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- May 04, 202110 years ago (2011) •Area health enthusiasts are paying attention to the latest business news on Luverne’s Main Street. A 24-hour fitness center is opening in the former Final Touch building, and it promises top-of-the-line equipment and programs. Branagen Powers, rural Luverne, and Brian Beuning, Luverne, signed papers this week to purchase the 5,000-square-foot building from Mike and Lori…
- April 27, 202110 years ago (2011) •The year was 1962 when three teenagers from Pipestone and Luverne formed a group called The Starflies. They were lead singer and guitarist Steve Ellis, Pipestone, drummer Butch Hatting and guitarist Jim Brandenburg, both of Luverne. The band was widely known in its day, and on April 16 it was inducted into the South Dakota Rock and Roll Music Association Hall of Fame. Hatting…
- April 20, 202110 years ago (2011) •Officials from Sanford Health attended Luverne’s City Council meeting Tuesday to discuss the logo change on the water tower north of the hospital. The water tower was erected in 2003 to serve the needs of the new hospital and residents in northern neighborhoods of Luverne. It was painted with the logos of what was then Sioux Valley Hospital on two sides, and the city of…
- April 13, 202110 years ago (2011) •Since the spring of 1979, Rock County Highway Department Maintenance Supervisor Walter Stearns has worked through more than three decades of Minnesota season changes. Friday, April 29, is his last day at the highway department, which concludes 32 years of work for the county in which he was born and raised. … On May 7, 1979, Stearns was hired as a fulltime equipment operator…
- April 06, 202110 years ago (2011) •Many of Rock County’s bridges are nearly 70 years old, and those structures are not only showing wear, but they’re not safe for heavy loads. During Tuesday’s Rock County Board meeting, commissioners received a list of bridges that are posted as unsafe for heavy loads. Of the 320 bridges in Rock County, 27 are considered unsafe for loads normally allowed on roadways and…
- March 30, 202110 years ago (2011) •A decade-long coaching run officially came to an end during a meeting of the District 2184 School Board Thursday. The board accepted the resignation of Jason Phelps as Luverne High School’s head girls’ basketball coach. Phelps has been head coach since the 2001-02 season. “It’s time to step aside and give someone else a chance to move the program forward.” Phelps said. Phelps…
- March 23, 202110 years ago (2011) •Blue Mounds State Park manager Rick White has been retired since December, so he’s had some time to reflect on his 34 years in the state park system. “I enjoyed the buffalo,” he said. “If you have a prairie and no buffalo, you really don’t have a natural prairie. Under White’s tenure at the Blue Mounds, the buffalo herd grew from 40 to more than 100 animals, and their grazing…
- March 16, 202110 years ago (2011) •Even after moving into a bitter cold, snow-filled winter, prior Georgia residents Pastor Billy Skaggs and his wife, Cindy, have a fire in their hearts for their new church home in Luverne. “It’s the people here,” Skaggs said about being senior pastor of Living Rock. “There are incredible families God has placed in our church. Living Rock is a nondenominational congregation…
- March 09, 202110 years ago (2011) •Local Green Earth Players community theater actors are rehearsing for their upcoming musical performance of “Gilligan’s Island.” … “Phil Voigt plays Mr. Howell,” Ceynowa said. “Normally he plays more conservative roles, but for this, he’s just a riot.” Some scenes call for Mr. Howell to hula dance and join a Conga line, and Voigt plays the part. “We have had so much fun with…
- March 02, 202110 years ago (2011) •Just over a year ago, retired optometrist George McDonald spent a week in Mexico helping more than 550 patients get eyeglasses. In February 2010 he traveled south through the Volunteers in Optometry for Service to Humanity (VOSH) organization, along with his daughter Julie Deters and grandson Harrison, both of Fort Collins, Colo. Although all three had to pay their way there…
- February 23, 202110 years ago (2011) •The Polar Plunge team of Evan Verbrugge, Daryl Fuerstenberg, Dan Nath, Chris Harnack and Michael DeJong doubled their goal of raising $750 before their plunge Saturday, Feb. 12 Through the Polar Plunge, the Rock River Shivers’ $1,480 donation directly benefits Special Olympics Minnesota. This surpassed the initial goal of $750 and the second goal of $950. This year was the…
- February 16, 202110 years ago (2011) •The Luverne Middle and High School students and staff had the goal of raising $2,000 through the Pennies for Patients program in just one week’s time. The incentive was to gain permission to shave the heads of Ryan Johnson, principal, and Todd Oye, activities director. During the Friday pepfest on Feb. 11, though, students cheered as two other chairs were filled by Wade…
- February 09, 202110 years ago (2011) •Luverne School District is among eight districts in southwest Minnesota in line to receive a sizeable technology grant. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will award $369,000 in grants to promote distance learning in rural schools. In Luverne that will likely translate to more course offerings for students and more opportunities, according to Superintendent Gary…
- February 02, 202110 years ago (2011) •On Wednesday, Feb. 3, Raymond Vogt turned 100 years old. To celebrate, Vogt’s six children and other relatives enjoyed a birthday party on Saturday, Jan. 29, at the Mary Jane Brown Home where he lives. “There were a lot of people,” Vogt said. The many attendees represent vast memories, most of which open the door to life in turn-of-the-century Nobles and Rock counties. Along…
- January 25, 202110 years ago (2011) •Luverne’s Price is Right Night is shaping up to be the social event of the year. The Blue Mound Banquet Center will host the popular game show Friday night, Feb. 7. Social hour starts at 6:30 p.m. and the appetizer buffet opens at 7 p.m. for the event, sponsored by the Luverne Area Chamber. At 8 p.m. the first contestants will be invited to “come on down” with Luverne’s Kyle…
- January 19, 202110 years ago (2011) •Urban Planner Michael Schroeder took the stage of the Palace Theatre in Luverne Thursday, Jan. 13, to present possible directions for a commercial revitalization plan. Local leaders have been working with consultants to draw up a plan for Luverne’s future growth. A community meeting on Nov. 30 drew more than 100 interested community members who shared their thoughts on what…
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