By Mark HaugenLuverne had to resort to another one of their patented playoff comebacks Friday night, but this time they fell short.The Cardinals battled back from a 21-0 deficit, pulling within a touchdown, but could get no closer and lost 28-19 to the Cardinals from Redwood Valley in the championship game of Section 3-AAA in Redwood Falls."We tried to spread out our formation more this time," Coach Todd Oye said. "The first time we played them the most success we had was pounding the fullback at them. We wanted to spread out our offense to still pound the fullback but open up the threat of the pass."After its defense posted a stellar three-and-out to open the game against RV, the Luverne offense took over on its own 42. With a pair of Nick Heronimus passes (17 yards to Brad Herman and 21 yards to Derek Elbers) highlighting the way, the Cardinals drove to the 15, but a 32-yard field goal attempt by Heronimus slipped just right and Luverne came up empty handed.Heronimus completed 10 of 24 passes in the game for 272 yards. Herman was on the receiving end five times for 173 yards.Luverne’s defense continued its stingy play until a lucky bounce went Redwood Valley’s way four possessions later. Going for it on a fourth-and-two from the Luverne 37, Redwood Valley quarterback Luke Radel lofted a rainbow pass down the right sideline, had it tipped by a Luverne defender, but the ball dropped into the hands of his receiver stumbling to the ground at the 7. Three plays later the quarterback sneaked in from two yards out for the score. Redwood Valley led 7-0 with 1:17 left in the half.An interception ended a seven-play last-minute drive by Luverne on the Redwood Valley 35 at halftime."On our first possession, if we score that touchdown or get that field goal, we’re maybe up at half," Oye said. "We still felt pretty good coming out at half."Luverne’s offense had trouble getting on track in the third quarter as its two possessions were stymied to three plays and a punt each time.Redwood Valley then struck twice in one minute to put Luverne deeper in the hole. RV scored on a four-yard plunge up the middle by Blake Hagert with 3:36 to go in the third.Following a fumbled pitch on Luverne’s second play, RV struck immediately with Hagert up the gut again from eight yards out at the 2:39 mark.But trailing 21-0 after the third-quarter break, the Luverne Cardinals remembered their three previous come-from-behind victories and didn’t quit. Elbers picked off a Redwood Valley pass deep in Luverne territory and the Cardinal offense set up at their own 25. After two incomplete passes, Heronimus this time hit Herman going down the right side and the 205-pound senior scampered 75 yards for a score. A PAT kick by Heronimus had Luverne on the scoreboard 21-7 with 9:12 left in the game.Luverne’s defense stiffened again, and Jose Saravia’s quarterback sack (13 1/2 for the season) on third down knocked the opposing Cardinals back to the 45. Their subsequent punt included a holding penalty and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that forced Redwood Valley to punt again from their own 21. A short punt let Luverne take over on the RV 45."Jose played a great defensive game," Oye said. "He’s played that way all year." From there it didn’t take long for things to get interesting, as on the next play Heronimus found Mike Kunstle sprinting wide open down the middle of the field and hit him with a spiral for a 45-yard scoring pass. Despite the missed extra-point kick, Luverne was within 21-13 with 5:49 to go.But that was as close as they’d get in their first section championship game since 2000. "The kids were hanging their heads a little bit after we got down 21-0, but we reminded them of our comebacks and that Redwood’s only loss this year came when they were ahead 28-0 in the fourth quarter against Jackson," Oye said.Redwood Valley took over on their own 30, but a 20-yard run and a personal foul on Luverne had them knocking on the door right away. Eight plays later, their fullback was at it again and trudged up the middle from 17 yards out for a score. The enemy Cardinals led 28-13 with 2:40 left."Give Redwood credit," Oye said. "When we made it 21-13, we just needed to get the ball back but they did a nice job of going on a long drive and scoring what proved to be the game-winning touchdown. In the previous three games we always got a turnover, but Redwood didn’t turn the ball over."From their own 17, Luverne wasn’t done yet, though. Heronimus hit Jared Pick for a 20-yard pass. Then a huge 53-yard pass to Herman had the Cardinals down on the 10. Three plays later, Heronimus and Herman hooked up again for a four-yard tuchdown pass. The conversion pass was incomplete and Redwood Valley led 28-19 with 1:41 to go in the game. RV recovered the onside kick and three knees later were the section champs. Luverne ended the season 8-3."Our defense played real well," Oye said. "They did a nice job of holding a pretty potent team to limited yards. Their wide receiver set a state record for catches in a season and Jake Clark played pretty well on the kid. "The bounces just didn’t go Luverne’s way this time, as Redwood Valley picked up three of their own fumbles and ran with them.""We had a very successful season," Oye said. "Some people were expecting maybe a .500 season from us, but the kids set their goals at the start and they wanted to play in the state tournament. We came pretty close."Team StatisticsLuverne: 22-44 rushing, 24-10-272 passing, 316 total yards.Redwood Valley: 43-195 rushing; 17-11-133 passing, 328 total yards.Individual StatisticsRushing: Jake Hendricks 4-18, Ben Nath 6-13, Nate Siebenahler 5-8, Derek Elbers 4-4, Nick Heronimus 3-1.Passing: Heronimus 24-10-272.Receiving: Brad Herman 5-173, Mike Kunstle 1-45, Jared Pick 3-33, Derek Elbers 1-21.

