Every time the United States Department of Agriculture announces additional acres for the CRP program, sportsmen and women across the country cheer.
The federal Conservation Reserve Program pays farmers to take marginal cropland out of production and plant it to native grass and flower cover.
Contracts range from 10-15 years with rental rates as high as $350 per acre per year and as low as $42 per acre per year, depending on the land. It generally guarantees a profit on those acres each year.
Without CRP those marginal acres might make a great crop one year and then be losing acres for the producer for the next nine years in a row.
That’s why CRP is cheered as a win-win for all involved.
Now comes the difficult part.
The USDA recently agreed to open these set aside acres for haying and grazing during our current extreme drought period in order to provide much needed forage for livestock producers.
Nobody with a functioning brain would or could think this is a bad idea. If you have cows and own land in CRP, you should be able to utilize that forage for your own personal profitability during severe droughts.
As someone with no livestock, I struggle with farmers haying their CRP and as much of their neighbor’s they can get their hands on and then selling it to livestock people at an inflated price. When you cash the CRP check, you have been compensated for the use of that ground for that year. 
Another place that livestock producers can and do go to get much needed forage in extreme situations are wildlife management areas. These are acres that have been purchased from willing sellers and planted to wildlife cover and are open to public hunting. They are managed by the DNR.
I spoke with a high level DNR manager Monday about haying WMAs. He indicated that what is going on now has been in place for many years.
The Minnesota DNR has in place programs that allow for producers to hay permanently protected wildlife cover during droughts.
The number of acres hayed, location of the exercise and timing are all shared between the area wildlife manager and the individual needing the forage. It would seem that this practice has been around for quite a long time.
The haying of public land hunting acres occurs where the haying can actually benefit the wildlife habitat in the long term. Haying mimics grazing and can help reduce woody cover encroachment and set back invasive smooth brohm grass.
It can also increase species diversity and stand vitality. Haying and grazing can benefit wildlife habitat if done correctly and timely. Haying public wildlife lands usually impacts a portion of the unit and not the whole thing. Haying on public lands, at least the ones I have seen, usually end up being about 30-acre efforts.
CRP and public wildlife lands can also be grazed, but the cost of moving livestock, putting up fences and providing water usually make haying more cost-effective than grazing.
As pastures and traditional hay ground-type acres (marginal production acres) have been converted to row crops, totaling thousands of acres across southwest Minnesota over the past three decades, available forage has steeply declined and I see no end in sight for this trend.
Haying CRP set aside acres and public conservation lands should never be considered a long-term solution to forage shortages, which seem to happen almost every year.
The key here is balance. I have said all along that conservation and agriculture/livestock production can and should live in harmony during both good and bad.
Conservation haying and grazing can benefit both habitat and producers. But there needs to be a longer-term plan to address what seems like constant and ongoing emergency events taking place on CRP and public hunting lands become the exceptions and not the norm.
A drought in Montana should not result in haying CRP acres in Minnesota.     
 
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.

“On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.” (2 Corinthians 4:2)
 
Hopefully not many readers of these devotions have had the experience of standing before a judge and testifying to “tell the truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God.” If you have, these brief words give the judge your solemn word that what you will speak about will be the truth. You won’t distort your story to protect the guilty. You won’t exaggerate the story to build up the innocent. You will simply tell the truth.
Temptation abounds in our culture to twist or distort the truth for our own best interest. This is no different for words of the Bible to make its teachings more palatable. We want to justify alternate lifestyles and so deem the Bible’s teaching on marriage “old-fashioned.” Living God’s ways are challenging so we throw them out as “too strict.” To claim that Jesus is the only way to heaven is perceived as narrow-minded and arrogant, so the teaching is meshed into the nicety that there are many paths to God.
Just as a witness in a courtroom would do a disservice to the trial by not telling the truth, so Christians who distort the truth of God do a disservice to people of our generation.
The Apostle Paul had one objective, to “set forth the truth plainly.” How an individual received that was not his primary concern. He just wanted people to know the truth about God.
What is that truth? There are many, but let me commend to your conscience the most important truth. Apart from faith in Jesus, there is no hope of heaven. Why? “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23)
Each reader must admit, “I am not perfect.” You may try harder, do more good, or feel like you are better than most. The harsh reality is that none of that activity or thinking removes your guilt and sin. There is only one way to stand perfect before a holy God.
Later in his letter to the Corinthians, Paul writes, “God made him (Jesus) who had no sin to be sin for us so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21) The reality?  Jesus took your sin and gave you his perfection. Believe it. Jesus did this for you! This is the truth!
We pray, dear Jesus, we love to push aside the truth of your Word. We think we know better. Forgive us. Assure us of your love and forgiveness. Lead us always to trust the truth that you and you alone are the Way, the Truth and the Life, and that no one comes to God except through you.  Amen.

