Columns
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 05, 2020Rock County will celebrate its 150th Anniversary this year. The news will be the history of Rock County, townships, and communities. The following appeared in the Rose History of Rock County, printed in 1911. County and Township Organization — 1870-1878 (continued from 04-30 edition) Riverside (Battle Plain) In the early summer of 1877 Major D. E. Runnals and others asked that the…
By Jason Berghorst, reporterApril 28, 2020Many of us are spending more time at home now than ever before. Global pandemics of highly infectious diseases with no known treatment or vaccine tend to have that effect, I guess. In mid-March, most of our lives were changed in ways that are pretty hard to believe. When the students left school on March 16, it was not a good feeling. Bringing everything to my house that I needed to teach…
By Scott Rall, outdoor columnistApril 28, 2020One of the most misunderstood wildlife habitat management practices is spring burning of grasslands. I get calls all the time, and have for the past 20 years, with folks all upset about wildlife management agencies burning all the nests of pheasants, ducks and other ground-nesting songbirds. I liken burning of grasslands to when you can finally get out in the spring when everybody rakes their…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistApril 28, 2020It seems that we are on track for an earlier than average spring, and that means that this is the time to apply crab grass preventer. Crab grass is an annual weed. The seeds don’t germinate until the ground temperature is warm, and that is happening now. This is a pre-emergence herbicide, so once the seed has germinated, the product will not be effective. This is also the time to…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyApril 28, 2020Rock County will celebrate its 150th Anniversary this year. The news will be the history of Rock County, townships, and communities. The following appeared in the Rose History of Rock County, printed in 1911. County and Township Organization — 1870-1878 (continued from 04-23 edition) Mound The grasshopper scourge of the early seventies had a depressing effect on the settlement of Rock…
By Rick Peterson, general managerApril 21, 2020It seems our minds have been flooded with numbers related to the coronavirus. How many people have been tested, how many positive results, how many negative results, how many are in ICU, how many, how many, how many … and it changes by the hour. I have my own coronavirus-related numbers, and they have nothing to do with the virus itself. I would like to give you an example of how to turn bad…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterApril 21, 2020Dear Logan, We’re sorry we won’t be able to share your first birthday with you this year. Again this MeeMaw will be late with her hugs and kisses of best wishes. It appears April 11 is just not a good date for us to get together. You don’t remember last year, but I was late meeting you in Iowa due to a blizzard here in Minnesota. We lost electricity and Papa Bryan had to hook up a generator to…
By Scott Rall, outdoor columnistApril 21, 2020Snow in April is just a bummer, but it is better than last year when we had over 20 inches in the month of April. The month is not over yet so we will just have to see how the weather pans out. The snow came early enough that I have no reason to believe it will have any effect on pheasant nesting or the majority of the waterfowl that are trying their best at a reproductive effort this spring.…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyApril 21, 2020Rock County will celebrate its 150th Anniversary this year. The news will be the history of Rock County, townships, and communities. The following appeared in the Rose History of Rock County, printed in 1911. County and Township Organization — 1870-1878 (continued from 04-16 edition) Albion (Springwater) Late in March, 1874, the citizens of township 103, range 46, and of the…
By Scott Rall, outdoor columnistApril 14, 2020I have the very first gun I got when I was 11 years old. It is a lever action .22 rifle made by Browning. It looks brand new and I would never consider selling it. My dad gave it to me. Firearms are truly family heirlooms. I would never consider selling any gun I got from my dad. Buying a young hunter or shooter their very first gun is a once-in-a-lifetime event. It is one you should do well the…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyApril 14, 2020Rock County will celebrate its 150th Anniversary this year. The news will be the history of Rock County, townships, and communities. The following appeared in the Rose History of Rock County, printed in 1911. County and Township Organization — 1870-1878 (continued from 04-09 edition) Vienna The first step in the disintegration of Gregory township took place early in 1874, when Vienna…
By Rick Peterson, general managerApril 07, 2020It’s been almost a month now that we have been in a virtual state of shutdown. Social distancing, shelter in place, essential business and hand washing — and now face masks have turned our worlds upside down. But really, has it been that unbearable? The whole day-to-day lifestyle changes pale in comparison to the mounting worries we are all facing. For me, I find it difficult to be living,…
By Lori Sorenson, editorApril 07, 2020My oldest son earned a law enforcement degree a couple of years ago at a time when mothers might worry about their sonsworking in law enforcement. So, when he took a job in security and surveillance at Avera McKennan, I felt comforted to know he’d be less often in harm’sway. How many armed bad guys hang out in the ER waiting room? Lately, with the coronavirus closing in from all sides,…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyApril 07, 2020Rock County will celebrate its 150th Anniversary this year. The news will be the history of Rock County, townships, and communities. The following appeared in the Rose History of Rock County, printed in 1911. County and Township Organization — 1870-1878 (continued from 04-02 edition) Gregory (now Mound) The whole north half of the county, which from the earliest days had formed a part…
By Scott Rall, outdoor columnistMarch 31, 2020There is no way to pretend that this CV-19 thing is not a big deal. I started out with more than a little suspicion, as I think many of us did. But after a talk with my daughter, Brittany Remme, a certified registered nurse anesthetist, I got the clear picture. I understand all the rules and figure that working in the outdoors by myself or with one other meets the definition of social distancing…
By Mavis FodnessMarch 31, 2020Last week, with Gov. Walz’s order to shelter in place for two weeks, we at the Star Herald newsroom did some of our work from home to distance ourselves from others in the office while continuing the delivery of the community news. On Thursday, as I tested video conferencing from home (I found unmuting the keyboard is a must), I realized that I miss the “old school” philosophy of news…
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