LSS meals at Generations
Monday, Feb. 21: Orange chicken, brown rice, Oriental vegetables, mandarin oranges, cookie.
Activities: 8:30 a.m. Quilters. 10 a.m. SAIL.
Tuesday, Feb. 22: Goulash, peas, tropical fruit, garlic bread stick.
Half-Price Day sponsored by Security Savings Bank.
Activities: 12:30 p.m. Cards – Hearts, Pinochle.
Wednesday, Feb. 23: Chicken fiesta casserole, vegetable, pears, dessert.
Activities: 10 a.m. SAIL class.
Thursday, Feb. 24: Country-fried steak with gravy, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, bread, dessert.
Half Price Day sponsored by Grace Lutheran Church.
Friday, Feb. 25: Fish patty with tartar sauce, bun, cheesy hash browns, baked beans, peaches.
Activities: 10 a.m. SAIL class.
LSS Dining offers well-balanced and affordable meals in a community atmosphere.
Call Lynette Hoiland at 283-9846 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.

Hills-Beaver Creek High School junior Jenifer Martinyuk was recently awarded second place in the District 3 Voice of Democracy writing contest. She received $100 from the District 3 VFW and $25 from the District 3 VFW Auxiliary.
Martinyuk’s essay titled “America’s Gift to My Generation is Pride” was selected as the local writing winner, which qualified her for the district level competition.

The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Jan. 17, 1902.
Rural Route Established
Will Begin Operations First of March
Hon. Gilbert Gutterson, Special Agent of the Department, Goes Over the Route and Makes Appointment of Carrier and Substitute—Route Will be Twenty-Five Miles Long and Will Serve More Than One Hundred Families.
The first rural free delivery route to be established in this county will begin operations about the first of March.
Hon. Gilbert Gutterson, of Lake Crystal, Minn., special agent of the department of rural free delivery, arrived in Luverne according to appointment Tuesday morning from Sioux Falls and in the afternoon went over the route proposed in the petition seat to Washington some months ago. He found that the proposed route exceeded in length that permitted by the regulations of the post office department and made the necessary reduction, adhering in the main in other respects to the original route. Mr. Gutterson appointed Horace Goodale as carrier and James Jack as substitute carrier and received their bonds and oaths.
The route as established may be described as follows: Beginning at the postoffice in Luverne and thence to the southwest corner of section 3, Luverne township, on the section line. Following the road the route runs north one mile, thence one mile west and one mile north to the Dennis McCarthy corner at the northeast of section 33, Mound township. The route continues west two miles to the Quindland farm, thence north to Brandenberg’s corner and west two miles past the Ellithorpe place to the Roach farm in Springwater township. From the latter point the route runs one mile north to the northeast corner of section 23, Springwater, and thence west two miles in the Pengra school house, south one mile to the southeast corner of section 21 and west one mile to the most extreme northwest point reached by the route. The direction of the route thenceforth is south two miles, east two miles, south one mile, and thence east six miles to the point of beginning. At the Pengra school house and at the southeast corner of section 20, Springwater government collection boxes will be located in addition to the mail boxes provided by the patrons of the route. The route is the limit of 25 miles permitted by the government, will reach 107 families and an estimated population of 482. A request had been made that the route be extended to the Springwater townline on the west, but such an extension would have made the length of the route too great and Mr. Gutterson was compelled to refuse the request.
The sum now allowed for carrying the mail is $500, but it is expected that this allowance will be increased to $600 soon. It is also anticipated that the carrier will be placed under the civil service law.
Mr. Gutterson forwarded his reports to the department at Washington immediately upon the completion of his work, and when his appointments and reports have been accepted the postmaster at Luverne will be directed to begin operations. The carrier will leave this office at about 8 o’clock in the morning, taking with him the mail that arrived during the day and night previous and a supply of money order blanks, stamps and other supplies. The service of the carrier except as to money orders, will be the same as that given at the post office.
It is understood that the mail boxes purchased by persons on the line of the route some months ago will be acceptable to the government.
There are fourteen styles of mail boxes permitted by the department.
Mr. Gutterson went from here to Madelia, to establish a route. Next month he will attend a session of the special agents which is to be held at Denver, Colo., the headquarters of the western division. He states that 300 petitions are now pending in this state, one-half of which were filed previous to the application from Rock county.
         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)
•A Steen woman and her husband in Kuwait met for a romantic Valentine’s Day lunch Tuesday at the Coffey Haus in Luverne. …
Using Skype software, she had a real-time conversation with her husband, Matthew Hite, who is stationed in Kuwait with the National Guard.
It was 9 p.m. in his part of the world, but they chatted happily about small details of their daily lives. For example, did he receive a package she had sent and was Valentine’s Day observed at the mess hall?
Toward the end of their Skype conversation, Matthew arranged to have flowers delivered to Miranda’s table at the Coffey Haus.
 
