Zara Bezhanyan 20 years, Spanish Kyle Blahnik 6 years, Social Studies/Physical Education Thomas Blahnik 44 years, Band Sharon Boyum 30 years, Choir/Music Hollie Clarke 14 years, Special Education Lori Crum 30 years, Business Joseph Cullen 12 years, Mathematics Paul Cutting 4 years, Industrial Technology Shannon … [Read more...]
Proposed Lanesboro wastewater treatment plant met with criticism from public
The Lanesboro City Council held a public hearing on April 30 to discuss the proposed wastewater treatment plant project. All council members were present as well as all three of the Lanesboro Public Utilities Commission members. City Engineer Brian Malm and Project Engineer Jake Pichelman from Bolton and Menk opened the meeting with a slideshow presentation covering the … [Read more...]
Lanesboro man’s dream car becomes a reality
“I found this in a shed, way back in the corner,” says Dave Haugen of Lanesboro, Minn., about the 1969 Camaro Z28 he bought a few years ago. “I was pretty lucky to find this one.” Having favored Camaros and Chevelles over the years, Haugen has owned a couple other older Camaros, and had restored a 1968 Chevelle. “I was looking for another car to restore and I stumbled … [Read more...]
Solar field nears completion in Lanesboro
The City of Lanesboro is getting amped up for the completion of a new solar field that is currently being constructed which will supply an average of 20% of the electricity for the town. The solar array, located at the far southeast corner of the city, in the neighborhood known as Southern Hills, is a new and exciting venture for the City of Lanesboro. OneEnergy … [Read more...]
Commonweal Theatre announces 2019 Fillmore and Houston County Free Nights
The Commonweal Theatre Company announces performance dates for its 2019 County Free Night Program. Theatre lovers living and/or working in Fillmore or Houston Counties are invited to attend — free of charge — the hilarious farce comedy Boeing Boeing on May 16, Peter and the Starcatcher, an adventurous prequel story of Peter Pan, on July 18, On the Verge on September 12, and the … [Read more...]
Eagle Bluff wins $1,500 grant from Rochester Area Foundation
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center in Lanesboro was chosen to be a part of the Rochester Area Foundation’s 75th Anniversary Community Choice Grants Program for the month of March. The theme for March was Sustainability and the non-profit with the most votes would receive the top grant of $1,500 to support their programming. There were five environmental nonprofits … [Read more...]
LCT/LPS presents a modern take on a children’s classic: Alice @ Wonderland by Jonathan Yukich
What would happen if a 21st century Alice collided with Lewis Carroll’s legendary Wonderland? This is the fun that audiences can discover in the Lanesboro Community Theater, Inc./Lanesboro Public School production of Alice @ Wonderland, performing Saturday, May 4, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 5, at 1 p.m. at the St. Mane Theater in Lanesboro. Winner of the Shubert Fendrich … [Read more...]
Marjorie Ann Parker
Marjorie Ann Parker, 85, of Lanesboro, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Chosen Valley Care Center, in Chatfield. Marjorie Ann Hanson was born March 7, 1934, to Leonard and Hazel (Breno) Hanson in Lanesboro. On September 12, 1954, she married Gerald “Jesse” Parker in Lanesboro, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. She worked at numerous different jobs over the years: … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Sons of Norway renovation completed
A major renovation at the Sons of Norway - Heimbygda Lodge in Lanesboro, Minn., has been completed. Perfect timing, as the calendar is filled with scheduled rentals of the building for the upcoming busy season. The work began on the 1910 building at the end of September 2018, and it has seen many improvements and updates since then. The Lanesboro Sons of Norway - … [Read more...]
Tap in to Carlin’s passion
Spring brings warmer weather, birds singing, flowers blooming and sap. The sap of the maple trees in southeastern Minnesota make sensational maple syrup and few know this better than Dave Carlin of Lanesboro, Minn. Carlin’s Sugar Shack produces some of the richest tasting maple syrup in the area thanks to a lot of knowledge, experience and investment. Dave started … [Read more...]