NOTICE The Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to discuss a petition to vacate a public right of way; a portion of Auburn Avenue, within the city of Lanesboro. The public hearing will be held on Wednesday, June 17th at 6:00 p.m. via zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87022196585 Or Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 876 9923 US … [Read more...]
City of Lanesboro Ordinance permitting restaurants to operate on city sidewalks
ORDINANCE NO. 93.033 AN ORDINANCE PERMITTING RESTAURANTS TO OPERATE ON CITY SIDEWALKS The Lanesboro City Council ordains: I. PURPOSE. This ordinance is intended to safely permit, during the Covid 19 pandemic, and consistent with social distancing and Covid 19 precautions, restaurants to serve food and if so licensed, in connection therewith alcoholic beverages, on certain … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past: Four different “dead guys” delivered brief, breathless performances
PART 2 of summer musicals in Spring Grove Ye Olde Gray Barn, for the past 41 Spring Grove summers, has been the venue for annual musical theatre productions. Don Vesterse performed in the first 16 shows, the first of 80 lifetime performances in three states. He christened the barn (as a stage) with a bottle of champagne in 1979. There have been approximately 166 barn … [Read more...]
Fly-fishing inspired “On the Fly” exhibition featuring seven mixed-media artists
Lanesboro Arts presents “On The Fly,” a juried group exhibition of work by mixed media artists inspired by fly fishing. The exhibit opens June 13 runs through August 16, 2020. Always free and open to the public, the Lanesboro Arts Gallery is open seven days a week June through August. COVID-19 Update: The health of our visitors, staff and volunteers is at the forefront of our … [Read more...]
Lanesboro dam project on schedule and going well
The Lanesboro City Council meeting took place via video conference on June 1 and opened with a public hearing to consider a set back requirement variance request from Brian Roelofs. The Planning and Zoning committee had already approved it and recommended that the council do the same. There were no comments or questions from the public and the variance was approved. Chris … [Read more...]
Roger McElmury
Roger Eugene McElmury, 73 of Lanesboro, Minn., formally of Glendale, Ariz., passed away peacefully on June 2, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Mary’s Campus with his son Brian and brother Scott by his side. Roger was born on December 3, 1946, in Winona, Minn. Roger worked at many companies as a maintenance technician and retired from St. Luke’s hospital in Arizona where … [Read more...]
Lanesboro’s Art in the Park goes virtual Drive-in public art, digital content, podcast episodes starting Saturday, June 20
In response to COVID-19, Lanesboro Arts presents Art in the Park 2020 as a social-distanced and virtual event from June 20th through June 30, 2020. After serious consideration, Lanesboro Arts has decided to re-envision Art in the Park 2020 to ensure the safety of artists and community members. Thus, Art in the Park will not take place in person per usual, but will instead be … [Read more...]
LinkMe Lanesboro to be a valuable tool
When there are needs to be met by residents of a city, and volunteers to fulfill these needs, it seems that there should be a way to connect the two. A way to keep an entire city in touch with each other and stay informed about the many aspects of being a resident of that town by a simple click of a mouse or by making a quick phone call. A group of Lanesboro residents has … [Read more...]
Doris O’Dell
Doris Evelyn O’Dell, age 95, died May 23, 2020. Doris was born February 9, 1925, in Lanesboro, Minn., to John and Alice (Hughes) Lyngen. Doris was Baptized and Confirmed by Rev. P. J. Nestande at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lanesboro, Minn. Doris attended country schools in Holt Township and Lanesboro High School. In the 1940’s, she went to work as a hired girl at the … [Read more...]
L. Gene Thompson
L. Gene Thompson - beloved husband, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, friend - passed away unexpectedly at his home in Camarillo, Calif., on April 13, 2020, at the age of 77. Born in 1942 in Lanesboro, Minn., he was the last of nine children born to Lars Thompson and Alvera Bothun Thompson. After graduating from Lanesboro High School in 1960, he entered the US Air Force and … [Read more...]
Lanesboro – TIF 2-2 – 2019 Annual Reporting Form
Lanesboro - TIF 2-2 - 2019 Annual Reporting Form 2019 Annual Disclosure Statement Name of Development Authority: Lanesboro Name of Municipality: Lanesboro Fillmore County Journal May 25, 2020 (Name of the Newspaper) (Date of Publication) The following information represents the annual disclosure of tax increment districts for the year ended December 31, 2019. TIF … [Read more...]
City of Lanesboro Public Hearing 6.1.20
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF LANESBORO The Lanesboro City Council will hold a public hearing to consider granting a zoning amendment to consider property setback requirements for the property located at 503 Calhoun Avenue S, Lanesboro, MN. The public hearing will be held on Monday, June 1st at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Michele Peterson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom … [Read more...]
Donna Mae (Jacobson) Gullickson
Donna Mae Gullickson, 88, of Lanesboro, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at her home, with her daughters by her side. Donna M. Jacobson was born November 11, 1931, in Lanesboro, to Selmer and Alvilde (Dahl) Jacobson. She graduated from Lanesboro High School. On June 26, 1949, she married Arden Gullickson at Union Prairie Lutheran Church, in rural … [Read more...]
Laurel Manford Hilden
Laurel Manford Hilden, 91, of Harmony, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center, in Harmony, Minn. Laurel M. Hilden was born March 5, 1929, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Martin and Sarah (Motland) Hilden. He was the fifth born of nine children. After his eighth year in school Laurel worked for many different farmers around the Lanesboro area. In 1951 … [Read more...]
Whalan Council approves contract with Lanesboro
After viewing revisions by the City of Lanesboro to the contract between the City of Lanesboro and the City of Whalan for administrative and city clerk services, the Whalan City Council approved the contract. The virtual council meeting on May 11, held via Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic, included Mayor Marlys Tuftin, Council members Kim Berekvam, Owen Lewis, Everett … [Read more...]