rick peterson column
By Rick Peterson, General managerOctober 29, 2025Halloween is on a Friday, and that is sure to bring out the trick-or-treaters. And the weather looks good for the candy collectors as well. The Luverne Area Chamber’s annual “Trunk or Treat” at the Luverne Elementary School parking lot starts at 4 p.m. and runs until 5:30. I am proud to say that I am the current reigning office participant in the annual “Truck or Treat” promotion. The following…
By Rick PetersonJanuary 01, 2020With 2020 knocking on the door of the New Year, I usually fill the space this time of the year with my resolutions. I haven’t had great success fulfilling my resolutions, so this year I am going to take a slightly different approach. I have come up with what I am calling my Luverne Bucket List. Simply put, the aforementioned bucket list includes thing I would like to do in 2020 right here in…
By Rick Peterson, general managerJune 18, 2019By the time most of you read this, I’ll be back in town from a three-day golf trip to Breezy Point, courtesy of my son. He had won the trip on, of all things, a radio station promotion. So I was happy to enjoy a few days of golf, fine eats and an adult beverage or two on a radio station’s dime. Over the past 35 years in the newspaper business, first in Worthington, then Redwood Falls, and now…
By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing General ManagerJanuary 29, 2019It’s been a while, but recently Grandma Mary and I were called into duty to watch our granddaughters while their mom and dad attended a holiday gathering. Brooke is four and Ellee is one. So both walk, only one in diapers, and there are no bottles to deal with. So this should be relatively simple. So I thought. Grandma Mary and I do this granddaughter-sitting thing as a team. I drive us to…
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