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About this time each year, fishing enthusiasts start to dream about getting out on the lake and hooking the big one.
Sure enough, this past week the Bass Pro Shop/Cabela’s Spring Fishing Classic catalog showed up. It’s not really a catalog, but it is 44 pages of all things fishing and fishing-...
I invested in snowshoes this winter after several treks across open fields in a borrowed pair with my neighbor friend, Wendy.
In January she purchased two sets, one for herself and one for a snowshoeing partner (lucky me).
My only previous experience with snowshoes was 15 years ago in the Blue...
The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older.
The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Aug. 19, 1943.
“When the Kiebach family moved...
The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older.
The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Aug. 5, 1943.
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You probably are aware that the first attempt at the Luverne Leap fundraiser for the Luverne Area Community Foundation was a huge success. With the help of event sponsors, the 29 jumpers were able to raise $23,000 for the Foundation’s general grant fund.
As a first-time jumper into the icy waters...
Many of you may recall elderly goofball sisters of the stage Marlene and Darlene from Leota, Minnesota.
Over the years, the pair have attempted to save the Luverne Senior Citizens Center (now Generations) from certain demise.
Always the pessimist, Marlene believes the end of the senior center is at...
The 2023 legislative session in Minnesota is underway. They have many items on their plate this session, and the one that will get the most attention is what to do with the many billion-dollar surplus the state has from the Recovering America Act that sent billions to the states. Unfortunately,...
The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older.
The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Aug. 5, 1943.
Jacob Wahlert, Luverne, holds two...
In addition to journalism and survival skills, college taught me the harsh consequences of a sedentary lifestyle and reckless diet.
Late night homework with Cheetos, on-demand cafeteria soft-serve and weekend beer and pizza sent me home in sweatpants after my first spring semester.
Fortunately, a...
I just got back from a few days in northeast South Dakota from a pike spearing trip. I had been to the location last year, and the group I was with had probably the best spearing trip they will ever have. There were large numbers of pike, and the average size was very good.
I am not the kind of...