVDs, books on audio cassette and CD, and toys and puzzles available for checkout. Computers are available where they can type a paper or play with the best computer programs available.

The local history collection in Adult Services includes a variety of resources for learning about local history or tracing genealogy. Resources include local newspapers from 1868 to the present on microfilm, city and county directories, family histories and biographies, Steele County cemeteries index, city and county reports and proposals, Ancestry.com, passenger lists and immigration resources and the Steele County Historical Society digital photo archive.

In addition to the books, including large print, the library carries magazines, compact discs, DVDs, Blu-Ray and books on CD. The library’s website — www.owatonna.info — lists numerous databases available to library cardholders.

You can also download ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, music and independent films with an Owatonna Public Library card.

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the year, such as story hours for children, book discussions for adults, author programs, a poetry writers group and a twice-monthly movie showing.

The Owatonna Public Library is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. October through April.

The library is located at the corner of Elm and Broadway, directly across from the Post Office.

Entrances are located on Elm and Broadway with a parking lot and bike racks near the Broadway entrance.

Owatonna Guide

· Free High Speed Internet · Microwaves/Refrigerators Available in Some Rooms · Non-Smoking Rooms Available · Queen Rooms with Recliner & In-room Coffee Maker · Free Continental Breakfast · Free HBO & ESPN · AARP Discounts · 24 Hour Desk · Large Vehicle Parking Next Door · Rooms Recently Renovated - New Beds in Every Room, New Carpeting, Freshly Painted! · Children Under 12 Stay Free · Close to All Local Attractions · Perkins and Olivia’s Restaurant Next Door

Clubhouse Rentals Available

Come and relax in our comfortable lobby area. Enjoy fresh coffee all day long. Our award-winning Super 8 is your home away from home.

Call for Reservations for your next event TOLL FREE 800-800-8000

I-35 & Highway 14 West Owatonna, MN · 507-451-0380 Owatonna Guide

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Parks and

TRAILS A place to picnic and play games, to walk and run, to listen to concerts or watch a ball game, to ski or skate, or just to enjoy the beauty of nature — they all can be found in Owatonna’s parks and trails.

The City of Owatonna has long been admired for its many beautiful parks. The city’s Park and Recreation Department currently maintains more than 700 acres of park land in 24 different city parks.

The parks range from several neighborhood parks, which are less than a half-acre, to the Kaplan’s Woods Parkway, which is 225 acres.

Perhaps the best known park is the 48acre Mineral Springs Park, which has been maintained by the city since 1877.

Originally known as the site of the healing mineral springs, the site now includes two picnic shelters, play equipment, horseshoe courts, sand volleyball and picnic sites. It also is the home of the statue of Princess Owatonna.

The oldest of Owatonna parks is the downtown Central Park, which was designated as a public square in the original plat of the city. Today, the park features benches, picnic tables, a large fountain in the center of the park and the community stage, which was built as a 2004 Sesquicentennial project. The stage was designed to recreate the original bandstand, which stood in the park.

Along the Straight River, Morehouse Park has long been the site of outdoor ice-skating in Owatonna. During winter months the park boasts five lighted outdoor hockey rinks and the river is also maintained for skating. Other amenities include the Warsinski Chalet, picnic shelter, play equipment, picnic sites, horseshoe courts, softball field, canoe access, sand volleyball and a skate park for in-line skating and skate boards.

PARKS: Continued on 68 Page 64

Owatonna Guide

First Baptist Church 123 E. Main | Owatonna | 507-451-2803 Next to the Courthouse in Downtown Owatonna

Whether you’re lonely or lost, hungry or hurt, full of questions or looking for a home, there’s a place for you at First Baptist Church.

Sunday Schedule 9:30 a.m. Fellowship Time | 10:30 a.m. Worship Rev. Cindy Halvorson “Loving God; Loving People” www.firstbaptistowatonna.com

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Everyone Welcome!

2373 7th Ave NE • Owatonna

Worship Service on Saturday at 9:30 AM Bible Study for all ages at 11:00 AM

For more information Phone 507-340-7143 www.owatonnasdachurch.org Pastor Robert Brauer

Lutheran Church 800 Havana Road ▪ Owatonna, MN 55060 Phone: 507-451-1546 ▪ Fax: 507-451-3578 www.AssociatedChurch.org

tlcowatonna.org | 451-4520

Come and Worhsip!

