Question: I junked two vehicles about 30 days ago and have only received one "Junk Certificate" in the mail. I contacted the DVS with the VIN # in question and they have no record of the vehicle being junked and told me to contact the repair shop. I contacted the repair shop that I mailed the signed title to, and they said they have taken care of it. I do not want to get into any sort of legal trouble with this and am wondering what other actions if any I should take to ensure the vehicle was actually scrapped or if once I signed and mailed the title to them I have no more legal responsibility for the vehicle.
Answer: If you sold your vehicle to a licensed motor vehicle dealer, you don’t have to do anything.
There are many different types of Minnesota licensed dealers: for example, new, used, scrap metal, wholesaler, broker, lessor, auction, salvage pool and used parts.
If a vehicle is sold to a private individual or any non-licensed entity, you would be required to fill out a “notice of sale” within 10 days of the sale date. The bottom of the title contains the “notice of sale”. It can either be filled out and mailed to Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS), or be completed online.  https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/Pages/dvs-content-detail.aspx?pageID=6…
It is common that a dealer may hold two different licenses: for example, a used and scrap metal dealer license. In this case the dealer may buy vehicles that people are junking out. If the dealer junks the vehicle out, they have reporting requirements, which includes notifying the state of Minnesota the vehicle is “junked.” If the dealer decides the vehicle is worth fixing instead of junking, they would then report to the state of Minnesota that the vehicle is “held for resale” and later resold.
To answer your question about your other specific vehicle, it is currently “held for resale. This means a licensed, used dealership owns it and plans on reselling the vehicle. Being that a dealership held it for resale, you should not have to do anything.
You can avoid a ticket — and a crash — if you simply buckle up, drive at safe speeds, pay attention and always drive sober.  Help us drive Minnesota toward zero deaths.
If you have any questions concerning traffic-related laws or issues in Minnesota, send your questions to Sgt. Troy Christianson – Minnesota State Patrol at Statue 169.791 2900 48th Street NW, Rochester MN 55901-5848.  (Or reach him at, Troy.Christianson@state.mn.us)
  
                 
 

Rock County 4-H returned to in-person judging July 15 with pre-fair judging in selected general projects of clothing and textiles, food review, fashion review, video, performing arts, illustrated presentation and demonstrations. Club judging of community pride and banner projects also took place at American Reformed Church in Luverne. Other projects will have pre-fair judging on July 26 and on July 28, the opening day of the Rock County Fair. “Our numbers are a little bit lower than in the past but are much better than 2020,” said 4-H program director Kelsey Maeschen. “2020 was hard since more of our projects had to be done virtually last year.”

LSS meals at Generations
Monday, July 26: Chicken and noodle casserole, mixed vegetables, peaches, cookie.
Tuesday, July 27: Tater tot casserole, green beans, bread, cinnamon apples.
Wednesday, July 28: Chicken mandarin salad, fruit, tomatoes and cucumbers, brownie.
 Thursday, July 29—National Lasagna Day: Lasagna, tossed salad, fruit, dessert.
Half-Price Day sponsored by Main Street Financial.
Friday, July 30: Chicken-fried steak with gravy, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, dessert, dinner roll.
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.

Open houses
Dean and Peggy Goettsch will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills.

The following appeared in The Rock County Star-Herald on April 7, 1949.
 
