By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth-Edgerton track teams placed third in nine-team fields at the annual Red Rock Conference meet in Slayton Thursday.The Patriot boys tallied 89 points, placing behind Southwest Christian and Fulda in the standings.H-BC-E-E’s girls scored 65 points to place third behind Westbrook-Walnut Grove-Red Rock Central and Comfrey-Springfield."Both our teams placed third, and I was really happy with how our kids performed," said Patriot coach Tom Goehle. "We had some great performances."The Patriot boys earned four RRC titles and placed second in three events during the meet.The girls matched the boys with four meet championships. They also came up with one second-place finish.Senior Chris Reid won three individual titles for the Patriot boys.Reid covered 21-0 3/4 while winning the long jump. He recorded the winning times of 11.21 and 23.09 in the 100- and 200-meter dashes.Tyler Bush won a RRC title in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:00.49. His time established a new meet record that was set by former teammate Brad Haak last season.Cody Scholten cleared 6-0 in the high jump during a runner-up performance for the Patriots.The 1,600- and 3,200-meter relays placed second with respective 3:34.81 and 8:30.82 times. Todd Alberty, Lee Jackson, Kale Wiertzema and Bush formed both teams.Erin Boeve locked up a pair of SWC titles to lead the Patriot girls at the meet.Boeve covered 15-11 in the long jump and ran 100 meters in 13.31 for her victories.Cassi Tilstra, who placed second in the 400-meter dash in 1:02.63, claimed an individual title by running 800 meters in 2:29.69.The girls’ 3,200-meter relay team of Rachel Kvaale, Jocelyn Bucher, Ashley Bucher and Amanda Tilstra won a RRC title with a time of 10:29.46.Here is a look at the team standings and the rest of H-BC-E-E’s Top-six finishers at the RRC meet.Boys’ standings: Southwest Christian 138, Fulda 96, H-BC-E-E 89, Murray County Central 62, Comfrey-Springfield 62, Adrian 49, Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin 35, Westbrook-Walnut Grove-Red Rock Central 27, Southwest United zero.Girls’ standings: W-WG-RRC 133, C-S 101.5, H-BC-E-E 65, MCC 64, SWU 59, Fulda 44.5, SWC 39, ML-B-O 35, Adrian 17H-BC-E-E boysThird place: Curt Schilling, shot, 44-5; 800 relay (Scholten, Brad Van Dyke, Schilling and Reid), 1:38.72.Fourth place: 400 relay (Zach Boyum, Dylan Kvaale, Schilling and Van Dyke), 48.22; Alberty, 400, 53.82.Fifth place: Scholten, 100, 12.36.Sixth place: Alberty, triple jump, 38-0; Devin DeBoer, 300 hurdles, 49.68; Wiertzema, 800, 2:11.66.H-BC-E-E girlsThird place: Amber Poppen, high jump, 5-0.Fifth place: Mya Mann, 800, 2:42.4; 1,600 relay (J.Bucher, Mann, Brittney Helgeson and C.Tilstra), 4:2729.Sixth place: Kari Roozenboom, 100, 18.9; Kvaale, 1,600, 6:11.98; Boeve, 400, 1:05.12.

The Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth boys’ golf team ended a 9-10 season during the Sub-Section 10 Golf Championships staged in Tyler Monday.Coming off a strong performance during the Red Rock meet Thursday, the Patriots were hoping to challenge the area’s top teams for a berth in the section field at the sub-section event.H-BC-E, however, couldn’t put anything together during a cold, wet and windy day. The Patriots placed fifth in a five-team field with 398 strokes.Luverne won the team title with 337 strokes and will represent Sub-Section 10 at tomorrow’s Section 3A Championships in Marshall.Pipestone (353), Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (367) and Southwest Christian (388) also finished in front of the Patriots.Tom Janssen led the Patriots at the meet with a 25-over-par 96. Janssen needed to shoot a 90 to be involved in a playoff for the fifth individual qualifying position for the section meet.Derek Sammons added a 102 to H-BC-E’s team tally, while Clint Rozenboom and Dustin Bonnema added 102s to the effort.Dusty Seachris and Travis Broesder shot 115- and 126-stroke rounds without influencing the scoring.Luverne’s Colby Anderson won the individual championship by shooting a nine-over-par 80.Individual qualifiers for the section meet include Pipestone’s Paul Barduson (84), T-M-B’s Eric Peterson (85), Pipestone’s Ben Morgan (86), Pipstone’s Mark Mickelson (90) and T-M-B’s Brian Jackson (90).

