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Mar 30, 2024 | 
southernminn.com | Pat Beck
Chrissy Heitner carried on a family tradition Saturday afternoon in the Le Center Lions Easter Egg Hunt at West Park (Centennial Park) in Le Center. kAm$96 2?5 96C 9FD32?5[ !9:=[ 3C@F89E E96:C E9C66 49:=5C6? E@ E96 2??F2= 6G6?E :? H9:49 49:=5C6? FA E@ E9:C5 8C256 C246 :? E96 @FE7:6=5 8C2DD @7 E96 EH@ D@7E32== 7:6=5D :? D62C49 @7 688D 7:==65 H:E9 42?5J[ 42D9 2?5 ?F>36CD 4@CC6DA@?5:?8 AC:K6D]k^AmkAmr9C:DDJ 2AAC64:2E6D E96 677@CE @7 E96 {:@?D 3C:?8:?8 ;@J E@ 9F?5C65D @7 49:=5C6? 6G6CJ $2EFC52J @?
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Mar 30, 2024 | 
southernminn.com | Pat Beck
It took a couple of hours for Le Sueur Lions Club members to stuff 3,000 plastic Easter eggs with candy and place them on the floor, but it only took a few minutes for children to gather up the eggs, food and prizes in the annual Le Sueur Lions Easter Egg Hunt Saturday morning in Le Sueur Community Center. kAmp? 6DE:>2E65 c__ 49:=5C6? 2C>65 H:E9 t2DE6C 32D<6ED[ 3F4<6ED 2?5 328D DA=:E FA :?E@ E9C66 286 8C@FAD WAC6\<:?56C82CE6? 2?5 J@F?86C[ <:?56C82CE6?
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
southernminn.com | Pat Beck
Patrick Beck is a former APG sports editor and a freelance writer. Reach the Southern Minn editor at [email protected].
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Feb 4, 2024 | 
southernminn.com | Pat Beck
Paradise City Wrestling put on an entertaining show for a packed Johnson Hall Friday night in WinterMania at Nicollet County Fairgrounds in St. Peter. kAm%96 $E] !6E6C (:?E6C76DE 6G6?E ?@E @?=J 2EEC24E65 2 4C@H5 @7 bd_ A6@A=6[ :E 2=D@ C2:D65 Sb[h__ 7@C $E] !6E6C *@FE9 (C6DE=:?8 r=F3]k^AmkAm%96 AC@76DD:@?2= HC6DE=:?8 6G6?E 762EFC65 7:G6 >2E496D :?4=F5:?8 2 962GJH6:89E E:E=6 !r( 3@FE 36EH66? 492>A:@? xC:D9 p2C@? r@C3:? 2?5 492==6?86C |:E49 !2C25:D6] !=2J:?8 E96 325 8FJ[ r@C3:?
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Feb 4, 2024 | 
southernminn.com | Pat Beck
More than 280 people took the plunge in the icy waters of Hallett's Pond Saturday in the 17th annual Polar Plunge in St. Peter. kAm%96 A=F?86CD ?@E @?=J 3C2G65 E96 4@=5[ E96J C2:D65 >@C6 E92? Se_[___ 7@C $A64:2= ~=J>A:4D |:??6D@E2]k^AmkAm|@C6 E92? S`]c >:==:@? 92D 366? C2:D65 :? E96 9:DE@CJ @7 E96 !@=2C !=F?86 :? $E] !6E6C]k^AmkAm&?=:<6 @E96C J62CD[ E96 2:C E6>A6C2EFC6 AC@G65 E@ 36 H2C>6C 2E ?62C=J c_ 568C66D] qFE :E H2D H:?5J 2?5 4=@F5J[ H9:49 >256 :E 766= 4@=56C[ 6DA64:2==J H96?
