By John RittenhouseThe 2004 version of the event will bring change to the 23rd annual Member-Guest Tournament, which will be played at the Luverne Country Club over the weekend.The Member-Guest Tournament, the first of four major tournaments staged at the LCC every golf season, will be played under a different schedule this year.Rather than playing under a Saturday-Sunday schedule as in the past, the 2004 M-G Quota Tournament begins on Friday and ends Saturday.Thirty-six, two-man teams will form the field for the Quota Tournament. The teams will open the tournament with an 18-hole round that begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m Friday.The Quota Tournament will conclude with a second 18-hole round that begins with a 10 a.m. shotgun start on Saturday.A M-G Tournament Championship Banquet has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday night.Along with the Quota Tournament, two other golfing events will be staged at the course this weekend.Shortly after Friday’s first round of play, spouses and friends of the M-G players are invited to attend a noon lunch, which will be followed by an abbreviated Women’s Scrambler.The Scrambler will be followed by The Derby, an annual M-G event, which is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. on Friday.The Derby is a nine-hole event that consists of 10 members and 10 guests who shot the lowest gross rounds during the first round of the Quota Tournament. The members are paired with guests (the member who shot the lowest gross round will play with the guest who shot the 10th lowest gross round, and so on) for a nine-hole event that features one team being eliminated at each hole.

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne Redbirds came from behind to nip Windom 3-2 at Redbird Field Wednesday, June 30.Jeff Sehr pitched a strong game on the mound and James Fisher had a productive offensive night to help the Luverne amateurs lift their season record to 8-4.Sehr fanned 12 batters during an eight and two-thirds inning stint on the hill.Sehr yielded two unearned runs in the top half of the first inning, but he blanked the Pirates the rest of the night before giving way to Jon Jarchow, who recorded the final out of the ninth inning to earn a save.Fisher helped Sehr get the win by slapping two hits and scoring two runs.Fisher hit what proved to be the game-winning homer when he cleared the left-field fence to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning to snap a 2-2 deadlock.Luverne plated single runs in the second and fourth innings to knot the score.Joel Nath walked and scored in the second when Joey Pick delivered an RBI single to left field.Fisher doubled, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Nath and scored to tie the game when Luke Iveland singled to center field.Luverne plays a noon game in Worthington Sunday.Box score AB R H BIBoen 4 0 2 0Sandbulte 4 0 1 0Sehr 2 0 0 0Weber 4 0 1 0Jarchow 4 0 1 0Fisher 3 2 2 1Nath 2 1 0 0Iveland 3 0 1 1Pick 3 0 1 1

By John RittenhouseA promising start was followed by a disappointing finish when the Luverne American Legion baseball competed in the Brookings (S.D.) Wooden Bat Tournament over the weekend.Luverne opened the event with a three-run win over Pipestone Friday, but consecutive setbacks to Coon Rapids, Mayville –Portland (N.D.), Dassel-Cokato and Brookings followed the win.The Cardinals ended the tournament with a 9-6 record.Luverne opens the Sub-District Tournament at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Slayton.Brookings 5, Luverne 0The Cardinals were unable to produce a run during Sunday’s tournament finale against Brookings.The host team limited Luverne to four hits during the contest.Luverne received consecutive singles from Jared Pick and Adam Reisch without scoring in the top of the fourth inning. Rob Fodness and Zach Wysong slapped singles in the fifth and sixth innings respectively.Wysong pitched all six innings and took the loss for Luverne.He yielded two runs in both the first and third innings, and one in the fifth. All of the runs were earned against Wysong, who fanned seven batters, walked six and gave up six hits.Box score AB R H BIPick 3 0 1 0Reisch 3 0 1 0Wysong 3 0 1 0Kurtz 3 0 0 0Remme 2 0 0 0Herman 3 0 0 0Boen 3 0 0 0Fodness 3 0 1 0Graphenteen 2 0 0 0D-C 8, Luverne 1Luverne opened play on Sunday by dropping a seven-run decision to Dassel-Cokato.D-C gained a 7-0 lead by scoring six runs in the second inning and one in the third and never lost control of the game.Luverne did plate a run in the top of the fourth inning, but D-C countered with a run in the bottom of the inning to cap the scoring.Luverne’s fourth-inning run was unearned. Pick reached base on an error before scoring on a ground out by Wysong.The Cardinals were limited to one hit in the contest. Reisch singled in the