May 2024
By Mavis FodnessJune 05, 2024The residential streets in the east half of Hills were resurfaced, replacing the traditional seal coat process, over several days in late May. Dakota Seal of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, applied a slurry seal to all the residential streets east of Main Avenue. Cost to the city was $124,527. Ryan Folsom with Dakota Seal talked with city council members March 12 about the slurry seal versus the…
By Mavis FodnessMay 29, 2024Leaders of the Hills-Beaver Creek School District celebrated an important milestone when the group conducted a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday afternoon, May 22. Standing at the site of the future Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School, Chairman Arlyn Gehrke was the sole speaker for the event in Beaver Creek. ‘This occasion symbolizes our community’s collective commitment to providing the best…- May 29, 2024Meetings Battle Plain Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 3, at the Edgerton Ag conference room. SAIL classes in Luverne A new session of SAIL classes is from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. every Monday and Thursday through Aug. 29 at American Reformed Church in Luverne. Contact Linda, 507-283-5064, with questions. Buffalo Days Run for a Cause June 1 The Buffalo Days Run for a Cause…
- May 29, 2024Dispatch report May 18 •Complainant on N. Kniss Avenue reported a fire call. •Complainant on W. Hatting Street reported a miscellaneous public assist. •Complainant at Redbird Field reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant on Oakley Street and Crawford reported an accident with property damage. •Complainant on Highway 23, mile marker 3, Beaver Creek, reported a road and drive law…
- May 29, 2024Aristeo named to dean’s list at Ridgewater Rose Aristeo, Luverne, has been named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2024 semester at Ridgewater College. To be included, students must maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher with at least nine credits. Area students graduate at Lake Area Tech Area students earned degrees from Lake Area Technical College in Watertown, South Dakota,…
- May 29, 202410 years ago (2014) •Luverne will host its 30th Annual Buffalo Days celebration this weekend, marking three decades of community pride. “That’s a long time ago and it’s certainly worth noting,” said Luverne Chamber Director Jane Lanphere. “We just really need to compliment all the different groups over the years who have partnered to enrich, enhance and develop the event to keep it relevant…
- May 29, 2024St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org Monsignor Gerald Kosse, Pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Masses: 9 a.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Friday at the nursing homes – check the bulletin. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information. …
By Mavis FodnessMay 22, 2024Excavation began last week at the site of the new Hills-Beaver Creek elementary school building in Beaver Creek. Duininck Inc. of Prinsburg, Minnesota, began preparing the 14.45-acre site on the east side of Beaver Creek for the 57,400-square-foot school. The school will house preschool through fifth-grade students along with a day care. Dirt work began a month later than planned due to the…
By Mavis FodnessMay 22, 2024Students in Dylan Gehrke’s fifth grade class Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary learned about compromise before showing off their businesses at the annual Entrepreneur Fair May 10. Most of Gehrke’s 28 students were encouraged to developed a business plan in pairs or small groups. “Compromising is one of the biggest things during this activity for our groups with multiple people,” he said. “They have…- By Mavis FodnessMay 22, 2024The fifth positive rabies case in cattle in Minnesota occurred in Rock County, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health confirmed May 1. “The Rock County cow marks the fifth positive cattle case in Minnesota within the past 12 months,” the May 14 press release stated, “and one of four involving skunks either seen or smelled on the property.” The local cattle producer noticed one of his cows holding…
May 22, 2024Haburn from Osakis, Minnesota, attended Alexandria Technical and Community College for machining and engineering. He returned 10 years later for his law enforcement degree. Haburn and his wife, Peyton (Arends), a 2011 Luverne High School graduate, live in Beaver Creek. Haburn joined the Rock County Sheriff’s Office in February and recently began patrol duties.- May 22, 2024Area students graduate at Augustana Area students earned degrees from Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, following the Spring 2024 semester. Graduates from Luverne include Graham Cunningham, cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in exercise science; and Madigan Flom, magna cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in biology. Dalwa Alinizi, Beaver Creek, graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in…
- May 22, 2024LSS meals at Generations Monday, May 27: Closed for Memorial Day! Tuesday, May 28: Baked chicken, au gratin potatoes, mixed vegetables, bread, fruit crisp. Wednesday, May 29: Chicken arroz con pollo, buttered corn, bread, chocolate chip cookie. Thursday, May 30: Lasagna, peas, breadstick, spiced apples. Half-Price Day sponsored by Ron and Cathy Honken. Friday, May 31: Meatballs with…
- May 22, 202410 years ago (2014) •Ask someone to describe what a school nurse does, and there may be as many different answers as the people who are asked. And they may all be correct. The list of responsibilities and tasks assigned to school nurses today is much longer than most people probably realize. Luverne school nurse Deb Vander Kooi has been covering all of them and more since 1992 when she began…
May 22, 2024The Rock County DFL completed an Adopt a Highway project on eastbound I-90 Monday, May 20.- May 22, 2024St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org Monsignor Gerald Kosse, Pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Masses: 9 a.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Friday at the nursing homes – check the bulletin. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information. …
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