The Luverne High School golf team had a busy week of competition, participating in three events.
The Cardinals played in the Fairmont Invitational Saturday, May 6, with the boys taking home second place and the girls eighth place.
They competed in the Big South West Event 3 Monday, May 8, when the boys took first place in Marshall and the girls were fourth in Redwood Valley.
LHS traveled to Morton for the Big South Conference Championship on Monday, May 15, when the boys took first place as the Big South Champions and the girls were eighth.
The Luverne golf teams will compete next week in the Buffalo Lake-Hector sections competition. The girls will play Wednesday, May 24, and the boys’ team will play Thursday, May 25.
 
Fairmont Invitational
The Luverne golf teams traveled to Fairmont Saturday, May 6, for the Fairmont Cardinal Invite.
 
The boys’ team played at Interlaken Golf Club, taking second place out of 12 teams, and the girls played at Rose Lake Golf Club, placing eighth out of 10 teams.
The Cardinal boys placed two golfers in the Top 10 at the 18-hole tournament.
Junior Henry Hartquist took first place overall with a score of 72.
Junior Owen Sudenga placed third with a score of 74.
Other LHS golfers at the meet were senior Brady Bork who shot an 85, sophomore Levi Gonnerman with an 85, junior Tyler Arends with an 88 and eighth-grader Will Bergman with an 89.
Luverne’s team score of 316 was good for second place behind Minnewaska with a 314 total.
Behind LHS were Marshall with 327, Fairmont with 336, St. Peter with 339, Blue Earth Area with 339, Worthington with 350, Jackson County Central with 360, Pipestone with 363, North Union with 363, New Ulm with 368, Redwood Valley with 373 and Windom with a partial team score of 286.
 
The Cardinal girls finished in eighth place with a combined team score of 420. 
Senior Lauren Hansen led Luverne with an 18-hole score of 91.
Hansen was followed by junior Perceyis Trierweiler with 106, junior Kiesli Smith with 109, senior Deziree Nath with 114, senior Mallory Von Tersch with 119 and senior Abigail Anderson with 125.
Redwood Valley took first place in the meet with a score of 338. Fairmont was second with 359, followed by Worthington with 366, Blue Earth Area with 373, St. Peter with 385, Marshall with 401, North Union with 405, Luverne with 420, Jackson County Central with plus 144 after 17 holes and New Ulm with 478.
 
Big South West Event 3
The Luverne boys’ golf team traveled to Marshall Monday, May 8, taking first place out of six teams.
The LHS girls’ golf team traveled to Redwood Valley May 8, placing fourth out of four teams.
 
Luverne’s boys’ team combined score of 303 beat out five other teams at the Big South West Event.
Three Luverne golfers placed in the Top 12 individual score for the day.
Hartquist took top honors with his first-place finish of 66.
Sudenga tied for fifth place with a score of 77.
Bork placed seventh with a score of 78.
Bergman finished in 12th place with a score of 82.
Gonnerman finished with an 84 and Arends shot an 85.
“We had a very good day today.  Hartquist’s round, I believe, is a school record and our team score of 303 is the best team score that I can remember,” head coach John Sichmeller said.  
“Hartquist had an awesome round with six birdies and no bogeys. It was also good to see Bergman have his best round of the year with an 82.”
Marshall came in second with 311, Pipestone finished third with 329, Worthington was fourth with plus 46, Windom was fifth with 335 and Redwood Valley placed sixth with 349.
 
The Luverne girls’ team finished in fourth place with a team combined score of 442.
“It’s always difficult to score well at this course,” head coach Chris Nowatski said. “Putting was our biggest struggle.”
One LHS girls’ golfer placed in the Top 12 individual players for the day. Hansen placed 12th with a score of 100.
Trierweiler finished the day at 107, Smith recorded a 114, Nath shot a 121, Anderson shot a 123 and Von Tersch finished with a 126.
Redwood Valley was first with 345, Worthington was second with 382 and Marshall was third with 391.
 
Big South Conference Championship
LHS boys’ and girls’ golf teams participated in the Big South Conference Championship Monday, May 15, at Dakotah Ridge Golf Club in Morton where the boys took first place and the LHS girls were eighth.
The Cardinal boys’ team placed first, taking the first-ever Big South Championship in LHS history.
Luverne beat out 11 other teams at this year’s event, finishing with a combined team score of 308.
Luverne placed four golfers in the Top 6 at the event. Bork placed second with an 18-hole total of 73. Hartquist was third with a 74, and Gonnerman and Sudenga tied for sixth place with 78s.
Two other Cardinal golfers for Luverne had good days but placed lower than 15th place in the individual competition. Arends finished with an 84 and Bergman shot an 89.
Three LHS golfers, Hartquist, Sudenga and Bork, also garnered Big South Conference All-Conference team awards.
In second place at Big South competition was St. Peter with 307. For third place there was a three-way tie at 332 among Blue Earth Area, Windom Area and Marshall.
Sixth place went to Fairmont with 341, Waseca was seventh with 344, Pipestone took eight with 346, New Ulm was ninth with 349, Redwood Valley took 10th with 353, Jackson County Central placed 11th with 354 and Worthington finish 12th with 357.
 
