10 years ago (1993)"It’s been a slow process, but the camel-back bridge over the Nobles-Rock Railroad between Magnolia and Luverne is coming down.Crews started the process Thursday and continued to work on extracting the vertical timbers early this week. Nothing in the bridge will be wasted. The nails, bolts and lumber will be sold for other projects."25 years ago (1978)"County-city law enforcement will be the subject for discussion at a joint meeting of the Rock County Board and the Luverne City Council at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at the County Highway Building.Although consideration of a joint law enforcement program has been discussed during the past year by a study committee including representatives from the county board and the city council, this will be the first time the two governmental units have met to review the subject."50 years ago (1953)"Total tax collections in Rock County in the period June 1 to Nov. 1 amounted to $289,446.49, it was announced by County Treasurer Paul Herreid. This sum represents an increase over last year for the same period of $8,309.59.Total tax collection last year for the same period was $281,136.90. Of the total collected the state share will be $20,062.61."75 years ago (1928)"Rock County 4-H clubs have the honor of providing from the membership the trio that is to represent the state of Minnesota in the national 4-H livestock judging contest to be held today in Chicago. This is a preliminary event to the opening of the International Livestock Exposition, to be held Dec. 1 to 8. Club members on whom this unusual honor is reposed are Joseph Thorin, of Martin Township; Miss Olga Kolsrud, of Hills, and Magnus Christensen, of Luverne Township."100 years ago (1903)"Indignation has been aroused among the residents of this county by the depredations of horse thieves and other criminals, and suggestions that citizens take steps toward protecting themselves against further outrages were heartily recommended. As a result of these discussions a meeting has been called for Saturday, Dec. 12, which will be held in the grand jury room at the courthouse. … The purpose of the meeting will be to resuscitate the old Vigilance Committee or form a new organization."

Law Library 9:00 AMRock County Courthouse November 18, 2003Chair Boyenga called the meeting to order with all Commissioners present. Motion by Jarchow, seconded Hoime, to approve the November 18, 2003 County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Bakken, to approve the November 04, 2003 County Board minutes, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Jarchow, seconded by Wildung, to approve the consent agenda with the addition of item #5, declared carried on a voice vote. 1. FSA Day Care Relicensing – Carolynn Baustian; Lois Shaffer; Stacy Kopp. 2. FSA Contract 95-788-04 with Luverne Community Hospital to provide Rule 25 Chemical Dependency assessments; effective 1-1-04 to 12-31-04. Contract includes a 0% rate increase.3. Amendment to FSA Contract 33-788-03 with Luverne Community Hospital effective 7-1-03 to 6-30-04. Amendment amends charges for Life Line services to $20 setup fee and $25/month charges. 4. International Historic Highway 75 "King of Trails" membership dues 2003 - $25.005. Declaring Rock County Highway Department unit number 231, a sander, a surplusSheriff Mike Winkels and Deputy Ken Baker provided an update of the Canine Unit activity; the County Board thanked Deputy Baker and Sheriff Winkels for their presentation and the information regarding the Canine Unit. Gloria Rolfs, Auditor/Treasurer, requested approval of the County Board per diems of $400.00, claims, and the re-issuance of warrant number 44362 to Anoka Technical College for $125.00; motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to approve the per diems, claims and the re-issuance of warrant number 44362, declared carried on a voice vote. A complete listing of the claims is available by request at the Auditor/Treasurer’s office. General $ 31,503.42LEC 372.00Road & Bridge 30,050.55Welfare 45,571.13Landfill 3,018.55TOTAL $110,515.65Motion by Wildung, seconded Jarchow, to approve the fund balance report, declared carried on a voice vote.Family Services Agency Director Randy Ehlers and Financial Assistance Supervisor Pam Nelson presented a Fraud Prevention and Investigation update stating that the Fraud Investigator serves a number of counties in southwest Minnesota and that Rock County currently has 571 cases and since 1996 when we went regional, there were 162 referrals, 25 dis-qualifications with two being permanent (third dis-qualification), 5 have two dis-qualifications and 18 one dis-qualifications of the twenty-five. Also, of the dis-qualifications, two have led to criminal charges. The County Board was also informed that $5,800.00 would be sent to Rock County in the form of enhancement dollars resulting in the proficiency of the Food Stamp Reporting system completed by the Family Services Agency. Commissioner Boyenga informed the County Board that the DAC is considering building a structure to service possibly four individuals; the County Board directed the Administrator to schedule a meeting with the DAC director as