By John RittenhouseAn undermanned Luverne wrestling team came up empty in its attempt to produce a win during the annual Cardinal Wrestling Team Tournament staged in the Luverne Elementary School Saturday.Luverne, which had to forfeit in at least six weight classes during all four of its matches, couldn’t make up the points it was giving away.The Cardinals went 0-4 and finished sixth during the event.Luverne faced Sioux Falls Lincoln and Worthington in the first two rounds of the tournament, coming up on the short end of 61-18 and 60-27 decisions.Brandon Valley and tournament champion Wabasso saddled the Cards with 69-9 and 71-6 setbacks to end the event.Luverne’s Kelsey Petersen and Brad Donth wrestled well individually by posting 3-1 records.After being pinned by Lincoln’s Tanner LaVauerg 36 seconds into overtime during the first round, Petersen bounced back to win by forfeit against Worthington, edge BV’s Scott Filler 13-12 and pin Wabasso’s Jon Knott in 52 seconds.Donth pinned Lincoln’s David Baker in 45 seconds, won by forfeit against Worthington and pinned BV’s Tanner Lunstra in 40 seconds. Donth lost by technical fall to Wabasso’s Alex Ourada.Luverne’s Derek Petersen went 2-2 during the tournament, opening the event with a pin of Lincoln’s Alex Sandle (3:54) and a 4-0 decision win over Worthington’s Dayton Williamson.For the Cardinals, Michael Hup went 1-0, Anthony Boyenga and Nathan Meyer 1-3, Rustyn Crosby 0-3 and Chris Klay and Sam Dooyema 0-4.Match wrap-upsSF Lincoln 61, Luverne 18103 (L) D.Petersen pins Sandle.112 (S) Waterman by forfeit.119 (S) Sogn by forfeit.125 (S) Richter by forfeit.130 (S) Pio by forfeit.135 (L) Donth pins Baker.140 (S) Dutcher by forfeit.145 (S) Wulf 11-5 Boyenga.152 (S) Teal pins Crosby.160 (LaVauerg pins K.Petersen.171 (L) Meyer pins Butl.189 (S) Reit pins Klay.215 (S) Boehm 9-0 Dooyema.275 (S) Bissle by forfeit.Worthington 60, Luverne 27103 (L) Hup by forfeit.112 (L) D.Petersen 4-0 Williamson.119 (W) Pass by forfeit.125 (W) Rigalado by forfeit.130 (W) Canales by forfeit.135 (L) Donth by forfeit.140 (W) Steffl by forfeit.145 (L) Boyenga by forfeit.152 (W) Steffl pins Crosby.160 (L) K.Petersen by forfeit.171 (W) Steffl pins Meyer.189 (W) Cowdin pins Klay.215 (W) Schroeder pins Dooyema.275 (W) Bentele by forfeit.BV 69, Luverne 9103 (B) Uecker pins D.Petersen.112 (B) Hoffer by forfeit.119 (B) Miller by forfeit.125 (B) Daugherty by forfeit.130 (B) Williamson by forfeit.135 (L) Donth pins Lunstra.140 (B) Ruud by forfeit.145 (B) Langner 9-3 Boyenga.152 (B) Meyer pins Crosby.160 (L) K.Petersen 13-12 Filler.171 (B) Eitreim pins Meyer.189 (B) Ode pins Klay.215 (B) Neuberger pins Dooyema.275 (B) Kutter by forfeit.Wabasso 71, Luverne 6103 (W) Schunk 3-0 D.Petersen.112 (W) Grave by forfeit.119 (W) Rohlik by forfeit.125 (W) Jenniges by forfeit.130 (W) Elsing by forfeit.135 (W) Ourada t.f. Donth.140 (W) Ourada by forfeit.145 (W) Ourada pins Boyenga.152 (W) Altermatt by forfeit.160 (L) K.Petersen pins Knott.171 (W) Gladisch pins Meyer.189 (W) Wurscher pins Klay.215 (W) Johanneck 7-0 Dooyema.275 (W) Christensen by forfeit.

