After waiting months, the Lanesboro School Board finally had an agreement with Mayo for Athletic Trainer Services to sign at their November 8 meeting. The three-year agreement carries a fee of $8,736 the first year, $8,998 (a 3% increase) the second year, and $9,268 (another 3% increase) the third year. The agreement was retroactive to August and covered the services received … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Schools’ New Teachers
Lanesboro Public School welcomed five new teachers to its staff with the beginning of this school year: Alexa Horihan, Emily Goodnow, Lori Crum, Michelle Leon, and Kirsten Bakke. Alexa Horihan, originally from Houston, Minn., graduated from Houston High School, and went to college at RCTC and later WSU, Rochester. After graduating in 2020, she chose not to teach her first … [Read more...]
Full Teaching Staff at Lanesboro
The Lanesboro, Minn., School Board heard at their regular September 13 meeting that the school was fully staffed for the year, unlike last year when staff openings had existed and resulted in a need for creative staffing to cover classes. At this time, there is only a paraprofessional opening left to be filled. Superintendent Matt Schultz shared that a full-time K-3 reading … [Read more...]
HVED Decision Delayed
The Lanesboro School Board saw a change to the agenda at their meeting August 9 in the forum of the Lanesboro, Minn., school. HVED Director Deb Marcotte was slated to give a presentation about the HVED (Hiawatha Valley Education District) joint powers agreement before the board voted on the agreement. Recent developments in price negotiations led to a need to revamp the … [Read more...]
Summer street repairs effect on Lanesboro School
Superintendent Matt Schultz and the Lanesboro School Board discussed the effects the summer street work will have, at the school at the May 10 regular board meeting. Although Kirkwood Street East past the front of the school will be completely torn up, access will be available all summer through the park road. The street will be widened to provide additional diagonal parking … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Burros Hold Off Knights, Fall Short-handed to Hayfield in Semis
Lanesboro (4-seed, 21-6) led Kingsland (5-seed, 21-5) 34-19 at halftime, but had to hold back a Knight surge to ensure victory. The Burros used 6’0” senior post Kaci Ruen (15 first half points) to get out to their big lead. The Knights went 0 of 14 from the field at one point, finishing the half making just 4 of its last 28 field goals. But Kingsland rallied early in the … [Read more...]
Lanesboro School’s long-awaited solar panels on the grid
Superintendent Matt Schultz finally got to report to the Lanesboro School Board at their March 8 meeting that the solar panels were installed and hooked up to the grid. After an inspection on March 9, the meters will begin recording exactly how much energy the panels collect. Schultz said they were hopeful for $20,000 in savings each year. Since there are no tiered electric … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Burros Slip Past Falcons in Wild(er) Game
Boys basketball games between Fillmore Central and Lanesboro are typically asterisked on the schedule. This year’s incarnation saw both the Falcons (6-6, 14-8) and Burros (13-5, 16-7) enter in the same upper mid-level Section 1A “tier.” A game with seeding implications was a wild offensive show, highlighted by a Wilder’s shooting. FC led 24-18 in the first half when the Burros … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys turn back Burros again
The Spring Grove boys came in with a seven-game winning streak while Lanesboro had taken its last six games. The Lions used two scoring runs to prevail at home, 60-46, on Jan. 19, handing the Burros (9-4, 6-3 SEC) a critical third conference loss, while Spring Grove (10-1, 8-0 SEC) maintained a firm grip on the East Division race and extended its conference winning streak to 24 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Kingsland Winners of ‘Section 1A’ Week
The week of Monday January 9 featured five key 1A girls games; FC at Houston, Lanesboro at FC, Kingsland at Houston, Kingsland at GM, and Lanes-boro at Kings-land. The Knights had a great week. Falcons Push Past ‘Canes in Second Half A battle of Fillmore Central and Houston was that of recent state qualifiers (2020, 2021). FC (0-5, 3-6) had the largest first half lead, … [Read more...]