The Luverne girls’ golf team played later Monday, placing eighth out of 10 teams.
The Luverne girls placed in the event as follows: Hanson placed 28th with a 103, Thierweiler placed 40th with 113, Smith placed 43rd with 114, Nath placed 44th with 115, Von Tersch placed 49th with 120 and Anderson placed 52nd with 124.
The girls’ team championship went to Redwood Valley with a team combined score of 339.
Blue Earth Area was second with 352, Fairmont took third with 361, St. Peter finished fourth with 364, Worthington was fifth with 379, Marshall was sixth with 389, Waseca placed seventh with 421, Luverne was eighth with 445, Windom Area was ninth with 460 and New Ulm finished in 10th with 501.

Once upon a time there was a little blond boy who grew up near Luverne between the Rock River and Blue Mounds State Park.

City of Steen sets hearing 
for June 6
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hearby given that the City Council of the City of Steen will hold a public
hearing on June 6, 2023, at 7 p.m. at the City Hall to consider changes to
city's floodplain ordinance.
This floodplain ordinance would establish floodplain regulations for the city, and will reference the effective Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS). The city is adopting a floodplain ordinance as part of the process to enroll in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Any and all person(s) desiring to be heard shall be given an opportunity
at the above stated time and place.
If you have any questions regarding the above public hearing, please
contact Lynnette Woelber.
(05-11)

Rock County Highway Dept. 
accepts proposals until June 5
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
S.P. 067-601-014
Sealed Proposals will be received by the Rock County Highway Department in Luverne, Minnesota, until 11:00 A.M. on Monday, June 5, 2023.
Minimum wage rates to be paid by the Contractors have been predetermined and are subject to the Work Hours Act of 1962, P.L. 87-581 and implementing regulations.
READ CAREFULLY THE WAGE SCALES AND DIVISION A OF THE SPECIAL 
PROVISIONS AS THEY AFFECT THIS/THESE PROJECT/PROJECTS
The Minnesota Department of Transportation hereby notifies all bidders:
•in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Act), as amended and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Subtitle A Part 21, Non-discrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation, it will affirmatively assure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded maximum opportunity to participate and/or to submit bids in response to this invitation, and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, disability, age, sex or national origin in consideration for an award;
•in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, and Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 230 Subpart A-Equal Employment Opportunity on Federal and Federal-Aid Construction Contracts (including supportive services), it will affirmatively assure increased participation of minority groups and disadvantaged persons and women in all phases of the highway construction industry, and that on any project constructed pursuant to this advertisement equal employment opportunity will be provided to all persons without regard to their race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin;
•in accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statute 363A.08 Unfair discriminatory Practices, it will affirmatively assure that on any project constructed pursuant to this advertisement equal employment opportunity will be offered to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation, or age;
•in accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statute 363A.36 Certificates of Compliance for Public Contracts, and 363A.37 Rules for Certificates of Compliance, it will assure that appropriate parties to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement possess valid Certificates of Compliance.
If you have employed more than 40 full-time employees in any state, on any single working day during the previous 12 months, you must have a compliance certificate issued by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights to bid on any job in this advertisement. Please contact the Department of Human Rights immediately if you need assistance in obtaining a certificate. 
The following notice from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights applies to all contractors:
"It is hereby agreed between the parties that Minnesota Statute, section 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3400 to 5000.3600 are incorporated into any contract between these parties based on this specification or any modification of it. A copy of Minnesota Statute 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3400 to 5000.3600 is available upon request from the contracting agency."
"It is hereby agreed between the parties that this agency will require affirmative action requirements be met by contractors in relation to Minnesota Statute 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules 5000.3600. Failure by a contractor to implement an affirmative action plan or make a good faith effort shall result in revocation of its certificate or revocation of the contract (Minnesota Statute 363A.36, Subd. 2 and 3)."
A minimum goal of 1.9 % Good Faith Effort to be subcontracted to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.
Construction of Bridge 67576, a 140’ Concrete Slab Span. The project is located in Kanaranzi Township, 1.6 Miles East of CSAH 3 on CSAH 1 over Kanaranzi Creek.   
The Major Quantities of Work are: 194 Cu. Yd. Structural Concrete; 4,892 Sq. Ft. of Bridge Slab Concrete; 332 Lin. Ft. of Type S (TL-4) Railing Concrete; 98,050 Pounds of Reinforcement Bars (Epoxy Coated); 590 Cu. Yds. Random Rip Rap (Class IV); 480 Lin. Ft. 12” C-I-P Piling; 2 – 12” C-I-P Test Piles 70 Ft. Long;  840 Lin. Ft. 16” C-I-P Piling; 2- 16” C-I-P Test Piles 80 Ft. Long & Approach Work.
Plans, specifications and proposals may be viewed and downloaded on Quest at www.questcdn.com and at the Rock County Highway Department website, www.co.rock.mn.us/highway .  Questions may be directed to the office of the Rock County Highway Engineer, 1120 North Blue Mound Avenue, P.O. Box 808, Luverne, MN 56156-0808 / (507) 283 - 5010.
The non-refundable cost for Plans and one proposal will be $50.00.
Bids must be accompanied by a certified check or corporate surety bond drawn in favor of the Rock County Treasurer in the amount of at least five percent (5%) of the proposal.
Sealed bids shall be clearly marked “PROJECT NO. SP 067-601-014.
The Board of Rock County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any defects therein.
Rock County is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Mark R. Sehr, P.E.
Rock County Highway Engineer
(05-11, 05-18, 05-25)