County Public Health Nurse Would Cost Residents Estimated 40 Cents Per Person
 
Maximum Annual Outlay For Program Would Be $5,000, According to Report
Cost of maintaining a public health nurse in Rock county will average 40 cents per person per year, it was announced here Friday night.
A meeting, arranged for by the Luverne Mothers Club, to discuss the question of a public health nurse, was held at the high school building here. In attendance were three members of the county board, representatives of various civic organizations, several school teachers, and a group of nurses and public health workers from Nobles county.
Speaker of the evening was Dr. B. O. Mork, Jr., Worthington, director of the state department of health. County Supt. of Schools Barrett presented the figures on the cost in the absence of County Auditor Koehn, whose records were used as a basis for the computation.
Cost of having the nursing program, based on costs in other counties in the state, was estimated to amount to between $4,800 and $5,000; the state will pay $1,500; the remaining $3,500 being the county’s share of the cost. Figuring on the basis of $10,000,000 in assessed valuation of Rock county property, the nursing program would increase the total tax bill for each taxpayer by .35 of a mill. For the average quarter section of land with an average set of buildings, taxes would increase $1.75 over the present amount now paid, Mr. Barrett indicated.
(The county board of commissioners hires the nurse if a public health program is adopted. Costs incidental in the nursing program are paid from tax funds.)
Benefits which the people of the county would derive through a public nursing program would more than offset the offset the cost, Dr. Mork pointed out.
“The cost of a couple of movies or a couple of haircuts shouldn’t be too great for the people to pay for this health service,” he stated.
Among the benefits derived through a county nursing home program, Dr. Mork pointed out are:
(1) Tuberculosis testing (mantoux) on a county wide basis. Dr. S. A. Slater, of the Worthington Sanatorium, hesitates to make Mantoux tests on a mass basis when there is not a public health nurse in the county, because a nurse is needed for follow-up work, Dr. Mork stated.
(2) Work in cancer control, with funds made available by the American Cancer Society. The Cancer Society, it was pointed out, will work though a nurse in educating the public regarding cancer in its early stages. Death from cancer can be prevented, in at least one-third of the cases, if cancer is detected early enough.
(3) Earlier detection of such diseases as tuberculosis. Each case of tuberculosis that requires sanatorium treatment costs the county at least $2,000 per year for case. For every death caused by TB, in its early stages, Dr. Mork pointed out, the saving to the county resulting from such a discovery, would almost pay the nurse’s salary for a year.
Duties of a nurse, Dr. Mork said, fall into three categories. She would provide nursing care and health guidance to school children and families. In Nobles county, he said, the nurse calls on all mothers of newborn babies to give them assistance and advice. Secondly, she participates in educational work, assisting in training home nursing classes, etc. Thirdly, she cooperates with the medical profession and citizen groups in putting the county health program into effect. This may include TB testing, mass immunization, health examinations of school children, etc.
In breaking down the cost figures, Dr. Mork said that the nurse’s salary would run from $2,800 to $3,000 per year, based on what other counties are now paying. A part time clerk would entail an expenditure of an additional $1,000; $700 would go toward travel expense, while another $300 would be required for office supplies and incidentals.
Mrs. Jerry Simpson, a member of the Mothers Club Public health nurse committee, said she had investigated costs of counties of approximately the same size population and area as Rock county, to maintain a nursing program. Cost in Stevens county last year was $3,575; Sherburne, $4,067.57; Houston, $3,832.61; Dodge, $4,281.51; Pipestone, .4,013.72.
Rock is one of 21 counties in the state which does not have a nursing program, yet there is not a county in the state which has a greater agricultural valuation than Rock county, Mrs. Simpson pointed out.
Dr. C. L. Sherman said that the medical profession as a whole was in favor of the nursing program, and Dr. O. W. Anderson said that everyone he had talked to felt the same way.
County Commissioner G. V. Carstens, Luverne, when asked how the county board felt about it, said that if anyone were interested in how that county board felt about it, they were welcome to attend the county board meeting, and the county board would express their views at that time. He said that since the county board tabled the matter last year, two new members had replaced two of those who had been on the board at that time, and the board’s views may have changed since then.
County Commissioner W. G. Perkins said no one in his district had spoken to him in favor of a nurse, and he had had some speak against it. “If I thought the people of my district favored a nurse,” he said, “I’d vote for it. But, it’s my duty to represent the people of my district and vote as they want me to vote.”
County Commissioner Harry Leslie did not voice his opinion. Commissioner A. H. Halls and L. J. Moeller were not in attendance.
         Donations to the Rock County Historical Society can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, 312 E. Main Street, Luverne, MN 56156.
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10 years ago (2011)
•A tumble prairie flower was the focus of much attention this week at Touch the Sky Prairie north of Luverne.
Local volunteers, members of the Youth Conservation Corps and Iowa Lakes Community College students searched ditches and tall grass to monitor the progress of the rare western prairie fringed orchid.
The western orchid is listed as a threatened plant species. Its numbers have decreased in past decades due to fewer acres of natural prairie habitat, drought, fewer hawk moths to pollinate and changing soil conditions.
 
