Christmas
Marie C. (Dunn) Schroeder shared this clipping about Christmas 150 years ago with for reprint in the Rock County Star Herald.
‘Christmas in Rock County 60 years ago’
From the Rock County Herald dated Friday, December 23, 1932
Christmas in the ’70’s (1870s) meant little to the pioneers in Rock...
Christians believe “God so loved the world that he gave his only son” to take away the sins of the world (John 3:16), and as such, we celebrate the arrival of Jesus as told in the Bible’s second chapter of Luke:
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be...
A popular children’s gospel song from my Bible school days in Kenneth urged us to be “lights in the darkness,” even if it meant brightening only our own little corners of the world.
“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine,” was playing in my head last month when I unraveled a set of...
Thanksgiving is in the books for another year and Christmas is just weeks away … that is, for most of you.
The Petersons are celebrating Christmas this coming weekend. Our kids and their families will be coming to Luverne from North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and, of course, Minnesota.
With busy...
The Rock County Star Herald is again facilitating a holiday campaign to send Christmas greetings to deployed military men and women serving the United States around the world.
After the first campaign in 2019, more than 600 letters were mailed through the Star Herald’s lighted display in the city...
Christians believe “God so loved the world that he gave his only son” to take away the sins of the world (John 3:16), and as such, we celebrate the arrival of Jesus as told in the Bible’s second chapter of Luke:
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be...
A Christmas lighted train engine will join the 2021 community holiday plans, which kick off with fireworks Nov. 28 in Luverne City Park.
Ellis and Eastern Railroad will transport Santa and Mrs. Claus through several communities on Sunday, Nov. 28, ending in Luverne in time for the grand lighting of...
The tiny Kenneth community swelled to nearly 200 people Friday night for a tree lighting ceremony to honor and remember loved ones. This year has been emotionally hard on the Kenneth community with several residents passing away and with pandemic social distancing.
We have a leg lamp on display in our western Rock County neighborhood, proudly illuminated in a highway-facing window.
It was a highly-anticipated mail-order gift, and the neighbors (our friends) documented its delivery in a series of group text images.
First came a photo of the “major award”...
We’re not getting the Christmas we dream of this year, but that doesn’t mean we’re getting lumps of coal.
This year more than ever we need to count our blessings and watch for bright spots in the season.
On Sunday we watched our Luverne City Park light up with dozens of festive holiday displays...