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- By Pastor Joe Steenholdt, Christian Reformed Church, LuverneNovember 01, 2023Growing up, my parents taught me to fold my hands and close my eyes when I prayed. This posture was a good practice not to get distracted and remain focused. Yet, how does one follow the instruction from 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to “pray without ceasing” if you always have your eyes closed and hands folded? Then it is good to consider prayer as not only a separate quiet time — but as essential to…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 25, 2023Hands are all you see in Connie Kafka’s “how-to” YouTube videos. With more than 1,700 followers, the Luverne native, who also enjoys sharing her eye-catching paper-pieced crafts on her social media page titled “Prairie Paper Crafts,” is not one to take money for her talent. Thus her social media is not a business site but a place where Kafka displays her one-of-a-kind creations and, at times,…- By Lori SorensonOctober 25, 2023Local law enforcement on Oct. 22 arrested a violent and apparently high suspect at ACE Hardware in Luverne. According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call came in around 12:40 p.m. Sunday with reports that a man was trying break into the cage of a foster cat in the store. Employees believed that he was high and reported that he was trying to break the locks on the cage. Law…
October 25, 2023Charlotte “Char” De Groot, age 72, of Luverne, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. She was born June 23, 1951, in Slayton, to John and Nelvina (Lolkus) Vis. Char grew up on a farm northwest of Chandler where she attended school and church. She graduated from Southwest Christian High School and later attended Worthington Community College…
By Lori SorensonOctober 18, 2023Last summer a tornado sent a silo through the back wall of Jacob and Amanda Hartz’s shop north of Beaver Creek. “Things were just a mess,” said Amanda. “It was all twisted.” She’s a nurse at Sanford Luverne Clinic, and Jacob operates Hartz Welding and Repair in addition to feeding swine for Lynch Livestock. Together they have three children, ages 12, 9 and 7, who help on the acreage that also…
October 18, 2023Culligan Water of Luverne celebrated the opening of its new location at 321 East Main Street with a ribbon-cutting Tuesday morning. Pictured are, from left, Becky Walgrave, Holly Sammons, Jenny Jorgenson, Annie Opitz, Kathy Heeren, Jeremy Hough (Culligan Sales & Service Tech), Amber Lais, Rich Johnson (Culligan owner/dealer), Bob Junak, Angie Dietz (Culligan general manager/controller),…
October 18, 2023Pauline Alice Ailts, 84, of Luverne, died Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born Nov. 15, 1938, in Midland Township, near Little Rock, Iowa, to John and Aafka (Martens) Ohling. Pauline was baptized on Jan. 1, 1939, at the Bethel Reformed Church in rural Ellsworth. She attended country school in Midland Township and graduated from Little Rock High School in…
October 18, 2023Carol (Rohlck) Braa, 82, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 16, at Peace Lutheran Church, 5509 W. 41st Street, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Interment will be at a later date at Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Minnesota. Visitation with the family present to greet friends will…- By Mavis FodnessOctober 11, 2023Luverne School Board members set the district’s preliminary levy at $4.2 million for taxes payable in 2024. That’s a decrease of $136,277, or 3.1 percent less than the current levy. Board members set the levy amount as determined by the state Department of Education Thursday night, Sept. 28. The preliminary levy, once set, can be lowered before the end of the year, but it can’t be increased…
October 11, 2023Raymond L. Schulte, age 72, of Luverne, Minnesota, formerly of Hartford, South Dakota, died peacefully on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation will be Saturday, Oct. 14, from 12-3 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial with military honors will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Attendees are asked to come in casual attire. To sign an…- October 11, 2023Marlys T. Haecherl, age 88, of Luverne, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A graveside committal will be Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Cemetery in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. To view Marlys’ life history or sign an online registry, please visit www.hartquistfuneral.com.
October 11, 2023David Emil Gehrke, age 86, of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, quietly joined his wife, Lucille, in the arms of their Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, while residing at the Mary Jane Brown Nursing Home in Luverne, Minnesota. A visitation was Thursday, Oct. 5, from 4-7 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. A funeral service was Friday, Oct. 6, at 10:30 a.m. at the church, with burial…
October 11, 2023Twilla Navara, age 80, of Surprise, Arizona, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. A celebration of life gathering will be held at Angela’s Restaurant at Grand in Surprise on Thursday, Oct. 12, from 2-4 p.m. Casual attire is encouraged. A Minnesota gathering will be held at a later date. Twilla Hamann Navara was born Sept. 4, 1943, to Ernest and Bertha (Buss) Hamann in Luverne, Minnesota. …- By Lori SorensonOctober 04, 2023Luverne City Council members took action at their Tuesday, Sept. 26, meeting to get a head start on the building repairs for the future community child care center. They authorized the city administrator and mayor to sign agreements with ISG and Knutson Construction for roof replacement on the future child care center, which will be established in the renovated former Total Card Inc. building.…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 04, 2023Luverne City Council members approved final payments on the wastewater treatment plant improvement project at their meeting Tuesday, Sept. 26. The $11,182 payment to Gridor Construction, Inc. is for Phases 2 and 3 improvements that were completed in the past year. The payment marks the end of a four-year, $14 million project to improve the city’s wastewater treatment capacity. “What a great…
- October 04, 2023David Gehrke, age 86, died peacefully on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, at Mary Jane Brown – Good Samaritan Village in Luverne, Minnesota. Arrangements are pending through Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. To sign an online registry, please visit www.hartquistfuneral.com.
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