By John RittenhouseGirls’ basketball teams from Luverne and Adrian wrapped up the regular season in Adrian Monday.Both the AHS and LHS girls were looking to gain some momentum heading into the postseason, which begins for both teams this weekend.The home-standing Dragons received a boost of confidence by rolling to a 60-31 victory over the Cardinals.Adrian will take an 18-5 record and a two-game winning streak in the South Section 3A Tournament, where it will play either Ellsworth or Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Worthington.Luverne, which ends a 4-19 regular season with an eight-game losing streak, plays Windom in the quarterfinals of the South Section 3AA Tournament at 7 p.m. Saturday in Windom.The Dragons scored the first six points of Monday’s game and never lost control of the contest after limiting the Cardinals to a pair of field goals in the first half.Sarah Henning sank a free throw with 20.9 seconds left in the first quarter to give the Dragons a 14-4 lead they would take into the second period.AHS scored the first six points of the second quarter to open a 20-4 advantage that swelled to 22 points (28-6) when Maria Gengler converted a field goal with 1:12 left.Luverne trimmed the difference to 21 points (30-9) by the end of the first half and trailed by 16 (33-17) when Maggie Kuhlman delivered a field goal at the 3:00 mark of the third quarter.Adrian outscored LHS 6-3 the rest of the third period to take a 39-20 lead into the fourth quarter. The hosts opened the fourth period with a 12-0 run in the first 4:10 that settled the issue by giving the Dragons a 51-20 lead.Senior Kylie Heronimus tied the AHS school record for career assists (459) by distributing 12 in the contest. Heronimus also pulled down 10 rebounds.Andrea Lonneman led the Dragons in scoring with 19 points. Gengler scored 15 points, collected 11 rebounds and blocked five shots.Kuhlman led the Cards with 11 points and four steals. Mindy Nieuwboer and Danielle Loosbrock snared six and four rebounds respectively.Box scoreLuverneWilliams 1 1 2-2 7, Heitkamp 1 0 0-0 2, Boomgaarden 0 0 2-2 2, Nieuwboer 1 0 0-1 2, Snyder 1 0 1-1 3, Peterson 0 0 0-0 0, Kuhlman 3 1 2-2 11, Stewart 0 0 0-0 0, Gacke 0 0 0-0 0, Evans 1 0 0-0 2, Loosbrock 1 0 0-0 2, VanDeBerg 0 0 0-0 0.AdrianS.Henning 1 0 1-2 3, Heronimus 2 0 0-1 4, Honermann 0 0 1-2 1, Thier 0 0 0-0 0, Banck 2 0 1-2 5, Kruger 2 0 0-1 4, Cox 2 0 1-2 5, Lonneman 5 0 9-10 19, Gengler 7 0 1-2 15, Strand 0 0 1-2 1, Bullerman 0 0 0-0 0, Loosbrock 1 0 1-2 3.Team statisticsLuverne: 11 of 55 field goals (20 percent), seven of eight free throws (88 percent), 23 rebounds, 14 turnovers.Adrian: 22 of 45 field goals (49 percent), 16 of 29 free throws (55 percent), 43 rebounds, 13 turnovers.

