Dispatch report
 
Aug. 26
•Complainant reported a civil issue.
•Extra patrol was requested at location on S. Kniss Avenue.
•Complainant on E. Warren Street reported harassing communication.
•Complainant reported a public assist.
•Complainant reported camera not working.
•Complainant on N. Kniss Avenue reported missing money.
•Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported suspicious activity.
•Complainant on S. Walnut Avenue reported a reckless driver.
Aug. 27
•Complainant on County Road 7, east of state line, reported suspicious activity.
•Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported trespassing.
•Complainant westbound on Interstate 90, mile marker 5, Beaver Creek, reported a reckless driver.
•Complainant reported a driving complaint on Cedar Street.
•Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported suspicious activity.
•Deputy checked on motorist at location of Highway 23 and 111th Street, Beaver Creek.
Aug. 28
•Deputies assisted PCSO in Jasper.
•Complainant on N. Kniss Avenue reported vandalism at location.
Aug. 29
•Complainant on W. Main Street reported property damage.
•Complainant on bike path near ice arena reported a motorized vehicle on the bike path.
•Complainant on N. Cottage Grove reported a stolen bicycle.
•Subject in Mitchell, South Dakota, was arrested with a Rock County warrant.
•Complainant on N. Ross Street, Hardwick, reported a break-in.
•Complainant on Main Street reported concerns over traffic regulation in construction zone.
•A special service was performed on N. Ross Street, Hardwick.
Aug. 30
•Complainant on County Highway 4, Luverne, reported a driving complaint.
•Subject was arrested on Rock County warrant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
•Complainant on 161st Street, Luverne, requested an unlock.
•Complainant on E. Fairway Drive reported a driving complaint.
•Complainant on 141st Street and Highway 75, Luverne, requested roadside assist.
•Complainant on N. Kniss Avenue reported a disorderly at location.
Aug. 31
•An outage was reported.
•Complainant on N. Ross, Hardwick, reported an insurance adjuster at location for investigation.
•Complainant on E. Sanford Avenue, Steen, reported theft from motor vehicle.
•Complainant on N. Spring Street and E. Luverne Street reported a driving complaint.
•Complainant on N. Oakley Steet reported residence check at location.
•Complainant on S. Elizabeth Avenue, Hills, reported suspicious activity.
Sept. 1
•Complainant on E. Dodge Street reported suspicious activity.
•RCSO assisted another department.
•Extra patrol was requested at location on N. Kniss Avenue and W. Barck Avenue.
•Deputy was out with vehicle on Highway 23, mile marker 5, Beaver Creek.
•Complainant on E. Warren Steet requested to speak with deputy.
•Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported vandalism at property.
•Traffic control was provided on Highway 75 and Dodge Street.
•An outage was reported.
•Tenant refusing to leave the emergency shelter on W. Main Street.
In addition, officers responded to 6 motor vehicle accidents, 1 deer accident, 2 transports, 14 ambulance runs, 1 paper service, 5 animal complaints, 5 fingerprint requests, 4 burn permits, 1 vehicle impound, 1 background check, 2 gas drive-offs, 1 alarm, 4 drug court tests, 3 purchase and carry permits, 3 stalled vehicles, 3 traffic stops, 9 abandoned 911 calls, 1 test, 2 welfare checks, 1 report of cattle out, and 4 follow-ups.

(Continued feature with Mathilda Schneekloth, Diamond Club member)
The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older.
This article appeared in the April 29, 1943, edition of The Rock County Star Herald.
 
 
 
By Betty Mann
Mrs. Schneekloth says that she never had a great deal of time or opportunity for entertainment and recreation as a young girl. Living 4 1/2 miles from the nearest town, Durant, going to town except for something absolutely necessary was rare indeed. Most of the “good times” were provided by parties held at the various farm homes. “We girls didn’t have to worry so much in those days that our dresses weren’t as up to date as those worn by our friends. Most of us had two “best” dresses a year, one for summer and one for winter.”
         When Mrs. Schneekloth was a young girl, her parents moved from Scott county to Cedar county, and it was Tipton in that county, where she and her husband were married on March 4, 1891. From Tipton they moved to West Liberty where they lived several years before moving to Rock county.
         It was at West Library that Mrs. Schneekloth had one of the worst scares of her life. She and the children were home alone, because the day dawned stormy and the children had not gone to school. Later, the sky became blacker and blacker, and finally a high wind arose. Although the fury of the storm missed their farm, it did hit the school. There, the teacher tried desperately to hold the door of the building shut, but was unable to do so. She drove a horse and buggy to school, and at the storm’s height, the buggy was picked up, blown away and wrecked. The storm frightened the horse, and it broke loose and ran away. A neighbor’s beautiful fruit orchard was ruined, and on one place, a house was moved off the foundation. Fortunately, however, no one was hurt, but there were plenty of people frightened, Mrs. Schneekloth states.
         Mr. and Mrs. Schneekloth became the parents of six children, all of whom are living. They include Mrs. Marcus Nath, Luverne; Theodore Schneekloth of near Adrian; Mrs. Ole Olson, Beaver Creek; Mrs. Walter Hand, Worthington; Mrs. Elmer Hemme, Hardwick; and William Schneekloth, Jr., Mason City, Ia. They also have 24 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
         Gardening and raising plants is one of Mrs. Schneekloth’s favorite hobbies. She’s been planting “victory garden” for years, and this year, has her garden all planted. She has good luck raising geraniums and other plants indoors, but she says she likes outdoor gardening better.
         Both she and Mr. Schneekloth are in good health. They enjoyed their 52nd wedding anniversary last month.
         At the present time Mrs. Schneekloth has only one sister, Mrs. Ida Merchant of Spencer, Ia.
 
