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April 30, 2025Students in the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes at Luverne Elementary School performed “Bunnies: The Musical” Thursday afternoon, April 24, to a packed house in the school’s performing arts center. Director Morgan Van Holland led the 85 first-time public performers through five songs. Each student wore a handmade paper hat depicting either a rabbit or a wolf.
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 08, 2025A third house is under construction in a city-school partnership called Today and Tomorrow’s Tradesmen that began in 2021. The Luverne Public Schools’ yearlong vocational education class trains interested seniors in the home construction process from the ground up. The city of Luverne provides the residential lot and covers the construction expenses for the nine-month program. Once the homes…
November 13, 2024More than 100 local veterans were honored in a slideshow titled “Local Heroes” Monday morning during the Veterans Day program at Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School in Hills. The annual event also featured H-BC students at all grade levels reading, singing and playing instruments in recognition of sacrifices made by current and former members of the armed forces.
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 11, 2024As the new 4-H program year starts Oct. 1, newly hired Extension educator Fraya Webster is making plans to grow the membership. She presented information on Aug. 6 to Rock County commissioners who supported a new three-year contract with the University of Minnesota to continue the countywide youth program. Webster began as the Rock County 4-H Program director in June, just weeks before the July…- By Mavis FodnessAugust 28, 2024The Rock Home Initiative (RHI) program will continue through August 2027 but not without a significant change. The tax abatement length will only be three years instead of the program’s original five years. Commissioner Stan Williamson said at the Aug. 6 County Board meeting that he would support continuing the program only if the number of years was less. He said the tax relief program is not…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 19, 2024Low enrollment in the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriot enrichment after-school care program forced its closure. H-BC school board members approved the closure and elimination of the coordinator position at their June 10 meeting. The program started three years ago and expanded two years ago to serve up to 20 students. “We have very little interest in this coming year,” said board member Tami Rauk,…
May 15, 2024Susan Bullerman’s junior kindergarten class performs “Down at the Beach” Friday afternoon for friends and family in the Luverne Elementary gymnasium. The students are directed by Morgan Van Holland and performed six songs about the beach, the fish and a baby shark.
May 01, 2024Cats, dogs, rabbits and non-pet owners were characters on display Friday afternoon when the 72 kindergarten students of Luverne Elementary School performed “Best Pet Show Ever!” for friends and family in the performing arts center. The students were directed by Morgan Van Holland in the six-song program where each four pet groups received awards.- By Mavis FodnessApril 10, 2024A concerted effort began in December to close gaps in accessing affordable mental health care. Angela Nolz, integrative health therapist at Sanford Luverne Clinic, and Erica Hough, director of Luverne Counseling, addressed the Rock County Board April 2. Specifically, they sought support for the Rock County Mental Health G.A.P. Fund (grant assistance program.) “Our goal is to empower Rock…
March 27, 2024Baking batches of cookies means a cookie exchange is imminent as sung by Luverne Elementary second-graders Friday afternoon in a production of “Cookies! The Musical!” in the performing arts center. Eighty students took to the stage under the direction of Beth Capistran and Morgan Van Holland. The sweet smell of cookies brought a group of puppies to the event, but they were easily distracted by…
November 26, 2023Third-graders filled the performing arts stage at Luverne Public Schools as the 85 students performed “The High Seas” in front of friends and family. The songs and dialogue told the story of a group of sailors and pirates sailing their ships to a singing competition. When sea creatures distract and ultimately capsize the sailors’ ship, the pirates come to their rescue. Both groups end as winners…
November 26, 2023Luverne Elementary fourth-graders turned the performing arts stage into a school cafeteria in their performance of “Let’s Eat” Friday afternoon. Directors Morgan Van Holland and Christine Thorson took the 89 students through a variety of food-themed songs that all culminated into sitting down and eating. Banana splits, fast food, pizza and Grandma’s pretty good chicken pot pie were among the menu…
By Mavis FodnessNovember 15, 2023Students from Hills-Beaver Creek elementary, secondary and Hills Christian schools gathered Friday morning at the secondary school gymnasium in Hills to thank local veterans for their military service. The public was also invited to attend the service along with local veterans. Dan LaRock of Hills emceed the event. “Veterans Day began as a day to reflect upon the heroism of those who perished…- December 14, 2015To the Editor: The recent terrorist attack in San Bernadino brought much-needed scrutiny to the flaws in our current visa program. Lost in the discussion, however, has been the fact that we still don’t have control of our borders, and if ISIS has figured out how to game the visa system, you can be sure they’ve figured out how to infiltrate our country through our porous borders. It would be nice…
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