Sunday Morning Schedule: (During School Year)

9:00 AM - Worship 10:00 AM - Fellowship 10:15 AM - Church School & Adult Conversations

Wednesday Night Activities: For schedule, visit our website, www.AssociatedChurch.org

4098723 Trinity Lutheran Owatonna guide

In 1862, this man met with President Abraham Lincoln to stop the mass 10-16 LB hanging of 303 Native Americans. In the end, 38 of the 303 Sioux Indian Men were hanged and 265 were spared. In 1867 the small congregation of St. Paul’s in Owatonna, petitioned to align with this man, Bishop Henry Whipple, First Bishop of the Episcopal Church in MN. To this day, St. Paul’s remains rooted in the same Gospel principals of peace, justice, and loving our neighbor, and in the same place (on the corner of Cedar & Mill). Where ALL are WElCOME without exception.

The 38 Tears of Bishop Whipple

By Rev. Canon Robert Two Bulls Owatonna Guide

Sunday Worship 10 O’ Clock a.m.

220 S. Cedar Ave. Owatonna, MN

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St. Joseph Catholic Parish Church 512 S. Elm Ave. • Owatonna • 451-4845

Rev. Edward McGrath & Deacon Patrick Fagan Call to verify Mass times Mass Times: Saturday 4:00 p.m.; Sunday 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 a.m.

Daily Masses - 8:00 a.m. (please call to verify) Reconciliation - 3:00-3:30 p.m. Saturday & also after 11:00 a.m. Mass the 4th Sunday of each month

Christ the King Parish Church 205 2nd Ave • Medford

Mass Times: Sat. 5:30pm & Sun. 10:00am (call to verify Mass times)

Corpus Christi Parish Church Deerfield, MN • 507-451-6353

Mass Time: Sun. 8:30am (call to verify Mass time)

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St. John Lutheran Church

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

Dave Klawiter Pastor Karl Bawel Intern Pastor

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Vespers Service Thursday 5:00 PM

Sunday Worship Schedule (School Year): 8:15 a.m. - Traditional Worship 9:30 a.m. - Educational Hour 10:45 a.m. - Contemporary Worship

Saturday Worship Contemporary 5:00 PM No Sunday School or Adult Forum During the Summer

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4098798 Good Shepherd_owat guide 10-16 Heart LB Sacred Catholic Church 810 S. Cedar Ave., Owatonna 451-1588 Weekend Masses: Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30 am, 9:00 am and 10:30 am 1:00 pm Spanish Liturgy Adoration: Thursday 8 am - Midnight

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PARKS: Continued from 64 TRAIL SYSTEM Owatonna’s multiple-use trail system has been created to provide a variety of recreational opportunities for city residents and visitors. The city council has adopted a plan to bring more trails to Owatonna as funding becomes available.

THE BUXTON TRAIL The Buxton Trail begins at North Street traveling adjacent to Maple Creek and winding its way through Dartts Park, Brooktree Golf Course and Mineral Springs Park, before reaching its conclusion on the city’s eastern edge.

The Buxton Trail, dedicated in 1998 recognizes the four contributions and success of three generations of Buxtons, men who devoted their lives and careers to building Federated Insurance Companies into a substantial national business organization.

In doing so, they had a significant impact on the community where they were born, reared and spent their lives.

The Buxton Trail serves as a reminder of that positive impact.

CASHMAN CROSSING The Cashman Crossing of the Straight River was completed in 1997, providing easy access from the popular Kaplan’s Woods Parkway to Walter H. Gainey Park and Prairie Park.

Thanks to the generous gift of $235,000 from the estate of Mrs. Walter H. Gainey, formerly Patricia Cashman, this 200-foot-long by 12-footwide bridge connects Kaplan’s Woods Parkway with Lemond Road. The donation also funded construction of a handicapped-accessible playground, rest room and shelter, with seating for 80, in Gainey Park.

Mrs. Gainey was born and reared in Owatonna, and it was her wish to enhance the community while honoring her husband and parents. Her gifts are dedicated to the memory of her husband, Walter H. Gainey, and to her parents, Michael Richard and Mary Quinn Cashman, in recognition of their leadership and contributions to the early growth of Owatonna.

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PARKS: Continued from 68 KAPLAN’S WOODS PARKWAY Kaplan’s Woods Parkway offers a multitude of outdoor recreational opportunities including cycling, mountain biking, inline skating, swimming, fishing, cross-country skiing and nature walks.

This 225-acre park was dedicated in 1987. Formerly Kaplan’s Woods State Park, the area was acquired by the city in 1963.

As a result of the generosity of the Owatonna Foundation as well as contributions from the U.S. Department of Interior Land and Water Conservation Fund and the State of Minnesota, this natural area is preserved.

MUCKLE TRAIL The Muckle Trail was named in 1998 in honor of Stan Muckle, a successful Owatonna business owner who generously bequeathed $600,000 to the Owatonna Foundation for acquisition and development of parks.

The Muckle Trail runs along the Straight River in the heart of Owatonna, connecting Morehouse Park to the Buxton Trail.