sixth inning.Rob Fodness tossed all six innings for Luverne. He recorded six strikeouts and allowed three earned runs.Box score AB R H BIPick 3 1 0 0Reisch 2 0 1 0Wysong 3 0 0 1Kurtz 3 0 0 0Herman 2 0 0 0Boen 2 0 0 0Petersen 1 0 0 0Fodness 3 0 0 0Goembel 3 0 0 0Graphenteen 1 0 0 0M-P 16, Luverne 9Luverne’s highest-scoring performance of the tournament wasn’t enough to produce a win during a game played Saturday morning.The Cardinals sported 3-0 and 9-7 leads in the first three innings of play, but Mayville-Portland scored nine runs (three in the fourth, three in the fifth and three in the seventh) in the final four innings to win by seven.Luverne opened the scoring by plating three runs in the bottom of the first.Pick walked and Wysong was hit by a pitch before both runners scored on Tim Boen’s two-run single. Brad Herman capped the three-run surge with an RBI single.M-P countered by scoring seven runs in the top of the second, but the Cardinals regained the lead at 9-7 by scoring three runs in the second and third frames.Taylor Graphenteen was hit by a pitch before Pick and Wysong drew walks to load the bases in the bottom of the second. Adam Kurtz plated Graphenteen with a sacrifice fly. Pick and Wysong scored on Mark Remme’s two-run single.Herman and Kelsey Petersen drew walks before scoring the first two runs in the third inning on an error. Pick, who drew a walk, scored on a sacrifice fly by Wysong to give the Cards a two-run cushion before the inning was complete.Herman pitched the first one and two-thirds innings without gaining a decision. Petersen received the loss after tossing one and one-third innings of relief. J.T. Bruynes worked the final four innings on the mound.Box score AB R H BIPick 2 3 1 0Reisch 4 0 0 0Wysong 1 2 0 1Kurtz 3 0 0 1Remme 3 1 2 2Boen 4 0 1 2Herman 3 1 1 1Fodness 1 0 0 0Petersen 1 1 0 0Bruynes 1 0 0 0Graphenteen 2 1 0 0CR 5, Luverne 1Five early runs scored by Coon Rapids proved to enough to clip the Cardinals during Friday’s second game.Luverne drew first blood in the contest by plating a run in the top half of the first inning.CR, however, scored twice in the bottom of the first before capping the scoring with three runs in the bottom of the second.Pick, who had one of Luverne’s three hits in the game, scored an unearned run in the first when the reached base on an error before racing home on a wild pitch.Pick, Reisch and Graphenteen slapped one hit each for the Cards.Pick tossed all six innings and took the loss. He allowed 10 hits, five earned runs and one walk during a two-strikeout effort.Box score AB R H BIPick 2 1 1 0Reisch 3 0 1 0Bruynes 0 0 0 0Wysong 3 0 0 0Kurtz 3 0 0 0Remme 3 0 0 0Boen 3 0 0 0Herman 3 0 0 0Fodness 3 0 0 0Graphenteen 2 0 1 0Luverne 3, Pipestone 0The Cardinals blanked rival Pipestone during Friday morning’s tournament opener.Luverne scored three runs in the home half of the first inning and pitcher Kurtz made them stand up by tossing a two-hit shutout.Kurtz walked one batter and fanned three in the game.Pick was hit by a pitch and Reisch drew a walk to stir things up for the Cards in the bottom of the first. Both runners scored on an error. Kurtz, who reached base on the error, scored the second run when Herman slapped an RBI single.Box score AB R H BIPick 2 1 0 0Reisch 2 1 0 0Wysong 2 0 0 0Kurtz 3 1 0 0Remme 2 0 0 0Boen 3 0 0 0Herman 3 0 2 1Fodness 3 0 0 0Graphenteen 1 0 0 0Box score AB R H BIPick 3 0 1 0Reisch 3 0 1 0Wysong 3 0 1 0Kurtz 3 0 0 0Remme 2 0 0 0Herman 3 0 0 0Boen 3 0 0 0Fodness 3 0 1 0Graphenteen 2 0 0 0

By John RittenhouseA rain-soaked Fourth of July weekend limited racing opportunities for drivers from the Star Herald coverage area.Events were cancelled at many tracks, but there was racing action at Murray County Speedway in Slayton and at Huset’s Speedway, near Brandon, S.D.Luverne’s Mike Steensma posted a feature victory in the modified class during Sunday’s races in Slayton.Steensma and Luverne’s Marlin Kracht also raced in a Modified Touring Series Special event in Slayton Friday. Steensma placed seventh and Kracht eighth in the feature event.Seven area drivers competed at Huset’s Speedway Sunday night.Luverne’s Jesse Akkerman raced in the street stock division, placing third in the second heat and fifth in the feature.Luverne’s Cory Schmuck, Robert Carlson and Tom Cauwels, Magnolia’s Josh Klay and Larry Kracht and Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch all raced in the hobby stock division at Huset’s.Klay placed second in the third heat and fourth in the feature, Kracht finished fourth in the third heat and third in the feature, Schmuck came in third in the first heat and fifth in the feature, Carlson was sixth in the first heat and 12th in the feature, Deutsch first in the second heat and 14th in the feature and Cauwels placed fifth in the third heat and 15th in the feature.

