By John Rittenhouse
Cross country teams from the Star Herald coverage area captured team championships at the Worthington Turkey Trot Sunday.

The Luverne girls emerged as the team champion of the varsity race by a slim, one-point margin. The Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth-Edgerton boys topped LHS by nine points to win a team trophy.

The Cardinal girls nipped Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 54-55 and five other complete teams to secure their championship.

Solid individual efforts by Sadie Dietrich (eighth in 16:18), Lexi Heitkamp (ninth in 16:22) and Victoria Arends (10th in 16:27) set the stage for Luverne's win.

Amanda Saum and Kelsey Dooyema finished 14th and 15th with respective 16:41 and 16:46 times to pad Luverne's team tally. Breanna Studer and Jessica Willers placed 40th and 43rd in 20:26 and 21:05 without influencing the scoring.

With Tyler Bush and Zach Hadler leading he way, H-BC-E-E's boys repeated as team champion of the meet. Bush placed second individually with a time of 16:59. Hadler was seventh in 17:54.

The Patriots topped Luverne 55-64 and five other complete teams.

Todd Alberty (11th in 18:23), Greg Van Batavia (14th in 18:30) and Kale Wiertzema (21st in 18:43) made contributions to H-BC-E-E's team success.

Luverne's Jake Studer, Nick Otten and Jesse Kuhlman placed eighth, ninth and 10th with respective 18:04, 18:10 and 18:21 times.

Ruston Aaker (18th in 18:41) and Dusty Antoine (19th in 18:42) padded Luverne's team tally. Trevor Maine placed 28th in 19:09 during his first varsity race without influencing the scoring.

Adrian had incomplete teams for both varsity races.

Krissi Thier finished 22nd in 17:23 for the AHS girls. Paul Honermann (20th in 18:41), Brandon Bullerman (25th in 19:00), Chad Janssen (29th in 19:25) and Kelly Seeman (47th in 20:57) raced for the Dragon boys.

Here is a look at the team standings and the other individual performances from SaturdayÕs meet.

Girls' standings: Luverne 54, T-M-B 55, Jackson County Central 69, Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster-Southwest Star Concept 107, Windom 112, Murray County Central 118, Worthington 149.

Boys' standings: H-BC-E-E 55, Luverne 64, Southwest Christian 100, JCC 113, Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin 121, Windom 136, Worthington 141.

Junior varsity girls
H-BC-E-E: Erika Fransen, seventh, 14:33; Rayne Sandoval, 15th, 15:37.

Junior varsity boys
Luverne: Travis Halfmann, fourth, 12:13; Brent DeGroot, 19th, 13:13; John May, 20th, 13:17; Michael Nelson, 30th, 13:34; David Nelson, 31st, 13:48.

H-BC-E-E: Derek Haak, first, 12:00; Devin DeBoer, 11th, 12:49; John Sandbulte, 13th, 12:55; Michael Bos, 21st, 13:32; Jared Drenth, 25th, 13:38; Justin Hinks, 39th, 16:38.
Adrian: Eldon Vaselaar, 40th, 16:59.

Junior high girls
Luverne: Justin Heintzman, seventh, 7:00; Amanda Kannas, 20th, 7:33.
H-BC-E-E: Mya Mann, second, 6:54; Amanda Tilstra, fourth, 6:59.
Adrian: Morgan Lynn, first, 6:49; McCall Heitkamp, seventh, 7:01; Erica Thier, 10th, 7:20; Megan Henning, 11th, 7:22; Kaitlin Leinen, 15th, 7:27.

Junior high boys
Luverne: Eric Kraetsch, first, 6:28.
Adrian: Ethan Wieneke, second, 6:33; Aaron Mormann, fourth, 6:38; Kyle Henning, 11th, 7:06; Collin Lynn, 12th, 7:06; Tony Thier, 13th, 7:08; Brett Springman, 14th, 7:12; Dustin Lonneman, 15th, 7:13; Tim Zaske, 19th, 7:29.
H-BC-E-E: Adam Finke, third, 6:36; Grant Hoogendoorn, seventh, 6:55.

Luverne defenders Joey Pick (80) and Cody Gehrke (55) wrap up Windom halfback Drew Zimmerman during Friday's Southwest Conference football game at Cardinal Field. Luverne rallied to force overtime before posting its first victory of the season, a 20-14 win over the Eagles.

By John Rittenhouse
A furious fourth-quarter rally led to an overtime victory for the Luverne football team at Cardinal Field Friday.

