At their December 5 meeting, Julie Kiehne updated the Lanesboro City Council on the progress that the Concept Plan Task Force has been making. The Task Force was put together in August with the goal of taking the concept plan created for Lanesboro by Randall Arendt to the next phase. The group consists of Julie Kiehne, Walter Bradley, Mark Gorman, Ken Graner, Bethany Krom, Tom … [Read more...]
Articles by Hannah Wingert
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Proceeds from Big Springs Lutheran Church sale benefit area non-profits
“It’s sad that it had to close, but there’s not much you can do about it,” former St. Paul Lutheran Church (also known as Big Springs Lutheran) deacon David Kiehne remarked. The church’s last service was held on June 26, 2016 with a time of reminiscing and fellowship following the service. At the church’s final annual meeting earlier this year, the group began working … [Read more...]
Lanesboro re-elects school board members for another term
Board Chairman Dave Ruen congratulated the Lanesboro School Board members on their re-election at the regular school board meeting on November 17. The minutes from the October 20 meeting were reviewed and approved along with the agenda for the current meeting. The 2016 certified and non-certified contracts and the co-curricular contracts were all approved by the … [Read more...]
Family-owned bank celebrates 160 years in business
“All we have to sell is service.” Charles Johnson Sr. made that statement the motto of the Root River State Bank in Chatfield and today, his son, Charles Johnson Jr. carries on his father’s legacy. It’s been 160 years since the Root River State Bank in Chatfield, Minn., opened its doors. In that time, it’s been owned by three different families, first by J.C. Easton who … [Read more...]
Mabel City Council addresses feral cat problem
Michelle Raaen addressed the Mabel City Council at their November 9 meeting. “I’ve heard complaints around town about the feral cats,” she commented. She was willing to work with the city to come up with a way to deal with the problem other than using the standard catch and kill method. “I can start an organization and fundraise for it if the city doesn’t want to be involved,” … [Read more...]
Harmony Council approves 2017 improvement project
Several Harmony residents attended the public hearing for the proposed 2017 improvement project at the November 15 city council meeting. The project will include three different areas that the city would like to improve. The costs presented at the meeting were based on the feasibility study and will more than likely change somewhat after bids from contractors are accepted and … [Read more...]
Lanesboro City Council member proposes budget cuts
“I went through the budget and found places to make cuts,” Lanesboro City Councilman Tom Smith stated. Smith proceeded to review the 2017 budget to show the other members of the council where he felt cuts could be made. Among other suggestions, he proposed cutting the police budget, various departments in public works, the library budget for movies and books, the EDA, and … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central kids help paint Preston mural
The K-6 students at Fillmore Central got a chance to help create Preston’s new landmark, a 16’ x 26’ outdoor mural that will be hung on the wall of the Preston Public Library above the entrance to the city offices. “The Preston Arts Council had been wanting to do a mural for quite some time,” Alison Love Unzelman said. Kay Spangler, a member of the council knew that Unzelman … [Read more...]
Wykoff dedicates new Veterans Memorial Park
It’s a project that’s been over two years in the making. Wykoff resident Harvey Schmidt knew he wanted to create a Veterans Memorial in Wykoff and so, in 2014, he formed the Wykoff Veterans Memorial Committee, which included Mike Holzer, who served as co-chair with Schmidt, Mark Anderson, LuAnn Hare, Lynn Kidd, Cheyanne Baker, John Baker, Ross Heusinkveld, Lyle Crowson, and … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central introduces Action 100 program
Dean of Students Chris Mensink updated the Fillmore Central School board on the Action 100 Initiative at their regular board meeting on October 25. The program has been well received by the teachers, students, and parents, and great progress has been made implementing it. The new parking lot at the high school in Harmony is well under way and almost completed. The … [Read more...]