James Stanley Johnson passed away on May 24, 2019, in Mesa, Ariz. Jim was born in Rochester, Minn., to Stanley and Ruth Johnson. Jim worked with his dad at the Johnson Funeral Home and Johnson Furniture Store in Lanesboro, Minn. He opened his own business, the Lanesboro Body Shop, and was a volunteer fire fighter, also in Lanesboro. Jim married Marlys (Rye) on September 3, … [Read more...]
Call for emerging artists of all media for place-based Lanesboro Artist Residency Program
Lanesboro Arts invites emerging artists of any discipline living in Minnesota or one of the five boroughs of New York City to apply to the place-based Lanesboro Artist Residency Program, generously supported by the Jerome Foundation. Applications are due at 12 p.m. (noon) CST on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, for residencies taking place in 2020. The Lanesboro Artist Residency … [Read more...]
39th annual Art in the Park fine art festival
Lanesboro Arts is proud to present the 39th annual Art in the Park fine art festival on Saturday, June 15, 2019, in Lanesboro’s Sylvan Park with 90-plus fine art and craft booths and live music. Renowned for quality, variety and value, Art in the Park is a family-friendly art fair that attracts thousands of regional patrons each year. The focal point of Art in the Park is, … [Read more...]
Herbie Willie Erickson
Herbie Willie Erickson, 86, of Caledonia, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019, Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. He was born November 3, 1932, in Holt Township, Minn., to Randolph and Lillian (Helland) Erickson. Herbie enlisted in the United States Army and served as a Sergeant in the 1745th Light Weapons Infantry during the Korean War from January 30, 1953, until Jan. 28, … [Read more...]
Golf (5/6 – 5/11)
(B) G-E 273, Houston 261 (H: Owen Gaustad 52*); (G) G-E 284, H 255 (H: Lilli Carlson 56*. Valley High GC) (B) St. Charles 244, Chatfield 193 (C: Riley Mulhern 46*; Colton Johnson 47; Tadyn Burnett 49); C Inc., SC 217 (C: Mollie Henry 52. SC: Emma Cage 48*. Chatfield CC) (B) Lanesboro 187, Kingsland 189 (L: Hayden Lawstuen 42; Cale Anderson 43; Clay Schwichtenberg 48. … [Read more...]
Lanesboro man Outstanding Educator at RCTC
Rochester Community and Technical College is proud to announce Jeff Lepper, Mary Shelerud, and Jennifer Kiehne have been selected to receive the College’s 2019 Outstanding Educator Award. Instructors were nominated by faculty, students, and staff, and completed an extensive portfolio of their work and accomplishments at RCTC in order to be considered for the award. RCTC … [Read more...]
Lanesboro business owner receives Historic Preservation Award
At the May 6 Lanesboro City Council meeting, owner of Granny’s Liquor, Lori Bakke was awarded the Historic Preservation Award for her extensive work and research making sure that her building stays historically accurate. A representative from Smith Schafer & Associates gave the 2018 audit presentation for the council and the Lanesboro Public Utilities Commission. The … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Schools
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...]