Community Events

Meetings Rock County Association of Townships annual meeting is at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at the Rock County Library.   Sanford Hospice Tree of Lights Sanford Luverne Hospice Tree of Lights ceremony will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, in Luverne City Park to honor patients and their families served by hospice. Refreshments and fellowship will follow.    TGIF meets Dec. 1 TGIF (Teens…

Elementary students perform Nov. 17 Luverne Elementary School third-graders will perform “The High Seas” at 1:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17. Students will determine who wins the annual sea-faring singing contest. On the same day, fourth-graders will perform “Let’s Eat” beginning at 2:15 p.m. The program finds students on an adventure as they decide what to eat. Both programs will be performed in the…

Meetings Vienna Township Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, in the Kenneth Community Center. Battle Plain Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 in the Edgerton Ag conference room. Beaver Creek Township will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 in the Beaver Creek township hall.   Elementary hosts veterans open house Nov. 10 The Luverne Elementary School student council…

Luverne High School Choir concert Nov. 2 The Luverne High School choirs will present their fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, in the Performing Arts Center.  This concert will feature the 9/10 Treble Choir and the Concert Choir under the direction of Seana Graber. This concert is free and open to the public.   Community Ed Call 507-283-4724 to register. Intro to Circuit on Nov.…

Free Community Meal Oct. 25 The United Methodist Church will host its Wednesday night free community meal at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25. A pick-up option is available by calling 507-283-4529. LHS presents ‘Wild Pink’ The Luverne High School drama department will present “Wild Pink” Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 26-28, in the performing arts center. The play begins at 7 p.m.   Training…

Mobile dental clinic Oct. 19 The mobile dental clinic will be in Luverne on Thurs., Oct. 19 at the Health and Human Services Community Room, 2 Roundwind Road (note the clinics are now resuming at SWHHS location). This clinic provides dental care for ADULTS and children ages 0-100+. Call 612-746-1530 to schedule an appointment. All forms of insurance accepted. Organized by #Luv1LuvAll's Rock…

Meetings Parkinson’s Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, at Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Blue Mound Cemetery Association will meet at the home of Randy and Kathy Remme at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17.   ‘Paint the Prairie Purple’ Oct. 8-13 To help raise awareness and show supoort for the Dementia Awareness Walk  on Oct. 14, organizers encourage “Paint the Prairie Purple”…

Meetings Parkinson’s Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, at Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne.   Free food for seniors Oct. 5 Nutrition Assistance Program for seniors 60 and older, sponsored by A.C.E. of SW MN, will be from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, with drive-thru distribution in the parking lot off Maple Street at the new office location on the east side of Generations…

‘Night Before Gettysburg’ Sept. 29 at Vets Home “The Night Before Gettysburg” will be performed at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at the Minnesota Veterans Home, Luverne. Playwright Chuck Johnson, Perham, brings President Abraham Lincoln’s thoughts to life in a short, three-act play that offers a glimpse of the 16th president’s state of mind as he writes his “Gettysburg Address.” The event is free…

‘Prairie Songs’ Sept. 21 at Plaza “Prairie Songs: Sing Along wih Laura Ingalls Wilder” will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Plaza on Main. The event, coordinated through the Rock County Community Library, is led by the folk music duo Curtis Teague and Loretta Simonet. Between songs, the two provide commentary on the life and time of Laura Ingalls Wilder.   See You at the Pole Sept.…

Meetings Battle Plain Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, at the Edgerton Ag conference room. Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, in the township hall in Beaver Creek.   SAIL classes in Hardwick through March SAIL classes meet from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. every Monday and Wednesday Sept. 11 through March 2024 in the Hardwick Community Hall.…

Vienna Township meets Sept. 12 Vienna Township Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, in the Kenneth Community Center.   Senior Nutrition Assistance Program Sept. 7 The Nutrition Assistance Program for those 60 and older, sponsored by A.C.E. of SWMN, will be from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, with drive-through distribution in the parking lot off Maple Street at the new office…

Springwater Township meets The Springwater Township Board regular meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the township hall.   Senior Nutrition Assistance Program Sept. 7 The Nutrition Assistance Program for those 60 and older, sponsored by A.C.E. of SWMN, will be from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, with drive-through distribution in the parking lot off Maple Street at the new…

Springwater Township meets The Springwater Township Board regular meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the township hall. Youth prayer breakfast Aug. 24 Rock The Edge will host its third annual Community and Youth Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, Aug. 24, at Luverne High School. Breakfast is at 6:30 a.m. in the commons, and the program is at 7 a.m. in the performing arts center with guest…

Mobile dental clinic Aug. 17 The mobile dental clinic will be in Luverne Thursday, Aug. 17, at ATLAS of Rock County (use Community Room entrance) for adults and children of all ages. Call 612-746-1530 to schedule an appointment. All forms of insurance are accepted. Organized by #Luv1LuvAll's Rock County Oral Health Task Force.   Free rootbeer floats for Bloodmobile donors Aug. 22 The…

Meetings Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, in the township hall.  Battle PlainTownship Board will meet 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, in the Edgerton Ag conference room. Sanford Luverne Pink Ladies will meet at 1 :30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, in the Blue Mound Room at Sanford Luverne. Attendance is important at this meeting when critical decisions will be made. Call…