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- March 19, 202510 years ago (2015) •A man who dedicated more than 30 years of service to Luverne High School athletics will be honored for his efforts in St. Cloud March 25. Elmer Menage, a longtime coach and athletic director at LHS, will be inducted into the Minnesota Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Hall of Fame that evening. … Menage wore many hats after he arrived in Luverne in 1967…
- March 12, 202510 years ago (2015) •The Luverne Economic Development Authority took action Monday to approve a commercial demolition grant request from the Sterrett family. The LEDA agreed to give $5,000 toward the demolition of a house and outbuildings on the acreage just east of Luverne City Park along River Road. It once belonged to Rita Sterrett’s parents, Melvin and Annie Rees, and now the Sterrett…
- March 05, 202510 years ago (2015) •An eighth-grader will represent Luverne at the state Geography Bee slated for March 27 in St. Cloud. Shane Berning was crowned winner of the local contest earlier this year. He is the son of Eric and Janel Berning of Hardwick. According to geography instructor April Wallace, the local bee consisted of three rounds of paper tests. The first round involved a sixth-through-…
- February 26, 202510 years ago (2015) •Six individuals will interview Monday and Tuesday to be Luverne Public School’s next superintendent. Each will meet for two hours with the district’s interview committee plus receive a personal tour of the school campus. The top two or three individuals will be invited for a second interview. The committee will suggest their top pick to fill the position at the March 26…
- February 19, 202510 years ago (2015) •Perhaps Lon Remme’s phone greeting comes from his military experience but the gruff-sounding Bauhhs Gar-rahhhge” will be a thing of the past on June 30. That’s when the Luverne Public School District transportation director will call it quits, retiring after 36 years on the job. “It’s time to do other things,” the 67-year-old said. Those things include spending more time…
- February 12, 202510 years ago (2015) •A new program at the Luverne Middle-High School has improved student performances since its implementation this school year. The program is called “Power of ICU: Reviving Student Engagement and Responsibility” and its use is meant to improve communication between teachers, students and parents. Named after the medical term “intensive care unit,” the program has also been…
- February 05, 202510 years ago (2015) •After 45 years in the priesthood (10 of those in Luverne), Father Tom Jennings has announced his retirement. Jennings, who pastors St. Catherine Church in Luverne and St. Mary’s Church in Ellsworth, is quick to point out that he’s not leaving until July 2016. Until then, he’ll be working hard to prepare his local congregations for major changes looming in the diocese. Due…
- January 29, 202510 years ago (2015) •Luverne’s Darrel Van Aartsen enjoys remodeling projects such as the one Jan. 27 he was working with his nephew, Matt Jacobsma. Tearing apart the exterior that will become Luverne Area Community Foundation’s new home on the corner of Main and Freeman streets, he uncovered a bit of history. There were two plywood signs that read “Lamberton’s Café Dining Room” used as cover…
- January 22, 202510 years ago (2015) •Luverne’s Carla VanSanten was recently named the 2014 Big Buddy of the Year. “Carla is a very caring and giving person,” said Lisa Nath, Big Buddy coordinator. “She is very busy, but she always makes time for what is important to her.” VanSanten learned of the honor at the Big Buddy annual December gathering, which she and her husband, Steve, hosted at their home.…
- January 15, 202510 years ago (2015) •At the end of each year for the last 20 years, a survey has been conducted of farmland sales in 14 southwestern Minnesota counties in which land values have been steadily increasing until 2014. The survey reports bare farmland sales to non-related parties for the first six months of each year. After reaching record high prices in 2013, the upward trend was broken as prices…
- January 08, 202510 years ago (2015) •Jim Brandenburg fans and nature lovers around the globe are enjoying the photographer’s latest project, Nature 365. “It is a daily journal that has been made from the world I have lived in for the past dozen or more years,” Brandenburg, a Luverne native, writes in his blog. His wife, Judy, calls them mini nature meditations. “I personally start each morning with this mini…
- December 30, 202410 years ago (2015) •Activity from the Luverne Senior Citizens Center was a little busier than usual Wednesday, Dec. 31 — about three times busier than normal. The center on East Lincoln Street in Luverne is a senior dining site, which serves a well-balanced meal each weekday to an average of 35 individuals. On Wednesday 150 meals were planned. “This is a big day,” said center volunteer Judy…
- December 24, 202410 years ago (2014) •A Luverne High School graduate is at the forefront of rebuilding an elementary school and healing a community trying to cope with the aftermaths of a tragedy. Julia McFadden, Class of 1979, is the principal associate with Svigals + Partners architectural firm in New Haven, Connecticut, where she has lived and worked the past six years. She is the project manager for the…
- December 18, 2024Next week will mark the 63rd Christmas Eve with Lorraine Olson leading the Grace Lutheran Church congregation in singing favorite carols. It will also be her last Christmas Eve on the organ bench. Earlier this year Olson announced her retirement effective at the end of this month. “It’s been an absolute joy to lead our wonderful congregation in worship and praise each Sunday,” Olson said “It’s…
- December 11, 202410 years ago (2014) •Sanford Luverne Medical Center recently purchased an MP5 monitor for its emergency department. The purchase of this MP5 monitor was made possible by a grant from the Luverne Area Community Foundation. The MP5 patient monitor is used when caring for the most critical patients in the emergency room. It offers innovative features to assist medical staff with advanced…
- December 04, 202410 years ago (2014) •Betty Mann pinches herself every so often to remind herself it’s real — that the new History Center will open next year on Main Street. “I just hope I live long enough to see it happen,” she said. The 84-year-old president of the Rock County Historical Society has been searching for decades to find a better location for the museum — one that’s handicap-accessible with…
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