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
Roger Sparks, Pastor
Sundays 9:30 a.m. Worship service. 6:30 p.m. Evening worship service. We are streaming Sunday services live on Roger Sparks’ Facebook page 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
1033 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
Ann Zastrow, Pastor
Dave Christenson, Interim Pastor
Thursday, July 29: 8:30 a.m. Missions in Action. Saturday, July 31: 5:30 p.m. Worship service with Holy Communion. Sunday, Aug. 1: 9 a.m. Worship service with Holy Communion. 10 a.m. Fellowship coffee and treats. Tuesday, Aug. 3: 9 a.m. Staff meeting. Wednesday, Aug. 4: 7 a.m. Men’s Bible study. 7:30 a.m. Mom’s Bible study at Wildflowers. Thursday, Aug. 5: 8:30 a.m. Missions in Action. Online, TV and Radio Worship options are available. Online: Sundays 9 a.m. on the church website www.graceluverne.org, click Worship tab or go directly to our Facebook page at Grace Lutheran ELCA, Luverne. TV: Vast Channel 3 will air our worship service Mondays at 4:30 p.m. and Fridays at 10 a.m. Radio: KQAD-AM Radio will air our worship service on Sundays at 8:15 a.m.
 
Bethany Lutheran Church
720 N. Kniss Ave., Luverne
Ph. 507-283-4571 or 605-215-9834
pastorapalmquist67@yahoo.com
Andrew Palmquist, Pastor
Sundays, 10:15 a.m. Worship service; worship online as well (at els.org). Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Zoom Bible study. See our Facebook page, Bethany Lutheran Church (Luverne) for other classes and events.
 
American Reformed Church
304 N. Fairview Dr., Luverne
Ph. 283-8600; email: office@arcluverne.org
Mike Altena, Pastor
Friday, July 30: 6:30 a.m. Community Men’s Bible study. 7 p.m. Rocky Mountain High departure. Sunday, Aug. 1: 9:30 a.m. Worship service. Tuesday, Aug. 3: 7 p.m. Prayer meeting. 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 (formerly First Assembly of God)
1075 110th Ave., 2 miles west of Luverne on County Rd. 4
Ph. 612-800-1255; email info@rockrivercommunity.church
Bob Junak, Pastor; Annette Junak, Assistant Pastor
Sundays, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. Worship service. Children’s church for ages 3-6th grade and nursery for ages 0-3 provided during our services. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Worship service. All services are in-person and all are welcome.
 
United Methodist Church
109 N. Freeman Ave., Luverne
Ph. 283-4529; email: luverneumc@iw.net
Saturday, July 31: 8 p.m. AA meeting. Sunday, Aug. 1: 9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday school. 10:30 a.m. Worship service and live streamed on Facebook and radio. 4:30 p.m. Genesis to Revelation Bible study. Wednesday, Aug. 4: 8 p.m. AA meeting. Thursday, Aug. 5: Endowment Fund applications due.
 
First Presbyterian Church
302 Central Lane, Luverne
Ph. 283-4787; email: Firstpc@iw.net— www.fpcluverne.com
Jason Cunningham, Pastor
Sunday, Aug. 1: 9:30 a.m. Worship service. Wednesday, Aug. 4: Committee meetings. 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
Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, Pastor
Saturday, July 31: 5:30 p.m. Worship. Sunday, Aug. 1: 9 a.m. Worship service. 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
Billy Skaggs, Pastor
 
New Life Celebration Church
101 W. Maple, Luverne
Ph. 449-6522; 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
 
