Dispatch report
April 14
•Complainant on 221st Street, Edgerton, reported a civil issue.
•Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported a transient.
•Complainant on W. Edgehill Street reported theft.
•Complainant on N. Lindale Street reported a parking issue.
•Complainant on 260th Avenue, Magnolia, reported a fire.
•Complainant on 31st Street, Hills, filed a driving complaint.
April 15
•Complainant reported harassing communications.
•Complainant on Central Avenue, Hills, filed a driving complaint.
•Complainant on N. Cedar Street filed a driving complaint.
April 16
•Complainant on 40th Avenue, Beaver Creek, reported a burglary.
•Complainant on N. Estey Street filed a driving complaint.
•Complainant on W. Main Street reported weapons.
•Complainant on Sherman Avenue requested assistance from another department.
April 17
•Complainant on E. Crawford Street reported theft.
•Complainant on 100th Avenue and 121st Street, Luverne, reported a fire.
•Complainant on 100th Avenue and 121st Street, Luverne, reported a fire.
•Complainant in Hardwick reported lost property.
•Complainant on 120th Avenue, Luverne, reported a fire.
•Complainant on Edgehill Street reported vandalism.
•Complainant on E. Fletcher Street requested assistance from another department.
April 18
•Complainant reported an outage.
•Complainant on 141st Street requested assistance from another department.
•Complainant reported fraud.
•Complainant eastbound on Interstate 90, mile marker 34, Adrian, reported an outage.
•Complainant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, requested assistance from another agency.
April 19
•Complainant on S. Freeman Avenue reported a driving complaint.
•Complainant on 161st Street, Luverne, reported suspicious activity.
•Complainant eastbound on Interstate 90 on ramp, Luverne, requested roadside assistance.
•Complainant on Kniss Avenue and Dodge Street reported a driving complainant.
April 20
•A weather alert was issued.
•Complainant on S. Dakota Street, Steen, reported an accident to property.
•Complainant on N. McKenzie Street reported weapons.
April 21
•Complainant on 211th Street, Hardwick, reported theft.
•Complainant on Highway 74, mile marker 3, Steen, reported debris.
•Complainant westbound on Interstate 90, near mile marker 11, Luverne, reported suspicious activity.
In addition, officers responded to 2 motor vehicle accidents, 1 vehicle in the ditch, 2 transports, 8 ambulance runs, 5 paper services, 3 animal complaints, 5 fingerprint requests, 29 burn permits, 1 background check, 5 purchase and carry permits, 3 stalled vehicles, 35 traffic stops, 15 abandoned 911 calls, 1 test, 1 welfare check, and 1 follow-up.

LSS meals at Generations
 
Monday, May 1: Chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, mixed vegetables, dinner roll, dessert.
Tuesday, May 2: Santa Fe chicken, carrots, pears, breadstick, cookie.
Wednesday, May 3: Goulash, mixed green salad with dressing, tropical fruit, bread, pudding.
Thursday, May 4: Pork loin, candied yam, California Normandy vegetables, bread, bar.
Friday, May 5: Pepper steak, mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes, dinner roll, dessert.
LSS Dining offers well-balanced and affordable meals in a community atmosphere.
Call Pam Franken at 283-9846, extension 11 to reserve one day prior, to arrange to pick up a dinner or for home-delivered meals.
Gift certificates are available at the meal site or online at www.lssmn.org/nutrition.

The 605 Magic Art Bus stopped at Generations in Luverne Thursday to inspire personal creations in the mobile art studio. Generations members were invited to make art projects in the bus and at art stations set up inside Generations. At the end of the day, participants took home hand-painted magnets and garden stakes, courtesy of bus owner Marlo Arp, who is a niece of Generations president George Bonnema.

