For over two decades, Mark Scheevel has driven Fillmore Central students to school, but now he’s hanging up his bus keys and moving on to retirement. “It’s been 25 years to the day,” he said, explaining that the day he started Harmony Transit and the day he sold it were exactly 25 years apart. Scheevel plans to stick around through the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year to … [Read more...]
Articles by Hannah Wingert
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Big changes for Old Barn Resort thanks to pandemic
It’s been an interesting and rough year for many businesses and that definitely rings true for the Old Barn Resort outside of Preston. Last summer, its opening was delayed by several months until June, and the day-to-day operations had to change and adapt to the pandemic. Overall though, owners and brothers-in-law Travis Dundore and Eric Brenna feel that most of the changes … [Read more...]
Lanesboro school unveils 2021-2022 return to school plan
Superintendent Matt Schultz reviewed the district’s plan for the upcoming school year with the Lanesboro School Board at their June 17 meeting. The school was able to adapt the standard business preparedness plan from the state of Minnesota and also used data from a survey that was sent to parents of Lanesboro students. Only one parent surveyed said that they did not want their … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central approves transportation contract as Harmony Transit changes hands
The Fillmore Central School Board reviewed the 2021-2023 transportation contract with Harmony Transit at their June 22 meeting. Harmony Transit Inc. has been sold to Faribault Transportation. The name will remain the same except that Inc. will change to LLC. Superintendent Heath Olstad, Principal Jim Peters, and school board member Jim Love met with representatives of Faribault … [Read more...]
Mural in Cherry Grove celebrates the plane heard round the world
“We just thought there had to be some way to keep this legend alive,” Bernis Finke said. “Between the two of us, we decided something needed to be done.” She and her husband John Finke grew up watching Pietenpol airplanes being built and flown in Cherry Grove and are concerned about that important part of Cherry Grove’s history being forgotten. While trying to come up with a … [Read more...]
Former Lanesboro Arts Center director says goodbye to Lanesboro
Former Executive Director of the Lanesboro Arts Center, John Davis, was present at the June 7 Lanesboro City Council meeting to formally say goodbye to the council and give an update on what he’s been doing for the last few years since retiring as the arts center director. Davis, who is moving away from Lanesboro after living there for the last 21 years, was awarded a … [Read more...]
Harmony plans first city clean-up day
Bill Hanson from Hanson Waste Removal & Recycling out of Chatfield was present at the June 8 Harmony City Council meeting to discuss a city clean-up day in Harmony. Hanson’s company is available to do the clean-up on Wednesday, June 23 and will enlist Tony Severson of S & S Sanitation to help so that it can be done in one day. The cost will be $150 an hour for each of … [Read more...]
Minnesota Bound films in Preston area
Ron Schara and his black labrador retriever, Raven have been a staple on the Minnesota television airwaves since 1995. His show, Minnesota Bound, has showcased many of the favorite outdoor pastimes and destinations of the state, sharing them with its many fans. Recently, Ron’s daughter, Laura Schara, visited the Preston area to film an episode featuring fly fishing in the … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central holds first concerts since December 2019
At the May 25 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, superintendent Heath Olstad updated the board on the spring concerts. Elementary music teacher Matthew Patterson has been holding concerts for each of the K-6 grades separately. High school choir teacher Sarah Holten and band teacher Duane Ledin also held smaller concerts by combining several grades instead of the whole high … [Read more...]
Lanesboro wrapping up the school year and facilities project
At the May 20 Lanesboro School Board meeting, board member Steve Snyder asked when the final walk-through for the facilities project would be taking place. Superintendent Matt Schultz said that the final punch list walk-through would occur on May 26, but there are still some things left to do before everything is complete. The asphalt needs to be done on both parking lots, the … [Read more...]