Luverne defensive lineman Nick Van Wyhe offers an obstructed view downfield to Pipestone quarterback Matt Oye (30) during Friday’s Southwest Conference football game in Luverne. Van Wyhe and the LHS defense blanked the Arrows for three quarters to help the Cardinals take possession of the Battle Ax trophy with a 14-7 victory.By John RittenhouseNo matter what happens the rest of the season, the Luverne Cardinal football team accomplished something they can be proud of the rest of the year during Friday’s home and Southwest Conference opener against Pipestone Area.In the annual game for the coveted Battle Ax, the Cardinals met a preseason standard by beating their long-time rivals 14-7 in front of a large, appreciative crowd at Cardinal Field.The win evened Luverne’s record at 1-1 for the season. Since it was a conference victory, the 2003 Cardinals already matched their output in SWC wins from one year ago."It was one of the goals the kids set at the start of the season," said Cardinal coach Todd Oye, summing up the win over the Arrows. "The kids played with a lot of energy and emotion to get this win."As usually is the case when Luverne and Pipestone meet in football, what occurs prior to the game has no bearing on what will take place on the field.While Pipestone won its season opener against Murray County Central the week before, Luverne took a 43-15 thumping from New Ulm.The Cardinals struggled defensively in the opener, giving up 425 total yards, but it was the defense that set the stage for a seven-point win against the Arrows.The LHS defense scored the first touchdown of the game and limited a talented Pipestone offense to 220 total yards in an incredible turn-around from the week before."Comparing this game to the one the week before, the improvement we displayed defensively was tremendous," Oye said. "Pipestone has a good quarterback and a speedy receiver, but they didn’t get any big plays. A big part of our improvement was moving Ben Cornish to the free safety position and moving Brad Herman to a linebacker position. That really helped us."The Luverne defense made a big statement during a scoreless first quarter.Pipestone had the ball inside Cardinal territory twice in the opening stanza, but the LHS defense forced the Arrows to punt both times.The Arrows pushed the ball across the 50-yard line with three plays during their fourth offensive possession of the contest, but the fourth play of the series turned into a big play for the Cardinals. Linebacker Mark Remme picked off a pass and returned the ball 52 yards for a touchdown. When Adam Kurtz added his first of two extra points, Luverne sported a 7-0 advantage at the 9:01 mark of the second quarter.Neither team produced a scoring threat before the second half expired, but the Cardinals gained some offensive momentum as the second period progressed.After being unable to produce a first down during its first four possessions of the game, the Luverne offense moved the chains twice after taking possession of the ball on its own five-yard line with 3:28 remaining in the period. Instead of giving Pipestone good field position, the first downs allowed Luverne to run the remaining time off the clock."I would describe our offensive performance as being adequate," Oye said. "We started out really slow, but we got rolling after a while. Pipestone dictated the slow start with the type of aggressive defense it plays. Their aggressiveness makes it hard to get first downs, but they can give up big plays."The Arrow defense yielded some big plays to LHS in the third quarter.Luverne received the kick to start the second half, and on the third play of the possession, Remme ran for 50 yards through the Arrow defense to the Pipestone nine-yard line. On fourth-and-goal from the two, Herman ran for a one-yard loss, giving the Arrows the ball on downs.Cornish came up with a big play for the Cardinals three plays later when he intercepted a pass and returned it to the Pipestone 11.Luverne, however, didn’t take advantage of the situation as a mishandled snap during a field-goal attempt gave the Arrows the ball on downs again.Pipestone picked up two first downs during the ensuing possession before punting the ball to the LHS nine-yard line late in the third quarter. On the first play from the line, senior tailback Tyler Elbers broke loose for a 91-yard touchdown run. Kurtz added the extra point to make the difference 14-0 with 1:13 left in the stanza.The Arrows responded to the challenge by putting together a 12-play, 66-yard drive with their next offensive possession to cut Luverne’s lead in half at 14-7. The drive ended with quarterback Matt Oye tossing a touchdown pass to Micah Lorenzen during a fourth-and-goal situation with 8:30 remaining in the game. Nick Schroeder added the extra point.Pipestone forced the Cardinals to punt moments later, giving the Arrows the ball on their own 24 with 6:54 left to play. Pipestone advanced the ball to the LHS 36, but the drive stalled there when a fourth-and-nine pass fell incomplete with 3:25 remaining.The Luverne offense picked up two first downs during the ensuing possession to chew the remaining time off the clock.Oye said his first win as LHS coach always will be a special one for him, but the seven-point victory over the Arrows ranks right up there with it."It’s a big thing anytime you win the Battle Ax game," he said.The Cardinals will play 2-0 Windom, a team that beat Worthington Friday, in Windom tomorrow."Windom is ranked in their class and has been to the dome the last two years. They run the ball well with an offensive scheme that is difficult to read. The keys for us will be stopping the run and not turning the ball over," Oye said.Team statisticsLuverne: 196 rushing yards, 23 passing yards, 219 total yards, five first downs, three penalties, one turnover.Pipestone: 175 rushing yards, 45 passing yards, 220 total yards, 14 first downs, seven penalties, two turnovers.Individual statisticsRushing: Elbers 12-116, Remme 7-74, Herman 3-15, Jared Pick 2-minus 10, Jose Saravia 1-4, Stegemann 3-6.Passing: Stegemann 4-7 for 23 yards.Receiving: Pick 2-4, Cornish 1-17, Herman 1-2.Defense: Tim Boen one sack, Cornish one interception, Remme one interception.

