Mortgage foreclosure sale set for Sept. 29 
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 21, 2010
MORTGAGOR: Bradley G Moss and Dawn M Moss, husband and wife as joint tenants.
MORTGAGEE: Heritage Bank N.A.
DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded April 26, 2010, Rock County Recorder, Document No. 173571.
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Central Mortgage Company.  Dated April 21, 2010, Recorded April 26, 2010, as Document No. 173572.  And thereafter assigned to: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Dated October 19, 2015, Recorded October 26, 2015, as Document No. 187187. And thereafter assigned to:  Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC.  Dated August 29, 2019, Recorded August 30, 2019, as Document No. 195483. And thereafter assigned to: Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Dated June 30, 2022, Recorded June 30, 2022, as Document No. 202762.       
TRANSACTION AGENT:  NONE
TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE
LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:  Heritage Bank N.A.
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER:  Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a RightPath Servicing
MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS:  744 171st Street, Luverne, MN 56156
TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 110034000
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:
A tract of land in the NW 1/4 of Section 14, Township 103 North, Range 46 West of the 5th P.M. Rock County, Minnesota, described as follows:
Commencing at the Northwest Corner of the NW 1/4, then east along the North Line of said Section a distance of 2,345 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing east along the North Line of said NW 1/4 a distance of 295 feet; thence south and parallel to the West Line of said Section a distance of 375 feet; thence west and parallel to the North Line of said Section a distance of 295 feet; thence north and parallel to the West Line of said Section a distance of 375 feet to the point of beginning.
COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Rock
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $180,000.00
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $204,309.90
That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE: September 29, 2022, at 10:00 A.M.
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff's Office, Main Entrance, Law Enforcement Center, 1000 North Blue Mound Avenue, Luverne, MN
to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.
TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on March 29, 2023, unless that date falls on a weekend  or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.
MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None
"THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED."
 
Dated: July 26, 2022
 
Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee
 
LIEBO, WEINGARDEN, DOBIE & BARBEE, P.L.L.P.
Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee
4500 Park Glen Road #300
Minneapolis, MN 55416
(952) 925-6888
21 - 22-002677 FC
 
IN THE EVENT REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW: THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.
(08-04, 08-11, 08-18, 08-25, 09-01, 09-08)

As hosts, the Luverne Senior American Legion team had an automatic bid to play in this year’s Minnesota Division II American Legion Baseball State Tournament played at Redbird Field Friday-Sunday.
After playing 22 innings in two games, it was clear Post 123 belonged in the tournament.
Although Luverne lost both games in the tournament, baseball fans will remember the games for a long time.
Luverne’s first tournament game, played Friday night, went to 15 innings before Wadena scored a run to win 1-0.
Wadena went on to win the tournament championship on Sunday.
In the consolation semifinals, Luverne was tied with Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 1-1 until the top of the final inning when DGF scored six runs to win 7-1.
“Overall we can feel very good about our tournament performance,” said Codie Zeutenhorst, Luverne head coach.
At one point, the Luverne team had only given up two runs in 21 innings of state tournament play.
“That’s pretty impressive,” Zeutenhorst said. “It’s a credit to our pitching and defense. We just didn’t get the timely hits we needed to win, which of course is a credit to the pitching we were facing at state.”
Post 123 ends its season with a 13-9 record overall.
“We had a good group of seniors who led this team, and I look forward to the kids coming up,” Zeutenhorst said.
“If you look at the younger classes, there’s a lot of good baseball being played in Luverne, and that’s a credit to the players and parents,” he said.
“I’m looking forward to the future.”
 
