Alice Mabel Overgaard was born on Sept. 22, 1927, to Andrew and Katrine (Barstad) Tofteland on the family farm in Clinton Township, Rock County, Minnesota. She was baptized Nov.
Vernon Nelvin Kortleever was born on May 7, 1937, to John and Myrtle (Uilk) Kortleever in Leota, Minnesota. While growing up, Vern was one of 10 children.
Sam Goldsmith’s American government class at Luverne High School was able to experience federal court proceedings Nov. 6 when they visited the U.S. District Court at the federal courthouse in Sioux Falls.
At the front of almost every Lutheran church, for the four Sundays before Christmas you will see a wreath with five candles on it. Four around the outside of the wreath and a larger one in the middle of the wreath.