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- June 28, 202210 years ago (2012) •Blue Mound Liquor Store manager Rich DeSchepper is retiring this summer, but he said he has mixed feelings about leaving the job. “I’m thoroughly enjoying it,” he said about his work. He said one of his favorite quotes is by Confucius, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” DeSchepper said this was the case for nearly every day he worked…
- June 21, 202210 years ago (2012) •Five members of the Luverne High School tennis program received postseason awards to cap a successful season. Luverne, which won the Southwest Conference title with a 4-0 record during the regular season, landed five of the 10 positions on the 2012 All-Southwest Conference Tennis Team. Three LHS juniors and two sophomores cracked the annual honorary roster. Cardinal juniors…
- June 14, 202210 years ago (2012) •Luverne First Presbyterian Church congregation members celebrated a mortgage burning Sunday to mark the last payment on their building improvement loan. In 2000 the church completed a major renovation and expansion project that completely turned the sanctuary to face the opposite direction. The project, which cost roughly $1.5 million, was covered by three loans through…
- June 07, 202210 years ago (2012) •Rock County World War II veterans are in the limelight again after a KSTP news team from the Twin Cities spent a day in Luverne last week. Longtime television reporter Jason Davis filmed a segment for his popular show, “On the Road with Jason Davis.” This latest piece, which will air in the coming months, highlights the community’s endearing relationship with its veterans and…
- May 31, 202210 years ago (2012) •A sense of jubilation accompanied the small group gathered to celebrate the reopening of the 24-hour self-serve gas pump in Hardwick last week. It’s been three years since locals have been able to get gas in town, and they are thrilled by the amount of time they will save not driving 10 miles to a Luverne gas station every time they need gas for a car or truck or boat or lawn…
- May 17, 202210 years ago (2012) •The Rock County Historical Society will move its headquarters from the Masonic Lodge to the fairgrounds with help from a state grant and local fundraising. The Historical Society and Rock County Agriculture Society are working together on tentative plans to expand the current Floral Hall building to the south. The addition will have a matching architectural shape, octagonal,…
- May 10, 202210 years ago (2012) •Ian Sandager, Hills, completed his final seminar with the Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership program this spring after traveling to Morocco with 29 classmates from across the state. Sandager, who farms west of Hills, is involved with Class VI of MARL. MARL’s mission is “to develop the skills of state agriculture and rural leaders to enhance their effectiveness and…
- May 03, 202210 years ago (2012) •The Luverne School District had more revenue than expenses this year, resulting in a year-end balance of just over $100,000. The mild winter was one reason the district’s general fund is $57,400 in the black. The transportation fund has nearly $80,000 because the district has delayed purchasing a new bus, and the food service fund is $21,000 ahead because more students are…
- 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…
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