By John RittenhouseHills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth-Edgerton fielded complete varsity teams for the Garretson (S.D.) Cross Country Invitational Monday.It turned into a good one for Tyler Bush and the Patriot boys, who successfully defended their individual and team titles at the event.Competing as a complete team for the first time this season, the H-BC-E-E girls placed fifth in a 10-team field."I thought our kids ran really well," said Patriot coach Tom Goehle. "It was nice to run against some different teams and against different competition. It was nice to field a complete girls’ varsity team for a change, too."Bush won his first varsity race of the season with a time of 17:51. His effort led the Patriots to a 29-49 win over second-place Baltic in the team standings.Kale Wiertzema (fourth in 18:55), Todd Alberty (fifth in 18:59), Derek Haak (22nd in 20:27) and Lee Jackson (23rd in 20:29) played roles in the boys’ victory as a team.The Patriot girls placed fifth out of 10 teams with 76 points. McCook Central won the team title with 27 points.Cassi Tilstra set the pace for the Patriots by finishing 10th in 17:07.Amanda Tilstra (21st in 18:19), Mya Mann (22nd in 18:27), Jill Weitgenant (34th in 19:28) and Rayna Sandoval (35th in 19:28) padded the team scoring for H-BC-E-E.The H-BC-E-E squads will run at the Worthington Turkey Trot Saturday. Here is a look at the rest of the individual results for H-BC-E-E from Monday’s meet.Boys’ junior varsityDustin Verhey, third, 17:00; Michael Bos, 12th, 18:33; Cody Penning, 23rd, 19:30; Luke Tiesler, 25th, 19:35; Grant Hoogendoorn, 34th, 20:37; Stephan Harsma, 40th, 21:14; Tyler Larson, 43rd, 21:19.

Hills-Beaver Creek’s Brittney Rozeboom digs up a ball during Thursday’s home volleyball match against Red Rock Central. Rozeboom and the Patriots evened their overall record and won their Red Rock Conference opener with a 3-1 victory over the Falcons.By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team opened Red Rock Conference play by defeating Red Rock Central 3-1 in Hills Thursday.H-BC coasted to a pair of wins in the first two games before letting a close tilt slip away in Game 3.The Patriots, however, regained their winning form to put the match away with a victory in Game 4.H-BC raced to a 7-1 lead in Game 1 and never looked back while posting a 25-13 win.RRC did trim the difference to three points at one stage of the opening game, but H-BC pulled away late in the game to post a 12-point win.The Falcons scored the first four points of the second game before H-BC’s Cassi Tilstra served 10 points during an 11-0 run to give the hosts an 11-4 advantage.H-BC sported a 20-11 lead when RRC went on an 8-1 run to trim the difference to two points at 21-19.The Patriots, however, used two kills and one block by Erin Boeve while putting together a 4-1 surge that gave them a 25-20 win and a 2-0 lead.H-BC scored the first three points of Game 3 before the Falcons rallied to gain an 11-10 edge.The game was tied at 16 after Melinda Sandstede served a pair of points for the hosts, but RRC countered with a 5-0 run to open a 21-16 cushion.The Patriots trimmed the difference to two points (22-20) with a kill by Kelly Mulder before RRC scored three straight points to notch a 25-20 win.H-BC sported a pair of four-point leads (7-3 and 12-8) in the fourth game only to fall behind 13-12 after RRC reeled off five straight points.The score was tied at 15 when H-BC went on a 4-1 surge capped by a kill from Mulder to gain a 19-16 lead.H-BC led 22-18 when Tilstra recorded a kill, Mulder served a point and Boeve delivered a kill that clinched a 25-18 win for the hosts.Tilstra, who had eight kills, completed all 26 serves she attempted and delivered two aces. Boeve led the charge at the net with 15 kills and 11 blocks. Mulder chipped in eight kills and seven blocks. Amanda Olson completed all seven of her serves to go along with three kills and one block. Alissa Hoyme completed seven of eight serves.

