Orville Roland Bork, 81, Luverne, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, at Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne.
A funeral service was Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the Christian Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.
Orville Bork was born Feb. 19, 1941, to Herman and Tillie (Termaat) Bork in Pipestone. He grew up on farms in Minnesota and Iowa and attended several schools, graduating in 1958 from Southwest Christian High School in Edgerton. He then worked for a painter before working at Lampert Building Center, where he took a course on drafting. He later worked for A & A Builders in construction work. He was proud to be part of the crew that built the Wayside Chapel along Highway 75 just north of Luverne.
On June 29, 1960, Orv married Barbara Bruxvoort at the Luverne Christian Reformed Church. Shortly thereafter, they moved to a farm west of Luverne where he began his farming career. They moved to farms near Hardwick and Beaver Creek before purchasing their present farm in 1973. They were still living there at the time of his death.
In 1979 they purchased the fabric shop, The Sewing Basket, in Luverne. Orv supported Barb in selling and repairing sewing machines. This business brought about many new friendships. By attending training sessions and earning sales awards, Orv and Barb were able to do extensive traveling.
When Orv turned 65, he leased his land and continued to care for his sheep and rabbits. He also enjoyed working at the Pipestone Livestock Auction on sale days and during planting and harvest time, helping Byron Klaassen with field work.
Orv was an active member of the Luverne Christian Reformed Church, serving as elder and deacon. He also taught Sunday School classes, was a Youth Group leader, and at one time coached the church softball team. He served on the school board of the Southwest Christian High School and the Luverne Christian School Society, as well as president of the Rock County Pork Producers. He enjoyed playing softball and bowling on several different leagues throughout the years. His family enjoyed camping and visited almost every state park in Minnesota.
Orville is survived by his wife, Barb Bork; daughter Wendelynn Hathaway and her step-sons Isaak, Eric, Alex, and Owen; son Nicholas (Annie) and their children Payton, Hallie, Hendrik, Brynlie, Cambrie and Deidrik; daughter-in-law Marci Bork and her children Jamie and Eric (Kim); daughter-in-law Mary Bork Sawyer and her children Tyler Bork, Amanda (Aaron) Nichols, and Ashley Bork; brothers Wally (Linda) Bork, Harley (Linda) Bork, Don (Marcia) Bork and their children and grandchildren; sister-in-law Mary De Yong; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by two adult sons, Douglas and Brian; his parents; his parents-in-law; two nieces; and son-in-law Patrick Hathaway.
Arrangements were provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, hartquistfuneral.com.
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The Big South Conference recently recognized 17 Luverne High School athletes for their performances during the Fall 2022 sports season.
The following students were recognized by sport:
•Girls’ Cross Country all-conference: senior Jenna DeBates, freshman Ella Schmuck; all-conference honorable mention: senior Grace Ingebretsen, eighth-grader Khloe Visker.
•Boys’ Cross Country all-conference: junior Ryan Fick, sophomore Owen Janiszeski; all-conference honorable mention: senior Camden Janiszeski, sophomore Sage Viessman.
•Football all-conference: seniors Gannon Ahrendt, Tyson Cowell, junior Conner Connell, sophomore Eli Woodley; all-conference honorable mention: seniors Zach DeBoer and Kalab Hein.
Ahrendt was voted wide receiver of the year.
•Volleyball all-conference honorable mention: senior Anja Jarchow.
•Tennis all-conference honorable mention: senior Katharine Kelm, juniors Sarah Stegenga and Roselynn Hartshorn.

The Lady Patriots opened their 2022-23 basketball season Saturday, Nov. 26, against the Windom Eagles in Windom where they fell to the Eagles 60-36.
Despite trailing by only 10 points at halftime, H-BC wasn’t able to overcome the deficit.
Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball coach, Dylan Gehrke, started the game with senior guard Olivia Bork, junior guard Brynn Rauk, junior forward Larissa Steinhoff, junior forward Lanae Elbers and freshman guard Abbie Harris. 
The Patriots were down most of the game. With about 7 minutes left, they went ahead 38-30. Windom then made a 22-6 scoring run to end the game.
“Windom’s pressure definitely gave us problems,” Gehrke said. “They have a few guards that do a really good job of making you uncomfortable with the ball.”
Harris led the scoring charge for H-BC with seven total points. Other offensive leaders were Rauk and freshman Ella Sammons, who each sank two 3-pointers, and freshman Izzy Wysong, who made two of three field goals. 
The Patriots’ defense was led by freshman Claire Knobloch with two assists and three steals. Eighth-grader Olivia Deelstra contributed with four assists, six steals and two blocked shots.
Junior forward Lanae Elbers put her 6-foot-2 height to work with seven defensive rebounds.
The Lady Patriots were scheduled to host Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Tuesday, Nov. 29.

