Columns
By Lori Sorenson, editorOctober 22, 2019My husband’s parents lost their home in the Sept. 11 flood that sent Split Rock Creek outside its banks, over roads and bridges and straight through their farmyard in northwestern Rock County. My Sept. 19 column spoke of a DNR water rescue and told the story of generosity and gratitude in the face of tragedy. Today there’s an update to the saga of the flood-displaced couple whose 65-year marriage…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyOctober 22, 2019The following appeared in The Rock County Star on October 11, 1929. House Snow Plows Here Minnesota Highway Department to Erect Building in Luverne to House two Snow Plows Plans to erect a building here, to house two of the Minnesota Highway Department’s new motor truck snow plows, were made known yesterday by H. E. Chard, district engineer of the department and J. F. O’Meara,…- October 15, 2019Question: Minnesota just recently enacted a hands free while driving law, but many states do not have such a law. How is this enforced when people from out of state are traveling on our interstate highways? I have not seen any signs go up stating that Minnesota is hands-free. Would violators just be issued a warning? Answer: The law will be enforced for all drivers on Minnesota roadways. …
By Jason Berghorst, reporterOctober 15, 2019They say that working with kids keeps you young. Now in my 17th year of teaching, I’d say that’s true. As a teacher, I hear many of the new slang terms and even know what quite a few of them mean. I’m aware of many famous people on YouTube and I have a front row seat to unfortunate trends in clothing and hairstyles. I won’t comment on the return of male perms, but my profession did allow me to…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistOctober 15, 2019Our 2019 garden season is pretty much finished, and now as we contemplate cleaning up perennial flowerbeds and the landscape, we have to decide what to cut and what not to cut. I am not a fan of clear-cutting the perennial garden in the fall. Plants that hold their form add interest to the winter landscape. Additionally, those stems catch snow, which helps insulate the crown of the plant,…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyOctober 15, 2019The following appeared in The Rock County Star on October 4, 1929. Frank Clague Is Luverne Visitor Luverne was favored on Monday of this week with a visit from Congressman Frank Clague, the Representative of the Second District. The Congressman spent most of the day in the city, visiting friends and renewing political contacts. At luncheon, he was the guest of the Luncheon Club and…
By Rick Peterson, general managerOctober 08, 2019This weekend I will be attending the Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener in Austin. This will be the ninth year for the Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener. The annual event has done a great job promoting the sport of pheasant hunting. As you may recall, Luverne was the host city last year for the event, and by all accounts Luverne set the bar so high that Austin will have to pull out all…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyOctober 08, 2019The following appeared in The Rock County Star on September 20, 1929. Hills Picnic Is Successful Event Former Senator Magnus Johnson Delivers Feature Address of Day Nearly a thousand people are estimated to have turned out for the annual picnic of the Hills Co-operative Creamery Association held at Hills Saturday and the event was a successful one from every standpoint. Weather conditions were…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistOctober 08, 2019The inevitable frost is predicted for this week so that means if you want to savor the flavor of a few more tomatoes, you will want to pick as many as you have good intentions for. Fairly mature green tomatoes can be ripened off the vine by wrapping them individually in paper or putting several in a paper bag and storing them at room temperature. The enclosure captures the ethylene gas that…
By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota Highway PatrolOctober 01, 2019Traffic quiz: 1. It is legal to operate a motor vehicle without a license plate light. True or False 2. The use of headphones while driving a motor vehicle is legal as long as the driver has one ear uncovered. True or False 3. The maximum bumper height for a private passenger vehicle or station wagon is 20 inches. True or False 4. It is legal to drive a pickup with the tailgate…
By Esther Frakes, copy editorOctober 01, 2019As I finish up on 15 years of proofreading here at the Star Herald, I still love my job. One of the most amusing aspects of my job is to see the many ways that a missed or mistyped letter can potentially get us into trouble. The first week that I showed up for proofreading at the Star Herald in late September 2004, I came at my job with a great amount of confidence in my abilities. I just knew…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyOctober 01, 2019The following appeared in The Rock County Star on September 20, 1929. Excursion to Land O’ Lakes Arrangements Made for Special Train to Land O’ Lakes Plant in Cities Next Thursday An opportunity to see the Land O’ Lakes Creamery plant in the twin cities at specially reduced rates will be afforded the people of this community Thursday, September 26th, according to an announce-ment…
By Rick Peterson, general managerSeptember 24, 2019It’s been a while since Grandma Mary and I watched the granddaughters for an overnight stint. The granddaughters’ mom and dad were headed to Minneapolis to celebrate their wedding anniversary and take in a Vikings game, so Mary and I were recruited for overnight childcare duties at their home in Hartford. The granddaughters, Brooke and Ellee, are ages 4 and 2 respectfully, so one might think we’…
By Brenda Winter, columnistSeptember 24, 2019Unlike some, my husband and I heard the tornado sirens loudly and clearly when they blasted a severe weather alarm around midnight on Sept. 11. We were asleep. Deeply, blissfully, soundly asleep. When suddenly, a low whining, blaring, horn-like sound filled our bedroom. It was the sound of someone playing a poorly tuned saxophone, or perhaps it was a beagle in pursuit of a rabbit. Perhaps a…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietySeptember 24, 2019The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on September 7, 1967. Crowds Throng Here To Make Centennial Whopping Success Luverne’s 100th anniversary birthday party was a whopping success. Young and old alike came to celebrate — many in costume, many in whiskers, the rest in modern day garb appropriate for the occasion. It was a fun event for three days and…
By George BonnemaSeptember 17, 2019Just a reminder that if you have had some indoor plants vacationing outdoors for the summer, now is a good time to begin acclimating them to being indoors for the winter. Place the plant in the spot you intend for it to grow for the winter season. Keep it in for a week and then bring it back out for a week. Repeat this a few times and the plant will have acclimated to its new home without…
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