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Anyone driving by the old Juhl place on County Road 8 last week saw an unusual sight — an old granary being pushed slowly across the yard by a bulldozer.
She put up a good fight, she did. The building was so well made the second story remained completely intact — right up to the time the...
The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on April 13, 1923:
SHOCK IS SEVERE 25 MILES DISTANT
Presence of the Unexploded Charge is Discovered by Accident After Quarrymen Had Used Dynamite Near It.
Discharge of a 750-pound “toe-cap” deposit of dynamite at the Quartzite Quarries, Inc.,...
I like to think after 38 years of marriage I know when my wife, Mary, is playing a mind game with me. Recently, however, I discovered she has me right where she wants me even though I think I am in control.
Case in point. I was getting ready to watch the first Minnesota Vikings game of the season...
The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on September 24, 1915:
NEW PALACE THEATRE TO OPEN WEDNESDAY
First Attraction in Luverne’s New $50,000 Opera House Will be “The Prince of Tonight.”
THEATRE BUILDING IS HANDSOME STRUCTURE
Gives Luverne Splendid Opera House, Beautiful Ball Room, Two...
Earlier in August I wrote about the problem of spotted wing drosophila, a newly arrived fruit fly that attacks our soft-skinned fruits.
I was approached last week by a person who had read the article, and they were not picking their raspberries for fear of the fruit being infected by this insect...
Why do we attach ourselves to pets when it’s so painful to part with them later?
It’s a question I’ve asked often since Labor Day when our beloved golden retriever ventured too close to the highway.
Ginger had joined me on the front porch for morning coffee while I chatted on the phone with my...
These early autumn days of a really warm daytime temperature and a cool night are ideal for flowers to develop their best color. At this time, planters are full to overflowing with growth, and that much foliage requires a lot of water and food to keep the color coming strong. Many of my pots...
The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on February 23, 1923:
KIWANIS CLUB TO GIVE SILVER CUP TO SCHOOLS
Will be Used as a Trophy for Which Seniors and Juniors Will Annually Debate
Purchase and presentation to the Luverne high school of a silver cup as a trophy for which the Senior and...
The decision on what to wear each day should be an easy task. But for me the routine likens itself to deciding what to eat for supper each night by looking in the fridge. So each morning I continually look in the closet for what looks good to wear.
Having too many choices is playing a huge part...
In August the Ken Burns documentary, “The War,” was being rebroadcast on public television across the country.
I happened to be going through the channels one evening and was lucky enough to come across the film and found myself watching for hours.
The reason I figured the “The War” was being...