This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund. On November 15, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) awarded 40 grants for a total of $279,680 in funding to applicants throughout southeastern … [Read more...]
Houston County Historical Society to hold Christmas Open House
The Houston County Historical Society will hold their annual Christmas Open House in the new museum on Saturday, December 3, from 11-4 p.m. and Sunday, December 4, from 1-4 p.m. Beautiful Christmas trees and decorations will be on display throughout the museum. Several area collections on display are Santas, courtesy of Luan Hammell, Caledonia; John Deere toys by Larry Van … [Read more...]
Lanesboro inns open doors for Christmas tour
LANESBORO, MN – Celebrate the holiday season with a visit to Minnesota’s Bed and Breakfast Capital. A festive atmosphere will welcome visitors to the 2016 Lanesboro Christmas Inn Tour. Eight participating inns will be decorated for the holidays as Lanesboro area innkeepers welcome you to visit at this special time of year. Set for December 4 from 2-6 p.m., the tour will … [Read more...]
Chatfield Brass Band Christmas concert to be held Dec. 11
The Chatfield Brass Band invites you to join them on Sunday, December 11 at 1:30 p.m. in the newly renovated Potter Auditorium for an afternoon of festive music and entertainment. Special guests will be the popular Rhubarb Sisters and the Burdock Brothers, with Robyn Loewen as accompanist. The 40 member Brass Band, conducted by Carmen Narveson, will perform a variety of holiday … [Read more...]
Author Donald Harstad to appear at Preston Public Library November 3
Author Donald Harstad brings his crime fiction to life at the Preston Public Library on Thursday, November 3. Harstad draws upon his experiences as a police dispatcher and Deputy Sheriff in Elkader, Iowa, to write his novels. Harstad’s first novel, Eleven Days, was nominated for an Anthony award as Best First Novel. In 2000, it was sold to Warner Brothers Theatrical Film … [Read more...]
Brad Boice to perform Elvis gospel hymns at Lenora Church
Brad Boice will perform Elvis gospel hymns and beautiful Christian music at the historic (1856) Lenora United Methodist Church on Sunday, November 6 at 3 p.m. This will be a festive and uplifting musical presentation at the old Lenora Church for the entire family! It will be fun! The Lenora Pioneer Church Society reaches out to invite everyone to come enjoy a beautiful … [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...]
Powell receives 2016 Established Artist Grant
Lane Powell of Harmony has been awarded the 2016 Established Artist grant through the Southeast Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC)! Individual artists are eligible to apply for this award every three years. Mr. Powell last received this award through the McKnight Foundation back in 2013. Since that time, the composer has completed six other private concert band commissions for … [Read more...]
Preston Library wraps up its 2016 Summer Reading Program
The Preston Library staff would like to thank and congratulate all of the readers who participated in the “Go For the Win” summer reading program. A total of 138 children signed up for the program. The Cuddle Me group were read to for 480 days, the Pre-Readers group had 2625 books read to them (an increase of over 700 from last year), the Readers group read a total of 37,980 … [Read more...]
Upcoming Taste of the Trail events have much to offer
On three Saturdays in September, The Root River Trail Towns are featuring local food, artisans, entertainment, cultural activities and fun for all during an annual trail-wide event, Taste of the Trail. Taste of the Trail is similar ot many “Taste of...” events in many towns all over the Midwest. In this case, the nine towns along the trail system are focusing on food, … [Read more...]