10 years ago (2010)
•Although counting has been a normal part of her job at the Rock County Courthouse for 26 years, auditor/treasurer Gloria Rolfs has not been counting down the days to her last day in the office.
Rolfs and her staff have been busy with elections, tax statements and the 2009 audit, among normal responsibilities.
She will be working right up until her last day as a county employee. In January 2011 deputy accountant Ashley Kurtz will continue in the auditor/treasurer position.
25 years ago (1995)
•It’s a new plan for a new year.
A public informational meeting on a new airport layout plan is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, in council chambers at Luverne City Hall.
Meeting notices were printed Dec. 14 and 21 in the Star Herald, and affected residents will receive letters about the meeting, according to City Clerk Marianne Ouverson. The meeting was requested by the Airport Board.
The plan still allows for a 4,200-foot runway, but the new runway is proposed to be located 1,400 feet farther to the north than the previous plan approved by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Ron Roetzel, the Bolton and Menk consultant who’s been working on the plan since September 1993, will be on hand to explain the new layout plan.
50 years ago (1970)
•In Tri-County Conference action Tuesday night, Hills-Beaver Creek swamped Jasper 83-53, and Magnolia pushed their way into a second place tie by taking first place Edgerton, 65-58.
The Magnolia win over Edgerton means that Hills-Beaver Creek remains alone in the conference top spot with a 3-0 record.
The Patriots were paced by Tony Bosch with 22 points Tuesday against Jasper with Ed Boeve recording 15 and Clair Crawford and Jeff Helgeson both hitting 12 apiece.
At Edgerton, the Magnolia Bulldogs evened their season record at 2-2 with a conference standing of 2-1, Tuesday.
Coach Steve Kollman commended Leon Bergman with 22 points and Dwight Rust with 18. Defensively, Bergman grabbed 25 rebounds and Rust took 19 for the Bulldogs.
75 years ago (1945)
•Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Aykens, who for the past 25 years have operated a store in Steen, sold their stock of goods to Mr. and Mrs. Willis Nyenhuis.
Mr. and Mrs. Nyenhuis will take possession January 1, and will hold “open house” on Saturday, January 5, at which time they will serve refreshments to the public.
Mr. Nyenhuis, a Rock Rapids young man was discharged from the army recently. Mrs. Nyenhuis will be remembered as the former Esther Vander Haar.
100 years ago (1920)
•Five out of a total of eight birds shown by A. R. Olson and C. H. Moreaux, won prizes, including two first awards, at the 35th annual Minnesota State poultry show held at Minneapolis December 8th to 12th, according to the official report received this week.
The Luverne fanciers of standard bred poultry did not decide to enter any birds until the day before the entries closed, which prevented the customary conditioning of the birds to be shown.
Each exhibitor sent only four birds with only one entry in any single class, Mr. Olson showing a cockered and pullet in Single Combed Mottled Anconas, a similar pair in Rose Combed Anconas. Mr. Moreaux’s exhibit consisted of a Single Combed Buff Leghorn cockerel and pullet and a Single Combed White Leghorn cockerel and hen.
In selecting the winners the judges awarded Mr. Olson first prize on cockerel and third prize on pullet in Rose Combed Anconas, and third prize on pullet in Single Combed Anconas. Mr. Moreaux won first prize on pullet and third on cockerel in Single Combed Buff Leghorns.
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