By Lexi MooreStudents in third through sixth grades are learning the art of watercolor from guest artist Jim Mondloch.Mondloch, an artist and teacher from St. Cloud, is known for his watercolor artwork and his ability to motivate and get his students to be involved in the painting process.On Monday he arrived in Beaver Creek with a van full of supplies and paintings. His residency will conclude on Friday.The first day, students learned about watercolor painting techniques and how to mix the paint with water.The grades will spend an hour each afternoon practicing the skills Mondloch is teaching.The students create a series of their own original paintings throughout the week. Their favorite paintings will be displayed at an art show on Feb. 16 in the elementary commons.Mondloch’s arrival at the school did not happen by accident. It took several months of planning and considerable financing.Last fall, principal Todd Holthaus applied for a grant with the Young Audiences of Minnesota.The organization is in its 42nd year of providing arts-in-education programs for students, families and communities in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.The application for the grant was accepted, but Holthaus needed additional funds to pay for the supplies the students would be using. The Exchange State Bank donated money to help make the weeklong residence possible.Jim Mondloch, Minnesota WatercoloristMondloch, a Young Audiences of Minnesota member, began painting while in college at South Dakota State University. He owns Mondloch Painting Contractors, a company offering commercial and residential painting in central Minnesota.He has had paintings displayed at several arts festivals and shows in Minnesota.In 2001, he joined Young Audiences of Minnesota. His love for art is revealed by the joy he experiences when he gets to teach people about art and watch them create it.He hopes students gain a deeper understanding of the artistic discipline and learn artistic terminology.During class, Jim demonstrates watercolor techniques, working with color, texture, values, design and various washes and brushstrokes.As is Mondloch’s habit, he will donate one of his prints to H-BC as a thank you for hosting his residency.The work can be used as an auction or raffle item to help raise money for the school’s art fund. Holthaus hopes to have a raffle in conjunction with the art show in February.

By Lexi MooreHills-Beaver Creek School District honored its paraprofessional workers last week during Minnesota Paraprofessional Recognition Week.Paraprofessionals fill many important roles at the H-BC Elementary School and High School, and teachers and administrators say these individuals make their jobs easier."We have a great group," superintendent David Deragisch said at Monday’s School Board meeting. "They do an outstanding job – day in and day out."Elementary principal Todd Holthaus said he’s proud of the work the group did last year to become certified under new No Child Left Behind laws.The new law requires all paraprofessionals working at a school to be certified. Certification is awarded after completing testing and attending several workshops or seminars."We really couldn’t do it without them," Holthaus said. "They make our school better." Enrollment review:Deragisch presented the School Board with enrollment numbers for the second half of the year, compared to where the numbers were on Sept. 8.Enrollment at the elementary school lost two students for a total of 140. The high school lost four students, bringing that total to 162.Overall, Deragisch said he’s not concerned with the loss of six students."We are still way ahead in student totals when you look at where we were projected to be five years ago – we are holding our own."He also said Holthaus expects to have a strong 20 coming into kindergarten next year.School Board Election Changes:On Monday, the board began looking at election options for future elections because of new state election mandates that would be costly to the school.In the past, the district has held board elections on odd years, in order to call more local attention to the elections. Typically, in odd years, there are few national, state and local elections, giving the school district plenty of room to make candidates known in the community.Due to new state requirements for using standardized counting and voting machines at all polling places, the district is considering moving its elections to even years.This will allow H-BC’s candidates’ names to appear on the ballot with national, state, county and local elections. This will save the district from having to pay for an entire election out of its budget.With the current system, the district pays for election judges and little else. The election takes place at the high school with handwritten ballots.Meeting the standards of the new system would require the district to pay for the ballots, the use of the new automatic counter and automatic marker machines, judges and an additional handicap-accessible machine. Deragisch estimates this bill could total nearly $10,000.He presented the board with a solution that would change the year of the school board elections to even years, giving the district the option to use local machines and ballots, with nearly zero cost to the district. To change the year of the elections, the board would need to adopt a resolution establishing a transition plan.If the board decides to adopt the resolution, members would add a year to their terms. Board members who would have been up for re-election in 2007 would have their terms extended to 2008, while board members elected last November would not be up for re-election until 2010.The board will vote on this resolution in February or March, giving time for community members to voice their opinions on the matter.Dates to Remember:
Report cards were mailed to parents on Friday, Jan. 20.
