10 years ago (1993)"H-BC’s Knowledge Master Open team placed second in the state of Minnesota in the small school division. There were 218 schools in their division throughout the United States and other countries. Members of the team were Edna Langerock, adviser, Janine Solberg, Gwen Hansen, Becky Bowman, Jennifer Willers, Keith Walraven, John Berdahl, Rajan Hollman, Tony Goettsch, Shannon Tatge, Ronnie Jensen, Carl Schoneman, Matt Ebert and David Arrowwood."25 years ago (1978)"Spencer Sells was named ‘Jaycee of the Year’ at the Beaver Creek Jaycee Chapter Award Night last Wednesday evening. Jim Vanderburg was named Outstanding First Year Jaycee and Jim Sammons received the Presidential Award."50 years ago (1953)"The first white child born in Martin Township, passed away Monday afternoon at the Lutheran Old Folks Home in Sioux Falls. She was Anna Jenson, who attained the age of 80 years 10 months and one day at the time of her demise She had been ill about 10 days as a result of a stroke.Deceased was born in a sod shanty on the farm now owned by Joe Bos, southeast of Hills. Her memories of those days included the blizzard of 1888 and other harrowing experiences of the early day settlers." 75 years ago (1928)"The exercises for the graduation of the Catechism class was held Sunday evening at the Evangelical Church. A large crowd was in attendance. The members of the class were: Minnie Hanson, Wilma Peterson, Althea Haroldson, Alice Arends, Lillian Aukes and Elizabeth Arends."100 years ago (1903)"J.R. Wright tested the new lighting plant, which he has installed in his home, Saturday evening. The jets were turned on and lit in every room, flooding the house with light from cellar to garret. The house has been piped as for gas, only here Joe has his own gas works, which consists of a large gasoline tank holding 150 gallons, which is buried in the ground about 30 feet from the house, the gas being generated and mixed with air outside, and forced through the pipes by an ingenious contrivance which is capable of high pressure. Joe has all the benefits of being connected with a city gas works, being also able to attach a common gas range and fire log if wanted."

Helga Van Goor, 89, Hills, died Friday, May 2, 2003, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills.Services were Tuesday, May 6, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. Burial was in Flowerfield Cemetery, Hills. Helga Nelson was born to Charles J. and Dagney (Nyhaugen) Nelson on June 25, 1913, near Hills. She attended country school and graduated from Hills High School in 1931. She married George Van Goor on Dec. 31, 1934, at Hills. They lived in Hills where she worked at the post office. They moved to her parent’s farm. She then worked at Blue Ribbon Hatchery and Fiske Produce in Hills. Due to her husband’s health they moved to Hills. She drove a school bus for many years and also was a cook for Tuff Memorial Home until she was 70. She moved to Tuff Memorial Home on Jan. 31.Mrs. Van Goor was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and later, a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. She was a standout basketball player in high school and noted for her beautiful alto voice in duets and the church choir. She also did a lot of volunteer work in the community. Survivors include one son, Dennis (Dianne) Van Goor, Sioux Falls, S.D.; one daughter, Carol (Morris) Moon, Wilmot, S.D.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.Mrs. Van Goor was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, George, two brothers and five sisters. Memorials are preferred to Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. Roste Funeral Home, Hills, was in charge of arrangements.

By John RittenhouseZach Wysong and the Luverne High School baseball team extended their winning streak to seven straight games by posting three victories since Friday.Wysong, a Hills-Beaver Creek High School sophomore, started all three games at shortstop for LHS.The Cardinals posted a 10-0 win over Murray County Central in Slayton Friday. The game ended by the 10-run rule after six innings.Wysong went one-for-three at the plate during the victory. He drove in one run and scored a counter.Wysong slapped an RBI double during a five-run fourth inning that gave the Cards an 8-0 lead. He scored later in the inning.Luverne returned home to sweep a Southwest Conference doubleheader from Pipestone Monday. The Cards rallied to win 8-4 in the opener before posting a 4-2 win in the nightcap.Wysong went hitless in one trip to the plate in the opener. He played the field in the second game, but was replaced by a designated hitter on offense.Luverne has a 7-1 overall record and a 4-0 mark in the Southwest Conference.The Cardinals play two games in Worthington today before hosting Adrian Tuesday.

