Hot, hot hot dogs!
The 62nd annual Hot Dog Night July 11 in Luverne drew thousands of people who consumed 15,000 hot dogs.
Food rescue program brings Kwik Trip, Food Shelf together
Twice a week local volunteers gather food items from the Kwik Trip in Luverne for Thursday distribution at the Rock County Food Shelf.
Capistran considered Army band before going into teaching
Editor’s note: Four educators from Luverne Public Schools packed up their lesson books, cleaned their desks and retired from positions they held for a combined 124 years.
Library friends add green space
Friends of the Rock County Library typically support activities and special projects inside the library.
Luverne celebrates Fourth of July
Luverne community leaders and volunteers hosted a full day of Fourth of July activities at The Lake on Thursday, July 4.
Experts advise farmers how to 'restart' flooded acres
Following flood damage to local crops, farmers are considering options for soil that was supposed to grow corn and soybeans.
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- By Mavis FodnessJune 22, 2015After six days on the road, the Luverne High School marching band returned home full of stories, experiences, and for director Richard Owen the one and only copy of the group’s studio performance. “I signed a whole lot of paperwork stating I can’t make a copy,” Owen said. “I have the one-and-only copy on a flash drive.” During the group’s six-day trip, two days were spent at Disneyland in Anaheim…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 22, 2015The milk used to make the cheese sticks given out by 2015 Rock County Dairy Princess Calissa Lubben at area parades could have come from the 16-year-old’s family dairy farm in northeast Rock County. After all, 8 million pounds of fluid milk from the Lubben dairy farm is produced yearly for Agropur Inc. in Hull, Iowa. The plant primarily makes cheese. It’s also a plant Lubben said she has…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 22, 2015At the Minnesota Military Family Tribute (MFT), dedicated Saturday, June 13, there are 87 story stones, one to represent each county in the state. On each of the stones is an inscription from correspondence between deployed soldiers and their families at home. Rock County Veteran Service Officer Dave Haugom was notified by MFT organizers late last year to supply three sentences, with one being…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 22, 2015A Pipestone theater production of “Into the Woods” will feature a Luverne native playing one of its primarily characters. Nathan Sparks, 24, plays Jack from the fairy tale, “Jack and the Beanstalk.” The Dordt College theatre arts graduate said he wants to build a career in acting and had just wrapped up the Green Earth Players’ Production of “Moon Over Buffalo,” when the Calumet Players announced…
- By Lori SorensonJune 16, 2015The population of Hills swelled over the weekend to welcome hundreds of visitors for the town’s celebration of its 125th anniversary. The quasquicentennial party was timed with the town’s annual Friendship Days weekend, so there were the usual parades, games, food vendors and festivities. In addition, volunteers hosted a meet and greet at the school, where some classes chose to organize class…
- June 16, 2015June 7-June 13 weather: High temperature for the week: 98 Low temperature for the week: 55 Average temperature for the week: 72 Rain amount for the week: 1.94 Moisture total for June…
- By Glenda McGaffeeJune 16, 2015The Hills Beaver Creek School Board approved the hiring of Tom Sandager as the district’s new high school agricultural teacher. The board took action on the hiring at a special meeting Friday, June 12. Sandager, who will start his duties for the 2015-16 school year, lives near Hills. He will be taking over the duties of Greg DeWandel, who retired after 39 years of teaching in the district.
- By Glenda McGaffeeJune 16, 2015Area residents hungry for the taste of fresh strawberries can find them at Hansen’s berry farm. The Hansen Strawberry Farm is owned and operated by Kathy and Jerry Hansen near Beaver Creek. This is their fifth year in operation. Jerry Hansen said, “The berries are nice sized this year and the season should last two to three weeks.” Hansen Strawberry Farm is open 7 a.m. to noon daily. Information…
- By Lori SorensonJune 16, 2015Music lovers enjoyed a serene evening atop the Blue Mounds State Park Saturday night when musician Paul Imholte played a variety of stringed instruments at the Interpretive Center. As part of the 2015 Life on the Prairie series of summer events, Saturday’s Concert on the Prairie featured the haunting sounds of unusual and original string instruments. Imholte wrote the music in honor of the…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 16, 2015An electricity distribution upgrade between Hardwick and Kenneth will provide more power to customers along the four-mile area in northeastern Rock County. Since June 2, workers from subcontractor Legacy Power Line Inc. of Wadena have been erecting wooden power poles along County Road 7 between 160th and 200th avenues in Battle Plain Township. Once the poles are fully upright, workers from Sioux…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 16, 2015A Luverne native was able to rub elbows recently with the legendary rock n’ roll band, The Rolling Stones. Katrina (Vander Kooi) Wallmeyer, a 2000 graduate of Luverne High School, is director of development and communications for the choral music programming organization VocalEssence. Wallmeyer has worked for VocalEssence, Minneapolis, for almost seven years. Last month VocalEssence founder…
- By Lori SorensonJune 16, 2015Dave Knips isn’t on a mission to make people look 20 years younger, but with his new Medi Spa business, he said he enjoys helping people feel better about themselves. “It’s not Joan Rivers and plastic surgery and big lips,” said Knips, who offers Botox and Dermafill treatments at his office in the Salon 75 building on South Highway 75. “You want to look refreshed — good for your age — not 20…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 16, 2015Last year Father’s Day weekend celebrations were put on hold in Rock County as residents dealt with the aftereffects of severe flooding. The persistent weather front helped the area recover from a yearlong drought, but it turned into too much of a good thing June 14-16, 2014, when more than 13 inches of rain caused the Rock River to swell to new record high levels. No lives were lost, but Rock…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 16, 2015Relay for Life of Rock County surpassed this year’s goal of $35,000. The 2015 event culminated Friday, June 12, with the local Relay for Life event and marked the 15th year the event has been conducted in Rock County. With donations still coming in, the committee raised just over $36,000 in monetary and in-kind donations from corporate donations and the 13 fundraising teams. “It went as well as…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 16, 2015Nate Golla (left) holds the squealing pig for Exchange State Bank Branch Manager and Vice President Ryan DeBates to kiss during Friday night's Relay for Life of Rock County. After the exchange of affection, the pig quieted, prompting aonther peck from DeBates as Ryan Wynia with First Farmers and Merchants Bank (far right) reacts. The event raised $2,571.07 with the one earning less "…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 10, 2015A Luverne woman is in jail after the vehicle she was driving struck a house. Maren Jane Overgaard, 45, was driving a 2006 GMC Envoy, owned by Tollefson Publishing of Luverne, when she left the roadway and struck a porch at 504 W. Luverne St. at 9:54 p.m., Wednesday, June 10. Homeowners Bill and Pauline Martin were not injured. Overgaard was transported by Rock County Ambulance Services to Sanford…
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