By John RittenhouseThe Adrian wrestling team secured a trip to the Minnesota State Class AA Wrestling Championships in St. Paul Saturday in Pipestone.The Dragons won the Section 3AA Team Tournament by defeating Redwood Valley and Yellow Medicine East at the weekend event.Saturday’s wins gave AHS their first Section 3AA title, and they send the 34-5 Dragons to the state championships that will be staged at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul March 4-6. Adrian will wrestle Section 6AA champion Milaca-Faith Christian in the quarterfinals at 2:45 p.m. Thursday, March 4.It will be Adrian’s sixth appearance at a state tournament as a team, and the first since 2001.The Dragons will compete at the Section 3AA Individual Tournament in Montevideo Friday and Saturday.Adrian 32, YME 22The Dragons captured the section title by topping the Sting by 10 points during Saturday’s championship match in Pipestone.The match was up for grabs with the Dragons clinging to a 14-13 edge after YME’s Nick Cole topped Dusty Bullerman 7-2 at 140 pounds, but AHS won four of the next five matches to secure the section championship.Nate Engelkes ignited the title-clinching run by pinning Spencer Sannerud in 3:06 at 145 before Tony Sauer (8-4 over Jordan Stock) and Cody Reverts (5-2 over Erick Isfled at 160) posted decision wins to give AHS a 26-13 lead.YME’s Tyler Santjer kept his team alive by nipping Trent Bullerman 5-3 in overtime during the 171-pound match to make it 26-16, but Adrian’s Levi Bullerman settled the issue by sticking Nick Shommer in 2:50 at 189.YME’s Justin Stoks (8-4 over Cody Lutmer at 215) and Ben Khali (1-0 over Josh Winselman at heavyweight) posted decision wins to end the match.The Sting took a 7-0 lead when Ryan Tangen secured a 14-3 major decision win over Tony Thier at 103 and Chad Listal topped Joey Bullerman 12-9 at 112.Adrian, however, moved in front 9-7 with Brandon Croat’s 5-0 win over Matt Williams at 119 and Michal Barrie’s 1:26 pin over Landen Cole at 125.Blaine Weber gave YME its last lead of the match (10-9) when he topped Pete Jensen 9-4 at 130, but Adrian regained the lead (14-10) for good when Brandon Bullerman beat Tom Jacobson by technical fall at 135.Match wrap-up103 (Y) Tangen m.d. Thier.112 (Y) Listal dec. J.Bullerman.119 (A) Croat dec. Williams.125 (A) Barrie pins Cole.130 (Y) Weber dec. Jensen.135 (A) B.Bullerman t.f. Jacobson.140 (Y) Cole dec. D.Bullerman.145 (A) Engelkes pins Sannerud.152 (A) Sauer dec. Stock.160 (A) Reverts dec. Isfeld.171 (Y) Santjer dec. T.Bullerman.189 (A) L.Bullerman pins Shommer.215 (Y) Stoks dec. Lutmer.275 (Y) Kahli dec. Winselman.Adrian 48, RWV 15The Dragons coasted to a 33-point win over Redwood Valley during Saturday’s section semifinal match in Pipestone.Adrian outscored the Cardinals 35-0 in the first seven weight classes and never looked back the rest of the match.The early run featured pins by Croat (19 seconds over Nick Hodgson at 119) and Brandon Bullerman (1:12 over Mitch Heiling at 135), and a forfeit victory from Jensen at 125.Thier and Barrie clinched technical fall wins over Alex Knoblach and Russell Gewerth at 103 and 125 respectively. Joey Bullerman rolled to a 14-2 major decision win over Brady Myers at 112, and Dusty Bullerman edged Alex Tiffany at 140.RWV’s Bo Hagert ended Adrian’s run by topping Nate Engelkes 6-3 at 145, but Sauer countered with a 17-7 major decision win over Ross Potter at 152 to give the Dragons a 35-3 lead.RWV’s Dusty Myers (6-3 over Reverts at 160) and Tom Anderson (5-4 over Trent Bullerman at 171) posted decision wins and Blake Hagert pinned Wade Loosbrock in 3:20 at 189 to bring the Cardinals within 24 points (39-15) of AHS.The match ended with Adrian’s Levi Bullerman nipping Paul Panitzke 4-2 before Winselman drew a forfeit at 275.Match wrap-up103 (A) Their t.f. Knoblach.112 (A) J.Bullerman m.d. Myers.119 (A) Croat pins Hodgson.125 (A) Jensen by forfeit.130 (A) Barrie t.f. Gewerth.135 (A) B.Bullerman pins Heiling.140 (A) D.Bullerman dec. Tiffany.145 (R) Hagert dec. Engelkes.152 (A) Sauer m.d. Potter.160 (R) Myers dec. Reverts.171 (R) Anderson dec. T.Bullerman.189 (R) Hagert pins Loosbrock.215 (A) L.Bullerman dec. Panitzke.275 (A) Winselman by forfeit.