By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth boys’ golf team upped its record to 3-1 with a 185-187 win over Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster in Lake Park, Iowa, Thursday.Cold, wet weather conditions made the players uncomfortable, but the Patriots adapted well enough to nip the Raiders by two strokes and record their second consecutive victory.Balance proved to be the key for H-BC-E, which received 44-stroke rounds from Tom Janssen, Blake Brommer and Dusty Seachris.Kyle Sammons and Dustin Bonnema both shot 53s for the winners.Jason Martens carded a 56 without influencing the scoring.SV-RL-B’s Rob Armstrong emerged as the meet medalist. Armstrong shot a seven-over-par 43.H-BC-E fell 206-208 in the B match.Tom Scholten led the Patriots with a 50.Adam Finke and Travis Broesder carded 55s, and Ben Herman added a 56 to the team effort.Travis Chapa and Clint Roozenboom shot 57- and 58-stroke rounds without influencing the scoring.The Patriots play in Westbrook Friday.

Thrivent finds a new homeDale Slieter, agent for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, has found a new home.Slieter had shared a space with fellow Thrivent rep. Jim Sonntag, but when Sonntag left Thrivent to form a private investment and insurance company with Earl Hanson, Slieter had to move, so Sonntag and Hanson could occupy the former location.The new Thrivent location is just a few doors down, at 109 E. Main, in the Lookin’ Great Beauty Salon.State removes spring load restrictionsThe State of Minnesota announced this week, that it would be lifting the spring load restrictions in the south, southeast and metro frost zones on Friday, May 2.According to MnDOT, the end date is determined by air temperature, precipitation and frost depth of the preceding winter.The freezing weather in southern Minnesota this year was mild compared to most years and compared to the northern part of the state.Spring load restrictions help preserve roadways when the pavement is weakened due to partial thaw conditions and trapped water.MnDOT estimates the restrictions result in an annual savings of more than $10 million.In Minnesota there are about 39,000 miles of paved roads that should be restricted to lower loads during the spring.A busy month at the PalaceThe next couple of weeks will be busy at the Palace Theatre in Luverne.This month’s movie will be "Tuck Everlasting." This Disney film is described as a beautiful family tale about living life, and understanding it.The plot outline of the movie is described as: A young woman meets and falls in love with a young man who is part of a family of immortals.Some of the notable stars in the film include: William Hurt, Sissy Spacek, Ben Kingsley, Amy Irving and Elisabeth Shue.The review on the Internet Movie Data Base Web site gave the movie high marks. Although it was originally developed for 9- to 11-year olds, the reviews described it as a movie that can be enjoyed by all ages.Prairie Arts Chorale to perform at the PalaceThe schedule at the Palace this month will be a little different than in the past months because of a concert performance by the Prairie Arts Chorale.With the movie schedule sharing time with the concert, times for the movies will be altered for the month."Tuck Everlasting" will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.Speaking of the PalaceNotices were mailed out this week for the 2003 Blue Mound Area Theatre annual meeting.The board is planning an early morning celebration of their continuing efforts to restore the Palace Theatre to its original glory.The agenda will also include reports on the structural analysis of the Palace Theatre building, the marketing feasibility study and financial report.Election of board member officers will be held.The meeting will be at 7 a.m. Monday, May 5, at the Rock County Library. Along with free coffee and rolls, a drawing will be held for a 2003 calendar. The calendar, entitled "Minnesota Places", features a photo of the Palace on its May page.Publisher Roger Tollefson can be reached by e-mail at tolly@star-herald.com

Luverne senior catcher Joey Pick slides safely home while the Pipestone catcher tries to tag him out without the ball in his possession during Monday’s Southwest Conference baseball doubleheader in Luverne. The Cardinals swept the Arrows to extend their winning streak to seven straight games.By John RittenhouseLuverne ran its baseball winning streak to seven games by posting three victories since Friday.The Cardinals recorded a 10-run win over Murray County Central in Slayton Friday before sweeping a Southwest Conference doubleheader from Pipestone Monday in Luverne.Luverne, 7-1 overall and 4-0 in SWC play, travels to Worthington for a twin bill today before hosting Adrian Tuesday.Luverne 8, Pipestone 4A three-RBI effort from Adam Kurtz helped the Cardinals rally to best the Arrows by four runs during Monday’s first game in Luverne.LHS trailed 4-2 when Pipestone scored three runs in the top