By John RittenhouseThe Adrian boys’ basketball team experienced a good week that featured the Dragons winning two of three games.The Dragons posted a five-point win over Round Lake-Brewster in Round Lake Thursday before besting Tri-Valley by 13 points near Hartford, S.D. Monday. Adrian’s three-game run of wins came to an end with a 19-point loss at Edgerton Public School Tuesday.Adrian, 4-8 overall, hosts Windom Saturday.Edgerton 62, Adrian 43The Flying Dutchmen controlled play from beginning to end during Tuesday’s 19-point home win over the Dragons.Edgerton doubled Adrian’s scoring output (32-16) in the first half and used a 30-27 scoring edge in the second half to win handily."We only made 27 percent of our shots in the first half, so we didn’t shoot very well. Edgerton was making layups," said EHS coach Chris Rozell.Brad Brake scored 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds for AHS. Lee Stover chipped in 10 points.Box scoreSwayze 1 1 0-0 5, Lonneman 2 0 0-0 4, Haken 1 0 0-0 2, Oertli 1 0 0-0 2, Stover 2 2 0-0 10, Brake 10 0 0-0 20.Team statisticsAdrian: 20 of 56 field goals (36 percent), zero of zero free throws (zero percent), 24 rebounds, 11 turnovers.Edgerton: 28 of 57 field goals (49 percent), five of seven free throws (71 percent), 35 rebounds, 12 turnovers.Adrian 57, T-V 44A hot start led to a successful finish when the Dragons traveled to South Dakota to take on Tri-Valley Monday.The Dragons cashed in on 52 percent of their field goals to gain 14-2 and 32-9 leads at the first two quarter breaks, and they led by 25 (49-24) at the end of the third quarter to settle for a 13-point win."We played well both offensively and defensively in the first half," said AHS coach Rozell. "We shot 52 percent in the first half, and we held them to 17 percent shooting."Ryan Lonneman and Stover, who led the Dragons with 18 and 13 points respectively, netted 12 and nine counters respectively in the decisive first half.Stover finished the game with eight assists and three steals. Brake chipped in 10 points and 11 rebounds.Box scoreSwayze 2 1 0-0 7, Lonneman 6 0 6-6 18, Haken 1 1 0-0 5, Stover 3 1 4-5 13, Erlandson 2 0 0-0 4, Brake 5 0 0-0 10.Team statisticsAdrian: 22 of 43 field goals (51 percent), 10 of 11 free throws (91 percent), 36 rebounds, 26 turnovers.T-V: 15 of 59 field goals (25 percent), 12 of 16 free throws (75 percent), 18 rebounds, 11 turnovers.Adrian 74, RL-B 69The Dragons used a second-half rally to post their second consecutive win Thursday in Round Lake.After falling behind by as many as 12 points in the first half, Adrian trimmed the difference to seven points (43-26) at the intermission.Adrian gained its first lead at 62-60 in the second half and led by one before Stover delivered a three-point shot that broke the Raiders’ spirit."They scored a season-high 43 points and shot 63 percent, so we struggled defensively in the first half," said AHS coach Rozell. "We played a lot better defensively in the second half, and we got the ball inside offensively, scoring 28 of our 38 points in the paint."Lonneman (28 points and 11 rebounds) and Brake (24 points and 15 rebounds) registered double-doubles for the winners. Stover chipped in 14 points. Cody Kontz added five assists.Box scoreSwayze 0 0 2-2 2, Lonneman 12 0 4-7 28, Haken 0 2 0-0 6, Stover 2 3 1-2 14, Brake 10 0 4-5 24.Team statisticsAdrian: 29 of 68 field goals (45 percent), 11 of 18 free throws (61 percent), 35 rebounds, nine turnovers.RL-B: 25 of 53 field goals (47 percent), 15 of 24 free throws (63 percent), 27 rebounds, 10 turnovers.

