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School calendar marks passing of time, feelings of completion and renewal
By Jason Berghorst, reporter
May 25, 2015
One of the many benefits of being a teacher that I appreciate is the school calendar. I’m not just talking about having “summers off,” although that is part of it. I’m also not referring to how some schools now consider May to be summer and August to be fall; that’s a topic for another column. I’m talking about how the flow of the school calendar marks the passing of time, gives us milestones…
You’re never too old to revisit childhood activities
By Mavis Fodness
May 18, 2015
An activity traditionally used to keep children busy is making its way into adult hands and eventually into my own hands in the not too distant future. Call me strange, but I have loved poking through the various pens, pencils and crayons in the office supply aisles. The purchase of new markers or colored pencils leaves me with an eager feeling of starting a new art project. In the past few…
Farewell, high school seniors, but don’t rule out coming home for your grownup life
May 18, 2015
Congratulations to the Class of 2015. It’s a proud time for the news staff at the Star Herald, because we’ve watched (mostly through the lenses of our cameras) these students grow up over the past 18 years. Through various photo opportunities, we’ve come to know them as they’ve risen through the ranks of preschool, elementary and high school, and by now we feel like we know them. We’ve…
Wieman: Please support veterans through poppies
May 18, 2015
To the Editor: This month is Poppy Month, by proclamation of Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton. On behalf of the American Legion Auxiliary, the verbiage of the governor’s proclamation is reprinted here to encourage community members to support the cause. Beth Wieman, Luverne American Legion Auxiliary Public Relations WHEREAS: The United States of America was founded upon the premises that all…
Pike: Kudos to city of Luverne; now keep the beautification going
May 18, 2015
To the Editor: I’m happy the city took out the three condemned homes and the fourth will soon follow, I hope. Now the city has to take out the old laundromat. It looks worse than the three houses that went. That corner would look beautiful with a flower garden. This would be a good project for 4-H or the Girl Scouts or any of the clubs. Keep working on Sharkee’s Bar because it will degrade the…

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