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10 years ago (1996)
Loren Forrest and family members who own land west of the school district’s property proposed to sell 70 acres to the district.
The Luverne School District is busing students who are open enrolled to Luverne. It is estimated 123 attend school here from other districts.
The Luverne-Hills-Beaver Creek gymnastics team established a school record while scoring 120.95 team points during a home duel with Martin County West Friday.25 years ago (1981)
Two people from Luverne were in the Las Vegas Hilton when it caught fire last week. Howard and Lois Fitzer were on the 11th floor of the hotel, in which eight people died.
Hills-Beaver Creek basketball coach Hugo Goehle coached his 400th victory game.
Temperatures reached the mid-60s this week.50 years ago (1956)
Thieves entered the offices of the Northern States Poultry Service and rifled the cash register of approximately $118 Sunday.
Al Bot has announced that he purchased Treat’s Drug Store and the name will now be known as Bot Drug.
Palace Theatre, Luverne, was one of the few select Upper Midwest theatres chosen for the premier showing of the new motion picture, "The Last Hunt."Filmed in the Black Hills and Bad Lands of South Dakota, the movie depicts the days of the thundering herds of buffalo and the men who hunted them.75 years ago (1931)
Dogs attacked and killed four White Saanen milking goats at the W.H. Winkler farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Schoon returned Tuesday from a week’s absence, during which they attended the national automobile show at Chicago, and then went to Toledo, Ohio, and purchased a new Willy’s Eight DeLuxe Sedan.100 years ago (1906)
The 25th anniversary of the Christian Endeavor Society was observed with appropriate services at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening.
Evidence of the interest which the farmers of Rock County are taking in the sheep industry was shown at F.W. Jones’ auction sale, when a drove of high grade Shropshire sheep brought an average price of over $10 per head.

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