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Luverne Elementary third-graders traveled to Camp Runamok Feb. 10 for their annual spring concert at the school’s performing arts center. The 84 students were under the direction of Beth Capistran, and their performance was complete with bugs, a bear and lots of action.
Fourth-graders perform ‘Hawaiian Beach Party’
Eighty-three Luverne Elementary fourth-graders took the stage Feb. 10 to perform “Hawaiian Beach Party” in the school’s performing arts center. Under the direction of Morgan Van Holland and Beth Capistran, the fourth-graders learned about Hawaiian...
If the smiles and loud voices of the 16 third- through fifth-graders are any indication, the inaugural sumo robotics class through Luverne Community Education is a hit.
The students were charged with making a robot out of discarded cardboard and packaging materials.
The simple “bot” used a battery...
Correction:
The Star Herald recently received incorrect information from Sanford corporate communications about funding sources for ambulance power lift cots.
The Jan. 26 story incorrectly states that the Luverne Area Community Foundation was a funding source, when in fact the $125,000 expense was...
The nearly full moon stole the show Saturday night for the Blue Mounds State Park annual Candlelight Hike. More than 700 hikers young and old from the tri-state area enjoyed mild winter temperatures and calm winds for the 3-mile trek along moonlit and candlelit trails. Park staff and volunteers...
The Den Herder Construction business of brothers Jim and Cal Den Herder is now operating as the father-son business of Cal and Colby Den Herder.
As of Jan. 1, Jim Den Herder, 66, sold his share of the 35-year-old family business to his nephew and is phasing into retirement.
“I’m still getting used...
As a Luverne High School athlete in the 1970s, Mary Jo (Iveland) Graphenteen and her female classmates weren’t allowed to play varsity sports.
They could play intramural bowling, gymnastics, archery and some basketball through GAA, the Girls Athletic Association. “I called it ‘Girls Always Asking’...
Luverne Elementary School is abuzz with reading activities throughout the month of February in celebration of “I Love to Read Month.”
Tucked among the various reading offerings is fourth-grade teacher Peyten Elbers’ “Book Club,” a new class offered through Luverne Community Education.
The first-...
Students at Luverne Public Schools have accumulated an unpaid meal debt close to $27,000.
A state procedural plan was recently rolled out, and Luverne is poised to adopt the debt collection process this month.
“We are going to start the process of collecting after we meet to distribute Angel Fund...
The Hills-Beaver Creek School District will host public information meetings on March 23 and 28 to answer questions about the $29.975 million bond referendum vote scheduled for April 11.
District officials propose to demolish the current elementary school in Beaver Creek and build a new elementary...