The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older.
The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on September 23, 1943.
Maybe you knew him as the “shoemaker in back of the Handy grocery.” Or maybe as the man who made harness for Burley and Kennicott. Perhaps you will recall him as one of the members of the Luverne fire hose team that won the world’s championship back in 1895. Or maybe as “Big Waxie” Herbert, the man with the inevitable cigar in his mouth.
Anyway, he’s been back in Luverne for the past two weeks, visiting his daughter, Mrs. A. B. Cowan and to those of his many old friends and acquaintances that didn’t get to see him, we’ll say, “here’s Art Herbert, cigar and all, and he missed seeing you, not because he wanted to, but because he didn’t have the time.”
Almost 80 Years Old
Mr. Herbert, who is lacking just three months of being 80 years old, decided he’d earned a vacation so he closed his shoe repair shop in North Hollywood, and he and his wife boarded a train for Luverne. “Sure, business was good,” he said, “but it will be good when I get back, too. The shop would stand if I was dead and gone, so it should be there if I get back. If it goes up in smoke in the meantime, that’s all right too. A fellow’s got to have a little fun once in a while.”
And fun he has been having since he’s been here, especially shaking hands with his former acquaintances. “Took me two hours to get from the Handy Grocery corner to Nelson’s store one day,” he declared. “After that trip, my wife told my daughter if she ever wanted to go up town to do some shopping she’d better not take me along if she was in any hurry.”
Lived Here 40 Years
Mr. Herbert was a Luverne resident for 40 years, having come here in 1888, and having left for California in 1928. He lived in various places before coming here as a young man. Born in Celk, Quebec, Canada, Dec. 22, 1863, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Anderson Herbert, he came to the United States with his parents in 1865. His first home in this country was at Ft. Snelling, Minn. While living there, his father helped build the first bridge across the Mississippi river from Ft. Snelling to St. Paul. From Ft. Snelling, they moved to Lakeville, south of Minneapolis, and from there to Farmington, where they lived until 1878. Mr. Herbert’s father was a blacksmith.
With considerable land still open to homesteading in the area west of Sioux Falls, the Herberts left Farmington and moved to the vicinity of Wall Lake, S.D.
The trip was made by covered wagon, and from Mankato to Worthington, they travelled with a wagon train consisting of 36 wagons. All but the Herberts were bound for Nebraska. Some of the wagons were covered with blankets. At night, they would form a circle with the cattle on the inside to prevent their straying away. For a boy of 15, that was a great experience, Mr. Herbert recalls. Days were always filled with excitement, and the nights proved enjoyable because a man with a fiddle and another with an accordion provided music for the group.
Hauled Lumber 40 Miles
Lumber for their new home on their homestead was hauled from Beaver Creek, because the railroad had as yet come as far as Sioux Falls. Mr. Herbert’s father hauled two car loads of lumber and two carloads of machinery by wagon, a distance of 40 odd miles.
Until their new home was built, they lived in a tent. A heavy, wet snow fell in April, causing their tent to fall down on them while they slept one night. That was an experience that Mr. Herbert will never forget.
The days I spent on the Dakota prairie were the happiest days of my life,” states Mr. Herbert. “Lots of times I’d go for six months and never see another woman’s face except my mother’s and sisters. Occasionally we’d see Indians, and wild game was plentiful. Every once in a while, my brother and I’d go out and shoot an antelope in the hills. Fish, especially big bullheads and perch, filled Wall Lake so for a kid that loved the out-of-doors, that was real country.”
Began Learning Trade
In the spring of 1881, he went to Sioux Falls to learn a trade. He wanted to be a blacksmith, but there were openings for an apprentice at that time. There was an opening in a harness shop, owned and operated by John McGee, so he went to work. The first year, he earned $25 and received his board. The second year, his salary was increased to $75. He was to have received $100 his third year, but he figured he knew enough about the business then to go out and get a job for himself so he quit. He went to Parker where he worked as a journeyman for two years, and from there went to Hartford, where he lived about a year. There he met and married Minnie Schultz, on Dec. 12, 1885. From there he went to Sioux Falls, and remained there until coming to Luverne on July 15, 1888.
Mr. Herbert was helping shovel snow from the railroad track at Parker at the time the famous blizzard of January 12, 1888, struck. During the morning, the weather was so warm that the men were working in their shirt sleeves. At 1 p.m. the station agent at Parker told the crews that they shouldn’t go out that afternoon as a blizzard was reported at Mitchell. The storm struck at 2 p.m. and at 4 p.m. the temperature had dropped to 44 below zero.
He states that he started walking home a distance of 10 blocks, and he didn’t reach there for two hours. After reaching home, he heard his next door neighbor calling, and he found that the latter’s chimney had blown off his house. Both he and his neighbor tied their clotheslines to door knobs of their respective homes and then fumbled their way through the blinding snow until they reached a clothesline post between the two places.
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10 years ago (2013)
•Preliminary numbers indicate that the 19th annual Hospice Charity Dinner and Auction at the Blue Mound Banquet Center Saturday night was the most successful ever.
Unofficial calculations show the 2013 estimated net proceeds at $66,165. The previous record was set in 2011 when the charity event raised $62,400.
The dinner each April raises money to support hospice care for patients and families who are unable to pay for hospice services.
The charity event has become known as one of the social events of the year. From food to decorations to entertainment, the evening provides a fun night out for friends and families who support the local hospice program.
 
