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By Mavis FodnessJuly 31, 2024Editor's Note: Story has been edited to correct the time of the second performance. The time is 5 p.m. versus the published time in the Luverne Community Education brochure. The 60-member cast of the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of “Robin Hood” will perform at 3 and 5 p.m. Friday at the Palace Theatre in Luverne. The child actors are participants in the weeklong Missoula Children’s…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianJuly 31, 2024The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Aug. 3, 1944. Of all the Fourth of July celebrations he ever attended during his 68 years of residence in Rock county, the one perhaps that S.S.…
July 31, 2024Marlene Viola Mann was born to Henry and Viola (Lorenzen) Kindt in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised on her parents’ farm place near Hardwick, Minnesota, and began her schooling riding the bus into town. At a young age, her family moved into Hardwick, where she was raised through her childhood. Following her eighth grade year, Marlene continued her education and attended Luverne High School in…- July 31, 2024Joanne Klarenbeek, age 81, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Arrangements are pending under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. To view updated service information, please visit www.hartquistfuneral.com.
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024The Luverne Redbirds beat the Lakefield Horned Frogs in two games to move on to the Final Four in Region 13C playoffs. Luverne beat Lakefield 10-0 at home Wednesday, July 24, and 5-3 on the road Friday, July 26. The Redbirds will open the Final Four, Game 1, in a best of three series against the Windom Pirates at Redbird Field Wednesday, July 31, at 7:30 p.m. Game 2 will be played Saturday,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024The Luverne Junior Legion baseball team won two games and lost one in the 2024 Southwest Sub State Tournament this past week in Springfield. Luverne beat Slayton 5-4 and won against Sleepy Eye 5-3 on Sunday, July 28. Sleepy Eye then beat Luverne 5-4 on Monday, July 29, forcing another game between the two teams on Tuesday, July 30, in the double elimination tournament. Tuesday’s game was…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024Luverne Senior Legion Post 123 ended its season Friday, July 26, falling 7-1 to Windom at home in the American Legion Division II Southwest sub-state tournament. Luverne finished its 2024 season with a record of 13-5-1 overall. Losing the coin toss, Luverne was assigned as the visiting team and was first up to bat. Luverne was not able to score in the top of the first, but in the bottom of the…
By Mavis FodnessJuly 24, 2024The state of Minnesota may give Rock County the former Luverne armory, and commissioners are considering using it for office and garage space to replace areas it rents from other entities. State legislators approved a provision to the state Department of Military Affairs allowing the National Guard adjutant general to consider contributions by a local unit of government in lieu of a purchased…- By Lori SorensonJuly 24, 2024A group of current and former radio professionals are brainstorming to create a new radio presence in Rock County after Alpha Media laid off local on-air staff at K101-KQAD radio in May. The group is hoping to establish a studio in the East Main Street trailhead building, which is owned by the city and leased to the Chamber for occasional use. Luverne Chamber Director Jane Lanphere approached…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 24, 2024The Luverne Post 123 Senior Legion baseball team stayed alive in Division II Southwest Sub State action over the past week, winning two games and falling once. Luverne beat Wabasso 5-2 in the opening game at Redbird Field Thursday, July 18, and shocked Springfield with a 1-0 walk-off victory in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday, July 19. Luverne lost a 3-1 lead Saturday, July 20, to fall…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 24, 2024The Luverne Junior Legion baseball team is the Southwest Sub State (A-Pod) champion after beating Russell-Tyler-Ruthton twice at home this past week. On Sunday, July 21, Luverne defeated RTR 7-0, and on Monday night, July 22, they won again 13-1. There were only three teams in the Southwest Sub State A-Pod tournament, Luverne, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton and Adrian. Edgerton was the fourth seed and…- By Lori SorensonJuly 17, 2024The Kids Rock! Day Care Center is on track to open next spring, and planners have reached out on social media to area families to gauge interest in the facility. “Kids Rock! is pleased to start a waiting list for families that are interested in staying informed about enrolling at our center,” the Facebook page stated in a post on Monday, July 8. In the first six hours, 34 families responded…
By Mavis FodnessJuly 17, 2024Editor’s note: Four educators from Luverne Public Schools packed up their lesson books, cleaned their desks and retired from positions they held for a combined 124 years. This week, we caught up with Beth Capistran, who worked for 31 years at Magnolia and Luverne elementary schools. By Mavis Fodness Beth Capistran has sage advice for anyone selecting a career in education: “Be open to…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianJuly 17, 2024The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on July 27, 1944. Looking back over the 73 years that she has lived in Rock county, Mrs. Bertha Bauer, Luverne, finds it hard to believe that so many…
July 17, 2024Marian Braa, age 95, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 19, 2024, at the Hartquist Funeral Home - Luverne Chapel, from 4-7 p.m. A private family service will be held. Interment will take place at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Memorials are preferred…
July 17, 2024Allen Bernard Willers, age 93, of Luverne, passed away July 9, 2024, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. Allen was born on November 13, 1930, in Luverne, Minnesota, to Bernard and Edna (Wegner) Willers. He grew up on a farm southeast of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, and attended country school east of Beaver Creek for eight grades. He then moved to Luverne and lived with his grandmother to finish…
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