10 years ago (2011)
•The Luverne Middle and High School students and staff had the goal of raising $2,000 through the Pennies for Patients program in just one week’s time.
The incentive was to gain permission to shave the heads of Ryan Johnson, principal, and Todd Oye, activities director.
During the Friday pepfest on Feb. 11, though, students cheered as two other chairs were filled by Wade Hiller, technology coordinator, and Terry Althoff, 10th-grade math teacher. Together the schools raised $4,700.80 from Monday to Friday.
All donations benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
25 years ago (1996)
•It will take another bus, but the Luverne School Board unanimously agreed Thursday to provide transportation for children open-enrolling to Luverne for the 1996-97 school year.
Transportation director Lon Remme used a map to show board members where students currently open-enrolled in the district live and where new students who have requested transportation live.
When the district sends letters of acceptance to parents of these students, the letter will say transportation will be arranged either from students’ homes or from pick-up points.
Preliminary open-enrollment numbers as of Jan. 15 show an estimated 123 students may attend school in Luverne from outside the district.
The district is not obligated to provide transportation to students outside the district; however, with bus costs figured into the state-aid formula, and with the benefits for the district of gaining additional students, Luverne Superintendent George Maurer said it will pay off in the end.
50 years ago (1971)
•Rock County schools would stand to get a considerable increase in state support for maintenance costs according to figures released last week by Gov. Wendell Anderson’s office in a report explaining his proposed new education aid formula.
Maintenance costs do not include the capital expenditures or debt costs of the school districts.
Anderson’s proposal suggests that the state’s share of maintenance costs be increased from the current 43 percent to 64 per cent next year and 70 per cent in 1972-73.
Financing for the new state aids would come with increased income and excise taxes, which, Anderson proposes, would be offset by plans being made for property tax relief.
Conservative legislators have been criticizing the proposal for tax reforms with the idea that the state should be more concerned with spending cuts and not tax adjustments.
Rep. Wendell Erickson of Hills, in a telephone conversation with the Star-Herald on Monday, said “You can’t spend more money without hurting somebody, taxwise.”
75 years ago (1946)
•Jack Kent, who for the past 16 years has served as a bulk truck driver for the Rock County Cooperative Oil Company, has purchased the Luverne Recreational Alleys from L. A. McClure.
Mr. McClure, who has operated the alleys here since 1937, said Mr. Kent would take possession of the business March 1. At the present time, they are located in the basement of the McClure Plumbing and Electric shop, but they will be moved this summer to the building now occupied by the “Reck Club,” adjacent to the McClure building, and several more alleys added before next fall’s bowling season begins, McClure stated.
Mr. Kent has disposed of his bulk gasoline truck to Virgil Noll, who recently returned from the service. Since his discharge, Mr. Noll has been employed at the Boyer Grain and Feed Company.
100 years ago (1921)
•The comedy drama, “And Home Came Ted,” will be given tonight at the Palace Theatre by the Seniors of the Luverne high school. The first performance of the annual class play was presented last evening at the Palace to a crowded house, and was well received, the play combining humorous incidents and dramatic situations in a manner which held the interest of the audience throughout.
The drama comprises three acts of one scene each, with a cast of twelve characters, the various roles being well taken by the members of the senior class. The play is given under the direction of Miss Georgia Adams, who has had entire charge of rehearsals.
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