well of the Family Services Director. Frank McDowell of New Vision Coop presented a project update on their railroad expansion. He also informed the County Board of the activity of the grain elevator will be involved in and presented a specific question regarding access and maintenance issues on the streets of 41st and 50th. Following discussion, motion by Wildung, seconded by Jarchow, not to assume or acquire any stub routes into the county road system, declared carried on a voice vote. Eric Hartman, Land Management Office Director, presented a Memorandum of Understanding and a Work Plan with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; motion by Bakken, seconded by Hoime, to adopt both items, declared carried on a voice vote. Mr. Hartman also provided a County Feedlot Officer report to be forwarded to the state; motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to approve the County Feedlot Officer report, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Bakken, seconded Jarchow, to approve the purchase of a Ricoh photocopier for $8,850.00 for the Land Management Office, declared carried on a voice vote. The County Board discussed the Collaborative Duties that are being reviewed by the Extension Committee with the possibility of assigning those duties to the current Office Management position at the Extension Office. The issue has been referred to a sub-committee of Extension and will be reported back to the County Board at a later date.The County Board was informed of the Blue Cross Blue Shield loss ratio for Rock County was 131 percent and that a meeting has been scheduled for non-union employees on Nov. 18th at 5:30 PM at the Human Services Building to discuss the VEBA Health Insurance option. The County Board conducted a brief review of Boards & Committees and made some modifications to the numbers of that listing. The County Board was informed of a joint City/County meeting to be held on Monday, Dec. 1st in the basement of the Community Library at 5:30 PM to review all agreements and joint powers. The County Board was in receipt of JOBZ information that was approved from the Regional Development Commission and forwarded to the state. It did include parcels in both the City of Luverne and Luverne Township. The County Board was informed of an Emergency Management drill to take place in the City of Hills on Nov. 22nd from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM. The drill will include a weapons of mass destruction incident. The County Board received a letter from Representative Magnus inviting them to a Transportation meeting to be held on Nov. 25 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM in the basement of the Community Library. The County Board was in receipt of pool activities and the Pool Committee will be meeting Tues., Nov. 25th to discuss the proposals and review a possible agreement with Sioux Valley Hospital. Commissioner Jarchow stated that he would be attending the Redwood Waste to Energy meeting on Thursday, Nov. 20th to be held in the basement of the Community Library and also stated that the Regional Development Commission Memorandum of Agreement for the sale of Prairie Expo has been sent to the state for their authorizing signatures. Commissioner Bakken informed the County Board that he had attended the Extension Committee meeting and that he was a member of the sub-committee to review the additional duties of the Office Manager. Commissioner Hoime informed the County Board that he had attended the Planning & Zoning meeting and reviewed the new fees schedule, which will be presented at the December 2nd County Board meeting. With no further business to come before the board, the meeting was declared adjourned.Ron Boyenga, Chairman of the BoardATTEST:Kyle J. Oldre, Clerk to the Board(12-4)

STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURTFIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTCOUNTY OF LYON Subject Matter: 14 Other CivilCourt File No.: 17533In Matter of:LINCOLN-PIPESTONE RURAL WATER SYSTEM, Petitioner.NOTICE OF HEARING ON ASSESSMENTS FOR LINCOLN-PIPESTONE RURAL WATER DISTRICT EXTENSION AND ENLARGEMENT(2003 Internal Users)TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:Time and Place and General Nature of Extension and Enlargement of Rural Water System:Notice is hereby given that the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District for the County of Lyon (system includes the counties of Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Murray, Lac Qui Parle and Rock) will come on for hearing before the Honorable Leland O. Bush, Judge of the District Court, in the Lyon County Courthouse in the City of Marshall on the 24th day of December, 2003, at 10:00 o’clock A.M. to consider objections to the proposed assessment for the Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water extension and enlargement (2003 internal users) heretofore ordered by the District Court pursuant to its Order. Assessment Roll Open to Inspection:The proposed assessment roll is on file with the County Auditors of the aforementioned counties. Area Proposed to be Assessed:The area proposed to be assessed consists of every lot, piece or parcel of land