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Eileen Brandt was featured in the latest editions of the Weight Watchers and the Northern Gardener magazines. 

Henderson in the mags

By James Brenno, Editor 

     HENDERSON - The summer of 2010 has been very flattering for Henderson and Hendersonites alike as festivals, schools and even individuals have been featured in a variety of national magazines for their accomplishments.
     It began earlier this summer when the magazine Birds and Blooms featured a story on the Henderson Hummingbird Hurrah (HHH) and the newly created Hummingbird Garden located in Bender Park. As a result of that article, Dolores Hagen, founder of the HHH, was inundated with phone calls from curious readers inquiring about the festival. The festival also received donations from area gardening and birding organizations and visits as a result of the article.
     This month, the Minnesota New Country School was recognized as one of the most innovative schools in the nation by the ninth largest magazine in the nation - Ladies Home Journal.
     The Ladies Home Journal wrote that MNCS “has attracted an almost fanatical following among Minnesota families, with some students traveling as far as 100 miles a day, round-trip, to attend.”
     The magazine even ranked MNCS in the top ten in the nation for their innovation.
     Not bad.
     The Henderson Independent featured a story about the recognition in last week’s edition.
Now, life-long Henderson resident Eileen Brandt was featured in not one, but two magazines this month.
     First, Brandt was featured in Weight Watchers magazine for the week of August 1-7. Brandt, as a Weight Watchers leader, wrote a ‘letter from a leader’ about being honest about your eating. In a pull quote from Eileen, she stated, “aim for about 80 percent healthy, and 20 percent unhealthy.’
     Brandt was also featured this month in the magazine Northern Gardener. The Gardener did a feature story about the Gaylord pool and the beautiful gardens that surround it thanks to Brandt.
     Eric Johnson from the Northern Gardener wrote about Eileen and the Gaylord Pool that, “For 27 summers, Eileen has been at the helm of the pool and its gardens. Known as the Gaylord Mermaid, Eileen’s love of gardening has not only created a fun and pretty setting for children to learn to swim and parents to catch up on the local gossip, it has established the pool as a revered place that harbors community memories and values.”
     You can find the entire article about Eileen and the Gaylord Pool at www.northerngardener.com.
     The only question now is, who or what organization or group will be featured next.

 

 
Long time Henderson twp clerk not running

By James Brenno, Editor 

    HENDERSON TWP - Contrary to the city of Henderson, Henderson Township will have a more laid back local election this November.
     There are two positions up for election this year for Henderson Township, one town supervisor and town clerk. But, as of the filing deadline last Tuesday, only current township supervisor Marvin Petzel had filed for the supervisor position and no one had filed for clerk,  including long time town clerk Rita Schultz.
     Schultz has been the Henderson Township Clerk for 22 years before deciding not to file this year.
     “It’s been very interesting and very challenging, Schultz said. “I will miss it.”
     Since no one has filed for the position, voters will be able to write-in a candidate during the election. The clerk position is for one, four-year term and the supervisor position is also for one, four-year term.
     The election is November 2.              -JB

Open for business

     Bob and Lucy Meyer of Henderson opened the newest business on Main Street - Meyer Auto Repair - this past Monday. The auto repair shop is located in the old Prairie Trail Electric building next to the Henderson Independent and will be open Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Their phone number is 507-868-4050.   
     “We’re excited to open up,” Bob said. If you haven’t noticed, the Meyers have put a lot of work into the building and have fixed-up the front office.             -JB

Second annual HHH starts Fri.

     Henderson's second annual Hummingbird Hurrah begins Friday, Aug. 27 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 29. Pick up this week's edition of the Independent for a listing of the weekend's activities.

 
Five file for school board

     Five area residents filed for the four open LS-H School Board positions.
     Those who filed are:
Bob Altmann, Henry Endres (incumbent), Bill Floyd, Larry La Pierre
and Amber Seaver.
     The deadline to file was Tuesday, August 17.
The LS-H School Board Election will be held on Tuesday, November 2nd in conjunction with other state and federal elections.
     The LS-H School District also has an Operating Levy Referendum on the ballot.

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