In 1992, the Bridge Street underpass and horseshoe shaped turn was a gift from Mr. Muckle in memory of his wife, Doretta. His generosity made possible the safe passage of trail-users via a handicapped-accessible walkway from the sidewalk at Bridge Street to the underpass area. It also provided for a beautiful display of annuals and perennials.

In 1996, the City of Owatonna developed another .79 miles of trail from Walnut Avenue to North Street, completing the Muckle Trail.

STRAIGHT RIVER TRAIL The Straight River Trail has two access points – one at 26th Street N.W. and one at North Street. This trail is approximately 2 miles in length.

MOREHOUSE DAM PRESERVATION In November 2006 the ribbon cutting of the Morehouse Dam restoration marked the ending of a great effort both to preserve the history of the dam and to accommodate the environment.

The dam features a 65-foot bypass channel to allow for fish migration and sediment dispersal, a pedestrian overlook and a 3-foot seawall to minimize dangerous currents below the dam. The features were added to meet requirements from the state’s Department of Natural Resources to address safety concerns and the dam’s environmental impact.

The dam’s bridge also allow for the connection of the trail systems, allowing walkers to go through the park instead of walking around.

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PARKS: Continued from 70 RIVER SPRINGS WATER PARK The latest addition to the Owatonna Parks and Recreation system is the River Springs Water Park.

Funded by private donations, the aquatic center was then given to the city to operate.

More than just a swimming pool, the River Springs Water Park features a tube slide, body slide, Lazy River, activity pool with water basketball, zero-depth entry pool with play features, climbing wall, Lily Pad Walk and sand volleyball court.

Admission rates are to be announced.

The tentative dates are June 8 through August 21.

Information on season passes and admission specials available at River Springs website at http://ci.owatonna.mn.us/parksrecreation/water-park/ Rules of the Road To make sure the trail system is a safe and fun place for all users, please follow the rules of the road: • Stay as near to the right side of the trail as you can while traveling safely • Travel in a consistent and predictable manner.

• Cyclists and in-line skaters should pass on the left when going by others moving in the same direction. Please look ahead and back to make sure the lane is clear before you pull out to pass.

• Cyclists and in-line skaters should give a warning signal by voice, bell or horn before passing.

• Yield when entering/crossing trails or roadways.

• When traveling in a group, please use only half the trail, so you won’t block the traffic flow.

• Pets must be on a leash. You are responsible for cleaning up after your pets. Dispensers with “pooper-scoopers” are available on each trail.

• This is a recreational trail only. Cyclists and in-line skaters must not race or use excessive speed.

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PILLSBURY In the summer of 2014, Camp Pillsbury opened its door to provide a premier camping experience for youth from 6 to 17 years old.

Located on a former college campus, Camp Pillsbury offers campers endless opportunities to hone their skills in fun and outstanding summer camp programs.

Programs and classes offered at Camp Pillsbury put an emphasis on activities toward which today’s kids gravitate: Music, magic, dance, role-playing games, equestrian, tech/ digital arts/multimedia, theater, fashion design, extreme sports, circus arts, rock shop, culinary arts, visual and fine arts, water sports and various sports.

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Campers choose three minors each day that they can try once or repeat as often as they like. This allows campers opportunities to try new activities to which they have never before been exposed.

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In addition, Camp Pillsbury offers a Counselor in Training Leadership Program, designed for older campers who are interested in transitioning from camper to counselor or who want to learn what it takes to become a strong and effective leader. Camp Pillsbury strives to make sure each camper in the CIT Leadership Program receives an ideal balance of having the fun of a camper while learning the skills of great leadership.

In 2015, there were five two-week sessions.

Campers were allowed to enroll in as few as one session to as many as all five. At the end of each session, the camp hosted a performance/visiting day where campers showcase what they’ve learned during their time at Camp Pillsbury. The performances are held at the camp.

Those at camp during the final session also had a chance to show off their talents and abilities at the Steele County Free Fair, one of the biggest events in the area during the summer — a fair that typically draws more than 300,000 visitors.

The camp is set on the campus of Pillsbury College Prep and Camp, which is a year-round camp/boarding school for students from 7th to 12th. The school is designed for campers who love Camp Pillsbury and other camps so much that they want camp year round.

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The editors of Money magazine had it right when they said that Owatonna, “surrounded by tall meadows, wildflowers and farmland … is full of people who love the great outdoors.”

An abundance of parks and trails provide hours of outdoor enjoyment in the Owatonna area. In rural Steele County, many also take part in hunting and fishing activities.

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Take a moonlit ski in Kaplan’s Woods, organize a group ski at the Brooktree Golf Course (where the Brooktree Clubhouse may be rented) or just take a run by yourself.

There is cross-country skiing available for you right here in your back yard.