By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team secured its sixth consecutive victory by upending Fulda 61-50 in Fulda Tuesday.The Patriots outscored the Raiders in every quarter of the game while upping their season record to 17-7.H-BC will end the regular season by hosting Red Rock Central tonight before playing in Ellsworth Monday.Along with converting 81 percent of its free throws and having four players reach double figures in scoring, H-BC’s ability to find the holes in Fulda’s defense was one of the keys to victory."We had balance," said Patriot coach Steve Wiertzema. "Whatever they would give us, we were able to find it and take it."Kale Wiertzema, who scored 15 points and nabbed seven rebounds for the winners, scored nine points in the first quarter to help the Patriots take a 15-10 lead.Zach Wysong scored nine of his 13 points when H-BC outscored Fulda 17-13 in the second period to open a 32-23 lead at the intermission.H-BC increased its lead to 10 points (46-36) by the end of the third quarter before Tyler Bush and Trey Van Wyhe netted seven points each in the fourth quarter to help the Patriots prevail by 11.Bush led H-BC with 16 points and seven assists. Van Wyhe chipped in 12 points. Tom LeBoutiller added seven rebounds and six assists to the winning cause.Box scoreBush 3 0 10-11 16, Wysong 1 3 2-2 13, Broesder 0 0 0-0 0, Wiertzema 5 1 2-4 15, Van Wyhe 5 0 2-2 12, Spykerboer 1 0 0-0 2, LeBoutillier 1 0 1-2 3.Team statisticsH-BC: 20 of 39 field goals (51 percent), 17 of 21 free throws (81 percent), 24 rebounds, seven turnovers.Fulda: 18 of 40 field goals (45 percent), five of 11 free throws (45 percent), 17 rebounds, seven turnovers.

By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team completed a 14-10 regular season by defeating Pipestone 38-31 in Pipestone Monday.Seven days after losing to the Arrows in Hills Feb. 17, H-BC used a strong defensive effort to beat Pipestone on its home floor.H-BC limited the Arrows to 36 percent shooting from the floor and kept the hosts from scoring less than 10 points in three of the game’s four quarters."I thought we played very well defensively," said Patriot coach Tom Goehle. "We forced them to try and score from the perimeter, and they didn’t do it."The teams battled to a draw at nine in the first quarter before H-BC opened an eight-point lead at one stage of the second quarter.Pipestone trimmed the difference to five points (18-13) before the first half was complete, and the Arrows trailed by as many as six points in the third quarter before trimming the difference to two points (25-23) by period’s end.The score was tied at 29 in the fourth quarter when H-BC started a 9-2 run that gave it a seven-point victory.Cassi Tilstra, who scored 12 points along with Erin Boeve, netted eight points in the fourth quarter for H-BC. Tilstra also recorded five assists, while Boeve snared six rebounds.Kerri Fransman led the Patriots with four steals in the game.H-BC drew the third seed for the South Section 3A Tournament. The Patriots play No. 6 Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin in a 6 p.m. quarterfinal-round tilt Saturday in Worthington.Box scoreRozeboom 2 1 1-2 8, Fransman 0 2 0-0 6, Bush 0 0 0-0 0, Sandstede 0 0 0-0 0, Olson 0 0 0-0 0, Mulder 0 0 0-0 0, Tilstra 4 1 1-2 12, Boeve 6 0 0-0 12.Team statisticsH-BC: 16 of 42 field goals (38 percent), two of six free throws (33 percent), 23 rebounds, nine turnovers.Pipestone: 15 of 42 field goals (36 percent), one of two free throws (50 percent), 24 rebounds, 15 turnovers.

