The Commonweal Theatre Company is pleased to announce the opening of its 30th season of producing professional, live theatre in historic Lanesboro, Minn. In honor of this momentous occasion, Autumn Johnson, mayor of Lanesboro has officially designated April 7, 2018, as Commonweal Theatre Day across the community. The designation marks, among others, the Commonweal’s dedication … [Read more...]
Commonweal Theatre announces 2018 Fillmore and Houston County Free Nights
The Commonweal Theatre Company announces performance dates for its 2018 County Free Night Program. Theatre lovers living and/or working in Fillmore or Houston Counties are invited to attend — free of charge — Lauren Gunderson’s Silent Sky, a “luminously beautiful” play that will change the way you view the heaven and earth, on April 12; a charming musical tale about friendship … [Read more...]
Olga “Ollie” Melvina Tarara
It is with great sadness that the family of Olga “Ollie” Melvina Tarara, announces her passing after a brief illness on Thursday, March 29, 2018, at 102 years old, in Phoenix, Ariz. Ollie was born in Lanesboro, Minn., on October 10, 1915. She was the daughter of Thorvald and Karen Danielson, both émigrés from Norway, and the last surviving sibling to five brothers and five … [Read more...]
John Davis selected for 2018 Bush Fellowship
The Bush Foundation has announced its 2018 Bush Fellows, 24 determined, adaptable leaders who are driven to improve their communities in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography: John Davis from Lanesboro, Minn., was one of these selected. John Davis’s passion is rural. He imagines thriving rural communities that use the … [Read more...]
POET awards grant to Lanesboro Public Schools
POET Biorefining – Preston recently awarded a $3,000 grant to Lanesboro Public Schools to give students the opportunity to check out Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) books. These books, which will be made available in the elementary school library, will give students in grades K-6 the opportunity to continue their education at home. In her application, Stacy … [Read more...]
Lanesboro board discusses proposed updates to the school
Board member Steve Snyder gave the Facilities Committee report at the Lanesboro school board meeting on March 15. “Our number one focus is classroom and school safety,” he said. Presenting an aerial map of the school and surrounding areas, Snyder outlined the proposed improvements and additions to the school that the Facilities Committee has recommended. The architect from … [Read more...]
Sharon Joyce Asleson
Sharon Joyce Asleson of Fountain, Minn., died March 17, 2018, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn. She had fought a 18-month courageous battle from a brain aneurysm. Sharon was born on March 30, 1944, to Elton and Joyce (Grindland) Redalen. She graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1962. On December 8, 1963, she married Donald A. Asleson at Root Prairie … [Read more...]
Gerald “Jerry” Charles Olson
Gerald “Jerry” Charles Olson, 85, of Lanesboro, died Thursday, March 1, 2018, due to complications of Inclusion Body Myositis. Jerry was born October 30, 1932, in Eugene, Oreg., to Harold and Jennie (Peterson) Olson. He grew up in Luck, Wis., graduating from Luck High School in 1951. Jerry served in the U.S. Coast Guard (Korean War) Atlantic Ocean Coast Patrol. While … [Read more...]
Lanesboro council makes decision on proposed Zenith Street paving project
The March 6 Lanesboro City Council meeting opened with a public hearing to discuss the potential paving of Zenith Street. At the February meeting, the council had proposed a motion to complete the project with 100% of the costs being assessed to the homeowners as it was their request that the gravel road be paved. “I want to address the council in favor of the request to … [Read more...]
Esther Sylvia Nepstad
Esther Sylvia Nepstad was born March 7, 1923, in Pilot Mound Township, to Ole and Clara Quarstad. She died March 3, 2018. She was baptized and confirmed at Pilot Mound Lutheran Church. Esther attended country school through the eighth grade, at which time her mother died and she stayed at home to help on the farm. Esther married Arden Nepstad June 29, 1952, at the Pilot Mound … [Read more...]