Hardwick
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianJune 18, 2025The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Jan. 10, 1963. (Story continues from last week.) Teacher Problem Mentioned Another concern of the Hardwick board, expressed at the meeting was that of obtaining qualified teachers. They pointed out that they had an excellent staff of experienced teachers at the present time, but that replacements were becoming more and more of a problem.…- By Pastor Ed Borchardt, Zion Lutheran Church, HardwickMay 21, 2025The Gospel of John gives an account of a man who had been an invalid for 38 years. He is helpless in regard to helping himself to a pool (known to have healing remedies) which may help his condition. For 38 years friends, family, neighbors, strangers, no one helps him. Here we find him sitting on a mat. This mat is a tool. A mat is used for sitting, keeping the heat off his bottom side. A…
By Mavis FodnessMay 07, 2025After 15 years of planning and member prayers, Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick is undergoing an estimated $800,000 construction project that will see the church cut almost in half before being rebuilt. Two weeks ago, Cleveringa Construction of Luverne began demolishing the narthex constructed in 1974, making way for a new narthex complete with additional bathrooms and an elevator. Pastor Ed…- By Lori SorensonApril 23, 2025The Rock County Attorney’s Office filed an amended complaint in the case of vehicular homicide charges against 21-year-old Jayson Delfs of Hardwick. The new complaint, filed Friday afternoon, includes third-degree murder charges reflecting updated information the investigation. Delfs, who will turn 22 on April 28, is accused of causing the March 27 death of 47-year-old Grant Crawford during an…
March 12, 2025Charles "Chuck" J. Fodness was born Jan. 2, 1936, to Emmett and Tena (Buss) Fodness on a farm in rural Lennox, South Dakota. He moved with his parents to rural Kenneth, Minnesota, and went to a one-room country school until the eighth grade. Chuck graduated in 1954 from Edgerton Public High School in Edgerton, Minnesota. He attended Nettleton Business College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Chuck…- February 26, 2025Vickie Van Dyke, age 62, of Hardwick, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in her home with family by her side on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne with a prayer service to be held at 7 p.m. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, Feb., 28, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Catherine Catholic…
- By Pastor Ed Borchardt, Zion Lutheran Church, HardwickFebruary 26, 2025Ever feel as if you missed out on something? You are hungry for that brownie, but the kids ate the last ones. You missed getting through the green stoplight by that much and now have to wait for the train, which is in slow motion. The person in front of you won the store giveaway. Missed it by that much. The sale ended the day before. Really? Ever since you were born a day late or a day early?…
By Mavis FodnessFebruary 19, 2025The last of three City of Hardwick-owned lots were sold Feb. 11 just as the city conducted a public hearing to change the lots’ zoning classification. Five people attended the hearing with no one commenting on the zoning classification change. Council members unanimously approved changing the rural service district classification to one residential parcel and two commercial parcels. Hardwick’s…
February 12, 2025Eline Freida Forsberg, of Hardwick, was born Oct. 31, 1927, the ninth of 11 children, to Otto and Anna (Kaatz) Naef near Wausau, Wisconsin. She passed away Feb. 5, 2025, at the age of 97 in Rochester, Minnesota. She was independent in her rural Hardwick, Minnesota, home until February 2021. After a few falls, she was moved to the Poplar Creek assisted living facility in Luverne, Minnesota. She…
December 18, 2024Hardwick Community Club members hosted a memorable Santa Claus Day in the community hall Saturday afternoon with Mr. Twister (aka Bob Anderson of Sioux Falls). Participants enjoyed sugar cookies and a glass of milk, made crafts, and posed for free pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus. The annual event brightened up a foggy day with temperatures around 32 degrees.
By Mavis FodnessNovember 20, 2024Three houses in Hardwick are currently in violation of the city’s nuisance ordinance and owners will receive citations to make repairs or face possible demolition. One house, at 205 Prospect Street North, could be demolished as early as next month. Hardwick council members passed a resolution Nov. 12 ordering the razing of a hazardous building. Owner Daniel Van Hofwegen of Waukee, Iowa, will…
November 13, 2024Kathleen “Toby” Day, 85, of Hawkeye Care Center in Asbury, Iowa, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, at the MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation was 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Crematory in Dubuque. The funeral service for Toby was at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 23, 2024For Pastor Ed Borchardt, life experiences overlap as the rural Wisconsin native settles into leading the Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. He returns to an agricultural community, with which he is familiar. Borchardt spent part of his youth on a dairy farm near Abbotsford in central Wisconsin. At age 14, he moved with his family into the small town of Abbotsford. “Farming wasn’t at the time…- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 11, 2024Hardwick City Council members amended the city’s liquor licensing ordinance to allow businesses licensed to sell alcohol to also offer intoxicating hemp products. In 2023 Hardwick originally signed the county ordinance that barred businesses with liquor licenses from selling beverages containing CBD or cannabidiol. Hardwick now joins Luverne which allows businesses with liquor licenses to offer…
July 31, 2024Marlene Viola Mann was born to Henry and Viola (Lorenzen) Kindt in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised on her parents’ farm place near Hardwick, Minnesota, and began her schooling riding the bus into town. At a young age, her family moved into Hardwick, where she was raised through her childhood. Following her eighth grade year, Marlene continued her education and attended Luverne High School in…
By Mavis FodnessJuly 24, 2024Although she didn’t set a world’s record rowing from California to Hawaii, Hardwick native Caitlin Miller is happy she completed the 2024 World’s Toughest Row. The LHS Class of 2019 graduate was part of a four- woman crew (named Full FOARce) who completed the race July 17. They finished the 2,800-mile race across the Pacific Ocean in 38 days, 9 hours and 3 minutes. Their team ended in fifth…
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