Hohn shifts business focus toward Luverne
Denny Hohn, owner of Hohn Implement, recently announced the transferring of some departments to his Luverne operation.
According to a letter sent out to customers, the John Deere implement dealer will move all new and used equipment, lawn and garden inventory and related sales departments to his Luverne location.
Sales people will no longer be staffed at the Adrian location.
"You will still be serviced by the same people, just from a different location," Hohn stated in a recent letter to his customers.
Sales calls will also be forwarded from the Adrian location and handled from Luverne.
Service and warranty work on new and used equipment will be done from either location.
Parts and service at the Adrian location will also remain unchanged.
Hohn Implement acquired the Luverne John Deere dealership from Gary Olhausen in 1994 and purchased the Edgerton John Deere dealership in 1997.
The Hohn family has had the Adrian John Deere dealership since 1959.
Ventura appoints Minge to new positions
Former 2nd District Congressman David Minge has a new job, thanks to Gov. Ventura.
On Wednesday, Ventura announced he was appointing Minge to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
The seat had been held by David Crippen, who had previously served as district court judge in Worthington.
In making his announcement, Ventura said, "Congressman Minge is a man of great intellect and integrity who demonstrated his collegiality as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives."
"But he is not just a politician; he is a lawyer who has practiced in the city as well as the country. He has also taught law. He is ideally suited to be a judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals."
Some of Minge's credentials include
Scholar at theWoodrow Wi;son Center in Washington, D.C.
A fellow in the W.W. Kellogg Foundation Food and Society Policy Program and a lecturer at the University of Minnesota, Morris.
Co-founder and chair of the Agricultural Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association
Board member and chair of Western Minnesota Legal Services
Board member of Western Minnesota Legal Services.
Minge, 59, served in the U.S. Congress from 1993 to 2001. He is married with two adult sons and currently living in Montevideo.
Elderhostel at Lake Shetek
Gustavus Adolphus College is again sponsoring Elderhostel at the Shetek Retreat Center on Keeley Island in Lake Shetek, just across the channel from the 1,000-acre Lake Shetek State Park.
The morning programs include a session with naturalist Jim Gilbert of the Minneapolis Star & Tribune and WCCO and a session with sculptor Richard Bryan of Pipestone.
Another session is titled: "Mainstream or Marginal? Insiders and Outsiders in American Religion Ð WhoÕs in and WhoÕs out in American Religion?"
Afternoon guided tours include:
The End-O-Line Railroad Park in nearby Currie, a visit to the Pipestone National Monument where Plains tribes continue to mine stone for pipes and other artifacts
A tour of actual sites associated with the 1862 Dakota Conflict at Lake Shetek.
A short session on prairie restoration
During the evening, a local historian will present "MinnesotaÕs Southwest Heritage: Dakota Conflict and Peace Pipes."
For more information, phone: 877-426-8056 or check out their Web site at www.elderhostel.org.
St. Patrick's parade this Saturday
Don't forget to participate in Luverne's 21st annual St. Patrick's Day Parade.
The parade will begin at 4:30 p.m. from the Sears/Furniture House parking lot.
To participate, contact the Luverne Chamber at 283-4061.
New doctor to join Luverne Clinic
A new doctor will be joining Luverne Medical Center this summer.
Dr. Joshua Crabtree graduated from New Ulm High School in 1990 and completed his undergraduate work at the University of Minnesota, Morris in 1994.
After Morris, he attended medical school at the University of Minnesota and is currently doing his residency at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.
Crabtree is married to Emily Bowron, daughter of John and Jeanne Bowron of Luverne. They have three children.
Crabtree's first day at the clinic is expected to be Aug. 19.
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