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
Mark Eliason, Pastor
Sunday, Aug. 1: 10 a.m. Joint worship at Palisade Lutheran with Holy Communion. Masks are no longer required if fully vaccinated. Worship will be streamed live on Facebook Video worship via YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdQwVxFcU4
 
Palisade Lutheran Church
211 121st St., Garretson, S.D.
Ph. (507) 597-6257 — firstpalisade@alliancecom.net
Mark Eliason, Pastor
Sunday, Aug. 1: 10 a.m. Joint worship at Palisade Lutheran with Holy Communion. Masks are no longer required if fully vaccinated. Worship will be streamed live on Facebook. Video worship via YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdQwVxFcU4
 
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
Nita Parker, Pastor
Sunday, Aug. 1: 9 a.m. Worship at Tuff Home. 9:30 a.m. Youth time. 10 a.m. Worship service at Bethlehem with Holy Communion. Worship will be streamed live to Facebook at Bethlehem of Hills. You can find more info on our website blchills.org. Tuesday, Aug. 3: 2 p.m. Tuff Home Bible study. 3:15 p.m. Tuff Village Bible study.
 
Hills United Reformed Church
410 S. Central Ave., Hills
Office Ph. 962-3254
hillsurc@alliancecom.net
Alan Camarigg, Pastor

H-BC School Board 
meets June 28
Hills-Beaver Creek Dist. 671
Minutes
June 28, 2021
The Hills-Beaver Creek School Board met for its semi-monthly meeting
at 7:04 p.m in the H-BC Secondary School Board room.
Board members present were Bosch, Fransman, Harnack, Knobloch and Rozeboom. Superintendent Holthaus was also in attendance. Board members Gehrke and Rauk, and Principal Kellenberger and Business Manager Rozeboom were absent.
Motion by Harnack, second by Rozeboom, and carried to approve the agenda.
Visitor to the meeting was Mavis Fodness of the Star Herald.
PATRIOT PRIDE:
-Track State Participants--Great job! Girls 4 by 100 and Boys 4 by 100 teams
State Participants. Girls--Abby Harris, Layla Deelstra, Taryn Rauk, 
Ashlee Kelderman; Boys--Cole Baker, Tyson Bork, Dewell Rauk, Gavin 
Wysong--200 meter boys, Tyson Bork and 200 meter girls, Taryn Rauk.
-Washington DC Trip June 25-June 28
BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING REPORTS:
-Curriculum Advisory/Standards WBWF Committee 6/23
Motion by Bosch, second by Rozeboom, and carried to approve Consent Agenda:
-Minutes—06/14/2021
-Bills and Imprest
-District Miscellaneous Pay 2021-2022 Schedule
-District Fee 2021-2022 Schedule
-District Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Initial Revenue and Expenditures Budget
-Hiring Heather Erickson as 70% FTE Secondary Social Studies
Teacher for the 2021-2022 School Year
-Assigning Dylan Gehrke as Head Girls Basketball Coach for the 2021-2022
School Year.
-Membership in the MN Rural Education Association
-MN School Board Association Membership
-Assign Rick Tatge as AM/PM Bus Route Driver for the 2021-2022 School
Year
-2021-2022 Revised School Calendar
-Assigning Heather Erickson as Junior Class Advisor for the 21-22 School
Year
-District 2021-2022 Literacy Plan
-Entering into Master Agreement negotiations with the Hills-Beaver Creek
Education Association for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years.
INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS:
Motion by Bosch, second by Rozeboom, and carried to approve Resolution for
School Board Candidate Filing for 2021 Special Election.
Motion by Bosch, second by Harnack, and carried to approve English Language Arts Curriculum Document and Purchase Plan to begin the 2021-2022 school year.
Motion by Rozeboom, second by Harnack, and carried to approve Health/Physical Education Curriculum Document and Purchase Plan to begin the 2021-2022 school year.
DISTRICT NON-ACTION ITEMS:
•Superintendent Report
•Legislative Update
AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING:
•Superintendent Evaluation
•First Reading Handbooks
•Operating Levy
DATES TO REMEMBER:
-Regular Board Meeting, Monday, July 12
-Regular Board Meeting, Wednesday, July 28 - Note changed from Monday,
July 26
Meeting adjourned at 7:38 p.m.
Renae Knobloch, Acting Secretary
(07-22)