Kaplan’s Woods Parkway from Morehouse Park through Kaplan’s Woods and into the Owatonna Country Club Course (if enough snow) — offers an excess of eight miles for the beginner to the expert.

The Warinski Chalet, in Morehouse Park, acts as the trail head and rents cross-country ski equipment and has trail maps available.

Brooktree Golf Course offers about two miles of beginner and intermediate skiing. The Brooktree Clubhouse may be rented for groups and ski rentals may be arranged.

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HUNTING Hunting of farmland game species (primarily white-tailed deer, pheasants, and waterfowl) is available throughout the county on public hunting lands managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MnDNR).

For more information, including regulations, call the MnDNR Area Wildlife Office at 507-4555841.

BIRD WATCHING The county offers excellent opportunities for bird watching, with sightings of more than 200 species recorded. Try these recommended locations: Morehouse/Kaplan’s Woods in Owatonna, Rice Lake State Park: woodland, wetland and grassland species across the park’s diverse habitats; year round opportunities.

Straight River Marsh/Oak Glen Lake: Waterfowl with peak viewing opportunities in spring and fall; viewing can be done from roads.

Much of the property is privately owned and cannot be accessed without permission.

For information on bird watching, contact the MnDNR Area Wildlife Office at 507-455-5841.

WILDLIFE WATCHING Rice Lake State Park is home to abundant wildlife that can be viewed throughout the year. In the summer by the lake you might see nesting western grebes or black terns, muskrats, snapping and painted turtles. During the spring and fall, watch for tundra swans, geese, flocks of diving and surface-feeding ducks, sandpipers, marsh wrens, rails and herons all using the lake. Forest species to watch for include wild turkeys, fox, white-tailed deer and fox squirrels.

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Wildlife may not be as visible at Rice Lake in 2013 as the MnDNR will be lowering water levels throughout the summer in an effort increase water quality and eliminate rough fish. Officials say with normal precipitation, Rice Lake should be back to its normal depth by 2014.

For information call the park office at 507-4555871.

FISHING Both lake and river fishing opportunities exist in Steele County. The Straight River runs through Owatonna, and Crane Creek to the west provides good northern pike fishing.

Lake Kohlmier in Owatonna is popular for fishing and yields northern pike, walleye, crappies, perch and sunfish. There is a fishing dock at Lake Kohlmier.

Beaver Lake in southwestern Steele County is a small body of water that has maintained good water quality and provides excellent fishing. Game species include black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass and walleye. This lake has one fishing pier.

For more information, including regulations, call the MnDNR Lake City Area Fisheries Office for east of Interstate 35 at 612-345-3365, or the MnDNR Waterville Area Fisheries Office for west of Interstate 35 at 507-362-4233.

NATURAL COMMUNITIES Historically, Steele County was covered by diverse and rich natural communities of plants and animals. These included tall-grass prairie, oak savanna, maple-basswood forest, and wetlands. Scattered remnants of these communities exist cross the county.

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In 1856, just two years after the founding of the city, a Fourth of July celebration was held in Owatonna. The patriotic fervor evident in that celebration led several residents to form a brass band — the first organized musical group for the young city. Within 10 years, the community had its first musical society, named appropriately the Owatonna Musical Association, which was one of the earliest of such societies in the state. That club and its successors established Owatonna almost since its founding as a place where the arts have played a major role — first with music, then with theater and the visual arts. That tradition of supporting the arts continues to this day.

MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Owatonna’s rich musical history remains evident today, not only in the music of individual performers or small groups, many of whom who have gone on to fame, but that heritage can also be heard in the music of larger ensembles.

One of the mainstays of the city’s music scene in the summer is the Owatonna Community Band. The band plays four concerts in the city’s Central Park as part of the popular 11@7 concert series. For 11 consecutive Thursdays in the summer months, the park’s bandstand stage is opened up and individuals and groups perform free concerts in the park. The Owatonna Community Band also performs every year on the main stage during the Steele County Free Fair.

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ARTISTS: Continued from 82 Owatonna is also the home of great blues music — and delicious barbecue — every year when the Smokin’ in Steele BBQ & Blues Festival comes to town. Sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society, the festival features a state championship barbecue contest that attracts dozens of teams vying for the prize. Then there’s the music, which is just as rich and as sweet as the barbecue. The music festival is so good that it was recognized by the publication “Southern Minn. Scene” in its annual “Best of Southern Minnesota” awards as the best music festival in southern Minnesota. The upcoming festival in 2016 will run June 3 and 4 on the Steele County Fairgrounds. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 945 in Owatonna, the festival donates its proceeds to the local chapter of Special Olympics.