By John RittenhouseEllsworth’s 14-game boys’ basketball winning streak came to an end with a one-point loss to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton in Tyler Tuesday.The streak reached 14 games with an 11-point win over Tracy-Milroy-Balaton in Tracy Thursday.Ellsworth, 14-1 overall, plays home games against Minneota Friday, Remsen St. Mary’s Saturday and Round Lake-Brewster Monday.R-T-R 70, Ellsworth 69The Panthers fell from basketball’s unbeaten ranks with a one-point loss to the two-time defending state champions Tuesday in Tyler.Ellsworth showed poise by rallying from two huge deficits during each half of the contest, but the Panthers couldn’t complete the comeback.After sporting some early leads, EHS fell behind by 13 points before rallying to trail 38-37 at halftime.The Panthers faced a 15-point deficit with six minutes left to play, when they battled back to make it a one-point difference in the final minutes. EHS had the ball with six seconds left, but it didn’t get off a final shot."Hopefully we’ll meet them again," said EHS coach Markus Okeson. "Our kids played well, and the effort was there. To climb out of the holes we were in this type of environment was pretty impressive."Cody Schilling scored 22 points, collected seven rebounds and passed for five assists. Bryan Kramer tossed in 18 points, while Aaron Van Der Stoep added 13 points and three steals. Weston DeBerg scored 10 points and Ben Herman snared seven rebounds.Box scoreDeBerg 5 0 0-0 10, Schilling 7 2 2-2 22, Kramer 1 5 1-2 18, Van Der Stoep 2 3 0-0 13, Herman 3 0 0-0 6, Chapa 0 0 0-1 0.Team statisticsEllsworth: 28 of 50 field goals (56 percent), three of seven free throws (42 percent), 32 rebounds, 11 turnovers.R-T-R: 29 of 52 field goals (56 percent), seven of 13 free throws (53 percent), 23 rebounds, eight turnovers.Ellsworth 65, T-M-B 54The Panthers climbed out of an early hole to record their 14th straight win Thursday in Tracy.T-M-B, which made its first five shots of the game and was 10 of 16 from three-point range for the night, opened a 24-12 lead in the first nine minutes of the first half.Ellsworth, however, countered with a 25-5 run to gain a 37-29 a halftime advantage. T-M-B trimmed the difference to five points with three minutes remaining in the game, but the Panthers thwarted the challenge to win by 11."They shot the lights out in the first half," claimed EHS coach Okeson, when commenting on T-M-B."They have a pretty good ball club. They are a .500 team, but they play well at home.Schilling led EHS with 22 points and seven assists. Van Der Stoep netted 19 points, while Herman chipped in 17 points and collected six rebounds. Kramer led EHS with seven rebounds.Box scoreDeBerg 1 0 0-0 2, Deutsch 0 0 0-1 0, Kramer 1 1 0-0 5, Schilling 8 0 6-9 22, Van Der Stoep 1 5 2-2 19, Herman 8 0 1-1 17.Team statisticsEllsworth: 25 of 45 field goals (55 percent), nine of 13 free throws (69 percent), 29 rebounds, 11 turnovers.T-M-B: 20 of 50 field goals (40 percent), four of four free throws (100 percent).

By John RittenhouseA late surge by the Ellsworth girls’ basketball team led to a 60-58 home win over Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Friday.Ellsworth, which led by as many as 16 points in the game’s first half, found itself facing a 51-47 deficit after the Knights outscored the hosts 27-9 in the first 12 minutes of the second half.Ellsworth, however, tied the game at 55 with less than three minutes remaining before going on a 5-0 spurt capped by two free throws from Brooke Kramer with 5.3 seconds remaining to ice what ended up being a three-point win.The Panthers, who lost two straight games entering Friday’s clash, fell behind 4-0 early and trailed 16-15 with less than eight minutes remaining in the first half.Ellsworth put together a 23-6 run that ended with Kramer making two free throws with 56.9 seconds left to give the hosts a 38-22 lead that was trimmed to 14 points (38-24) at the intermission.Kramer had a big night for the winners by scoring 18 points, snatching seven rebounds and passing for five assists. Rosie Lewis scored 13 second-half points and collected seven rebounds. Rachel Kvaale chipped in 12 points for EHS. Amy Tiesler charted seven rebounds and three steals.The 5-7 Panthers host Minneota tonight and Remsen St. Mary’s Saturday before playing in Lake Benton Tuesday.Box scoreTiesler 3 0 1-1 7, Connors 2 1 1-1 8, Kramer 4 0 10-14 18, Mann 0 0 0-0 0, Kvaale 2 2 2-3 12, Kix 0 0 0-0 0, Timmer 0 0 2-2 2, Lewis 6 0 1-6 13.Team statisticsEllsworth: 20 of 61 field goals (32 percent), 18 of 27 free throws (67 percent), 27 rebounds, 26 turnovers.R-T-R: 21 of 50 field goals (42 percent), 13 of 21 free throws (62 percent), 30 rebounds, 24 turnovers.

