Sometimes other people toot our horns for usNot many people are lucky enough to be thanked for a job they are already paid to do.I’m lucky, then.Just since the last paper came out, the Star Herald received a "thank you" call from our local community theater group. We featured the current play production on our March 23 full-page "Community Pride" ad. The ad is sponsored by various businesses that pay for the space to be given to a worthy community event of the Star Herald’s choosing once a month.The Green Earth Players gave us partial credit for good box office sales because of that ad, which was free to them, courtesy of the other businesses paid to sponsor the page.You’re welcome.The other "thank you" we received was from fourth-grade Luverne students who wrote personal notes because we published some of their book recommendations during February, which is "I love to Read Month."Some of the statements of thanks also included questions, which I’ll try to answer.Q. Is this the first time you did book recommendations from a school?A. It is the first time, to my knowledge. About four years ago, we did a feature story on some adult readers’ book recommendations.Q. If there is a sports article that you would like to report and it is far away, how do you get the information that you need to know?A. John does travel to cover some sporting events, such as the recent state basketball tournament or other sectional playoffs. However, he can’t be all places at once, and he sometimes has to interview coaches and get the facts of the game after it’s finished.Q. I have always liked looking at the sports section of the paper. Also thank you for putting in the Climb Theater pictures. I liked the fact that I was there. I think it was the first time I have been in the newspaper! What is it like working at the Star Herald? A. It’s fun to get to see lots of people and do a variety of things during our workday. Sometimes we don’t like to report on bad news, such as fires or deaths or accidents. But no job is perfect and our job is to show people what is going on in Rock County. Q. What is the biggest thing you have written about? A. One of the big news items this week is the Ellsworth boys’ basketball team at the state tournament. Sometimes big national stories also have local importance and we cover them, too. When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, we talked to people from Luverne who lived in Louisiana, and we reported on Louisana natives who found refuge in Luverne.Q. How long has there been a Star Herald? A. We’ve been a business for 133 years. You may want to check my math, but we started publishing the newspaper in 1873.Other notes were just plain nice.oI like to see my picture in the paper. … Thanks for letting people recommend books!oThanks for giving the Boy Scouts a tour one year ago.oI like looking at the newspaper.One of the best statements was this: "I enjoy your newspaper, so please don’t go out of business." We’ll do our best, Bryan. Thanks.