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Marquee gets another upgradeThe Palace Marquee, which recently received a $20,000 overhaul, is undergoing another upgrade.A couple of months ago, Ace Neon Signs Company, Sioux Falls, removed the entire marquee and took it to their shop in Sioux Falls.Over the course of a month or so, the sign not only got a new paint job, the neon tubing as well as the sockets for the incandescent bulbs were replaced.When the sign was installed, the BMAT board realized the side panels, which had been chasing lights, were now just flashing lights, not the way it was supposed to be.So if you drive down Main Street and notice the end caps are missing, they are back in Sioux Falls getting redone so they can chase again as they had in the past.The end caps, where the letters showing upcoming attractions are placed, should be back up by as early as the end of this week.Work begins on Highway 75 On Wednesday, May 11, the road construction project began on Highway 75 and 131st Street.The project extends from just south of Veterans Drive on Highway 75 to the intersection with 131st Street, the road that runs on the north edge of the new hospital property.A primary purpose of the Highway 75 project is to lower the height of the intersection of the two roads.The work on 131st Street includes applying blacktop as well as installing curb and gutter.The project is expected to take 8 to 10 weeks, which would put its completion in early to mid July.The official detour route includes County Highways 5, 6 and 8.College can be expensive; do you need help?Conservative estimates on college costs are from $10,000 to $30,000.If you choose to go to one of the more expensive schools in the country, you can spend from $40,000 to $100,000.Although there are a lot of scholarships for students with excellent grades, kids from low-income families, and future NBA stars, there are scholarship dollars for a variety of other students as well.According to the U.S. Commission for Scholastic Assistance, there are millions of dollars available to students from private sector scholarships, but much of the available money goes unused because parents don’t know how or where to apply for it.The commission supplies the public with over 1000 different private scholarships sources.The scholarship list include the scholarship names, addresses, application deadlines, summaries about the scholarships and the amount the scholarship will pay your child.While some scholarships pay the entire tuition, others allow money to be put toward living expenses and other fees.Most scholarships can be used at junior colleges, career and vocational schools, four year colleges, graduate schools, as well as medical and law schools.If you would like to obtain the scholarship list, send a self-addressed, stamped business-size #10 envelope to the U.S. Commission for Scholastic Assistance, P.O. Box 650067, Potomac Falls, VA 20165-0067.Historical Society sets second of tri-annual meetingsIf you would like to become involved in the Rock County Historical Society, put May 23 on your calendar.The second of their three annual meetings will feature Ida Reverts, who will speak on Rock County Century Farms.The group also reported $675 income from their latest steak fry fund-raiser at the Luverne Eagles Club.Some of the activities coming up in the next few months they would like you to know about include:
May 19: Salad Luncheon at the American Legion Hall.
June 11: A barn dance at the Century Barn of the fairgrounds.
August 18: An ice cream social on the lawn of the Hinkly House.
September 20: The annual dinner and raffle at the Blue Mound Banquet Center.Publisher Roger Tollefson can be reached by e-mail at tolly@star-herald.com