25 years ago (1998)
•After more than 40 years of working in the Rock County Courthouse, Anna Mae Huiskes has announced her plans to retire.
Huiskes began her career with the county as a teenager when she started working in the auditor’s office immediately after graduating from Luverne High School in 1957. In 1960, she was hired in the court administrator’s office as a deputy, now known as the clerk of court.
In 1979, she was appointed court administrator, at that time working for District Court Judge Harvey A. Holtan, Windom. The county court judge at that time was Gary L. Crippen.
Huiskes submitted her resignation on Tuesday, effective May 29. “It was a hard decision to make,” she said Tuesday. “Darrell and I have been talking about it since January, but it just finally fell into place.”
After working in the courthouse for 41 years, Huiskes said she’ll miss her co-workers the most.
 
50 years ago (1973)
•Mrs. Richard Herman, Clarice, will be appearing Monday, April, 30, at 2 p.m. on “The Price is Right,” CBS-TV, Channel 11.
The show was taped during the Hermans’ vacation trip to California in March.
In all, Mrs. Herman won $4,100 in prizes on the show including a full-length fur coat.
 
75 years ago (1948)
•The Hardwick school board issued an appeal this week for all schools in that area interested in consolidation to present their signed petitions as soon as possible.
Several districts, the board announced, have completed their petitions and are eligible and ready to vote. Other districts which are included in the proposed consolidation and wish to participate are asked to sign the petitions without delay, so the elections can be held. The board must know soon, what the people want they say, so that they can start making plans to take care of the children for the coming school year. Free holders of the districts which as yet have not signed the petitions may do so at the Hardwick State Bank.
 
100 years ago (1923)
•J. A. Maudlin, of the Luverne Cleaners and Dryers, this week purchased the entire equipment, business and good will of the Co-operative Cleaners and Dryers of Worthington, and will have the plant moved to this city. The company had been in operation at Worthington for about three years under the management of M. A. Lynn, and during the greater portion of that time Mr. Maudlin was identified with the firm.
Mr. Maudlin has leased the Hegge building on East Main street and will install the equipment there. This is to be consolidated with his present cleaning and dyeing business, and therefore the location on the Soutar building which had hitherto been occupied by the establishment will be vacated. For greater convenience in work, Mr. Maudlin has the rug cleaning department, which is one of the big lines of the business, located in the Dunn elevator on South Cedar street.

