The Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News - Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

MIKE PETERSEN/SENTINEL-NEWS

Final delivery: The 123-mile trek that was a big part of Larry Hennings' routine six days a week for nearly 35 years came to an end last Friday. It was Hennings' last day as a rural mail carrier. Hennings began his postal career on Dec. 26, 1985, as a sub. A conversation with Bob Kluender, who was a rural carrier at the time, sparked his interest, and Helen Kuehl hired him. Hennings started on Route 1 and then moved to Route 3, which includes an area south of Hartley and northeast of Sanborn. He estimates he used 10 different vehicles, and he never had an accident. His plans are to devote more time to his farming career and being with his wife, Rebecca, their two sons and two grandchildren.