Thursday, Feb. 2, will be H-BC skating night for elementary students at the H-BC gym. There will be a DJ, door prizes and food available.
Monday, Feb. 6, will be Family Reading Night at H-BC Elementary.Policy News:H-BC School Board members heard the first reading of three policies. The board will vote to accept or deny the new versions of policies 529, 530 and 532 at the board meeting on Feb. 13.
Policy 529 deals with staff notification of violent behavior by students. It states that the school is required to notify any staff or paraprofessionals working directly with a student who was violent in the past year.Violent behavior includes damage to the building or property or harming a school employee.
Policy 530 states that the school district requires proof of immunizations for communicable diseases as a condition of enrollment.
The purpose of policy 532 is to describe the appropriate use of peace officers and crisis teams to remove a student with an individualized education program from the school grounds.

AN-CNMINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATECERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes Chapter 333The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.1. State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted:Keith’s Plumbing2. State the address of the principal place of business. A complete street address or rural route and rural route box number is required; the address cannot be a P.O. Box.364 110th Avenue Steen MN 561733. List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name or if the business is a corporation, provide the legal corporate name and registered office address of the corporation. Attach additional sheet(s) if necessary.Keith Bosch 364 110th Avenue Steen MN 561734. I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Minnesota Statutes section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath./s/ Keith BoschKeith Bosch, OwnerKeith Bosch 507-855-2319Contact Person Daytime Phone NumberDate: 12-30-051-26, 2-2

Henry Esselink, 80, of Hills died Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, at the Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.Services were Friday, Jan. 20, at the Steen Reformed Church in Steen with the Rev. Dan Ramaker officiating. Burial was at the Hills United Reformed Cemetery in Hills.Henry Esselink was born Dec. 6, 1925, on the family farm near Beaver Creek to Klaas and Syke (Dykstra) Esselink. He attended Beaver Creek Community Schools and helped his father with the farm work. On March 27, 1945, Mr. Esselink entered the U.S. Army and was stationed on the eastern seaboard. He was honorably discharged in November 1946. He married Kathleen Ann Berghorst on Jan. 7, 1949, at Christian Reformed Church in Hills. He worked on the family farm north of Hills until his retirement in 1990.Mr. Esselink was a past member of the Christian Reformed Church for 72 years, where he served as elder. He was a charter member of the Christian School of Hills, member of the Hills American Legion, Post No. 399, and a member of the Steen Reformed Church in Steen. He enjoyed reading and attending sports activities with his family. He loved spending time with his grandchildren.He is survived by his wife; two sons, Gary (Arlene) Esselink and David (Barbara) Esselink, all of Hills; seven grandchildren, Steven Esselink, Jaclyn Esselink, Aaron Esselink, Heather Esselink, Justin Esselink, Kelli Esselink, and Ashley Esselink; one brother Gerrit (Dorothy) Esselink, Leota; one brother-in-law, Kenneth (Claribel) Berghorst, Champlin; and several nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Lense Esselink, and one sister, Bertha Den Besten.Roste Funeral Home of Hills is in charge of arrangements.

