City of Luverne seeks
airport box hangar bids by April 29
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Owner: City of Luverne, Minnesota
Owner's Address: 305 East Luverne Street
Luverne, MN 56156
Project: Airport Box Hangar
Luverne Municipal Airport
Sealed BIDS for the construction of the Airport Box Hangar at the Luverne Municipal Airport will be received by the City of Luverne at the Luverne  City Offices at 305 East Luverne Street, PO Box 659, Luverne, MN 56156   before 2:00 PM on April 29, 2021, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.  Bids will be acted upon by the Owner at a later time.  The Project shall consist of the following work: 
Airport Box Hangar Building System
Pavement Removal
Asphalt Pavement
PCC Valley Gutter
Erosion Control
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:
City of Luverne DGR Engineering
305 East Luverne Street 2909 East 57th Street, Ste 101
Luverne, MN 56156 Sioux Falls, SD 57108 
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.
Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www.questcdn.com.  You may download the digital plan documents for $20.00 by inputting Quest project #7616116 on the 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, 2909 East 57th Street, Ste 101, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, telephone 605-339-4157, Fax 605-339-
4175, e-mail: dgr@dgr.com, upon payment of $100.00, none of which is refundable. All proposals shall be made on forms provided by the Engineer.
Each bid must be accompanied by bid security payable to the Owner for ten percent (10%) of the total bid as a certified or bank check or Bid Bond.  As soon as the bid prices have been compared, the Owner will return the bond of all except the three lowest, responsive, responsible bidders for each Schedule.  The bonds of the two remaining unsuccessful bidders will be retained until the earlier of seven days after the Effective Date of the Agreement or 30 days after the Bid opening.  The bond of the successful bidder will be retained until the contract and surety bond have been executed and approved, after which it will be returned.
All proposals shall be made on forms provided by the Engineer.
With submittal of a Bid, the Contractor represents that he has visited the site, familiarized himself with the local conditions under which the work is to be performed, 
and correlated his observations with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to accept any bid. Contractor's Proposals shall hold firm for ninety (90) days from the date of 
opening. Mutually agreed upon extensions of time may be made, if necessary.
OWNER'S NAME
By /s/ John Call
City Administrator
(04-01)

City of Luverne adopts
Ordinance No. 16
ORDINANCE NO. 16, FOURTH SERIES
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE
(BLOCK 1, TOWNE SQUARE FIRST ADDITION, AND LOT 2, 3, AND 4, BLOCK 3, TOWNE SQUARE SECOND ADDITION, CITY OF LUVERNE, 
ROCK COUNTY, MINNESOTA) 
THE CITY OF LUVERNE DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to City Charter, Section 12.05, the City Council is authorized to sell or convey the following described real estate located in the City of Luverne, County of Rock, State of Minnesota, described as follows, to-wit:
Block 1, Towne Square First Addition, City of Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota
And
Lot 2, 3, and 4, Block 3, Towne Square Second Addition, City of Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota
To Town Square Development, LLC
SEC. 2.  The Mayor and City Administrator are hereby authorized and directed to execute such legal documents as are necessary to accomplish this sale and are further authorized to execute and deliver a warranty deed upon complete fulfillment of all terms and conditions.  
SEC. 3.  This ordinance takes full force and effect seven (7) days after its publication.
 (04-01)

