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By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyDecember 28, 2021The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on April 28, 1905. New Rural Route Fourth To Be Fed From Luverne Postoffice To Begin Operation June 1 Recent Petition to Department at Washington for Establishment of R. F. D. R. No. 4, to Extend South from the city is Granted—Route Covers Area of Twenty-Eight Square Miles and Will Serve Population of 480 Postmaster M. Swedberg received notice…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistDecember 28, 2021I have a great job as a self-employed, independent investment adviser, helping people try to get to a comfortable retirement. Saving money for your later years is not something that everybody is good at. I would like to think I have made a measurable difference in that regard for my clients over the past 33 years, but they still needed to participate in order to achieve success, and that takes…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterDecember 21, 2021My mom used to hide Christmas gifts in the closet under the stairs. I passed by that door every day as I went up to my bedroom. I never gave a thought to what was inside until one Christmas decades ago I just had to see if I was getting the gift I hoped for. As it turns out, I was. The gift was a Breyer horse. Two, actually, because the Clydesdale mare and her foal were a set. They each came with…
By Troy Christianson, Minnesota State PatrolDecember 21, 2021Question: I purchased an old trailer to haul my Ranger around. Are brakes required on it? Answer: Brakes are required on all trailers with a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or more. Trailers manufactured after June 30, 1988, with a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or more require brakes installed on all wheels. Every trailer with a gross weight of more than 3,000 pounds shall also be equipped with a…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyDecember 21, 2021The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on March 10, 1905. Open Automobile Livery New Project by Hulett Bros Up-to-Date Livery Establishment for Luverne Will be Installed this Month—Luverne Automobile Company’s Machines to be Used Hulett Brothers are now completing arrangements to open an automobile livery in this city some time during the present month. They have purchased one of the…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistDecember 21, 2021This is a year much like last in that there are more hunters afield later into the season than normal. If Mother Nature delivers like she normally does, there are only a few diehards still chasing what by now are the smartest remaining roosters in the state. This year and last year were very different. This is my hypothesis as to why. In a normal year there are thousands of bird hunters…
By Brenda Winter, columnistDecember 14, 2021My dear husband has spent the past 35 years listening to me ask, “What is that smell?!” But then, in late November, I got Covid 19 and lost my sense of smell. Along with the rest of the state of Minnesota, I came down with Covid 19 last month and, like 80 percent of Covid sufferers, my case was mild. I used (prescribed) ivermectin (for humans) and was symptom-free in three days. The weird part…
By Rick Peterson, general managerDecember 14, 2021No one has ranted more about the high cost of medical care and the cost of insurance to cover it than yours truly. You can ask my wife, my coffee group and my insurance guy for verification if you wish. The recent financial departure packages that Sanford has doled out to a few Sioux Falls doctors and executives has been in the news and the talk at the coffee shops. It’s difficult for many of us…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyDecember 14, 2021The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on March 10, 1905. Pure Seed Train Special Scheduled to Run on Omaha Road Will be at Luverne Mar. 16 Prof. Bull of State Agricultural School Will Deliver Lecture on “Seed Selection and Improved Methods” in Luverne on Thursday, March 16—Every farmer in Rock County Should Make a Special Effort to be Present Mayor E. A. Brown received notice this…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistDecember 14, 2021Last week I gave you some tips for keeping holiday blooming plants happy. This week I want to talk about fresh flowers and flower arrangements. Fresh flowers have their own unique way of adding life, color and happiness to our living spaces. Handing your host a wrapped bunch of fresh flowers will nearly always bring an appreciative smile. So if that recipient is you, here’s where what you do will…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistDecember 14, 2021This has been a fabulous fall for conservation work, and I spent the last six to eight weeks with a variety of needed preparations for the coming spring. These include mowing fire breaks and seeding grasses. If you intend to do a prescribed fire in the spring, you need to do all of the preparations before the snow flies. I mowed about five miles of burn breaks so that when the temperatures warm…
By Lori Sorenson, editorDecember 07, 2021Those who know me know I wear my Dutch heritage like a badge of honor. I’m frugal to the core in such a way that I’ve made a sport out of finding the best deals and recycling household items. Like plastic service ware. Most plastic forks, knives and spoons in my pantry have been used, washed in the dishwater and reused more times than I can count. I get laughed at, but no one knows the difference…
By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota Highway PatrolDecember 07, 2021Question: I have a question about headlights. It seems that drivers are using their hi-beams to compensate for their cloudy headlights. Is this an equipment problem? Answer: Using high beams to compensate for cloudy headlights is a hazard to oncoming traffic. If your headlights are cloudy, it is recommended that you clean them. If they are still cloudy after cleaning them, you may have to replace…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyDecember 07, 2021The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on February 3, 1905. In Social Circles Record of a Typical Mid-Winter Week Serial Life In Luverne Characterized by One Continuous Round of Pleasure—Dancing, Card, Dinner, Birthday Parties, Etc.—Wedding next Wednesday This is continued from last week’s publication *** The most enjoyable event of last season was the first party given by the “Has…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistDecember 07, 2021Blooming plants are wonderful gifts to brighten our homes for the holiday season. Knowing what makes them happy keeps the color show going. Poinsettias are the traditional favorite. Red is the natural color and all other colors and variations are mutations that have been “hybridized” to give us choices. The red color is actually a bract of red leaves that attract pollinators to the little yellow…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistDecember 07, 2021There is no greater supporter of public lands and public lands hunting than me. You have certainly heard me say this before. With the great gift of public lands comes the responsibility to care for them and manage them to their highest potential. Most citizen-owned lands in my part of the state are managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and they do a fine job with the limited…
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