Wadena 1, Luverne 0
“This game was the talk of the tournament – one to remember.”
That’s how Zeutenhorst summed up his team’s 1-0 loss to eventual tournament champion Wadena in a 15-inning, 3 1/2-hour game in front of a huge crowd at Redbird Field Friday night.
The game was a classic pitchers’ duel.
Luverne’s Kaden Anderson and Conner Connell combined to strike out 19 batters while giving up only six hits and no runs in fourteen innings on the mound.
Wadena pitchers Josh Dykhoff and Payton Rondestvedt combined to strike out 22 batters and gave up six hits and no runs.
“In a game like that neither team deserves to lose, but someone has to,” Zeutenhorst said.
“It was unfortunate that Anderson went down to injury,” he said, “but Connell did everything we asked of him. We just didn’t get the connected hits we needed to score runs.”
Casey Sehr had four hits for Post 123. Connor Overgaard hit a double in the 13th inning.
“Pitching was the star,” Zeutenhorst said.
When Connell came to the mound during the sixth inning, there were runners on first and second bases with one out.
Connell struck out the first six batters he faced. He struck out all three batters that came to the plate in the seventh, ninth and twelfth innings.
Jacob Stroh came in to pitch during the fifteenth inning. He struck out one and gave up one hit and one run.
Wadena, playing as the home team, finally scored a run in the bottom of the 15th inning to end the game.
With runners at first and second bases, a Wadena batter beat out the ball to first base, allowing the winning run to score from second base.
“It was tough,” Zeutenhorst said. “Anytime you pitch and play defense that well, you expect to win. But that’s the game of baseball.”
 
Luverne   000000000000000  0
Wadena   000000000000001  1         
 
                          AB    R    H     BI
B Ripka              7     0     1     0
E Beyer              7     0     0     0
K Anderson       3     0     0     0
W Serie              3     0     0     0
Casey Sehr        6     0     4     0
R Sneller            3     0     0     0
C Connell           6     0     0     0
C Overgaard      5     0     1     0
E Domagala       5     0     0     0
Carter Sehr        5     0     0     0    
 
DGF 7, Luverne 1
After playing fifteen innings the night before, Luverne returned to Redbird Field Saturday noon for a consolation semifinal game.
Post 123 lost to Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 7-1 to end their tournament play and the 2022 season.
Luverne scored its only run of the game in the bottom of the first inning when Braydon Ripka scored on a Casey Sehr RBI single.
Post 123 held DGF scoreless until the fourth inning when DGF plated one run to tie the game.
The game remained a 1-1 draw until the top of the seventh inning when DGF scored six runs.
In the bottom of the final inning, Luverne’s Carter Sehr, Ripka and Ethan Beyer hit consecutive singles but were unable to score any runs.
Beyer led the offense for Luverne with two hits.
Beyer also pitched a nearly-complete 6 2/3 innings for Post 123.
The veteran pitcher struck out nine and gave up only two hits and one run in the first six innings before giving up four hits and four runs in the top of the seventh frame.
Stroh replaced Beyer on the mound and gave up one hit, two runs and one walk.
Casey Sehr then came in to pitch, striking out one and giving up one run.  
“I told the kids after the game that’s what happens when you are playing top teams at state and let them hang around for six innings,” Zeutenhorst said. “Eventually they will score. And that’s what happened.”
 
DGF                 0 0 0 1 0 1 6      7
Luverne           1 0 0 0 0 0 0      1
 
                      AB    R     H    BI
B Ripka            3     0     0     0
E Beyer            4     2     2     2
K Anderson     4     0     1     1
Casey Sehr      4     1     2     1
W Serie            4     0     1     2
E Domagala     3     0     1     0
C Overgaard    1     1     1     0
P Kroski           2     1     1     0
Carter Sehr      1     1     0     0

Erwin's Service & 
Towing assumes name
Minnesota secretary of state 
Certificate of assumed name
MINNESOTA STATUTES, CHAPTER 333
The 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 ownership of a business.
ASSUMED NAME: Erwin's Service & Towing
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS:
210 W. 1st Street, Hills, MN 56138 USA
NAMEHOLDER(S):
Name: Faith DeBoer
Address: 210 W. 1st Street, Hills, MN 56138 USA
If you submit an attachment, it will be incorporated into this document. If the attachment conflicts with the information specifically set forth in this document, this document supersedes the data referenced in the attachment.
By typing my name, I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath. 
Signature : /s/ Faith DeBoer
MAILING ADDRESS: None Provided
EMAIL ADDRESS FOR OFFICIAL NOTICES: damon@eismalaw.com
(08-04, 08-11)

