By Jolene Farley
Both Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary and Hills-Beaver Creek High School boast similar peer groups whose purpose is to assist other students.

Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary has 19 fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders participating in the Peer Mediators program. The program, in existence for nine years, helps kids learn to settle conflict in a positive and peaceful way.

Students are sent to conflict resolution training to learn effective ways to help peers resolve conflict.

Peer Mediator adviser Jil Vaughn said, "It helps the children come up with their own solutions. They seem to relate better to their peers than an adult would."

Hills-Beaver Creek High School has a similar organization. Twenty-nine students have joined Peer Helpers. Under adviser Rochelle McGill, the group sponsors many events and activities.

They plan high school dances, sell balloons and flowers during Valentine's Day week, sell concessions during sporting events and provide peer tutoring if students need help. Students visit the Tuff Home once a month for the Adopt-A-Grandparent program. They will also help in the elementary school if they are needed.

During June or July, Peer Helpers attend a camp where they learn how to help people in different situations. The goal of the camp is to help students become better Peer Helpers.

A new project this year is Hire-A-Kid-Day. Next spring, students will be auctioned off to the highest bidders for various jobs.

The group formally meets two or three times a month.

"The main thing is getting the students involved," said McGill. "This year I've had many more students join. It gives the younger students older people to look up to."

Students know if they need help they can go to a Peer Helper, she said.

The Peer Helper experience has been positive, according to student Jessica Martens. She particularly enjoys the Adopt-A-Grandparent program. "It is fun to go talk to the old people," said Martens. "One lady even started crying."

By Jolene Farley
With few farmers left in the fields it has been, by all accounts, an average year, according to Hills Cargill Farm Service Center Manager Brad Berkhof. Story inside.

Coletta M. Loosbrock, 83, Lismore, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, in Luverne Community Hospital.

Services were Wednesday, Nov. 7, at St. Anthony Church in Lismore. Roxanne Lisnak and Pastor Andrew Beerman officiated. Burial was in the parish cemetery.

Coletta Fritz was born to Gregory and Margaret (Sassen) Fritz on Jan. 22, 1918, in Lismore. She attended school in Adrian and graduated from St. Adrian Catholic High School.

She married Edmund Loosbrock on Sept. 30, 1940, in St. Adrian Catholic Church. After their marriage the couple farmed near St. Kilian and near Lismore. Mr. Loosbrock died in September 1972. She moved to Lismore in October 1972. She became a resident of Arnold Memorial Health Care Center in October 2000.

Mrs. Loosbrock was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Lismore, the Catholic Daughters of America and Christian Mothers. She enjoyed quilting, cooking and flower gardening.

Survivors include eight children and their spouses, Robert and Barb Loosbrock, Luverne, Ruth and Henry Zins, Brookings, S.D., William and Donna Loosbrock, Big Fork, Connie and Raymond Loonan, Aitkin, Dorothy and Tom Conlan, Maple Grove, Daniel Loosbrock, Chalmers, Ind., Carol and Larry Olson, Sioux Falls, S.D., and Loren Loosbrock, Almena, Wis.; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three brothers, Charles Fritz, Minneapolis, Edward Fritz, Roseville, and Leonard (Verna) Fritz, Racine, Wis.; and three sisters, Mary Ann (Leland) Thompson, Alice Rogers, all of North Hollywood, Calif., and Virginia Dickman, Burbank, Calif.

Mrs. Loosbrock was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Edmund, one grandson, Jeremy Loosbrock, in 1971, one brother, Raphael Fritz, and two sisters, Esther Bullerman and Sr. Elaine Fritz.

Dingmann Funeral Home, Adrian, was in charge of arrangements.

Renatus Doering, 96, Parkston, S.D., died Monday, Oct. 22, 2001, in Avera Bormann Manor, Parkston.

Renatus E, Doering was born to Emanuel and Magdalena (Brost) Doering on June 9, 1905, on a farm in Hutchinson County, S.D. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith. He attended Kulm grade school and the Kulm Church. He later joined Salem Lutheran Church in Parkston.

He married Johanna Louise Henke on March 10, 1929, in Salem Lutheran Church. They farmed all their lives in the Tripp and Parkston areas. They moved into Parkston in 1963 but continued to farm until 1989. They celebrated 66 years of marriage together. Mrs. Doering died on Aug. 11, 1995. Mr. Doering moved into Avera Bormann Manor in Parkston in September 1998.

Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Norman and Imogene Doering, Janesville, Wis., and Marvin and Darlene Doering, Luverne; one daughter and son-in-law, LaVerna and Vernon Neugebauer, Dimock, S.D.; eight grandsons; one granddaughter; five great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; one brother, Albert Doering, Payson, Ariz., and many nieces and nephews.

Mr. Doering was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and two sons, Richard in 1953 and Roland in 1996, six sisters and three brothers.

Clements-Wiese Funeral Home, Parkston, was in charge of arrangements.

William Colwell, 85, died Saturday, Oct. 6 at Mary Jane Brown Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church, Luverne, with Father Andrew Beerman officiating. Interment will be in St. Catherine's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 2 to 8 p.m. with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. at Engebretson Funeral Home.

Sara Ann Womack, 62, Hurst, Texas, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, in her home after a short battle with cancer. She was the sister of Carol Stroh, Luverne.

Sara Ann Roberts was born to J.W. "Buddy and Elizabeth Ann Roberts on Jan. 4, 1939, in Austin, Texas.

Church was an important part of her life. She was currently a member of Pipeline Road Church of Christ. She was active in many areas including Bible teaching and quilting and was the former co-owner of Christian Supply Center in Bedford, Texas. She was active with the Shrine Directors Unit and Shrine Children's Hospital and Daughters of the Nile, in support of disabled children through Shrine hospitals.

Survivors include her husband, Charles M. Womack, Hurst; one son, Blake Womack and daughter-in-law, Laura Barnard, Alameda, Calif.; one daughter, Melissa Womack and son-in-law, Ken Leibowitz, Dallas, Texas; her mother, Elizabeth Ann Roberts, Arlington, Texas, and sister and brother-in-law, Carol and Harold Stroh, Luverne.

Mrs. Womack was preceded in death by her father, J.W. "Buddy" Roberts.

Moore Funeral Home, Arlington, was in charge of arrangements.

Memorial services for Glenn Steen will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper with the Rev. Bruce Bringle officiating. Burial will follow in West Jasper City Cemetery.

Glenn Bertic Joseph Steen, 95, Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Jasper, died Saturday, Sept, 22, 2001, at Hospice of Arizona in Phoenix.

Glenn Steen was born to Martin H. and Clara (Hauger) Steen on Aug. 18, 1906, in Rose Dell Township, Rock County. He was raised on his parents' farm and attended country school. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith.

He married Helen M. Falk on Nov. 25, 1931, at Jasper American Lutheran Church in Jasper. Following their marriage they farmed in Highland Township, Sherman, S.D., for many years. In 1962 they moved to Phoenix due to his wifeÕs health conditions. He worked in hotel and apartment maintenance. Following Mrs. SteenÕs death on Jan. 26, 1987, he returned to Jasper during the summer months to live and visit. He continued living on his own until 1995 when he went to live with his son, Roger, in Phoenix. He entered Hospice of Arizona on Saturday, Sept. 15.

Mr. Steen was a member of Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was a private pilot and enjoyed hunting and fishing with his relatives and friends. He was also an avid bowler until age 92.

Survivors include five children, Marlene Williams, Rapid City, S.D., Dianne and Leslie Holtorf, Rochester, Robert Steen, Shakopee, Karen Steen and Roger Steen both of Phoenix; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Loretta Locke, Sacramento, Calif.

Mr. Steen was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Helen, one brother, Arland Steen, and one sister, Alma Erstad.

Foster-Hartquist Funeral Chapel, Jasper, is in charge of arrangements.

George Saucer, 72, Waterloo, Iowa, died Oct. 17, 2001, in Allen Hospital of cancer.
A memorial service will be at a date to be announced later.

George J. Saucer was born to George and Julia Saucer on Nov. 15, 1928, in Clear Lake, Iowa. He graduated from West High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1950 and was stationed for a time in Trieste, Italy, with the 281st Military Police Company.

His career as a journalist spanned several decades, beginning at the Washington Star in Washington, D.C. He later worked at the Rock County Star Herald in Luverne. In 1962 he began working for the Waterloo Courier, from which he retired in 1993 as the managing editor.

Survivors include his wife, Alyce (Anderson) Saucer; two sons, Thomas Saucer, Waterloo, and Mark Saucer, Tampa, Fla.; two daughters, Elizabeth Burke, Aurora, N.Y., and Caroline Saucer, Bethlehem, Pa.; five grandchildren; and one brother, Edward Saucer, Marion, Iowa.