25 years ago (1997)
•With melting snow running and dripping everywhere, Luverne residents were surprised Tuesday night to hear warnings to conserve water. The culprit was a break in a 10-inch city water main under I-90. It was discovered early Tuesday afternoon.
City Administrator Matt Hylen said, “We were pumping over 3,000 gallons of water per minute, and levels were dropping at the tower. It was a major break.”
Though they don’t know what caused the break, city workers quickly determined the general location. Water from the leak ran down the center median of the highway to the Rock River. Crews shut off the water with valves located on both sides of the highway.
Hylen said the 10-inch main running north to south under the two lanes of the interstate is enclosed in a concrete casing. Working through the night, city crews with help from Henning Construction extracted the pipe from the casing, made repairs, put it back in place and restored service around 1 p.m. Wednesday.
 
50 years ago (1972)
•Four Luverne High School seniors, Pat Pelstring, Glenn Overgaard, Dennis Olson and Steve Loger, will be competing in the 1972 State Debate Tournament this Friday and Saturday at Hopkins.
A total of 27 teams from the state’s eight regions will be competing for the state championship. Also representing Region II along with Luverne will be the Worthington Debate Team.
 
75 years ago (1947)
•Monday, February 24, is “John Deere Day” in Luverne. The event, which is being sponsored by Sellen and Company, is one that all farmers and their families will want to attend.
There’ll be a free lunch at noon at the implement building, and following immediately at 1 o’clock will be a free movie, “The Windjammer,” featuring Bob Burns. Tickets for the movie may be obtained free of charge by calling at the Sellen Implement Company. Four other interesting features will also be shown, according to Felix Sellen.
 
100 years ago (1922)
•Three carloads of Rock county corn are on their way to the starving people of Russia as a result of the campaign conducted in the Volga district. The campaign closed yesterday when the last car was shipped from Kenneth. Previously one carload was shipped from Hills and one from Beaver Creek.
While the donation of three carloads of corn is a fine testimonial to the generosity of the people of Rock county, fully twice this amount could have been secured through a more energetic campaign. Evidence of this is found in the fact that in the sections where the district chairmen got out and hustled the response was most generous, while from other sections only scattering donations were received. Hills and Martin township, for instance, donated a carload of corn alone, and the Beaver Creek district and the Vienna district each contributed approximately half a carload. From all other sections of the county the contributions by township units were comparatively light. J. N. Jacobson had charge of the Hills and Martin district, O. I. Godfrey of the Beaver Creek district, and Wm. Perkins of the Vienna district, and each of these men labored earnestly for the cause.

Fourteen schools traveled to Luverne Saturday for the annual Luverne Speech Invitational with 140 competitors competing in the 13 speech events.
Worthington High School took home the first-place team trophy in the large school division with Minneota capturing the small school division.
Luverne did not compete as a team.
“As host school, our students compete individually but we do not take part in the team trophy,” said assistant adviser Caroline Thorson.
Luverne had 17 individuals competing at the home event. Taking home individual honors were:
•Extemporaneous speaking: Chance Tunnissen, first; Parker Carbonneau, second; Zander Carbonneau, fourth.
•Great speeches: Rylee Anderson, first; Nora Louwagie, fifth.
•Humorous: Luke Thorson, sixth.
•Informative speaking: Jessika Tunnissen, blue ribbon.
•Original oratory: Roselynn Hartshorn, red ribbon.
•Poetry: Mia Wenzel, third; Alex Perkins, fifth.
The tournament was hosted in the newly remodeled middle-high school and new performing arts center, where the awards ceremony was conducted.
“This year was so fun for us because of our new spaces and amenities,” Thorson said. “Our visitors shared many positive comments about our renovated facility, especially the PAC.”
The varsity travels to Marshall on Saturday for the Tiger Invitational. Luverne will host its junior high tournament on Thursday, March 10.