Funding for Luverne’s day care center in the former Tri-State Building may be on the horizon, according to an announcement from U.S. Sen. Tina Smith's office Friday.
She said the Senate Agriculture Committee has awarded the project more than $2.6 million through congressionally directed spending requests.
The preliminary award by the Senate Appropriations Committee would be especially welcome after state lawmakers failed to pass a bonding bill that included Luverne’s request for $3.5 million.
That’s the amount needed to cover building acquisition, renovation, furnishings and equipment.
The federal funds would cover 75 percent of the daycare building improvements with a 25 percent match from local sources. That would be $900,000, based on estimated $3.5 in costs.
In March the city paid $515,000 for the 30,000-square-foot building (recently Total Card Inc) that it will eventually lease to a child care operation.
Since then, city leaders have been seeking financial support in the form of grants and legislative funding. Justifying the need for child care hasn’t been difficult, considering it’s essential to economic development and “a critical part of the social infrastructure of a healthy community.”
Mayor Pat Baustian and Luverne EDA director Holly Sammons testified in support of day care funding at legislative hearings.
They pointed to employers having difficulty attracting and retaining staff due to lack of day care while at the same time the number of in-home providers in Rock County is declining rapidly.
The numbers dropped from 56 providers (662 slots) to 37 (572 slots) between 2016 and 2019. There are currently 28 providers (336 slots) in 2022.
As a result, young families employed in Rock County are choosing to live in Brandon and Sioux Falls for more child care options.
Local government officials are taking the lead on a child care center in light of the fact that the private sector is unable to acquire or build a child care center based on costs, local rates and wages
However, they also recognize that local resources alone can’t support significant investment needed for one-time capital investment for renovation.
That’s why funding support is so important.
With the anticipated $2.6 million in congressional funds — and hopefully more from the state, the city can fund ongoing operations once the center is established.
The city will sign a management contract with a non-profit that will be licensed to offer child care services. The lease will be $1 per year, and they’ll partner with local businesses and organizations to help support the center.
A local non-profit board is working on plans to remodel the building and will oversee operations.
Two tentative concepts show how the open-floor building can accommodate up to 186 children ages 0 to school age and the support staff.
Specific rooms will be developed for infants, preschoolers, toddlers and school-aged children. An indoor gymnasium would also be designed in the facility.
The building already has an enclosed vestibule, offices, a kitchen area, a conference room, a bathroom and a garage, and more bathrooms would be added.
The structure was built in 1974 north of the pool and fitness center on Roundwind Road on 4.7 acres of land. Outdoor play areas will be developed on the large green space on the building’s south side.
Depending on the funding, bids and operating agreements, the building won’t be ready for occupancy until late in 2023.

The Rock County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a variance Monday night for Chantel Connell to build additional living quarters on her property on North River Road.
Luverne Township ordinance requires that new construction be set back 30 feet from backyard property lines, and Connell requested a variance to put the structure as near as 10 feet from the border.
On July 25 the Rock County Board of Appeals conducted a public hearing which Connell’s neighbor, Frances Ladd, attended to oppose construction that close to his rear property.
“I think that is way too big of a structure for that area and it’s really restrictive to the eastern fence line — I can’t go along with it,” he said.
Connell proposes to construct a 50-by-109-foot building on her property on North River Road. The height of the structure is 27 feet at the peak.
The permanent personal storage building/shop/living quarters would connect with an existing garage, which would convert into a shop area.
The north end of the new structure would be a garage and the south end would be a two-bedroom living quarters.
Once the structure is finished, Connell said she will move into the living quarters, and her son Jesse and his family will move into her existing home.
Connell and her late husband, Terry, built the house on the eastern portion of their almost 11-acre parcel 20 years ago.
Rock County Land Management Director Eric Hartman said the parcel is zoned “general agricultural,” and Connell’s proposed building is considered a non-ag structure subject to ordinance setbacks of 30 feet from a backyard and 15 feet from a side.
The ordinance doesn’t place any restrictions on height.
Connell’s existing home is 60 feet west of Ladd’s property, which is surrounded by numerous 30- to 50-foot-tall trees. A windbreak runs the length of the fence line on the Connell side.
Ladd invited the Board of Appeals to view Connell’s building location and its potential to interfere with Ladd’s west view.
“We could lose a lot of good sunsets,” he said.
The board visited the building site after the hearing closed, agreeing to postpone any decisions for one week and reconvene Monday night.
Hartman and the board measured Connell’s property and the proposed building location, discussed where the septic system would be located and viewed the rest of Connell’s property for a potential better location.
Building on Connell’s property is limited to about 1.5 acres of suitable land, which is on top of a hill overlooking the Rock River.
The rest of the property slopes to the west into a flood plain, based on maps drawn by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources almost 40 years ago.
Hartman recommended not building in the flood plain.
“I know it is not totally impossible to build down there, but it poses some difficulties and challenges,” he said. “It would take a considerable amount of fill and we can’t place a new septic system down in a flood plain.”
Locating the new structure behind the existing Connell home provides adequate setback from a channel on the south side of the property that drains away surface water.
Connell’s proposed building location is about nine feet lower than the Ladd home.
Ladd said a pond is located on the top of the slope on his property and is considered a wetland. He is concerned that property below the slope is also a wetland.
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered Ladd’s concerns at their Monday night meeting before unanimously granted the variance to Connell.