benefited by said improvement and which was previously petitioned for improvement by the owners of said lot, piece or parcel of land at the time of the original hearing on the Petition for said extension and enlargement with the exception of those parcels of land, which have been deleted from the improvement by the Board of Commissioners of Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System at the owner’s request, and with the exception of those parcels of land, which have been added to replace those deleted parcels. Said assessments shall be made upon the parcel of property petitioned by the owner/user; assessment shall be made upon the unitary basis without regard to its acreage or frontage on the mains or branches of water system and no assessment shall be made upon land, which has not been made the subject of a petition or has not been designated and requested to be served by the owner. All assessments shall be made in that area of the aforementioned counties previously designated as Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water User System.Written or Oral Objections:Written or oral objections shall be considered at the hearing. Dated this 26th day of November, 2003.Mary A. McCormackDistrict Court AdministratorBy: /s/ Joan DavisDeputy Court AdministratorThis instrument drafted by:Daniel M. McDonaldAtty Reg. No. 129719McDonald, Gudmestad & Schramel, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Petitioners and "the System"906 Fourth AvenuePO Box 505Windom, MN 56101507-831-1301(12-4)

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne girls’ hockey team was involved in a shootout with Mankato East during the home debut for the Cardinals at the Blue Mound Ice Arena Tuesday, Nov. 25.The Cardinals and ME scored a combined 15 goals in a wild game that ended with the visiting Cougars securing an 8-7 victory.Luverne junior Natalie Domagala turned in a five-point performance by scoring four goals and recording one assist.ME, however, received three goals from Maggie Duff and a pair of counters from Nicole Neudecker to win the battle.Luverne sported 4-3 and 5-4 advantages in the second period, but the Cougars ended the game with a 4-2 run to settle the issue.Senior Taylor Nelson gave the Cards their last lead at 5-4 when she scored during a power-play situation after being set up by Natalie Morgan.East countered with goals by Neudecker, Amanda Nielson and Duff in a 2:09 span late in the second period to take a 7-5 advantage into the third period.Mankato extended its lead to three goals (8-5) when Katie Medd scored 42 seconds into the third period before Domagala capped her four-goal effort with a pair of counters to wrap up the scoring.Domagala netted an unassisted goal at 11:13 of the third period and added an unassisted, power-play goal with 6:15 left to make it an 8-7 game.Mankato received goals from Karissa Davis and Nuedecker in the first 9:43 of the game before Sadie Dietrich cut the difference in half at 2-1 with an unassisted goal at the 8:09 mark of the stanza.Duff scored her first goal of the game with 7:36 left in the first period to make it a two-goal difference, but Domagala scored an unassisted goal at 4:45 before setting up a counter by Onnie Drost at 3:05 to knot the score at three.Domagala scored a power-play goal after being set up by Jenny Braa at the 9:05 mark of the second period to give the Cards their first lead at 4-3.East countered with a goal by Duff to tie the game four moments later.Mankato outshot the Cardinals 34-17 in the game.Sarah Schneekloth made 26 saves in goal for LHS.The 0-2 Cardinals host Marshall tonight before playing the Sioux Falls Blue in Sioux Falls Tuesday.

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne boys’ hockey team dropped its first game of the season at All Seasons Arena in Mankato Monday.Playing Mankato East in what was the first game of the year for both teams, the Cardinals yielded eight goals in the second and third periods of what ended as a 9-2 setback.East senior Logan Wenzel did most of the damage for the hosts.Wenzel, who scored four goals for the Cougars, put pucks in the net during all three periods of the game.Wenzel opened the scoring at the 10:44 mark of the first period.The score remained 1-0 until ME’s Derek and Don Hager found the net in the first 7:14 of the second period to make it a 3-0 game.Jordan Siebenahler scored Luverne’s first goal of the season with an unassisted effort at the 8:00 mark of the second period to make it a 3-1 difference before Neil Viola and Wenzel scored goals 30 seconds apart late in the stanza to give the Cougars a 5-1 advantage.East’s Ross Grant opened the scoring eight seconds into the third period before Luverne countered with a power-play goal by Andre Landtwing to make it a 6-2 game with 14:37 left to play.Tyler Elbers set up Landtwing’s score.Wenzel answered for East by scoring power-play goals at the 13:39 and 6:32 marks of the third period. Ryan Riebel scored the final goal of the game for East with 6:11 left to play.The hosts outshot the Cardinals 21-14 in the game.Patrick Bennett made 2 goals in net for the 0-1 Cardinals, who host Minneapolis Edison Saturday before traveling to Sleepy Eye Tuesday.