Notice of public hearing for variance requests
Close Proximity Owners and Local Officials 
of the Rock County Board of Adjustment
Notice is hereby given that the Rock County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 12, 2021, at the Rock County Law Enforcement Center, 1000 North Blue Mound Avenue, Luverne, Minnesota, at 7:00 pm to act on the following applications:
Eric Sas has requested a variance to permit the construction of farm shop to be located no less than 95 feet from the centerline of the public right of way on the property located at 2058 241st Street in Section 11 of Battle Plain Township, T104N, 44W, Rock County, Minnesota.  Said property is owned by Sas Holdings. The proposed structure would encroach upon the required setback from the public right of way as allowed in the Rock County Zoning Ordinance.
Daniel Fick has requested a variance to allow the placement of a feedlot to be located less than one-half mile from an existing dwelling, with the feedlot to be located in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 section of Section 9 of Clinton Township, T101N, R45W, Rock County, Minnesota.  Said property is owned by Morris and Elizabeth Fick.  The proposed feedlot would encroach upon the required setback from the nearest dwelling/residence as allowed in the Rock County Zoning Ordinance.
To help mitigate the risk to public health by following the recommendations from the Department of Health and Human Services, along with Governor Walz’ statewide response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the total number of attendees present at the meeting will be limited to 10 attendees as per the Governor’s requirements AND all attendees shall be required to wear face masks.
If you wish to offer comments relative to the public hearings being held and do not need to be present, we ask you to submit that those comments by 4:00 PM on Monday, June 29.  Comments can be submitted in writing to the Rock County Land Management Office, located at 311 West Gabrielson Road, Suite 4, Luverne, Minnesota, or submitted by e-mail to:  eric.hartman@co.rock.mn.us 
  If you wish to actively participate in the public hearing process itself from an off-site location, we are providing live access to the meeting through a teleconferencing service.  To access the meeting, dial the following phone number: (425)436-6320 Then, when prompted, enter the access code number: 108575
The properties described above are both zoned A-2, General Agriculture.
 
Dated: April 1, 2021
By Order of the Rock County Board of Adjustment
Eric Hartman, Zoning Administrator
311 W. Gabrielson Road
Luverne, MN  56156
507-283-8862       (04-01, 04-08)

Notice of public hearing for conditional use permits
Pursuant to the Rock County Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given by the Rock County Planning and Zoning Commission that a public hearing will be held at the Rock County Law Enforcement Center located at 1000 North Blue Mound Avenue, Luverne, Minnesota at 7:10 p.m., Monday April 12, 2021. The purpose of this hearing is to hear public comments on the following applications for conditional use permits:
 
Applicant: Reker Construction
Location: NE 1/4 of Section 26 of Clinton Township, T101N, R45W, Rock 
County, Minnesota
Conditional Use: Gravel extraction, stockpiling, and associated processing
 
Applicant: Central Specialties
Location: NW 1/4 of Section 13 of Vienna Township, T103N, R44W, 
Rock County, Minnesota
Conditional Use: Placement and Operation of a temporary hot mix asphalt plant
 
Applicant: Central Specialties
Location: W 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of Section 35 of Mound Township, T103N, 
R45W, Rock County, Minnesota
Conditional Use: Placement and Operation of a temporary hot mix asphalt plant
 
Applicant: Central Specialties
Location: W 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 23 of Denver Township, T103N, 
R45W, Rock County, Minnesota
Conditional Use: Placement and Operation of a temporary hot mix asphalt plant
 
Applicant: Duininck, Inc.           
Location: Portions of N 1/2 of NW 1/4 of Section 14 and SE 1/4 of SW 
1/4 of Section 11 of Denver Township, T104N, R45W, Rock 
County, Minnesota
Conditional Use:            Placement and operation of a temporary hot mix asphalt plant
 
Applicant: Duininck, Inc.            
Location: A portion of the SW 1/4 of Section 21 of Battle Plain Township, 
T104N, R44W, Rock County, MN
Conditional Use           Placement and operation of a temporary hot mix asphalt plant
 
To help mitigate the risk to public health by following the recommendations from the Department of Health and Human Services, along with Governor Walz’ statewide response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the total number of attendees present at the meeting will be limited to 10 attendees as per the Governor’s requirements AND all attendees shall be required to wear face masks.
If you wish to offer comments relative to the public hearings being held and do not need to be present, we ask you to submit that those comments by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 29. Comments can be submitted in writing to the Rock County Land Management Office, located at 311 West Gabrielson Road, Suite 4, Luverne, Minnesota, or submitted by e-mail to: eric.hartman@co.rock.mn.us 
If you wish to actively participate in the public hearing process itself from an off-site location, we are providing live access to the meeting through a teleconferencing service. To access the meeting, dial the following phone number: (425)436-6320 Then, when prompted, enter the access code number: 108575
By order of the Rock County Planning and Zoning Commission
Eric A. Hartman, Zoning Administrator
311 W. Gabrielson Road
Luverne, MN  56156
507-283-8862   (04-01, 04-08)

