The Weekly

There is a lot to do this weekend! $5 plates at the Old Village Hall, sculptures and art at the gallery, ice fishing (I should tell my dad and brother, get them to come visit!), a Norwegian meal, a medicinal herb lecture, a candlelight ski (sounds SO fun, though probably very cold...), Dinner on the Bluff, and $1 books! I've got places to go this weekend! Though I will probably be pretty busy around here...guests seem to want to attend these things too ;)

Tapas Weekend:
All plates $5!!
Feb 4 - 6
Old Village Hall Restaurant and Pub
467 - 2962

Art Reception: Mixed Media
Sculpture by Patty Carmody Smith:
Lanesboro Arts Center presents "Luminaries:
Figures, Birds, Spheres" Mixed Media Sculpture
by Patty Carmody Smith. Meet the artist at this
reception!
Feb 4; 6 – 8 pm
Lanesboro Arts Center
467 - 2446

Annual Ice Fishing Tourney:
3rd Annual - sponosored by the Root River Saloon.
Prizes awarded staring at 4 pm at Root River
Saloon. MN fishing license required! No shacks
or portables allowed. Bring your own beverages.
Food will be available for purchase. One line per
person.
Feb 5; 10:30 – 12
Registration
Lanesboro Bass Pond
467 - 3355
Adult Division:
$10 entry fee for age 21 and over
Kid's Division:
$5 entry fee

Norwegian Klub Meal:
Also serving chili & side pork.
Feb 5; 12 – till gone
Lanesboro American Legion

Herbal Medicine – Nature’s Pharmacy Class:
Bonnie Kreckow, a
clinical herbalist will give an introduction to herbal
medicine – Nature’s pharmacy. Bonnie has been
an herbal practitioner for 10 years and a student
of medicinal plants for 16 years. She loves
teaching herbal medicine to others and is the
founder of the MidAmerica Herbal Symposium.
Bonnie will explore the plants growing in your
yard, in the woods, along the creek bank and
explain their medicinal qualities. She will start out
with a little history and then get into the plants,
who they are, what they do, and how they do it.
These classes are taught by experienced and
entertaining professionals who will engage,
educate, and inspire participants to live local and
live well.
Feb 5th; 1 pm
Cottage House Inn
467 – 2944
Judy
$15
Payable at Class


From Pasture to Plate:
Andrew Bunge
from Twin Oak Farm and Christian Myrah from
Breezy Bluff Farm will discuss raising and caring
of pasture-raised lamb on the family farm. Will
feature local lamb, how to use a variety of cuts of
meat, recipes, and delicious samples. Following
the class will be Eagle Bluff’s February Dinner on
the Bluff, a delicious meal of local seasonal
foods. Call Eagle Bluff to register for the dinner
(467 – 2437). These classes are taught by
experienced and entertaining professionals who
will engage, educate, and inspire participants to
live local and live well.
Feb 5th; 3:30 pm
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center
467 -2944
Judy
$20
Payable at Class

Whalan Candlelight Ski/Walk:
Ski by candle light during the 18th annual Whalan
Candle Light Ski, sponsored by the Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources and the Village
of Whalan. For the seventeenth consecutive
year, the beautiful Root River Trail will be lined
with candles with bonfires at each end of the ski
trek. Soup supper and refreshments will be
available at the Whalan Village Hall. Skiers will
need a DNR Ski Pass, available from many
Lanesboro businesses, the Lanesboro Visitor
Center, or online at:
www.dnr.state.mn.us/licenses/skipass/index.html
Need to rent skis? Contact Cedar Valley Resort in Whalan
(507) 467-9000.
Feb 5; 5:30 pm
Whalan MN

Dinner on the Bluff:
Discovery Channel's
'River Warrior' Helps Clean America's Rivers" As
the founder of America's only "industrial strength"
river clean-up organization, Living Lands &
Waters Chad Pregracke tells a compelling and
funny story about growing up on the river and
how his river experiences led to his unique vision
to clean up the Mississippi River. Sponsored in
part by Hiawatha Valley RC&D-Driftless Area
Initiative and Fillmore County Soil & Water
Conservation District.
Feb 5; 5:30 pm
presentation followed by a buffet dinner
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center
467 - 2437
$25

USED BOOK SALE
All used books will be
$1.00 or under. There is a great variety of
cookbooks, children's books, fiction and
more. Consignment books not included.
Fri: 10-6
Sat: 11-4
Wed: 10-6
Lanesboro Local Marketplace