GFW Skeet third in State
GFW skeet team finished third overall at the Minnesota State Skeet Tournament with a score of 407. Scores used for the total were Ryan Magnusson, 93; Lexi Schweiss, 80; Cody Sievert, 80; Sam Forst, 79; and Zach Schwarzrock, 75. Sam Berkner finished second in the novice category with a score of 73. Alexis Schweis finished second…
Read MoreSunflowers return to Gibbon
Once again, the City of Gibbon will be hosting a sunflower field in August. Keep reading for updates and details from Facebook or fishsunflowers.com. Photo by Maggie Buettner
Read MoreGFW School Board notes
by Doug Hanson Several personnel changes were made at the June 20th monthly meeting of the GFW School Board. The Board approved the contracts of Andrew Marincic for a MS/HS Special Education teacher at the MA20/Step 20 with a salary of $66,004; Laura Lonnquiest as an English teacher for MS/HS at the MA/Step 4 with…
Read MorePublic Notices June 29
GFW Schools CALL FOR BID/QUOTES At their regular meeting on June 20, 2022 the GFW Board of Education called for bids on milk/juice, diesel and gasoline products for the 2022-23 school year. Specs are available at the GFW Business Office. Bids and quotes are due in to the GFW Business Office, 323 East 11th Street,…
Read MoreClassifieds June 29
Real Estate Rentals Apartment for rent. If interested contact Darv at 320-583-3001. 4tfn NOW LEASING.INDEPENDENT LIVING. Sibley Estates West, Winthrop. One Bedroom for Lease. For those 62+ or Disabled . Rent: 30% of Income. ALL Utilities Included! Marlys: (507) 479-3846. Equal Housing Opportunity 32tfn Wanted To Rent/Buy Young farmer looking to buy or rent farm…
Read More‘The Lion King’ to be performed Friday afternoon
by Michael Mattison Students participating in the fourth annual T-Bird Community Arts art camp will be performing “The Lion King” kids at 4:30 p.m. on Friday at the GFW High School auditorium. Tickets are $5 at the door and ages five and under are free. For the entire story, check out the June 22 issue of the…
Read MoreGFW Trap has strong showing at State
by Maggie Buettner The GFW Trap Shooting teams were in Alexandria on Thursday, June 16 for the State competition. There were over 340 schools with 7,900 students participating over nine days in this tournament. There were 35 schools in attendance on Thursday including 29 students from GFW making up the three teams: Varsity, Junior Varsity…
Read MoreGFW School Board approves gathering more information on three projects
by Doug Hanson At a work session two weeks earlier, the GFW School Board was informed about three potential projects that the administration wanted to do in Winthrop. On Monday evening at its regular June School Board meeting, the Board received a more detailed description of the projects. Superintendent Jeff Horton stated that any long…
Read MoreReds host baseball/softball camp
The Gibbon Reds baseball team hosted a baseball/softball camp for kids Saturday morning at McGowan Field in Gibbon. Photo by Maggie Buettner For more photos, check out the June 22 issue of the Winthrop News.
Read MoreLafayette City Council discusses blight issues
by Doug Hanson The members of the Lafayette City Council took a tour throughout the city to check on the condition of property for both businesses and residents. They also received written comments and photos from residents concerning 400 Wanser and 691 Lafayette Avenue. Finally some residents attended the meeting to emphasized their concern for…
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