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January 28, 2026The Jasper Lions Club recently purchased craft items for Rock County Opportunities (RCO). Pictured holding some of the donated items at RCO in Luverne are (in front, from left) Erika Egdorf, Mitchel Anderson, Tim Kramer, Peyton Maschino and Jack Voorhees. Jasper Lions Club members are (in back, from left) Tim Houg, Jerry Tower and Trinidad Garcia.
January 21, 2026Kozlowski Insurance Agency recently donated $1,250 to Rock County Big Buddies and the Giving Tree project for Luverne Schools. Pictured in the Luverne Middle School-High School commons Thursday, Jan. 8, are (from left) Nicole Meester with Kozlowski, Amy Cook and Stacy Schepel with Luverne Schools and Ashley Connell with Kozlowski. The donation to Rock County Big Buddies covered the cost of three…
By Mavis FodnessDecember 30, 2025Sioux Valley Energy and Basin Electric Power Cooperative presented Rock County with a $10,000 check to purchase new playground equipment at Kanaranzi Park. The amount brings the county more than halfway toward meeting the $30,000 goal of paying for the equipment. There are two county parks in Rock County: Schoneman Park, located south of Luverne and Kanaranzi Park, located in the unincorporated…
October 22, 2025The Rock County Corn & Soybean Growers Association recently donated SoyFoam to local fire departments. “The SoyFoam is a much safer product for fighting fires when foam is required,” said Lucas Peters of the Corn and Soybean Growers. He said the product was developed from soy flour and replaces an existing product that contains potentially dangerous chemicals. “It’s a unique new use for…- By Lori SorensonJune 11, 2025The Kids Rock! Child Care Center in Luverne received a $60,000 gift, thanks to two local banks who applied for grant funding through Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines. Minnwest Bank and First Farmers & Merchants Bank received grants through FHLB that will be used for operation support for the Kids Rock! Child Care Center Inc. The funds will be used to buy additional supplies, toys,…
By Mavis FodnessMarch 12, 2025Ag lessons are a little more hands-on at Luverne Middle-High School, thanks to a donation by the Luverne American Legion Post 123 and the family of the late Al Willers. Legion member David Banck said the Willers family donated $500 toward a one-time scholarship. Instead of selecting one student as the recipient, Legion members decided to benefit an entire class. Ag teacher Travis Bullerman…- February 19, 2025The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs received a donation of $80,000 from the Department of Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Charles McLaughlin Post 906 in Hutchinson. This is the third year in a row that Post 906 provided a donation of this level to our eight state veterans homes located in Bemidji, Fergus Falls, Hastings, Luverne, Minneapolis, Montevideo, Preston and Silver Bay…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 29, 2025More than a dozen quilters at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne are making sure people have a warm place to sleep at night. Grace Quilters recently sent 36 quilts to California residents who lost their homes and personal belongings to recent wildfires. Three “scrappy” quilts, as the group calls them, were included in the bunch. The tops are pieced together from scraps of traditional quilt…
December 24, 2024The Auxiliary of Pacholl Moser VFW Post 2603 of Wilmont delivered diapers and wipes to the Minnesota National Guard Training and Community Center in Luverne on Dec. 13 as part of the National Auxiliary President’s project, “Operation Bottom Cover.” Pictured are Gina Newman, Staff Sgt. Tyler Den Herder, Jean Hoffman, Diane Rabenberg and Roxanne Kremer. The diapers were distributed to soldiers with…
August 07, 2024CHS operations director Doug Bolt (left) presents a check in the amount of $2,100 to Mary Gehrke of the Rock County Food Shelf on July 18 at the Food Shelf location in Luverne. The donation was part of the company’s Harvest for Hunger Campaign to help fight food insecurity in rural communities.
August 07, 2024The Luverne American Legion and the Hardwick American Legion each donated $1,000 to the Luverne Area Pickleball Association toward the purchase of another heavy duty outdoor pickleball net. With the new equipment, the Pickleball Association now has three courts with nets and lines to support pickleball games at the high school tennis courts in Luverne. Pictured playing at the new net are (from…
June 05, 2024The Luverne Area Chamber receives a $2,500 Community Champions Award from Sevita Health – HSI Leadership Team. The donation is part of the Mentor Network Charitable Foundation (Sevita Health). It celebrates team members who dedicate their time to community service, and the organization makes a donation in recognition of their volunteerism. A portion of the check will go toward providing free…
May 22, 2024The Lions Club donated $450 to cover the tuition to send Nick Lenz, who has Type 1 diabetes, to Camp Gilbert this summer near Waubay, South Dakota. The weeklong program in June, located at Camp Nesodak, is for children ages 8 to 18 living with Type 1 diabetes.
March 13, 2024Bill Stegemann (right) of CenterPoint Energy presents a $500 Give Grant check to Blue Mound Area Theatre Board President Dave Vis last week at the Palace Theatre in Luverne. The CenterPoint Energy donation was made possible by Stegemann’s volunteer hours with BMAT, where he also serves as board member. Pictured behind Stegemann and Vis are (from left) Molly Carbonneau, Shawn Kinsinger, Dianne…
December 06, 2023Rock County 4-H recently was granted a $5,000 donation through the 2023 America’s Farmers Grow Communities program. Sponsored by the philanthropic arm of the Bayer Corporation, eligible farmers can apply and direct funds to a local nonprofit organization. Former Rock County 4-H’er and current adult 4-H volunteer Matthew Raak (above) of Jasper applied to the program and selected Rock County 4-H as…
November 08, 2023Hartquist Funeral Home, Luverne, recently donated 259 eyeglasses and eight hearing aids to the Luverne Lions Club. “Hartquist Funeral Home is honored to help families find ways to help repurpose loved ones’ used glasses and hearing aids,” Jeff Hartquist said. The Luverne Lions Club is part of Lions Club International, which began in 1917 as a vehicle for members to donate time to better their…
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