Remember When
- April 26, 202210 years ago (2012) •The “Luverne’s Got Talent” night at the American Reformed Church drew 220 people to the supper and 19 participants in the talent show. The event, which was a fundraiser for an upcoming Haiti mission trip, yielded nearly $3,300 for the cause. Fourth-place talent entry was the ARC Mixed Quartet of Jim Jelken, Joe Dorhout, Bonnie Shelton and Kathy Jacobsma singing “Joy In The…
- April 19, 202210 years ago (2012) •Geronimo Wind Energy’s Main Street office in Luverne was abuzz with activity last week. Owners of the land where wind turbines will be located were signing final contracts, learning the turbine locations and hearing construction site safety guidelines. Geronimo Wind Energy President Blake Nixon said that activity will soon be evident in the rest of the community. 25 years…
- April 12, 202210 years ago (2012) •Southwest Minnesota Habitat for Humanity has announced that the Sheryl Staeffler family will become the owners of the house scheduled to be built in Luverne this summer. Habitat has three principal criteria for family selection, which are need, ability to pay, and willingness to partner with Habitat. Habitat sells its houses to homeowners with 20- to 30-year mortgages at zero…
- April 05, 202210 years ago (2012) •Luverne Public school parents, students and staff will soon have the opportunity to express their opinion of the flexible learning year (FLY) calendar. Superintendent Gary Fisher said an on-line survey will be made available near the end of April so the district can determine what the community thinks about the FLY. The survey is shorter than the previous one and the results…
- March 29, 202210 years ago (2012) •Barely a week into her retirement, Luverne’s Sandra Hensley said she already likes her new schedule. But that doesn’t mean she won’t miss her work as court administrator for Rock and Nobles counties. “It was always challenging,” she said Tuesday during a break from spring cleaning at her home. “It was constantly changing; you never get bored.” When she started in the Rock…
- March 22, 202210 years ago (2012) •Luverne seventh-grader Knute Oldre has been notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2012 Minnesota National Geographic Bee. Oldre, son of Kyle and Sara Oldre, excelled in the Luverne spelling bee earlier in the school year and now will compete in the geography contest at the state level on March 30 in St.…
- March 15, 202210 years ago (2012) •A series of unfortunate sports injuries led Luverne High School junior Jake Guy to launch his own extra-curricular activity. In the fall of 2010, as a sophomore athlete, he suffered two football concussions, followed by another in winter wrestling, prompting him to call it quits in sports. This fall, when Jake’s friends returned to school sports, he found himself with extra…
- March 08, 202210 years ago (2012) •Geronimo Wind representatives told Rock County Commissioners Tuesday that May 1 is the targeted start date for pouring concrete pads for the 119 wind towers north and west of Luverne. Pad construction will continue through June. Beginning in August, the towers will be set up at a rate of 10 per week. … Geronimo will remove the meteorological towers when they are no longer…
- March 01, 202210 years ago (2012) •If all goes well, a $750,000 expansion project will begin this spring at the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne. Fundraising is under-way “in house” with hockey and figure skating families make their pledges now. Donations will also be sought from alumni, private individuals and corporations. The Luverne Hockey Association is a 501(c) 3 organization, so donations are tax…
- February 22, 202210 years ago (2012) •A Steen woman and her husband in Kuwait met for a romantic Valentine’s Day lunch Tuesday at the Coffey Haus in Luverne. … Using Skype software, she had a real-time conversation with her husband, Matthew Hite, who is stationed in Kuwait with the National Guard. It was 9 p.m. in his part of the world, but they chatted happily about small details of their daily lives. For…
- February 15, 202210 years ago (2012) •A Steen woman and her husband in Kuwait met for a romantic Valentine’s Day lunch Tuesday at the Coffey Haus in Luverne. … Using Skype software, she had a real-time conversation with her husband, Matthew Hite, who is stationed in Kuwait with the National Guard. It was 9 p.m. in his part of the world, but they chatted happily about small details of their daily lives. For…
- February 08, 202210 years ago (2012) •Luverne High School senior Lauren Christensen joined a select group of former Cardinal girls’ hockey players during the course of Thursday’s home game against the Sioux Falls Flyers. When Christensen lifted a wrist shot into the net to account for Luverne’s first goal in a 7-5 win, she became the fourth LHS player to enter girls’ hockey program’s 100-goal club. Natalie…
- February 01, 202210 years ago (2012) •The federal government will have a greater impact on what ends up on the trays of 32 million kids who have school lunch every day—including those in Luverne. Less salt and fat, more whole grains, fruit, veggies and low-fat dairy are what kids can expect in the school cafeteria, according to new nutrition standards for school meals announced by the U.S. Department of…
- January 25, 202210 years ago (2012) •Luverne’s Terry Vajgrt will be sworn in next month as a judge in Minnesota’s Fifth Judicial District. “It’s an exciting opportunity,” he said Monday about being appointed by the governor. “I greatly appreciate the local support and encouragement I received through the application process.” He replaces Judge Timothy Connell who retired late last year after 24 years on the…
- January 18, 202210 years ago (2012) •Colleen Deutsch, Luverne, has been chosen to be the Legend of the Year for 2011 at Children’s Care Hospital and School, Sioux Falls and Rapid City. Deutsch a registered nurse, has worked as a nurse on all the units and is now the nurse care coordinator for the Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Deutsch was chosen from nearly 500 staff…
- January 11, 202210 years ago (2012) •Ever since Breanne Hup, Luverne, was a little girl, she has been intrigued by all things African. Last month that intrigue led her on a nine-day mission trip to Zambia, a small country in south-central Africa. Hup, daughter of Ken Hup, is a registered nurse at Sanford Hospital Luverne. As part of a 10-member team from the Ransom Church in Sioux Falls, Hup’s mission assignment…
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