10 years ago (2011)
•Officials from Sanford Health attended Luverne’s City Council meeting Tuesday to discuss the logo change on the water tower north of the hospital.
The water tower was erected in 2003 to serve the needs of the new hospital and residents in northern neighborhoods of Luverne.
It was painted with the logos of what was then Sioux Valley Hospital on two sides, and the city of Luverne’s logo on the other two sides.
With the hospital organization’s name change from Sioux Valley to Sanford, the logo on the water tower still remains to be changed to reflect the new corporate name.
25 years ago (1996)
•Walkers may be able to enjoy new sidewalks in town after this summer. The Luverne City Council on Monday approved construction of two segments along Kniss Avenue.
A section will be installed on the north end of town from Cashin Drive to Veterans Drive and on the south end of town from Hatting Street to Koehn Avenue.
The cost for construction on the north section will be split, with half paid by the state of Minnesota and half by the Minnesota Veterans Home. Ninety percent of the cost for the south portion will be paid by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and the remaining 10 percent will be shared by the city and property owners.
50 years ago (1971)
•The bid of Standard Steel Industries, Inc., Three Rivers, Mich., to install new bleachers at the football field, was accepted by the school board Friday night. Standard Steel’s bid was $12,252 for the new section which will provide 1,020 seats on the north side of the football field, and which will be built with provisions of adding a press box at a future date.
Three bids were submitted. The other two included one from Bartley Sales, Inc., Minneapolis, for $16,250, and Havenstein and Burmeister, Minneapolis, for $13,450. The successful bidder is the same firm that made the installation at Worthington, and has contracts for installations this year at Sheldon and Britt, Iowa, Supt. Eitreim told the board.
75 years ago (1946)
•After serving the Pleasant View community of over 73 years the Pleasant View Evangelical church will be relocated into the city of Luverne.
The recommendations of the administrative council of the Evangelical churches of Minnesota to relocate the church was formally approved by the congregation at its annual business meeting last week.
No definite selection of a Luverne location for the church property has yet been approved.
“The move is due to the fact that it is the belief of the church, that the Pleasant View Evangelical church can better serve its constituency and broaden its field of activity by moving the church to Luverne,” said Rev. F. E. Nordby, pastor.
100 years ago (1921)
•Preliminary practice work began in earnest the first of this week, when about twenty-five men were out to participate in the try-out at Athletic park. Practice work has been continued every night this week under the direction of Leo Dressen, manager-pitcher. The catcher has not yet been decided upon, and it is not planned to assign places on the team definitely until some time later, perhaps after the first game.
The list of players who have signed up at the present time are as follows: Leo Pengra, James L. Knowiton, Ed Sodemann, Ed Smith, Hiney Van de Velde, Paul Myers, Harry Reid, Roy Finke, Charles Soutar, Geo A. Soutar, A. D. Soutar, C. J. Rierson, William Welzenbach, Jack Kent, Clarence Ford, Raymond Wiggins, Ole Boysen, William Kemmie, Ed Soutar, Dr. G. Butler, A. H. Berger, Dr. R. K. Hawley, Otto Roen, Ivan Hansen and Leo Dressen. A number of others are expected to sign up later. Tony Suurmeyer is treasurer of the organization.
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