Columns
By Scot Rall, Outdoor ColumnistApril 09, 2025There are so many things I have done in my life where I was absolutely terrible. I had to try over and over until I got to the point of being recreationally proficient. Take shooting sporting clays as an example. My first effort resulted in a score of seven out of 50. My second try was a mere 15 out of 50. I kept at it and after 40 years I can now normally shoot in the low 40s most of the time.…
By Lori Sorenson, editorApril 02, 2025With our nation’s current political upheaval (that’s my best shot at a diplomatic description), I’ve increasingly wondered what I can do to make the world better. And I came across a quote from Anne Frank that struck a chord with me. “How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment. We can start now, start slowly, changing the world,” she wrote. “How lovely that everyone, great and small,…
By Rick Peterson, general managerApril 02, 2025In today’s Star Herald and in this weekend’s Luverne Announcer there is an ad announcing The Great Easter Bunny Hunt. The season for The Great Easter Bunny Hunt runs from April 3 through April 22. Just to be clear, no bunnies will be hurt in any way. The Easter Bunnies in this case are paper bunnies. There are only 10 bunnies hidden. A different paper bunny will be hidden in each of the 10…
By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota State PatrolApril 02, 2025Question: I’m wondering about a light that seems to only be on at night on the traffic lights. It’s a small purple or blueish light that’s near the traffic lights. I’ve tried to figure out what its use is or if it’s a camera. I’ve asked other people what it means, and I’ve never met anyone who knows what it is. Thank you! Answer: What you are talking about is a blue light, and they are visible…
By Scott Rall, Outdoor ColumnistApril 02, 2025When I was a young adult, I fished almost every day, even if it was just over my lunch hour. I wanted to be a hunter back then as well, but there was no place for a new hunter to go. There was very little public land, so the public waters of Minnesota were open to anyone with a fishing license. You did not need to have money to lease a spot to go fishing, but during that time it was the guys…- By Thomas GetmanMarch 26, 2025I’m sincerely grateful —even proud — each week when I open the digital Star Herald, and I look forward to later lingering over the print edition. It amazes me to see the large sports section with the many fine athletes and their accomplishments both at LHS and HBC. Sports experiences at LHS provided larger-than-life influence on me and many others. The coaching mentors undergird the ethics and…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterMarch 26, 2025For more than four decades, the Minnesota Horse Expo offered a variety of vendors, exhibits and educational talks for horse owners and fans of the four-legged animals. I’m a huge fan of the Minnesota Horse Council-sponsored event, and I recall, probably 30 years ago, packing the kids into the minivan to spend a day at the state fairgrounds in St. Paul. We learned a few things and left with a…
By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota State PatrolMarch 26, 2025Question: Can you talk about railroad crossing safety and the laws that cover it? Answer: I have responded to and investigated a number of train/vehicle crashes in my career. A majority of them resulted in fatal or serious injuries to the vehicle occupants. In Minnesota, failure to yield the right of way, disregard of a traffic control device, improper turn, and inattention and impatience are…
By Scott Rall, Outdoor ColumnistMarch 26, 2025I was just talking to my wife the other day and we were discussing how excited we were for the warmer weather that is soon to arrive. Her response with a laugh was that we could start our 2025 tick count again as a result. Last season we kept count of how many wood ticks we removed between the two of us. That total was 39. Most of those were not attached but a few were. The ticks we have in…
By Rick Peterson, General ManagerMarch 19, 2025I got a call a few weeks ago from Les Knutson who writes the “Blast from the Past” sports column for Cottonwood County Citizen (Windom), Tri-County News (Fulda, Heron Lake and Adrian) and the Worthington Globe. He was writing a column about the 1975 two-game series between the Heron Lake Falcons and the Brewster Bulldogs. The gist of the column was the contrast in the final score of the two…
By Brenda Winter, columnistMarch 19, 2025A “memories from nine years ago” photo showed up on my Facebook feed. It showed my friend Kim, my two sisters and me smiling in a hospital room in 2016, the day after my first cancer surgery. The photo was all the more poignant because I’m still here, but Kim died of cancer in November. Life is like that. Last week we traveled to be with friends in Arizona. Chris is a college friend who made a…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 19, 2025Another winter sports season is in the books, and what a season it was for Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek teams and athletes! Between the two schools, athletes in three sports competed in state post-season action, four teams reached section championship games, and seven individuals set personal or school records. The Luverne boys’ hockey players participated in their fifth state tournament.…
By Lori Sorenson, editorMarch 12, 2025Former Rock County Star Herald Editor Al McIntosh penned his widely acclaimed “Tired American” commentary in 1965 at the height of anti-government protests and anti-American sentiment. He wasn’t afraid to express his political views on the Star Herald opinion page, though it cost him friendships and garnered plenty of local criticism. He wrote “Tired American” because he was indeed tired. I’m…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistMarch 12, 2025My phone has pretty much been ringing off the hook the past few months as people see dead geese decomposing on the ice of area lakes. The bird flu is not a new thing, but a pathogenic avian influenza outbreak has been working its way across Minnesota since it was first reported in 2022. The danger to humans is very low, but you should avoid contact with infected animals and use protective gear…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterMarch 05, 2025A single clock (picture at right) can be seen clearly through the now windowless former Hills-Beaver Creek High School — its hands permanently stopped at 2 o’clock. That’s probably around the time on Oct. 19, 2011, when staff and students moved out of the 100-year-old building over the MEA break. On the following Monday, classes began in the new high school located on the northwest edge of…
By Brenda Winter, columnistFebruary 26, 2025A friend of mine lives in a relatively nice Glendale, Arizona, suburb. The house a few doors down from hers is home to a group of high school-aged basketball players from across the U.S. They were sent by their parents to attend high school with a primary focus on their ultimate goal – to play in the NBA. Parents who choose Christian schools are somewhat like-minded. Of course there is…
You must log in to continue reading. Log in or subscribe today.
