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By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota Highway PatrolSeptember 27, 2022Question: Is it legal for farmers to load hay on a state highway? Our neighbor bales several miles of state highway ditches. To load the round bales, he drives down the highway with a pickup and bale wagon. His son is in the ditch with a tractor and loader. The son gets a bale on the loader and driving perpendicular to the road drives up the ditch and puts the bale on the bale wagon. The son with…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County HistorianSeptember 27, 2022The 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 May 6, 1943. This is continued from last week’s issue of Mrs. Charles Brauer’s story. After living there six years, the Brauers moved to Missouri, in…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistSeptember 27, 2022We are in late September, and if you have had house plants “vacationing” outdoors for the summer, I have a few tips to help them acclimate to their indoor location. First, make sure there are not hitchhikers coming in with the plant. Insect pest populations are kept in check to a degree by outdoor weather and predator insects. That potential is eliminated indoors. Three primary pests to eliminate…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistSeptember 27, 2022In a recent edition of the Star Herald, I shared what the dog owner needs to be prepared to start a formal obedience training program. If you missed that column, try to look back and read that one first. If you can’t find it, reach out to me and I will send it to you. It sets the proper foundation for the work you will begin today to start training your own dog. The most basic of training tools…
By Jason BerghorstSeptember 20, 2022My day job is teaching world history and psychology classes to high school students. Each year in the second or third week of the school year, I teach about cultural diffusion in world history. Simply put, cultural diffusion is when one group shares its ideas, technologies and/or ways of life with another group. We study how this process happened in the earliest civilizations and how it is still…
By Rick Peterson, general managerSeptember 20, 2022Just a quick heads up to the 38th annual Rock County Pheasants Forever banquet just around the corner. Mark Thursday, Oct. 6, on your calendar. This year’s banquet, just like last year’s, will be held at Big Top Tents and Events in Luverne. By the way, Big Top Tents and Events has become the “go to” area event center for banquets, weddings, meetings, class reunions, funerals, proms and any other…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianSeptember 20, 2022The 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 May 6, 1943. Of all the trips she has ever made, the one perhaps remembered the best of all by Mrs. Charles Brauer, Luverne, was the voyage from…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistSeptember 20, 2022We have reached the fall equinox, which means we have equal day and night hours in a 24-hour period, with the night hours getting progressively longer. Poinsettia plants understand that means it is time to initiate their flower buds. Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 is the magic time frame for that to happen, and nature never fails in the diminished day length. So I am saying that if you have kept your…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistSeptember 20, 2022I promised a while back to share with you my four-part series on dog training obedience and some more advanced training that you can accomplish on your own if you choose to do so. I will start this conversation with a variety of quotes I have coined over my 25 years of training experience: •If you don’t mind a dog that barks a little bit, you’ll have a dog that barks a little bit. •The dog will…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterSeptember 13, 2022Sunday marked six weeks since Millie and I competed in a horse show. Rain postponed one show, and the other was canceled for lack of entries. The cancelations broke a pattern of preparation I followed every two to three weeks all summer. The pattern created my relaxed frame of mind by balancing practice with working a full-time job. A six-week layoff is a long time to practice, and negative…
By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota Highway PatrolSeptember 13, 2022Question: I have recently noticed several semi-trucks with lug nuts on their front tires that are pointed and stick out beyond the edge of the cab. I’m concerned that they could cause damage to other vehicles. Is there a law about this? Answer: I believe you are referring to the lug nut covers. They are only a decoration and have no function of holding the rim onto the front assembly of the…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County HistorianSeptember 13, 2022The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on June 10, 1971. Who in the World Were Gimm and Byrne? Not everyone remembers Gimm and Byrne’s any more. There are still some, however, who do, and this writer is one of them. Now that Ohlen’s Café, which years ago was Gimm and Byrne’s, is closed, it is unlikely there will ever be a restaurant there again. So we’re going to reminisce a little in…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistSeptember 13, 2022September is the time to get your lawn in shape for winter and the next growing season. If you are a “do it yourself” person, now is when to tackle perennial weeds like dandelions and similar broadleaf weeds. Those little seedlings are busy storing nutrients in their roots so next spring they can put on a spectacular growth spurt and impress with their robust energy. Spraying with a broadleaf…- By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistSeptember 13, 2022Writing about dogs is my favorite subject. If you have been a reader of my column for any length of time, you can already tell this by the number of times they occupy this space. Dogs, especially hunting dogs, are a 12-month-a-year effort. Whether it’s training a new dog or keeping the older dog sharp as a tack, both take consistency, time and commitment. With dove season opening a few days back…
By Brenda Winter, columnistSeptember 06, 2022Last week I saw a young woman with a flat, tan tummy wearing a cropped top. As I observed her exposed tummy, I reflected on why my tummy is not exposed. A long time ago my stomach, too, was flat and tan, but in 1988 the last weeks of pregnancy sent stretch marks like lightning bolts across that fruited plain. It was ’99 or maybe 2000 when I had my first abdominal surgery. The scar runs eight…
By Rick Peterson, general managerSeptember 06, 2022Under the heading of full disclosure, I would be in the group of folks that would be guilty as charged. What’s the charge, you ask? The charge is doing more than my share of complaining about all the inconveniences the road construction is causing. It seems at every turn one of those orange “construction ahead” signs staring you in the face. A week or so ago on a Friday evening, Mary and I were…
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