Hardwick
By Mavis FodnessNovember 20, 2024Three houses in Hardwick are currently in violation of the city’s nuisance ordinance and owners will receive citations to make repairs or face possible demolition. One house, at 205 Prospect Street North, could be demolished as early as next month. Hardwick council members passed a resolution Nov. 12 ordering the razing of a hazardous building. Owner Daniel Van Hofwegen of Waukee, Iowa, will…
November 13, 2024Kathleen “Toby” Day, 85, of Hawkeye Care Center in Asbury, Iowa, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, at the MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation was 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Crematory in Dubuque. The funeral service for Toby was at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 23, 2024For Pastor Ed Borchardt, life experiences overlap as the rural Wisconsin native settles into leading the Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. He returns to an agricultural community, with which he is familiar. Borchardt spent part of his youth on a dairy farm near Abbotsford in central Wisconsin. At age 14, he moved with his family into the small town of Abbotsford. “Farming wasn’t at the time…- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 11, 2024Hardwick City Council members amended the city’s liquor licensing ordinance to allow businesses licensed to sell alcohol to also offer intoxicating hemp products. In 2023 Hardwick originally signed the county ordinance that barred businesses with liquor licenses from selling beverages containing CBD or cannabidiol. Hardwick now joins Luverne which allows businesses with liquor licenses to offer…
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…
By Mavis FodnessJuly 24, 2024Although she didn’t set a world’s record rowing from California to Hawaii, Hardwick native Caitlin Miller is happy she completed the 2024 World’s Toughest Row. The LHS Class of 2019 graduate was part of a four- woman crew (named Full FOARce) who completed the race July 17. They finished the 2,800-mile race across the Pacific Ocean in 38 days, 9 hours and 3 minutes. Their team ended in fifth…- By Mavis FodnessJune 26, 2024Three charter members of the Hardwick American Legion Post 478 will lead the Hardwick Jubilee Days parade on Saturday. The parade begins at 7 p.m. Lowell Ahrendt, Harold Kindt and Russell Wenzel were chosen by Hardwick Community Club members to lead the parade. The three served in the Korean War and became members of the post when it organized in 1957. The men, all in their 90s, continue the…
By Mavis FodnessJune 26, 2024Four additional pickleball courts were added to the area recently with two new courts constructed in Hills, one painted on the basketball court at the elementary school in Beaver Creek and an additional court painted on the former basketball court in Hardwick. The Hills courts were constructed in a former grass area in Jacobson Park for a total cost of $34,700. The cost was assisted through an $8…- By Mavis FodnessJune 19, 2024The Hardwick City Council hosted a public hearing Tuesday, June 11, about a $4.6 million project to replace the city’s aging water system. As part of the USDA Rural Development grant application process, the city is required to conduct a meeting to inform residents about the potential project. Five members of the public attended the 30-minute public hearing and no one objected to plans.…
- June 19, 2024Gary Clinton Stamman, 86, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully with family members at his side on Saturday, April 6. Gary was born Aug. 15, 1937, on a farm just outside of Hardwick, Minnesota, to Clinton and Vione Stamman. Gary attended Luverne High School where he excelled in football, baseball and fastpitch softball. He met his beloved wife Marion at a dance at the Arkota Ballroom…
By Mavis FodnessMay 29, 2024For the second time in her life, Hardwick native Caitlin Miller will row across an ocean. This time, Miller, a 2010 LHS graduate, will row across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii as a member of a four-person, all-female team. The race, “World’s Toughest Row,” begins Saturday, June 8. She expects her four-member team, called Full FOARce, to finish the 2,400 nautical-mile race from Monterey,…
May 29, 2024Luverne High School junior Sage Viessman will attend the American Legion Boys State as the Rock County representative. Sage, the son of Scott and Tricia Viessman of Luverne, is sponsored by the Hardwick American Legion Post 478. The primary purpose of the program, open to high school juniors, is to teach how government works, according to the organization’s website. Participants also work on…
By Mavis FodnessApril 03, 2024Members of the Denver Go-Getters 4-H Club hosted their first community Easter egg hunt Saturday as part of the club’s Community Pride project. Adult adviser Ashley Carlson said the 4-H’ers stepped forward when the local church group and Community Club opted not to host the Easter egg hunt this year. The 4-H’ers stepped in to fill 850 plastic eggs with candy and stickers and hid the eggs…
February 14, 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 April 27, 1944. Hans Christiansen continues his story about working with a farmer who never slept. “He’d be getting up in the middle of the night…- February 14, 2024Darcy Lynn Prins, age 57, of Hardwick, died Thursday, February 8, 2024, at her home. A time of fellowship will be from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, February 17, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Dingmann Funeral Home, in Luverne, officiated by Shannon Nordstrom. A private family burial will take place at a later date.
By Mavis FodnessDecember 06, 2023Construction of a yet to be named street in the city of Hardwick began Friday. The street will provide vehicle access to the city’s newest 9-acre addition. Chad VerSteeg Excavating of Luverne began clearing the trees and overgrown vegetation Friday afternoon. By Monday afternoon, removal of the former grove was complete. The Hardwick City Council purchased the nine acres in June from the Scott…
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