Rock County Planning and
 Zoning hearing set for May 22
Notice of Public Hearing for Conditional Use Permit
Henningsen Construction
Pursuant to the Rock County Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given by the
Rock County Planning and Zoning Commission that a public hearing will be held at the Rock County Law Enforcement Center located at 1000 North Blue Mound Avenue, Luverne, Minnesota at 7:00 p.m Monday, May 22, 2023. The purpose of this hearing is to rule on the application for Conditional Use Permit for the following:
 
Applicant: Henningsen Construction
Property Owner: F & S Farms
Location: SW 1/4 of Section 36 of Clinton Township, T101N, R45W, 
Rock County, Minnesota
  Conditional Use: Placement and operation of a temporary hot mix 
asphalt plant 
Zoning District: A-2, General Agriculture        
 
All persons interested may appear and be heard at said time and place, or submit views in writing or by representative.
 
Date: May 11, 2023
 
By Order of the Rock County Planning and Zoning Commission
Eric Hartman, Zoning Administrator
311 W. Gabrielson Road
Luverne, MN 56156
507-283-8862
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Notice of hearing for variance 
request for Bonestroos
Notice of Public Hearing for Variance Request
for Mitch and Erwin Bonestroo
Close Proximity Owners and Local Officials of the Rock County Board of Adjustment
Notice is hereby given that the Rock County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 22, at the Rock County Law Enforcement Center, 1000 North Blue Mound Avenue, Luverne, Minnesota, at 7:05 p.m. to act on the following application:
A request for a variance to allow the placement of a new non-farm dwelling to be located less than one-quarter mile from an existing feedlot, with the dwelling to be located on a 6.99 acre tract located in the W 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of Section 32 of Clinton Township, T101N, R45W of Rock County, Minnesota. Said property is owned by Erwin and Janet Bonestroo. The proposed dwelling would encroach upon the required setback from the nearest feedlot as allowed in the Rock County Zoning Ordinance.
The property described is zoned A-2, General Agriculture.  All persons interested may appear and by heard at said time and place, or submit views in writing or by representative.
Dated: May 11, 2023
By Order of the Rock County Board of Adjustment
Eric Hartman, Zoning Administrator
311 W. Gabrielson Road
Luverne, MN 56156
507-283-8862
(05-11, 05-18)

Kwik Trip assumes name
Minnesota secretary of state 
Certificate of assumed name
MINNESOTA STATUTES, CHAPTER 333
The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true ownership of a business.
ASSUMED NAME: Kwik Trip #1261
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS:
825 S. Kniss Ave., Luverne, MN 56156 USA
NAMEHOLDER(S):
Name: Kwik Trip, Inc.
Address: 1626 Oak Street, PO Box 2107, La Crosse, WI 54602 USA
If you submit an attachment, it will be incorporated into this document. If the attachment conflicts with the information specifically set forth in this document, this document supersedes the data referenced in the attachment.
By typing my name, I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath. 
Signature: /s/ Scott P. Zietlow, President
EMAIL ADDRESS FOR OFFICIAL NOTICES: moliver@kwiktrip.com
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