The pheasant hunting season is under way and reports have been pretty good.
I had an incident happen to me the other day that has never happened to me before in all of my years as an avid hunter. What follows is a summary of this encounter and my recommendations to you if it were ever to happen to you.
I have never been written a citation for any game or fish violations in my entire life and I don’t intend to ever get one. The most egregious of these is trespassing. I can find no explanation that will ever satisfy my disdain for this behavior. How a person thinks they can enter other people’s property without permission is beyond me.
The aspect of this I find most perplexing is that when a landowner catches someone on their land without permission, how seldom they actually press charges. I would do so every time if I were them.
My landowner encounter situation is different in that I had permission to hunt on the parcel I was about to enter.
Permission to hunt is not a one and done effort.  You need to ask the property owner every year. This keeps everyone on the same page.
In my case, a neighbor came screaming up to me in his truck and told me to get the heck out of there. I very calmly explained that I knew the owner and their names were (example, Mr. and Mrs. Smith) and that I had permission to hunt on this spot. I was leading a film crew of three on this day and had specifically called the landowner to explain what I intended to do and to make sure he was OK with it. He then specifically gave me permission for that day for me and the other members of my intended party.
If you have permission to hunt a parcel, you need to be very clear how many people might be with you. Getting permission for you and your son and then bringing a group of 10 guys is certainly a hunting permission party foul.
I explained to my irate neighboring landowner that I had specifically cleared my intentions with the landowner. It really didn’t matter to this guy. He was just going to make my life miserable and finally drove off. We did our thing and ended the day with five roosters sighted, three shot at and one in the bag. Only one member of our party was carrying a gun, and he certainly was not a dead-eye marksman.
I would like to share my thoughts and best practices when hunting on another person’s private land.
1. Have solid permission before you ever enter someone else’s property.
2. Renew this permission every year to keep things clear. Offer a day of labor or other considerations for the property owner’s generosity in allowing you access.
3. Never take more members of your party than originally agreed upon unless specific arrangements have been made for that visit.
4. Leave the spot better than you found it. Pick up any trash or litter and dispose of it properly.
5. Don’t clean birds where you hunt. I hate it when I show up after some group cleaned birds (on private or public land), and my dogs then try to eat every little scrap of remains left on the ground.
6. Offer to share any game that was harvested on the landowner’s property.  They don’t often accept, but some landowners like a pheasant or two from time to time.
7. Be certain where you can and cannot drive and where only foot traffic is allowed.  Rutting up a 2-track leaves a bad taste in landowners’ mouths.
8. Follow all required setbacks for firearms discharge from occupied buildings and livestock and for good measure double the required distances to ensure everyone feels safe.
I felt bad that the film crew I was helping out that day had to see this irate neighbor sounding off. Things like this can happen, but they certainly don’t happen very often if you never trespass and always have proper permission to be where you’re at.
No matter the situation, always remain calm and respectful. Raising the decibel level of you voice doesn’t make the person hear you better. As sportsmen and women, we need to totally respect landowner rights and set an example for others to follow.
I called my landowner later that night and shared with him the events of the day. This way he knows the facts if that person were to call him with a differing story.
It has only happened once in my life and I was totally in the clear, but I really hope it never happens again. It is as simple as doing the right thing and doing it each and every time. 
 
Scott Rall, Worthington, is a habitat conservationist, avid hunting and fishing enthusiast and is president of Nobles County Pheasants Forever. He can be reached at scottarall@gmail.com. or on Twitter @habitat champion.

The Cardinal girls’ hockey team beat Fairmont-Martin County Area 8-0 Tuesday, Nov. 22, on the road.
Kamryn Van Batavia led the Cardinals with four of the eight goals against Fairmont. She was assisted by the Behr sisters — Payton Behr contributed three, and Tenley Behr passed for one.
Izzy Steensma, assisted by Tenley Behr, Payton Behr unassisted, Ellie Van Batavia assisted by Gretta McClure, and Gretta McClure assisted by Ellie Van Batavia contributed one goal each.
Luverne recorded 79 shots on goal to Fairmont’s four.
“It was apparent from the get-go that the girls were ready to play,” Sandbulte said. “We played fast and moved the puck well.”
LHS goalie Mallory Von Tersch recorded another shutout with only four shots from Fairmont.
The win puts the Cardinals’ record at 4-0.
Luverne was scheduled to play Marshall at home Tuesday, Nov. 29, and they’ll host Waseca at home Saturday, Dec. 3, in the Blue Mound Ice Arena.

