Midwest Wireless now offering Clearwave Internet service in Rock County
Luverne and Rock County residents now have a fifth choice among Internet service providers.
Midwest Wireless recently announced it is offering "Clearwave" wireless broadband Internet service in Luverne and surrounding areas.
Wireless service is considered "High Speed" in the Internet service business because it transmits information at 256K per second, compared with dial-up service at 56K per second and cable modem, which also transmits at 256K.
One advantage of the new wireless system is that you do not have to add an extra phone line.
A small antenna is mounted on the outside of the home or business, and a wireless modem is installed inside.
Midwest Wireless is better known in Rock County and the surrounding areas because of its Cellular 2000 and Clearly Digital cell phone service.
Other Midwest cities in which Midwest Wireless is offering ClearWave include Dodge Center, Truman, Faribault, Madison Lake, Lake Crystal, Elysian, Waterville and rural areas around Mankato and North Mankato.
In Luverne the dealer for Midwest Wireless is Sudenga Communications.
The Chamber's looking for St. Patty's parade participants
The 21st annual St. Patty's Day Parade is approaching, and the Luverne Chamber is looking for entries.
This year the parade will begin in the Sears/Furniture Store parking lot at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16. The actual St. PatrickÕs Day is March 17, but Sunday doesnÕt make for a very fun St. Patty's Day.
To participate, contact the Luverne Chamber of Commerce at 283-4061.
Historical Society reschedules "Afternoon of Music"
Bad weather put the kibosh on the Rock County Historical Society's "Afternoon of Music" a couple of weeks ago, so organizers have decided to try it again.
"Afternoon of Music" has been rescheduled for 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 17, in the Hinkly House, and it is hoped the weather will cooperate this time.
Some of the local talent scheduled to participate include cellist Sandra Dowie accompanying her daughter, Marcella Dowie, on the harp, clarinetist Sister Mariella Hinkly, flutist Kristin Miller, clarinetist Melissa Oeding and classical guitarist Bobby Cook Jr.
The Woodwind Quintet from the University of Sioux Falls is also scheduled to perform.
"Afternoon of Music" was organized by Hinkly as a fund-raiser to help offset the cost of preserving and restoring the Hinkly House museum. Admission will be $5.
Edgerton patrol gets statewide attention
Trying to keep their city safe has brought statewide attention to Edgerton.
With four or five break-ins during the past year, Norm Van Dyke thought the town needed its streets patrolled overnight.
Van Dyke and Del Spronk, owner of the Edgerton Bowling Alley, where $600 was stolen in December, are now in the process of organizing night patrols.
The goal is to organize 40 people to patrol the town from midnight to 5 a.m., with each volunteer taking a turn once a month.
According to Bob Franklin's Star Tribune article, the two men are "trying to organize at least 40 people to drive around town from midnight until 5 a.m. once a month each, checking for unlocked doors, unfamiliar cars and untoward activity."
The town had a similar patrol in the '50s and '60s, which doubled as a fire alert patrol.
When the Tribune went to press, 23 men had signed up for the program.
The article ran in the Monday edition of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Publisher Roger Tollefson can be contacted by e-mail at
tolly@star-herald.com