By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team upped its season record to 2-1 with a 3-1 road victory over Sibley-Ocheyedan in Sibley, Iowa, Tuesday.The home-standing Generals took Game 1 of the match, but H-BC won the next three tests to win its first road match of the season."We didn’t quite show up ready to play in the first game," said H-BC coach Curt Doorneweerd. "We played pretty well in the other three games."The Patriots appeared to be a step behind the hosts when they dropped the opener by a 25-21 tally.The rest of the match belonged to H-BC as it recorded 25-12, 25-20 and 25-23 wins.Erin Boeve had a big night for the winners by slamming 28 kills and registering 12 blocks at the net.Cassi Tilstra and Amber Olson recorded 14 and seven kills respectively, while Kelly Mulder chipped in 10 kills and five blocks.Doorneweerd also said the improved play of Ashley Bosch, especially in the passing area, played a role in the victory.H-BC plays a road game against Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster tonight before competing at the Central Lyon Tournament in Rock Rapids, Iowa, Saturday. H-BC hosts Comfrey Tuesday.

Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth junior Chris Nuffer braces for contact after catching a pass during Saturday’s home football game against Southwest United. Nuffer grabbed two passes for 20 yards during a 12-0 win over the Wildcats.By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth football team won its home opener during a rare Saturday night game in Hills.The Patriots entertained Southwest United in a non-conference game for both teams.With a shutout performance by the defense, H-BC-E ran its season record to 2-0 with a 12-0 victory."We were really pleased with the way things turned out," said Patriot coach Dan Ellingson. "We knew they had a couple of quick backs, but we didn’t know how things would turn out because we didn’t know what type of a line SU had. It turned out all right for us because our defense really played well."All things considered, the defense is what kept the Patriots undefeated for the season.SU did pick up 13 first downs in the game, but the H-BC-E defense limited the visitors to 12 passing yards and 100 total yards in the contest.The Patriots did a better job on offense than the Wildcats (271 total yards and 18 first downs) did, but it didn’t start out that way as both of H-BC-E’s opening possessions ended with turnovers.The third time H-BC-E had the ball proved to be a charm.Senior quarterback Curt Schilling, who completed 11 of 22 passes for 121 yards in the game, hooked up with Travis Broesder for a 27-yard touchdown pass late in the first quarter. When the kick for an extra point sailed left of the mark, H-BC-E sported a 6-0 lead.A key play by an H-BC-E special team set up the game’s final touchdown in second quarter.SU was trying to punt when Patriot Tom LeBoutiller broke through the line of scrimmage and blocked the kick, giving H-BC-E the ball on the Wildcat seven-yard line.Schilling scored on a one-yard plunge on the second play of the possession. A run for the two-point conversion came up short, leaving the Patriots sporting a 12-0 lead.With the H-BC-E defense able to blank SU for the remainder of the game, 12 points proved to be enough to send the Patriot fans home happy."I was really happy with the way our defense played," Ellingson offered. "Offensively, we played well when we had to. I was glad to see our passing game get going. We completed half of the passes we attempted, and we had a couple of key completions."Ellingson is looking for more offensive improvement when the Patriots travel to Westbrook to take on 0-2 Westbrook-Walnut Grove Friday. Lakeview hammered the Chargers 41-0 in Westbrook Friday.Team statisticsH-BC-E: 159 rushing yards, 121 passing yards, 271 total yards, 18 first downs, 11 penalties for 85 yards, two turnovers.SU: 88 rushing yards, 12 passing yards, 100 total yards, 13 first downs, three penalties for 30 yards, one turnover.Individual statisticsRushing: LeBoutiller 16-104, Schilling 12-20, Zach Wysong 5-11, Broesder 3-12, Lee Jackson 1-3.Passing: Schilling 11-22 for 121 yards.Receiving: Wysong 4-49, Broesder 4-49, Chris Nuffer 2-20, Greg Van Batavia 1-3.Defense: Schilling 14 tackles, Cody Scholten nine tackles, Brian Gacke eight tackles, Van Batavia four tackles and one fumble recovery, Drew Spykerboer two tackles and one sack, Jon Klaassen two sacks.