By Mark HaugenIf you’re going to ride four hours to run a race, you might as well make it worthwhile. Local runners competing in the Minnesota Cross Country Championships on Saturday at St. Olaf College did just that.The Luverne girls’ team finished sixth in Class A, while the Luverne boys were eighth. Both were improvements over last year."This was our best finish ever," Cardinals coach Bruce Gluf said. It was the third consecutive state meet appearance for the girls, and they improved on last year’s 13th-place showing.Ninth-grader Lexi Jo Heitkamp led the Cards with an 11th-place finish, completing the 4,000 meters in 15 minutes, 9 seconds. The top 25 runners earned all-state status. Heitkamp also finished 11th last year."She ran a good smart race," Gluf said. "I can’t say enough about the kind of season she had."Her teammates turned in impressive performances as well to lead the Cardinal charge up the team standings. Kayla Raddle was 34th in 15:49; Amanda Saum 35th in 15:51; Kelsey Dooyema 94th in 16:35.1; Amanda Kannas 116th in 17:09; Kristi Heikes 121st in 17:27.3; and Christy Van Dyke 154th in 20:17."Kayla and Amanda have been our second and third girls all year," Gluf said. "They had good races, as all our kids did. They all ran well."We were a little disappointed last year, getting 13th, so they were a little hungry. Our goal was to be in the top five, and we were right off that. We can’t be disappointed with sixth. They beat a lot of teams who had been ranked ahead of us all year or who didn’t qualify for the meet."The Luverne boys made their second trip in a row to state and finished eighth, a huge improvement over last year’s 15th-place finish in the 16-team field.Junior Tom Ward paced the Cardinals and finished 15th on the 5,000-meter course in 17:00.2. "He’s been battling allergies and coughs the last three weeks but without a doubt ran his best race," Gluf said. "He said he was going to get all-state and break 17 minutes. He ran like he was possessed and ran his best race ever."Gluf praised the rest of the team members for their consistency and good runs.Thomas Pinkal finished 72nd in 17:44; Nick Otten 81st in 17:53; Steve Schneiderman 87th in 18:05; Travis Halfmann 103rd in 18:20; Dusty Antoine 116th in 18:32; and David Nelson 142nd in 19:31."It was a tremendous end to the season," Gluf said. "The kids wanted to do well really bad. They didn’t want to come home and say they placed 12th or 13th as a team. They worked hard all year and put in more miles, faster times and more intervals. They always responded."Both eighth-grade Adrian girls ran well, as Morgan Lynn finished 9th in 15:04 and Leslie Stover 54th in 16:05.Lynn finished 38th at state as a seventh-grader. "She had specific goals she wanted to accomplish," Adrian coach Doug Petersen said. "The last few weeks she was ranked ninth in state and was hoping to at least get that. She was happy with how she finished and ran as well as she could."This was Stover’s first year out for cross country. "This was a completely new experience for her," Petersen said. "She handled the pressure well. She was hoping to get a little higher, but I don’t think she quite knew the intensity level of state. She’s hungry to get back there. You just have to pay your dues first. She’s still trying to realize how good she can be."For Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth, two-time all-stater Tyler Bush added a third all-state notch to his belt, finishing 21st in 17:07.4."He ran a very good race, basically as good as he has all year," coach Tom Goehle said. "Getting all-state for the third consecutive year is a great accomplishment. There aren’t many who have done that."Bush was also 21st last year and finished 15th his sophomore year, which was ironically his slowest time of the three years."It just depends on how fast the race is, how fast they go out and if it’s congested. This time was extremely congested," Goehle said. "This was a physical race on a narrow course. Other than at the initial start, you had 168 runners trying to get into a 10-foot wide path. You spend a lot of time jockeying for position. It was a little more bumping and grinding than previous years." Luverne girls: Lexi Jo Heitkamp, 11th, 15:09; Kayla Raddle, 34th, 15:49.2; Amanda Saum, 35th, 15:51.2; Kelsey Dooyema, 94th, 16:35.1; Amanda Kannas, 116th 17:09.7; Kristi Heikes, 121st, 17:27.3; Christy Van Dyke, 154th, 20:17.4.Luverne boys: Tom Ward, 15th, 17:00.2; Thomas Pinkal, 72nd, 17:44.1; Nick Otten, 81st, 17:53.6; Steve Schneiderman, 87th, 18:05.1; Travis Halfmann, 103rd, 18:20.7; Dusty Antoine, 116th, 18:32.7; David Nelson, 142nd, 19:31.4.H-BC-E-E boys: Tyler Bush, 21st, 17:07.4.Adrian girls: Morgan Lynn, 9th, 15:04.3; Leslie Stover, 54th, 16:05.5.

