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By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing general managerJuly 13, 2021Mary keeps telling me that I need to stop getting so upset about things I can’t control and take some pleasure in the small things in life. So, with that in mind and as I was making my morning toast, I was lucky enough to be at the end of a loaf a bread, and there was the crust. The little things in life don’t get much smaller, so I stop to enjoy the crust. When I was growing up, the crust was…
By Rick Peterson, general managerJune 29, 2021Before you know it, we’ll be hitting the unofficial midway point of summer. I know the first day of summer was just a little over a week ago. Yet once the Fourth of July comes and goes, we unfortunately shift our thoughts toward the dog days of August, then Labor Day, then back to school, and summer is over. Don’t shoot the messenger, but that is the way it goes … if you let it. So here are a…
By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing general managerJune 15, 2021Sunday is Father’s Day and the funny thing about Father’s Day for me is I don’t consider it a day set aside for me as a father. I know that sounds rather confusing, but what I am trying to say is Father’s Day for me is more about three other very important fathers in my life. First is my father, or Dad, as I called him. He died of cancer at the age of 47 some 40 years ago. I think about him often…
By Rick Peterson, general managerJune 01, 2021Last year COVID-19 put the kibosh on my annual three-day fishing trip. For the past six years a couple of my buddies and I have been spending a few days fishing Lake Sharp on the Missouri River. We camp at the West Bend State Park in South Dakota. It’s not really camping when one of those buddies has a 40-foot RV. As good fortune would have it, the other buddy has a 20-foot Lund that we fish out…
By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing general managerMay 18, 2021It seems that I have come to a point in my life where my short-term memory forgets to work. Over my working career I usually begin my day with a daily to-do list. The list generally serves two purposes: first, it gives me achievement goals for the day; but mostly, it helps remind me of smaller tasks I may forget over the course of the day. Just recently I was writing one such note to myself…
By Rick Peterson, general managerMay 04, 2021Mary and I spent a couple of days in Des Moines recently for a family gathering, and from there we drove to Redwood Falls for our grandson’s confirmation. We were a couple of hours into our trip when we pulled into a Kwik Star gas station. For whatever reason, what we know as Kwik Trips in Minnesota they call Kwik Stars in Iowa. On our way out the door headed to our car, I noticed this girl…
By Rick Peterson, general managerApril 20, 2021It’s always been a challenge to get high school spring sports games, matches and meets in due to weather. And last year the spring sports season was washed out altogether, thanks to COVID. This spring things looked promising. Games, matches and meets were scheduled and the early April weather gave everyone hope that soon players, coaches, parents and, in my case grandparents, would be outside…
By Rick Peterson, general managerApril 06, 2021Next to hunting season this is my favorite time of the year. I like to call it “change-over season.” It’s time to put all the winter gear away. Snow boots, coats, hats and gloves have been stowed away for another year. Putting the snow blower and shovels away is especially satisfying in that it gives me the feeling of “I made it through another Minnesota winter.” I know, I know. There is always…
By Rick Peterson, general managerMarch 23, 2021The St. Patrick’s Day parade that made its way down Main Street last week may pale in comparison to other event parades, but this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade was the best parade of the year by non-traditional measures. The parade itself was kind of a coming out party for life having a little bit of normalcy. For 10 years or more, the Star Herald has participated in the parade, and I would say…
By Rick Peterson, general managerMarch 09, 2021Many of you probably have filled out the Minnesota Department of Health’s application on the Vaccine Connector website to get your name on the list to receive the vaccine. I did as well, and frankly the application is absurd. If you haven’t done it yet and if you want to get your name on the list, here are a few of the questions you’ll need to answer. The first two are simple and necessary. “What…
By Rick Peterson, general managerFebruary 23, 2021I’m not sure I have ever written about shoes before, so this week seemed to be a good fit to do so. At the Peterson household we have had more than a few discussions about the number of shoes that take up space in the house when they’re not where they belong — on our feet. I won’t get into the number of shoes Mary currently has in her inventory. If I did, that would result in one of those shoes…
By Rick Peterson, general managerFebruary 09, 2021So have you had a heart attack lately? Hopefully your answer is no, and just because February is heart month, that is no reason to have one. But if you happen to have a heart attack any time soon, Rock County is a pretty good place to have one. If you find yourself in the unfortunate situation of suffering from a heart attack, your chance of surviving such an event is largely affected by how fast…
By Rick Peterson, general managerJanuary 25, 2021I seem to have a knack for finding myself in awkward situations from time to time, and it happened last week while watching our grandson play basketball with the Redwood team in Pipestone. Shortly before tip-off, I made a pit stop in the men’s room, and an older gentleman entered the bathroom shortly after I did. We’re staring at the wall ahead of us doing our business and — here’s the odd part…
By Rick Peterson, general managerJanuary 12, 2021With the start of the New Year, the pheasant hunting season came to an end. Because the New Year’s Day holiday fell on a Friday, the season extended through Sunday, Jan. 3. The season for me was a success in so many ways, and none of the success was because of the number of birds I harvested. In fact, I missed more roosters than I hit, and that means there were a lot of birds to take aim at. My…
By Rick Peterson, general managerDecember 28, 2020I don’t want you to think I am photocopying my column for this week, but I kind of am. Last year at this time I had come up with what I was calling my Luverne Bucket List. Simply put, the aforementioned bucket list included things I challenged myself to do in 2020 right here in Luverne. Well, as you can imagine, COVID-19 shot a bunch of holes in my bucket. What you’re about to read is my 2020…
By Rick Peterson, general managerDecember 01, 2020If you missed the fireworks this past Sunday night, sad for you. They were nothing short of spectacular. There is a video on our Facebook page that will give you a sample of how great they were. The park was just as cool. Kudos to the Luverne Chamber, City of Luverne Public Works Department, local businesses and churches and individuals that donated money for the fireworks and put up displays.…
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