A regular meeting of the Kingsland School Board was held June 19. Members in attendance were Ann Oeltjen, Jackie Horsman, Tiffany Mundfrom, and Heather Betts, along with Superintendent John McDonald. Doug Plaehn and Deb Larson were absent, so Oeltjen led the meeting. No visitors had signed up to address the board. The board heard a budgetary update from Business Manager … [Read more...]
Lanesboro student moves on to FCCLA Nationals
High school senior Claire Pieper presented her job interview project to the Lanesboro School Board at their June 15 meeting. She competed in the state FCCLA competition in March and will be moving on to the FCCLA National Leadership Conference in Nashville later this summer. Only two students from each state get to attend Nationals, so being selected is an honor. Pieper is … [Read more...]
Area youth leave it all on the field
Runners, take your mark. Eager, young participants readily file into their predetermined lanes, anticipation and determination evident within their hard-set faces. Get set. Many exchange sideways glances, sizing up the supposed competition if you will, as they ready themselves for the accepted signal. A gunshot startles competitors from their tensed, crouching positions … [Read more...]
Kids Cove Academy welcomes area families
Children are our most precious gifts, and at Kids Cove Academy the kids are taken care of with the utmost kindness and compassion. Kids Cove Academy daycare center was established in May 2017 when the building which housed the former Learn and Play Daycare in Chatfield, Minn., was purchased by Aubrey Reed, director, along with her husband, John, and John’s father, … [Read more...]
Hearing on Wykoff school closure
A crowd estimated at 100 convened in the Kingsland (Spring Valley) gymnasium on June 5. The entire school board was present (Doug Plaehn, Deb Larson, Ann Oeltjen, Jackie Horsman, Tiffany Mundfrom, and Heather Betts, along with Superintendent John McDonald). Plaehn opened the meeting and said that the public hearing was being held due to the board’s proposed closing of the … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton senior trip memories
Day 1 Alexis King and Jaron Borcherding Day one, the day that began the trip of a lifetime. The trip that we’ve been waiting for many years. We were supposed to start our day off at the school at 3:45 a.m. so the chaperones could do bag check. We left at approximately 4:30 a.m. After that, we slept until a little before Wisconsin Dells, where we switched bus drivers. … [Read more...]
Free summer youth arts program returns to Lanesboro
Big things are happening in celebration of the fifth summer of Surprise Sculpture, Lanesboro Arts’ education program that offers an opportunity for kids and adults to participate in weekly collaborative arts creation. Surprise Sculpture will be held weekly on Tuesdays from 12-2 p.m. at the St. Mane Theatre, from June 13 to July 25, 2017 (excluding July 4). Lanesboro Arts … [Read more...]
Keith Burmeister receives educator award
Keith Burmeister received the Educator Award from the South East Retired Educators Association of Minnesota (SEREAM) on April 26 at their annual conference in Albert Lea. The award is given to recognize an educator who has excelled in their profession and who has contributed to their community as well as to their professional organizations. Keith is a graduate of Harmony … [Read more...]
Munson presents research at seventh annual Celebration of Scholars event
Carthage College held the seventh annual Celebration of Scholars event on Friday, April 28, 2017. Celebration of Scholars is a poster exhibition that features original research, scholarship, and creative work completed by Carthage students. Jeremiah Munson of Rushford presented “Canopy Near-Infrared Observing Project (CaNOP)” at the event. “The CaNOP project is a CubeSat … [Read more...]
New murals brighten up Preston pool
When Tonya Keim came up with the idea of installing murals for the Preston Swimming Pool, she first approached the pool manager, Sara Niemeyer who loved the suggestions. After discussing some of the details, they decided to go for it. The first thing they needed to do was to line up funding, but the City of Preston had just received a grant for a different mural, which meant … [Read more...]