Recently, the loving husband and I took a brief respite from the rigors of daily living to go fishing for a few days. We heard about a crappie hotspot on Lake Geneva and decided to put some fish in the freezer. The hotspot was hot. We had our limit of crappies within a couple of hours, which led to a serious dilemma. I turned to the loving husband and inquired, "Now what are we going to do?" We couldn’t fish for crappies anymore. We decided that I should go through the livewell and release eight of the smaller crappies. I did and the loving husband cleaned the rest of them. The next day we went kayaking first, then crappie fishing. We caught replacements for the eight fish I released the previous day and the loving husband cleaned them. I don’t clean fish. If I had to clean the fish, I wouldn’t keep any. That night we cooked eight crappies so we could fish for more the next day. Normally we put a light breading on them and fry them. But breading is filling. So in an effort to consume eight crappies (16 filets), we decided to forego the breading and broil them in butter and lemon. We did quite well. But we couldn’t eat the last four filets. The final day we went bass, northern and walleye fishing, anything but crappies. At noon I ate the last four crappie filets and we headed back out to the hotspot. Within an hour we were up to our limit again. So every time we caught a big one, we’d release a smaller one. Most of the crappies in the livewell weighed about one pound. Then, suddenly and without warning, the loving husband starts hefting in the 1.5 pound crappies. I had to release a one-pounder so we could keep a 1.5 pounder. This was very stressful for me because some days you can’t even catch a half-pounder, so throwing back a one-pounder is profoundly disturbing. OK, I’m done complaining about the great fishing, the perfect weather and the terrible time I had hefting in crappies right and left. Now on to some special announcements. The library is closed on Thursday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. We will be open regular hours on Friday and Saturday. Next week, Nov. 15-20, is Children’s Book Week. Special story times for all ages will be held and there will be prizes and giveaways all week long. Stop by the library and pick up a schedule of activities. We have a new book by one of your favorite authors, John Case, called "The Murder Artist." As a television news correspondent, Alex Callahan has traveled to some of the most dangerous corners of the globe, covering famine, plague and war. He’s seen more than his share of blood and death and knows what it means to be afraid. But what he’s never known is the terror that grabs him when, on a tranquil summer afternoon, he ceases to be an observer of the dark side and becomes enmeshed in it.Separated from his wife and struggling not to become a stranger to his six-year-old twin sons, Alex is logging some all-too-rare quality time with the boys when they vanish without a trace during a countryside Renaissance Fair. Then the phone call comes. A chilling silence, slow, steady breathing and the familiar, plaintive voice of a child "Daddy" complete the nightmare. The longer the police search, the deeper Alex’s certainty grows that time is running out. Alex vows to use his own relentless investigative skills to rescue his children from the shadowy figure dubbed The Piper. What Alex Callahan is closing in on is a monster with a mission.

