Luverne Elementary principal retires
When Stacy Gillette started her career in education 37 years ago, her goal was to become a high school counselor.
Happy 250th America!
Local residents and visitors flocked to The Lake in Luverne Saturday to celebrate the Fourth of July and the nation’s 250th birthday.
Citizens recirculate petition to get charter amendment on ballot
Citizen petitioners for a proposed Luverne Charter amendment appear to have gathered enough signatures in their second attempt to advance the measure to voters this fall.
Candidate questionnaires: Rock County Board District 3
Rock County voters will participate in the Aug. 11 primary affecting the Dist. 3 County Board seat.
Candidate questionnaires: Luverne City Council South Ward
Rock County voters will participate in the Aug. 11 primary affecting the South Ward Luverne City Council seat.
Hills businessman raises money for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, meets local child benefiting from research
During the Hills Friendship Days on June 12 Deon Carriere raised $2,360 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation by grilling burgers and bratwurst through his business, Brody’s Bar.
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- By Mavis FodnessApril 16, 2019Luverne High School honored 21 students in an earlier-than-usual National Honor Society initiation ceremony April 8. Three seniors and five juniors joined the elite group this year that already included 13 returning members, who conducted the evening’s ceremony. Each year the Luverne chapter can select 5 percent of the junior and senior classes for membership. Retired district court judge Tim…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 16, 2019Parent Partners in Education (PPIE) kicked off its annual Cardinal Dash fundraising event Friday in an unusual way. The kindergarten through fifth-grade students watched a video featuring classmates talking about the event that matches fitness with $10 pledges. “One hundred percent of the proceeds go to PPIE programming,” a student announced in the video. Students were also addressed as a group…
- April 16, 2019
- April 16, 2019Luverne Elementary School first- and third-graders performed “Lemonade: A Musical for Young Singers” Friday in the school gymnasium. The musical written by John Jacobson and John Higgins featured numerous nursery rhyme and fairy tale characters describing their woes to the audience and ending with the characters making lemonade. “Instead of looking at the downside of things … no matter what…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 16, 2019The nephew of a rural Hardwick couple was found safe after spending five days lost in the California mountains. Eric DeSplinter, 33, and Gabrielle Wallace, 31, were last seen Saturday morning, April 6, hiking toward Cucamonga Peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, about 45 miles west of Los Angeles, according to news reports. DeSplinter is the nephew of Steve and Linda DeSplinter of rural Hardwick.…
- By Lori SorensonApril 16, 2019Change is on the horizon for the former interpretive center atop the Blue Mounds State Park north of Luverne. Local park staff learned in March that funding is available for a landscape architect to develop a plan for the iconic structure built by the late Luverne author, Fred Manfred. “I’m really glad we’re going to get momentum going to plan something for future use,” said Blue Mounds State…
- April 16, 2019Jeff and Sarah Hartquist’s sons spent the day off from school Thursday, April 11, thinking about summer. Postponing their jobs of clearing snow from the sidewalks, Henry (back, left), Graham (in front), and Ben constructed a snowman at the corner of Kniss Avenue and Barck Street. The trio then dressed the three-tiered snowman in swim trunks, placed a beach towel around its neck and a Minnesota…
- April 16, 2019Blue Mounds State Park is offering several events for the public to enjoy at the park this spring. For special accommodations or questions, call the park at 507-283-6051. •Build a Bison: Hooves to Horns from 1–2 p.m. Friday, April 19. Help a naturalist "build" a bison by transforming an audience member through dress-up. This program is for youth of all ages to learn the anatomy of a…
- April 16, 2019The Luverne-Adrian FFA Chapter members were honored March 25 during the group’s 2018-19 awards banquet in the Luverne Elementary School commons. Seniors recognized Twenty-two seniors and their parents were honored. They include: •Greta Ahrendt, daughter of Brad and Angela Ahrendt. •Brooke Brust, daughter of Jason and Theresa Van Belle. •Hunter Hamann, son of Dan and Julie Hamann. •Paige…
- By Lori SorensonApril 09, 2019The Rock County Board of Commissioners took action on a series of gravel mining permits at their April 2 meeting following recommendations by the county Planning and Zoning Board. One of the proposed mining operations drew public comment at the March 25 public hearing. Duininck Inc., Prinsburg, applied for a conditional use permit to open a new gravel pit in Section 29 of Battle Plain Township.…
- April 09, 2019Members of the Luverne Fire Department practiced dispatch and staging for housefires in three different parts of town Monday night as part of their regular training program. They’re pictured here rolling up fire hoses after “responding” to a “fire” in a one-story home on West Bishop Street. From there they moved to a two-story structure on Freeman Avenue to employ different responses that would…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 09, 2019Organizers of the long-running Rock County Fair are seeking financial support in a direct mail campaign launched last month. The Rock County Agricultural Society kicked off its first bulk mail fundraising campaign seeking support for entertainment offerings at the annual four-day event. This year’s Rock County Fair is July 24-27. Deadline for donations is June 1 in order to be recognized at this…
- By Lori SorensonApril 09, 2019Another downtown business has been approved for a grant and loan for façade improvements through Luverne’s Historic Façade Improvement Program. Sue Ver Steeg submitted an application for a facade improvement project at 102 N. Freeman Avenue, formerly the Rock County Eye Clinic, which moved next door to the north. Ver Steeg recently moved Great Planes Travel to this location from its previous…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 09, 2019Twenty-six Luverne Middle-High School students were among nearly 1,000 youth who attended the Minnesota Family, Career and Community Leaders (FCCLA) state conference March 28-30 in Bloomington. The leadership conference featured competitions, awards, leadership training sessions and motivational speakers. Theme of the conference was “Land of 10,000 Dreams.” The competitive portion of the…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 09, 2019Josie Scholten’s Royal Playhouse Children’s Theatre will make its debut this spring with “The Pirates of Penzance” performance slated for mid-May. Scholten is a Hills-Beaver Creek High School senior who created the Royal Playhouse to expose area children to theater and performing arts opportunities. Youth ages 8 to 18 can participate in the “Pirates” production by attending an organizational…
- April 09, 2019By Mavis Fodness The Luverne High School speech team finished in a tie for fourth place with Tracy-Milroy-Balaton with 31 points each at the Section 3A speech tournament in Marshall. River Valley High School captured the section crown with 45 points. Ten Luverne students broke into the final rounds. The top three finishers in each of the 24 speech categories at sections move on to Friday’s class…
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