Nine youth hunters and their mentors participated in the Minnesota DNR’s special youth hunt Nov. 19 and 20 in the Blue Mounds State Park. 
According to park manager Chris Ingebretsen, 10 deer — nine does and two bucks — were harvested that weekend.
“The cold weather had deer moving through the park fairly well,” he said.
The Blue Mounds State Park has hosted “earn a buck” hunts for the last several years, meaning each hunter can harvest a doe and a buck, or two does.
Renae DeKam, hunting with her mentor, Mike Raddle of Luverne, harvested two does. 
The Blue Mounds State Park was closed to all visitors on Nov. 19 and 20 for the special hunt to prevent overpopulation of deer and to protect natural resources.
“Too many of one animal or plant species in an area can start to throw off the balance of other species in that area,” said Travis Westbrook, Natural Resource Program coordinator for Minnesota State Parks and Trails.
“When there are too many deer in a park, they feed too much on certain trees and native plants, so occasionally we allow deer hunts as a way to protect natural resources and bring the deer population back into better balance.”
Other Minnesota state parks and recreation areas also hosted hunts this fall after youth and adults applied for the permits earlier this year to participate in the hunts.

The Red Rock Conference recently recognized eight Hills-Beaver Creek High School athletes for their performances during the Fall 2022 sports season.
The following students were recognized by sport:
•Volleyball all-conference honorable mention: junior Larissa Steinhoff.
•Football all-conference: seniors Brayden Metzger, Cody Moser, junior Riley Tatge, sophomores Beau Bakken and Sawyer Bosch; all-conference honorable mention: seniors Alex Harris and Luke Fuerstenberg.

People do not like to wait. Things like long lines at the bank, the long line at the grocery store, or waiting for a package — these we could do without. We can’t stand it when we call a company, and they put us on hold. It’s annoying to sit through commercials on the TV or waiting for our food to arrive when the service is slow.
Humanity has made great technological advancements to shrink the burden of waiting. We now have ATMs and self-checkout stations. Mail tracking systems now tell us just where our package is and how long before it arrives. Although we still haven’t figured out how not to be put on hold, we can stream TV shows and movies on demand. No more waiting through commercials. We like our food fast, our internet connections constant and blazing, and I would venture to guess that most of you have a cell phone that can put you in contact with anyone, virtually anywhere in the world almost instantly! We do not like to wait.
No wonder, then, that for many churches the season of Advent has all but disappeared. After all, Advent is a season of waiting. Why would we purposely want to wait for anything? Frankly? Because sometimes waiting is healthy. Life can be too fast-paced, and slowing down can soothe the body and the soul. Advent gives us an opportunity for this. It is a time of reflection designed to begin the church year in the spirit of holy anticipation.
First, in Advent we wait to observe Christmas when we celebrate the first arrival of Jesus. Christmas is holy to us because it was then that God clothed himself in human flesh and was born to the blessed virgin, Mary. God came to earth as one of us, but he didn’t stay in the manger. Jesus grew. He lived a flawless life and kept God’s law perfectly. Then Jesus, as the blemish-free Lamb of God, willingly sacrificed himself on the cross in our place.
That’s what makes Christmas so meaningful. Not the cuteness of the infant Christ. Not the angels’ song nor the shepherds’ devotion. It’s about God keeping his promises to send a savior to the world to rescue us from our sin and save us from eternal death. Jesus did just that. After his death and burial, Christ descended into hell and then rose from the grave in victory over sin and death. Jesus ascended into heaven and promises to return. For those who believe in him, they too will share in this resurrection.
Therefore, Advent is not just about preparing for Christmas, it’s also about waiting in holy anticipation of Christ’s second coming. When he returns at the end of time, he will usher in the resurrection, judge the living and the dead, and establish the new heaven and new earth, our forever home with God.
Advent officially marks the beginning of the church year, and we would do well to embrace it as it simultaneously points us backward to Bethlehem and forward to the Parousia, the second coming of Jesus! May God grant each of you a blessed Advent season and a merry Christmastide.

St. Catherine Catholic Church
203 E. Brown St., Luverne
St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org
Monsignor Gerald Kosse, Pastor
Sundays 8:30 a.m. Mass. Public Mass will be celebrated at FULL capacity in the church. Masses: 9 a.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Friday at the nursing homes – check the bulletin. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information.
 