Dean DeBooy, 80, of Edna, Iowa, formerly of Luverne, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006, at his home.Services were Saturday, Jan. 21, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Luverne. The Rev. Paul Fries officiated. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.Dean Dixon DeBooy was born April 30, 1925, in Orange City, Iowa, to Hubert and Rose (Muyskens) DeBooy. His family moved to Magnolia in 1929 where his father bought a hardware store. Mr. DeBooy graduated from Magnolia High School and worked for his father in the hardware store. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served in the South Pacific in 1946. He was honorably discharged and returned to Magnolia. He married Donna Mae Johnson on Sept. 14, 1947, in Sioux Falls, S.D., where they lived until 1949, when they returned to Magnolia. He was recalled into the Navy in 1950 and served in the Korean Conflict until his discharge in 1951. He then worked for Pat’s Plumbing until 1963. He served as a deputy sheriff of Rock County from 1963 to 1977. He and his wife moved to Luverne in 1967, where he later retired. His wife died in 1984. On Dec. 10, 1990, he married Pearl Van Westen in Hawaii. The couple lived in rural Rock Rapids. He was a member of the VFW in Luverne and the Bethany Lutheran Church. He enjoyed auctions, bowling, hunting, fishing, playing pinochle and fixing things.Mr. DeBooy is survived by his wife Pearl, Rock Rapids; two daughters, Cindy (Chuck) Rodman, Eden Prairie, and Bonnie Jo (Mike) Kochel, Renner, S.D.; one step-daughter, Pat (Mark) Janssen, Rock Rapids; four grandchildren, Troy (Jessika) Kochel, Tony (Michele) Kochel, Paula (Brian) Charchenko, and Tom Rodman; four great-grandchildren, Austin, Nikolai, Briar, and Erik; three stepgrandchildren, Mggie, Brittany and Hillery; and two stepgreat-grandchildren, Avry and Ayson; and several nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife; and one sister, Annabelle Nelson.Roste Funeral Home, Rock Rapids, was in charge of arrangements.

Next Thursday a new group of Survivors will enter my home via the television. I will spend roughly 20 hours with them and their witty host this spring.The show, which will begin its 12th season, originated on a Borneo beach in 1999. Borneo, as seen on my television, was a beautiful untouched island out in the middle of the ocean. It was the perfect place for a honeymoon, except there weren’t any resorts, and shelters were not provided.This show that I stumbled on while trying to find something interesting to watch was an instant hit, both in my mind and in the minds of over 20 million regular viewers.During the past six years, it has remained a hit for CBS. In fact, last fall’s show, "Survivor: Guatemala," finished its season with a bang, setting ratings highs with each of its final four broadcasts. The finale delivered the CBS reality series its best finale ratings since May 2004's "Survivor: All-Stars."The show consistently finishes in the top five on the Nielsen ratings.This season the survivors are stranded on an island off the coast of Panama. This time, the castaways will begin their competition as four tribes: older men, older women, younger men and younger women. At least one survivor each week will be banished to a separate island miles away from camp.Why do I watch the show, and furthermore why am I wasting news space on it?Well, I LOVE the show. I have watched every episode at least once and am fueled by the relationships unfolding on the television. I think it is extremely exciting to try to guess who will be voted off and who will align with whom. I am a people person and this show is all about people. I would much rather watch it than scripted sitcoms or dramas – I just think it is more exciting.When I lived in Texas, nearly 1,000 miles from my family, we used "Survivor" as a way of staying in touch.Every Thursday night, I knew where my mother, father and brother were sitting and what they were doing. Just as they knew what I was doing. We were all watching the same television show.After five seasons, I decided to make our watching more interesting by starting the Survivor Pick ’em Contest. I invite family and friends to pick the three survivors they think might make the finals. The goal is to have one of the three be the final survivor.Each season, pick ’em players are allowed to watch the first episode and visit www.cbs.com/survivor before making their selections. I figure this gives everyone a chance to make an educated guess. The Web site gives background and profile information on all of the survivors and the first episode offers clues to those with keen eyes.Each Thursday I send out an e-mail letting my contest players know who was eliminated last week and which picks are still eligible for the big prize.This brings me back to why I am telling you about it – because I want to invite you to join my Survivor Pick ’em Contest.This season, I am opening it up to Crescent readers. If I get any takers, I will publish their picks in the paper each week and together we can see who in the community is a good judge of character, as presented by the producers at CBS.Nearly every season, one of the pick ’em players manages to pick the million-dollar winner. Of course, they never win anything, just bragging rights of knowing they are the supreme "Survivor" watcher.If you are interested in playing the new version of Crescent "Survivor" Pick’’em, please call or e-mail me with your three picks before the airing of the second episode on Feb. 9. Any picks placed after Feb. 9 will not count.Remember, the objective is not to pick the top three, but to pick the winner. And who knows, maybe this time there will be a prize.E-mail "Survivor" picks to Lexi Moore at lexim@star-herald.com or call Lexi at 962-3561 or 283-2333.

