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Star Herald doles out thumbs for weeds and otherwise good things

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Star Herald Editorial

The Star Herald asked around for tidbits to include in this month’s round of Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down, and the worst complaint for Thumbs Down was that weeds are making some properties look dumpy.
We encourage residents and businesses to mow or spray their weeds to help keep our communities clean and inviting.
Other than that, we have nothing but Thumbs Up to share:
Thumbs up — to the festive run of community celebrations this summer. (See Rick Peterson’s column this week).
Thumbs up — to the stellar lineup of family attractions and entertainment coming to the Rock County Fair this week. (See the front-page fair preview story.)
Thumbs up — to the Verne Drive-In for keeping Luverne on the map with its tasty concessions (including fresh-grilled burgers) and even better lineup of the latest releases. No wonder the Verne surpassed its own nightly attendance record (now at over 600 people) three times this summer.
Thumbs up — to recent cooperation from Mother Nature, especially for local crops. After a rough start to summer (numerous damaging storms), we’re seeing previously flattened corn standing tall and all crops (corn, soybeans, alfalfa) taking advantage of adequate moisture and sunshine.
Thumbs up — to splash parks in Rock County — the new one at Luverne’s Aquatics and Fitness and the free one that opened last year in Beaver Creek. Both have the slowly-fill overhead buckets that periodically dump on children who watch for the right moment to run beneath the deluge. It’s fun for kids, but it’s even more fun for grownups to observe.
Happy summer, readers.
We encourage Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down submissions at editor@star-herald.com. Call 507-283-2333 or snail mail at 117 West Main Street, Luverne MN 56156.

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