Hills-Beaver Creek junior Tom LeBoutillier works his way to the basket during Friday’s Red Rock Conference basketball game against Adrian in Hills. H-BC rallied from a six-point deficit in the fourth quarter to top the Dragons 47-44.By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team completed a sweep of its annual season series with Adrian by defeating the Dragons 47-44 in Hills Friday.H-BC trailed by six points with 4:09 remaining in the fourth quarter before rallying to outscore AHS 12-3 the rest of the night to win by three points.Adrian took a 33-30 lead into the fourth quarter of play and led by six (41-35) when Casey Knips converted a field goal at 4:09.Tyler Bush, who scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter, played a big role in H-BC’s late-game comeback.Bush converted a field goal with 44 seconds remaining to give the Patriots a 45-44 lead before draining a pair of free throws with 11 seconds left to make it a 47-44 game.Adrian’s Brandon Wolf and Kyle Knips both released potential game-tying three-point shots in the final six seconds of the contest. Neither attempt found the mark.Adrian, which outscored the Patriots 15-1 in the first quarter of a 53-48 loss to H-BC during a game played in Adrian in Jan. 8, scored the first four points of Friday’s rematch and led 11-3 when Kyle Knips connected for a field goal at the 3:50 mark of the first stanza.H-BC countered with a 6-2 spurt capped by a field goal from Tom LeBoutillier with 1:30 remaining, but the Dragons scored the next six points and led 19-9 when Brett Block hit a shot with 26 seconds left in the quarter.The Patriots opened the second quarter with an 11-1 run that ended with the score tied at 20 when Kale Wiertzema sank a three-point shot at the 4:33 mark of the period.H-BC led 26-24 when Wiertzema converted a field goal with 26 seconds left to play in the first half, but Adrian’s Brandon Wolf hit an off-balance shot with one second remaining to knot the score at 26.The game was tied at 30 in a low-scoring third quarter before Adrian’s David Brake converted a field goal and Wolf added a free throw to make it a 33-30 game entering the decisive fourth quarter.Wiertzema, who latched onto eight rebounds and passed for four assists, led all players with 22 points. Bush charted eight rebounds, six assists and three steals for the winners. Trey Van Wyhe added eight rebounds to the winning cause, and Zach Wysong chipped in three steals.Kyle Knips, who scored nine points in the first period for AHS, led the Dragons with 15 counters. Wolf scored 11 points and dished out six assists. Casey Knips secured a game-high 16 rebounds. David Brake led the Dragons with two steals.Box scoreAdrianWolf 2 2 1-4 11, Klaassen 0 0 0-0 0, Block 2 0 0-0 4, Weidert 0 0 0-0 0, K.Knips 6 0 3-4 15, D.Brake 3 0 2-2 8, Stover 0 0 0-0 0, B.Brake 0 0 0-0 0, C.Knips 3 0 0-0 6.H-BCBush 5 0 6-6 16, Wysong 2 1 0-0 7, Broesder 0 0 0-0 0, Wiertzema 8 2 0-0 22, Van Wyhe 0 0 0-0 0, Spykerboer 0 0 0-2 0, LeBoutillier 1 0 0-0 2.Team statisticsAdrian: 18 of 53 field goals (34 percent), six of 10 free throws (60 percent), 35 rebounds, 15 turnovers.H-BC: 19 of 40 field goals (48 percent), six of eight free throws (75 percent), 29 rebounds, eight turnovers.

Local items from 1884The following are articles that appeared in the Rock County Herald in the local column on May 16, 1884:"Very few hotels are better patronized than the Luverne House, and this circumstance is due to the fact that very few hotels are more deserving of patronage. Everything in the way of fare, accommodations, etc. is first-class and the hotel is conducted by men whom the traveling public are always glad to meet with. Steps have been taken to have the alleys vacated in the block owned by the Catholic society, and the property will be improved and ornamented with trees, shrubbery, etc. As soon as the society is able to do so, a residence for the priest will be built, and it is proposed ultimately to establish a school on the premises. All subscribers to the HERALD who have not received the premium offered in connection with this paper some time ago, will confer a favor on the publisher by calling at the office and obtaining it. The premium would be sent through the mail if it could be done without too great expense, but its size and shape are such that this is practically impossible. The location of the new railroad along the foot of the Mounds will give to passengers who travel this way, an opportunity to witness from the car windows one of the grandest and most beautiful pieces of natural scenery in the west. For more than a mile the line runs along the base of this vast ledge of Jasper stone and its rugged front, rising perpendicularly to the height of nearly 100 feet, will present to the traveler a magnificent scene, particularly in summer when the trees and shrubbery which cover the crest, over-hang the jutting crags and crop out in the interstices, are covered with grandeur. The band boys need funds to purchase new music and two new instruments. As the town gets the benefit of their services our citizens should contribute at least what pecuniary assistance the band requires to meet necessary expenses. There is no doubt