By staff writer The 61st edition of Hermann’s Maifest, slated for this weekend, May 17-19, will offer a variety of activities, even dog races. The Weiner Dog Derby, snowed out in March during this year’s Wurstfest, has been rescheduled and will be held at The Forge on Gutenberg Street. Dachshunds will race in three age categories. Registration is from noon until 2 p.m. on Sunday with racing at 2:30. There
By staff writer Hermann High School’s class of 2013 will graduate Thursday night, with 68 seniors receiving diplomas. It’s one of the smallest graduating classes in years. Commencement will start at 7 p.m. in the high school gym, and seniors are scheduled to report to the library no later than 6:30. After the ceremony, the graduates can be greeted in the high school commons. Each graduating senior will receive six
By staff writer The future of Market Street bridge near Hermann Ford was discussed at Monday night’s city council meeting, where MoDOT representative Preston Kramer made a presentation. Kramer works with MoDOT’s Missouri on the Move program, and his area covers the Meramec Region, which takes in eight counties. He said MoDOT is in a “maintenance mode” right now because of funding shortages, and no new construction is planned for
The 2013 OPAA! Food Management Recipe Finals were held at Southern Boone School District in Ashland on April 17, and Shawna Haile of Hermann, Gasconade County R-1 Director of Nutrition Services, was declared the winner. She works for OPAA! Food Management Company. Her winning recipe was Lasagna Roll. Shawna won a 50” flat screen TV. Haile is kitchen manager at Hermann High School and has worked for Opaa! for thre
By staff writer Austin Ruediger of Hermann was in a tie for 20th after the first day of the Class 2 state golf tournament which started Monday at Fremont Hills Country Club in Nixa. The senior shot a 9-over-par 81 and was tied with seven other golfers for the 20th spot in the medal standings. Collin Hart, Hermann’s other state qualifier, shot a 90 on the first day of the
By staff writer Hermann’s Blake Grannemann broke his own school record in the pole vault Saturday at the sectional track meet at Principia High School, and qualified for the state meet this weekend in Jefferson City. Grannemann, a senior, jumped 12 feet to finish second in the sectional. His previous school record was 11-6. Hermann freshman Grant Uthlaut used a strong kick at the finish to place fourth in the
The 13 and under Mid-State Force volleyball team took first place in each of the five tournaments they played in this spring. They never lost a match and were 62-2 in set play. The team is made up of 12 and 13 year old girls from Hermann, New Haven, Franklin County R-2 and St. George. They were coached by Linda Lampkin and Dawn Grosse. Team members in front from left
Crusade Against Cancer Hog Roast has been re-scheduled to May 18th.
By staff writer Approximately 200 family members and friends gathered at the American Legion in Warrenton on March 16 to celebrate the 100th birthday of Loretta Mundwiller (nee Roetheli). Many came from the Hermann area. Loretta has 11 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren. “I have gathered 100 years of life experiences,” Loretta said. “The world has changed much over my life. Virtually no one had a care when I
The Senior Meals celebrated the March birthday of Sonny Miller at the Hermann Community Center.
The JB Big Band and the East Central College Jazz Band will play a free concert on Sunday evening, May 5, at the Clara Eitmann Messmer Amphitheatre. The concert will start at 7 p.m., and in case of rain, will be moved to the auditorium at Hermann High School. The ECC Jazz Band is under the direction of Aaron Bounds, a Hermann High School graduate. The concert is sponsored by
By staff writer The German American Club of Hermann will present “A Mother’s Day Cabaret” on Sunday, May 12, at the Showboat Community Theatre. The show, which starts at 2 p.m., will feature soloist Carrie Kirchhofer-Tilly of Peoria, Ill, formerly of Hermann. She will be accompanied by John Berkemeyer, Patrick Dell, LeRoy Schwartze and Bob Kirchhofer. They will be performing Jazz, Sinatra songs, World War II-era music, crossover classical and
By staff writer The Bank Bar at Second and Schiller streets will once again hold The Braunschweiger Ball in conjunction with Hermann’s Wurstfest. This year’s event is Saturday, March 23, starting at 7 p.m. This is an unusual combination of events, with contest tasting (pate) to be judged at 8 p.m. Entries in the contest will be accepted from 3 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. There will be prizes for sculptural,
By staff writer Austin Ruediger of Hermann was in a tie for
By staff writer Hermann’s Blake Grannemann broke his own school record in
Crusade Against Cancer Hog Roast has been re-scheduled to May 18th.
By staff writer Approximately 200 family members and friends gathered at the