Likewise, the week-long fair — the largest free fair in the state of Minnesota and the winner of Best of Southern Minnesota award for Best Community Event by Southern Minn. Scene — offers a variety of different musical acts, ranging from country to rock to old-time music and more, on its various stages. The 2016 Steele County Free Fair will take place Aug. 16-21.

The talents of local musicians are also on display in the Owatonna Symphony Orchestra.

Under the direction of conductor Dr. Bruce Gleason, the orchestra of about 50 musicians performs one concert each spring. Maestro Gleason is an associate professor of music at the University of St. Thomas.

Each year in early March, the annual Hometown Sampler concert presents acoustical and electric music — plus some a cappella music — from some of the best bands in the Owatonna area. The concert series, now held at the Little Theatre of Owatonna, has been part of the musical landscape in Owatonna for nearly a quarter century, with proceeds going toward the Steele County Food Shelf.

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ARTISTS: Continued from 84 And Owatonna also attracts some of the best high school marching bands in the area each summer when the Harry Wenger Marching Band Festival comes to town. The highly anticipated and well-attended festival, held on the city streets of Owatonna with award ceremonies in the city’s Central Park, is named after Harry Wenger, a former Owatonna High School music teacher, who started Wenger’s, a company recognized by musicians worldwide as a premier provider of high quality and innovative musical products.

THEATER IS ‘GOLDEN’ IN OWATONNA Owatonna offers numerous opportunities to see live theatrical productions performed on stage throughout the year. Founded in 1966 to bring “culture, art and entertainment to Owatonna and the surrounding communities with active participation by all interested,” Little Theatre of Owatonna now mounts four to five productions a year, with the repertoire ranging from comedy to drama to musical theater.

In the fall of 2015, Little Theatre of Owatonna — or LTO as it is affectionately known — begins its 50th season, a history that includes more than 180 productions.

Also in the fall of 2015, just in time for its Golden Anniversary, LTO brought home the gold when it was recognized by the publication “Southern Minn. Scene” in its annual “Best of Southern Minnesota” awards, nabbing five of the six coveted awards in the Theater category: Best Theater Troupe, Best Production (“The Producers”), Best Actor (“The Producers”), Best Actress (“The Producers”) and Best Director (“The Producers”).

Recent seasons have included the musicals “The Producers,” “She Loves Me,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels,” “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” and “Gypsy”; dramas “Treasure Island,” “Time Stands Still,” “Proof” and “The Glass Menagerie”; comedies “The 39

Steps,” “When We Are Married,” “Hay Fever,” “The Dixie Swim Club,” “Charley’s Aunt” and “Chase Me, Comrade”; and children’s theater productions “Ramona Quimby,” “Three Little Pigs Out West,” “Charlotte’s Web” and “Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”

During the 2015-2016 season — its Golden Anniversary season — Little Theatre of Owatonna will be bringing back several shows that it has produced before in its long history: • “The Foreigner,” a comedy by Larry Shue, first produced by LTO in 1988. Directed by Kathy Rush and sponsored by United Prairie Bank, performance dates are Oct. 16, 17, 18, 22, 23 and 24.

• “A Christmas Carol,” a holiday show by Charles Dickens, adapted by Romulus Linney, with versions of the show produced by LTO in 1992 and 2003. Directed by Jeffrey Jackson and sponsored by Wells Fargo, performance dates are Dec. 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 13.

• “Harvey,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy by Mary Chase, first produced by LTO in 1972. Directed by Shelley Whitehead and sponsored by Brenda Bednar of American Mortgage & Equity Consultants and Kathy Purdie of Berkshire Hathaway Real Estate, performance dates are Feb. 19, 20, 21, 25, 26 and 27.

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OUTDOORS: Continued from 86 • “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” a children’s show from the writings of Lewis Carroll, adapted by Tim Kelly, with a version of this show first produced by LTO in 1976. Directed by Sandee Hardy-Hagen and sponsored by Federated Insurance Companies, performance dates are April 29 and 30, May 1, 5, 6 and 7.

• “Grease,” a musical with book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs. Directed by Craig Berg and sponsored by the Wenger Foundation, performance dates are July 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16 and 17.

For further information about Little Theatre of Owatonna, go to the theater company’s website at www.littletheatreofowatonna.org.

MAKING THE ARTS ACCESSIBLE Located on the historic campus of Minnesota’s only state orphanage, the Owatonna Arts Center is a place to discover surprising insights on the world around you and new talents within you.

In 1974, the City of Owatonna purchased the campus of the former Minnesota State Public School for Dependent and Neglected Children and re-christened the site “West Hills,” which serves as an administrative center for the city. The main building, built in 1886, was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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The Owatonna Arts Center, founded as a 501©3 corporation in 1974, makes its home in the main building of the West Hills Complex and has as its mission “to make the arts accessible to the community and to promote creativity.” Under the guidance of artistic director Silvan Durben, the center has become one of the top arts organizations in Greater Minnesota.

