Bluff Country School Bus Service

Officials pay tribute to school bus drivers

Feb 28, 2024
Officials and representatives of several local groups gathered at the Bluff Country School Bus Service garage on North 10th Street Wednesday, Feb. 21, to mark School Bus Driver Appreciation Day. The company, which provides student transportation services to the Lake City School District,...

Bluff Country School Bus Service holds driver appreciation event

Mar 8, 2023
Bluff Country School Bus Service held a little party at the bus garage on Thursday, March 2, to celebrate School Bus Driver Appreciation Day. The actual statewide School Bus Driver Appreciation Day was scheduled for Feb. 22, but heavy snowfalls kept students at home and drivers off the road that...

School bus service asks townsfolk to wear yellow for bus driver appreciation

Feb 15, 2023
Bluff Country School Bus Service is seeking the public’s help to recognize bus drivers. Minnesota School Bus Driver Appreciation Day is Feb. 22, and the company, which transports students in the Lake City School District, is seeking to paint the town yellow by asking people to wear yellow to...

School bus stopping at Market by the Lake

Aug 24, 2022
Bluff Country School Bus Service is having a “See you at the Bus Stop!” event at the Thursday, Aug. 25 (today), Lake City Market by the Lake. From 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m., people can see a bus, meet bus drivers, and learn about employment opportunities. Prize drawings are planned. Lake City Market...

School bus driver appreciation week

Mar 2, 2022
School bus driver appreciation week was Feb. 21-26. Events took place around the state as school districts, government officials, community members, and bus companies expressed appreciation for the people who transport students to and from school and school-sponsored events. At Bluff Country School...

Parade narrows gap between students and school staff

May 28, 2020
After months of distance learning that took place predominantly online, students and staff at Lake City Public Schools and St. John’s Lutheran School got to see one another in person – if only briefly and from a physical distance – May 20 during a parade organized by Bluff Country School Bus...

Grisim: Everyone plays a role in school bus safety

Oct 9, 2019
Riding the school bus is a great way to get children to and from school. It’s a lot safer than other methods of transportation and provides access to school for about 26 million students each year. However, there are still risk factors associated with riding the bus that parents, children and...

Driver honored at school bus converence

Jun 19, 2019
Bluff Country School Bus driver Jerry Koellner of Lake City received a transportation specialist award on June 10 in Grand Rapids. The award, presented at the Minnesota School Bus Operator’s Association (MSBOA) summer conference, recognizes drivers for their dedication to safety and volunteerism...

Community rallies to promote school bus safety

Nov 2, 2017
National School Bus Safety Week was held Oct. 16-20 and this year Bluff Country School Bus enlisted the community to help celebrate and spread the message. “To many communities, businesses and citizens the week passed and without acknowledgement,” said Cara Grisim of Bluff Country School Bus. “To...

School bus drivers get their day

Mar 2, 2017
They say everybody has their day. And last Wednesday, perhaps long overdue, area school bus drivers finally had their day. Actually, school bus drivers throughout Minnesota had their day last Wednesday as Gov. Mark Dayton proclaimed Feb. 22 as School Bus Driver Appreciation Day—the first such...

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