City of Luverne seeks
upgrade bids
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by the City Clerk of Luverne, Minnesota, at the City Offices, 305 E. Luverne St., P.O. Box 659, Luverne, MN 56156-0659, until 2:00 p.m., on August 3, 2021, for furnishing East Substation and Power Plant Switchgear and Control Upgrades. At said time and place, bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
A new lineup of 27 kV indoor metal-clad switchgear including eight (8) vacuum 
circuit breakers, with related controls and accessories. Along with one 69 
kV control panel. The 15 kV indoor metalclad switchgear will be placed 
in the power plant, there will be four (4) vacuum breakers. This will include 
updates to the generation control panel and interconnection control wiring 
to the generator. This will include testing and commissioning of the equipment. 
The above work shall be in accordance with the specifications and proposed form of contract now on file in the office of the City of Luverne, Minnesota, by this reference made a part hereof as though fully set out and incorporated herein.
The Contractor and all subcontractors shall submit to the Owner a signed statement verifying compliance with each of the criteria described in the State of Minnesota “Responsible Contractor” law as codified in Minnesota Statute section 16C.285. See the Instructions to Bidders for more details.
Contractors desiring a copy of the project documents for individual use may obtain them from www.questcdn.com.  You may download the digital plan documents for $20 by inputting Quest project #7934501 website’s Project Search page.  Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information.  An optional paper set of the proposal forms and specifications for individual use may be obtained from the office of the Engineer, DGR Engineering, 1302 South Union Street, P.O. Box 511, Rock Rapids, IA 51246, telephone 712-472-2531, Fax 712-472-2710, e-mail dgr@dgr.com, upon payment of $75.00, none of which is refundable.  
All bids shall be made on bid forms furnished by the Engineer and shall be accompanied by bid security in the form of a certified check or bid bond, made payable to the City of Luverne, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid, which security becomes the property of the City in the event the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract and post satisfactory performance and payment bonds.
Payment to the Contractor will be made on the basis of ninety five 
percent (95%) upon certification of work completed; five percent 
(5%) thirty-one (31) days after final completion and acceptance.
Delivery of the 15 kV and generation panel February 2022. Delivery 
of the 27 kV Switchgear and 69 kV Control Panel March 2022.
The City reserves the right to defer acceptance of any bid for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days after the date bids are received and no bid may be withdrawn during this period. The City also reserves the right to waive irregularities, reject any or all bids, and enter into such contract as it shall be deemed to be in the best interest of the City.
Dated this 13th day of July, 2021.
CITY OF LUVERNE, MINNESOTA
By /s/ Jessica Mead               
City Clerk
(07-22)

County Highway Department 
seeks bids by Aug. 16 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
BRIDGE REPLACEMENT & APPROACH GRADING / S.A.P. 067-594-001 ETC.
BIDS CLOSE @ 11:00 A.M. AUGUST 16, 2021
LUVERNE, MINNESOTA 
Sealed *Bid Packets* will be received by the Rock County Highway Department 
in Luverne, Minnesota until 11:00 A.M. on Monday August 16, 2021.
READ CAREFULLY THE PROVISIONS FOR THE WAGE RATES AS CONTAINED IN THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS, AS THEY WILL AFFECT THIS PROJECT.
Attention is called to the fact that the Contractor must comply with the Special Equal Employment Opportunity Provisions & Wage Rates as contained in the Proposal. 
Proposals will be opened and read publicly in the presence of the Rock County Highway Engineer at the Rock County Highway Building located at 1120 North Blue Mound Avenue in Luverne, Minnesota immediately following the hour set for receiving bids for the following Rock County Highway work. Bids will be awarded on Tuesday August 17, 2021, at the regular Board of Commissioners Meeting.
Description of Work: Construction of Bridges 67K43 & 67K44; / PCST. Box Culverts; & the Elimination of Bridges L-2256 and L-2268.
The Major Quantities of Work are: 40 Ft. of 10’x5’ PCST. Box Culvert + 2 End Sections; 38 Ft. of 12’x6’ PCST. Box Culvert + 2 End Sections; 688 Cu. Yds. Granular Backfill; 108 Cu. Yds. Granular Bedding; 99 Tons Rock Bedding; 323 Tons Random Riprap Class 2; 629 Sq. Yds Remove Bituminous Pavement; 506 Cu. Yds. Common Borrow; 920 Sq. Yds. Subgrade Preparation; 288 Tons Aggregate Base, Class 5; & 244 Tons Type SP 12.5 Wear Course Mixture.
Plans, specifications and proposals may be viewed and downloaded on Quest at www.questcdn.com and at the Rock County Highway Department website, www.co.rock.mn.us/highway . Questions may be directed to the office of the Rock County Highway Engineer, 1120 North Blue Mound Avenue, P.O. Box 808, Luverne, MN 56156-0808 / (507) 283 - 5010.
The non-refundable cost for Plans and one proposal will be $40.00.
Bids must be accompanied by a certified check or corporate surety bond drawn in favor of the Rock County Treasurer in the amount of at least five percent (5%) of the proposal.
Sealed bids shall be clearly marked “PROJECT NO. SAP 067-594-001, Etc.”.
The Board of Rock County Commissioners reserves the right to 
reject any or all bids and to waive any defects therein.
Rock County is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Mark R. Sehr, P.E.
Rock County Highway Engineer
(07-22, 07-29, 08-05)