The center’s vitality is experienced in the art classes that are offered every quarter for children and adults, exhibitions by regional professional artists, and musical performances ranging from chamber music to folk.

The arts center is currently undergoing a nearly $1.5 million renovation that provide a more inviting entrance with additional gallery space and an elevator for handicapped accessibility. The new entrance will be located where the former entrance was located — on the southwest corner of the building on Garden View Lane. The construction is expected to be completed sometime in February 2016.

The Owatonna Arts Center will remain open during the construction period. However, visitors to the center should use the main entrance to the West Hills Complex and come through the city offices to access the OAC. Arts center business hours are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Gallery hours are from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. The OAC is closed on Mondays.

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OCT 16, 17, 18, 22, 23 AND 24 Little Theatre of Owatonna will present the comedy “The Foreigner” by Larry Shue, the opening production of its 2015-2016 season — LTO’s 50th anniversary season. Sponsored

by United Prairie Bank, the play will be directed by Kathy Rush. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Oct. 18. For more information, see the LTO website, www.littletheatreofowatonna.org.

OCTOBER 24 The last Farmers Market of the season will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Central Park in Owatonna. The Farmers Market is held every Saturday morning from May through October. Participants must be residents of Steele County and all items must be handmade or homegrown. Contact John at Little Professor Book Center for rules and regulations at 455-0969.

OCTOBER 31 The Owatonna Parks and Recreation Department will host its second annual Trick or Treat Trail from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. The trail will start at Brooktree Golf Course and will continue to Mineral Springs Park. Along the trail, there will be booths Page 106

where kids can trick or treat, do crafts, have their photo taken and participate in other activities, including a hayride, a bounce house and a visit by RadZoo. The Trick or Treat Trail is free and open to the public. Following the Trick or Treat Trail, a special priced dinner will be served at Brooktree, with free family-friendly Halloween movies being shown.

Parking will be available at both Brooktree and Mineral Springs.

NOVEMBER 7 The annual Elks Holiday Craft Sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Owatonna Elks Club, 126 E. Vine St. in Owatonna. Homemade caramel rolls will be served from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., with wild rice soup and maid-rite baskets served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For more information, contact Janell Salcedo at 451-3683 or via email at cherubs55@msn.com.

NOVEMBER 5, 6 AND 7 The Pastimes Art and Fine Craft Sale will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Owatonna Arts Center, 435 Garden View Lane in the West Hills Complex in Owatonna.

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NOVEMBER 7 The Owatonna Early Childhood Advisory Council will hold its sixth annual ECFE Bazaar and Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 7, at Roosevelt Community School, 122 E. McKinley St. in Owatonna. The event — a fundraiser for the Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) Advisory Council and the projects it supports — will showcase 30-plus home-sales companies and crafters from the Owatonna area.

NOVEMBER 10 The Veterans Open Roundtable for November will feature Mark Rasmussen, speaking on “Fifth Air Force Korea: 1951-1955.”

The roundtable, the second Tuesday of the month from September through June, convenes at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2500 7th Avenue NE in Owatonna. The program will begin at 7 p.m.

NOVEMBER 13 AND 14 Santa’s Cellar, featuring handcrafted gifts and holiday decorations, will be held from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Steele County Community Center on the Steele County Fairgrounds. There is no admission fee. A tradition for 38 years, Santa’s Cellar showcases local artisans. A wide variety of handcrafts and creations will be for sale. Homemade cookies and other baked goods will also be available.

NOVEMBER 13 The Owatonna Arts Center, 435 Garden View Lane in the historic West Hills Complex, will host its annual wine tasting, sponsored

by Cash Wise. The event, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., will feature great food and hundreds of wines to sample. It is the perfect opportunity to find the just wine for holiday entertaining.

NOVEMBER 15 The Little Black Dress “Masquerade Flair” Affair will be held beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Owatonna Country Club, 1991 Lemond Road. The event will feature a social hour, dinner, a silent auction, a fashion show and dancing, with proceeds from this year’s event going to benefit the Lily Sparrow House. Tickets are $45 per person.

NOVEMBER 19 The Owatonna Chamber Promotions Committee will host the annual Lighted Holiday Parade and Lighting of the Lights ceremony, beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, to kick off the holiday season. The parade, which will feature a variety of lighted vehicles as well as Santa and Mrs. Claus, will make its way from Rose Street, down Cedar Avenue and to Central Park in downtown Owatonna. Once at the park, the Lighting of the Lights ceremony will unveil the city’s holiday lights display. Cookies and cider will be provided, and downtown stores will remain open until 8 p.m. for your shopping convenience.