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne VFW baseball team upped its record to 14-6 after winning two of three games since Wednesday, June 30.The Cardinals nipped Brandon Valley (S.D.) by one run at Redbird Field June 30 before posting a seven-run league win over Marshall Orange in Luverne Thursday. BV gained revenge on the Cards by beating them by six runs in Valley Springs, S.D., Tuesday.Luverne was scheduled to host Adrian Monday, but the game was rained out and rescheduled for last night (Wednesday, July 7).The Cards play in Slayton tonight, they host Pipestone for a twin bill Monday and play in Adrian Wednesday.BV 6, Luverne 0The Cardinals experienced a shortage of offense during Tuesday’s six-run loss to Brandon Valley in Valley Springs.The hosts limited Luverne batters to three singles without allowing a run in the game.BV, on the other hand, scored three runs in the second inning, one in the third and two in the sixth to win handily.Jake Clark led the game off with a single for Luverne. Craig Oeding and Micah Boomgaarden slapped back-to-back singles in the second inning.Boomgaarden pitched the first four innings and took the loss. Nate Boler tossed two innings of relief.Box score AB R H BIClark 3 0 1 0Lundgren 2 0 0 0Boelman 4 0 0 0Nath 3 0 0 0DeBoer 2 0 0 0Richters 1 0 0 0Oeding 2 0 1 0Boomgaarden 1 0 1 0Boler 1 0 0 0Deutsch 2 0 0 0Fitzer 1 0 0 0Finke 1 0 0 0Elbers 1 0 0 0Luverne 10, MO 3The Cardinals scored seven runs in the first inning and coasted to a seven-run victory when they hosted Marshall Orange Thursday.Clark slapped a three-run double to highlight the home half of the first inning, which ended with Luverne sporting a 10-3 advantage.The early run support proved to be all Luverne pitcher Caleb Bruynes needed to pick up a win.Bruynes tossed an 84-pitch complete game, limiting Orange to a pair of runs in the fourth inning and one in the sixth.Luverne catcher Ben Nath doubled home one run in the bottom of the fourth as the Cardinals countered Marshall’s challenge in the top half of the frame.Brian Deutsch contributed an RBI single to a two-run rally in the sixth that capped the scoring for Luverne.No individual box score was available from this game.Luverne 6, BV 5Andrew DeBoer’s RBI single in the bottom half of the seventh inning gave the Cardinals a one-run home win over Brandon Valley (S.D.) Wednesday, June 30.BV tied the game at five by scoring one run in the top of the seventh, but Luverne settled the issue when Marc Boelman doubled before scoring on DeBoer’s single in the bottom of the frame.After BV took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, Luverne moved in front 2-1 in the bottom of the inning when Clark doubled and scored on an error and Boomgaarden chased home a run with a groundout.The score was tied at two when Boomgaarden delivered a two-run single in the third to give the Cards a 4-2 lead, but BV bounced back to tie the score at four in the fourth.Derek Elbers reached base on an error and scored to give the Cards a 5-4 edge in the fifth inning that was erased when BV plated a run in the seventh.Elbers picked up the pitching win by working one inning of relief. Boelman started the game on the mound, and Adam Finke pitched three innings of relief.Box score AB R H BIClark 4 1 1 0Elbers 3 2 0 0Boelman 1 1 1 0Oeding 0 0 0 0Bruynes 1 0 1 0Boler 2 2 2 0DeBoer 4 0 1 1Boomgaarden 3 0 1 3Finke 3 0 1 0Richters 3 0 1 0Deutsch 2 0 1 0

10 years ago (1994)"The end of an era passed with little fanfare Thursday night when District 670’s seven-member School Board met quietly for the last time. District 2184, comprised of the Luverne and Magnolia school districts, officially came into being July 1.Board chairwoman Barb Golla thanked Luverne School Board members Lowell Binford and Curt Laudon for their services. Their positions will be filled by Mike Hesch and Bob Kaczrowski when the 13-member joint board meets July 14."25 years ago (1979)"Short putts are not the only thing falling with consistency at the Luverne Country Club these days.A menacing case of Dutch elm disease has caused many trees to be cut down and hauled away in recent years, according to Bill Jarchow, groundskeeper.Jarchow said the trees were treated with a chemical to stop the spread of the disease, but to no avail."50 years ago (1954)"Dr. Donald M. Odland, Dell Rapids, will begin general practice of medicine here one week from today.The new physician and surgeon will have offices on the second floor of the Drug building on Main Street, formerly known as the Moreland building.He came to Luverne from Minneapolis where he has just completed advanced training in surgery. Dr. Odland is married and the father of two children."75 years ago (1929)"Shall the Independent school district of Luverne furnish free text books to the pupils of all grades?This question will be voted upon at the annual school meeting to be held on July 16th, and the answer given by the majority of the voters will settle the question.Decision to submit the matter to the voters of the district was reached at a regular meeting of the school board held Tuesday evening."100 years ago (1904)"One of the unfortunate attendant incidents of all celebrations is found in the number of cases of drunkenness. This is no more true of the Fourth than of any other celebration, but the Fourth always has its due share. This year, however, there were fewer incidents of the kind than usual and as is invariably the case, they were confined almost wholly to irresponsible non-residents."

