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Van Gompel to serve as interim Mondovi city administrator

Russ Van Gompel was hired on as Mondovi’s interim city administrator beginning Oct. 10. Mondovi city leaders have said day-to-day help is needed at city hall, particularly with preparing the 2017 budget. Van Gompel holds over three decades of experience in public finance.

by Beth Kraft Mondovi Mayor Treig Pronschinske last week selected Russ Van Gompel to serve as Mondovi’s interim city administrator. Van Gompel will work part-time at Mondovi City Hall and will...

German sprinter revisits Mondovi where pro track career started

German sprinter Max Kessler demonstrated an agility exercise for Mondovi High School athletes during a mini clinic on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Kessler was a foreign exchange student at MHS in 2007 and says his experiences in Mondovi sparked his eight year professional track career.

by Beth Kraft Maximilian Kessler came to Mondovi in 2007 as a soccer player. Six months later, the 17-year-old foreign exchange student went back to Germany as a WIAA state track and field...

Kylynn Kummer

Kylynn Marie Kummer, 10, of Mondovi, passed away peacefully on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, while in the arms of her loving mom, Jessica, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn. She was born on March...

Mondovi’s new Equine Team readies for competition

The Mondovi Equine Team—consisting of (left to right) Alissa Hopp, Brooke Vinck, Autumn Morrow, Emma Sandberg and Kira Lee—is the School District of Mondovi’s first-ever school-sponsored club for horsemanship competitors. The five girls hold a variety of past equine experience, from Western to English, and hope to make a splash in their first year of WIHA competition. The team had a successful introductory show at Glenwood City on Oct. 8 and will compete in Eau Claire this weekend, Oct. 15-16.

by Beth Kraft Move over traditional team sports, there’s a new gig in town. A group of local girls is representing the Mondovi Schools in a brand-new way, debuting as the Mondovi Equine Team this...

Gunderson Foods plays host to effort to help Mondovi Schools pay for share of city sidewalk project

Jon Seipel and his daughters, Justine and Jade, chatted with Wisconsin Assembly Rep. Chris Danou and his son, Rowan, outside Gunderson Foods on Saturday, Oct. 8. Seipel and other community members hosted a brat and burger fundraiser on behalf of the Mondovi Schools to help the district pay for a new sidewalk that runs along a portion of school property.

by Beth Kraft A Mondovi business hosted the first of what organizers intend to be several events to raise money on behalf of the School District of Mondovi. Gunderson Foods owner Jon Seipel said...

Covered in quilts—Central Lutheran group compiles major donation for Lutheran World Relief

Quilts in a rainbow of colors covered all of the pews in the Central Lutheran Church sanctuary. A church group sewed 91 quilts on behalf of Lutheran World Relief, topping last year’s total by 26 quilts.

by Beth Kraft The back of every single pew in the sanctuary at Mondovi’s Central Lutheran Church was draped with brightly-colored handmade quilts last week. Near the altar, piles of baby care...

Mondovi VFW Post in danger of disbanding

Mondovi American Legion and VFW members led the city’s Friendship Days parade down Eau Claire St. on July 2. Mondovi VFW and Auxiliary members say Post 6711 has had preliminary talks about disbanding. They plan to discuss the matter further at an Oct. 17 meeting at the Mondovi Veterans Center. Mondovi has hosted VFW and VFW Auxiliary organizations for the past 47 and 44 years, respectively.

by Beth Kraft Citing a dwindling membership, representatives of Mondovi Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6711 and its supporting Auxiliary say their organizations may not continue much longer. A...

Mission accomplished—‘Operation Stage Renovation’ now complete

Members of Mondovi Girl Scout Cadette Troop 3428 showed off the new stage at the Roger Marten Community Center. The Cadettes planned and fundraised for the $3,000 project, “Operation Stage Renovation,” and completed the majority of the work Sept. 17-18. Troop members are (left to right) Ariana Larson, Paige Livingston, Emily Noetzelmann and Lindsay Buchholz.

by Beth Kraft It wasn’t exactly easy, but Mondovi Cadette Troop 3428 doesn’t give up easy, either. True to their word, the Mondovi Girl Scouts successfully completed their “Operation Stage...

ALH resident celebrates century mark

Phyllis Wolfrum celebrated her 100th birthday at the American Lutheran Home in Mondovi on Sept. 21. Joining Phyllis for a small celebration that afternoon were her daughter, Susan Ronholm (right), and granddaughter Sara Ronholm (left).

by Beth Kraft Birthdays are certainly happy occasions to celebrate at Mondovi’s American Lutheran Homes facility, but a resident’s 100th birthday tends to draw some extra-special attention....

Mondovi leaders discuss city administrator vacancy, hiring process

by Beth Kraft Mondovi city leaders have laid the groundwork for a process that will help determine who the City of Mondovi’s next city administrator/clerk will be. The city’s personnel committee...

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