The Houston School Board met for its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 2, 2017, in the library of Houston Public High School. In attendance were Superintendent Abraham and Board members Norlien, Bonner, Stillin, Evenson and Carlson. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the board approved the agenda for the meeting and opened the meeting to public comment. Gene … [Read more...]
College News
Graduations • Western Technical College: Anne Mauss, Mabel, Medical Assistant program; Gabriel Lind, Peterson, Computer Aided Design (CAD) Technician program; Jennifer Gulbranson, Spring Grove, Nursing Assistant program; Nicholas Wiste, Spring Grove, Landscape Horticulture program … [Read more...]
Houston School Board selects new member; talks sports cooperation with Caledonia
The Houston School Board met for its regular meeting in the library of Houston Public High School at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 18, 2017. In attendance were Superintendent Abraham and Board members Norlien, Wilson, Stillin, Carlson, and Evenson. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the board voted to approve the evening’s agenda and opened the meeting to public comment. Adam … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central plans to update stage gym before December concert
Nearly 100 Fillmore Central students are currently participating in choir, which is an encouraging number, but also means that the district needs to increase the number of risers that the members of the choir stands on during their concerts. The existing riser has three steps and is not big enough. A representative from Wenger, the company the risers were originally purchased … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton school board selects another new member
Two new Mabel-Canton school board members have been chosen in the last two months. In September, the board selected Diane Wilder to replace Jeff Rein who resigned in August. And at its October meeting, they selected Lizzie Hershberger to replace Bobbie Vickerman, who moved out of the district. Hershberger, mother of four and former Amish teacher, was interviewed at a special … [Read more...]
Chatfield schools reduce achievement gap
The Chatfield School Board met on October 16, 2017 at 7 p.m. in the high school media center. Board members Jerry Chase, Lanny Isensee, Scott Backer, Katie Priebe, Matt McMahon and Amy Jeffers were present along with Superintendent Harris, Community Education Director Luann Kleven and administrative assistant, Lorri Lowrey. There were no board committee reports. Community … [Read more...]
Red Ribbon Week
The Preston City Council at their October 16 meeting approved a request to hang red ribbons on light poles around the courthouse square in recognition of Red Ribbon Week, October 23-27. The request was made by Amanda Thomas and Melissa Herron from the Fillmore Central Schools. This is a drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention campaign. The campaign includes activities to help … [Read more...]
Larson resigns from Kingsland Board
The Kingsland School Board met in regular session October 16, with Doug Plaehn, Ann Oeltjen, Jackie Horsman, Tiffany Mundfrom, Heather Betts, and Interim Superintendent James Hecimovich in attendance. Deb Larson was absent. The board voted to accept the resignation of Larson from the board, effective October 31. She is resigning due to health issues. The board voted to … [Read more...]
Lanesboro school library gets an overhaul
Parent volunteer Stacy Schultz spoke to the Lanesboro school board at their October 17 meeting about the ongoing book drive. So far, over 900 books have been donated to the school library, most of which came from members of the community. Three boxes were donated from Half Price Books in Apple Valley. Other books were donated by the Minnesota Authors and Illustrators … [Read more...]