*/ The 2017 Heartland Days Festival is going to be one for the record books. On Saturday, a storm swell went through with one HUGE gust of wind and hail. The 40 x 100’ foot circus tent that housed...

These Minnesota Twins Play Golf- And That's Not All

By Tom Speltz Lewiston Journal Staff Writer */ There’s a decent chance Lewiston-Altura sophomores Jacob and Zach Anderson will earn the right to play in the Minnesota state high school golf...

"Go West Young Man!"

By Heather Buege, Lewiston Journal Staff Writer Last Thursday, May 25th, students at Lewiston-Altura Elementary stepped back in time to the mid-1800s as they rounded up their “prairie schooners” and...

L-A Trapshooting Team Readies for State Competition

By Tom SpeltzLewiston Journal Shouts of “Pull!”, the thwap! of clay pigeons being hurled into the sky, and the crack of shotgun fire fill the air on Sunday afternoons at the Lewiston Sportsmen’s Club...

Longtime Lewiston Journal Editor Celebrates Retirement

By Heather Buege, Lewiston Journal Staff Writer After 22 years of reporting Lewiston area news, Lewiston Journal editor Carol Boynton found herself in the rare moment of being “newsworthy” herself...

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Artwork on Display

Lewiston Altura Art instructor, Mrs. Kim Moe will be submitting art to the MSHSL Visual Arts Exhibition. Mrs. Moe, will be taking the maximum of eighteen works of art to the Minnesota State High...

Season of Hunting Morel Mushrooms

Morel mushrooms will be out there waiting under leaves as the season soon comes into season. Photo By Carol Boynton

By Carol Boynton Lewiston Journal Editor The morel mushroom season varies across the United States depending on the region in which you are located. Typically it arrives in the spring months for most...

Vineyard Studio to perform recital

Hip Hop 1&2 Back row: Jaden Wing, Shelby Wendt, Jordan Wing, Bella Hove, Front row: Summer Pollman-Kessler, Emma Dungy, Maycie Jonsgaard, Chloe Wendt and Sadie Wendt. Photos by Carol Boynton

By Carol Boynton Lewiston Journal Editor If you were around Lewiston this weekend you saw a lot of activity and brightly colored dancers in their costumes going in and out of the doors. The dancers...

S.P.Y. Raise Money for Feed My Starving Children

Jasmine Eggert, and Emilie Villafan, cousins, raised $1102.00 for World Vision through donations from amazing community members for the Feed My Starving Children program held this weekend in Chanhassen. Photos by Carol Boynton

By Carol Boynton Lewiston Journal Editor St. Paul Youth took on a challenge with their Youth director, Diane Rislow. If the youth would bring in a total of $800 for the Feed My Starving Children...

LAHS Trap Team Readies for First Competition

Lewiston Altura newly established trap shooting team includes: Back row L-R: Coaches: John Clobes, Sean Sannes, Andy Marsolek, Kevin Sikkink. Third Row: Coach Troy Leibfried, Logan Sannes, Will Trester, Jacob Sovell, Logan Sikkink, Owen Sannes, John Clobes, Lincoln Spitzer, and Coach Dave Riebel. Second row: Jorden Heyer, Logan Schindeldecker, Kenny Veerkamp, Dawson Brouwer, Walker Sikkink, Ethan Greden, Tim Unruh, Joey Veerkamp, Erik Leibfried, and Calli Brouwer. Front row: Dillon Kreidermacher, Josie

By Carol Boynton Lewiston Journal Editor High school trapshooting teams have become so popular in Minnesota that some have had to turn away students because the gun clubs where they compete can’t...

Elementary School kids bring in Fools Five donations

On Friday morning, April 10th, 2015 the Lewiston Elementary School students gathered together to announce the winner of the top prize for the Fools Five Pledges. This years top winner was Katie Herber, she took the prize winnings of $250 and Matthew Schell took second place and received the new bike. Photo By Carol Boynton

By Carol Boynton Lewiston Journal Editor It’s awesome to see all the young students gather for such a great cause, the Fools Five! The students brought in a total amount of $6,239.56 for their...

Lewiston Painted Pink for 2015 Fools Five

The city of Lewiston was painted pink for the Fools Five 2015 race. It was a successful 37th annual race with 2,758 race participants raising over $83,000.00 for cancer research. The funds raised will be donated to Gundersen Medical Foundation in LaCrosse, WI, and the Rochester Eagles Cancer Telethon in Rochester, MN, which donates to the Mayo Clinic, The Hormel Institute for Cancer Research, and the Masonic Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota. Photos by Carol Boynton

By Carol Boynton Lewiston Journal Editor Communities of friends and families gathered to remember we are all in this race to run cancer out at the Annual 37th Fools Five Race on Sunday, April 12,...

4-H Favorite Food Show displays cooking skills

By Carol Boynton Lewiston Journal Editor The favorite Food Show is an opportunity to give 4-H members a chance to exhibit a favorite food, plan a balanced menu around the food, develops public...

The musical Annie plays this weekend

Annie, Gwen Peterson with dog, Sandy practice on their set. The musical will be performed on March 27-29th: Friday and Saturday’s performances will be at 7:00, and the Sunday matinée will be at 2:00 p.m.

By Carol Boynton Lewiston Journal Editor Annie, better known as Gwen Peterson has been busy practicing for the Lewiston-Altura High School spring musical, “Annie” that will be preformed on the LAHS...

Champion Ham can be found at Pete’s Meats in Lewiston

Mark and Judy Lewis of Lewiston Pete’s Meats have their meat locker walls full of their trophies...and this year is no different their ham took the top honors with a Grand Champion title! And not to mention their pork loin took a Reserve title. Judy and Mark had another great year at the competition in the cities this past weekend. Just note all the plaques they have won

By Carol Boynton Lewiston Journal Editor Easter is just a few shorts weeks away...And if you are looking for one of the finest hams around...just walk into Pete’s Meats of Lewiston and you will be...

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