Community Events

Meetings Grand Prairie Cemetery Association will have their annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 21, at the Grand Prairie Cemetery. In case of rain the meeting will be held in the office room of Orv and Sons Plumbing in Ellsworth. Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, at Poplar Creek Estates, 201 Oak Dr., Luverne. All are welcome. Call 507-935-8173 with…

Meetings Blue Mound Cemetery Association Board will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, at the home of Randy and Kathy Remme. Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 7, at the township hall. Vienna Township Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, in the Kenneth Community Center. Grand Prairie Cemetery Association will have their annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July…

Meetings Blue Mound Cemetery Association Board will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, at the home of Randy and Kathy Remme. Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, at Poplar Creek Estates, 201 Oak Dr., Luverne. All are welcome. Call 507-935-8173 with questions.   Mobile Dental Clinic is June 26 Children’s Dental Services will be in Luverne Thursday, June 26, at…

SAIL classes in Luverne SAIL classes are being offered every Monday and Wednesday morning now until Aug. 27 at Poplar Creek Estates, 201 Oak Drive, Luverne, on Mondays from 9-10 a.m. and Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Class leaders are A.C.E. Volunteers Kris Waknitz and Diane Noyes. SAIL classes are also being offered every Monday and Thursday morning from 9:30-10:30 a.m. until Aug. 28 at the…

Meetings Compassionate Friends Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 16, at Children’s Remembrance Garden in Luverne,  located in the northwest corner of Dragonfly Park off of James Street, northwest of St. Catherine’s Cemetery. Parking is on the street. Bring a lawn chair. In case of rain, we will meet at the Luverne Area Community Foundation, 102 E. Main Street in Luverne.  Call Mary 507-…

Meetings Battle Plain Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 9, in the Edgerton Ag conference room. Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 9, at Township Hall in Beaver Creek. Vienna Township Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, in the Kenneth Community Center.   Nutrition for Seniors June 5 Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors 60 and older,…

Meetings Suicide Loss Support Group will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 2, in the basement of the Rock County Library in Luverne.   Events offered at Blue Mounds State Park April showers bring May flowers, maybe. Springtime blooms on the prairie are sometimes hard to find. Join the naturalist for May Bee Flowers from 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31, on a search for elusive spring…

Meetings Town & Country Garden Club will meet for a special outing on Tuesday evening, May 27, and will visit a garden in Kenneth. Topic will be attracting birds, bird feeders, and food.  For more details, call 507-669-2905.  For the June 24 meeting, please register/pay for the master gardener's annual garden tour by calling Community Education at 507-283-4724.   American Legion and VFW…

Meetings Compassionate Friends Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 19, at Luverne Area Community Foundation, 102 E. Main Street. Jeff Hartquist of Hartquist Funeral Home will be the guest speaker. Call Mary 507-290-1642 or Kristi 507-227-7821.   Town & Country Garden Club will meet for a special outing on Tuesday evening, May 27, and will visit a garden in Kenneth. Topic will be…

Meetings Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 12, at the township hall in Beaver Creek.   Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes A.C.E. of SW Minnesota will provide a total of six Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes on Tuesday mornings through Tuesday, June 10. Each class will be from 9:30-11 a.m. at the A.C.E. of SW Minnesota Rock County office, 105 S. Estey…

Nutrition for Seniors May 1 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, May 1, as a drive-thru distribution in the parking lot off Maple Street on the east side of the Generations Event Center. Pre-registration is required. Call Linda Wenzel at 507-283-5064.   Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes to begin May…

Meetings DFL of Rock County will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the Rock County Human Services Building on Blue Mound Avenue in Luverne.   UMC hosts free meal April 23 The United Methodist Church will host its free community meal at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, in the church fellowship hall in Luverne. All are welcome. A pickup option is available. Call 507-283-4529.   Al-Anon…

Meetings Maplewood Cemetery Association annual lot owners will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the multipurpose room at American Reformed Church, 304 N. Fairview Drive in Luverne. The Maplewood board of directors will meet following the lot owners meeting. Compassionate Friends Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 21, at the Luverne Area Community Foundation, 102 E. Main Street. Call…

Meetings Maplewood Cemetery Association annual lot owners will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the multipurpose room at American Reformed Church, 304 N. Fairview Drive in Luverne. The Maplewood board of directors will meet following the lot owners meeting. Town & Country Garden Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at Luverne Flowers. Topic will be choosing the right plants…

Meetings Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 7, in the township hall. Pleasant View Cemetery Association will meet for their annual meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, April 7, in the home of Allen and Sue Nuffer, rural Hills. Call 605-929-1593 with questions. Parkinson’s Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at Poplar Creek Estates – 201 Oak Dr. in Luverne.…

•If you have a new class idea to offer or a request for a particular class, please email Lisa Nath at li.nath@isd2184.net or call 283-4724. •If you have details for a class you would like to teach or are updating information for a class you will be teaching, please submit your information by email to da.hoogendoorn@isd2184.net. •You may access the most recent copy of the brochure (and past…