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CALENDAR: Continued from 107 NOVEMBER 20 The sixth annual Beds 4 Kids Fundraising Event will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 20, at the Owatonna Eagles Club, 141 E. Rose St. in Owatonna. The event will feature a pancake supper with a silent auction, door prizes and a raffle drawing. Face painting will be done by Something Mystical and a magic show at 7 p.m. by Greg the Great. Tickets for the pancake supper are $6 in advance or $7 at the door and are available at Perfect Day Cakes and United Prairie Bank. Children 5 years old and younger are free. For more information, call 507-213-6312 or visit the Beds 4 Kids website at www.bedsforkidsmn.org.

NOVEMBER 20 The 25th annual Festival of Trees, benefiting Advocates for Developmental Disabilities, will be held from Friday, Nov. 20, through Saturday, Nov. 28, at Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites. The opening night gala, with live and silent auctions will be held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20, featuring a cash bar, hors d’oeuvres and desserts. Tickets are $30 and are available at CashWise, Hyvee and Kottke Jewelers. Tickets will also be available at the door. For more information, contact Laurie Running at 507-4519769.

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hors d’oeuvres will be available. Tickets, $20, are available online at www.steelehistorymuseum.org, at the history center in advance, or at the door.

NOVEMBER 21 Enjoy a Christmas tea with your child, ages 4 to 10, at the Dunnell House at the Village of Yesteryear as the Steele County Historical Society hosts a Children’s Victorian Christmas on Saturday, Nov. 21, with two sittings — 10:30 a.m. to noon, and 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sing some Christmas carols, hear Dr. Dunnell read “The Night Before Christmas” and make a Victorian-type ornament to take home. The cost is $19 per child with an adult. Register through Owatonna Community Ed. NOVEMBER 21 The Woman’s Club of Owatonna will hold its annual charity event from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Nov. 21, at the Owatonna Eagles Club, 141 E. Rose in Owatonna. This year’s event, “Sail Away,” will feature entertainment by Colleen Raye. Tickets are $25 in advance at Kottke Jewelers and $30 at the door. Proceeds from the event will benefit Ride for the Brand, Let’s Smile and Homestead Hospice Patient Care Fund.

NOVEMBER 26 The annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held in the VFW Hall, 135 Oakdale St. in Owatonna. Meals will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meals also can be delivered in Owatonna. For more information, call the VFW at 507-451-1001.

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sary season. Sponsored by Wells Fargo, the play will be directed by Jeffrey Jackson.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, with 2 p.m. matinees on Dec. 6 and 13. For more information, see the LTO website, www.littletheatreofowatonna.org.

DECEMBER 4 The Peder Eide Christmas Concert will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 609 Lincoln Ave. in Owatonna. Tickets will be sold in advance and at the door, $10 for adults, $5 for youth (18 & younger), $25 family maximum.

DECEMBER 6 Visit unique homes in Steele County during the Steele County Historical Society’s annual Historic Holiday House Tour. All house are decorated for the holidays and have a story to tell. Tickets are $12 per person and are available in advance through the Historical Society or at the homes on the day of the tour. For more information, call the Steele County Historical Society at 507-451-1420.

DECEMBER 3, 4, 5 AND 6 The Owatonna Chamber Promotions Committee will host the annual Hometown Holiday Weekend from Thursday, Dec. 3, through Sunday, Dec. 6.

DECEMBER 4 AND 5 “Christmas in the Village” will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Village of Yesteryear, 1448 Austin Road in Owatonna. The event features the beautifully decorate Dunnell House, music, a fancy cookie sale, children’s activities, and, of course, a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. On Friday, the Steele County History Center, adjacent to the Village, will host a soup and chili supper from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. or until the soup is gone. On Saturday, the History Center will host an artisan market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with entertainment that day in the Exhibit Hall. The Village will be open both days.

DEC. 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 AND 13 Little Theatre of Owatonna will present the holiday classic “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, adapted for the stage

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DECEMBER 8 The Veterans Open Roundtable for December will feature Chuck DeMann, who served on the USS Little DD 893, a kamikaze survivor during World War II. The roundtable, the second Tuesday of the month from September through June, convenes at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2500 7th Avenue NE in Owatonna. The program will begin at 7 p.m.

DECEMBER 11 Santa Claus will come to Owatonna from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, to visit with preschoolers about their holiday wish lists. The visit will be a part of the Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) Holiday Open House at the Roosevelt Community School, 122 E. McKinley St. in Owatonna.

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DECEMBER 11 The event, which will feature numerous activities for the whole family, is free, though those attending are asked to bring a nonperishable holiday food item to share with families in need. And the Early Childhood Advisory Council, which is sponsoring the event, reminds everyone to remember to bring their cameras.