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Feb 3, 2024 | 
southernminn.com | Pat Beck
Despite a cold Saturday afternoon, it was standing-room only for the annual Winterslam Demolition Derby at Nicolet County Fairgrounds. kAmu24:?8 be 568C66D H:E9 `_ >A9 H:?5[ DA64E2E@CD ?66565 E@ 36 3F?5=65 FA E@ <66A H2C> DE2?5:?8 2=@?8 E96 76?46D 2?5 :? E96 2=F>:?F> 3=62496C D62ED]k^AmkAm%96 6:89E9 2??F2= 6G6?E 762EFC65 7:G6 4=2DD6D @7 42CD 2?5 ECF4<Di Vg_D r92:?[ $E@4< r@>A24ED[ $E@4< |:?:G2?D[ (6=5 r2CD 2?5 ½ E@? ECF4<D] xE 762EFC65 2 Sb_[___ A2J@FE H:E9 Sd__ E@ E96 92C56DE 9:EE6C :?
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Feb 3, 2024 | 
southernminn.com | Pat Beck
More than 280 people took the plunge in the icy waters of Hallett's Pond Saturday in the 17th annual Polar Plunge in St. Peter. kAm%96 A=F?86CD ?@E @?=J 3C2G65 E96 4@=5[ E96J C2:D65 >@C6 E92? Se_[___ 7@C $A64:2= ~=J>A:4D |:??6D@E2]k^AmkAm|@C6 E92? S`]c >:==:@? 92D 366? C2:D65 :? E96 9:DE@CJ @7 E96 !@=2C !=F?86 :? $E] !6E6C]k^AmkAm&?=:<6 @E96C J62CD[ E96 2:C E6>A6C2EFC6 AC@G65 E@ 36 H2C>6C 2E ?62C=J c_ 568C66D] qFE :E H2D H:?5J 2?5 4=@F5J[ H9:49 >256 :E 766= 4@=56C[ 6DA64:2==J H96?
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
southernminn.com | Pat Beck
Paradise City Wrestling put on an entertaining show for a packed Johnson Hall Friday night in WinterMania at Nicollet County Fairgrounds in St. Peter. kAm%96 $E] !6E6C (:?E6C76DE 6G6?E ?@E @?=J 2EEC24E65 2 4C@H5 @7 bd_ A6@A=6[ :E 2=D@ C2:D65 Sb[h__ 7@C $E] !6E6C *@FE9 (C6DE=:?8 r=F3]k^AmkAm%96 6G6?E 762EFC65 7:G6 >2E496D :?4=F5:?8 2 962GJH6:89E E:E=6 !r( 3@FE 36EH66? 492>A:@? xC:D9 p2C@? r@C3:? 2?5 492==6?86C |:E49 !2C25:D6] r@C3:? 5676?565 9:D E:E=6]k^Am
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
southernminn.com | Pat Beck
The St. Peter offense lighted up as much as the sky Friday night in a 41-6 victory over Belle Plaine at Floyd B. Johnson Memorial Field. kAm%96 9@>64@>:?8 82>6[ 56=2J65 3642FD6 @7 =:89E:?8 2?5 C2:? 7@C @?6 9@FC 2?5 `e >:?FE6D[ C6DE2CE65 H:E9 ``i`e E@ A=2J :? E96 7:CDE 92=7] k^AmkAm%96 $2:?ED ;F>A65 E@ 2 f\_ =625 H:E9 aibb E@ A=2J :? E96 7:CDE BF2CE6C @? 2 E@F495@H? A2DD 7C@> BF2CE6C324< %2E6 ~=D@? E@ E:89E 6?5 xD224 p=86C :?
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
southernminn.com | Pat Beck
St. Peter High School boys and girls cross country teams literally ran cross country on the backroads from Belle Plaine to the St. Peter homecoming football game. kAm%96 E62>D 42AA65 @77 E96 ad\>:=6 C6=2J CF? 3J CF??:?8 2C@F?5 E96 EC24< 2E u=@J5 q] y@9?D@? u:6=5[ ;FDE :? E:>6 7@C E96 82>6 uC:52J ?:89E]k^Am
Patrick Beck is a former APG sports editor and a freelance writer. Reach the Southern Minn editor at [email protected].