of the third and one in the fourth, but the Cards scored six runs in the fifth and sixth innings to erase the deficit.Kurtz tied the game at four in the bottom of the fifth with a double that scored Aaron Schmidt and Jake Studer, who drew walks.Schmidt put the Cards in front 6-4 with a two-run double in the sixth. Studer and Nick DeWispelaere singled home runs as the inning progressed to cap the scoring.Luverne plated single runs in the second and third innings. Canaan Petersen slapped a run-scoring single to give the Cards a 1-0 lead in the second. Kurtz singled home a run in the third.Jared Pick pitched the first six innings to pick up the win. He allowed six hits and fanned six batters. Three of the four runs Pick was charged with were unearned.Jesse Kuhlman pitched a scoreless seventh inning.Box score AB R H BIJo.Pick 2 2 1 0Schmidt 3 2 2 2Studer 3 2 2 1Kurtz 4 0 2 3Johnson 3 1 0 0DeWispelaere 1 0 1 1Remme 3 0 1 0Reisch 1 0 0 0Uilk 0 0 0 0Boelman 1 0 0 0Boen 2 0 0 0Petersen 1 1 1 1Wysong 1 0 0 0Goembel 2 0 0 0Luverne 4, Pipestone 2Four early runs in Game 2 proved to be enough for the Cardinals to complete their sweep of the Arrows Monday.Luverne scored three runs in the first inning and one in the second to gain a 4-0 lead. Pitchers Kurtz, Rob Fodness and Kuhlman made the runs stand up by blanking the Arrows in five of the game’s seven innings.Joey Pick doubled and Studer drew a one-out walk to set up Luverne’s first-inning surge. Kurtz singled home Pick, and Adam Riesch chased home Studer with a ground out. Kurtz scored the third run on a wild pitch.Petersen singled and scored the second-inning run when Studer produced a sacrifice fly.Kurtz pitched the first four innings to earn the win. Fodness pitched one and one-third innings, and Kuhlman tossed one and two-third innings to record a save.Box score AB R H BIJo.Pick 3 1 1 0Schmidt 5 0 1 0Studer 3 1 2 1Kurtz 3 1 2 1Reisch 4 0 0 1Remme 1 0 0 0Goembel 1 0 0 0Johnson 0 0 0 0Kuhlman 1 0 0 0Uilk 3 0 0 0Boen 1 0 1 0Petersen 1 1 1 0Luverne 10, MCC 0The Cardinals racked up their fifth consecutive victory when they toppled the Rebels in a game that ended by the 10-run rule after six innings of play in Slayton Friday.Six LHS players drove in runs in the game, led by two-RBI efforts from Schmidt and Studer.Three Cardinals pitched two innings each, tossing a combined three-hit shutout.Luverne opened the scoring in the top of the first. Studer doubled home a run and Reisch added an RBI single to give the Cards a 2-0 cushion.After Schmidt slapped an RBI double to make it 3-0 in the second, LHS erupted for five runs in the fourth to gain an 8-0 advantage.Tim Boen and Zach Wysong doubled home one run each in the fourth, and Kurtz added an RBI single before scoring on an error. Studer contributed a sacrifice fly to the rally.Single runs in the fifth and sixth innings capped the scoring for LHS.Schmidt singled home a counter in the fifth. Scott Boelman produced an RBI double in the sixth.Kuhlman, Jared Pick and Fodness pitched two innings each.Kuhlman allowed one hit in two innings as the starting pitcher, and Pick tossed hitless ball in the third and fourth innings to pick up the win. He recorded four strikeouts. Fodness fanned three batters and surrendered a pair of hits in the fifth and sixth innings.Box score AB R H BIJo.Pick 2 1 1 0Schmidt 4 1 2 2Studer 3 1 1 2Kurtz 3 1 2 1S.Pick 1 0 0 0Reisch 2 0 1 1Jr.Pick 1 0 0 0Johnson 0 1 0 0Goembel 3 0 0 0Uilk 2 1 0 0Boelman 2 0 1 1Boen 1 2 1 1Fodness 1 1 0 0Wysong 3 1 1 1

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne girls’ golf team recovered from its first loss of the season April 22 by posting a pair of road victories since Thursday.Luverne topped Redwood Valley by 36 strokes in Redwood Falls Thursday before nipping Canton (S.D.) by five strokes in Canton Tuesday.The 8-1 Cardinals will play road matches in Pipestone today, Sanborn Friday and Jackson Tuesday. LHS also is entered in the Worthington Invitational Saturday.Luverne 187,Canton 192The Cardinals posted a road win against a good team when they prevailed by five strokes in Canton Tuesday.Gabe Van Dyk paved the way to victory by shooting a four-over-par 40 to emerge as the meet’s medalist.Kim Bennett, Nikki Van Dyk and Mindy Lysne contributed 46-, 49- and 52-stroke rounds to the winning team performance.Jessica Klein and Brittany Boeve shot 56- and 58-stroke tallies without influencing the scoring.Jennie Raasch carded a 41 to lead the hosts.Luverne’s Alyssa Klein shot a team-low 55 during the B matchLuverne 183, RWV 219The Cardinals bounced back from their first loss of the season by rolling to a 36-stroke victory in Redwood Falls Thursday.Gabe Van Dyk led the charge for the Cardinals by shooting a four-over-par 40. Van Dyk’s tally proved to be a meet-low performance.Bennett, Lysne and Boeve contributed 45-, 47- and 51-stroke efforts to the winning team tally.Jessica Klein and Nikki Van Dyk shot 53s without contributing to the win.Alecia Prins led RWV with a 43.