A total of 26 teams converged on the city of Luverne for the softball association’s first-ever “Bash-A-Rama” fastpitch softball tournament.
The two-day event started Saturday, July 17, with pool play and ended with tournament play on Sunday, July 18.
“We just wanted to promote the sport of softball,” tournament director Darin Kindt said about the fundraiser.
“It was to help promote the sport, to get more of our girls locally involved in softball.”
After the two-day event under perfect summer conditions, Kindt said the Luverne Softball Association considered the weekend a success.
“Everything was fantastic,” Kindt said.
“It was as good as we could’ve expected. It was a fun weekend. A lot of good softball was played.”
 
Blaze 10U takes first
The 10U division had five teams competing, with the Luverne Blaze going 4-0-1 and taking home first place.
The four other teams that competed against the Blaze were from Brookings, Brandon, Pipestone and Sioux Falls.
The 10U Blaze opened pool play with a 7-7 tie against the Brandon Valley Venom.
The Blaze then defeated Brookings 11-4. In their third game of pool play, the Blaze defeated the Sioux Falls Panthers 8-2.
To wrap up pool play, the Blaze defeated Pipestone 7-5.
In the tournament, the Blaze defeated Pipestone 8-5 to reach the championship game against the Sioux Falls Panthers. Luverne defeated the Panthers 10-0 to take home first place.
 
Blaze 12U takes first
In the 12U division, the Luverne Blaze took home first place by defeating the Sioux Falls Illusion 9-5 in the title game.
The Blaze reached the championship game by defeating West Lyon 8-6 in the first round of tournament play.
To open pool play, the 12U Blaze fell to West Lyon 8-1. Luverne then dropped game two of pool play to Edgerton 8-6.
The Blaze then wrapped up pool play with a 11-3 victory over Edgerton.
 
Blaze 14U is third
In the 14U division it was Pipestone edging Edgerton 7-6 in the championship game.
Luverne had two teams that competed in the 14U division. The Luverne Blaze 7 went 2-3, while the Luverne Blaze 8 went 3-2 and finished in third place.
 
Blaze 16U is third
The Luverne Blaze 16U team went 3-2 overall.
The Blaze opened up pool play with a 5-3 loss to the Wisconsin Sandpipers.
In the second game of pool play, the Blaze defeated Pierre 3-1. To wrap up pool play, the Blaze blanked Brookings 15-0.
To open up tournament play, the Blaze defeated Brookings 10-2. In the semifinals of tournament play the Blaze lost to Pierre 6-3.
 
Community support
Kindt said that this tournament would not have been made possible if it weren’t for all the help from the Luverne community.
“The feedback we received from other coaches and parents was fantastic,” Kindt said.
“The facilities were great. We had around 60 volunteers and we want to thank all of them and the Luverne Baseball Association. It was just a great weekend. You need a lot of people that are willing to help out to pull off events like this.”
Ultimately, he said, tournaments like the one last weekend are good for the community and for the young players.
“We just want to keep providing activities for the girls in the community,” he said.
“Hopefully we can grow it a bit more for next year.”