Meetings
Parkinson’s Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, at Poplar Creek Care Center.
Vienna Township Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, in the Kenneth Community Center.
Battle Plain Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Edgerton ag conference room.
Blue Mound Cemetery Association will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Blue Mound Church.
Luv1LuvAll Board will meet from 8 to 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12, in the Southwest Health and Human Services Building in Luverne. All are welcome to join the group, which works to unite the community in support of dignity and opportunities for people to move out of poverty. Call Holly at 605-413-5415.
Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, in the township hall in Beaver Creek. 
 
SAIL classes offered in Beaver Creek, Hills
A strength, balance and fitness program will be offered in Hills and Beaver Creek beginning Aug. 2 through Oct. 24.
SAIL: Stay Active & Independent for Life is offered through A.C.E. of SW Minnesota-Rock County and is led by volunteers. There is no charge. Contact A.C.E. program manager Linda Wenzel at 507-283-5064 to register.
 
Mobile dental clinics coming to Luverne
Mobile dental clinics will be in Luverne Aug. 3 and 4 at the Rock County Health and Human Services community room. This clinic provides dental care for adults and children of all ages. Call 612-746-1530 to schedule an appointment. All forms of insurance are accepted. Organized by #Luv1LuvAll's Rock County Oral Health Task Force.
 
Missoula auditions Aug. 8 for ‘Johnny Appleseed’
Auditions for Missoula Children's Theatre’s production of “Johnny Appleseed” will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Aug. 8, at the Pipestone Performing Arts Center. Plan to stay for the full two hours and some will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately after.
Rehearsals will be daily that week from 10 a.m. to 2:15 and shows will be performed a 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Pipestone Performing Arts Center.
For more information, call or email Monica Sullivan at 507-430-0527 or monicasllvn@gmail.com.
 
Missoula brings ‘Hansel and Gretel’ to Luverne Aug. 15
Missoula Children’s Theatre returns to Luverne on Aug. 15-20. There are openings yet for actors kindergarten (as attended during 21-22 school year) through age 7 and ages 12 - 18 to take part in the live production of “Hansel and Gretel.” Fee is $45. Call Luverne Community Education 507-283-4724 to register.
 
Summer band lessons start Aug. 15
Free band lessons for fifth-grade beginning band students will be Monday through Thursday, Aug. 15-25, on the following schedule:
Oboe 12:30, flute 1, clarinet 1:30, sax 2, trumpet 2:30, trombone 3, French horn-baritone-tuba 3:30 and percussion 4 p.m.
Lessons (not mandatory) allow students to get experience with their instruments before school starts. They need not come every day. They’ll need their instruments and books. Instruments, books or other supplies that were ordered will be delivered to school.
Contact Angie Swenson, 507-283-4491 ext. 2670 or a.swenson@isd2184.net.
 
Food distribution is Aug. 18
New Life Celebration Church’s third Thursday monthly food giveaway is now at the Atlas building at 101 W. Maple St. in Luverne. The next distribution is 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, until the food is gone.
Enter from Maple Street and stay along the west side of the building. Parking lot opens at 3 p.m. Do not block the Redeemed Remnants parking lot, intersection or alley entrance. Food will be loaded into vehicles, which then exit via the alley going west toward Estey Street.
Call 507-283-8963 or 507-283-4366 with questions.
 