DISTRICT COURTPROBATE DIVISIONFIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTNOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORSSTATE OF MINNESOTACOUNTY OF ROCKESTATE OFEDWARD H. BRANDS DECEDENTIt is Ordered and Notice is given that on August 9, 2004 at 9:00 (a.m.) a hearing will be held in this Court at Rock County Courthouse Luverne, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the will of Decedent, dated February 25, 1999 and codicil (N/A) to the will dated N/A, and separate writing (N/A) under Minn. Stat. 524.2-513 ("Will"), and for the appointment of Edna E. Brands whose address is: 15477 1st Street, Chandler, MN 56122 as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent in a SUPERVISED administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate, including the power to collect all assets, pay all legal debt, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and do all necessary acts for the Estate. Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. /s/ TIMOTHY K. CONNELLTIMOTHY K. CONNELLJudge Date/s/ SANDRA L. VRTACNIKSANDRA L. VRTACNIKCourt Administrator DateAttorney For Personal RepresentativeBENJAMIN VANDER KOOI, JR.VANDER KOOI LAW OFFICES, P.A.127 E. MainP.O. Box 746Luverne, MN 56156-0746507-283-9546Attorney I.D. No. 112124(7-8, 7-15)

Commissioner’s Room 9:00 AMRock County Highway Department June 22, 2004Chair Jarchow called the meeting to order with all Commissioners present. Motion by Hoime, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the June 22, 2004 County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Wildung, seconded by Bakken, to approve the June 8, 2004 County Board minutes, declared carried on a voice vote.Tom Houselog, Assessor, requested that the county enter into a contract with the City of Hardwick for assessing services for a cost of $2,555.00 per year; motion by Boyenga, seconded by Hoime to approve the assessing contract with the City of Hardwick, declared carried on a voice vote. Randy Ehlers, Family Services Director, requested approval of (13) contracts, which modifies the consent agenda; motion by Bakken, seconded by Hoime, to approve the following consent agenda items as presented, declared carried on a voice vote.1. FSA Contract #14-1074-04 with Volunteers of America, Dakotas to provide inpatient, outpatient, and halfway house Chemical Dependency treatment services to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.2. FSA Contract 4-04 with Keystone Treatment Center to provide inpatient, outpatient, and after care Chemical Dependency treatment services to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.3. FSA Contract 22-533-04 with Southwestern Youth Services to provide non-secure detention and treatment services to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.4. FSA Contract 33-788-04 with Sioux Valley Regional Health Services, D.B.A. Luverne Community Hospital to provide various Home Health Care services. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.5. FSA Contract 37-1689-04 with Habilitative Services Inc. to provide Personal Care Attendant services to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05. 6. FSA Contract 40-582-04 with Magnolia Café to provide Home Delivered meals to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05. 7. FSA Contract 42-1684-04 with Tuff Home to provide Home Delivered meals to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.8. FSA Contract 46-850-04 with Green Lantern Café to provide Home Delivered meals to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.9. FSA Contract 52-788-04 with Sioux Valley Regional Health Services, D.B.A. Luverne Community Hospital to provide Chemical Dependency outpatient treatment to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.10. FSA Amendment to Contract 84-55-04 with Client Community Services Inc. to provide In Home Family Support services to one client. Contract effective 4-12-04 to 12-31-04.11. FSA Contract 109-1090-04 with Nutrition Services Inc. to provide Home Delivered Meals through the Luverne Meal site to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.12. FSA Contract 114-368-04 with Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan to provide Assisted Living Plus services at the Poplar Creek site to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.13. FSA Contract 97-1453-04 with Karen Gunnink to provide guardianship services to a Rock County client. Contract effective 3-1-04 to 2-28-05.Motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the fund balances, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the claims as presented, declared carried on a voice vote. A complete listing of the claims is available by request at the Auditor/Treasurer’s office. General $21,814.20LEC .00Road & Bridge 21,382.75Welfare 33,867.48Landfill 2,835.48TOTAL $79,899.91The County Board acknowledged receipt of a thank you from the Southwest Minnesota Foundation.The County Board was in receipt of a letter from Lyon County stating that they are not interested in participating in the Waste to Energy Facility program in Redwood Falls following the study that had been completed