25 years ago (1996)
•For the first time in 16 years, Gene Cragoe isn’t arranging his schedule around school board meetings. As of July 1, Cragoe is no longer a member of the Independent District 2184 board.
After so long, disengaging from the job isn’t easy. There are projects started that he would have liked to have seen through to completion, but he decided not to file for re-election. Health concerns and the desire for less stress outweighed the other. He said he will continue, however, to be interested in district business and has volunteered to serve on committees as a citizen.
 
50 years ago (1971)
•Hail and high winds left a path of destruction across the heart of Rock County Sunday leaving from 20 to total per cent crop damage in parts of Denver, Mound and Vienna Townships.
The storm created havoc in a line west of Hardwick and continued to the southeast as far as Kenneth. Early reports state a path eight miles long and a mile wide, but further reports filtering in on Tuesday show destruction in a path almost 14 miles long.
Hail as much as a half inch in diameter along with varying levels of driving rain and fierce wind fell on the area between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. Sunday.
By noon Tuesday, county hail insurance agencies had received about 134 damage claims from the stricken area.
 
75 years ago (1946)
•Donald Renfro, an army captain during World War II, is the owner of Renfro’s Variety, which he purchased several months ago from J. M. Adams. Renfro, who traveled for a wholesale coal concern before entering the service, is another “out-of-towner” who chose Luverne as a place to go into business for himself.
 
100 years ago (1921)
•A change in the officers of the First National Bank of this city was made the first of the week, when O. P. Huntington retired as vice president and Carl O. Mueller, of Cedar Rapids, Ia., was elected to succeed him. Mr. Huntington, however, retains his stock and remains a director of the institution.
Mr. Huntington’s resignation will create no surprise among many of his friends, for they have known for some time that he has been anxious to retire in order to give his private business affairs the time their responsibility demands. He has also felt that he is entitled to take life a little easier, for, to use his own expression, he has “been in the harness for 32 years.” …
Mr. Mueller comes to Luverne with very high recommendations. He has had ten years executive  experience in the banking business, except for a year spent in service during the war, and has been well known to the officers of the First National for many years.

Smith named to dean’s list at Drake
Jade Smith, Luverne, was named to the Spring 2021 semester dean’s list at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. To be eligible, students must earn a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale.
 
Kruse makes St. Mary’s dean’s list
Kasyn Kruse, Luverne, has been named to the Spring 2021 semester dean’s list at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota at Winona.  To make the list, students must earn at least a 3.6 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Kasyn is the son of Karla Kruse.
 
SDSU announces Spring 2021 dean’s list
Several area students were named to the Spring 2021 semester dean’s list at South Dakota State University in Brookings. Students must earn at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale with a minimum of 12 graded credits. Students with a 4.0 have an asterisk after their name.
The following code is used: SAFES: College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental  Sciences; SAHSS: College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; SEHS: College of Education and Human Sciences; SENGR: Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering; SNS: College of Natural Sciences; SNURS: College of Nursing; SPAHP: College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions.
The following were named to the dean’s list:
Adrian: Rylie Hokeness*, SEHS; Evan Schettler, SAFES.
Beaver Creek: Mira Uithoven*, SAHSS; Avery Van Roekel, SAHSS.
Hills: Luke LaRock*, SAHSS; Dawson Leenderts, SAFES; Catherine Westphal, SNURS; Jax Wysong*, SNS.
Luverne: Tacey Baustian*, SNS; Jarod Berndt, SENGR; Jeremiah Dooyema, SENGR; Michael Groen*, SENGR; Alexis Henrichs, SAFES; Melissa Teal, SNURS; Benjamin Wagner, SENGR; Danielle Watts-Boll*, SAHSS.
Lismore: Brittney Loonan, SEHS; Paige Tweet*, SAFES.
Rushmore: Paige Madison, SAFES.
Steen: Whitney Elbers*, SNURS.
 
