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- By Nancy KraayenhofMay 19, 2015A solution With all the pretreating sprays, the spectacular water softeners, the advancements in washing machine technology and the super-duper concentrated laundry detergents available, we should have the whitest whites and brightest brights in the laundry department that we could ever want. So, why, oh why, do we still have trouble removing stains and getting our clothes clean? When I was a kid…
- May 19, 2015When I hear the music “Pomp and Circumstance,” it always brings a tear to my eye and I recall memories of my graduation. Here is my trip down Memory Lane … The year was 1974. Our senior class motto was ”Face the sun and the shadows will fall behind.” Colors were red and blue. Flowers were white carnations tinted red and blue. Administration included W.D. Marshall, superintendent; Greg Spath, high…
- By Glenda McGaffeeMay 19, 2015Greetings from the Tuff Memorial Home. National Nursing Home Week was observed at the nursing home May 10 through May 16. The theme for the week was “Bring on the Fiesta.” The week was created in 1967 and always begins on Mother’s Day and continues through the following Saturday. Events during the week included: •Monday, May 11: The theme for the day was Dapper & Dazzle Day. Residents and…
By George BonnemaMay 11, 2015It is Sunday afternoon and we have just had a beautiful shower of much needed rain. That will make a huge difference on everything you have planted in your garden … and a few things you didn’t plant … like weeds! We use our grass clippings for mulch and other than my hoe, that is the best weed control I have. The layer of grass blocks sunlight which many weed seeds need to germinate. It also…
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historical Society presidentMay 11, 2015The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 12, 1922: BURGLARS RANSACK BANK; BUT DON’T PROFIT GREATLY Pry Into Drawers, Desks and Safety Boxes; Cut Through Vault Wall — Safe Unmolested Gaining entrance in the building by breaking out a glass in the front door, the Farmers State bank, at Kanaranzi, was burglarized Friday night. Everything except the safe, was pretty thoroughly…- By glenda mcgaffeeMay 05, 2015Sunday, May 10, is the day set aside to honor mothers. Mother’s Day should arouse more than grateful sentiments in our hearts. The day should remind us of our deep and abiding obligations to our mothers, who brighten our lives with their warmth, joy and laughter. Washington Irving has given us these memorable words about a mother’s love and devotion: “There is an enduring tenderness in the love…
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historical Society presidentMay 04, 2015The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 5, 1922: Next Wednesday, May 10th, Will Be Big Bargain Sale Day in Luverne Sixty-one Business Houses Join in Holding Community Sale Day, All to Offer Special Bargains in Seasonable Merchandise Sixty-one of the business houses of Luverne have united for the purpose of making next Wednesday, May 10, a community sale day — a day of unexcelled…
By Mary BrownMay 04, 2015Biometric data. Your stats. Your digits. BMI, waist-to-hip ratio, height, weight, body surface area, dress size, pant size, bra size, even IQ. While we’re at it, EQ, LDL, HDL, A1C and TSH. Some of these measurements are familiar to some of you. What are they? They all measure people. Or do they? I hear many people worrying out loud about different aspects of their health related to their body…
By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing General ManagerApril 28, 2015Last week was the citywide junk pickup, and by unofficial observation the amount of junk that is put on the curb is dwindling from year to year. Junk pickup is definitely on my top 10 list of favorite city perks. I don’t really have a top 10 list but if I did, junk pickup would be ahead of leaf pick up, but behind snow removal. At our household, junk pickup does cause some contention between…
April 28, 2015The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on April 28, 1922: TWO LUVERNE COMPANIES SECURE LARGE CONTRACTS National Concrete Co. Secures $36,000 Tile Order; Quartzite Quarries, Inc., Sells 200 Carloads Crushed Rock Two of Luverne’s manufacturing concerns, the National concrete Materials Co., and the Quartzite Quarries, Inc., have secured substantial contracts for their products during…
By George BonnemaApril 28, 2015Last week had me wondering just how much cold the tender new growth of perennials, shrubs, and trees could actually tolerate … nature never fails to amaze me. At 25 degrees for a low, I saw very little damage to anything, including my blooming daffodils. I’m hoping that was the last of that kind of cold we will see for many months! Speaking of daffodils, their display lasted for more than two…
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