Meetings
Blue Mound Quilters Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at the Luverne Senior Center. Deb Van Heerde will present a Quilt Trunk Show. Members are reminded to bring their blocks for the exchange. Anyone interested in quilting is welcome.
Springwater Township meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the home of the clerk, Teresa Kramer.
Rock Co. VFW #2757 will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Herreid Military Building. Call Buck Underwood at 449-0632.
Al-Anon meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays in the Buffalo Ridge Meeting Room (lower level) at the Sanford Medical Center in Luverne. Call Stephanie at 507-449-1246.
Narcotics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Fridays and for basic text study at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the basement of St. Catherine Catholic Rectory, 203 E. Brown St., Luverne. Use east door. For more information call 507-220-0137.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays in the Rock County Community Library. Call 605-321-4324.
Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon meet from 8 to 9 p.m. every Thursday in Runals Memorial Hall, Edgerton. Call Naomi, 507-215-2956, with questions.
Luverne Lions will meet at 6 p.m. the fourth Monday of the month at Blue Mound Banquet Center.
Sound Cascade Sweet Adeline Chorus rehearses at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Washington Crossing Senior Living in Sioux Falls (east side of Sioux Falls). Call 507-597-6288 with questions.
Luverne Rotary meets at noon every Tuesday at the Blue Mound Banquet Center in Luverne. Call Emily Crabtree at 220-2424.
Luverne Optimist Club meets at 6:30 p.m. every first and third Monday of the month in the Howling Dog Saloon, Luverne.
Denver Township meets at 7:30 p.m. every third Tuesday each month at the City Hall in Hardwick.
Luverne Township Board meets at 9 a.m. the second Wednesday of every month in the Rock County Community Library.
Mound Township Board meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Monday each month at the Rock County Highway Building, Luverne.
One Warm Coat Project
The Rock County One Warm Coat Project is collecting clean, reusable coats (children’s coats especially). Coats may be brought to ATLAS for Life, 201 E. Main Street in Luverne Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 1 to 8 p.m. through Oct. 31. Coats may also be dropped off at the Luverne Elementary School during the month of October. Contact Wanda Jarchow at 283-9664 or Lisa Dinger (school) at 283-4497.
Public Meeting on Referendum Oct. 29
A public meeting on the Renewal Referendum for the Luverne Public Schools will be at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in the Elementary School Commons. A representative from the district’s financial adviser will be there to answer questions.
Trick-or-Treating at Good Sam Oct. 30
All children are welcome to attend trick-or-treating from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Good Samaritan Society-Mary Jane Brown, Poplar Creek and the Oaks. For information call 507-283-2375.
Sound Cascade Chorus performs at Palace Nov. 1
The Sweet Adelines International group Sound Cascade Chorus will present their fall concert, “Let’s Sing Again” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at the historic Palace Theatre in Luverne, with a special performance by Step It Up barbershop quartet.
Tickets are $15 for general admission and are available at the door or by calling 507-283-4339.
Bank Nite Movie ‘McFarland USA’ Nov. 5
The free Bank Nite movie, “McFarland USA,” will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Palace Theatre in Luverne. Sponsored by First Farmers & Merchants National Bank and Papik Motors, a free, family-friendly movie is shown on the first Thursday of every month as it was done for “Bank Nite” in the 1930s. A cash prize drawing will follow the movie. Must be present to win. The winner from Oct. was Amber Schieck.
Kids Against Hunger Packing Event Nov. 5-6
If you are interested in participating in the Kids Against Hunger Packing Event from various times between 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, and 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, call the Luverne United Methodist Church at 507-283-4529 or Pastor Dorie at 507-920-5278.
Luverne Area Youth Wrestling free camp Nov. 5-6
Luverne Area Youth Wresting will have a free camp from 3:30-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6, in the small gym next to gymnastics room. Coaches will answer questions and go over basic moves. Sign-up will be available at camp and an official sign-up date will be from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in the small gym.
Luverne Area Youth Wrestling Club is open to boys and girls ages PreK to sixth grade. Call Lance Ripka at 507-363-3418, Jesse Akkerman at 507-227-2751, or Aaron Altman at 507-227-7736.
Better Choices, Better Health Workshop starts Nov. 9
A.C.E. of SW Minnesota — Rock County is offering the “Better Choices Better Health” chronic health condition self-management program from 1:30-3:30 p.m. every Monday for six weeks starting Monday, Nov. 9, through Monday, Dec. 14, at The Oaks dining room in Luverne.
Call Greta at 507-283-5064, Connie at 507-220-3584 or e-mail ace.rock@co.rock.mn.us.
American Red Cross area blood drives Nov. 10 and 11
The American Red Cross encourages blood donations before holidays. Upcoming blood donation opportunities:
•2-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the American Legion, Main St. in Lismore.
•1-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Adrian High School, 415 Kentucky in Adrian.
Community Ed
Register for these activities by calling Community Ed at 283-4724.
Kids in the kitchen class “Halloween Treats” on Thursday, Oct. 29. Grades K-6. Must register. Fee is $18.
K-2 Basketball will meet for four Saturdays beginning Saturday, Oct. 31. Fee is $15.
Defensive Driving Classes can reduce the amount of your insurance premium. This is the 8-hour class that can be taken at the age of 55 or older. Attend both Monday, Nov. 2 and Monday, Nov. 9. Fee is $25.
School Readiness Preschool program has openings for children ages 3-5 years. The program will meet once a week during the school year on Tuesday morning or Tuesday afternoon. Scholarship help is available. Call 283-4724 for more details.
Concerned about your child’s development (ages 0-5 years)? Call 283-4724 for a private screening at no cost.
Check out the Community Education brochure on the Luverne School website, the community Education link.
Register for 2016 Discovery Time preschool. There are openings for children ages 3, 4, or 5 years in the Tuesday/Thursday afternoon classes.
All 3-year-old children living in Minnesota will do an Early Childhood Screening as they near age 4. If your child is nearly 4 years old or already 4 and has not been screened, call 283-4724 to arrange an appointment.
Library offers Fall Story Hour events
Story Hour is open to pre-school children ages 4-5. Story Hour will be from 10 to 11 a.m. every Thursday until Nov. 19. Register your child by calling 449-5040.
Laptime Story Hour is open to ages birth-3 with an adult. No registration is required. Laptime Story Hour will be from 10:30 to 11 a.m. every Friday through Nov. 20.
CoffeeBreak meets Tuesdays
CoffeeBreak will meet at 9:30 a.m. each Tuesday through April 2 at the Luverne Christian Reformed Church (605 N. Estey St.). The Book of Isaiah will be the Bible study.
StoryHour, a time of play and Bible stories, will be available for children ages 2 through kindergarten, and a nursery is available for the littlest ones.
Big Buddies
seeks mentors
Rock County Big Buddies needs adult volunteers to mentor students in kindergarten through fifth grade. For more information contact Lisa J. Nath at 283-9165.
Little Lambs Preschool 2015-2016 registration
Little Lambs Preschool still has openings for the 2015-2016 school year. Registration materials may be picked up at the preschool or at St. John Lutheran Church office, both at 803 N. Cedar Street in Luverne or online at www.stjohnlutheranluverne.org at Little Lambs link. Call 283-2316 with questions.
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