that the people will willingly and gladly do this if someone will take the trouble to ask them for it. Commissioner of statistics, A.F. Nordin, has addressed a circular letter to county auditors in which he calls their attention to decisions to the effect that township assessors are entitled to pay from the county for their services in obtaining statistics and are likewise liable to a penalty of $50 for failure to gather the required statistics. D. Estey & Son have sold the Estey mill property to Messrs Richards & Estey, a firm composed of Fred Richards and A.P. and B.A. Estey. The Estey Brothers will have charge of the property and are now prepared to grind wheat or feed, and, in fact do all kinds of custom work. They propose to spare no effort to give their customers the fullest satisfaction, and invite the old patrons of the mill and the public in general to give them a trial. Gene Lewis’ bath room in connection with his barber shop was opened last Saturday and it is ready all times to furnish accommodations for all who want a bath. Terms, single bath 25 cts. or five baths for one dollar. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Rock County Bank was held at this place last Wednesday. The usual routine business was transacted and all the old officers, including the old board of directors were re-elected. Senator Larabee, Dr. Hinkly and O.P. Miller were present."Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156. Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: The most complex and perplexing questions of the universe can always be answered at the library. Here is a story to prove it. Recently my niece Kelly purchased an unassembled entertainment center. When two women embark on a construction project, it is a very intricate and multifaceted process. No woman will approach the task in the same manner, so each participant must observe and gauge the other’s building expertise and methodology. A man’s technique is always the same: Rip open the box, throw away the instructions, and get out the power tools. When I arrived at Kelly’s apartment to tackle the massive undertaking, she had all the parts laid out and the instructions unfolded. First we addressed that age-old mystery: Why did she buy it unassembled? Once we accepted the inevitable, we read the directions. We looked at each other with puzzled expressions and read them again. Still perplexed, we opened the bag of screws, nuts and bolts, brackets, etc. We needed two screwdrivers (the instructions strictly prohibited the use of power tools.) See, we were already ahead of the men’s system. Kelly retrieved the appropriate tools and we followed the directions, attaching Unit A to Unit G and Shelf C to Sidewall F. Early on we learned that once I got down on the floor, I was not getting back up without a hoist. It was just too slow and painful, and would add another hour to the project. Eventually I did the standing stuff and Kelly did the "on the floor" stuff. Suddenly, we observed a piece of hardware unfamiliar to us, a dowel screw. There were threads, but no heads. Again we were perplexed. At that point I had to go back to work. When I got to the library, I did what I do best. I researched and found a short video on the Internet illustrating dowel-screw-techniques. I called Kelly to report. It turns out that the dowel screw requires a hammer instead of a screwdriver. This was good because screwing can get monotonous and banging is a nice change of pace. When I got off work and returned to the wood project, Kelly was almost done. I tightened a few screws and we moved the entertainment center into place. We tossed the TV and VCR on, added a few decorative items, and (alleluia) it did not fall apart. Maybe there was a little wobble to it, but the door hinges worked perfectly. As usual, the library had come to the rescue. We can also rescue you from reading monotony this week with the new book by Danielle Steel, "Ransom." Outside the gates of a California prison, Peter Morgan is released after four long years and vows to redeem himself in the eyes of the young daughters he left behind. Simultaneously, Carl Waters, a convicted murderer, is set on the path of freedom with him. That night, 300 miles south in San Francisco, police detective Ted Lee comes home to a silent house. Across town, in an exclusive Pacific Heights neighborhood, Fernanda Barnes tries to shield her three children from the panic rising within her. Four months after her husband’s death, faces a mountain of debt she cannot repay, a world destroyed, and a marriage lost. Within weeks, the lives of these people will collide. For Fernanda, whose life had been graced by security, success, and stunning wealth, the death of her husband was already too much to bear. Then a devastating crime rocks her family to its core and brings Detective Ted Lee into her life. A man of unshakable integrity, Lee will try to save Fernanda’s family from a terrifying fate. Special Notice: Pre-School Story Hour will be every Friday for eight weeks beginning at 10 a.m. March 12. Children ages 4-5 are invited to join the fun with stories, songs, movies, and artwork. Pre-registration is required so call us at 449-5040 to sign up.