by an independent engineer.The County Board reviewed a request to participate in caricature mapping publication for the Luverne community; it was determined that the county would not participate at this time. The County Board was in receipt of training materials entitled "Creating a More Effective Board," materials were reviewed and no action was taken. The County Board received an update from a meeting held by Sioux Valley regarding the surrounding property of the new hospital site currently owned by Sioux Valley. No action was taken. Mark Sehr, Engineer, presented construction plans for US Highway 75; currently they are at MnDOT for review and should be back in a couple of weeks.Mr. Sehr, stated that his department is working on (6) box culvert projects throughout the county and work is progressing as scheduled. Motion by Boyenga, seconded by Bakken, to approve the use of the Morton building at the Highway Department for the CROP walk to be held on September 26, 2004; declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to enter into a recycling contract with Ketterling Services, Inc. with an effective date of 01 July 2004 through December 31, 2007 for the amount of $47,500 per year - $35,000 for processing, $12,500 for shed pick up and the county would no longer recycle glass products, however magazine recycling could be dropped off directly at the Ketterling location during business hours, declared carried on a voice vote. Dan Statema, Luverne Community Economic Development Director, presented Resolution No. 21-04, a resolution to transfer JOBZ acres from the City of Luverne to the City of Winsted; motion by Boyenga, seconded by Wildung, to approve Resolution No. 21-04 contingent upon additional clarification on the specific property being identified, declared carried on a voice vote. Don Klosterbuer, County Attorney, presented Resolution No. 22-04, authorizing the commencement of eminent domain proceedings for the acquisition of temporary construction easement and relocation of US Highway 75 access; motion by Wildung, seconded by Hoime, to approve Resolution No. 22-04, declared carried on a voice vote. The County Board directed the County Attorney and the County Administrator to draft a letter to the City of Luverne for proposals for Law Enforcement stating that they would enter back into Dispatch and Pool agreements at the current rate of funding and continue the Law Enforcement contract. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to enter into the Southwest Minnesota Workforce Council Investment Act joint powers agreement, declared carried on a voice vote. Commissioner Bakken informed the County Board that he had attended the last Soil and Water Conservation District meeting and at that time they established a priority list for how they would handle engineering services for feedlots. Commissioner Hoime stated that he had attended the Planning and Zoning meeting and that they are working on bonding issues for gravel. He also stated he had attended the EQB Board meeting at the library and had met with the "Touch the Sky Prairie" individuals regarding noxious weed issues on their properties.With no further business to come before the board, the meeting was declared adjourned. Bob Jarchow, Chairman of the BoardATTEST:Kyle J. Oldre, Clerk to the Board(7-8)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSSealed proposals will be received by the City Council of Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota at the Luverne City Hall, 203 E. Main, P.O. Box 659, Luverne, Minnesota 56156-0659 on Tuesday, the 3rd of August, 2004 at 1:00 P.M. for the Airport Apron Paving Improvements, Quentin Aanenson Field, Luverne, Minnesota, at which time the bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud.The approximate quantities of work on which proposals will be received are as follows: 13,915 S.Y. Remove Bituminous Surfacing 2,800 Ton Asphalt Pavementand other related items of construction.All bids shall be made on proposal forms furnished by the Engineer and shall be accompanied by bid security in the form of a certified check or bid bond, made payable to The City of Luverne, Minnesota, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid, which security becomes the property of the City in the event the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract and post satisfactory bond. Work shall be completed and the apron open to traffic by October 9, 2004.The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technicalities and irregularities. The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Project manual and drawings may be examined at the office of the Engineer or at the Luverne City Hall. Copies of said project manual and drawings may be secured from DeWild Grant Reckert and Associates Company, 1302 South Union Street, Rock Rapids, Iowa 51246, telephone 712-472-2531, FAX 712-472-2710, upon payment of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), none of which is refundable. Published upon order of the City Council of Luverne, Minnesota.LUVERNE, MINNESOTAATTEST: By /s/ Glen Gust Mayor/s/ Marianne Perkins City Clerk(7-8, 7-15, 7-22)