Trailing Windom 7-0 entering the final period of play, the Cardinals outscored the Eagles 14-7 in the fourth quarter to force overtime.

The overtime session lasted two plays as the Cardinal defense came up with an interception before the offense capped a 20-14 victory with a 10-yard touchdown run on the next play.

Luverne's rally ended a two-game losing streak to start the season, and gave Cardinal coach Todd Oye his first career victory.

"I'm just happy for the kids," Oye said. "They've been working really hard in a new offensive system. I think they found out how well it works when things start clicking."

After being blanked through the first three quarters of the game, the LHS offense started to click late in the game.

The Cardinals showed some explosiveness with a long touchdown run that trimmed Windom's lead to one point (7-6) early in fourth quarter. After the Eagles increased their lead to eight points as the period progressed, Luverne put together a 62-yard touchdown drive late in the quarter that was followed by an overtime-forcing, two-point conversion.

Neither team could get anything going offensively in a scoreless third quarter, but that changed in the final 12 minutes of play.

Luverne forced the Eagles to punt late in the third quarter, taking possession of the ball on its own 18-yard line with 31 seconds left in the stanza. Facing a third-and-nine situation to start the fourth quarter, some quick thinking by tailback Marcus Walgrave turned what was designed to be a trick play going to another player into an 81-yard touchdown run of his own.

Oye had instructed the Cardinals to run a reverse play to start the period. Walgrave received the handoff from quarterback Tony Smedsrud while running to his right, and he was supposed to hand it off to receiver Joey Pick, who was running toward the Cardinal backfield from the right end position.
Walgrave didnÕt like what he saw as the play developed and made an instant decision to run the ball himself. It proved to be the right decision as he dashed 81 yards for a score.

"It was supposed to be a reverse," Oye admitted. "Half our team, including myself, thought Joey Pick had the ball. Marcus said he saw WindomÕs defensive and cornerback coming in hard, so he pulled the ball back (instead of handing it off) because he thought the defenders would catch Joey from behind."

The celebration that followed the touchdown, which came at the 11:40 mark of the second quarter, was quickly doused when Windom blocked the ensuing extra-point attempt to maintain a 7-6 lead.

It appeared the Eagles would get the points back when they completed a long pass on the first play of their next offensive possession, but the second of three key defensive plays made by sophomore Brad Herman spoiled Windom's scoring threat.

Herman, who was making his first varsity start, ran down the Windom receiver who caught the ball. Herman stripped the ball from the receiverÕs arms as he made the tackle, and Pick recovered the fumble on the LHS 14.

Windom forced the Cardinals to punt four plays later, and the Eagle offense put together a 13-play, 43-yard touchdown drive that featured two successful fourth-down conversions. The drive ended with Nate Knutson scoring on a one-yard run with 2:40 left in regulation play. Nick Hohan's extra point made it a 14-6 difference.

The Luverne offense responded to the challenge by putting together its most impressive series of the season.

The Cards advanced the ball 62 yards in six plays, with senior Joel Evans capping the drive when he turned a trap play into a 32-yard touchdown run with 1:17 remaining. When Smedsrud delivered a strike to Canaan Petersen for a successful conversion pass, the score was knotted at 14.

Windom, which opted to run the remaining time off the clock to end regulation play, had the first possession to begin overtime. Windom decided to use a play (a halfback pass) that worked for a touchdown in the second quarter, but the decision proved to be costly as Herman picked off the pass in the end zone.

Walgrave, who ran the ball 18 times for 163 yards in the game, settled the issue when he scored from 10 yards out on the first play of LuverneÕs ensuing possession.

While some may have been surprised by the confidence the Luverne offense displayed late in the game, Oye was not.

"One thing we've been emphasizing since practice started in August has been running a hurry-up offense. When we got into a situation where we needed to use it Friday, we were comfortable in running the plays," he said.

LuverneÕs defense also played well against the Eagles.

WindomÕs first two offensive possessions of the game ended on downs on Luverne's 24- and 13-yard lines. The Eagles ended the scoreless deadlock with 14 seconds left in the second quarter, when an 87-yard drive ended with halfback Drew Zimmerman tossing a touchdown pass to Mitch Masters during a fourth-and-goal situation from the LHS two.

"Our defense did a good job," Oye said. "We would bend, but we didnÕt break. Windom had 250 yards worth of offense in the first half, but they only scored seven points. Our defense kept them out of the end zone."

