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By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistNovember 21, 2022I have purchased a deer license every year for the past 37 years, and this year was the first year that I actually filled my tag. I purchased my deer license before Sept. 1, and this automatically enrolls me in the doe lottery. In Minnesota every hunter that buys a deer license can shoot a buck. You have to be successfully drawn from a special lottery, depending on where you live, in order to be…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterNovember 15, 2022Are we ever satisfied with the lives we’re living? Does there ever come a time when we don’t strive to earn more money, search for that perfect job, that perfect house and family and the perfect relationship? This striving often shows up in the social media posts we share with one another. Lately I find myself sharing less of myself on social media. Does this mean my striving in life has waned…
By Rick Peterson, general managerNovember 15, 2022As you probably know, the season of fall is my favorite time of the year because fall means football and pheasant hunting. Unfortunately, it also means Old Man Winter is just around the corner. The cold weather of the past weeks reminds us it’s time to make the switch from lawn mower to snow blower. Rakes are replaced by snow shovels, and flip flops are kicked to the closet, with the snow boots…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianNovember 15, 2022The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on June 10, 1943. That a person is never really too old to begin farming has been demonstrated by John Swenson of Mound township, who held a sale and…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistNovember 15, 2022There is just never a dull day in the field when you share it with four Labradors. I have a great start to the 2022 pheasant season. Bird numbers are far higher than last season and the only challenge has been the high temperatures. The first weekend of the season we hosted the Minnesota governor in Worthington. That was a pretty big undertaking. The second weekend of the season we hosted 17…
By Brenda Winter, columnistNovember 08, 2022So, my dad has a worm farm. He’s currently runnin’ a few thousand head of red wigglers. It’s not 80 acres or anything like that. It’s just a galvanized stock tank in the farmhouse basement sitting under the old canning counter. The purpose of the worms is to produce castings (worm poop) to amend the soil in my parents’ organic, raised-bed gardens. Dad uses an Instant Pot to cook home-grown…
By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota Highway PatrolNovember 08, 2022Question: I was wondering what the state guidelines are regarding smoked or tinted headlights. Are they legal? Answer: Minnesota law does not allow for this. It is illegal to equip or operate a motor vehicle with any equipment or material that covers a headlamp, tail lamp, or reflector. I’d also like to remind drivers about when headlights and taillights need to be on. Minnesota law says that…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianNovember 08, 2022The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on June 3, 1943. A person no older than he thinks he is, and if he takes an interest in life, gets plenty of exercise, and has something to do to keep…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistNovember 08, 2022I have never really been much of a deer hunter. I have purchased a Minnesota firearms deer license for the past 37 years and have never pulled the trigger on a Minnesota deer. I have participated and helped in the harvesting of many deer over that same time frame. A few years back I set a record of five youth, all ages 12-13, who all shot their very first deer out of my box stand in a single…
By Lori Sorenson, editorNovember 01, 2022“Forever indebted” is how I’m feeling lately. We picked up the supper tab for my sister, Lisa, one day last week. “You didn’t have to do that,” she objected. It’s true we didn’t. But it seemed like a small thing considering all she’d done and been for us in the days following Carson’s passing. She contacted family, organized helpers and food, kept me on track when my brain short-circuited,…
By Rick Peterson, general managerNovember 01, 2022The opening of the 2022 Minnesota pheasant hunting season will be one I’ll never forget. It wasn’t one of my best openers – it was actually one of the worst. Our hunting group and our wives were staying at the home of our friends in St. Cloud. We were hunting about six miles north of Richmond, just southwest of St. Cloud. We were ready to hit the field at the opening bell along with my three dogs…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianNovember 01, 2022The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on May 27, 1943. “When we could see three stars in the sky, then it was quitting time,” declared D. W. “Dick” Campbell, Luverne, as he recalled the days…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterOctober 25, 2022The general election takes place in 12 days. On the ballot are candidates for federal, state and local offices. Sunday night I sat down with my mail-in ballot and read through the list of names. Many I recognize due to my job as a reporter. I attend a lot of meetings and meet quite a few people. The voting task brought up memories of a college class I took decades ago. We discussed presidential…
By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota Highway PatrolOctober 25, 2022Question: This summer I sent you an email asking about the legality of individuals discharging grass clippings from lawn mowers onto public roads. They can be very slippery when wet and otherwise are a mess. I never heard back from you, nor did I see a response in my local paper. Please advise concerning the grass clippings on public roads. Answer: Discharging grass clippings onto a highway is…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianOctober 25, 2022The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on May 20, 1943 and is continued from last week. Corn Main Food Although he wouldn’t advocate trying it, Mr. Merkel knows that it would be possible to…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistOctober 25, 2022So, the 2022 pheasant opener was a few days back, and I had a very unusual one. Worthington was selected for the location to host the 2022 Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener. We were selected late and only had about 100 days to put the weekend event together. It may seem like not a very big thing, but to have the governor out and about only three weeks before the election is a very big deal for…
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