By John RittenhouseThe Adrian wrestling team mixed it up with some strong competition while placing second at the Federated Duals in Owatonna.The Dragons posted four straight wins to reach the championship match of the event, where they came up on the short end of a 33-29 decision to Owatonna.Adrian beat Pine Island (51-23), Rosemount (58-13), Wayzata (34-31) and New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (42-28) to reach the title tilt."We wrestled well," said AHS coach Gregg Nelson."Wayzata is ranked sixth and Owatonna fourth in Class AAA, so the kids gave a lot of effort against some good teams."Will Lutmer and Brandon Bullerman compiled 5-0 and 4-0 records during the event.Lutmer notched consecutive pins over PI’s Curt Giesler (1:14), Rosemount’s Jordan Azzam (3:02), Wayzata’s Jake McPherson (1:04), NR-H-E-G’s Lucas Root (1:07) and Owatonna’s Blaine Grundhoffer (31 seconds.).Bullerman pinned Rosemount’s Nate Niehus (52 seconds), Wayzata’s Ryan Flynn (3:48) and NR-H-E-G’s Trey Corey (1:05) before posting a 15-4 major decision victory against Owatonna’s Tyler Grunwold.Houston Heronimus (2-0), Brock Bullerman (2-1), Tony Thier (4-1), Andy Heitkamp (2-1), Clint Metz (3-1), Tyler Wagner (3-1), Nate Engelkes (3-1), Dalton Engelkes (1-0) and Cody Reverts (4-1) all sported winning records at the event.Luke Tiesler (1-4), Jason Croat (0-2), Camron Bullerman (1-3), Stephan Loosbrock (2-2), Tanner Loosbrock (2-3), Matt Gades (1-2), Zach Reker (1-4) and Shea Klooster (0-1) also wrestled for AHS.The 17-5 Dragons wrestle in Fulda Friday before hosting Wabasso Tuesday.Match wrap-upsAdrian 51, PI 23103 (A) Hieronimus by forfeit.112 (P) Lerum 9-8 Tiesler.119 (P) Zimmerman pins Croat.125 (A) C.Bullerman 8-7 Harvey.130 (A) Thier pins Maley.135 (A) T.Loosbrock pins McPhail.140 (A) Gades pins Bye.145 (A) Heitkamp by forfeit.152 (P) Krenik pins Reker.160 (P) Mcphail pins Klooster.171 (P) Pike 12-2 D.Engelkes.189 (A) N.Engelkes pins Krenik.215 (A) Reverts pins Breidall.275 (A) Lutmer pins Giesler.Adrian 58, Rosemount 13103 (A) Hieronimus by forfeit.112 (A) S.Loosbrock 8-0 Bothun.119 (A) Tiesler pins Baier.125 (R) Litke 12-2 C.Bullerman.130 (A) Thier 10-8 Stephan.135 (R) Pearson pins T.Loosbrock.140 (A) B.Bullerman pins Niehus.145 (A) Heitkamp 9-5 Fox.152 (R) Henson 7-5 Reker.160 (A) Metz pins Lavoy.171 (A) Wagner pins Benfante.189 (A) N.Engelkes pins Morgan.215 (A) Reverts pins Myers.275 (A) Lutmer pins Azzam.Adrian 34, Wayzata 31103 (W) Zilverberg13-1 Bk.Bullerman.112 (W) Schreinerpins S.Loosbrock.119 (W) Zilverberg pins Tiesler.125 (W) Litch t.f. C.Bullerman.130 (W) Harris 24-12 Thier.135 (A) T.Loosbrock9-7 Lymangood.140 (W) Hanson 8-7 Gades.145 (A) Bd.Bullerman pins Flynn.152 (W)Landrum 8-5 Reker.160 (A) Metz 5-1 Demro.171 (A) Wagner 14-6 Bergeson.189 (A) N.Engelkespins Schwochka.215 (A) Reverts pins Leonard.275 (A) Lutmer pins McPherson.Adrian 42, NR-H-E-G 28103 (A) Bk.Bullerman pins Perkins.112 (N) Moen pins S.Loosbrock.119 (N) Schlaak pins Tiesler.125 (N) Baartness t.f. C.Bullerman.130 (A) Thier by forfeit.135 (N) Schlaak 11-9 T.Loosbrock.140 (A) Bd.Bullerman pins Cory.145 (N) Schlaak 5-4 Heitkamp.152 (A) Reker pins Rysavy.160 (A) Metz pins Baartness.171 (N) Brekke 7-4 Wagner.189 (N) Holland 5-4 N.Engelkes.215 (A) Reverts pins Kormann.275 (A) Lutmer pins Root.Owatonna 33, Adrian 29103 (A) Bk.Bullerman11-0 Schroeder.112 (A) S.Loosbrock1-0 Rodriguez.119 (O) Robinson pins Tiesler.125 (O) Meger pins Croat.130 (A) Thier 3-0 Milton.135 (O) Card pins T.Loosbrock.140 (O) Zeman 11-6 Gades.145 (A) Bd.Bullerman15-4 Grunwald.152 (O) Miller 14-10 Reker.160 (O) Skala pins Metz.171 (A) Wagner pins Ulrich.189 (A) N.Engelkes 10-8 Sorensen.215 (O) Mahan 3-2 Reverts.275 (A) Lutmer pins Grundhoffer.