Luverne Christian Reformed Church
605 N. Estey St., Luverne
Office Ph. 283-8482; Prayer Line Ph. 449-5982
www.luvernecrc.com — office@luvernecrc.com
Sundays 9:30 a.m. Worship service. 6:30 p.m. Evening worship service. We are streaming Sunday services live on YouTube at 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Send him a friend request if you’re not connected. You may also visit our website for delayed broadcasts. Also our services are on local cable TV at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays. In all circumstances, may we joyfully declare: “Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 124:8.
 
First Baptist Church
103 N. Jackson St., P.O. Box 975, Luverne
Ph. 283-4091; email: fbcluv@iw.net — www.fbcluverne.org
Walt Moser, Pastor
Sundays, 10:30 a.m. In-person worship service. Service is also on Facebook Live at 10:30 a.m.
 
Grace Lutheran Church
500 N. Kniss Ave., Luverne
Ph. 507-283-4431; www.graceluverne.org — graceluverne@iw.net
Dave Christenson, Interim Pastor
Thursday, Dec. 1: 8:30 p.m. Missions in Action. Sunday, Dec. 4: 9 a.m. Worship service with Holy Communion and 1st Grade Milestone. 10 a.m. Coffee Fellowship. 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Christmas program dress rehearsal. 6-7:30 p.m. 6th-8th Grade Christmas party. Tuesday, Dec. 6: 9 a.m. Staff meeting. Wednesday, Dec. 7: 7 a.m. Men’s Bible Study. 1 p.m. Priscilla/Elizabeth Circle. 6:15 p.m. 7th Grade confirmation class. 7 p.m. Advent Service. 7:45 p.m. Voices of Grace rehearsal. Online, TV and Radio Worship options are available. Online worship: Sundays 9 a.m. at www.graceluverne.org, click Worship tab; or Facebook page at Grace Lutheran ELCA, Luverne. TV: Vast Channel 3 Mondays at 4:30 p.m. and Fridays at 10 a.m. Radio: KQAD-AM Radio Sundays at 8:15 a.m.
 
Bethany Lutheran Church
720 N. Kniss Ave., Luverne
Ph. 507-283-4571 or 605-215-9834
Andrew Palmquist, Pastor
Sundays, 9 a.m. Sunday School and Bible class. 10:15 a.m. Worship service; worship online as well (at els.org). Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Zoom Bible study. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Advent Vespers. See our Facebook page, Bethany Lutheran Church (Luverne) for other classes and events.
 
American Reformed Church
304 N. Fairview Dr., Luverne
Ph. 507-283-8600; email: office@arcluverne.org
Thursday, Dec. 1: 9 a.m. Cookie Crew. Friday. Dec. 2: 6:30 a.m. Community Men’s Bible Study. Sunday, Dec. 4: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service. 10:50 a.m. Sunday School. Monday, Dec. 5: 3-6 p.m. Cookie kit and cinnamon roll pick-up. Tuesday, Dec. 6: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. School Retreat. 12 p.m. Staff meeting. Wednesday, Dec. 7: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. School Retreat. 5:30 p.m. Midweek Meal. 6:30 p.m. Pioneer Clubs and Youth Groups. Thursday, Dec. 8: 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. School Retreat. Services are also broadcast on Vast Channel 3 on Mondays at 6 p.m. and Wednesdays at 4 p.m. DVD’s available upon request. To stay up to date on announcements, follow us on Facebook and Instagram @arcluverne.
 
Rock River Community Church
1075 110th Ave., Luverne
Ph. 507-283-9070; email: info@rockrivercommunity.church
Bob Junak, Pastor
Come as you are—Sundays @ 10 a.m.: Main Service. Kids church age 3-6th grade—Nursery. Wednesdays @ 6:30 p.m. Midweek Service—Kids age 3-6th grade.
 
United Methodist Church
109 N. Freeman Ave., Luverne
Ph. 283-4529
Thursday, Dec. 1: 7 p.m. AA meeting. Saturday, Dec. 3: 8 p.m. AA meeting. Sunday, Dec. 4: 9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday school; FUEL. 9:45 a.m. coffee hour. 10:30 a.m. Worship Service. 4:30 p.m. Genesis/Revelation Bible Study. Wednesday, Dec. 7: 6:15 p.m. FUEL and confirmation. 8 p.m. AA meeting. Thursday, Dec. 8: 7 p.m. AA meeting. Live streamed on Facebook and radio.
 
