A public hearing for amending the liquor ordinances was held at the November 7 Lanesboro City Council meeting. Karen Heimdahl from Sylvan Brewing thanked the council for working on it and said that she was in support of the proposed amendments as they would allow her business a little more flexibility. The council reviewed the city’s liquor ordinances and made a motion to … [Read more...]
David Danielson
David Danielson, 72, of Lanesboro, Minn., went home to the Lord on Monday, October 31, 2022 at Mayo Clinic- Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minn. David was born in Lanesboro, Minn., to Stanley and Winnifred Danielson on March 29, 1950. He graduated from Lanesboro High School and was employed in several different jobs throughout his life. David is survived by his brother … [Read more...]
Jeanette Carolyn Berge
Jeanette Carolyn Berge, 93, of Lanesboro, passed away peacefully from cancer and dementia on Monday, October 17, 2022, at Stewartville Care Center. She was born February 12, 1929, in Fillmore, Minn., to Fred and Lillian Crowson. She grew up a country girl in the Wykoff, Fillmore and Chatfield areas, moving often with her parents to wherever our Grandpa Crowson found work for … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Arts announces 2023 Artists-in-Residence
Lanesboro Arts Lanesboro Arts is delighted to announce its 2023 Artists in Residence: Su Hwang, Sophia Munic, and Sequoia Hauck. The Lanesboro Artist Residency Program offers two- or four-week residencies to emerging artists driven to explore ways in which their work can be applied to the community and how Lanesboro’s rural community can inform their work. April 7–May 5, 2023: … [Read more...]
First Lanesboro education conference
The Lanesboro School Board heard final details on the first ever Lanesboro education conference at their regular school board meeting October 12. The conference will take place Thursday, October 20, and will consist of a keynote speaker, two different breakout sessions, and a closing speaker. There will be five different topics to choose from for the breakout sessions including … [Read more...]
Lanesboro School Board
Kevin Horihan Candidate for Lanesboro School Board 1. Tell us about yourself. I live in rural Lanesboro on a fourth generation farm with my wife Laura and our three children, Liam (6th grade), Fiona, (5th grade), and Rafe (2nd grade). I graduated from Lanesboro High School in 2001. I attended South Dakota State University and graduated with a degree in Agriculture in 2005. … [Read more...]
Lanesboro council amends developer agreement with G Cubed
During the public comment portion of the October 3 Lanesboro City Council meeting, Lanesboro resident Lester Dunn commented that he appreciated the Zoom coverage for city council meetings. “I wanted you to know that there are a lot of people who watch these meetings,” he said. “If anything good came out of COVID, that was it.” Karen Heimdahl from Sylvan Brewing encouraged the … [Read more...]
LaVonne M. Jacobson
LaVonne M. Jacobson, of Rochester, Minn., passed away on her 71st birthday, September 29, 2022, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. LaVonne Marlene (Berge) Jacobson was born in Lanesboro, Minn., on September 29, 1951, to parents, Bennett and Jeanette (Crowson) Berge. After graduating from Lanesboro High School in 1969, she earned an … [Read more...]
Steven George Sobieniak
Steven George Sobieniak, a nationally known maker of bamboo fly fishing rods and owner of Root River Rod Co., a full-service fly shop in Lanesboro, Minn., died Thursday September 22 after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 67. Steve was born November 11, 1954, in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and lived in Lewiston, N.Y., for many years. He began fishing as a boy, and learned fly … [Read more...]
Granny’s Liquor robbed in broad daylight
Thursday, September 15, was a beautiful sunny day in the charming little town of Lanesboro, Minn., like many days in the small community nestled between the bluffs. Lori Bakke, owner of Granny’s Liquor, was getting ready to open her store for the day. She had gone out in front of her store on Parkway Avenue, and watered her plants and swept the entryway. It was a busy … [Read more...]