Luverne's best scoring opportunity of the first half came in the second quarter, when Herman recovered a fumble by a Windom punt return player on the Eagle 39 with 9:33 left in the first half.

A 17-yard pass from Smedsrud to Ben Cornish advanced the ball to the 22, but the Cards lost the ball on downs when a fourth-and-five play came up short of a first down when Walgrave gained four yards on a run.

Luverne will play unbeaten Worthington in Worthington tomorrow. The 3-0 Trojans beat Windom 42-21 earlier in the season and are coming off a 33-0 pasting of St. Peter Friday.

"Worthington is undefeated, and theyÕve won all three of their games handily. They have a great tailback (Nick Raymo). It will be important to control him because he's been making a lot of big plays. They also have an aggressive, quick defense," Oye said.

Team statistics
Luverne: 250 rushing yards, 43 passing yards, 293 total yards, six first downs, four penalties, zero turnovers.
Windom: 234 rushing yards, 153 passing yards, 387 total yards, 14 first downs, seven penalties, two turnovers.

Individual statistics
Rushing: Walgrave 18-163, Evans 7-78, Jared Pick 1-1, Aaron Schmidt 1-5, Smedsrud 1-3, Tyler Elbers 1-0.
Passing: Smedsrud 5-10 for 43 yards.
Receiving: Cornish 3-30, Walgrave 1-10, Petersen 1-3.
Defense: Herman one interception and one fumble recovery.

County Commissioners meet Sept. 3
Rock County Courthouse 9:00 A.M.
Law Library Sept. 3, 2002
Chair Wildung called the meeting to order with all Commissioners present.

Motion by Erickson, seconded by Hoime, to approve the September 3, 2002 County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote.

Terrie Gulden, Heartland Express Transit Director, requested permission to purchase specialized mobile radio units for the buses. Motion by Hoime, seconded by Jarchow, to proceed with the radio purchase from the County Board's Contingency Fund and to replace that fund with grant dollars as they are received, declared carried on a voice vote.

The Transit Director also requested a ridership rate increase to be effective January 1, 2003. A current rate of $1.25 within the City of Luverne would increase to $1.50; the out of city limits rate would increase from $2.50 to $3.00, and a roll of 12 tokens would increase from $12.00 to $15.00. Motion by Jarchow, seconded by Erickson to approve the proposed rate increase effective January 1, 2003, declared carried on a voice vote.

Mark Sehr, Engineer, presented information regarding the Topeka Shiner and how it impacts construction projections in Rock County; no action was taken.

By order of the Chair, the Land Management Office Director and the Engineer will draft a letter to the US Fish & Wildlife expressing Rock County's concerns over the endangered species designation of the Topeka Shiner.

Motion by Jarchow, seconded by Boyenga, to go to bids on a landfill compactor, declared carried on a voice vote.

Motion by Hoime, seconded by Erickson, to approve the August 20, 2002 County Board minutes, declared carried on a voice vote.

Motion by Erickson, seconded by Jarchow, to approve the following consent agenda items, declared carried on a voice vote.

1. Resolution No. 37-02, a proclamation "A Day to Remember"

2. Resolution No. 36-02, authorization of background checks for pre-employment

The County Board held a joint meeting with the Nobles County Board via interactive television (ITV) regarding the proposed 2003 budget for Nobles/Rock Public Health. The meeting was for informational purposes only and no action was taken.

Margaret Cook, Auditor/Treasurer, presented the fund balances; motion by Boyenga, seconded by Erickson, to approve the fund balance report, declared carried on a voice vote.

Motion by Hoime, seconded by Jarchow, to approve the claims, declared carried on a unanimous vote. A complete listing of claims is available at the Auditor/TreasurerÕs office at no charge.

General $ 29,301.65
LEC 487.41
Road & Bridge 15,538.98
Judicial Ditch .00
Welfare 35,284.41
Landfill 2,927.98
TOTAL $ 83,540.43

The Auditor/Treasurer requested permission to cancel outstanding warrant #39251 for the amount of $95.00 payable to Renaissance Professional Development. Motion by Boyenga, seconded by Erickson, to cancel warrant #39251, declared carried on a voice vote.

Motion by Erickson, seconded by Hoime, to approve Resolution No. 39-02, a rural water split on parcel #02-0195-000 located in the E 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of 36-102-46, declared carried on a voice vote.