Trooper Kathy:I have bought a new car and want to sell my old one privately. How can I do this properly so it does not come back to haunt me? I have heard horror stories about people getting in trouble for vehicles they sold in the past.When buying or selling a used vehicle always make a clean break, complete all the paper work, transfers and payments on the spot. This is good information for both the buyer and seller to help protect them from any future trouble.First, transfer the title immediately. The law states this needs to be done by the buyer within 10 days. I recommend the buyer and seller go down to the Deputy Registrar together. If it’s a weekend, wait for a business day to do the work. The seller needs to deliver clear title immediately. If you are the buyer make sure the title is in the name of the party you are buying from. Don’t touch it if it is not in the seller’s name or there is a long story about whose car it really is.Make sure you retain receipts, copies of checks, cancelled checks, etc. I have even sat at the bank waiting for the checks to clear.A private individual cannot hold a vehicle title in their name while another has purchased it from them and is driving it. Again, you must transfer title within 10 days and the seller has to produce title to buyer immediately. In this case where payments are being made for the vehicle, the title will still be in the new owner’s name and the seller will be noted on the title as the lien holder. This can be done at time of purchase by just filling out an additional form when at the Deputy Registrar’s.It is important that this is done right. We get hundreds of calls each year from people who cannot get clear title on a vehicle and therefore cannot get current registration, let alone ownership. They may even lose a vehicle or money they have put into it because they cannot prove they are the owners. If you are confused about this process, call the Deputy Registrar in your county and clarify the process before buying or selling.I had a friend who sold their car about four years ago; signed off on the title and retained that portion. They wished they had just gone in and done the full transfer at DVS. However, the seller provided clear title, retained their proof of sale and receipts. They later were receiving nasty-grams from the county courthouse about many unpaid parking tickets their old vehicle was receiving. They had the proof of sale and when they presented it to the court they were off the hook, and they forced the title transfer. It would have been easier just to go down and transfer the title when the sale took place.If you have any questions regarding traffic safety or traffic law, write to Sgt. Kathy Pederson at Minnesota State Patrol, P.O. Box 344B, Marshall, MN 56258. Sgt. Pederson will not offer advice on specific situations or real events, which involve law enforcement.

"Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water," admonishes an old proverb. Its original intent was to reduce haste, but times change. An updated proverb might advise us to literally avoid waste by holding onto the bath water as well. Two newspaper stories from far corners of the world recently related how bath water and, in fact, all sewage wastes are receiving second lives in other countries. The Agence France-Presse reports that the Singapore government now lists its high-tech sewage-water conversion plant as a major tourist attraction. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong drank a bottle of the purified water to demonstrate that it is not only safe but tasty. According to Aftenposten, sanitation officials in Oslo, Norway, have announced that they will soon create an adventure park within the city’s sewer system. The underground facilities will offer rafting, theater performances, artwork on the sewer walls and an area for weddings and parties. (Presumably this story came out before the sewage department’s annual Christmas party, and not after. Sometimes party banter can get a little out of control.) If the stories are true, this could be the solution for economic development for every town or city dotting our countryside. The smallest towns may not have sewer systems with concrete tunnels large enough to accommodate crowds of thousands, or even fancy water purification filters. However, they do have large holding ponds just sitting out in the country, doing nothing but taking up room and digesting wastes. By turning the holding ponds for sewage into attractive tourist attractions, we can make it possible for the sewage systems to work for us and pay for themselves at the same time. One of our most valuable resources, wastewater, will no longer swirl down the drain, never to be seen again. It’s time to look at the sewage settling ponds for what they can be — potential tourist traps. From a distance, the ponds are already attractive. The "Danger: No Swimming or Fishing" signs could be thrown away and the ponds could easily become water parks, complete with themes, water slides, wave machines and lifeguards. Borrowing heavily on the names of well-advertised, larger theme parks, the converted settling ponds and their attractions could be called Sewer World or Six Flags over the Septic System. Upscale tourists might be drawn to a park name such as Water Redux or even Second Chance Water Park. One clever idea might be to create a Casablanca Water Park, where its media spokesman would be a Humphrey Bogart look-alike and its catchy motto would be, "Spray it again, Sam." Creativity is what it’s all about. Carnival-like rides at the water parks could have clever names such as, "The Spinning Toilet Bowls," "The Plumber’s Helper" and "The Sewer Snake," the latter advertised as, "A spiraling thrill ride, guaranteed to take your breath away and leave you gasping for air!" Finally, the sewage holding ponds might serve as attractive settings for floating gambling casinos. What more natural setting could there be for shooting craps and royal flushes? Turning sewage settling ponds into tourist attractions is an idea too good to go to waste.