Garrison Keillor will broadcast from Lanesboro

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Fri, Mar 23rd, 2007
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LANESBORO - Thanks to Rhubarb Festival Coordinator Nancy Martinson's hard work, Garrison Keillor will broadcast his show, "Prairie Home Companion," from Lanesboro the first weekend in June. Julie Kiehne and David Harrenstein appeared before the Lanesboro City Council at their regular meeting March 19th with several requests related to the upcoming event. Harrenstein informed the council that staff from Prairie Home Companion had visited Lanesboro about a month ago, looked at the softball field, and loved the location. A picnic format is planned for the Friday evening eight p.m. show; the expected 2,000 attendees will sit on lawn chairs and blankets. The entire cast and band will come to Lanesboro, bringing with them all their equipment. The show will be live on tape, meaning the show will be recorded and played back the next night.

'This, once again, will put us on the map," declared Harrenstein.

Kiehne and Harrenstein had several items they needed from the council: permission to use the softball field for the show, the declaration of the event as an official city event (necessary to provide insurance coverage), permission to use gators and other motorized vehicles on the walking bridge to set up and take down the show's equipment, an ambulance on site during the event, and a temporary alcohol permit in case it was decided to offer any alcoholic beverages in addition to the planned food sales. Harrenstein told the council the local effort was organized similar to Opera on the Farm.

Councilman Kevin Drake asked if enough electricity was available at the field. Harrenstein answered that specs had been given to them and an electrician would be hired to take care of the necessary hookup. Mayor Steve Rahn reminded the council there was already city water available at the field.

Kiehne told the council Keillor and his band may possibly do another show on Saturday p.m. as well. "There's more that we don't know, than what we do now," chuckled Harrenstein. The price of tickets has not been set yet; Kiehne encouraged people to check Lanesboro's website, http://lanesboro.com, or the Prairie Home Companion website http://prairiehome.publicradio.org, for further information in the next several weeks. The local economy will be considered in setting the price of tickets for the show intended to be a family affair, and a share of the ticket income will go to cover local costs.

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Preston 2007 street and utility improvments go forward

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Fri, Mar 23rd, 2007
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PRESTON - The Preston City Council voted unanimously to go ahead with the order for plans and specifications for the 2007 street and utility improvements at their March 19 meeting. Because of the tight time frame the council had no choice but to tak .....
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