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATECERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes Chapter 333The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business. 1. State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Salon JaRiah2. State the address of the principal place of business222 E. Main St. Suite 101 Luverne MN 561563. List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name or if the business is a corporation, provide the legal corporate name and registered office address of the corporation.Mary Aukes 300 E. Oakland Luverne MN 561564. I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Minnesota Statutes section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath. /s/ Mary Aukes05/04/03 Mary Aukes/OwnerMary Aukes (507) 283-2001(5-22, 5-29)

Conference Room 9:00 A.M.Rock County Human Services Building May 6, 2003Chair Boyenga called the meeting to order with Commissioners Wildung, Bakken and Hoime present and Commissioner Jarchow not present. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Hoime, to approve the May 6th County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Bakken, to approve the April 22nd County Board minutes, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Hoime, to approve the following consent agenda with the addition of the SBA agreement, declared carried on a voice vote. 1. FSA Contract 102-2110-03 with Southwestern Mental Health Center to provide Rule 79 Case Management services to eligible adults with severe and persistent mental illness; effective 5-1-03 to 4-30-04.2. Lease agreement between SBA Properties, Inc. and Rock County SheriffMike Winkels, Sheriff, presented information regarding the concealed permit issuance that has been recently adopted by legislation and equipment that he will need to issue permits. He requested to purchase a new digital camera and laminator for $650.00; motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to authorize the purchase of the digital camera and laminator, declared carried on a voice vote. The Sheriff discussed the Sergeant’s position that becomes vacant at the end of May and what the impact would be on the department. The County Board requested that budget figures be presented at the next meeting for additional discussion. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Hoime, to enter into a monthly lease with the Senior Citizen Center for RSVP storage, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Bakken, seconded by Hoime, to adopt Resolution No. 19-03, in support of designating feedlot permit information as secure information for reasons of Bio Security and Bio Terrorism and to forward the resolution to Representative Magnus and Senator Vickerman, declared carried on a voice vote.Gloria Rolfs, Auditor/Treasurer, presented (2) solid waste abatements; after discussion the County Board tabled action until later in the meeting. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the claims as presented by the Auditor/Treasurer, declared carried on a unanimous vote. A complete listing of claims is available at the Auditor/Treasurer’s Office.General $ 47,971.22LEC 9,908.32Road & Bridge 22,757.66Welfare 29,378.30Landfill 385.39TOTAL $110,400.89Motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the fund balance report, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Bakken, seconded by Hoime, to approve Resolution No. 18-03, requesting the state to advance county state aid construction funds to Rock County in the amount of $113,742.10, declared carried on a voice vote.The Engineer presented the following bids for Project SAP 67-604-19, CASH 4 from city of Luverne to CSAH 11:Central Specialties, Inc $1,340,014.79Duininck Brothers, Inc. $1,392,442.12McLaughlin & Schulz, Inc. $1,396.732.15Henning Construction Co. $1,442.061.10Kruse Paving, Inc. $1,452,486.16Midwest Contracting $1,506,206.56W. Hodgman & Sons, Inc. $1,516,913.91Motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to award the bid to Central Specialties, Inc. for $1,340,014.79 for project SAP 67-604-19, declared carried on a voice vote.The Engineer presented the following bids for bituminous overlay projects SAP 67-603-18, SAP 67-608-08 and SAP 67-617-07:Central Specialties, Inc. $1,181,235.45Duininck Brothers, Inc. $1,189,509.84McLaughlin & Schultz, Inc. $1,344,122.56Kruse Paving, Inc. $1,375,522.51W. Hodgman & Sons $1,507,585.28Motion by Bakken, seconded by Boyenga, to award the bid to Central Specialties, Inc. for $1,181,235.45 for the bituminous overlay projects, declared carried on a voice vote. The Engineer presented the bids for the resident signing hardware:Lyle Signs, Inc. $15,332,88M-R Signs Co. $16,225.74Newman Signs Inc. $16,258.32Motion by Wildung, seconded Hoime, to award the bid to Lyle Signs, Inc. for $15,332.88, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Wildung, seconded by Bakken, to approve the following bids from the surplus equipment sale, declared carried on a voice vote.1998 Ford Crown Victoria auto $2,625.00 – Elaine Lupkes1998 Ford Crown Victoria auto $3,057.00 – Suburban Auto, Inc.1984 Dodge Pickup $ 250.00 – Paul Hamann1952 Military Amphibious Trailer $ 253.96 - Kari CsizmadiaInternational 3 point hitch rotary mower $ 200.00 – Todd Meinerts1991 Chev Bus $1,025.00 – Marvin KroontjeCrysteel Dump body & hoist $ 500.00 – Al HartzMotion by Wildung, seconded by Bakken to offer Century Dental insurance to employees through Hanratty & Associates, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Wildung, seconded Bakken to authorize research and discussion on Section 105 Health Plan benefits offered by Hanratty & Associates and to meet with the Personnel Committee and employees declared carried on a voice vote.The Administrator presented an update on House Bill tax information; no action was taken.Motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to enter into closed session at 10:40 A.M. to discuss litigation regarding Gold’n Plump, declared carried on a voice vote. Members present during closed sessions were: Assistant County Attorney Jeff Haubrich, County Assessor Tom Houselog, Commissioners Hoime, Boyenga, Wildung, Bakken and County Administrator Kyle Oldre. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Bakken, to arise from closed session at 11:07 A.M.Motion by Hoime, seconded by Wildung, to approve the Assessor’s recommendation for an agreement with Gold’n Plump, declared carried on a voice vote. Dan Cook, Rock County Rural Water Manager, presented a pay request of $35,319.03 to Carstensen Construction; motion by Bakken, seconded by Hoime, to pay the claim, declared carried on a voice vote.Mr. Cook led a discussion regarding the Lincoln-Pipestone interconnect agreement; motion by Bakken, seconded by Boyenga, to support the recommendation of the Rock County Rural Water Board for the price and rate of the interconnect with Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water, declared carried on a 2-1 vote with Commissioners Bakken and Boyenga voting aye, Commissioner Hoime voting nay and Commissioner Wildung abstaining. The County Board was informed that the Airport Zoning Board public hearing is scheduled for May 20th at City Hall. There was a discussion regarding the Rock/Nobles Community Corrections Director position that remains vacant; the County Board has agreed to a joint meeting with the Nobles County Commissioner and the Community Corrections Board on June 10th. The County Board acknowledged receipt of the Collaborative Search Institute data.Commissioner Hoime and Commissioner Bakken informed the County Board that they had attended the Foster Banquet. With no further business come before the County Board, the meeting was declared adjourned. Ron Boyenga, Chairman of the BoardATTEST:Kyle J. Oldre, Clerk to the Board(5-22)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by the City Planning Commission that a public hearing will be held in the Council Chambers located on second floor of City Hall, 203 East Main Street, Luverne, Minnesota, at 5:00 p.m., Central Daylight Savings Time, on Tuesday, June 3, 2003, to rule and make a recommendation to the Luverne City Council on a requested conditional use permit application submitted by Farmers Union Coop Oil Company to allow construction of a bulk fuels storage plant on Lot 2, except the East 60 ft of Block 5 in Gabrielson Industrial Subdivision, Luverne, MN.All persons wishing to be heard in favor of or in opposition to the conditional use request should be present at the hearing or present written comments prior thereto to the Building Official. Anyone needing reasonable accommodations or an interpreter should contact the City Clerk’s Office, 203 East Main Street, Luverne, MN (507) 449-2388.By order of the Luverne City Planning Commission of Luverne, Minnesota, this 19th day of May, 2003. Marianne PerkinsCity Clerk(5-22)