Motion by Boyenga, seconded Erickson, to approve Resolution No. 40-02, a rural water split on parcel #03-0137-000 located in the W 1/2 of the E 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 18 in Clinton Township, declared carried on a voice vote.

The Auditor/Treasurer presented information regarding a web site to access county tax information. Set up and maintenance fees would be $100.00 per month; no action was taken.

Motion by Erickson, seconded by Jarchow to approve Resolution 38-02, a lease agreement with the State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety to furnish facilities for the testing & licensing, declared carried on a voice vote.

The County Board reviewed the levy limit that has been set by the state; motion by Jarchow, seconded Erickson, to set the following preliminary levy, declared carried on a 4-1 vote with Commissioner Boyenga voting nay.

General $1,886.625.00
Law Library 110,681.00
Road & Bridge 636,600.00
Welfare 937,680.00
Landfill 22,675.00
Total $3,594,271.00

The County Board discussed the RFP process pertaining the Rock County Pool & Fitness Center. The County Board directed that further discussion take place at the next City/County Liaison meeting on September 17th.

The County Board was informed of the various September 11th activities scheduled throughout the county.

The County Board reviewed the 2003 health insurance rates, which will reflect a 7.5% increase.

Commissioner Boyenga presented a developmental Achievement Center update; they are considering the construction of four-plex unit for residents. Currently they are in the preliminary planning stages and would like the County Board to discuss this item and possible consideration of support at a future date.

Commissioner Boyenga stated that the Lewis and Clark project is looking at modifying the contracts, which would require the local water supplies to assume the stateÕs share. Currently, the contract breakdown is 80% federal costs, 10% state's costs and 10% local cost; the proposed contract breakdown will be 80% federal and up to 20% local.

Commissioner Boyenga presented an update regarding Choteau des Prairies; currently they are still in the formation process and operation setup.

Commissioner Hoime presented an Ag Task Force update from the past meeting.

With no further business to come before the board, the meeting was declared adjourned.

Jane Wildung, Chairman of the Board
ATEST:
Kyle J. Oldre, Clerk to the Board
(9-19)

Mortgage foreclosure sale set for Oct. 10
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
NOTICE IS hereby given that default has occurred in the conditions of that certain mortgage dated September 23, 1998, given to secure an original principal amount of $56,991.00 executed by Amy L. Morphew, a single person, as mortgagor(s), to the United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service, formerly known as Farmers Home Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, Mortagee, and duly recorded with the Office of the County Recorder of Rock County, Minnesota on September 25, 1998, as Instrument Number 143987.

No action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof: all preforeclosure notice requirements have been complied with:

There is due and claimed to be due on the mortgage and the note secured thereby, including interest to the date of this Notice and including advances of $1,300.00 from the date of each advance to the date of this notice, the sum of SIXTY TWO THOUSAND SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS AND 11/100'S ($62,075.11).
Pursuant to the power of sale therein contained, said mortgage will be foreclosed and the tract of land lying and being located in the County of Rock, Minnesota, described as follows:

THE W. 65 FEET OF THE N. 97 1/2 FEET OF LOT 4 IN BLOCK 12 IN BARCK, ADAMS AND HOWE'S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE (NOW CITY) OF LUVERNE, ROCK COUNTY, MINNESOTA.

will be sold by the Sheriff of Rock County at public auction on the 10th day of October, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. o'clock in the County Sheriff's office in Luverne to pay the debt then secured by said mortgagee, taxes, if any on said premises, and the costs and disbursements allowed by law, subject to redemption within Six (6) months from said date of sale.

At the time of the commencement of said mortgage foreclosure proceedings said lands were not agricultural lands as defined by the Minnesota Omnibus Farm Act, Laws of 1986, Chapter 398.

Dated: July 29, 2002
United States of America
By: /s/ Stephen G. Wenzel
Stephen G. Wenzel
State Director
Rural Development,
Acting on behalf of
the Rural Housing Service
(Successor in interest to
the Farmers Home
Administration)
State of Minnesota
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
(8/15, 8/22, 8/29, 9/5, 9/12, 9/19)

By Sara Strong
Mark Overgaard, rural Luverne, is new on the list of plaintiffs suing the county over the controversial hog operation, Overgaard Pork.

Overgaard Pork is owned and operated by Chad Overgaard and Scott Overgaard, Kanaranzi Township.

