Columns
By Jason BerghorstJanuary 03, 2023While I try not to use words that cliché, I know that’s what it sounds like to others when I say things like “When we were in school …” or “Back in the ’90s”… As I get older, I find myself saying things like that more often. Sometimes these statements are just for fun. An attempt to entertain. Other times they are simply sharing a memory that makes me feel good. Often, though, it’s the history…- By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota Highway PatrolJanuary 03, 2023Question: How do you determine if your tires are unsafe for winter driving? Answer: Over the years, I have investigated numerous crashes where worn tires were a contributing factor. Tires with inadequate tread depth may cause your vehicle to skid or slide out of control on a slippery or wet road surface. It is important to remember that unsafe tires can hydroplane on both wet and snow covered…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistJanuary 03, 2023Why is it that everything ends up happening on the same day or days? I have a possible wedding, a retirement party for a great friend, and a decoy show all happening on the same weekend. I want to be at all three events, but we all know you can’t be two places or even three places at the same time. In the end, it is the first commitment I made that is going to win this tug of war. Twenty-four…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianJanuary 03, 2023The 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 July 15, 1943. This article is continued from last week’s edition of the Star Herald about Mrs. S.D. Reynolds of Hardwick. Hauled Supplies Mrs.…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterDecember 27, 2022Why do we lose things? The question nagged me during the two days spent at home as a blizzard raged outside. It was especially brought to focus when my husband, Bryan, handed me a small pair of scissors he had used while in the horse barn and slid into his coat pocket. The scissors, instead of becoming lost, is now permanently kept in my home office. Engraved on several places around the blades…
By Rick Peterson, general managerDecember 27, 2022Before I close the book on 2022, I want to thank all of you who took the time to write a note in a Christmas card or drew one of your own. We collected nearly 700 cards this year, and the last box was just shipped off last week to Military Missions Inc. in Lexington, Kentucky. We also dropped some cards and coloring contest entries off at the Minnesota Veterans Home. May you have a blessed new…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianDecember 27, 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 July 15, 1943. If more people today had the same philosophy on life that Mrs. S.D. Reynolds, of Hardwick, has, there would be less complaining about…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistDecember 27, 2022At this very moment, the town I live in is pretty much shut down. Snow in amounts I don’t like along with winds I hate even worse are arriving later today. The pheasants are getting a huge reprieve from hunters that would normally be chasing them until the very end. The snow depths, on the other hand, are giving them a different kind of challenge. It is amazing how wildlife can survive in…
By Brenda Winter, columnistDecember 20, 2022Last Christmas we gathered at Mom and Dad’s on Christmas Eve like we always do. We four adult kids and some of our adult kids and some of their little kids piled into Mom’s living room. The family has grown so large that we sometimes stack three deep to fit in the square 14x14 living room Grandpa Adolph and his brothers built in the ’40s. Last Christmas we began the evening by attending church.…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianDecember 20, 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 July 8, 1943. This article is continued from last week’s edition of the Star Herald about L. G. Larson. Remembers Storms Mr. Larson spent part of…- By Lori Sorenson, editorDecember 13, 2022A popular children’s gospel song from my Bible school days in Kenneth urged us to be “lights in the darkness,” even if it meant brightening only our own little corners of the world. “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine,” was playing in my head last month when I unraveled a set of solar-powered Christmas lights. I was curious how or if they would work. A perfect little evergreen tree…
By Rick Peterson, general managerDecember 13, 2022The Peterson blower got its first workout of the season, and more than likely, by the time you read this, Round 2 is in the books as well. Had to put a new electric starter on the nearly 20-year-old blower. Installing the starter is a simple repair, so I thought. After an hour or so of frustration, I did what I should have done to begin with – take it to Eddy. A memory just popped into my head.…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianDecember 13, 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 July 8, 1943. A man with experiences is L. G. Larson, who lives in the northwest part of Beaver Creek township. Student school teacher, store clerk…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistDecember 13, 2022(First paragraphs are carried over from last week’s column. Amaryllis are the drama plants for winter. They grow from a bulb, and like a tulip, the flower buds form in the bulb prior to its going dormant. Your job as the plant keeper is to persuade that flower to come out of the bulb and bless you with its beauty. In recent years “waxed” bulbs are the easy route because you don’t have to plant…
By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota Highway PatrolDecember 13, 2022Question: Last week I noticed a truck with a snowplow blade on it. It took up the whole traffic lane. It was not a Minnesota Department of Transportation truck. What is the legal length allowed for a snow blade? Answer: The maximum legal width is 8 feet, 6 inches in Minnesota. Snowplows start at widths of 6 ½ feet for smaller pickups and go up to 9- and 10-foot-wide plows for dump trucks. The…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistDecember 13, 2022About a month ago I was invited to speak at the Ecumen Meadows. This is an assisted living facility located in Worthington. The residents of this facility make up all walks of life, and many of them are retired farmers. My topic was about public lands and the work that my local chapter of Pheasants Forever has been involved in to protect the local drinking water supply for our community. The…
You must log in to continue reading. Log in or subscribe today.