Luverne Store Becomes One of J.C. Penney Co. ChainThe following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 6, 1927: LUVERNE STORE BECOMES ONE OF J.C. PENNEY CO. CHAINGolden Rule, of F.S. Jones Company, with Fifty-Three Others, Is Purchased by Famous ConcernConfirmation of the report that the F.S. Jones chain of fifty-four department stores has been purchased by the J.C. Penney company was received the fore part of the week from Manager H.B. Creeger of the Golden Rule store, of this city, which is one of the Jones chain. Mr. Creeger has been in the Twin Cities since last week and expected to return the last of this week.The Luverne store, and the other fifty-three of the chain, will pass under the ownership and management of the Penney company June 1st, but there will be no particular change in the personnel of the local store as Mr. Creeger will continue as manager. All of the Jones chain of stores are located in six northwest states, fifteen of them being in Minnesota, sixteen in Montana, five in North Dakota, ten in South Dakota, seven in Iowa and one in Wisconsin. Their annual sales are said to have exceeded $3,000,000 for the last few years. J.C. Penney company has long been recognized as the greatest merchandising organization of its kind in this country, representing as it did eight hundred thirty-one stores doing business in forty-five states, exclusive of those acquired by the purchase of the Jones chain. The Penney company and the Jones company are said to have never become competitors, a long-time personal friendship existing between the heads of the two organizations. While the Penney company has heretofore confined its activities to the larger cities, the Jones company has been content to find its sphere of activity in the smaller county seat towns. The Penney company, which has the reputation of catering to a much wider range of trade and tastes than did the Jones company, is an exceptionally progressive corporation and aggressive advertiser. Twin city papers carried the following announcement of the purchase: "Negotiations were completed in St. Paul today for the purchase by J.C. Penney & Co. chain, to form what is said to be the largest chain department store organization in the world. "The Jones chain of fifty-four stores, scattered throughout Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, with headquarters in St. Paul, was purchased at a consideration said to be near $1,000,000."The acquisition of the Jones stores and several others for which the J.C. Penney organization will close within a short time will give J.C. Penney & Co., 885 stores throughout the country, with an invested capital of $31,000,000."The Jones stores handle a line of goods similar in variety to those sold by J.C. Penney & Co. The combined stores which will comprise the enlarged Penney chain will do a business this year, based on the sales of the same stores last year, of more than $150,000,000, according to officials in St. Paul today to complete the deal.Previous to the merger, the Penney company, with 831 stores, was one of the largest chain store concerns in the country, but the acquisition of the Jones line, and others that will be bought soon, officials said, will make it the largest in the world, with the exception of five and ten-cent store chains. The Jones headquarters at 404 Hackney building will be closed immediately, officials announced. "Growth of the Penney chain from $500 invested by J.C. Penney 25 years ago to an invested capital of $30,000,00 is described as phenomenal in financial circles. Each dollar originally invested has multiplied itself 60,000 times. Sales in 1926 were reported as $115,682,737."Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.

NOTICE OF MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF SWMN FARMERS COOPNotice is hereby given that an annual meeting of the stockholders of SWMN Farmers Coop (a Minnesota Cooperative Association) will be held in the Blue Mound Banquet and Meeting Center, Luverne, MN on Monday, Nov. 29, 2004, at 7 p.m. for the following purposes namely:To elect Two directors and other additional business which may properly come before the meeting.Dinner will be served at 6 p.m.By order of the Board of Directors.Melvin FickSecretary(11-11)

9:00 a.m.Rock County Courthouse October 19, 2004Chair Jarchow called the meeting to order with all Commissioners present. Motion by Boyenga, seconded by Bakken, to approve the October 19, 2004, County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Wildung, seconded by Hoime, to approve the County Board minutes of October 5, 2004, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the following consent agenda items:1. Day Care Relicensing — Peggy Fisher; Peggy Nelson; Lisa Durst; Evonne Top; Sue Stroh. 2. Voluntary Day Care closing — Ginger Schomacker3. FSA Contract with TriMin Systems, Inc. to provide computer programming, technical assistance and related services to support and maintain the FSA Integrated Financial System.Randy Ehlers, Family Services Director, informed the County Board that the Southwest Minnesota Adult Mental Health Consortium would be having an annual meeting and that all commissioners were invited to attend. Ruth Hubbling, Director of Southwest Minnesota Crisis Center, presented a program update and requested funding for the program. Motion by Bakken, seconded by Hoime, to designate $5,000.00 from the FSA budget for funding in 2005 for the Southwest Minnesota Crisis Center, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to exercise the Energy Task Force Joint Powers Agreement, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to send a letter to the City of Luverne, that expenses for equipment purchased earlier this year at the Rock County Pool & Fitness Center are operational expenses