Bill Stegemann (right) presents Blue Mound Area Theatre board president Molly Carbonneau with a $300 check from the CenterPoint Energy Give Grant program. Give Grants are available to current and retired CenterPoint Energy employees when they contribute a minimum of 40 volunteer hours per year to a qualified nonprofit organization. Stegemann is a retiree from CenterPoint Energy.

Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company, Luverne, announced today that the company has hired Scott Boll as a sales representative to their growing team. 
Boll, a Luverne native, attended Vermilion Community College in Ely.
He has spent time in other areas of Minnesota over the years, helping manage his parents’ video stores, Palace Video.
For the past 13 years Boll was a successful sales consultant at Papik Motors in Luverne.
His professional career is marked by hard work and a relational and caring selling style, according to Midwest Fire CEO Sarah Atchison.
“We are so glad to have Boll joining our team,” said Atchison.
“We are confident his strong sales background and style of customer service will be a great asset to our already outstanding team. Customer relationships are core to our sales philosophy and process here at Midwest. We don’t just have customers, we have friendships.”
Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company has been manufacturing fire tankers and pumpers since 1987, working directly with customers throughout the sales and manufacturing process.

Leroy William Madison, 85, Wilmont, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society in Canton, South Dakota.
A funeral service was Friday, Feb. 11, at St. Kilian Catholic Church in St. Kilian with burial following the service.
Leroy Madison was born on Dec. 7, 1936, to Floyd and Alma (Wieneke) Madison on a small farm northwest of Adrian. He was raised on the farm and attended rural school until the eighth grade. In 1955 he completed his GED. He enlisted in the National Guard in 1957 and served until 1963. He continued working on the farm until 1965 when he married Alverna Beckmann. The couple moved to their own farm a few miles down the road and then to a farm southeast of Kenneth. In 1976 the couple moved to their current farm north of Wilmont.
Leroy was very fond of his horses and was a gifted caretaker of the animals on his farm. He milked cows until he was 70 years old and was an active farmer until his death. Leroy also held various jobs throughout the years including as a truck driver working for Gangestad’s, picking up canned milk from area farmers, and selling and delivering Archer oil.
In the summer of 2021, after a stay in the hospital, Leroy was transferred to the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Canton, South Dakota, where he lived until his death.
Leroy is remembered as a hard worker who loved and cared for his family and his farm. He enjoyed passing on his lessons and stories to any who would listen. He was also fond of welding and attending auctions.
He was a lifelong member of the Knights of Columbus and a member of the St. Kilian Holy Name Society.
Leroy was known for his quick wit, his loud laugh, and his unique ability to wiggle his ears, a skill he loved to show off to the delight of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Alverna Madison, of Wilmont; four children, Dennis (Melanie) Madison of Magnolia and their children Jacob and Lucas, Leslie Madison of Rushmore and his children Paige, Blake and Lauren, Allen (Michelle) Madison of Reading and their children Nicole (Tommy Sithad), Nathan (Claire Christie) and Zack, and Lynn (Robert) Somnis of Magnolia and their children Sierra (Addison) Jobe, Adam (Linda Zheng) and Eric; three great-grandchildren; siblings Morris (Brenda) Madison of Aurora, Colorado, Earl (Marilyn) Madison of Adrian, Rita Becker of Pueblo, Colorado, Joyce Faragher and her friend Harold of Worthington, Dianne Beckmann of Wilmont, and Margaret Pick and her friend Gene of Luverne; sisters-in-law Karen Madison of Adrian, and Marie Onken of Reading; and brother-in-law Norman Beckmann of Wilmont.
Leroy was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Edward Madison and Gary Madison; sisters Janet Madison, Joan Taylor, and Agnes Beckmann; and brothers-in-law Jim Taylor, Harold Beckmann, Phil Faragher, Dick Becker, Joe Beckmann, Gerald Pick and Myron Onken.
Arrangements were provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, hartquistfuneral.com.
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Darwin Wahlert, 79, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.
A funeral service was Thursday, Feb. 10, at George Boom Funeral Home, Sioux Falls. 
Arrangements were provided by George Boom Funeral Home of Sioux Falls, www.georgeboom.com
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