Remember when?

10 years ago (1996)
Bertha Wendt will turn 100 April 1.
Luverne’s Natilee Hubbling was selected to the All-Southwest Conference Girls’ Basketball Team. Heather Brinkman received honorable mention.Pat Churchill and Jeff Sehr made the All-Southwest Conference Boys’ Basketball Team.
CORN-er Stone Cooperative’s steering committee is still looking for more investors before it finalizes plans to construct an ethanol plant. The group has secured $4 million from Broin Enterprises, city of Luverne money and private investments.25 years ago (1981)
Green Earth Players are finishing practices for their upcoming performace of the musical comedy "Once Upon a Mattress."
The fire danger in Rock County is growing due to continued dry weather.
Luverne adds softball to its choices of girls’ sports. It will start in the spring of 1982.50 years ago (1956)
Three men filed for mayor this week to make it a four-way mayoral race. Lawrence Foight, Alvin Gehrke, Paul Schewitz and Warren Schoon. Schoon previously said he wouldn’t file for re-election.
Plans to establish a police radio for Rock County eased ahead somewhat as the result of a meeting of county and city officials here Monday. It is possible for a community to secure financial assistance from the Civil Defense for a two-way police radio that can be utilized in case of a national emergency.75 years ago (1931)
Luverne Mayor E.W. Brown announced that he will not be a candidate for re-election.
Two incidents of wholesale hog stealing came to light last week when T.I. Thompson, of Vienna Township, discovered that 15 head of Hampshire hogs had been stolen from his feel lot, and a buyer at Edgerton found that 17 hogs that had been quartered in the stockyards at that place were missing.
A purse containing about $80, the property of Miss Kathryn Delaney, mysteriously disappeared from the Manitou Beauty shop following the supper hour Friday, but was as mysteriously returned Monday, with the contents intact. The assumption is that the person who took the purse suffered the pangs of conscience and decided to make the proper restitution.100 years ago (1906)
William Loose, son of Mr. and Mrs. F.T. Loose, was married on the 7th of March, at Waukon, Iowa, to Miss Emma Hagemeier, of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Loose arrived at Beaver Creek Saturday and a reception in their honor was given that evening at the home of the groom’s parents, which was largely attended. "The young couple will begin housekeeping at once on the home farm in Luverne Township. The Herald joins in the congratulations and good wishes extended the bride and groom by their host of friends.