         Donations to the Rock County Historical Society can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, 312 E. Main Street, Luverne, MN 56156.
Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.

10 years ago (2012)
•The driest summer in recorded history has gone beyond damaging this year’s crop to impacting ground water supplies in the country.
Some Rock County farmers are reporting wells going dry. Others are moving cattle from pastures where water levels in stock ponds have dropped and others are hauling in water.
Assistant Land Management Director Doug Bos told County Commissioners Tuesday that Luverne’s city wells have dropped a little, but “nothing drastic.”
Bos said, “It’s definitely been quite a year. Let’s hope the water levels recharge by spring.
The U.S. Drought Monitor for Aug. 28 reports all of Rock County is experiencing severe drought, with the very tip of the southwest corner of the county experiencing extreme drought.
 
25 years ago (1997)
•After looking over a set of bleachers by Hauenstein & Burmeister Inc., Luverne School Board members awarded the bid to the Minneapolis company.
H&B will provide seating for roughly 2,500 in the gym of the elementary school for $228,732. The bleachers feature plastic contoured seats for an additional $17,347. The board has yet to decide whether the seats will be cardinal red or a neutral tone.
 
50 years ago (1972)
•Luverne High School sophomores, juniors and seniors are currently part of a new curriculum revision undertaken this year as the entire senior high shifts to a semester-type system.
Revisions have been made in the areas of Business Education, English, Home Economics and Social Studies, according to Principal James Harner.
Each area has been separated into required and elective courses similar to most colleges.
 
75 years ago (1947)
•Mr. and Mrs. Don Tatge have leased Boland’s Drive-In on East Main from Lee Boland. In the future the drive-in restaurant will be known as Don’s Drive-In.
Mr. and Mrs. Tatge intend to feature a complete restaurant service featuring not only hamburgers and sandwiches of all kinds but appetizing breakfasts, lunches and dinners, with homemade pies, ice cream, soft drinks.
 
100 years ago (1922)
•With thirty more pupils in the high school than ever before in its history, and the attendance in the grades fully up to normal for the first day, the Luverne public schools opened Monday for the fall term.
In order to enable the teachers to become acquainted and to become familiar with their duties, the opening session was not held until in the afternoon, the forenoon being devoted to a teachers’ meeting. And, as Monday was Labor day, the only work taken up at the afternoon session was the organization of classes, the regular work being ushered in Tuesday morning.

Open house
Fred Tilstra will celebrate his 90th birthday (Sept. 15) with a party from 2-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Steen Reformed Church. He requests no gifts.

LSS meals at Generations
 
Monday, Sept. 12: Orange chicken, rice, oriental vegetables, bread, dessert.
Tuesday, Sept. 13: Ham and turkey chef salad, bread stick, fresh orange, dessert.
Wednesday, Sept. 14: Goulash, corn, tropical fruit, bread.
 Thursday, Sept. 15: Chicken fiesta, carrots, fruit, dessert.
Friday, Sept. 16: Sloppy Joe on a bun, cheesy hashbrown, baked beans, dessert.
LSS Dining offers well-balanced and affordable meals in a community atmosphere.
Call Lynette Hoiland at 283-9846, extension 11 to reserve one day prior, to arrange to pick up a dinner or for home-delivered meals.
Gift certificates are available at the meal site or online at www.lssmn.org/nutrition.

