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- May 02, 202310 years ago (2013) •Luverne High School Class of ’97 graduate Bill Aanenson brings 16 years of experience to a brand new business on Highway 75. Aanenson and his wife, Michelle, opened Rock Motor Sports LLC in April. The business, located in the former TriState Auto building, offers parts and service for every kind of outdoor power equipment — boats, motorcycles, four-wheelers, lawn mowers and…
- April 25, 202310 years ago (2013) •Preliminary numbers indicate that the 19th annual Hospice Charity Dinner and Auction at the Blue Mound Banquet Center Saturday night was the most successful ever. Unofficial calculations show the 2013 estimated net proceeds at $66,165. The previous record was set in 2011 when the charity event raised $62,400. The dinner each April raises money to support hospice care for…
- April 18, 202310 years ago (2013) •Stacy Riphagen, owner of Luverne’s newest business at 206 E. Main St., is busy unpacking boxes for her store opening at the end of April. Her store, Dragonfly, will feature home décor, lighting and furniture. Riphagen said she and her husband, David, and sons Spencer and Carter have worked hard to repurpose much of the former Renfro Variety Store furnishings. Plaster has been…
- April 11, 202310 years ago (2013) •If traffic through the front door is any indication, Sturdevant’s recent relocation from Luverne’s East Main Street to Highway 75 was a great move. Owner-partner Bob Boelman said after 30 years, a handful of people didn’t know there was a Sturdevant’s store in town. The automobile parts distribution business has been in Luverne since the 1980s. “A few people told me they…
- April 04, 202310 years ago (2013) •Luverne High School vocal music instructor Seana Graber shared details of the June 10-15 trip with Luverne School Board members, who approved the trip at their March 26 meeting. Graber said 60 students are planning to make the six-day trip to and from New York City with chaperones Jim and Paula Jelken, Greg Hoogeveen, Katie Baustian, Brenda Johnson, Mary Brown and Jennifer…
- March 28, 202310 years ago (2013) •Rock County and one of its early pioneer families are featured in a current exhibit at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. Doreen Rollag of rural Beaver Creek learned that a replica of the sod house that was once on her current acreage is part of a display illustrating early prairie life. “We were thrilled,” Doreen said about her recent visit to the History Center. “It…
- March 21, 202310 years ago (2013) •The historic Palace Theatre is once again challenged to keep pace in business that caters to large, multiplex theaters in a digital age. Board members of the Blue Mound Area Theatre group recently learned that the Palace Theatre must switch to digital projection by the end of the year or cease to offer first-run movies. The current 35 mm format is being phased out, and in…
- March 14, 202310 years ago (2013) •Luverne High School art students, Josey Kockelman-Radtke, Nikki Severson and Cora Mumme put the finishing touches a large 8-by-10-foot mural in a stairwell landing near thehigh school lobby Thursday afternoon, March7.The students are all taking a senior highindependent art class with Chris Nowatzki and collaborated on this project, which combines the impressionistic style of…
- March 07, 202310 years ago (2013) •A pair of Luverne High School athletes wrapped up the 2012-13 season at the Minnesota State Class AA Individual Wrestling Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul over the weekend. Senior Eli Dooyema and sophomore D.J. Reker earned the right to represent Luverne at the state tournament for the first time since 2009 when they placed second in their weight classes at…
- February 28, 202310 years ago (2013) •The Luverne High School gymnastics program needs a permanent home, and School Board members discussed proposals at their Feb. 21 meeting. Before the start of the Luverne 2012-2013 gymnastics season, the district was informed that after 22 years of the gymnastics team’s use of the Luverne Armory for practice and meets, the facility did not meet state safety standards. A…
- February 21, 202310 years ago (2013) •Luverne High School choir member Kira Graber joined an all-star cast of choral students from across the state when she performed at Benson Great Hall at Bethel University for the Minnesota Music Educators Mid-Winter Conference last week. Graber, a junior, tried out for the All-State Choir last March. Her audition included singing a solo, vocal memory exercises checking for…
- February 14, 202310 years ago (2013) •Forty-seven members of the Blue Mound Figure Skating Club competed at the Frosty Blades competition at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine Feb. 8-10. The BMFSC successfully defended their 2012 championship by topping the 20-team field with 767 points. Second place went to NSC Schwan Rink with 55 skaters and 581 points. Third place went to Sioux Falls with 32 skaters and 504…
- February 07, 202310 years ago (2013) •Matt Christensen stepped out of his comfort zone in August—about 8,000 miles out. He said the four months he spent in Tanzania, which is centrally located on the east coast of Africa, taught him that the people there are generous, welcoming, “and just the nicest people.” Christensen spent fall semester on the study abroad assignment with a group of students studying with the…
- January 31, 202310 years ago (2013) •The Luverne Hockey Association is celebrating the completion of its major remodeling project at the Blue Mound Ice Arena. Fundraising began nearly a year ago, with a great deal of support coming from local corporate sponsors. Those contributors were honored Tuesday night during a Cardinal varsity hockey game. The $750,000 project features a two-story 112-by-32-foot addition…
- January 24, 202310 years ago (2013) •Northwestern College senior Kelby Robinson is on a mission — a music mission. Robinson and fellow college band members are traveling to Cuba in February with the goal of bringing the Christian gospel message to musicians there. Band members are also collecting musical instruments in good working order to bring along with them. Robinson is an elementary education and music…
- January 17, 202310 years ago (2013) •Members of the Hills Fire Department put their lives on the line Saturday to train in the cold weather of the Hills Rez. Retired firefighter Dan Bernardy traveled to Hills from Inver Grove Heights to train the local firefighters on water and ice rescue techniques and equipment. The day started with several hours of classroom training at the fire hall. After learning how to…
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