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne girls’ basketball team broke even when it played a pair of games for the second straight week.Luverne notched its second Southwest Conference win of the year Friday in Windom. The Cardinals dropped a three-point home decision to Fulda Tuesday.The 7-6 Cards host Marshall Friday before playing in Hartford, S.D., Tuesday.Fulda 63, Luverne 60A courageous comeback by the Cardinals fell short during Tuesday’s home game against the Raiders.Sluggish play in the first half left Luverne facing a 29-19 deficit at the intermission.After scoring the first four points of the second half to trail 29-23, Fulda put together a 9-3 run to gain a 38-26 lead with 14:45 left to play.Luverne battled back to trim the difference to one point at three different occasions, the last time coming at the 3:03 mark, when Maggie Kuhlman drained a three-point shot to make it a 56-55 game.The Cards trailed by two (62-60) and had the ball with less than 25 seconds left, but the Raiders stole an in-bound pass and sank one free throw to make it a three-point lead. Luverne got off a desperation three-point attempt as time was winding down, but the shot was off the mark.Samantha Gacke led LHS with 20 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots. Mindy Nieuwboer tossed in 16 points, while Kuhlman added 12 points, four steals and four assists. Tori Snyder added four assists to the cause.Box scoreKlein 1 0 0-0 2, Nieuwboer 4 2 2-6 16, Snyder 3 0 0-2 6, Kuhlman 0 4 0-0 12, Hoiland 0 1 1-2 4, Vogt 0 0 0-0 0, Gacke 7 0 6-10 20.Team statisticsLuverne: 22 of 42 field goals (52 percent), nine of 23 free throws (39 percent), 22 rebounds, 12 turnovers.Fulda: 22 of 64 field goals (34 percent), 18 of 30 free throws (60 percent), 45 rebounds, 10 turnovers.Luverne 62, Windom 49The Cardinals garnished their second conference win of the season when they toppled the Eagles by 13 points Friday in Windom.With four Cardinals scoring 10 or more points to lead the charge, LHS outscored the Eagles in both halves during an impressive victory."We had the best balance we’ve had in a long time," said LHS coach Phelps. "We had a lot of scoring options on offense, and we put a lot of pressure on them defensively."Snyder scored 10 of her 12 points to help the Cards open a 16-6 lead early in the first half, and LHS maintained a 10-point (37-27) lead at the intermission. Luverne led by as many as 18 points in the second half before settling for a 13-point win.Gacke, who led the Cards with seven rebounds, netted 10 of her 14 points in the second half. Nieuwboer and Kuhlman scored 18 and 10 points respectively. Kuhlman registered five steals and five assists, while Snyder charted five steals.Box scoreKlein 1 1 0-0 5, Nieuwboer 6 1 3-4 18, Snyder 6 0 0-0 12, Kuhlman 2 2 0-0 10, Hoiland 0 0 1-2 1, Vogt 1 0 0-0 2, Gacke 7 0 0-3 14.Team statisticsLuverne: 27 of 61 field goals (44 percent), four of nine free throws (44 percent), 18 rebounds, 15 turnovers.Windom: 21 of 41 field foals (51 percent), five of seven free throws (71 percent), 24 rebounds, 22 turnovers.

