Bison to be auctioned at State Park
The Blue Mounds State Park annual bison auction will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Blue Mounds State Park headquarters.
Approximately 20 animals will be sold, with the majority being 18 to 30 months old, according to park manager John Voges.
Other animals include four exposed 3-year-old heifers, two exposed older females and two 3-Ðyear-old butcher bulls.
For more information on the auction, contact the state park at 283-1307.
Committee announces 6th annual Crop Walk
The Rock County CROP Walk Committee has announced plans for the Sixth Annual Rock County Crop Walk.
The purpose of the walk is to raise pledges and contributions to support the work of Church World Service's fight against hunger in the world.
All money raised helps to fight hunger locally, nationally and internationally.
Twenty-five percent of the funds collected will be given to the Rock County Food Shelf.
The event will be staged Sunday, Sept. 29, beginning with registration from 1-2 p.m. at the Rock County Highway Department Building on North Blue Mound Avenue. The walk will begin at 2 p.m.
For more information, contact Rev. Dell Sanderson at 283-4431 or Jane Wildung at 283-4691.
It's not too late to file for School Board
If you have any interest in helping to run the Luverne school district, you have until Sept. 10 to file for one of the open positions.
In Luverne, four of the seven members' terms are up.
The open seats are currently held by Dan Kopp, Becky Walgrave, Cary Radisewitz and Bill Stegemann.
Filing for the office opened on Aug. 27 and will close on Sept. 10, at 5 p.m.
As of noon Wednesday, three of the incumbents, Walgrave, Kopp and Radisewitz have filed, as well as challenger Tim Burns. Stegemann has indicated he will file, but has not done so officially.
Other members of the board who are not up for re-election include Don Bryan, Steve Tofteland and Colleen Deutsch.
All terms are four-year terms and the other three will be up for re-election in two years.
To file for office you must be 21 years old or more the day you assume office, must have a residence in the school district for 30 days prior to the general election, and must have no other affidavit on file for any other office at the same primary or next ensuing general election.
The filing fee is $2.
The general election will be Tuesday, Nov. 5, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Sioux Valley Southwest changes name
The official name of the company will stay Sioux Valley Southwestern Electric, but the provider of electricity and other energy-related services has now started doing business as Sioux Valley Energy.
According to CEO Don Marker, the new name will give customers a simpler way of referring to the company.
"Also, in the future it might make it easier for the cooperative to explore new energy service options on members' behalf," Marker said.
The new "Sioux Valley Electric" will soon start appearing on signs, vehicles, billing materials and correspondence on a gradual basis to keep transitional costs to a minimum.
Blood bank reports on drive
The Community Blood Bank, a cooperative venture between Sioux Valley and Avera McKennan Hospitals in Sioux Falls, had a blood drive in Luverne on Wednesday, Aug. 28.
According to a recent press release, their effort collected 41 units of the life saving substance.
A time for their next drive has not yet been announced.
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