By John RittenhouseThe Adrian girls began defending their 2002-03 Red Rock Conference basketball championship by playing a league game to open the season in Slayton Tuesday.The Dragons took on Murray County Central to kick off the campaign, and the opener proved to be positive as AHS recorded a 49-36 victory."It was a win," said Dragon coach Randy Strand, who witnessed his team outscore the Rebels in every quarter of the contest."We’ve got a lot of things to work on, but I’ll take 27 more just like this one. We played all right for being the first time out."The Dragons sported a 12-11 edge after eight minutes of play before opening a 24-16 halftime advantage by outscoring MCC 12-5 in the second quarter.Adrian senior center Maria Gengler, who scored 21 points and collected six rebounds in the game, took control of the contest in the second half.Gengler scored eight of her team’s 12 points in a third quarter that ended with the Dragons sporting a nine-point lead (36-27).Gengler netted six points in the fourth quarter to help the Dragons outscore the Rebels 13-9 and win the game by 13 points.Kylie Heronimus led the Dragons with eight assists in the game. Andrea Lonneman collected eight rebounds, while Sarah Kruger charted six assists.The 1-0 Dragons host Hills-Beaver Creek Friday.Box scoreHenning 2 0 0-0 4, Heronimus 4 0 0-1 8, Kruger 1 0 3-4 5, Cox 2 0 0-0 4, Lonneman 3 0 1-2 7, Gengler 9 0 3-3 21.Team statisticsAdrian: 21 of 48 field goals (44 percent), seven of 10 free throws (70 percent), 23 rebounds, 19 turnovers.MCC: 14 of 57 field goals (25 percent), eight of 14 free throws (57 percent), 20 rebounds, 19 turnovers.

By John RittenhouseA late uprising by the Lincoln HI Rebels kept the Luverne girls’ basketball team from winning their season opener Tuesday in Luverne.Trailing by as many as 10 points in the first quarter, Luverne battled back in the second and third stanzas to gain a 43-42 edge heading into the final eight minutes of play.Luverne’s victory bid was crushed in the fourth quarter, when the Rebels outscored the Cardinals 20-2 to pull out a 62-45 win."We just let it slip away from us," Luverne coach Jason Phelps said after the game.The game started off well for LHS.After LH scored the first two points, Luverne received four points from senior Danielle Loosbrock during a 6-0 run that gave the Cards a 6-2 advantage.The Rebels countered with an 8-0 run to move in front 10-8 before closing the quarter with another 8-0 run to open an 18-8 cushion at period’s end.Luverne got back into the game in the second quarter by outscoring the Rebels 12-5.The Cards trimmed the difference to four points twice (18-22 and 24-20) before facing a 25-22 halftime deficit when Samantha Gacke drained a field goal with four seconds left in the second quarter.Luverne forged in front 31-30 when Mindy Nieuwboer connected for a field goal at the 6:13 mark in the third quarter, but the Rebels scored the next five points to gain a 35-31 lead.The Cardinals rallied to tie the game at 38 and 40 before Maggie Kuhlman sank a three-point shot in the final minute of the third period to turn a 42-40 deficit into a 43-42 lead.LH captured the momentum early in the fourth quarter by scoring the first 11 points to take a 53-43 lead.After Luverne trimmed the difference to eight points, the Rebels scored the game’s final nine counters to prevail by 17.Kuhlman, who scored 18 points in the second and third quarters, led the Cards with 22 points. Kuhlman, Tori Snyder and Marissa Stewart, who added five points to Luverne’s third quarter rally, charted three assists each.Loosbrock led the hosts with six rebounds. Nieuwboer, who netted eight points, set the pace with four steals.The 0-1 Cards host Southwest Christian Saturday before playing in Lennox, S.D., Tuesday.Box scoreNieuwboer 4 0 0-0 8, Snyder 0 0 0-2 0, Peterson 0 0 0-0 0, Kuhlman 5 4 0-0 22, Stewart 1 1 0-0 5, Loosbrock 3 0 0-0 6, Van De Berg 1 0 0-0 2, Gacke 1 0 0-0 2.Team statisticsLuverne: 20 of 50 field goals (40 percent), zero of three free throws (zero percent), 22 rebounds, 27 turnovers.LH: 23 of 58 field goals (39 percent), 16 of 31 free throws (51 percent), 30 rebounds, 12 turnovers.