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne boys’ hockey team posted a pair of home wins with a road loss in between during a three-game week.The Cardinals nipped Worthington by one goal at home Thursday before falling by 10 goals to Morris-Benson in Morris Saturday. Luverne returned home to best Fairmont by four goals Tuesday.Luverne, 6-9 overall, hosts Sioux Falls tonight and Sleepy Eye Tuesday.Luverne 7, Fairmont 3The Cardinals scored seven unanswered goals to end the game during Tuesday’s home win over Fairmont.Fairmont led 3-0 when Andy Cole scored once and Matt Harris found the net twice in the first 16:42 of the game.Luverne, however, received two goals each from Jordan Siebenahler, Craig Rogers and Chris Fitzer to rally for the victory.Siebenahler scored with 16 seconds remaining in the first period to make it a 3-1 game, and he tied the score at three 1:35 after Rogers scored the team’s second goal in the second period.Casey Krueger netted a power-play goal with 5:15 remaining in the second period to give the Cards their first lead, and Luverne iced the game with a pair of tallies by Fitzer and another from Rogers in the third period.Fitzer and Taylor Pederson contributed two assists each to the winning cause. Nathan Boler, Derek Elbers and Krueger chipped in one assist each.Luverne outshot Fairmont 40-20 in the game.M-B 12, Luverne 2The Cardinals couldn’t string together consecutive wins when they traveled to Morris Saturday.M-B, which beat LHS 11-0 in early December, continued its domination over the Cardinals by handing them a 10-goal setback.Siebenahler netted both LHS goals, while Aaron Altman had one assist.Tanner Skattum made 36 saves in net for the Cards, who were outshot 48-15 in the game.Luverne 7,Worthington 6The Cardinals ended a two-game slide by posting a thrilling, one-goal victory over the Trojans in Luverne Thursday.The hosts gained a 5-2 lead by netting three unanswered goals in the second period, but Worthington scored four times in a span of 11:12 in the third period to gain a 6-5 edge.Luverne answered the challenge by scoring twice in the game’s final 2:21 to prevail by one goal.Worthington’s Curtis Lingle and Cameron Koopman scored third-period goals before Jason Johnson capped a hat trick by finding the net with two counters, the last one coming with 4:32 left to play, to give the Trojans a 6-5 lead.Luverne tied the game at six when Boler scored after being set up by classmate Siebenahler with 2:21 remaining, and Siebenahler settled the issue by completing his hat trick with the game-winning goal at with 1:44 remaining.Worthington opened the scoring in the first period before Luverne rallied to take a 2-1 edge with a power-play goal and an unassisted effort from Siebenahler before the period was complete.Johnson tied the game at two for Worthington 19 seconds into the second period.Luverne, however, received tallies from Anthony Graphenteen, Fitzer and Krueger in a span of 15:01 to give the Cards a 5-2 lead before the period was complete.Krueger registered two assists for the Cards, while Fitzer, Rogers and Siebenahler chipped in one each.Adam Ossefoort made 25 saves for an LHS team that outshot Worthington 48-31 in the game.

