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By George Bonnema, Luverne gardening enthusiastOctober 02, 2017Now that we are into the month of October and frost is predicted next week, it is time to acclimate indoor plants that have been vacationing outdoors to their winter home indoors. Considering that they have had daylight flooding them from all sides and indoors they will have to adjust to what light comes through a window in addition to a much shorter day length, they have to make a big adjustment…
By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing General ManagerSeptember 26, 2017If you haven’t bought your ticket to The Rock County Pheasants Forever banquet, time is running out. The 33rd annual banquet is next Thursday night, Oct. 5, at Grand Prairie Events. Note the new location. For years the annual banquet flip-flopped back and forth between Sharkee’s and the Blue Mound Banquet Center. Both Dave Halverson and Glen Gust were longtime supporters of Pheasants Forever and…
By Lori Sorenson, editorSeptember 26, 2017Siri is slowly doing away with recipe books, how-to manuals and other tried and true handy references. Our old backyard apple tree has been busy bearing fruit, and we’ve been busy harvesting. Since our McIntosh apples are somewhat “vintage” I consulted my 1950s-era community cookbooks for old-fashioned recipes. Apple dumplings, applesauce, baked whole apples, apple cobbler and others were printed…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietySeptember 26, 2017The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 16, 1931, and is the second in a series about Luverne's Rock River bridge. Sen. Schall, after a brief statement concerning good roads, gave a political speech lasting an hour and a half. The following is the first part of this speech. Southwestern Minnesota’s most prominent trunk highway improvement—the re-routing of No. 9 east of…
By Mavis Fodness, ReporterSeptember 19, 2017Since March, the empty nest stage I thought I crossed into last September has not been the experience I envisioned. As the last of the four children chose to join the Air National Guard and set off to basic training a year ago, I pictured tackling those back-burner projects to keep my mind off no longer having any children at home. I did enjoy reading again, coloring or watching TV with my feet…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietySeptember 19, 2017The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 16, 1931, and is the first in a series about Luverne's Rock River bridge. NEW BRIDGE AND PAVING DEDICATED YESTERDAY Senator Schall and Charles Forbes, “Granddad” of Highway System, Participate in Program. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS BIG ASSET TO LUVERNE Rock River Bridge Among the Best in Minnesota; Main Street Approach is More…
By Sgt. Troy ChristiansonSeptember 12, 2017Question: I have a question about the Minnesota State Patrol Blood Relays. Recently, one was performed from the twin cities to Redwing. Why did it involve three patrol officers? I know this isn’t a great distance and have just been wondering what rules or regulations dictate how this is handled. Answer: The story you are referring to was recently shared on our Facebook page, but a number of years…
By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing General ManagerSeptember 12, 2017It’s been a productive summer around here. By that I mean it’s been a productive few months in the baby department here at the office as well as in my family. Abbe, our production manager here at the office, had her second son at the end of July. My daughter Jenna had daughter No. 2 on Aug. 10. Our circulation manager, Jenn, had her second child, a daughter, on Aug. 22. Abbe had her first child a…
By Brenda Winter, columnistSeptember 12, 2017My husband, youngest daughter and I arose early that morning. Our mission for the day was to drive to Beatrice, Nebraska, to view the total eclipse of the sun scheduled to happen there around noon. NASA promoted the event like this: “On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature’s most awe-…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietySeptember 12, 2017The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on November 12, 1926: MANY FARM OWNERS ARE OPPOSED TO RE-ROUTING NO. 9 Divided Fields With Resultant Inconveniences Are Most General Grounds for Complaint. The re-routing of trunk highway No. 9, so that it will run along the north side of the Omaha right-of-way from the west edge of this city, to the South Dakota state line, instead of over…
By Lori Sorenson, editorSeptember 05, 2017My friend, Carrie, and I recently took advantage of cheap airfare and an invitation to stay in her family’s Las Vegas timeshare. I wouldn’t describe either of us as impulsive, but sometimes good deals are too good to pass up, and sometimes spur-of-the moment plans actually work. Within days of spotting the deal we chose our dates and booked our flights. A few weeks later the schoolteacher and…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietySeptember 05, 2017The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on November 5, 1926: SCHOOL BUILDING IS FORMALLY DEDICATED Large Throng Attends Exercises and Inspects Luverne’s New High School Friday Evening. DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS ARE WARMLY PRAISED Splendid Value and many Merits of New Structure Are Outlined by Different Speakers. About seven hundred and fifty or eight hundred patrons and taxpayers…
By Sgt. Troy ChristiansonAugust 29, 2017Question: I read that the fine for going through a school bus stop arm will increase in Minnesota. Can you talk about the fine amount and school bus safety? Answer: State law requires all vehicles to stop for school buses when the bus driver activates the flashing lights and has the crossing arm fully extended. As of Aug. 1, drivers who violate that law will face a larger fine when citations…
By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing General ManagerAugust 29, 2017“Thanks for the memories.” That is how I felt after Sunday afternoon’s Stars and Stripes USO Show at the historic Palace Theatre. They weren’t really my memories, but I could tell many of those in the audience were remembering good times of long ago. I truly enjoyed the show, but it was an added pleasure watching others enjoy the performances. No doubt a lot of memories resurfaced for those in…
By Mavis Fodness, ReporterAugust 29, 2017Naming an animal is not at all unusual. As a child I named every cat — along with a special chicken or cow. Giving an object a name is a little more unusual. In elementary school I gave my first band instrument, a clarinet, the name Clarice. Clarice the Clarinet. I grin at the thought. You might think I named the black plastic instrument after Jodie Foster’s character in the horror movie, “…-
By Mavis Fodness, ReporterAugust 29, 2017Naming an animal is not at all unusual. As a child I named every cat — along with a special chicken or cow. Giving an object a name is a little more unusual. In elementary school I gave my first band instrument, a clarinet, the name Clarice. Clarice the Clarinet. I grin at the thought. You might think I named the black plastic instrument after Jodie Foster’s character in the horror movie, “…
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