80id=”0″> Hills, Minn. id=”2″> March 15, 2012id=”3″> Gerald Haak, age 80, of Hills, MN, died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne, MN. id=”6″> Funeral service will be 10:30 AM, Monday, March 19th at United Reformed Church in Hills, MN, with Rev. Doug Barns officiating. id=”8″> Burial will follow at the […]
Iid=”0″>t’s that time of year again, when girls go door-to-door selling those delectable treats many love so much. The Girl Scout cookies are back on the market, and Rock Rapids has two fairly new troops selling them this year. id=”1″> Troop 50463, the Brownies of Rock Rapids, has been gathering for three years while Troop […]
Associate Editor, jhoog@ncppub.com id=”0″> Last Monday, the Iowa House of Representatives honored Iowans who perished in the 1945 USS Indianapolis tragedy. Children, siblings, family members and friends of the fallen joined with legislators in the statehouse to honor and participate in conversation regarding the Iowa sailors and marines. id=”0″>id=”2″> Additionally, the House honored the 30 […]
The evening gowns have been selected, the contestants have been rehearsing and tanning, and the tiara is waiting for just the right head. id=”0″> A dozen men from throughout Lyon County have been invited to compete in a womanless pageant to help raise funds for Relay for Life. The “Miss” Lyon County Beauty Contest will […]
Almost all crew members are home now, and the rest are on their way. I left with two others Saturday afternoon. We left many projects undone but knew the remaining members would take care of it. And they did. id=”0″> While on the road, I got a call from my dad saying Deniece’s house had […]
Things finally started coming together Friday. The kitchen and back bedroom were painted at Deniece’s house. Cupboards and cabinets were installed in both kitchens after laying new linoleum. The job of mudding was never ending. That’s what I worked on most of the day. id=”0″> Before I began mudding, I continued to work on demolition. […]
85id=”0″> Alvord, Iowa id=”2″> March 9, 2012id=”3″> Orval Q. Sorenson, age 85, of Alvord, IA; formerly of Bagley, MN; died Friday, March 9, 2012 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 to 8 PM at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne with the family present from 6 to 8 […]
72id=”0″> Hawarden, Iowa id=”2″> March 9, 2012id=”3″> Sally Irene Hofland, 72, of Hawarden went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 9, 2012 after battling many health issues. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the United Methodist Church in Hawarden with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Interment will […]
Today was the last full day in Mississippi for the college students. They will be heading back to Minnesota in the morning. It truly is impressive to see how much each of them has improved in their carpentry skills in just four days. Some couldn’t even swing a hammer on Monday, and today they were […]
I spent the day at house number two siding. Over half the house remained to be done, and with rain in the forecast the next few days, we decided to work as much outside as possible today. id=”1″> Mid-morning, a gentleman came with a bag full of breakfast sandwiches. He works at the local lumberyard […]