By Sara StrongSpanish speaking residents will have a better understanding of local recycling and waste guidelines, thanks to some Luverne students.As a part of Lori Gladis’ Spanish III class, students translated the Rock County Solid and Hazardous Waste Disposal Guide.The waste guide is in the final stages of editing and will be ready for distribution soon.Doug Bos from the county’s Land Management Office said there’s been demand for a county recycling guide for Spanish-speaking residents, and this fills that need."It really helps us to get the word out to people," Bos said. "Some communities and individuals have already requested them. It was great to work with the school on this."The guide explains all aspects of solid and hazardous waste removal and gives tips on waste reduction. It will now be a useful tool for people who may not be used to those regulations, or for people who can’t understand them when they move to Rock County. Gladis said she was happy to accommodate the county’s request."I like to keep an active classroom anyway," she said.The translating took about two solid weeks of classroom time and homework.Gladis said the translating work was a good real-world example of language work for students, because translation isn’t always word-for-word. The guide had to be written to get a clear message across, not to just substitute Spanish words for English. Students who participated in the new guide were Sadie Dietrich, Heather Fick, Katie Kraetsch, Amanda Saum, Kristina Smidtra, Kayla Tweet, Tim Boen and Dustin Donth.
