Aug. 20 Community evetns

Meetings
Thrivent of Rock County Board will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at Luverne Pizza Ranch.
MS Support Group will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at Southwest Health and Human Services in Luverne. All persons with MS, family and friends are invited. For information call 283-2069 or 283-2964.
Luverne Bowling Association will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, at Luverne Lanes. All bowlers are welcome to come and form a team for men, women or both. Call Luverne Lanes at 283-8172 or Pat Weerheim at 507-227-5258 with questions.
Town and Country Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, for a tour of landscaping with grasses at a home in Brandon, SD. Call 507-597-6378 for more details.
TRIAD will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Sherriff’s office.
Sound Cascade Sweet Adeline Chorus rehearses at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Washington Crossing Senior Living in Sioux Falls (east side of Sioux Falls). Call 507-597-6288 with questions.
Luverne Rotary meets at noon every Tuesday at the Blue Mound Banquet Center in Luverne. Call Teresa Hup at 283-9590.
TOPS #698 Luverne (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets for weigh-in at 8 a.m. every Thursday at Pizza Ranch in Luverne. The meeting follows at 8:30 a.m.
Al-Anon meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Buffalo Ridge Meeting Room (lower level) at the Sanford Medical Center in Luverne. Call Stephanie at 507-449-1246.
Narcotics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Fridays in the basement of St. Catherine Catholic Rectory, 203 E. Brown St., Luverne. Use east door. Call Shawn at 507-220-3180.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays in the Rock County Community Library. Call 605-321-4324.
Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon meet from 8 to 9 p.m. every Thursday in Runals Memorial Hall, Edgerton. Call Naomi, 507-215-2956, with questions.
Mound Township Board meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Monday each month at the Rock County Highway Building, Luverne.
Weight Watchers meets every Monday at First Presbyterian Church, Luverne. Weigh-in is from 5 to 5:30 p.m. and the meeting is from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Call 800-651-6000.
 
Monthly Food Ministry is Aug. 20
The Monthly Food Ministry, sponsored by New Life Celebration Church, will be from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at the Luverne Senior Center. If you’re having trouble putting food on the table, come for fresh produce, bread and meat. Children will be asked to wait outside.
 
Cardinal Gold’n Bowl
The 2015 Cardinal Gold’n Bowl will be Saturday, Aug. 22, at Cardinal Field. Gold’n Plump grilled chicken will be served with bun and chips for $3 at 5:30 p.m. until gone prior to the Luverne Cardinals vs. Worthington Trojans football game. Event is sponsored by Gold’n Plump and Glen’s Food Center. Contact Luverne Area Chamber, 507-283-4061, with questions.
 
Community Meal Aug. 26
The free Fourth Wednesday Community Meal will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the United Methodist Church in Luverne.
 
Tuff Memorial Home Car Show
The Tuff Memorial Home will host a car show at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, on the front parking lot of the nursing home. If you are interested in participating in the car show, contact Shateen in the Tuff Home Activity Department at 962-3275.
 
Women of Rock County Fine Arts show at Carnegie
Women of Rock County Fine Arts will show their new art work during the month of August at the Carnegie Cultural Center. The show includes work by Naidine Aanenson, Cindy Reverts, Kristen Peterson, Carol Ceynowa, Lois Young, Kathy Deuschle, Nan Kaufenberg, Judy Edenstrom, Mary Petersen, Lori Hallsrom and Kaia Nowatzki.
 
School starts Aug. 24; mark calendars
Luverne High School/Middle School begins Monday, Aug. 24. Student schedules are available online and in the school office. Schedule changes should be done before school starts.
The High School/Middle School Open House is from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20. Student photos will be taken in the elementary school gym. Picture packets will be available on site.
New residents to the Luverne District should register students for 2015-16 school year. Call to make an appointment at 283-4491 for Middle School and High School grades 6-12. Parents of elementary grades K-5 can call 283-4497.
 
Rock County 4-H to host Lego Robotics Open House
Lego Robotics Open House will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at the community meeting room next to the Extension Office in the Health and Human Services Building at 2 Roundwind Road, Luverne, MN. For more information, contact Rock County Extension at 507-283-1302.