First Presbyterian Church
302 Central Lane, Luverne
Ph. 283-4787; email: Firstpc@iw.net
Sunday, Dec. 4: 9 a.m. Adult Sunday school. 10:15 a.m. Worship service. Youth Sunday school during worship service. In-person Worship service and live on Facebook. Our Facebook page can be found under First Presbyterian Church of Luverne. We are also on the local Luverne cable station at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and 10 a.m. on Thursdays.
 
St. John Lutheran Church
803 N. Cedar St., Luverne
Ph. 283-2316; email: stjohn@iw.net
www.stjohnlutheranluverne.org
Saturday, Dec. 3: 9 a.m. Festival of Nativities. 5:30 p.m. Saturday Worship. Sunday, Dec. 4: 9 p.m. Worship Service—Junior Choir sings. 10:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study. 10:15 a.m. Sunday School. Monday, Dec. 5: 1 p.m. Quilters meet. 2 p.m. Parkinson’s Support Group. 7 p.m. Elders’ meeting. Wednesday, Dec. 7: 9 a.m. Bible Study. 6 p.m. Advent Vespers. 6:30 p.m. Catechesis Class. Kids for Christ. 7 p.m. Senior Group. 7:30 p.m. Youth Group. Services will be available on the Vast Channel 3 Sunday and online at the city website, cityofluverne.org.
 
Living Rock Church
500 E. Main St., Luverne
Ph. 449-0057; www.livingrockswmn.org
Josh Hayden, Pastor
 
New Life Celebration Church
101 W. Maple, Luverne
Ph. (605) 368-1924; email: newlifecelebration@gmail.com
Food mission every third Thursday.
 
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
305 E. 2nd St., P.O. Box 36, Hardwick
Ph. (507) 669-2855; zionoffice@alliancecom.net
Jesse Baker, Pastor
Sunday, Dec. 4: 9 a.m. Worship service. 10:15 a.m. Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. Bible study. Worship service on Luverne cable at 3:30 p.m. every Thursday and Friday.
 
Ben Clare United Methodist Church
26762 Ben Clare Ave., Valley Springs, S.D.
igtwlb@WOW.net
Bill Bates, Pastor
 
First Lutheran Church
300 Maple St., Valley Springs, S.D.
Ph. (605) 757-6662 – firstpalisade@alliancecom.net
Mark Eliason, Pastor
Sunday, Dec. 4: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. Worship Service at First Lutheran. Soup and Dessert Luncheon after worship. Free will offering. All are welcome. We Are ONLINE! Facebook: @FirstLutheranValley Springs; YouTube: FirstPalisadeLutheranParish.
 
Palisade Lutheran Church
211 121st St., Garretson, S.D.
Ph. (507) 597-6257 — palisadechurch@alliancecom.net
www.palisadelutheran.org
Mark Eliason, Pastor
Wednesday, Nov. 30: 7 p.m. Holden Evening Prayer Service on Wednesdays during Advent Season at Palisade on Dec. 7, 14 and 21. Sunday, Dec.4: 9 a.m. Worship Service. 10 a.m. Sunday School. Thursday, Dec. 8: 1:30 p.m. Palisade WELCA meeting. 7 p.m. Palisade Council meeting. We Are ONLINE! Facebook: @PalisadeLC; YouTube: FirstPalisadeLutheranParish.
 
First Presbyterian Church
201 S. 3rd St., P.O Box 73, Beaver Creek
Ph. 507-935-5025
email: lori.firstpres@gmail.com
Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Worship Service. Second Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m. Session meeting.
 
Magnolia United Methodist Church
501 E. Luverne St., Magnolia
Ph. 605-215-3429
email: magnoliamnumc@gmail.com
Nancy Manning, Pastor
Sunday, 9 a.m., in-person with livestream available on the church’s Facebook site.
 
Steen Reformed Church
112 W. Church Ave., Steen
Ph. 855-2336
Jeremy Wiersema, Pastor
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Worship service in-person with livestream available on Facebook and YouTube. Radio worship on KQAD Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
 
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
112 N. Main St., Hills
Ph. 962-3270 / bethlehemofhills@gmail.com
Nita Parker, Pastor
Sunday, Dec. 4: 9 a.m. Worship at Tuff Chapel. 9 a.m. Sunday school. 10 a.m. Worship Service. Worship will be streamed live to Facebook at Bethlehem of Hills. You can find more info on our website blchills.org.
 
Hills United Reformed Church
410 S. Central Ave., Hills
Office Ph. 962-3254
hillsurc@alliancecom.net
Alan Camarigg, Pastor