Local adults with disabilities and their families and support staff enjoyed a party at Big Top Tents and Events Tuesday night, April 18. Guests enjoyed mini golf, ping pong, karaoke singing, party snacks and more during the event that was scheduled “just for fun,” according to organizers. Jordan and Stacey Smidt donated the use of the Big Top facility and Scott and Holly Wessels volunteered their karaoke sound system for the evening.

Douglas S. Goering, 66, Luverne, died Sunday, April 23, 2023, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage.
A private family graveside service will take place at a later date.
Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, is in charge of arrangements.

James A. Harner, age 90, of Luverne, Minnesota, died peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne.
Memorial service will be Saturday, April 29, at 2 p.m., with visitation beginning at 1 p.m., at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial with military honors will be on Monday, May 1, at the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery near Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. To sign an online registry, please visit www.hartquistfuneral.com.
James Anderson Harner was born on November 11, 1932, in a blinding snowstorm to George and Violet (Anderson) Harner in Swea Township, Iowa. He was baptized on April 10, 1933, at the United Methodist Church in Swea City, Iowa. Jim began his education at a local country school. He would later attend Swea City Consolidated Schools where he loved playing basketball and graduated in 1951.
In 1953 Jim was drafted into the United States Army. He spent two years as a radio operator in Germany and France. He received his honorable discharge in June of 1955 and enrolled at Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa, where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in 1959.
Jim met his future wife at college and on August 6, 1960, he was united in marriage to Delores Schultz at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason City, Iowa.
Jim and Dee both taught at Grundy Center Community School in Grundy Center, Iowa, from 1960 to 1962. In the summer of 1961, the couple would spend three months traveling in Europe. Jim attended Colorado State College in Greeley, Colorado for his MA and specialist degrees. In 1964, he took the position as high school principal at Wykoff Community School in Wykoff, Minnesota. He was the high school principal at Zumbrota Community School in Zumbrota, Minnesota for three years before relocating to Luverne, Minnesota in 1971, where he would be employed at Luverne Public Schools as the high school principal for the next 22 years.
Jim semi-retired in 1993. He continued his teaching career as a defensive driving instructor, covering the Upper Midwest traveling throughout Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa and North Dakota. He officially retired in August of 2020.
Jim was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. He held several positions within the church and community. He was involved with the men’s Bible study, church counsel, and served as Congregation President for two years. He was a member of the Luverne Rotary Club where he would hold the position of District Chair of the Rotary Youth Exchange Program and received the Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship Award, both in 1989. He was a member of the American Legion and performed the duties of the Legion Honor Guard. He sat on the board of directors for the Southwest Mental Health Center (10 years), RCO, City Planning and Zoning, Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center, and the Sanford Hospital. He was the chairperson of the Community Education Committee and the Sanford Clinic Advisory Board.
In his spare time, Jim enjoyed building things, making a go-kart and a motorbike, fishing on the Missouri River, hunting, and gardening. Jim and Dee traveled extensively, visiting all 50 states and many countries. Jim was honored to be a part of an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., in 2020.
Jim is lovingly remembered by his wife, Dee of Luverne; three children, Bradley Harner of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Pamela (Joe) Van Erem of DePere, Wisconsin, and Cynthia Harner of St. Cloud, Minnesota; nine grandchildren, Elizabeth (Neal) Elms, Brittany (Derek) Schrock, Danielle Van Erem, Tyler, Max, and Tori Harner Helm, Greg and Chris Harner, and Jennifer (Zak) Karn; five great-grandchildren, Violet and Haddon Elms, Elia, Avery, and Mabel Schrock; and siblings, June (Merlin) Beckler of Tipton, Iowa and David (Denise) Harner of Swea City, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Violet; and a brother, Merlin “Sonny” Harner.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to a charity of the donor’s choice.

The Lions Club donated $750 to cover the tuition to send Nick Lenz, who has Type 1 diabetes, to Diabetes Camp for one week in June. Nick was asked what he enjoyed about Diabetes Camp last year, and he responded that he liked two things: swimming and eating s’mores.