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By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 31, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on August 22, 1924: (Continued from last week) OLE-TIMER RECALLS THE DAYS OF THE EARLY ’70s Collin Estey had the first pre-emption along the Rock river valley in Rock county. Mrs. Deborah Estey, her six sons, Amos, Collin, Orville, Al and Byron and two daughters. Ruth Estey Ferguson and Hulda, came here from time to time during the years…
By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota State PatrolMay 23, 2016Q: My son is involved in school patrol at his school and I would like to know more about Legionville School Patrol Camp. A: There is a lot of information about Legionville School Patrol Training Camp. The Camp is where school patrol students are taught the fundamentals of school patrol, school bus safety, bicycle, and pedestrian safety. It is located just north of Brainerd and is operated by the…
By Rick Peterson, Star Herald General ManagerMay 23, 2016If you haven’t notice already, today’s edition of the Star Herald has a number of mentions of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday. Today’s editorial reminds us of the many blessings we have as free citizens because of the sacrifices that tens of thousands of American servicemen and servicewomen have given to our country. Those sacrifices were not only for our benefit but also for the benefit of…
By Brenda Winter, columnistMay 23, 2016This year’s American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Rock County is Friday, June 10, and guess who’s the honorary chairperson? Yup. I am. When Merecie Domagala (the real chairperson who does all the work) asked me if I’d accept this honorary position, without hesitation I offered an enthusiastic “Yes! I’d love to.” I said yes for two reasons. One, I get to ride in a convertible in the Buffalo…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistMay 23, 2016For those people who love mowing their lawn, this has been a great spring. For those people who hate mowing the lawn … well, the rest of us can tell. Proper mowing is one of the keys to a healthy lawn. Set your mowing height at 3 or 3 1/2 inches tall. Taller grass forms a deeper root system. The stronger plants are better able to fight off insects, disease, and weeds. Mow often enough so that…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 23, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on August 22, 1924: OLE-TIMER RECALLS THE DAYS OF THE EARLY ‘70S George DeForce Returns here After Absence of Forty-Eight Years — And, Becomes Reminiscent. George DeForce, who first came to Rock county with his parents fifty-two years ago, returned here last week after an absence of forty-eight years, and expects to again make his home here.…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterMay 16, 2016May 23 will be a joyous day even though it lands on a Monday this year. It will be the day after my youngest child graduates from high school. It will also be the day after my youngest daughter is married. How these two events came to be scheduled on the same day can be blamed (in part) on the story my husband, Bryan, and I have told our children countless times. We selected our own marriage date…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistMay 16, 2016Spring is always a time of transitioning from winter to summer and this year has been no different. The weeks of warm weather have teased us into thinking we were pretty much past the last frost, but then reality scared us … maybe me especially … my casualties were limited, but there were some where the wind removed the protection. And so we go on. The new growth called candles have fully…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 16, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on August 12, 1924: BUILDING FOR HEALTH EXHIBIT REST ROOM AT COUNTY FAIR Three Organizations Unite for Construction of Exhibit Building and Rest Room at Fair Grounds Under arrangements completed this week, the Rock County Chapter of American Red Cross, the Rock County Public Health association and the Rock County Agricultural society will…
By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing General ManagerMay 09, 2016You know, sometimes no matter how well you plan something, sometimes things can go ... well, not as planned. Such a scenario happened to our daughter a couple of weeks ago. Emily, who lives in Des Moines, Iowa, was hosting a Garth Brooks concert gathering for her brother and his wife and her sister and her husband. Weeks, if not months, of planning went into this get-together. Tickets were bought…
By Lori Sorenson, editorMay 09, 2016Dear neighbors, Hang in there, the kid will get his driver’s license next year Dear neighbors: This is an open letter to all of our neighbors, whether you are just up the road or across the section (or two or three sections away). Since we moved here nearly a year ago, we’ve really grown to love our new neighborhood and new surroundings. We especially like the rolling hills and endless miles of…- By Troy Thone, Luverne volunteer weather recorderMay 09, 2016If I happened to be in the business of nicknaming the months, this April would be "Average April." Overall, April temperatures varied little, with average highs just slightly below normal and average lows a few degrees above normal. Even the extremes for the month were not that extreme, with the warmest high occurring on the 14th at a picture-perfect 77 degrees. The coldest low was a…
- By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 09, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on July 18, 1924: TOMORROW WILL BE “HEART TAG DAY” Every One Asked to “Have a Heart and Help the Unfortunates” by Buying a Tag. Heart Tag Day will be observed in Luverne tomorrow in behalf of The Volunteers of America, a most worthy benevolent organization founded many years ago by General and Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth. This enterprise is…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistMay 09, 2016Mother’s Day last weekend probably gifted many of you with outdoor hanging baskets or planters, and I want to stress the word “outdoor.” These annual plants require a lot of sunlight to produce the energy they need to keep the flower buds developing. Keeping them indoors to “protect” them is not a good plan. If the temperature is expected to drop to freezing, setting them in overnight is OK, but…
By Martha Fick, Good Samaritan, Mission EffectivenessMay 03, 2016And He asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered Him, ‘You are the Christ.’” (Mark 8:29 ESV) An elderly woman walked into a local country church. A friendly usher greeted her at the door and helped her up the flight of steps. “Where would you like to sit today?” he asked politely. “I vould like to sit in de front row please,” she replied. “Are you sure you want to do that?” the…
By Brenda Winter, columnistMay 02, 2016I was 29 days into a 30-day anal cancer treatment plan. For the most part, I’d skated through the daily radiation and two doses of chemo without incident. I was a little tired, had a little nausea, and I had a little “sunburn” from the radiation, but nothing major. I began to wonder why I had been in such dread of traditional cancer treatment for so long if this was all there was to it. And then…
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