Fall is extra welcome during summer doldrums I have to admit I’ve been in a bit of a slump this summer. If some imaginary teacher assigned me to write a "What I Did During My Summer Vacation" essay — I’d probably get an F.I certainly wouldn’t have much to brag about. This summer has gone faster than most, yet it didn’t hold as much fun as others I can remember.I’m not the only one who’s having a droopy summer. Almost everyone I know is missing that spark I used to recognize. Maybe it’s the economy, or international politics, or the maddening sound of those screeching cicada bugs in the trees. Whatever it is — this has been the summer of discontent. I did some typical things, like go to weddings and family gatherings. I enjoyed some cool nights by bike riding, watching a lunar eclipse and spotting Mars. I did some long-procrastinated interior painting, but all in all, I can’t remark on anything special.Even my real "summer vacation," when I didn’t work last week, wasn’t much of a vacation. The most memorable part of my time off was the feeling of accomplishment after my husband and I cleaned the gutters on our house. He did most of them as I watched from the ground, but I was so proud of myself for climbing the ladder for the final gutter check. I reached heights I’ve never been able to before. I did it by pretending to be in a therapy group where a psychologist would coach participants to face their fears. … If that was the highlight of my summer, I hope you understand why I’m looking forward to fall as much as I am.I should note that fall has always been my favorite season, but this one is even more welcome than usual.I’ll plan ahead during this fall and winter to come up with wonderful things for next year’s imaginary essay on "What I Did During My Summer Vacation." It wouldn’t be hard to top this one. Maybe I’ll organize the garage for an extra thrill.

DISTRICT COURTPROBATE DIVISIONFIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTNOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP, APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORSSTATE OF MINNESOTACOUNTY OF ROCKESTATE OFRandolph E. Scott, a/k/a Randolph Scott, and as Randy Scott DECEDENTIt is Ordered and Notice is given that on October 6, 2003 at 9:00 (a.m.) a hearing will be held in this Court at the Rock County Courthouse, 204 East Brown, Luverne, Minnesota, for the adjudication of intestacy and determination of heirship of the Decedent, and for the appointment of J.R. Scott whose address is: Rural Route 1, Box 105, Hardwick, Minnesota 56134 (2) Jerilyn Kille whose address is: 108 Maple Street, Brandon, SD 57005 (3) Marcella Scott whose address is 201 E. 1st St., Box 127, Hardwick, Minnesota 56134 as personal representatives of the Estate of the Decedent in a SUPERVISED 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 representatives will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate, including the power to collect all assets, pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to 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 representatives or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred./s/ Timothy K. Connell 09/09/2003Timothy K. Connell Judge Date/s/ Sandra L. Vrtacnik 09/09/2003Sandra L. Vrtacnik Court Administrator DateAttorney For Personal RepresentativeTerry VajgrtSkewes, Klosterbuer & Vajgrt, L.L.P.120 N. McKenzieP. O. Box 538Luverne, MN 56156-0538Telephone 507 283-9111Attorney License #205035(9/11, 9/18)

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATECERTIFICATE OFASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes Chapter 333The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business. 1. State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: BINFORD FARMS2. State the address of the principal place of business. RURAL ROUTE 3, BOX 32A LUVERNE MN 561563. List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the Assumed Name or if the business is a corporation, provide the legal corporate name and registered office address of the corporation. ERIC BINFORD RURAL ROUTE 3, BOX 32A LUVERNE MN 56156GRANT BINFORD RURAL ROUTE 3, BOX 32 LUVERNE MN 561564. I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Minnesota Statutes section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath. /s/ Grant BinfordAUGUST 15, 2003 GRANT BINFORD, PARTNERERIC BINFORD (507) 283-4545(9-11, 9-18)

PUBLIC NOTICEIn Accordance with amendedMinnesota State Statutes 116.07, Subdivision 7aMinnesota Statutes require that "a person who applies to the pollution control agency or the county board for a permit to construct or expand a feedlot with the capacity of 500 animal units or more shall, not more than ten business days after the application is submitted, provide notice to each resident and owner of real property within 5000 feet of the perimeter of the proposed feedlot. The notice may be delivered by first class mail, in person or by the publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the affected area and must include information on the type of livestock and the proposed capacity of the feedlot. Notification under this subdivision is satisfied under an equal or greater notification requirement of a county conditional use permit"Date: 9/8/03I Chad Nelson/Nelson Farms do hereby give notice that I have applied for an animal feedlot permit for constructing an expansion to my existing feedlot. The construction will consist of a 100 X 280 total confinement barn with a no pit, to house 600 head of feeder cattle equivalent to 600 animal units. If a pit is included in this permit application it will be designed by a professional engineer and will be inspected during construction. This will be an expansion to an existing feedlot containing 450 head of feeder cattle equivalent to 750 total animal units. The feedlot is located in the NE 1/4 of section 2 in Magnolia Township of Rock County.Nearest State, County or Township road: County Road 3Construction Location: 2 miles north of Magnolia on the west side of County road 3The Rock County Land Management Office will be conducting the Permitting Process:311 West Gabrielson RoadLuverne, MN 56156(507) 283-8862 Extension #3(9-11)