‘Out of the Darkness’ event needs support
Luverne will host the second annual “Out of the Darkness” suicide prevention walk on Saturday, Sep. 10, at the Luverne City Park. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the walk will be from 9 to 11 a.m.
This event raises money for research to end and prevent suicide and to show community support for those who have lost loved ones to suicide or have struggled personally with suicide. To pre-register for the walk and to learn more, visit afsp.org/luverne
 
Library Happenings
For more information about library happenings, call 507-449-5040 or email rockcountystaff@gmail.com.
The Adult Summer Reading Program is currently underway at the Rock County Library. For every five books read between now and Aug. 15, an entry may be placed in the drawing to win one of four gift baskets. The program is open to ages 18 and older and includes e-books and e-audiobooks.
Storytime @ the Park will be 10:30 a.m. Thursdays in various parks in Luverne.  Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. The last story time will be July 28 in Hawkinson Park.
Teens in Action (grades 5-12) will meet from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursdays. A different activity will be featured each week.
Readers in grades K-4 who completed all eight weeks of the summer program will be invited to an End of Summer Pizza Party at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4.
Teens (grades 5-12) who complete a bingo card will be invited to a pizza/prize party at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5.
Seed library is open and available to anyone in the public who wants to plant a garden. Flowers, fruit and vegetable seeds are available for free.
Trivia Night is at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of every month at Take 16 in Luverne. Team registration begins at 6 p.m.
Reminiscence Kits are available featuring various topics such as gardening, pets, baking, sewing, farming and hunting. The kits are designed to use with a loved one experiencing memory loss, encouraging the loved one to open up about activities they once loved in the past.
 
Register for Luverne
Community Ed
Community Education will offer the following classes in the next few weeks. Call 507-283-4724 to register.
Missoula Children’s Theatre returns to Luverne on Aug. 15-20. There are openings yet for actors kindergarten (as attended during 21-22 school year) through age 7 and ages 12 - 18 to take part in the live production of “Hansel and Gretel.” Fee is $45.
Taking Defensive Driving Classes allows adults 55 years of age and older to save on insurance premiums. A four-hour refresher class will be offered on Aug. 18. The eight-hour beginner Defensive Driving class will be offered on Nov. 7 and 10.
Register now for Discovery Time preschool starting in September for your child ages 3-5 years of age. There are openings in all sections. Early Learning Scholarships may be available to those who qualify.
 
Register students new to Luverne district
Families with children who are new to the Luverne School District can set up an appointment to register for the 2022-23 school year.
Call the Luverne Middle School/High School, 507-283-4497, or the elementary school, 507-283-4497. Both offices are open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting Aug. 1.
 
Downtown properties labeled with former occupants
The Rock County Historial Society has distributed updated information about which businesses previously occupied stores and properties on Main Street Luverne. If additions or corrections should be notes, call 507-283-2122.
 
Prairie Ally seeks workers
Volunteer workers are needed from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays at Prairie Ally public food forest for a variety of maintenance tasks. No RSVP necessary. Other work opportunities are available by appointment by contacting info@projectfoodforest.org. Donations are also welcome for Prairie Ally, which is located along Blue Mound Avenue in Luverne.
 
A.C.E. respite care available, volunteers needed
A.C.E. of SW Minnesota (A.C.E.) offers respite care services in Rock County for those needing a break from caring for a loved one.
The respite program offers short-term (1-3 hours), temporary care for families and caregivers by providing a brief period of reprieve from the daily cares they provide to their loved one.
Volunteers provide non-professional supportive services to caregivers to give them time for themselves, relieve their stress and help them remain healthy.
Respite care volunteers are also needed. Trained A.C.E. volunteers provide respite care to family caregivers of adults age 60 and older who are suffering from long-term health conditions.
Contact Linda Wenzel at 507-283-5064 or ace.rock@co.rock.mn.us.

