Public Notices January 31
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2365 GIBBON, MN NOTICE OF BID Independent School District No. 2365, Gibbon, Minnesota, is presently soliciting competitive “Prime Contract Bids” for Gibbon, Fairfax, Winthrop Public Schools ISD #2365 New PK-12 School – Multiple Work Scope Packages. Sealed bids will be received electronically through Building Connected using the following link: https://app.buildingconnected.com/public/5757529c4425ca0a0029307b, free…
Read MoreClassifieds January 31
Real Estate Sales 3 Bed, 3 1/2 Bath House: Sitting on 20.24 acre lot with tillable land. This house features a main floor master with hardwood floors along with 2 additional bedrooms upstairs, an open floor plan with well-maintained oak woodwork, a 4-season porch, multiple outbuildings, and many mature trees. 29295 441st Ave. Gaylord, MN…
Read MoreGibbon Royalty to be crowned on Saturday and Winterfest was last weekend
The Miss Gibbon coronation will be held Saturday a 7 p.m. in the GFW Elementary School gymnasium. Candidates are Gabriela Gonzalez and Lynnea Schwecke. Along with the crowning of the new royalty, they will celebrate the past year’s reign of Katelyn Beranek and Taylor Schafer and announce which is Miss Gibbon and which is Princess. Gibbon…
Read MoreGFW School Board receives update on building project
by Doug Hanson Architect Maria Kennedy and Kaus Anderson (KA) representative Dustin Kempf gave the latest information on the new PreK through 12th grade school to be built in Gibbon. At the January 16 GFW School Board meeting, Kennedy stated that the project is in its 11th hour with bids to be published at end…
Read MoreActors prepare for One-Act Play competition
The GFW-Sibley East One-Act Play cast performed it selection for One-Act competition to the public on Saturday afternoon. This is their only performance before they compete on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Tri-City United in Montgomery. This year’s selection is “At The Bottom of Lake Missoula”, a short drama by Ed Monk and produced by special…
Read MoreWOPP informs and entertains
by Doug Hanson Winthrop Opportunities, a local development corporation, held its annual meeting last Wednesday. President Dave Trebelhorn, top left, gave a brief description of the development group and held a quick election for the Board. Russ Peters decided not to run for re-election and Dave Kiel has moved out of town. Tom Langhoff and…
Read MoreMages is new branch manager at Citizens Bank
by Ruth Klossner Since mid-October, there’s been a new face in the corner office at the Lafayette location of Citizens Bank Minnesota. Though Taylor Mages didn’t think she had enough banking experience when she applied for the position, bank officials felt differently and elevated her from client services representative to branch manager. She replaced previous…
Read MoreWinthrop EDA gives business review
by Doug Hanson At the January 17th monthly meeting of the Winthrop Economic Development Authority (WEDA) director Michael Looft gave an update on the businesses that were seeing changes. The purchase of the former grocery store was completed on January 12 and the new owners have already been in town reviewing the status of the…
Read MoreEhlers prepares financial management plan for City of Gibbon
by Doug Hanson With several possible projects looming on the horizon, the Gibbon City Council decided a few months back to have Ehlers Public Financial Advisors prepare a management plan for the City. The plan was for tax-supported funds and designed to help determine if capital and operating costs would be sustainable under certain assumptions.…
Read MoreThunderbirds hold on to defeat Wabasso
by Michael Mattison They built a big lead in the second half but the GFW Thunderbird girls basketball team weathered a late charge by Wabasso to garner a 48-44 win on their home court. After falling behind 6-2 to start the game, the T-Birds held the Rabbits scoreless for seven minutes and took a 20-6 lead. Taylor…
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