The 6-12 Alden-Conger YAC (Youth Advisory Committee) students are currently working with the 1st grade students every Thursday morning until the end of the school year. The 1st grade students get the opportunity to read to the YAC students during flex time.

This is a great opportunity for both the YAC students and the 1st grade students!

See the pictures on the front page of this week’s Alden Advance!

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The Alden-Conger Supermileage team had their bags packed Tuesday morning and were ready to compete in Houston, Texas, this week. While there, the team will take part in the Shell Eco-Marathon, competing against high schools, college and various universities. Last year, the team finished with first place honors in alternative gasoline (1,579.9 mpg), first place in alternative diesel (1,017.8 mpg) and second place diesel (1,427 mpg) and they also won the safety award.

The traveling team of Alden-Conger students will return from the Shell Eco-Marathon early next week. Look forward to upcoming editions of the Alden Advance for details and results!

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Senior Meanderings by Phyllis Meyer… April Showers Bring May Flowers!

Through the Garden Gate by Anne Troska… Yoru Family Is A Gift!

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Seventeen-year-old Drew Folie took part in the SkillsUSA Championships, showcasing career and technical education students who competed in hands-on trades, technical and leadership contests.

See the full story on page one of this week’s Alden Advance.

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Alden-Conger seniors Malory Mattson and Rachel Kleinschrodt spent four months on their science fair project, Denitrifying Bioreactors.

See what the project is all about and a photo on the front page of this week’s Alden Advance!

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The Freeborn County Dairy Association held its annual banquet on Saturday, March 12th at Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea Makenna Jacobs, Conger, who was the 2013 Milk Maid, was crowned to be Milk Maid again for 2014.

See the full story and photo on the front page of this week’s paper!

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Senior Meanderings by Phyllis Meyer… Read more books!

Through the Garden Gate by Anne Troska… Easter approaches!

Intego Informs by Brian Hensley… Am I prepared for long term care expense?

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Editor’s Note: A huge thank you to Joel McKinnon Miller for taking the time out of his busy schedule to do an interview with The Alden Advance! Readers might not know that Alden’s Radley Miller has a brother who plays multiple noteworthy roles as an actor— small town ties to Hollywood fame!

Joel McKinnon Miller always wanted to be an actor. Miller went to college and studied acting, performing in the theatre in New York City and continuing to Los Angeles to work in film and television. See the entire story on the front page of the Alden Advance!

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See the COLOR photos on the front page of this week’s Alden Advance!

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Through the Garden Gate by Anne Troska… Finally Spring?

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