Remember when?

10 years ago (1994)
Hills-Beaver Creek School Board members struggled with building issues. A study in July revealed problems with the high school and elementary buildings. The board discussed renovating or building new but not combining forces with a neighboring district.
Ellsworth Boosters started an effort to save their school in April and have raised $30,000 — the same amount as the district’s estimated shortfall for the year.
Nine-year-old Matthew Wise, Luverne, was the winner of the Rock County Community Library Cookie Contest and Pigout.25 years ago (1979)
The teachers and board of the Hills-Beaver Creek district reached a contract settlement. The groups had submitted final positions to the Minnesota Public Employees Relations Board and an arbitrator had been selected. But the arbitrator was not used. The settlement calls for a 17.6-percent increase over two years. Leon Pick, Gordon LeBoutillier, and Gearold Van Roekel were involved in negotiations.
Catholics and Lutherans broke with a 450-year-old tradition when they gathered for a joint Thanksgiving service. A number of lay people took part in the service, as well as the Rev. Norman Olsen, pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, and the Rev. Thomas Ploof, priest at St. Catherine’s.50 years ago (1954)
Harm Smook has purchased complete control of the Good Service Oil Co. He acquired the half held by Mrs. Otis Godfrey.
Vic Bowman called the Star Herald to say that the first natural gas installation was completed in a Luverne home, a duplex owned by C.B. Kjenslee and Norm Oldre.
Local men met the draft quota for Rock County Nov. 16. They were Donald Soehl, Luverne; Marinus Klarenbeek, Steen; Anthony Vander Syde, Holland; and Gary Barmore, Luverne.75 years ago (1929)
V.A. Long, of the Long Service Station, planned to install a complete "super-service" station at the junction of trunk highways No. 9 and No. 6 on West Main Street.
Herman Jochims booked movies for the Palace Theatre that were billed as "strong attractions" and "leading sound pictures." 100 years ago (1904)
To date, Dr. Spalding has performed 106 operations for appendicitis since his hospital was opened. In all but one case, the operations were "completely
A savings department has been opened by the Rock County Bank to facilitate the handling of small deposits, which earned 4 percent interest.
A new cement sidewalk was planned for the south side of the Central School House block.