and to pay for them as such and to cc the pool commission members, declared carried on a voice vote. Gloria Rolfs, Auditor/Treasurer, provided an update regarding forfeited property in the City of Beaver Creek. The State of Minnesota and City of Beaver Creek would be working out the details of that sale. Motion by Hoime, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the claims as presented by the Auditor/Treasurer, declared carried on a unanimous vote. A complete listing of the claims is available by request at the Auditor/Treasurer’s office.General $ 50,612.92LEC .00Road & Bridge 22,021.02Welfare 58,156.35Landfill 39,370.47TOTAL $170,160.76Motion by Bakken, seconded by Wildung, to approve the fund balance report as presented by the Auditor/Treasurer, declared carried on a voice vote. Mark Sehr, Engineer, requested final payment on (3) bridge projects; motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to authorize final payment for SP 67-599-62 to Duininck Brothers, Inc. for $206,335.50 and SP 67-599-111 and SP 67-599-66 to Duininck Brothers, Inc. for $483,097.50, declared carried on a voice vote. The Engineer provided a construction update: oBridge L2148 on CSAH 17 west of Beaver Creek — construction is going as planned oBox Culvert Project — one location is complete and beginning construction at another locationThe Administrator informed the County Board of the Hazardous Mitigation meeting that was held and that the next meeting will be held on November 12th and that a survey of potential hazards will be conducted at the Annual Township Association meeting in December. The County Board was invited to attend the Nobles County Family Connections Collaborative annual meeting. The County Board also discussed the AMC Region VIII meeting and the information that was presented be discussed at this meeting. Motion by Hoime, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water appointees, declared carried on a voice vote.The Building Committee presented an update from their recent meeting. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Hoime, to authorize the Law Enforcement Center Building Committee to pursue grants by the Administrator and Sheriff and that the committee will solicit RFP’s from architects for the development of preliminary plans, declared carried on a voice vote. The County Board was in receipt of the Final Report from the Community Policing Institute; it was determined that the report will be placed on the November 9th County Board agenda for additional discussion. The County Board briefly discussed the disposition of the Rock County Pool & Fitness Center; no action was taken. With no further business to come before the County Board, meeting was declared adjourned. Bob Jarchow, Chairman of the BoardATTEST:Kyle J. Oldre, Clerk to the Board(11-11)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUBDIVIDING PROPERTY AND APPROVING PRELIMINARY PLATNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by the City Planning Commission that a public hearing will be held in the Council Chambers located on second floor of City Hall, 203 East Main Street, Luverne, Minnesota, at 5:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, on Monday, November 22, 2004, to rule and make a recommendation to the Luverne City Council on a request submitted by the County of Rock to subdivide property and approve the Preliminary Plat for property described as Outlot 3 of Sioux Valley Addition to the City of Luverne, MN.All persons wishing to be heard in favor of or in opposition to the subdivision request should be present at the hearing or present written comments prior thereto to the Building Official. Anyone needing reasonable accommodations or an interpreter should contact the City Clerk’s Office, 203 East Main Street, Luverne, MN (507) 449-2388. By order of the Luverne City Planning Commission of Luverne, Minnesota, this 10th day of November 2004. Marianne PerkinsCity Clerk(11-10)

The Senior Nutrition Program is accepting bids to provide noon meals at several dining locations from 1/1/05 – 12-31/05. Call Nutrition Services, Inc. at (507) 835-9145 for bid specifications. Deadline for bids is November 24, 2004.(11-11)

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage.DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 21, 2000ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $50,320.00MORTGAGOR(S):Deb Whiting, a single woman, and Chad S. Two Hearts, a single manMORTGAGEE: Equity One, Inc.DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING:Recorded: June 28, 2001Rock County RecorderDocument # 150187ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE:And thereafter assigned to:Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.Dated: October 5, 2004LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:Lot 6 and 7 in Block 10 in the original plat of the Village Hills, Rock County, Minnesota.COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: RockAMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $66,169.48THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof:PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 30, 2004 10:00 A.M.PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Main Office Courthouse Steps, West Entrance Luverne, MNto pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within 6 months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns. Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligationNONETHIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: November 11, 2004Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.Assignee of MortgageeWilford & GeskeAttorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske7650 Currell BoulevardSuite 300Woodbury, Minnesota 55125(651)209-3300File ID: 53803(11-11, 11-18, 11-25, 12-2, 12-9, 12-16)