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- By Pastor Josh Hayden, Living Rock Church, LuverneDecember 04, 2024Death seems to be the loudest frequency these days, Something that you can’t turn off or change. With the passing of two beloved people, only a couple days apart, It’s a frequency that seems to produce so much pain in my heart. The feeling of joy for them is overwhelming in our souls To know they are free, healed and forever whole. They suffered longer than we knew or could imagine, But…
By Lori SorensonNovember 26, 2024A Christmas lighted train engine and Santa at the depot will again highlight the start of the local holiday season, which kicks off with fireworks Sunday, Dec. 1, in Luverne City Park. And local businesses, organizations and individuals have already been setting up colorful lighted displays to prepare for the event. There are 40 so far, according to Luverne Chamber director Kenzi Klein. “We are…- November 26, 2024Recently both Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report magazines announced “America’s Best Nursing Homes” for 2025. The Luverne Veterans Home was recognized by both publications. U.S. News evaluated almost 15,000 nursing homes across the country while completing their research. Their ratings were determined by nurse staffing, patient outcomes and whether steps known to be effective in avoiding…
November 26, 2024Pauline Catharine Hoeltke Rueter passed away Nov. 18, 2024, at age 100 at Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne, Minnesota. A funeral service will be at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne, Minnesota, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 27. Rev. Dr. Phil Booe will officiate. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery. Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne is handling the arrangements. Pauline was born September…
November 26, 2024A memorial service for Ron Mulvihill, age 86, of West Point, Nebraska, was Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the Minnick Funeral Home in West Point, Nebraska. Interment was in St. Michael’s Cemetery in West Point, Nebraska. Ron passed away on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at Providence Place of Fremont, Nebraska. Ronald Lee Mulvihill was born on Aug. 2, 1938, in Luverne, Minnesota, to Leo and…- November 26, 2024Grada W. Raak, age 94, of Milford, Iowa, formerly of Luverne, Minnesota, died peacefully on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, at the Acura Healthcare of Milford. Funeral service will be held Saturday, Nov. 30, at 11 a.m., with visitation beginning at 10 a.m., all at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist…
- By NextGen Pastor Manda Steensma, Rock River Community Church, LuverneNovember 26, 2024Ten acts of kindness to 10 random people each day for 10 days. Reggie Dabbs challenged students at Luverne Schools last week with just that, a 10 for 10 Challenge. If one student completes the 10 for 10 Challenge, 100 people will know they matter. If 10 students complete the challenge, 1,000 people will know they matter. “You have nice eyebrows” started the challenge for every student in…
By Lori SorensonNovember 20, 2024A two-person acting team from CLIMB Theatre spent all day Monday in each Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary classroom talking to students about brain health. “Brain health,” they said, is defined as “how the brain affects how we think, feel and act.” They illustrated through skits how to see the difference between a healthy brain (smiling, happy body language) and a brain that’s suffering (slumped…
By Lori SorensonNovember 20, 2024The Luverne Automobile Company history was spotlighted during the Rock County Historical Society’s annual meeting Monday night in the History Center in Luverne. History Center director Wendel Buys led the meeting, which attracted more than 60 people, in the new storage room that was recently constructed on the west end of the existing building. He reminded the group that the project was…
By Mavis FodnessNovember 20, 2024Seana Graber, an LHS graduate and longtime educator, is the Luverne Education Association (LEA) 2025 Teacher of the Year. She was selected by her peers, and the announcement was made Monday afternoon in the middle-high school commons, along with the Friend of Education (see related story). The announcement kicked off LEA’s celebration of American Education Week. Becky Rahm, LEA co-president,…
November 20, 2024Fourth-graders took a field trip to the Luverne municipal airport Wednesday, Nov. 13, to learn about the science of flying and what it takes to be a pilot. Instructors from Lake Area Technical Institute, Watertown, South Dakota, flew in to share with students about aviation and airplane maintenance.
November 20, 2024Theresa Frances Graff (Schallenkamp), age 61, of Alexandria, formerly of Luverne, Minnesota, went into the arms of Jesus on November 9, 2024, due to the final stages of heart failure. She was born on July 6, 1963, to Lloyd and Mary Schallenkamp of Bridgewater, South Dakota. After high school she attended Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, for speech therapy and elementary…- November 20, 2024David Allen Christensen, age 64, of Alexandria, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Memorial services were held Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. David graduated from Luverne in 1979. He worked as a dispatcher for Rock County prior to attending Law Enforcement in Hibbing. He retired after 26 years as a police officer in Redwood Falls. David is remembered by his mother, Bernice; sisters…
- November 20, 2024Patricia J. Guggisberg, age 79, of Redwood Falls, formerly of Wanda, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at River Valley Health & Rehabilitation in Redwood Falls. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, at River Valley Health & Rehabilitation, with a prayer service at 4:30 p.m. Memorial services will be held at a later date with burial in…
November 20, 2024Alvina Wigen, age 72, of Hendricks, Minnesota, formerly of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, at the Hendricks Nursing Home in Hendricks. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at Christ Lutheran Church in Hendricks, Minnesota. A private burial will be held. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at the Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in…- By Pastor Andrew Palmquist, Bethany Lutheran Church, LuverneNovember 20, 2024Psalm 147:7 says, “Sing out your thanks to Him, sing praises to God.” Nothing makes you more aware of God’s presence than praising him. There’s a story about a woman who struggled to believe. She said, “When I go to church with my family and sing a song, during the song I’ll believe in God — for five minutes. But when the singing stops, my doubts begin.” How wonderful it is that singing the…
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