Overgaard Pork, Chad and Scott, County Commissioner Robert Jarchow, former Land Management Office Director John Burgers and the Rock County Board of Commissioners are also being sued.

Original plaintiffs filing in March were Glenn, Mabel and Loren Overgaard, with Mark amending the lawsuit in a letter dated Aug. 30.

Another party is also added to the list of defendants, Schwartz Farms, Sleepy Eye, which owns the animals Overgaard Pork raises.

The plaintiffs are suing for monetary damages exceeding $50,000, which is standard in state cases.

The lawsuit alleges that the defendants conspired to help Chad and Scott wrongfully obtain a hog feedlot permit to build a 3,200-head hog setup about a half mile from GlennÕs property in the fall of 2001.

Glenn protested the permit throughout its process in the county.

The suit claims the defendants didn't act according to law when permits for a feedlot were granted. And beyond that, they falsified records, acted with conflicts of interest, engaged in inappropriate conduct and aided in polluting the plaintiffsÕ land, air and water.

The county's response has been that it acted properly in the permitting process and that the lawsuit has been "brought for an improper purpose."

The parties involved are in the process of discovery and answering allegations.

By Lori Ehde
Luverne's Warren Herreid has his name etched in stone in Camp Ripley's Court of Honor Military Museum.

He traveled to northern Minnesota Sunday for the honor.

According to the ceremony brochure, the Court of Honor was established at Camp Ripley "for the purpose of permanent memorialization of those individuals who have, through dedicated service to State and Nation, attained uncommon prestige or who have performed otherwise highly distinguished service over an extended period of years."

Herreid's name appears on a monument next to several others he's come to know and admire.

"That made me feel really good to see my name along side of these people I've respected through the years - almost all generals are on this list," he said. "It's kind of an awesome honor.

Herreid was nominated for recognition by the Camp Ripley Memorialization Board, which is comprised of decorated colonels and generals, mostly retired.

"I really am very proud to be able to represent Luverne and my National Guard family from Luverne," Herreid said.

"Luverne is a very strong Guards town, and I'm proud to represent my generation of that family with this honor."

Sgt. Maj. Warren Herreid began his career with the Minnesota National Guard in September 1939 with Headquarters Company, Second Battalion, 205th Infantry in Luverne.

During his military career which spanned two wars, Herreid earned the Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, European Africa Middle Eastern Theater Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Service Medal, American Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star, World War II Victory Medal, Minnesota Commendation with Pendant, four Overseas Service Bars and Minnesota Service Ribbon with clasp, First C1 Gunner.

Herreid's nomination to the Court of Honor stems largely from his role in developing a military leadership weekend course after he became operations sergeant of the G-3 in the mid-1970s.

His book, "The Professional Military Leader," was the preface of a teaching manual used in the course, which became the precursor to training later conducted by the Minnesota Military Academy.

Since his retirement in 1980, Herreid continues to contribute to the National Guard in numerous volunteer roles.

"Luverne is a great town. I have a lot of military comrades and friends here," he said.

"There's something special about the Guards family that help you through life. Also, the women of the Guards are very important. It takes you away from your family a lot, and my wife (Joyce) has been very supportive."

By Sara Strong
After 12 years, Luverne Utilities Coordinator Red Arndt is still working to get Lewis and Clark Rural Water System to southwest Minnesota.

"ItÕs a political ballgame right now. We've just got to play along until we can get the money and build it," he said to the Luverne City Council Tuesday.

Arndt is hopeful that $7 million in federal funds will come to the project by October. Lewis and Clark had hoped for $12 million.

The entire finished product of the system Ñ which will provide the region, including 22 communities and rural water systems, better quality water and a larger quantity of water - will cost about $362 million.

Federal funds will take on 80 percent of the cost with participating communities and the state splitting the remainder.

If the state doesn't come through with its portion, however, users have to absorb the difference.

Right now Luverne's portion will be a total of $1.3 million, or $36,000 this year for a federal funds match. Councilman David Hauge said he's worried that the state's budget deficits could effect the project in its funding from the state.

Arndt said, "We need to get the money or we'll have to come up with it."

The state's share this year is $108,000.

So far, two test wells are running and a third is being bid for the labor and installation.

RCRW is allotted 300,000 gallons a day from Lewis and Clark, and Luverne is allotted 750,000 gallons a day, or half of what it expects to use at high capacity. Water could reach Rock County by 2011.