10 years ago (1996)"The Hills Lions Club will host an ice fishing tournament this weekend from noon to 4 p.m. at the REZ Park.According to Steve Fagerness, the idea for an ice fishing tournament came during the summer fishing tournament.This gives us a good opportunity to showcase some of the work we’ve done," Fagerness said, referring to the closed in warm-up building." 25 years ago (1981)"Mary and Allen Van Raalte of rural Larchwood are in Washington, D.C., this week attending ceremonies for President Reagan’s inaugural.The Van Raaltes have done much volunteer work for the Republican party,Mrs. Van Raalte is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank DeBoer, Hills."50 years ago (1956)"Loreli James, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard James, of Hills will play the leading role in Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night,’ which will be presented at the Luverne High School auditorium on January 26. The play, given by the Augustana Theatre, is sponsored by the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority in Luverne."75 years ago (1931)"While blasting logs on the Otto Sather farm northwest of Hills last Friday morning, a spark happened to ignite a straw shed that adjoins the chicken house on the west end, and for a while it looked like a real blaze was going to result. A hasty call for help over the phone soon brought close to a 100 people to the blaze. The Hills chemical truck likewise was on the job, and the fire was soon under control. Luckily the fire didn’t spread to other buildings, but the chicken house was damaged on one end and on part of the roof."100 years ago (1906)"John Winkowitsch, the bonanza farmer who lives right north of Steen, was in and ordered an ample stock of farm stationary for his Evergreen stock farm Saturday. John knows a good thing when he sees it."

Chuck and Maxine Hanson of Austin came Friday to spend until Monday in the home of Dorothy Thorin and also to visit with Arnold Thorin. Saturday Jerry and Diann Thorin of Sioux Falls came for a visit.Spending the weekend in the home of Jim and Marj Roning were their daughter, Lisa Boelhke, and Lydia of New Ulm. A cousin, Zach Johnson, of Jasper came Saturday to play with Lydia.Robert and Marilyn Dybvig of Ortonville spent last weekend in the home of Harriet Skattum and also visited relatives in Sioux Falls.Deb and Luke Mathias of Heron Lake were Sunday visitors in the home of Bob and Twila Kirsch.Ray and Lois Nelson attended funeral services last Monday for Dr. Joe Okarski at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne.Steve and Irene Ruzich, tenants of the Tuff Village, had special company Sunday. Dan Lee and sons Joey and Jake came from Dawson to visit them. Steve taught social studies at the Dawson High School some years ago and had Dan as a student. Steve also coached boys’ basketball with Dan as a player. Other visitors were Carol and Richard Sundem and Don and Jodi Thompson of Sioux Falls. Irene is the former Irene Rortvedt.Marvin and June Albers had visitors for two days last week when her sister and brother-in-law, Delores and Larry Reed, came from Wisconsin for a visit. Also, a niece, Missy Cook of Ashby, who was in Sioux Falls for the funeral of a cousin, stopped for a visit.Dr. Ernest and Ina Thorsgard of Thief River Falls spent Sunday afternoon and night in the home of Wendell and Kathryn Erickson. Ernest is Kathryn’s brother. Margaret Erickson, Worthington, came and enjoyed supper with them.