Opinion
As we marvel at the new and shiny Christmas gifts we anxiously waited to unwrap, please take a moment and think about what to do with the old stuff.
We live in a disposable age where unwanted and broken items are thrown away. In fact, more and more of today’s items are designed with discarding in...
So here we are again, one of my favorite times of the year — Christmas. Christmas is that magical time of Santa, toys, children, trees, tinsel, elves, Rudolph, carols and turkey.
When I hear the words “It was the night before Christmas” or the melody of “Joy to the World, “ I still get thrills of...
Freshly painted barn brings dreams of very own quilt design
Sac County, Iowa, has more barn quilts than any other place in the country or so its website indicates. Visitors can even run a self-guided tour to all 58 sites by printing the simple map off the Internet.
For the past couple of years...
Recently I was asked about whether a semitrailer can park on the streets in a residential area. We have been noticing more and more individuals are doing this, and it actually goes against the City of Luverne Ordinance.
According to Ordinance SEC. 9.30 TRUCK PARKING.
•Subd. 1. It is unlawful to...
Well, both the Rock County Pheasants Forever banquet and the Minnesota pheasant hunting season opener have come and gone since my last column.
To give you an update, the local Pheasants Forever chapter hosted one of its most successful events in recent years.
Credit for that success goes to the...
As farmers across Minnesota ramp up fall harvest activity, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) reminds everyone of possible hazards of the season.
Federal and state statistics show farming is one of the most dangerous professions. In 2013, the latest year reported, 17 of the 69 work-...
The saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” was never more poignant in describing my experience at this year’s state 4-H horse show.
Unbeknownst to me, a Clay County mother and daughter were dealing with a nightmare the day after the Rock County delegation pulled onto the state fairgrounds...
The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on September 24, 1915:
NEW PALACE THEATRE TO OPEN WEDNESDAY
First Attraction in Luverne’s New $50,000 Opera House Will be “The Prince of Tonight.”
THEATRE BUILDING IS HANDSOME STRUCTURE
Gives Luverne Splendid Opera House, Beautiful Ball Room, Two...
Earlier in August I wrote about the problem of spotted wing drosophila, a newly arrived fruit fly that attacks our soft-skinned fruits.
I was approached last week by a person who had read the article, and they were not picking their raspberries for fear of the fruit being infected by this insect...
In the past five years Rock County’s debt has grown.
Today the amount totals $11,115,019.29.
At the Sept. 8 Rock County Board meeting, Chairman Ron Boyenga proposed taking on no more debt for the next five years.
Instead of passing the resolution, board members supported the idea instead, making...