Eugene Anthony Siebenahler, 70, of Killeen, Texas, died Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Baylor-Scott-White Medical Center in Temple, Texas.
Eugene Siebenahler was born Dec. 31, 1951, to Robert and Gerda Siebenahler in Luverne. He grew up around the Luverne area and graduated from Luverne High School in 1970.  Eugene had numerous jobs in the Luverne area growing up.  He worked with cars and he started building his own racecars.  He raced at Huset’s, Madison, South Dakota, and Rock Rapids, Iowa.
Eugene married Eileen Smedsrud in 1971. They had two daughters, Tashia and Traci. Eugene then moved to Texas and met June Pedigo.  He continued working on cars in Texas.  He worked at Mid-Tex Autobody in Killeen. He enjoyed racing, fishing and loved coming home to see his daughters and grandchildren.
In 2014 he moved back to Minnesota and lived at the home place.  He grew up at the Siebenahler farm by Jasper and worked at Nordstrom’s by Garretson, South Dakota, delivering car parts to different towns.
Eugene is survived by his two daughters, Tashia (James) Klosterbuer and Traci (Mike) Davis, both of Luverne; six grandchildren; brothers Mark (Wendy) Siebenahler, Cold Springs, and Lyle (Nancy) Siebenahler, Pipestone; a sister, Monica (Don) Flora, Brandt, South Dakota; and eight nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife June Siebenahler; and a brother, Allen Siebenahler.
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Rock County sent 33 4-H’ers to the livestock and general project encampments at the Minnesota State Fair.
Justin Mente of the Magnolia Juniors 4-H Club showed the third-place overall supreme beef breeding heifer during the beef show portion of the fair.
His Maine-Anjou heifer was chosen as the champion of her breed, qualifying her for the possible supreme breeding heifer title.
Weston Hawkins of Pope County took the title with his foundation Simmental heifer followed by Skylar Otto of Redwood county with a black Angus heifer.
Claire Knobloch with the Blue Ribbon 4-H Club was named the champion British slick-shorn steer.
Other results from Rock County 4-H participants included:
•Nathan Kinsinger, fourth, commercial breeding beef spring calf.
•Lanae Elbers, second, market beef other slick shorn steer.
•Leah Kruse, third, market beef registered shorthorn steer.
•Danette Leenderts, eighth, market beef crossbred steer.
•Paige Blom, purple, dairy crossbred winter or fall calf.
•Peyton Blom, red, dairy crossbred winter or fall calf.
•Jacob Raak, blue, dairy red/white winter or fall calf.
•Caleb Raak, red, dairy registered Holstein fall calf.
•Cooper Cauwels, blue, senior meat breeding doe kid.
•Andrea Luitjens, blue, senior mini lop buck.
•Evan Ossefoort, blue, grades 6-8 crafts and fine arts.
•Larissa Steinhoff, blue, grades 9+ crafts and fine arts.
•Ashlyn Johnson, blue, grades 9+ crafts and fine arts.
•Egypt Forrest, blue, grades 9+ creative writing.
•Lillian Maloney, purple, grades 6-8 food revue.
•Zachary Uhl, blue, grades 9+ mechanical science.
•Janica Oechsle, blue, grades 9+ needle arts.
•Fox Forrest, blue, grades 6-8 performing arts.
•Brianna Kinsinger, blue, grades 9+ performing arts.
•Gabriella Porter, blue, grades 6-8 photography.
•Ava Steinhoff, blue, grades 6-8 photography.
•Emma Deutsch, blue, grades 9+ photography.
•Klarissa Burkman, purple, grades 6-8 quilting.
•Olivia Lund, blue, grades 6-8 quilting.
•Krista Burkman, purple, grades 9+ quilting.
•Lucas Madison, blue, grades 6-8 self-determined.
•Jacob Madison, blue, grades 9+ biology.
•Mallie Fick, purple, crossbred February breeding gilt.
•Jed Fagerness, blue, registered Berkshire market barrow.
•Gracie Eagerness, blue, crossbred market barrow.
•Drew Fick, blue, crossbred market barrow.
Green ribbons were awarded to 4-H’ers who demonstrated their knowledge of their livestock and showmanship skill. They included Justin Mente, Nathan Kinsinger, Leah Kruse, Danette Leenderts, Lanae Elbers, Claire Knobloch and Cooper Cauwels.

The Luverne Cardinals came up on the short end of a 4-3 decision in Fairmont Tuesday, Aug. 30, marking their first loss in the busy start of the 2022 tennis season.
Luverne defeated River Valley 4-3 in Sleepy Eye Monday, Aug. 29, and captured the team championship in the Worthington Doubles Tourney Saturday, Aug. 27.
The Cardinals, with a dual record of 6-1, were scheduled to host Blue Earth Area Tuesday and will travel to Marshall Thursday before playing in Worthington Tuesday, Sept. 13.
 