10 years ago (1993)"Luverne’s Erin Connell and Krista Heikes earned medals by placing individually during the annual Southwest Conference Golf meet played at the Worthington Country Club Friday.The top six players in the boys’ and girls’ divisions received all-conference honors at the annual meet. Connell and Heikes are the only two Cardinals who earned the honors."25 years ago (1978)"The day after Memorial Day will be the beginning of a six-week holiday in Luverne. A holiday, at least, in terms of the fact that there will be free parking throughout the central business district. On the recommendation of the parking committee of the Luverne Chamber of Commerce, the City Council has agreed to cover all parking meters from May 30 to July 15. The six weeks will be a trial period to consider removing all parking meters in Luverne."50 years ago (1953)"A total of 103 students will be graduated from four Rock County high schools in the class of 1953. Twenty-three students will also be graduated from Jasper high school with some of the students from Rock County.Luverne has the largest number of graduates with 63, Hills has 17, Magnolia 15 and Beaver Creek 8."75 years ago (1928)"Among the letters received the fore part of the week by S.B. Nelson, of Nelson Bros. Inc., was an unsigned one containing $16 in cash, with the statement that the sender was making the remittance in payment of a suit of clothes and a hat that he had secured from the store and had never paid for. In other words, the remittance was sent as a conscience payment and the sender explained that after meeting that obligation he would be able to sleep better.This remittance is only one of several the firm has received during the present year, and receives publicity at this time because the sender especially wished that a few words be put in the Herald about the transaction so that he will know that Mr. Nelson got the money."100 years ago (1903)"Purchases of wool twine by sheep raisers indicate that shearing will begin soon. In former years it was the practice to shear in midsummer, but the tendency in recent years has been to begin earlier. Because of the backward spring, no shearing is reported at this time, farmers preferring to wait for dry weather."

