Princeton Union Eagle - Schmatz earns a state-wide honor

Another sunset splashes orange across the sky last Sunday evening in rural Princeton.

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A black Lab named Duke was just sitting in the driver's seat waiting for his master, Lee Campbell, to return.

Morris Peterson, author of two new volumes dealing with the settling of Swedish immigrants into the Karmel area near Princeton.

Schmatz earns a state-wide honor

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota held its annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner April 28. At this event, all volunteer “Bigs” were recognized for their involvement and thanked for their continued support of the area’s youth. Awards for Big Sister and Big Brother of the Year were also given out. This year’s Big Brother of the Year, Todd Schmatz, works in Milaca and resides in Princeton. Not only did Schmatz receive the award from the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota branch, he went on to receive the state of Minnesota Big Brother of the Year award.

Schmatz and his little brother, Matt, were matched in December of 2000, when Matt was 10 years old.

The pair partake in hunting, fishing, maintaining and fixing machinery, and horse training. When Schmatz got engaged, he asked Matt to be a groomsman in his wedding.

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