Luverne’s Trevor Maine completes a shot in No. 3 doubles play during Monday’s home tennis match against Brandon Valley.By John RittenhouseThe Luverne tennis team was put to a test of playing in four events in a six-day span.The 6-3 Cardinals posted a one-point win at Redwood Falls Thursday before going 2-1 at the St. James Tournament Saturday. Luverne dropped a one-point home match to Brandon (S.D.) Valley Monday before sweeping a seven-point home contest from Worthington Tuesday.Luverne will be busy again as it was scheduled to play at Sioux Falls O’Gorman yesterday, host Pipestone today, compete at the Benson Tournament Saturday and play in Blue Earth Tuesday.Luverne 7,Worthington 0The Cardinals swept the Trojans for the second time this season when the teams squared off in Luverne Tuesday.WHS, a young team consisting of players in the 10th grade or lower, proved to be no match for the more experienced Cardinals."We’re older and more experienced, and you could see that in all the matches," said LHS coach Greg Antoine.Cardinals’ Dusty Antoine, Patrick Bennett and David Nelson won their singles matches in straight sets. Antoine secured 6-0 and 6-1 wins over Jason Johnson at No. 1, Bennett notched 6-2 and 6-0 victories over Tim Miller at No. 2, and Nelson saddled John Shepherd with a pair of 6-0 setbacks at No. 4.Luverne’s Kyle Fletcher beat Kale Calvin 6-3 in the first set at No. 3 singles before Calvin secured a 6-4 win in the second set. The players settled the third set by playing a tie-breaker that Fletcher won by a 7-3 count.Luverne’s Steven Althoff and John Kreuch handed Derek Ahlberg and Quentin Dudley a pair of 6-1 losses at No. 2 doubles, and the No. 3 team of Trevor Maine and Weston Sawtelle posted 6-1 and 6-2 victories over Nick Walden and Jaime Kass.Worthington’s Nate Peterson and Jordan Willemssen posted a 6-3 win in the first set at No. 1 doubles against Chris Vickery and Derek Boeve. The Luverne team recovered to win the second and third sets by 7-5 and 6-2 tallies.BV 4, Luverne 3The Cardinals dropped their first home match of the season when they entertained Brandon (S.D.) Valley Monday.Luverne went 3-1 in singles, but the Lynx swept the doubles matches and posted one singles win to take the match."We came close," said Cardinal coach Antoine. "The kids who lost all played three-set matches. We had our chances."Luverne’s three singles wins came in straight sets. Dusty Antoine prevailed by 6-4 and 6-3 counts over Eric Rodenborn at No. 1, Fletcher secured 6-3 and 6-4 wins over Ian blue at No. 3, and Nelson notched 6-4 and 6-1 victories over Alex Van Hove at No. 4.BV’s Tom Engebretson secured a 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles over Patrick Bennett.Luverne’s Althoff and Vickery opened their No. 1 doubles match with a 6-3 win over Josh Herr and Bryan Wehrkamp before dropping 7-5 and 6-2 decisions in sets two and three. BV’s Camden Nettestad and Brent Miller prevailed by a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 tally over Kreuch and Boeve at No. 2 doubles. Lynx’ Andrew Moe and Dustin Egger topped Maine and Daniel Amborn by a 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 tally at No. 3.St. James tourneyThe Cardinals went 2-1 during Saturday’s four-team tournament in St. James.The host team blanked LHS 7-0 in the opening round, but the Cards bounced back to post 4-3 wins over Cannon Falls and Yellow Medicine East to complete the event.Considering LHS was playing without the services of five juniors, a 2-1 outing was a good one."It was a really good day for our seventh-graders," said LHS coach Greg Antoine. "The young kids gained a lot of experience, and you could see it in their play between the first and third matches of the day."Luverne’s Antoine and Boeve went 2-1 at No. 1 and No. 4 singles at the event. Nelson and Sawtelle went 2-1 at No. 1 