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- 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…
- March 01, 202210 years ago (2012) •If all goes well, a $750,000 expansion project will begin this spring at the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne. Fundraising is under-way “in house” with hockey and figure skating families make their pledges now. Donations will also be sought from alumni, private individuals and corporations. The Luverne Hockey Association is a 501(c) 3 organization, so donations are tax…
- February 22, 202210 years ago (2012) •A Steen woman and her husband in Kuwait met for a romantic Valentine’s Day lunch Tuesday at the Coffey Haus in Luverne. … Using Skype software, she had a real-time conversation with her husband, Matthew Hite, who is stationed in Kuwait with the National Guard. It was 9 p.m. in his part of the world, but they chatted happily about small details of their daily lives. For…
- February 15, 202210 years ago (2012) •A Steen woman and her husband in Kuwait met for a romantic Valentine’s Day lunch Tuesday at the Coffey Haus in Luverne. … Using Skype software, she had a real-time conversation with her husband, Matthew Hite, who is stationed in Kuwait with the National Guard. It was 9 p.m. in his part of the world, but they chatted happily about small details of their daily lives. For…
- February 08, 202210 years ago (2012) •Luverne High School senior Lauren Christensen joined a select group of former Cardinal girls’ hockey players during the course of Thursday’s home game against the Sioux Falls Flyers. When Christensen lifted a wrist shot into the net to account for Luverne’s first goal in a 7-5 win, she became the fourth LHS player to enter girls’ hockey program’s 100-goal club. Natalie…
- February 01, 202210 years ago (2012) •The federal government will have a greater impact on what ends up on the trays of 32 million kids who have school lunch every day—including those in Luverne. Less salt and fat, more whole grains, fruit, veggies and low-fat dairy are what kids can expect in the school cafeteria, according to new nutrition standards for school meals announced by the U.S. Department of…
- January 25, 202210 years ago (2012) •Luverne’s Terry Vajgrt will be sworn in next month as a judge in Minnesota’s Fifth Judicial District. “It’s an exciting opportunity,” he said Monday about being appointed by the governor. “I greatly appreciate the local support and encouragement I received through the application process.” He replaces Judge Timothy Connell who retired late last year after 24 years on the…
- January 18, 202210 years ago (2012) •Colleen Deutsch, Luverne, has been chosen to be the Legend of the Year for 2011 at Children’s Care Hospital and School, Sioux Falls and Rapid City. Deutsch a registered nurse, has worked as a nurse on all the units and is now the nurse care coordinator for the Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Deutsch was chosen from nearly 500 staff…
- January 11, 202210 years ago (2012) •Ever since Breanne Hup, Luverne, was a little girl, she has been intrigued by all things African. Last month that intrigue led her on a nine-day mission trip to Zambia, a small country in south-central Africa. Hup, daughter of Ken Hup, is a registered nurse at Sanford Hospital Luverne. As part of a 10-member team from the Ransom Church in Sioux Falls, Hup’s mission assignment…
- January 04, 202210 years ago (2012) •Child Guide director Lisa Dinger’s job is to connect children who face problems to organizations or people with solutions. Some kids have small problems, like not having a box of crayons or gym shoes when they are needed. Other kids have big problems, like spending the weekend hungry. Dinger’s job for 10 years has been to manage the network of problems and solutions for…
- December 28, 202110 years ago (2011) •Director Terrie Gulden is retiring after 15 years at the helm of the county’s Heartland Express public transportation program. Gulden said he considers the completion of the Heartland Building at 1011 North Blue Mound Avenue as a career highlight. “This building has been a huge success for the program,” Gulden said. After years of being bounced around, the Heartland office…
- December 21, 202110 years ago (2011) •It was 1968. Magnolia High School graduate Jerry Hoff had been home from Vietnam for three days when Smith Furniture owner Larry Brinkman called him with a job offer. Hoff learned how to install flooring while working at Smith Furniture for the next five years. When Bob Davis was looking to sell his floor covering business in 1973, Hoff was the buyer. “I’ve been in business…
- December 14, 202110 years ago (2011) •City union workers agreed to a “soft pay freeze” for next year, according to the terms of a contract recently negotiated between the local AFSCME Union and city leaders. At their meeting Tuesday night, Luverne City Council members approved the labor agreement, which calls for a 0-percent increase in 2012 and a 1-percent increase in 2013. The first year of the plan is referred…
- December 07, 202110 years ago (2011) •A Luverne High School student is finding success in the film industry in the Twin Cities. His latest work, “In Harm’s Way,” will premiere at the Historic Palace Theatre in Luverne at the end of the year. Mason Makram, who graduated from Luverne High School in 2008, was part of the movie crew that filmed a feature film primarily in the Twin Cities locations. He started working…
- November 30, 202110 years ago (2011) •Singer and songwriter Doug Spartz will bring his holiday show, “Almost Home, an Americana Holiday Concert,” to the Historic Palace Theatre in Luverne Friday, Dec. 2. … Spartz, who has family ties to Worthington, performs with a seven-piece band, the members of which have their own deep roots in music. Dawn MacArther began her career at age 4 and was featured at 11 years of…
- November 23, 202110 years ago (2011) •The U.S. Postal Service is broke, and closing post offices is one way to streamline business. “It’s not so much a money thing as it is about the fact that if not as many people are coming into these places, then why are they still open?” said Pete Nowacki of the USPS in Minneapolis. There are more than 3,000 post offices now on the chopping block in Minnesota, and that doesn’…
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