LANESBORO, MN. — As of August 31, the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce eliminated the position of director of business, held by Shirley Mulder. For the time being, the chamber will maintain a three-quarter time position for Director of Tourism Cheryl Krage along with two part-time staff in its visitor center downtown. “We cannot re-open the director of business position at … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
Lanesboro holds public hearing to discuss granny pods
A public hearing to discuss the Minnesota Statute for “granny pods” was held prior to the Lanesboro City Council meeting on September 6 at 5:15 p.m. Each Minnesota city can choose to opt out of the state ordinance allowing granny pods. EDA member Michael Brown pointed out that Lanesboro’s ordinance regarding situations like the granny pod one is 27-years-old and outdated. “The … [Read more...]
Preston discusses 2017 budget
City Administrator Joe Hoffman presented some possible adjustments to the 2017 budget at the city council’s September 6 meeting. Councilman Dave Harrison was absent. The initial draft of the budget was discussed at the August 23 meeting with a $54,000 levy increase over last year, or 6.77%. Hoffman noted there was no increase in health insurance premiums, but none had been … [Read more...]
Preston Historical Society announces raffle winners
The Preston Historical Society conducted the drawing for the winners of the recent raffle fundraiser at their August Society meeting. Proceeds from the raffle will be used for Historical Society projects. The Society would again like to thank F & M Community Bank for providing matching funds of $1,000 (a dollar for each ticket sold). Preston businesses and individuals, … [Read more...]
A little of this, A little of that.
The dreaded invitation on fine paper with a beautiful bluejay arrived in the mail today. I knew it was coming, but I had done my best Scarlett O’Hara, “I’ll think about that tomorrow” routine for a couple of weeks! Now there was no denying it any longer! My options flashed through my brain. I was certainly attending this milestone class reunion, but there were a few problems. I … [Read more...]
Powell voted Coach of the Year
The Minnesota High School Coaches Association has begun to announce their awards for 2016 spring sports. Lane Powell of Harmony, former girls varsity golf coach for Fillmore Central, has been named the Class A Girls Golf Coach of the Year for the state of Minnesota. This honor is voted on by all high school golf coaches in the state. Powell coached junior high boys golf for … [Read more...]
Cross Country – 8/29-9/2
W-K Gallop (Chatfield girls took 6th (of 9 full). LARP was incomplete. Emily Didier (LARP) finished 17th. Isabelle Berg (26th) was top Gopher. Chatfield boys took 7th, LARP 8 (of 11). Dylan Linder (LARP) finished 14th, Dillon Nolan (Chat) 33rd. The two mile event at Coffee Mill CC) Stewartville Invite (Chatfield’s girls took 5th, Kingsland’s 8th (of 14). Amelia Staat (King) … [Read more...]
Football – 9/2 Openers
BP 6, R-P 26 (RP: N. Carlson 26-178, 4 TDs; L. Skalet 8-11, 141 yards passing; Jake Paulson 4-83 receiving; Lukas Rasmussen 3-58 receiving, 2-pointer, defensive INT, FF. Trojans blew game open in third quarter with TD, FR, 29-yard pass, TD four-play sequence > 6-0 to 20-0) J-W-P 6, FC 14 (FC: R. Means 4-9, 26 yards, TD, 2 INTs passing, 10-97, TD rushing; Sam Rustad 3-yard … [Read more...]
Volleyball (8/29-9/1)
R-P 3, L-A 1 > 25-23, 27-25, 22-25, 25-14 (RP: S. Skalet 23 assists, 30-32 serving, 8 aces; K. Clobes 8 kills, 13 digs, 8 aces; M. Crawford 13 digs, 4 aces; A Agrimson 7 kills; Olivia Hoff 11 digs) Houston 0, D-E 3 > 15-25, 18-25, 9-15 (H: A. Scanlan 15 assists; Amber Chapel 5 kills) L/P 3, Houston 1 > 25-22, 23-25, 12-25, 20-25 (H: A. Chapel 5 kills, 12.5 blocks; A. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Weston Whalen, Talon Peterson, and Brenden Kerns topped the century-mark rushing and scored twice as M-C’s line manhandled LeRoy-Ostrander in a 48-20 win. R-P’s defense yielded zero points on three BP first half red zone possessions, Noah Carlson rushed four TDs (178 yards), and sophomore Landon Skalet completed seven of his eight passes for first downs, as the Trojans beat BP … [Read more...]