doubles.After losing a 0-5, 6-4 (5-10 in the tie-breaker) to SJ’s Luke Thompson in the first round, Antoine came back to beat CF’s Alec Winter (5-3 and 5-1) and YME’s Nathan Marland (5-0 and 5-1).Boeve dropped a pair of 5-2 sets to SJ’s Brandon Busman before besting CF’s Ian Olson (5-0 and 5-2) and YME’s Jeff Ford (5-2 and 6-4).Nelson and Sawtelle came up on the short end of 5-2 and 5-1 scores against SJ’s Tom Rakotz and Travis Brekken in the first round. The Luverne team then posted a 2-5, 5-3 (10-6 in the tie-breaker) win over CF’s Tom Kaye and David Lindahl before downing YME’s Aaron Smith and Kyle Henderson 0-5 and 5-3 (10-8 in the tie-breaker).Luverne’s Bennett and Chris Vickery went 1-2 at No. 2 and No. 3 singles. The No. 2 doubles team of Zach Sanderson and Matt Kreuch went 0-3, as did the No. 3 team of Jamison Tooley and Jamie Vickery.Luverne 4, RWV 3The Cardinals assured themselves at least a second-place finish in the Southwest Conference when they edged Redwood Valley by one point in Redwood Falls Thursday.Luverne, which was playing without five juniors who had to honor prior commitments, won all four singles matches to win the match and finish SWC play with a 2-1 record."Our singles players really came through for us," said Cardinal coach Greg Antoine. "Dusty (Antoine), Patrick (Bennett) and Chris (Vickey) played well and pretty much had their way with their opponents. Derek (Boeve) played well. His match was a little closer."Antoine saddled Drew Tribble with a pair of 6-2 setbacks at No. 1. Bennett and Boeve prevailed by 6-4 and 6-2 scores over Mike Alexander and Josh Okins at No. 2 and No. 4 respectively. Vickery secured 6-0 and 6-2 wins over Devan Blaine at No. 3.Luverne’s Sanderson and Matt Kreuch took Dan Stephens and Justin Thiel to three sets at No. 2 doubles before falling 7-5, 3-6, 1-6.RWV’s Reed Larson and Laron Schottenberger posted 6-1 and 6-0 wins over Nelson and Sawtelle at No. 1 doubles. RWV’s Jordan Maserek and Dave Sandvold posted 6-1 and 6-2 victories over Tooley and Jamie Vickery at No. 3.

Luverne junior Colby Anderson sends a chip toward the pin on the eighth green during Tuesday’s home golf match against Hull Western Christian. The effort helped Anderson par the hole during what ended as a 38-stroke round. Luverne won the match by 26 strokes.By John RittenhouseThe Luverne boys’ golf team earned a split while playing a pair of matches since Thursday.The Cardinals lost a 10-stroke decision in Redwood Falls Thursday before returning home to beat Hull (Iowa) Western Christian by 26 strokes at the Luverne Country Club Tuesday.Luverne, 8-5 overall, plays road matches against Pipestone (today), Red Rock Central (Friday) and Jackson (Tuesday). The Cards also will compete at the Worthington Invitational Saturday.Luverne 161, HWC 187Balanced scoring led the Cardinals to a 26-stroke victory over HWC during Tuesday’s match in Luverne.Four shots separated Luverne’s four top players during the match, led by a medal-earning, two-over-par 38 turned in by Colby Anderson.Tony Smedsrud, David Nelson and Steven Berghorst pitched in 40-, 41- and 42-stroke rounds to the winning team tally.Kirk Oldre and Andy Haakenson shot 46- and 47-stroke rounds without influencing the scoring.Ethan Haveman led HWC with a 42.With Dan Park shooting a 47 to lead the way, Luverne prevailed 193-204 in the B match.RWV 165, Luverne 175The Cardinals slipped below the .500 mark (2-3) in Southwest Conference play after falling to host Redwood Valley by 10 strokes in Redwood Falls Thursday.Tim Madson set the stage for victory by carding a three-over-par 39 for the winners.Anderson led LHS with a six-over-par 42.Nelson, Smedsrud and Kirk Oldre turned in respective 43-, 44- and 46-stroke rounds to cap the team scoring for Luverne.Berghorst and Grant Oldre shot 49- and 53-stroke rounds without impacting the scoring.