Meetings
Parkinson’s support group will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, June 6, at Poplar Creek Care center in Luverne.
Springwater Township Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, in the township hall.
Luv1LuvAll board will meet from 8 to 9 a.m. Friday, June 10, at the Southwest Health and Human Services building. Luv1LuvAll works to “create opportunities for people to move out of poverty,” and all are welcome. Call Holly at (605) 413-5415 with questions.
Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 13, in the Township Hall.
UMC pie and ice cream June 3
Luverne United Methodist Church annual Pie and Ice Cream Social will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 3, during the Buffalo Days Friday Night Cruise In. The event will move inside the church if it is raining.
June 4 show features two local quilters
The Blue Mound Quilters Guild will host its annual quilt show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at the Hinkly House at 217 N. Freeman Ave., Luverne. Featured at this year’s show will be the works of Leola Sweeney and Arlene Bendix, the Guild’s 2022 Quilters of the Year.
‘Tales from the Grave’ June 5
The Rock County Historical Society will present its 10th annual “Tales from the Graves” and pie and ice cream social from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at Maplewood Cemetery.
Local actors will play the roles of featured “guests,” including newspaperman Irid Bjerk, probate judge Helga Skyberg, architect and contractor, W.E.E. Greene, farm boy and tractor accident victim Elroy Sievert, businesswoman Adahlia Wildung, Luverne Automobile founders Al and Ed Leicher, Civil War Veteran and early settler Morris C. Smith and Army nurse Tilda Rossum.
The event will also highlight the move of the Old Luverne Cemetery to Maplewood. The rain location is the History Center on East Main Street. Call 507-283-2122.
Donate blood June 6
Community Blood Bank “All American” blood drive is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 to 5 p.m. Monday, June 6, at Sanford Luverne. Donors receive an “All American” blood donor t-shirt. Visit cbblifeblood.org or call 605-331-3222 to schedule an appointment. Community Blood Banks is the sole blood provider to Sanford Luverne Medical Center.
Sign up by June 6 for children’s musical
Shirley Harrison is seeking children ages 7 to 14 for a community musical, ‘Have You Heard the Good News?’ that will be performed at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Sign-up sheets are available at local churches as well as Grace and the Luverne Chamber Office and need to be returned by June 6 to Grace or the Chamber. Practice will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 20-24. Dress rehearsal is from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 25. Call 507-227-3154.
‘Service Over Self’ June 8, July 20
Rock The Edge Service Over Self days will be June 8 and July 20. Youth who have completed grades eight through 12 are welcome to register, as well as adults. (Sign up by June 2 for the June 8 service day and by July 14 for the second day.) To request a registration form email rocktheedgemn@gmail.com or call 507-283-2316.
Food distribution is June 16
New Life Celebration Church’s third Thursday monthly food giveaway is now at the Atlas building at 101 W. Maple St. in Luverne.
The next distribution is 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 16, until the food is gone.
Enter from Maple Street and stay along the west side of the building. Parking lot opens at 3 p.m. Do not block the Redeemed Remnants parking lot, intersection or alley entrance. Food will be loaded into vehicles, which then exit via the alley going west toward Estey Street.
Call 507-283-8963 or 507-283-4366 with questions.
Community Ed
Call 507-283-4724, to register for classes. Community Ed’s website is www.isd2184.net, select Luverne Community Education under schools.
Trips to the Arboretum and Twins game are full.
Defensive Driving Classes Beginning Class is June 21 and 23 (4 hours each evening). Refresher Four-Hour Classes is June 16
Learn how to defend yourself at Self Defense class on June 2. Fee is $5. Open to grades kindergarten through adult.
Students grades 3 and older (as attended during 21-22 school year) will receive training that can prepare them to be Home Alone on June 6. Fee is $15.
“Ninja Anywhere” is June 4 at the Courthouse Square during Buffalo Days. The ninja rig will test upper body strength, balance and agility and finish with a giant slide and inflatable obstacle course. Fee is $20 for ages 3 and older.
Grades 5 (this past school year) through adult can reserve Open Studio two-hour blocks of time on June 4. Fee is $25 and covers all materials, glaze and firing.
The first of three Friday morning Adventure Day Camps, Magical Fairytales, will be June 10 at the fairgrounds for students who have completed Grades 1-4.
Amazing Raku for all ages (younger than third grade attended by adults) is June 11. Select and pay for a pottery bisque piece at the studio for $10-$30 to glaze and fire.
Rock County Library Happenings
For more information about library happenings, call 507-449-5040 or email rockcountystaff@gmail.com.
Sign up for the summer reading program, “Camp iRead: Read Beyond the Beaten Path,” is May 31-June 4. The program begins June 1 and will continue to Aug. 1.
Readers in grades K-4 who completed all eight weeks of the summer program will be invited to an End of Summer Pizza Party at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4.
Teens (grades 5-12) who complete a bingo card will be invited to a pizza/prize party at 3 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 5.
Storytime @ the Park will be 10:30 a.m. Thursdays. Locations and start date will be released at a later date.
Teens in Action (grades 5-12) will meet from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursdays. A different activity will be featured each week beginning June 16.
Kick-off to the summer reading program is Magic Zac from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday, June 6. An ice cream social follows the program.
Find the Hidden Animal Tracks during a scavenger hunt from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 14.
Movie and snacks for Camp Rock begins at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 21. The movie is 1 hr. 37 min., rated G. All ages are welcome.
Michael Albert and POP ART program will be Friday, July 15. Registration is required.
Movie and Snacks for The Lorax begins 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 19. The movie is 1 hr. 35 min., rated G. All ages are welcome.
A naturalist from Prairie Ecology Bus Center will present the program “Animals Can Do What?” from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, for grades K-4.
Seed library is open and available to anyone in the public who wants to plant a garden. Flowers, fruit and vegetable seeds are available for free.
Trivia Night is at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of every month at Take 16 in Luverne. Team registration begins at 6 p.m.
Reminiscence Kits are available featuring various topics such as gardening, pets, baking, sewing, farming and hunting. The kits are designed to use with a loved one experiencing memory loss, encouraging the loved one to open up about activities they once loved in the past.
A.C.E. respite care available, volunteers needed
A.C.E. of SW Minnesota (A.C.E.) offers respite care services in Rock County for those needing a break from caring for a loved one.
The respite program offers short-term (1-3 hours), temporary care for families and caregivers by providing a brief period of reprieve from the daily cares they provide to their loved one.
Volunteers provide non-professional supportive services to caregivers to give them time for themselves, relieve their stress and help them remain healthy.
Respite care volunteers are also needed. Trained A.C.E. volunteers provide respite care to family caregivers of adults age 60 and older who are suffering from long-term health conditions.
Contact Linda Wenzel at 507-283-5064 or ace.rock@co.rock.mn.us.
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