‘Passion’ opens at the Palace FridayMel Gibson’s "The Passion of The Christ," will open at the Palace Theatre this Friday.The IMDB.com summarizes the movie as follows:The Passion of The Christ focuses on the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life. The film begins in the Garden of Olives where Jesus has gone to pray after sitting the Last Supper. Jesus must resist the temptations of Satan. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot, Jesus is then arrested and taken within the city walls of Jerusalem where leaders of the Pharisees confront him with accusations of blasphemy and his trial results in a condemnation to death.Mel Gibson couldn’t get a major film studio in Hollywood to back the movie.Since the project, which he directed and co-wrote, was so personal to him, he put $30 million of his own money into it.He is currently expected to get $300-400 million back on the investment.Gibson, who had recently fallen off the top Hollywood money earners, is expected to be #1 when the new list for ’04 comes out."The Passion of The Christ" will start showing at the Palace Theatre on Friday, April 2 and run through Sat. April 10. Showtime is 7 p.m. nightly and 2 p.m. April 4 and Friday, April 9.Ellsworth Locker wins regional awardEllsworth locker owners, Brian and Kathy Chapa, were once again honored at the 2004 Tri-State Association of Meat Processors.The association covers a three state area, which includes Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.With 416 meat products entered in the contest, the Ellsworth locker received two championships for smoked pork chops and Bratwurst and a reserve champion for Braunschwager.‘Coffee with the City Administrator’Do you occasionally have an issue you would like to talk over with city hall? Well, now a time is set just for that.Luverne’s city administrator is starting "Coffee with the City Administrator."At 9:15 a.m. on the first Monday of every month, the city administrator will provide coffee and rolls and encourages citizens of Luverne to stop by to discuss whatever city programs, services or finances happen to be on their minds.Mary Jane Brown Center plans Easter egg huntChildren, ages 0-8, are invited to the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center for an Easter egg hunt.The hunt will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 3.The eggs will be provided, but bring your own basket to collect them in.Starting at 10 a.m., Polaroid photos with the Easter bunny will be available for a fee.Participants are also asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Rock County Food Shelf.If you would like more information, contact Nancy Kaczrowski at 283-2375.Publisher Roger Tollefson can be reached by e-mail at tolly@star-herald.com
