Eclipse

  • Jim and Heather Johnson, Luverne, and their family take in the moment of totality from their viewing point in Muncie, Indiana. Pictured are Heather Johnson with the camera, Luella Johnson in the foreground and Jim Johnson, Ashlyn Johnson and nephew Magnus Johnson in the background.
    Locals travel to path of totality to view 2024 eclipse
    April 17, 2024
    The highly anticipated 2024 total eclipse of the sun occurred Monday, April 8, across North America, and several groups of Rock County residents traveled to experience the once-in-a-lifetime event. Among them were Luverne residents Jim and Heather Johnson and their family who traveled to Indiana, as did Luverne brothers Knute and Gunnar Oldre. Lori Sorenson and her four sisters, originally from…
  • Lori Sorenson
    Total eclipse was gift, answered prayer to Kenneth sisters in Texas
    By Lori Sorenson, editor
    April 17, 2024
    My sisters and I traveled to Austin, Texas, last week to view the total eclipse of the sun. The trip was a culmination of nearly a year of planning and several weeks of nervous anticipation as departure day grew nearer. In April 2023, nearly a full year before the big event, Linda announced she was traveling for the 2024 eclipse and invited us to join her. “It would be fun,” we agreed during a…
  • A total eclipse of the sun – kind of
    By Brenda Winter, columnist
    September 12, 2017
    My husband, youngest daughter and I arose early that morning. Our mission for the day was to drive to Beatrice, Nebraska, to view the total eclipse of the sun scheduled to happen there around noon. NASA promoted the event like this: “On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature’s most awe-…
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