To the Editor:Seat Belt LawThank you God, for the seat belt law.Now maybe, God, our law makers can spend as much time on preventing abortion and save our babies and the future of our country. Marlin MarkusAdrian

To the Editor,I could not have been more pleased with the letter written by Mr. Heeren which ran last week.I used to work at that radio station, and while I cannot blame the personnel at that studio on the hill for following orders, I wish they hadn't. But as they say, don't bite the hand that feeds you. It's not the fault of Bruce, Roger or Jay. It's probably not even Steve's fault.This trend toward silencing people who speak out against the Bush administration should alarm every American citizen. Though I have strongly disagreed with many people who have written letters to this publication, fiercely even, at times, I would never mount a campaign to force Roger and Lori to stop publishing their views. Attorney General John Ashcroft's Patriot Act is McCarthyism clad in the titanium armor of self-defense. It is a response to the horrendous 9/11 attacks, but it oversteps its bounds. It allows for broader wire-tapping abilities, at times without the permission of the judiciary, encourages neighbors to spy on one another, and seeks to limit people's access to legal recourse when accused of a crime, even if one is an American citizen. Does that sound like America to you?Mr. Heeren makes a great point about the Iraqi woman imprisoned for dissenting in Iraq. The Bush Administration is having a hard time finding evidence to justify this war. It was originally about weapons of mass destruction, and the grave threat that Iraq posed to the United States and its allies. When no WMD were used or found, it quickly became a mission to "liberate Iraq."After we granted the Iraqis "liberty", our troops shot 17 protesters who were exercising their newfound rights as "free citizens". As Mr. Heeren said, so much for freedom of speech.I don't care much for new country music, but I think I might go out and buy a Dixie Chicks album.And don't feel bad, Leroy. I'm sure that I've been on the FBI's watch list since I was 16. It's a thing of honor.Matthew HoilandBloomington

To the Editor:A day to rememberThe long farewells, the tears, the agony; precious time lost. Throughout our history, many men and women and their loved ones have gone through this so that members of our military could go off to serve their country during wartime. These soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines have volunteered and been drafted, sent to the far corners of the globe in the name of our country and freedom. During this time a great number have not returned, they made the ultimate sacrifice for all of us. This is the greatest tragedy of war, all of the lost lives, young people killed before they really had a chance to live. It is hard to imagine all of the 18-year-old "boys" killed on foreign soil in our name. Memorial Day originated in Waterloo, N.Y., as Decoration Day when a local druggist, Henry C. Wells suggested taking a day to honor the soldiers killed in the Civil War. This was in 1866, and it was decided that wreathes, crosses, and bouquets would adorn each of the veteran’s graves. The village was also draped in black to denote mourning and flags were flown at half-mast. As the nation adopted the new holiday, the date was moved from the 5th of each May to the 30th of May. It was eventually moved again to the last Monday in May.Over the last several decades Memorial Day has turned into a three-day weekend. A reason to have a party or do something with friends. This is the first weekend of summer, a time for graduation parties, hit the lake or campground, or to just rest after a long winter. Our military forces have fought off the Kaiser, Hitler, Hirohito and Communism. This year we have tens of thousands of troops in several countries fighting for our principals and to eliminate the terrorist threats against our country. Since Sept. 11th, our military has suffered many losses, brave men and women lost for the cause. Once again there are fresh graves to mark for Memorial Day. This Memorial Day there will be ceremonies at each of the cemeteries. These ceremonies are normally short, with the Legion Honor Guard and a member of the clergy. The 21-gun salute and the playing of Taps round out a solemn prayer and the laying of the wreath at the base of the flagpole. Conducted mid morning, it is very easy to get to one of these to honor those who fought and died for the very freedom you enjoy today.So this Memorial Day, try to take the time to attend a ceremony for those who have given everything for you and your loved ones. Few communities in our nation have been spared the loss of a young man to the ravages of war. If you can’t make it to the cemetery, say a short prayer for those brave souls and the families that lost them.Curtis Hendel