Friends of the Library
With the library looking forward to its book sale today, Friday and Saturday, Friends of the Library President Dolly Remme updated the Luverne City Council on its organization Tuesday.

Last year's book sale generated $1,094 for Friends of the Library. The group purchased chairs, tables and a podium for the new community room and video and audio books for adults and juniors.

Friends of the Library continues to be proud of Luverne resident Carole Olson's book "Rock-a-Bye Baby Reader," of which it sold 500 at regular price and 1,500 at cost to the Rock County Collaborative to give to all new parents in the county.

Olson's book continues to get statewide attention from preschool and children's groups.

Among its other interests, Friends of the Library is also concerned with supporting regional authors. "We try to keep books by people in this area in the library," Remme said.

By Sara Strong
The Rock County Board of Commissioners Tuesday approved the formation of a Feedlot Task Force, which will meet quarterly until the county-wide Level III feedlot inventory process is complete.

The inventory is underway and the Board of Water and Soil Resources, which is doing the inspections, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and county staff will update the County Board by Oct. 1.

The update will be a general progress report, reflecting some of what the inspections have found so far. The task force will then meet to discuss the inspection process and be a communication group between inspectors and producers.

Volunteers have signed on to be a part of the task force and represent most parts of the county.

Task Force members
Grant Binford
Pete Bakken
Tom Skattum
Randy Scott
Mike Hoiland
Mike Sandager
Jeff Ahrendt
Jim Remme
Denny Holtrup
Nate Golla
Lynn Peterson
Doug Bolt

Ron Boyenga and Ken Hoime will represent the Rock County Board of Commissioners on the task force, and one or two more individuals may be asked to join as well.

Daycare issues
Karen DeBoer of the Southwest Minnesota Opportunity Council and Carol Wulf of Rock County Family Services presented the board with a child day care review.

Rock County's 51 daycare providers work with 406 children. The desired capacity is to have 300 children in daycare to allow room for the best possible care. The maximum number of children allowed in daycares in the county is 566 according to licensure requirements.

Finding care for infants is always an issue for parents. Twenty-nine of Rock County's providers have infants now and 39 accept infants.

The formula for licensing means that providers have to limit ages and numbers of children. For example, an infant is considered 12 months and younger. With one infant, a daycare is allowed to have two toddlers and with three toddlers, no infants are allowed.

Room for infants can be a particular problem if a family has a baby in addition to older children and wants to keep them all in the same daycare. Wulf said she may grant a variance to keep a family together if there isnÕt an infant vacancy in that case.

She said aging daycare providers leaving the field may pose problems for Rock County in coming years. As providers retire, not as many are getting licensed to take their place.

More families are turning to before school programs - like the free school breakfast that serves about 300 a day - instead of taking their children to daycare, where they have to be bussed to school. After school programs like Family U give older children a place to go and daycare providers don't have to reserve a spot for them during the day.

Rural addressing
Although the county roads are signed with their new street addresses, individuals wonÕt get their new addresses for at least another six months, County Engineer Mark Sehr said to the board Tuesday.
The board, Sehr and dispatchers have gotten calls from residents waiting to learn their specific addresses.

When the county and Post Office finalize the mapping system, residents will be notified by mail of their new addresses. The Post Office will honor old and new addresses for a year to allow people time to switch their subscriptions, check blanks or any other items that require correct addresses.

By Lori Ehde
LuverneÕs Cor-Tech Manufacturing employees are still regrouping after the July 31 fatal accident of their friend and co-worker Nick Mann.

Cor-Tech management has decided to no longer accept individual repair work and will focus instead on major manufacturing projects.

Two of eight employees were laid off last week to make that adjustment.

"It's just the nature of what's come about," said James Stratton, co-worker and brother of Cor-Tech owner Cory Stratton.

The decision follows an investigation and subsequent fine by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The fatal accident also injured ag repair customer John Teune, Steen.

"Some of it's OSHA driven and some of it's insurance driven," James Stratton said of the decision to eliminate private repair work.

"Insurance costs were going to go up, so it wouldnÕt have been feasible for us to do it."

Meanwhile, he said Cor-Tech has plenty of manufacturing contracts to work on.

Cor-Tech has major contracts with the poultry industry to build transport cages and trailers, for example.

It also continues to manufacture cable trailers for national utilities, and building recycling trailers provides steady work for the local employees.

Stratton said the employees seem to have recovered well from the events of July 31,
"They're doing good," he said. "We thank everyone in the community for their continued support."