The October 4 Lanesboro City Council meeting opened with a public hearing to discuss the proposed 2022 street and utility improvement project. Several Lanesboro business owners questioned the need for some of the sidewalks that were included in the preliminary plans. “Sounds like an excess expense that may not be necessary,” Sylvan Brewery owner Karen Heimdahl stated. Cottage … [Read more...]
Lanesboro proclaims third week of September as “Welcoming Week”
During the city council meeting on September 7, 2021, the Lanesboro Council approved a proclamation designating the third week of September as “Welcoming Week.” “Welcoming Week 2021,” a nationwide initiative of Welcoming America, helps communities celebrate unity and togetherness. Lanesboro joined the fun this year with special events held on Wednesday, September 15, … [Read more...]
Lanesboro school staff adapt to record number of students
The Lanesboro School Board met on September 16. Board members Sarah Peterson and Steve Snyder were not present. Superintendent Matt Schultz reported that the 2021-22 school year was off to a good start. “It’s nice to be in a finished building,” he commented. Transportation is also going well with buses running at full capacity. The school is still in need of bus drivers though. … [Read more...]
Zachary H. Torgerson
Zachary H. Torgerson, age 19, of Lanesboro, Minn., died Saturday, September 4, 2021, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with funeral service at 1 p.m., Sunday, September 12, 2021, at Serenity Hills in Preston, Minn. Burial will be at the Lanesboro Cemetery. Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home Preston is assisting the … [Read more...]
Robert D. “Bebop” Hegg
Former Lanesboro resident Robert D. “Bebop” Hegg, 72, passed away August 21, 2021, in Prineville, Oreg. Mr. Hegg was born December 17, 1948, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Edwin R. and Helen A. Hegg. Bebop moved with his parents to California in the early 1960s where he attended grade school, later graduating from Hawthorne High School where he excelled in sports such as football. … [Read more...]
Mary Frances Peterson
A celebration of life for Mary will be held on October 2, 2021, from 2-5 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Her body has been entrusted to Mayo Foundation for the advancement of medical education. Burial will be at a later date in the Lanesboro Cemetery. Mary was born on November 6, 1948 at Johnson’s Hospital in Lanesboro, Minn., to Arthur and Ethel … [Read more...]
Marilyn Viola Thompson
Marilyn Viola Thompson, 90, of Lanesboro, Minn., passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on August 14, 2021, at home. Marilyn was born in Hartford, Conn., on September 3, 1930, to Arthur and Ellen Sholberg. She married the love of her life, Robert Allen Thompson, in a candlelight service at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hartford, Conn., on November 24, … [Read more...]
Elaine J. Rygmyr
Elaine J. Rygmyr, 88, of Harmony Care Center, passed away on July 22, 2021 at La Crosse Lutheran Hospital. She was born in Lanesboro on May 13, 1933, the daughter of Martin and Petra Mathea (Blagsvedt) Johnson. She was a graduate of Lanesboro High School and spent her career at Payne Webber in Minneapolis. She married Clair E. Rygmyr October 4, 1969, and they resided in … [Read more...]
Dennis Earle Morgan
Dennis Morgan, 73, of Stem, N.C., passed away at Duke Hospital, Durham, N.C., June 30, 2021, after a 23-year battle with kidney cancer and related illnesses. Dennis was born January 29, 1948, in Madison, S. Dak. He was the fourth child of the late Lloyd and Carol Morgan. He was also preceded in death by his younger brother, Henry Morgan of Madison, S. Dak. Dennis is … [Read more...]
Frances “Paula” Norby
Frances “Paula” Norby, 84, of Lanesboro, passed away on May 26, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester. Frances Pauline Phillips was born May 6, 1937, in Scottsville, Ky., to Thomas and Bea Phillips. On April 7, 1960, she married Rodney D. Norby, in Scottsville, Ky. They went on to have seven children, and raised them in Lanesboro, Minn. Paula enjoyed … [Read more...]