Augustana releases dean’s list
Hope Van Meeteren of Luverne has been named to the Spring 2021 dean’s list at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. To be eligible, students must earn a 3.5 GPA or higher with at least 12 graded credits.
Area students graduate from Mount Marty
Meghan Nelson, Sherman, South Dakota, and Mitchell Lonneman, Adrian, graduated in May 2021 from Mount Marty University in Yankton, South Dakota.
Nelson earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing, and Lonneman completed a Bachelor of Arts degree honors program in pre-professional studies.
 
Siebenahler named to dean’s list at St. Ben’s
 Courtney Siebenahler, daughter of John and Awanda Siebenahler of Luverne, has been named to the dean's list for the Spring 2021 semester at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph. Siebenahler is a senior integrative science major. Students must earn a GPA of at least 3.80 with at least 12 graded credits to qualify for the dean’s list.

Japanese beetles … they’re back and they’re hungry. I saw the first of these pests on my rose blossoms last week. Last summer I fought them on my roses, my zinnias, my beans and my raspberries.
Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) are small insects that carry a big threat. They do not discriminate when it comes to what types of plants they feed on, though they do have favorites (like roses.) In fact, they are classified as a pest to hundreds of different species. They are one of the major insect pests in the Eastern and Midwestern United States, causing monumental damage to crops each year.
Prior to the beetle’s accidental introduction to the United States in the early 1900s, the Japanese beetle was found only on the islands of Japan, isolated by water and kept in check by its natural predators. In 1912, a law was passed that made it illegal to import plants rooted in soil. Unfortunately, the failure to implement the law immediately allowed the Japanese beetle to arrive in this country.
Japanese beetles are one-half inch in length with metallic blue-green heads, copper-colored backs, tan wings, and small white hairs lining each side of the abdomen. Japanese beetles usually feed in small groups. They lay eggs in the soil during June, which develop into tiny white grubs with brown heads and six legs that are up to three-fourths inch in length. These grubs will remain underground for about 10 months, overwintering and growing in the soil.
They emerge from the soil as adult beetles and begin feeding the following June. They usually attack plants in groups, which is why damage is so severe. Although the lifecycle of the adult Japanese beetle is barely 40 days, it can cover a lot of ground. Even if you succeed in controlling your Japanese beetle population, your neighbor’s Japanese beetles might come on over.
Japanese beetles feed on a wide variety of flowers and crops. (The adult beetles attack more than 300 different kinds of plants.) But in terms of garden plants, they are especially common on roses, as well as beans, grapes and raspberries.
Japanese beetles can devour most of the foliage on favored plants, as well as the flowers. Look for leaves that are “skeletonized” (i.e., only have veins remaining). This is a tell-tale sign of Japanese beetles.
Japanese beetle grubs damage grass when overwintering in the soil, as they feast on the roots of lawn grasses and garden plants. This can cause brown patches of dead or dying grass to form in the lawn, which will pull up easily thanks to the weakened roots.
Unfortunately, the most effective way of getting rid of Japanese beetles is to hand-pick them off of plants. It’s time-consuming, but it works, especially if you are diligent.
I mix a solution of one tablespoon of liquid dishwashing detergent per cup water, which will cause them to drown. They drop from the leaf or flower they are on immediately if you touch them, so I hold the container with this solution under the flower or leaf they’re on and touch them to get them to drop into the container.  There’s a certain amount of satisfaction in that remedy.
There are insecticide sprays that are labeled for Japanese beetles, but most of these sprays are toxic to bees, and the beetles are present when the bees are active, so I hesitate to recommend them.

The Luverne Lions Club recently presented $100 scholarships to the Luverne High School Lions Club Students of the Quarter and the annual $750 scholarship. Scholarship recipients are (front, from left) Ainslie Robinson, Lauren VerSteeg, Elise Jarchow and Rozilyn Oye and Lions Club members (in back) Awards Chairman Codie Zeutenhorst and Club President Steve Cattnach. All received checks for $100, and Jarchow received $750 as the overall winner, based on leadership, community involvement and teamwork skills. The students help with Lions Club projects, such as the upcoming fair, according to club member Bill Martin. “We've had a few that work Lions projects, like our upcoming Rock County Fair the end of July. They become part of our work group,” he said, “and the synergy makes whatever task easily accomplishable with their skills mingled with our Lions Club across the years.”