ORDINANCE NO. 283, THIRD SERIESAN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION AND AN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN (SUMMARY) The City Council unanimously introduced and adopted an ordinance relating to the establishment of an Emergency Management Organization and the Establishment of an Emergency Operations Plan for the City of Luverne by creating Chapter 14 of the Luverne City Code. The City Council finds that there exists the possibility of the occurrence of disasters of unprecedented size and destruction resulting from fire, flood, tornado, blizzard, destructive winds or other natural causes, or from sabotage, hostile action, or from hazardous material mishaps of catastrophic measure. The City Council further finds that in order to insure that preparations of the City will be adequate to deal with such disasters, and generally, to provide for the common defense and to protect the public peace, health, safety, and to preserve the lives and property of the people of this City, it is hereby declared to be necessary:A. To establish a City emergency management organization responsible for City planning and preparation for emergency government operations in time of disasters.B. To provide for the exercise of necessary powers during emergencies and disasters.C. To provide for the rendering of mutual aid between the City of Luverne, Rock County and other local and State agencies with respect to the carrying out of emergency preparedness functions. This ordinance shall take full force and effect seven (7) days after its publication. 1-19

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDNOTICE TO BIDDERS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BID PACKAGE The Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Luverne, herein called the Owner, located in Rock County, State of Minnesota, will receive sealed bids for single prime contract for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment and services necessary for General Remodeling: Phase IV, Blue Mound Tower, Luverne, Minnesota, until 11:00 a.m., Local Time on the 21st day of February 2006, at the Office of Executive Director, Blue Mound Tower, 216 N. McKenzie, Luverne, Minnesota, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Single prime Contract will be awarded on the classes of work as follows: Bid package: General Remodeling, Phase IV, Blue Mound Tower All bids shall be made in accordance with the contract documents. Mailed bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to The Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Luverne, 216 N. McKenzie, Luverne, MN 56156. Full responsibility for the timely delivery of mailed bids prior to the deadline for receiving bids rests with the bidder.Contract documents, including bid proposal forms, drawings and project manual, have been placed on file and may be examined and obtained at the Executive Director’s office of The Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Luverne, the office of Marquis X Erickson, Architect, 101 S. Main Ave., Suite 601, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, (605) 338-8424, Plains Builders Exchange and Sioux Falls Builders Exchange of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A pre-bid meeting shall be held at the Executive Director’s Office, HRA of Luverne, on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive questions of the bidders and view existing conditions of The Work. Interested contractors will be issued one complete set of documents for preparing bids for a DEPOSIT of $50.00 which will be refunded upon returning such set in good unmarked condition within 10 days after the bid opening. The successful bidder shall receive three sets of construction documents free. Additional sets of documents may be purchased for non-refundable costs of reproduction from the Architect. Each bidder must deposit bid security with the bid, payable to The Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Luverne and shall be one of the following:1. Certified check, cashier’s check or draft drawn on a State or National Bank in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bidder’s base bid.2. Bid Bond, issued by a Surety authorized to do business in the State where the project is located and acceptable to the Owner in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bidder’s base bid.It shall be the bidder’s responsibility to make inquiry as to any addenda issued.Attention is called to the fact that no less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project. The contractors must take affirmative action to ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a contract performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond in the penal amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price as originally bid or subsequently modified.No Bidder may withdraw a bid until 30 days after the bid opening, without a written request explaining the cause of withdrawal and without written consent of the Owner after reviewing the cause.Required completed forms which must accompany Bid are as follows:00301 – Bid form: Bid package: General Remodeling: Phase IV, Blue Mound Tower Bid Security (see explanation above)Representations and Certifications, form HUD-5369-A (11-92)Previous Participation Certification, form HUD-2530 (5/2001)00410 – Certificate of Corporate Authority (if applicable)00411 – Individual Acknowledgement (if applicable)00412 – Partnership Acknowledgement (if applicable)00413 – Corporate Acknowledgement (if applicable)00414 – Acknowledgement of Corporate Surety (if applicable)00480 – Non-collusion affidavit of Bidder00481 – Non-collusion affidavit of Contractor The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts thereof, and to waive any irregularities of any bid. The Owner also reserves the right to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder as may be determined by the Owner./s/ Marcia Linssen, Executive DirectorHousing & Redevelopment Authority of LuverneLuverne, Minnesota1-19

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by the City Planning Commission that a public hearing will be held in the Council Chambers located on second floor of City Hall, 203 East Main Street, Luverne, Minnesota, at 5:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, on Monday, January 30, 2006, to rule and make a recommendation to the Luverne City Council on a requested conditional use permit application submitted by Glen Gust dba Glen’s Food and Gas Center, 818 N. Kniss Ave., to amend the Conditional Use Permit dated August 10, 1992 for the business located at 818 N. Kniss Ave. to allow the operation of the automated gas pumps on a 24 hour 7 day per week basis. The property is legally described as Lot 1, Block 12, in Barck, Adams, and Howe’s Addition to the City of Luverne.All persons wishing to be heard in favor of or in opposition to the conditional use request should be present at the hearing or present written comments prior thereto to the Building Official. Anyone needing reasonable accommodations or an interpreter should contact the City Clerk’s Office, 203 East Main Street, Luverne, MN (507) 449-2388.By order of the Luverne City Planning Commission of Luverne, Minnesota, this 17th day of January, 2006.Marianne PerkinsCity Clerk1-19