The Lanesboro Area Community Foundation (LACF) announces its Annual Banquet including a special guest speaker. The LACF Annual Dinner is scheduled for Sunday, April 5, 2020. Social hour and silent auction will begin at 4:30 p.m., with dinner and guest speaker starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Lanesboro Community Center. The LACF Board of Directors is proud to announce the … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Council approves dump truck purchase
At the March 2 Lanesboro City Council meeting, Public Works Director David Haugen presented several options for replacing the city’s dump truck, which included purchasing a used truck, refurbishing the current one, or having a new one built. He was not able to find a used single axle dump truck for sale and the tandem axle used trucks available won’t fit in the shop. The cost … [Read more...]
Construction begins at Lanesboro school
At the February 20 Lanesboro School Board meeting, Superintendent Matt Schultz informed the board that construction has begun on the facilities project. A project meeting is planned to be held the following week. Schultz noted that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is pushing for legislation making Earth Science a required credit for high school. The class is currently offered at … [Read more...]
June Marilyn (Johnson) Kitzmann
June Marilyn (Johnson) Kitzmann, 94, of Stewartville, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 20, 2020, at Madonna Towers Nursing Home in Rochester. She was born on June 3, 1925, the daughter of Eddie and Minnie Johnson and baptized June 12 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Frost. June graduated from Frost High School in 1943. On March 30, 1947, June Johnson and Otto Kitzmann … [Read more...]
Michael Alvin Kingsbury
Michael Alvin Kingsbury, age 73, of St. Paul, died on Monday, February 10, 2020, at St. Joseph Hospital in downtown St. Paul. Mike was born September 7, 1946, at Lanesboro, Minn., to Alvin and Evalyn (Campbell) Kingsbury. He graduated from Harmony High School. and from Winona State College. After graduation he served in the Army in Vietnam. Following his service, he worked … [Read more...]
Kevin John Klungtvedt
Kevin John Klungtvedt, 62, of Rushford, Minn., died on Friday, February 14, 2020 in Albert Lea, Minn., after giving one more research presentation on his last day on earth due to complications from glioblastoma. Kevin was born on January 26, 1958 in Rochester, Minn., to Orrin and Eleanor (Johnson) Klungtvedt. He lived in Rushford until moving to Lanesboro, Minn., as a child. … [Read more...]
LPU member threatens resignation over wastewater treatment plan project
Lanesboro Public Utilities Commission member Don Bell read a letter to the council stating his ongoing opposition to the wastewater treatment plant project. “There have been a lot of missed opportunities and bad decisions,” he said, adding that the city has been warned by both the DNR and FEMA not to build the plant in a flood plain as planned. “We have a collective … [Read more...]
2020 Emerging Artist Exhibition at Lanesboro Arts features artwork by Rose Weselmann, Alan Wiltgen, and Sally Podein
Lanesboro Arts presents the 2020 Emerging Artist Exhibition featuring the artwork of three talented early career artists working in a variety of media: Rose Weselmann, Alan Wiltgen, and Sally Podein. The show opened with a reception featuring all artists on Saturday, February 1, and runs through March 29. Always free and open to the public, winter gallery hours are … [Read more...]
Dr. Marilyn Sorum
Dr. Marilyn Sorum, 86, a resident of the Chosen Valley Care Center, died Friday, January 31, 2020. She had been a resident of the Care Center since March 2018. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Friday, February 7, at 1 p.m. at Johnson-Riley Funeral Home in Lanesboro, Minn. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:15-12:55. In lieu of flowers, memorials … [Read more...]
Climate Change and the Fish on Your Plate Dinner on the Bluff features Sitka Salmon Shares CEO Nic Mink
Dr. Nicolas Mink, CEO and co-founder of Sitka Salmon Shares, will be the featured speaker at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center’s Dinner on the Bluff event on Leap Day, Saturday, February 29. Dr. Mink’s talk, “Climate Change and the Fish on Your Plate,” will explore the complex relationship between commercial fishing, climate change, and sustainable foods. He will … [Read more...]
Lanesboro fills empty school board seat
At the January 23 Lanesboro School Board meeting, Sarah Peterson was sworn in as the newest member of the board. Peterson will fill the empty seat until the next election. Dave Lawstuen was elected as the board chair, Steve Snyder as the vice chair, Chris Troendle as the clerk, and Steve Storhoff as the treasurer. The board meetings will continue to be held on the third … [Read more...]
Andrzej Zalasinski, executive director of Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce, recipient of the National Institute Scholarship, completes first year at Institute for Organization Management
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, is pleased to announce that Andrzej (ahn-jay) Zalasinski, executive director of the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce, Lanesboro, Minn., has been awarded a National Institute Scholarship and has recently completed his first year at Institute … [Read more...]
Spend some time in the Judge’s Chamber
The verdict is in, confirming that there is a very unique Airbnb in downtown Lanesboro, Minn., that will appeal to your sense of adventure. You may even petition your friends and family to stay longer, without judgment, and with no objections. When Paul and Louanne Hamann purchased and remodeled the building in downtown Lanesboro they had immediate plans for the main floor … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Arts presents Annual Juried High School Art Show featuring student art
Lanesboro Arts is proud to present the Annual Juried High School Art Show, showcasing artworks by 9-12th grade students from Chatfield, Fillmore Central, Lanesboro, and Rushford-Peterson High Schools. The show opened with a reception on Saturday, January 11 from 5-7 p.m., which is a fun opportunity to meet, and ask questions of, student artists and teachers from these schools. … [Read more...]
MN Roots & Blue legend Charlie Parr returns to Lanesboro Friday, January 24 with reflective new album
LANESBORO, MN – Lanesboro Arts presents an evening with Charlie Parr at the historic St. Mane Theatre in downtown Lanesboro on Friday, January 24 at 8 p.m. Following a sold-out 2018 performance, Charlie returns to Lanesboro with new music from his recently released self-titled album. Charlie Parr is the eponymous new album by the Minnesota-based folk blues artist the same … [Read more...]