Fairmont 4, Luverne 3
Fairmont picked up two wins in singles competition and took two doubles match to hand LHS their first loss of the season.
Luverne received a win in straight sets at No. 3 singles where Roselynn Hartshorn defeated Brynn Gustafson 6-3, 6-1. Cassi Chesley defeated Elly Stegge 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 in a very exiting three-set match.
Augusta Papik and Cailtin Kindt nailed down a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Solveigh Serif and Madi Peyman at No. 3 doubles for the lone Luverne win in doubles.
Rayann Remme at No. 1 singles lost to Hope Klanderud 6-1, 6-1. Morgan Hadler at No. 2 singles was defeated 6-3, 6-1 by Abi Peyman. 
Katharine Kelm and Sarah Stegenga were also defeated in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 by Anika Haugen and Johanna Petschke at No. 1 doubles. Tori Hemme and Priscilla Muehr lost to Paige Linse and Lilly Laven 7-5, 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.
LHS coach Jon Beers said he was happy with how all the singles players performed in Fairmont.
“Cassi Chesley and Roselynn Hartshorn have been playing doubles most of the season. It was nice to see them play and win some great matches at singles,” he said.
“Augusta Papik and Caitlin Kindt continue to impress me with their doubles play. Even though we didn't come out on the winning end against Fairmont, the girls will learn from this and will only get better," Beers said.
 
Luverne 4, River Valley 3
In the River Valley match, LHS won one singles match and all three doubles matches. 
Hadler was able to win in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 over Brissa Hernandes at No. 2 singles in a match that decided the outcome of the dual.
“Morgan was the last match to finish,” Beers said. “It was a match that we needed to win, and Morgan played spectacularly.” 
At No. 1 singles, Remme was defeated 6-0, 6-0. Chloe Schoeneman was defeated 6-3, 6-0 at No. 3 and Papik was defeated 6-3, 6-0 at No. 4 singles.
In doubles play, all three LHS teams won by identical scores of 6-0, 6-1. Stegenga and Kelm played No. 1, Chesley and Hartshorn at No. 2, and Hemme and Muehr at No. 3 doubles. 
“All the doubles teams played outstanding tennis,” said coach Beers. 
“We are trying to find our best combination of singles and doubles players so that we can field our best team when the section tournament starts.”
       
Worthington tourney
The Cardinals were the team champions at the Worthington Doubles Tournament on Aug. 27.
A total of six LHS doubles squads played seven, seven-game matches in one of three flights at the event.
One LHS doubles team claimed a flight title, and the Cardinals claimed the team championship with 215 points.
Pipestone (179 points), Yellow Medicine East (101) and Worthington (93) capped the field.
Papik and Kindt compiled 47 points (total games won) to win the White Flight, while Remme and Emma Nath placed second in the flight with 41 points.
In the Red Flight, Roselynn Hartshorn and Cassi Chesley took second with 32 points and Kelm and Stegenga placed third with 31 points.
Hadler and Chloe Schoeneman placed second in the Black Flight and Hemme and Muehr placed third. Both teams finished with 32 points with Hadler and Schoeneman winning the tiebreaker.
“The girls played great all day,” said Beers. “We won this tournament last year by scoring 200 points.”
“We were able to beat that score, so the girls should be really proud of that accomplishment. This is the first time for me that all six teams were able to finish in the Top 3 of their flights.”

The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots hosted Viborg-Hurley for their first regular season volleyball game Tuesday, Aug. 30.
The 2021 match with the Cougars was H-BC’s only win last season, so the Patriots were hoping for the same outcome.
But they had a hard time executing their three hits and they struggled to put it all together on the court, resulting in a three-game loss, 16-25, 24-26, 12-25.
As the scores indicate, the Patriots gave the Cougars respectable competition.
Lanae Elbers contributed the Patriots’ first score of the night with a block. Layla Deelstra added a kill and a tip which gave the Patriots the lead 3-2. However, V-H went on a run to make it 6-10.
Freshman Ella Sammons contributed a couple of points with a tip and block to bring the score to 9-10, followed by another big V-H run to put the score at 9-16.
Taylor Huisman added a kill to help the Patriots’ cause, but it wasn't enough to stop V-H, and they finished the set 16-25. 
The Patriots started the second set with some good serving.
Ace serves by Olivia Bork, Deelstra, Brynn Rauk, and Larissa Steinhoff gave H-BC a 9-7 lead.
A kill by Elbers followed by a double block by Elbers and Rauk kept them in the lead 14-10. Another hard hit by Elbers and a double block by Sammons and Steinhoff put the score at 18-13.
Deelstra and Elbers sent tips over the net for two more points, and a nice pass from Deelstra, set by Rauk and kill by Elbers kept the Patriots in the lead 23-21.
However, V-H came back to tie the score at 24-24 and the Cougars secured the win 24-26. 
Missed serves by the Patriots in Set 3 gave V-H an early lead. Elbers added another kill and tip over the net to bring the score to 9-20.
The Patriots were not able to get much going after that, and V-H finished the set 12-25. 
H-BC will play in the Luverne tournament Saturday, Sept. 10, and will travel to Edgerton on Tuesday, Sept. 13, to play Southwest Minnesota Christian.