October 2020
Within a matter of a week, Minnesota’s weather went from seasonal fall temperatures to record setting snowfall over the weekend. Here in Rock County, snowfall accumulated in some areas as much as 4 inches. As low temperatures dropped into the teens Monday night, residents in northern portions of...
Rock County and most of Minnesota experienced a first round of winter weather Tuesday as temperatures lingered in the low 30s and steady precipitation dropped a mixture of snow and rain with only modest accumulations. While it was cold, it could have been worse. Much of central, northern and...
Harnack shares original poem, 'Blown Away'
“Blown Away”
How did we get, to where we are?
How did it ever get this far?
Death threats to scientists
for not liking what they say.
Believing politicians over doctors just blows me away.
We learned stories from the Bible when we were just small.
They...
Card showers
Dave and Donna Connell celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday, Oct. 15. Greetings may be sent to them at 1190 N. River Road, Luverne, MN 56156.
Alvin Blom will celebrate his 90th birthday on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Greetings may be sent to him at 203 Oak Drive #...
The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ volleyball team had a busy week of matches. The Patriots competed in three matches and went 1-2 to push their record to 2-2 on the season.
H-BC opened the week by playing host to Red Rock Central on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The visitors got the best of the Patriots, winning...
The Luverne Cardinals opened the volleyball season Thursday, Oct. 8, in Redwood Falls. It wasn’t the start that the Cardinals were hoping for as they fell to Redwood Valley, 3-1.
“We had some great things happen,” Luverne head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “We can’t wait to play Redwood again. We are...
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots got the Dylan Gehrke era started off on the right foot Thursday, Oct. 8. Under the guidance of the first-year head coach, the Patriots swept Mountain Lake Area, 3-0 to open the 2020 season.
“The nerves were definitely there for myself the night before and leading up...
So the opening weekend of the Minnesota pheasant season is here and gone and it took until 8 a.m. Monday morning for my phone to ring with questions regarding hunting etiquette on public lands.
For sure there are different common-sense rules when it comes to interacting with other hunters who all...
Grand Prairie Events in Luverne will be the location for the Minnesota Department of Health’s free, “no barrier” COVID-19 testing next week.
MDH is hosting free testing stations in dozens of communities across the state, and Luverne’s testing event will be from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through...
Meetings
Grief Support Group meets from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 22 at Sanford Luverne for five weeks. Preregister at Sanford Hospice Luverne, 507-283-1805.
Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, in the township hall in Beaver Creek.
Library’s $5/bag book...