This week is National Long Term Care Administrators Week, and there are new leaders to recognize at the Good Samaritan nursing home and assisted living facilities in Luverne. 

The Lady Pates fell 55-33 to Central Minnesota Christian Thursday, March 5, in the Class 1A Section 3 Championship in Marshall.

H-BC fell behind 38-14 in the first half after the Bluejays rallied several three-point shots and H-BC turned the ball over multiple times under the hoop.

Monday, March 16: 

Chicken and dumplings, green beans, diced pear cup, cheesecake brownie, and wheat bread. 

Tuesday, March 17: Chicken broccoli rice casserole, sliced carrots, oatmeal raisin cookie, and dinner roll. 

Sandra “Sandi” Bird, age 79, of Kenneth, Minnesota, died on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. 

Eight former Luverne track and field athletes participated in the 2026 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Conference Championship Feb. 27-28 at Myers Field House in Mankato, Minnesota; hosted by Minnesota State University.

Lorna Gail Lorenzen was born to Albin and Florence (Ford) Erickson on March 23, 1928, on the family farm near Hardwick, Minnesota. 

H-BC boys’ basketball head coach Chad Rauk was awarded the Section 3A Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year after the game March 7 in Marshall.

The award is voted on in late February each year by the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association.

 Something is missing. But what is missing? Our culture has changed. What we see happening in our nation and in our state should be concerning. 

St. Catherine Catholic Church 

203 E. Brown St., Luverne 

St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502; www.stscl.org 

Father Joshua Miller, Pastor