The results reported for the Open Class competition at the 2022 Rock County Fair are as follows:
Floral
•Best of Show: Taedra McKenzie.
•Reserve: Cambrie Bork.
•Champions: Aisha Porter, Jackie Gyberg, Lynda Van Ruler, Becky Ossefoort.
•Reserve: Judy Knutson, Betty Leuthold, Lynette Jauert.
•Youth Champion: Taedra McKenzie.
•Reserve Youth: Cambrie Bork.
Bucket of Flowers
•Best of Show: Arlene Kooistra.
•Reserve: Delores Halverson.
•Champions: Joanna Dull, Arlene Kooistra, Delores Halverson.
•Reserve: Marie Klarenbeek, Joanne Boeve, Marj Roning.
Baking
•Best of Show:  Becky Sehr.
•Reserve: Heather Johnson.
•Youth Champion: Calla Thone.
Home Preserved Food
•Best of Show: Becky Ossefoort.
•Reserve: Carol Boelman.
•Champions: Becky Ossefoort (2), Kallista VanGrootheest.
•Reserve: Carol Boelman (2).
Vegetables
•Best of Show: Judy Knutson.
•Reserve: Calla Thone.
•Champions: Judy Knutson, Chloe Schoeneman.
•Reserve: Wayne Brands, Calla Thone.
Field Crops
•Best of Show: Eric Fick.
Reserve: Alon Hemme.
Tallest Corn: Alena Sandbulte.
Reserve: Vaughn Sandbulte.
Sewing
•Best of Show: De Wiskur.
Reserve: Anne Huiskes.
Champions: De Wiskur (4), Heather Johnson, Debra VanHeerde.
Reserve: Debra VanHeerde, Carol Goehle, Anne Huiskes, Denice Dirks.
Junior Sewing
•Best of Show: Cambrie Bork.
Reserve: Brynlie Bork.
Champion: Cambrie Bork, Jaelyn Fick, Brynlie Bork.
Needlework
•Best of Show: Debra VanHeerde.
•Reserve: Dorral Kramer Guzman.
•Champions: Debra VanHeerde (4), Becky Walgrave.
Reserve: Dorral Kramer Guzman (2), Marcia Essman, Barb Sandbulte.
Arts and Crafts
•Best of Show: Evan Prekker.
•Reserve: Lori Witte.
•Champions: Evan Prekker (2), Shirley Connor, Ashlyn Johnson, Lori Witte.
•Reserve Champions: Evan Prekker, Elizabeth Kelm, Becky Ossefoort.
Junior Arts and Crafts
•Best of Show: Trinley Vanderburg.
•Reserve: Kinser Klosterbuer.
•Champions: Trinley Vanderburg, Owen Brockerg, Emerson Meinerts.
•Reserve: Kinser Klosterbuer, Ivy Tiesler, Hattie Sandbulte.
Photography
•Best of Show: Tashia Klosterbuer.
•Reserve: Larissa Steinhoff.
•Champions: Evan Prekker, Tashia Klosterbuer.
•Reserve: Jacey Vandenhoef, Carol Walgrave.
•Junior Champion: Larissa Steinhoff.
•Junior Reserve: Garret Hoffman.
Wood
•Best of Show: Daryl Hilfers.
•Reserve: Jack Cragoe.
•Champions: Ike Brake, Jack Cragoe, Daryl Hilfers.
•Reserve: Jack Cragoe, Ike Brake.
Senior Citizens
•Best of Show: Dorral Guzman.
•Best of Show Quilts: Anne Huiskes.
•Champions: Dorral Guzman, Barb Sandbulte, Ann Huiskes, Judy Buss.
•Reserve: Debra VanHeerde, Fran Gibbens, Barb Sandbulte (2).
Gift Baskets/Jars
•Best of Show: Becky Ossefoort.
•Reserve: Deb VanHeerde.
•Champions: Becky Ossefoort, Deb VanHeerde.
•Reserves: Shirley Connor, Deb VanHeerde.
Fabric Challenge
•Best of Show: Carol Goehle.
•Reserve: Sharon Zinnel.

Minnwest Bank market president Isaac DeBoer is no longer part of the organization following a July 13 departure.
DeBoer began his tenure with Minnwest in 1998 as an agricultural loan officer trainee. Since that time, he has held the positions of AVP/ag loan officer and vice president/senior ag loan officer for the bank.
He was promoted to market president for the Luverne office in conjunction with Greg Burger’s retirement as bank president in February of 2016.
DeBoer has been involved in various organizations within the community and managed a large portion of the bank’s loan portfolio in agricultural and commercial credit.
Tracy Carlson, Minnwest market president in Tracy, confirmed DeBoer’s departure but declined to comment further.
DeBoer also declined to comment and it's currently unclear who is filling the vacated position.

The July 28 Rock County Star Herald incorrectly reported that the mayor’s seat in Hills is open for election this year.
In fact, Mayor Keith Elbers’ term does not run out until the end of year 2024, as the position is a four-year term. We regret the error.
The Star Herald strives for fairness and accuracy in all its reporting and requests that errors and omissions are reported promptly to editor@star-herald.com or by calling 507-283-2333.