Prairie Rose Minnesota Community Fund grants and scholarships of more than $40,000 were awarded from Exus Renewable (formerly Enel Co.) $40,000 annual contribution. 

Meetings 

Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 8, in the township hall. 

Vienna Township will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, in the Kenneth Community Center. 

The Luverne Redbirds baseball team won one league game and fell twice in exhibition play this past week.

Luverne lost 3-1 to the Brookings Cubs on the road Wednesday, May 27, and fell 3-2 to the Harrisburg Woodies at home Friday, May 29, in exhibition play.

Sometimes I’m proud to be “old school.” 

I didn’t get a cell phone until 2006. 

And I still haven’t adopted the use of GPS or other personal navigation technology. 

That’s right; when I travel I use my trusty “mental map” or look at Google Maps to plan ahead. 

As we recognized Older Americans Month in May, it was an opportunity to celebrate the contributions, wisdom and resilience of older adults in our communities while also reflecting on the importance of supporting healthy aging for all. 

Luverne finished out the 2026 golf season playing in Day 2 of the Section 3AA tournament at Oakdale Golf Club in Buffalo Lake on Wednesday, May 27.

Luverne players competed well but were unable to qualify for the state golf tournament as a team or individually on May 27.

The column count has now entered June, leaving just five columns left, counting this one, before my retirement on July 31. 

Question: In last week’s article you wrote about e-bikes. Can you also just provide a reminder on all around bicycle safety? Thank you. 

Answer: If you’re riding a bicycle, you must: 

It was a few months back that I wrote about how hard it is to say goodbye to your dog. It really doesn’t matter if that dog was a world class hunting dog or your tiny lap dog.