Category Archives: Community News
Chamber Hosts Fantastic Fall Festival
On Wednesday, Sept. 29, the Edgerton Chamber of Commerce hosted a Fall Harvest Festival on Main Street. The night included carnival games, pumpkin carving, a meal, and a hayride. Several hundred people were downtown for the event and the Southwest
SCHOOL NEWS from Free Christian School
In our lower room classroom (grades K-3), we do a three-year cycle in science which covers different topics from year to year. This year’s cycle includes seeds and plants, the human body, and animal habitats. We began the year with
Atsma Enjoying Full Time Teaching
By Jill Fennema – Jennifer Atsma has lived in the area for the past two years, but she just started teaching at Edgerton Public School. Jennifer is teaching English to 8th and 9th graders as well as senior speech and
Passing On Love For Art
By Jill Fennema – Alexia Sonnek is the new art teacher at Edgerton Pubic School. She will teach various art classes to students in grades 7 through 12. Alexia is the oldest of seven children. She is originally from La
Vis is history teacher at SWC
By Jill Fennema – Collin Vis is the new history teacher at Southwest MN Christian High School. In addition to U.S. history, world history, and government, he teaches New Testament Bible class to freshmen students. This is Collin’s third year
Madetzke Helps Students “See” Math
By Jill Fennema – Ashley (Bloemendaal) Madetzke is teaching 7th and 8th grade math at Edgerton Public School. She is also teaching two college classes – pre-calculus and algebra. Ashley grew up in Pipestone. Her parents are Mike and Leann
Cornerstones of Edgerton – From Bowling Shoes To Spreading The News
A history of the building located at 804 Main Street, by Mike Drooger – The building on Edgerton’s Main Street that is now home to the Edgerton Enterprise, On the Farm, Main Street Printers, and Edgerton Electric, got its humble
Parmer Enjoys Helping Students
Caleb John (CJ) Parmer is the new high school English teacher at Southwest MN Christian. He has three English classes (seniors, juniors, and freshmen) he is teaching this fall and next spring he will also be teaching high school speech.
Helping Students Find Spark
By Jill Fennema – Hiedi Lambrecht is the new band teacher at Edgerton Public School. This is her first year teaching. She completed her student-teaching at Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton this past spring. That school is located in Janesville, which is about 20
Buys Teaching 1st grade
By Jill Fennema – Leah Buys has been hired to teach first grade at Southwest Minnesota Christian Elementary School. Leah is a 2017 graduate of SWC. This will be her first teaching position. Her parents are Wendel and Helene Buys
