Red Arrow surpasses goalThe 2003 Red Arrow fund drive has met and exceeded its goal.The drive, which was concluded in November, surpassed their $35,000 goal and ended the campaign with a total collection of $39,384.The campaign theme for 2003 was "A Gift of Hope & Comfort."This year the funds will be distributed between 23 agencies, many of them local.This year’s event chairman was Brian Wohnoutka.Magnus to host economic development meetingRepresentative Doug Magnus, along with the chairman of the Minnesota House of Representative’s Commerce Committee will be in Luverne next Monday, Jan. 26, for an economic development "listening session" at the Community Library at 1 p.m.The Luverne Chamber is trying to encourage local business leaders, along with elected officials and general citizens, to attend the meeting and exchange development ideas with the two legislators as well as everyone else in attendance.Rep. Greg Davids, (R-Preston), the House Commerce Committee chairman, is accompanying Magnus on this trip.Representatives from the Minnesota Department of Economic Development will also be on hand to discuss the JOB zones initiative.Rock County businesses can now file onlineIf you’re running a business in Rock County, or anywhere else in the state of Minnesota for that matter, you can now complete your annual registration online.According to Secretary of State, Mary Kiffmeyer, companies doing business in Minnesota, are required to file annually with the Secretary of State’s office.In the past, this required completing a paper form and mailing it.Once it arrived at the SOS office, staff would have to enter the information manually into the database.When you file online, the process takes only a few minutes and provides immediate confirmation that you have met the legal filing deadline and that the information filed was exactly what they wanted it, at no cost.Are you the next Dairy Princess?The American Dairy Association of Rock County is seeking candidates to participate in this year’s Dairy Princess program.Rock County’s representative will serve as a goodwill ambassador for the Rock County dairy industry, which will include appearances in various parades and other promotional events.To qualify for the contest, you must be between the ages of 16 and 24 by July 1, 2004.If you would like to participate in the regional contest in May, you must be a high school graduate by July 1st.The contest is only for young women, whose parents are "actively engaged in the production of milk for sale to a licensed plant during the current year."Employment of your parents on a dairy farm or related capacity also qualifies you.If you want to know more about it, contact Philip or Theresa Raak, by Feb. 15 at (507) 348-4850.Tangeman continues push for ‘Living Stones’ projectJeanette Tangeman’s push to raise money for a family’s new home in El Salvador is continuing.To date she has raised more than $1,498 of the $3,500 that is needed to build one of the homes.Two local church groups have been very generous, according to Tangeman, Luverne, as have the Senior Citizens and children that have contributed to her "big jar."Currently, 115 of the 232 planned homes are under construction Two "Living Stones" communities have already been built since the earthquake in the ‘90s in Mexico.The Catholic World Mission is raising the funds for the project as well as coordinating the construction of the clinics, schools and transportation infrastructure.If you would like to contribute, contact Jeanette Tangeman at 500 Phyleon Drive in Luverne or call her at 283-8830.Publisher Roger Tollefson can be reached by e-mail at tolly@star-herald.com
