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  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    August 08, 2023
    Today, Thursday, our youngest grandchild, Ellee, turns 6. Like all grandparents, Mary and I are proud as punch of all our grandkids. Those of us that make up our morning coffee group that are grandparents share stories (brag) about our grandkids at least once a week. Most of the stories are sports-related or how old they are or what grade they are in school, or recently, where they might be going…
  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    July 25, 2023
    If you don’t know it’s fair week, you must be living under a rock. The four-day event actually takes months of planning and preparation by the volunteers that make up the Rock County Agricultural Society. The behind-the-scene work is so good you don’t even notice it. I mean that as a compliment. You probably won’t notice the freshly painted buildings, the new additional sidewalks and the upgrades…
  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    July 11, 2023
    We don’t have a lost and found department here at the Star Herald office, but from time to time someone might stop in the office and drop off a set of keys or maybe a glove that someone apparently accidently lost outside on the sidewalk. Up until last week the items turned in as lost have been of the smaller size. Well, not anymore. Monday morning when I pulled up to the back door at the office,…
  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    June 27, 2023
    I am not sure why, but I’ve been thinking about sounds lately. Maybe sounds have been at the forefront of my thoughts because some people would have you believing my hearing is a bit suspect. Sure, sometimes I don’t always hear my phone ringing, but no worries – hence voicemail. And I don’t always pick up on office conversation. And maybe that is by design. Those aren’t the sounds I am talking…
  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    June 13, 2023
    My last column was about my fishing trip, and this one is about Mary’s and my recent trip to Las Vegas. To give you an idea of how the overall trip went, the file I created for all the flight, hotel and other information was called “the trip from hell” file. We were one of four couples going to Vegas to celebrate the 65th birthday of the “baby” of the group. He was the first of the group to book…
  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    May 30, 2023
    My last column was about my upcoming fishing trip. Well, been there, done that, and here is my takeaway from the trip. First and foremost, no injuries for me this time. If you recall, I broke my big toe the last trip racing another camper to the showers. The fishing was fantastic, the weather was like always, hot, cold, windy … and this year, for a change of pace, heavy Canadian smoke cut out the…
  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    May 16, 2023
    In recent weeks I have been planning for an upcoming fishing trip. For years my two fishing buddies, Leroy and Dan, and I — and yes, I have fishing buddies … I also have hunting buddies, side-by-side buddies, and I even have a group of Power Ball buddies, not to mention my coffee buddies — anyway, my fishing buddies and I get together for a four-day trip to the waters of the Missouri River. Due…
  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    May 02, 2023
    It’s the first week of May, and until this week it felt more like March. Prom has passed, citywide cleanup is in the books, and Mother’s Day and the Minnesota fishing opener are just around the corner. Driver, beware, because this week is garage sale week. Some sales start on Wednesday, but for the most part Thursday through Saturday are the big days. Traffic through the neighborhoods will be…
  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    April 18, 2023
    Spring rummage sale (May 3-6) and the citywide spring cleanup (May 1-5) are just around the corner. The citywide cleanup event is one of the nicest perks the city offers. There are rules to follow as to what you can place by the curb for free pickup. The citywide cleanup also draws a fair number of out-of-town treasure seekers as well as locals. Truth be told, I’ve harvested a treasure or two…
  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    April 04, 2023
    Don’t know about you, but I am ready for baseball, track, golf, tennis and some softball. Our high school spring sports preview section is in today’s paper. Right out of the starting blocks, many of the scheduled games and events have been rescheduled because of winter hangover. The problem with postponing spring games is that the window to reschedule them is so short. Compounding that problem…
  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    March 21, 2023
    This is going to be one of my shorter columns mostly because all I am going to do is ask myself a few questions, and my answers will be one of two possible answers which are “for it” or “against it". First question: Should the state of Minnesota eliminate state tax on Social Security benefits? For it. Should the state of Minnesota offer free school lunches to all students? For it. Should the…
  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    March 07, 2023
    About this time each year, fishing enthusiasts start to dream about getting out on the lake and hooking the big one. Sure enough, this past week the Bass Pro Shop/Cabela’s Spring Fishing Classic catalog showed up. It’s not really a catalog, but it is 44 pages of all things fishing and fishing-related stuff. To say I am an avid fisherman would be a gross overstatement. I fish maybe a couple times…
  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    February 21, 2023
    You probably are aware that the first attempt at the Luverne Leap fundraiser for the Luverne Area Community Foundation was a huge success. With the help of event sponsors, the 29 jumpers were able to raise $23,000 for the Foundation’s general grant fund. As a first-time jumper into the icy waters at The Lake, I have to tell you it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Truth be told, the days…
  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    January 24, 2023
    In a little over two weeks a number of brave souls will be taking the Luverne Leap into freezing waters at The Lake in Luverne. The leaping starts at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. So far, the list of leapers include Flipper Man, Joshua Crabtree with Sanford, Sheriff Evan Verbrugge, Mike Davis, Dave Duffy, Luverne Mayor Pat Baustian, Jason Oye of Sunshine Foods, state trooper Joel de Cesare, Tim Gust…
  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    January 10, 2023
    Flipper Man will come out of retirement to take the leap for Reezin’ for Freezin’ Luverne Leap at The Lake on Saturday, Feb. 11. The Rock County Sheriff’s Department is organizing the Luverne Lake Leap, Reezin’ for Freezin,’ as a fundraiser for the Luverne Area Community Foundation Grant Fund. Flipper Man has quietly been a longtime supporter of the Luverne Community Foundation, and he has agreed…
  • By Rick Peterson, general manager
    December 13, 2022
    The Peterson blower got its first workout of the season, and more than likely, by the time you read this, Round 2 is in the books as well. Had to put a new electric starter on the nearly 20-year-old blower. Installing the starter is a simple repair, so I thought. After an hour or so of frustration, I did what I should have done to begin with – take it to Eddy. A memory just popped into my head.…
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