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By Jason Berghorst, reporterJune 08, 2021Recently a friend sent me a link to a satire video that had some fun with graduation open houses. “So spot on,” the friend remarked in the text. The video highlighted the most universal aspects of the traditional open house: •Hastily cleaned garages with the normal garage items hidden behind a tarp. •Display boards of photos from childhood — extra credit if the yearly school photos are lined up…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyJune 08, 2021The following appeared in The Rock County Star-Herald on Feb. 9, 1950. Lunch Program Inaugurated at Hardwick School Hot Dish, Sandwich, Dessert and Milk Now Are Served to Children The traditional lunch bucket — as important to the pupil as pencils and books in years gone by — has vanished from the Hardwick public school scene. The cold lunches, which for years were a part of the everyday life…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistJune 08, 2021I recently made the seven-hour drive to Upper Red Lake in Minnesota. I figured this was about the 15th time I had made this annual trip to the best walleye fishing in North America. It is a father-son experience I cherish. For those of you who can remember back that far, the walleye fishing on Upper Red Lake collapsed from overnetting and to some extent overfishing by anglers back in about 2000.…
By Brenda Winter, columnistJune 01, 2021It’s been five years. Five years ago, I completed treatment for anal cancer and was told the cancer was gone. I was also told, in so many words, “If you make it five years, you’ll be considered cancer-free.” (They don’t say “cured” anymore.) So here I am five years later. I made it. A friend once told me, “A day will come when you don’t even think about cancer.” I’m still waiting. It seems…
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 Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyJune 01, 2021The following appeared in The Rock County Star-Herald on Feb. 2, 1950. County Receives Larger Allotment For 1950 Soil Conservation Practices No Definite Information Available as Yet About 1950 Corn Acreage Cuts The 1950 appropriations for agriculture conservation practices in Rock county will be $51,600, about $2,000 more than in 1949, Leonard Arp, Rock county PMA chairman, announced on…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistJune 01, 2021I never really figured out what I wanted to do after high school until I was about 28 years old. After graduation I took a few years off from schooling in the sales and marketing arena. I sold cars and then newspaper subscriptions. At age 28 I decided I wanted to be a regional fisheries manager for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. However, this would have required six more years of…
By Lori Sorenson, editorMay 25, 2021Hunting season is upon us, and I don’t mean pheasants or deer. I’m talking about asparagus — spotting it in its natural environment, camouflaged in roadside ditches and grassy field driveways. Asparagus hunting involves special wild game hunting instincts not utilized with big game or birds. It requires an eagle eye and heightened peripheral vision in order to spot a single green stalk among tall…
By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota Highway PatrolMay 25, 2021Question: Do I need an oversize or wide-load permit to haul a boatlift that is over 9 feet wide to my cabin? Answer: You would need to obtain a permit because the width is over 8 feet 6 inches. Hauling oversized items without a permit or escorts (if required) can be dangerous and is illegal. Troopers and private escort companies are required to be trained and certified. An oversize and/or…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistMay 25, 2021If you applied systemic rose care as I advised earlier, that was six weeks ago so now is the time to make a second application. All forms of pine trees and shrubs are making their new growth now. That new growth is called a candle. For the more compact varieties of pines like Mugho and Tannenbaum, cutting off 1/2 to 3/4 of that new growth will result in a much fuller and compact plant. Completing…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 25, 2021The following appeared in The Rock County Star-Herald on Jan. 26, 1950. $15,000 Polio Fund Drive Starts Nearly $22,000 Spent For Polio Care by Local Chapter the Past Year Civic and social organizations have united to carry the March of Dimes campaign through its most crucial test, John Kurvink, county director, said this week. Chairmen named to date for the various communities are as follows…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistMay 25, 2021I recently spent a few days in western South Dakota shooting prairie dogs. This was a great trip and the subject of another column in the next few weeks. I was wondering what other kinds of creatures made a life on the grazed grasslands of this part of the state. As I was researching what those creatures might be, I came across a question that I just could not answer. “What is the difference…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistMay 20, 2021The great Minnesota fishing opener was May 15. I have participated in this annual event about 25 of the past 30 years. When I was younger, I would start at the midnight opening bell. I entered every fishing contest in the area for the competitive challenge. Today my fishing exploits have far more to do with who I am with and which lake I am on than how many fish I could catch in a day or even a…
By Brenda Winter, columnistMay 18, 2021I’ve known people over the years who guard their volunteer time at Redeemed Remnants like it’s a meeting with the Queen. Now I know why. Redeemed Remnants is the resale/thrift store that generates finances for ATLAS of Rock County. ATLAS offers free Christian counseling and other services to people in need. As chairman of the ATLAS board, I’ve been volunteering at Redeemed Remnants to gain a…
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 Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 18, 2021The following articles appeared in The Rock County Herald during 1895. Jan. 11, 1895 The HERALD takes great pleasure in announcing to its readers that it has again made arrangements by which it is enabled to furnish the Weekly New York Tribune to its patrons for 25 cents per year, or both for 58 cents, per year. This price is probably less than the cost of the white paper, and the offer is a…
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