Beaver Creek
- By Lori SorensonAugust 21, 2024Hills-Beaver Creek School Superintendent Todd Holthaus sent a letter to Beaver Creek City Council members about the future of the current elementary school once the new one opens next year. “I’m writing formally to communicate the Hills-Beaver Creek School District’s interest in exploring the possibility of transferring ownership of the existing elementary school building … to the city of Beaver…
By Lori SorensonAugust 07, 2024The community of Beaver Creek hosted its second annual Beaver Days celebration over the weekend drawing hundreds of people to town for a full lineup of events and activities. The Saturday morning parade featured 44 entries, according to Beaver Creek Mayor Josh Teune, who said the parade was the highlight of the weekend. "The kids loved the parade because there was a ton of candy thrown out." "…
By Lori SorensonAugust 07, 2024New signage went up this week in Beaver Creek for the Cidery at Blackshire Farms, which will open in September. City council members approved a conditional use permit at their July 10 meeting, allowing plans for an apple cidery to proceed in the former SpringBrooke events facility. Beaver Creek horticulturalist Sean McFarland purchased the building and surrounding six acres from Rick Gourley in…
May 15, 2024Gary D. Brandt, age 63, of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, passed away peacefully after a battle with cancer on May 8, 2024, at Avera Prince of Peace in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A Celebration of Life was from 3-7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Take 16 in Luverne, Minnesota. Casual attire was encouraged. Visit www.georgeboom.com for an online guestbook. Gary Dennis Brandt was born on March 23…
By Lori SorensonApril 10, 2024Palisade Lutheran Church will celebrate its 150th anniversary Sunday, April 14, at the corner of Minnesota Highway 23 and 121st Street (County Road 5). The Bishop Rev. Constanze Hagmaier will lead the 10 a.m. worship, and a catered meal will follow. Congregation members are hosting the event, and many of them collaborated on a history book of their shared memories. For example, Sara (Bakken)…
By Lori SorensonMarch 20, 2024Beaver Creek horticulturalist Sean McFarland has purchased the SpringBrooke events facility and surrounding six acres in Beaver Creek from Rick Gourley. According to the purchase agreement signed earlier this month, McFarland also has an option to buy the remainder of the property under contract. Gourley will keep a small parcel near the housing development. McFarland plans to continue…- By Lori SorensonMarch 20, 2024The city of Beaver Creek will connect to Rock County Rural Water for its municipal needs and to meet demands of the new Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School. At their March 13 meeting, Beaver Creek City Council members unanimously agreed to send a letter to the Rural Water Board indicating their intent to connect to Rock County Rural Water. The action follows a meeting earlier this month…
By Mavis FodnessDecember 20, 2023Bid opening for the new Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School will test cost estimates that school officials, architects and construction managers have been working on for months. Sarah Fox, architect with ATSR, led the design process. “Most important is to get the school built on budget,” she said. Bids were set to be opened at 2 p.m. Tuesday after the Star Herald’s press deadline. Bid…- By Lori SorensonDecember 20, 2023Beaver Creek City Council members approved their 2024 budget and levy during their final meeting of the year Wednesday, Dec. 13. The levy was set at $146,342 for taxes payable in 2024. That’s a 6.85-percent increase over the current levy. The amount will fill the gap between Beaver Creek’s revenues of $140,814 and its expenses of $287,156. As part of the budget process, the council also…
December 20, 2023Lois Estelle Shaffer, age 78, of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, December 15, 2023, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A visitation will be Thursday, December 21 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Luverne. A funeral service will follow the visitation at the church beginning at 1 p.…
December 13, 2023Bert Kracht, age 87, of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 1, 2023, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton, Minnesota. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2023, from 5-7 p.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home - Luverne Chapel. Funeral service will be held on Friday, December 8, 2023, at 10 a.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home - Luverne Chapel. Burial…- December 06, 2023Bert Kracht, age 87, of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 1, 2023, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton, Minnesota. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2023, from 5-7 p.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home - Luverne Chapel. Funeral service will be held on Friday, December 8, 2023, at 10 a.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home - Luverne Chapel. Burial…
By Lori SorensonNovember 08, 2023Rehabilitation of the historic Spring Brook Bridge began last week in Beaver Creek, and the gravel road east of town will be closed for several weeks until work is complete. The bridge had been showing signs of wear — cracking, pitting and some erosion underneath — and the Rock County Highway Department received grant funding to repair the historic structure. Prahm Construction, Slayton,…- By Lori SorensonOctober 18, 2023Beaver Creek City Council members learned Wednesday night that the community’s drinking water is clean and relatively well protected against contaminants. That’s according to Amanda Strommer with the Minnesota Department of Health. She updated council members at their Oct. 11 meeting on Beaver Creek’s wellhead protection plan, something the MDH updates every 10 years. She said the town’s…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 11, 2023Township residents will soon have an expanded recycling shed after commissioners approved the purchase of two additional containers. The recycling location in Beaver Creek will have an additional bay added to house a second 6-yard container, while the 9-foot-by-12-foot shed in Hills will receive needed repairs. Commissioners approved $4,400 for the two rear-load containers plus up to $5,000…
October 11, 2023David Emil Gehrke, age 86, of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, quietly joined his wife, Lucille, in the arms of their Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, while residing at the Mary Jane Brown Nursing Home in Luverne, Minnesota. A visitation was Thursday, Oct. 5, from 4-7 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. A funeral service was Friday, Oct. 6, at 10:30 a.m. at the church, with burial…
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