By John RittenhouseThe Ellsworth girls’ basketball team opened the 2003-04 season by rolling to a 52-36 win over Westbrook-Walnut Grove in Westbrook Tuesday.The Panthers dominated play through three quarters by doubling (44-22) W-WG’s scoring output.The Chargers outscored Ellsworth’s reserves 14-8 in the fourth period, but it wasn’t enough to spoil an impressive first outing for the Panthers."I was very pleased with the way things went for us," said Panther coach Dean Schnaible. "We got the chance to play all 11 of our players, so our entire varsity team got to see a lot of action."With Amy Timmer leading the way, Ellsworth took control of the game in the first half.Timmer netted nine of her team-high 15 points in the first half to help the Panthers sport 16-9 and 30-16 leads at the quarter breaks.Ellsworth extended the difference to 22 points (44-22) by outscoring the Chargers 14-6 in the third period before settling for a 16-point victory in the end.Along with the play of Timmer, coach Schnaible was impressed with Laurel Drenth’s seven-point, 10-rebound, seven assist, five-deflection and four-steal performance."I was very pleased with Laurel’s play. She displayed pin-point passing, and played a very good floor game. Amy Tiesler played well in the paint, too. She’s not afraid to go against the bigger girls on the inside," he said.Brittney Kramer added 10 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots to the winning cause. Marla Groen chipped in eight rebounds.The 1-0 Panthers play in Cottonwood Friday before hosting Edgerton Monday.Box scoreTiesler 0 0 0-0 0, Majchrzak 1 0 0-0 2, Leuthold 2 0 1-2 5, Kvaale 0 0 0-0 0, Ly.Drenth 2 1 0-0 7, Lr.Drenth 1 0 5-6 7, Lewis 0 0 0-0 0, Groen 3 0 0-0 6, Kramer 4 0 2-3 10, Timmer 7 0 1-1 15, Peters 0 0 0-0 0.Team statisticsEllsworth: 21 of 53 field goals (40 percent), nine of 11 free throws (82 percent), 38 rebounds, 12 turnovers.W-WG: 14 of 54 field goals (26 percent), six of 18 free throws (33 percent), 26 rebounds, 15 turnovers.

By John RittenhouseHills-Beaver Creek opened the girls’ basketball season by turning in a dominating defensive performance in Hills Monday night.Entertaining Iowa foe Central Lyon, the Patriots unleashed a relentless full-court press on the lines.H-BC’s defense smothered CL and proved to be the deciding factor in a 60-18 victory.It looked like the Lions might be able to play with the Patriots early in the game, but it became evident that CL couldn’t handle H-BC’s defensive pressure in the second quarter.In the second quarter, H-BC started a 27-0 run that ended with 2:38 remaining in the fourth quarter and included pitching a shutout in the third period.H-BC senior Erin Boeve scored four of her team-high 15 points when H-BC took a 6-0 lead in the first two minutes of the game.CL battled back to trim the difference to two points (10-8) as the period progressed, but H-BC ended the quarter with a 7-0 run featuring field goals by Brittney Rozeboom, Melinda Feucht and Melinda Sandstede and a free throw from Boeve to open a 17-8 cushion.The Lions scored the first two points of the second quarter and trailed by nine (25-16) with less than three minutes left in the first half. H-BC, however, started its 27-0 run at that point by scoring the final six counters of the second period to make it a 31-16 game at the intermission.Rozeboom, who scored 13 points for the winners, netted the final four counters during a third period in which the Patriots outscored CL 14-0 to make it a 45-16 game.H-BC scored the first seven points of a fourth quarter in which it outscored the Lions 15-2 to prevail by 42 points.Cassi Tilstra added 10 points to the winning cause.Box scoreRozeboom 6 0 1-2 13, Bush 1 0 0-2 2, Feucht 1 0 0-0 2, Sandstede 4 0 0-0 8, Tilstra 5 0 0-0 10, Hoyme 1 0 0-0 2, Boeve 6 0 3-5 15, Roozenboom 0 0 0-0 0, Olson 1 0 2-2 4, Mulder 2 0 0-0 4.