Kindt probate
STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DISTRICT COURT
COUNTY OF ROCK PROBATE DIVISION
Court File No. 67-PR-21-52
 
Estate of Delores Henrietta Kindt NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON
aka Delores H. Kindt   PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND
                                                              APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO 
                      Decedent                    CREDITORS
 
It is Ordered and Notice is given that on April 26, 2021 at 8:30 a.m., a  hearing will be held in this Court at 204 E. Brown Street, Luverne, Minnesota, 56156, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent, dated April 26, 2016, and codicil(s) to the Will and separate writing(s) under Minn. Stat. 524.2-513 ("Will"), and for the appointment of Mavis Sheinhauer, whose address is 2637 60th Street, Rochester, MN 55901 as Personal Representative  of the Estate of the Decedent in an UNSUPERVISED administration.
Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the assets of the Estate in Minnesota including the power to collect all assets, pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, and sell real and personal property, and do all necessary acts for the Estate.
Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.                
A charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceedings to be given to the Attorney General pursuant to Minn. Stat. 501B.41, subd. 5.
 
Dated: 3/29/2021                                                    BY THE COURT
 
/s/ Terry S. Vajgrt
District Court Judge
Natalie Reisch
Court Administrator
Attorney for Petitioner
Benjamin Vander Kooi, Jr.
Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A.
127 E. Main, PO Box 746
Luverne, MN 56156
Attorney License No.: 112124
Telephone: 507-283-9546
Fax: 507-283-9626
Email: lawkooi@gmail.com
  (04-01, 04-08)

Sue Stueven said she fell in love with her Babydoll sheep due to the wooly teddy bear appearance and perpetual smiles the animals have on their faces, as demonstrated by recent newborn Olive. Monday, as temperatures rose into the mid 70s, the youngsters and their moms were let out of the barn at the Stueven farm east of Hills to enjoy the sunshine. As the lambs played, smiles spread to humans as March went out as a lamb and April opens to a forecast of continued spring weather with little precipitation.

Nearly 30 percent of Rock County residents have received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
On Wednesday a second-dose clinic was offered for K-12 staff at Grand Prairie Events in Luverne, and 165 first-dose appointments were added to this clinic.  
Jason Kloss of Southwest Health and Human Services worked with local leaders to get the message out with information on how to sign up for appointments.
“We initially were offering this clinic for essential workers in Phase 1b,” Kloss said. 
“However, the governor announced last week that starting on March 30, anyone 16 years and older is eligible to receive the COVID vaccine.”   
SWHHS is currently dispensing the Moderna vaccine at its clinics, so it’s available only to people 18 years and older.    
Kloss said Rock County is making good progress with vaccinations.   
“Sanford Luverne continues to have weekly vaccination clinics,” he said. “Tammy Loosbrock (hospital director) reported to me that her staff have vaccinated over 2,000 people since December.”
SWHHS conducted a vaccination clinic at Premium Pork on March 25 when 80 employees received their shots. “We were hoping to vaccinate more, but it’s a start.”
Kloss said vaccine hesitancy continues to be a barrier, as was observed with employees at Premium Pork. 
“Even though the COVID-19 vaccines have received FDA emergency use authorization, the vaccines are held to the same safety standards as all vaccines,” he said. “In addition, no significant safety concerns were identified in the clinical trials, although a small number of severe allergic reactions were reported during the initial rollout.” 
 FDA and CDC monitor safety and side effects once vaccines are in use, and all providers are required to report incidents. 
“In our region, we have observed only a very small number of allergic reactions,” Kloss said.