DECEMBER 25 The annual Community Christmas Dinner will be held in the VFW Hall, 135 Oakdale St. in Owatonna. Meals will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meals also can be delivered in Owatonna. For more information, call the VFW at 507-451-1001.

JANUARY 12 The Veterans Open Roundtable for January will feature Dick Thompson, a Marine colonel and a pilot of Marine One for President Richard Nixon. Col. Thompson had two tours of Vietnam. The roundtable, the second Tuesday of the month from September through June, convenes at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2500 7th Avenue NE in Owatonna. The program will begin at 7 p.m.

JANUARY 17 The annual bridal fair, sponsored by the Owatonna People’s Press, will be held at the Owatonna Holiday Inn and Suites (just off Interstate 35, behind Cabela’s) from 10 a.m.

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to 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 17. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature more than 60 vendors to meet the needs of those planning a wedding, including the latest in wedding fashions, photography, catering, decorating, reception halls and more. There will a cake dive, plus thousands of dollars in prizes. For booth information, call or email Jennifer Sorensen at the Owatonna People’s Press, 507-444-2389 or jasorensen@ owatonna.com.

JANUARY 30 Grandparents for Education will host a “Murder Mystery” fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Owatonna Country Club, 1991 Lemond Road in Owatonna. Tickets are $50 per person and will benefit Grandparents for Education.

FEB. 19, 20, 21, 25, 26 AND 27 Little Theatre of Owatonna will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy “Harvey” by Mary Chase as the third show of its 2015-2016 season — LTO’s 50th anniversary season.

Sponsored by Brenda Bednar of American Mortgage & Equity Consultants and Kathy Purdie of Berkshire Hathaway Real Estate, the play will be directed by Shelley Whitehead.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 21. For more information, see the LTO website, www.littletheatreofowatonna.org.

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MARCH 12 Evening for Kids’ Sake, the annual gala for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota, will be held at the Steele County History Center on Saturday, March 12. The evening includes dinner, presentation of the Bigs of the Year, silent auction and live auction. Tickets are $50. All proceeds from the event go to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota to match local children with positive adult role models.

MARCH 17, 18 AND 19 The annual North American Farm and Power Show will return to the Four Seasons Centre on the Steele County Fairgrounds in Owatonna on March 17, 18 and 19. The expo features a vast array of indoor and outdoor agricultural and ag-related exhibitions.

In addition, there will be educational seminars on a wide range of farm-related topics.

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17 and 18, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 19.

APRIL 1, 2 AND 3 The KOWZ Home and Rec Show will return to the Four Seasons Centre on the Steele County Fairgrounds in Owatonna April 1, 2 and 3 with exhibitions showing the latest in home improvement and recreation. Hours are 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, April 1; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 2; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 3. Admission and parking are free.

APRIL 16 Bowl for Kids’ Sake will be held at SpareTime Entertainment on Saturday, April 16. The fun-filled day of bowling, games and prizes will go to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota. To sign up to bowl and start collecting pledges visit the Big Brothers Big Sisters website www.bbbsofsouthernmn. org and click on events.

APRIL 16 The Young Life Cake Auction will be held at the Owatonna High School Gymnasium on Saturday, April 16. Doors will open at 10 a.m. with the live auction beginning at 11 a.m. and lasting to about 4 p.m. There will 100 auction cakes and specials, 100 sale cakes and a silent auction with up to 70 auction baskets. Proceeds from the auction will go to benefit Young Life.

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APRIL 16 The annual Night of Knights auction will be held at St. Mary’s School in Owatonna on Saturday, April 16, with doors opening at 4 p.m. Proceeds from the auction will go to benefit St. Mary’s School. You must be 21 years old or older to attend.

APRIL 29 AND 30, MAY 1, 5, 6 AND 7 Little Theatre of Owatonna will present the children’s show “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” from the writings of Lewis Carroll, adapted by Tim Kelly, as the fourth show of its 2015-2016 season — LTO’s 50th anniversary season. Sponsored by Federated Insurance Companies, the play

will be directed by Sandee Hardy-Hagen.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. April 29, 30, May 5, 6 and 7, with a 2 p.m. matinee on May 1. For more information, see the LTO website, www.littletheatreofowatonna.org.

JULY 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16 AND 17 Little Theatre of Owatonna will present the musical “Grease,” with book, music and lyrics

by Jim Jacobs, as the final show of its 20152016 season — LTO’s 50th anniversary season.

Sponsored by the Wenger Foundation, the musical will be directed by Craig Berg.

Perfromances will be at 7:30 p.m. July 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16, with 2 p.m. matinees on July 10 and 17. For more information, see the LTO website, www.littletheatreofowatonna.org.

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