Mr. Saucer was preceded in death by his parents and an infant son, Timothy.

Memorials may be directed in his name to Habitat for Humanity.

By John Rittenhouse
Red Rock Central denied Adrian a berth in the Minnesota State Class C Football Tournament when the teams met in Adrian Friday to settle the Section 3A championship Friday.

In a showdown of a pair of 9-1 teams, No. 1 Adrian was hoping to ride the home field advantage into its first state tournament appearance since 1998.

RRC, however, had its sights set on a section title as well. With an offense that displayed an ability to strike quickly and a defense that thwarted some scoring opportunities by the Dragons, the second-seeded Falcons pulled off a mild upset by topping AHS 28-13.

The 10-1 Falcons will host McLeod West, the champion of Section 2A, in a state quarterfinal-round game in Lamberton tomorrow. Adrian ends a 9-2 campaign.

"We tip our hats to RRC," said Adrian coach Randy Strand. "They are a good outfit. That’s why they are a 10-1 team."

Adrian, a team that took advantage of its scoring opportunities during a 7-1 regular season, was unable to continue the trend against RRC.

The Dragons turned the ball over four times in the game, and two of them ended second-half drives that could have produced some important points.

After yielding touchdowns to RRC in each of the first two quarters, the Dragons came out strong in the second half and cut what was a 14-0 halftime deficit in half at 14-7.

The tide seemed to shift in Adrian’s favor when the Dragons recovered a fumble deep inside RRC territory as the third quarter progressed, but the Falcons reclaimed the momentum by keeping AHS out of the end zone before scoring on a pair of big plays to put the game away in the fourth quarter.

"We didn't click offensively when we had the ball in the red zone the last few games. That hurt us again Friday. Then we gave up two quick touchdowns that took the wind out of our sails," Strand said.

After forcing the Falcons to punt to start the second half, the Adrian offense put together a 12-play, 64-yard drive that trimmed RRC's lead to seven points at 14-7.

After hooking up with Bryce Block for a 19-yard pass that gave the Dragons a first down on the Falcon nine-yard line, quarterback Levi Bullerman capped the drive with a three-yard touchdown run at the 3:56 mark of the third quarter. Bullerman also added the extra point.

It looked like the Dragons would tie the game when Brandon Schettler recovered an RRC fumble moments later, but an intentional grounding penalty on the final play of the third quarter all but ended the scoring threat.

RRC took command of the game moments later.

Four plays after taking possession of the ball on their own 28, the Falcons regained control of the game when quarterback Cory Fisher tossed a 57-yard touchdown pass to Lee Schaffran. Kirk Engen kicked the extra point to make it a 21-7 difference with 7:31 left to play.

After forcing the Dragons to punt moments later, RRC iced the game when Colby Pack scored on a 54-yard run on the first play of the ensuing possession.

Trailing 28-7 with 7:31 left to play, the Dragons showed some character by driving 61 yards in seven plays. Block tossed a 15-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Bullerman at the 5:03 mark of the period, but the toss for a two-point conversion fell incomplete.

Adrian's next offensive possession turned into a drive that ended with RRC picking off a pass in its own end zone.

The Dragons got the ball back one more time, but another RRC interception ended Adrian's final offensive possession of the year.

RRC dominated the game's first half.

After stopping the Dragon offense to start the game, the Falcons drove 63 yards in 12 plays to take a 7-0 lead with a one-yard touchdown run by Pack at the 5:31 mark of the first quarter.

An interception in the second quarter gave RRC good field position on the Dragon 17. Six plays later, Fisher scored on a four-yard run to make it a 14-0 difference with 5:44 left in the first half.

Team statistics
Adrian: 96 rushing yards, 205 passing yards, 301 total yards, 14 first downs, three penalties for 25 yards, four turnovers.

RRC: 200 rushing yards, 169 passing yards, 269 total yards, 11 first downs, five penalties for 40 yards, two turnovers.

Individual statistics
Rushing: T.Bullerman 10-22, Nate Bullerman 7-31, L. Bullerman 9-22, Joe Kruger 4-21.

Passing: L.Bullerman 14-30 for 163 yards, Block 2-2 for 44 yards.

Receiving: Dusty Henning 5-45, Block 6-98, Pete Hohn 1-14, T.Bullerman 2-16.

Defense: Kruger 17 tackles, T.Bullerman 12 tackles, Schettler 10 tackles and one fumble recovery, Henning one interception.