Remember When Feb. 2, 2023

10 years ago (2013)
•The Luverne Hockey Association is celebrating the completion of its major remodeling project at the Blue Mound Ice Arena.
Fundraising began nearly a year ago, with a great deal of support coming from local corporate sponsors. Those contributors were honored Tuesday night during a Cardinal varsity hockey game.
The $750,000 project features a two-story 112-by-32-foot addition connected to the north side of the existing rink.
The concession stand is expanded to meet code and provide more serving space for food items and more seating for diners.
A hockey dryland training room allows for off-ice workouts for stick handling, plyometrics and cardiovascular work.
Two handicap-accessible restrooms were added off the lobby.
 
25 years ago (1998)
•The dwindling town of Kenneth took another blow last week when customers received word the Kenneth branch of the State Bank of Edgerton will close this spring.
Larry Brouwer, president and CEO of the State Bank of Edgerton, sent letters to all the Kenneth customers explaining the decision was driven by high costs of operation. “I can’t justify having two people there for the hours required to serve people in a community that size,” he told the Star Herald Monday.
The State Bank of Edgerton purchased the Kenneth bank on March 1, 1993. At the time, Brouwer said he decided to purchase the Kenneth bank to insure it stayed open for the people in that community. “I knew if we didn’t buy it, someone else was going to buy it and close it down,” Brouwer said.
 
50 years ago (1973)
•Upset minded Magnolia nearly pulled it off Friday, but the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots had other ideas and after trailing by nine points at the half, came back to win, 45-43.
The win gave the Patriots a slim grip on second place in the Tri-County Conference while Magnolia remained in the fourth spot by one game.
Donley Bosch led the Patriot comeback with 20 points with the Patriots taking advantage of the Bulldogs’ poor night at the charity line, only 5 for 13.
Dough Eeten’s 15 tallies led the Bulldog scoring attack as Magnolia outshot H-BC from the field, 35 to 30 per cent.
Magnolia’s Lyle Sathre and Paul Lais hauled in eight and nine rebounds respectively adding to the Patriots’ woes for the evening.
 
75 years ago (1948)
•Old furniture is taking on a new appearance in a number of Rock county homes as the result of the great deal of interest taken in furniture upholstering.
Miss Ida Amundson, county home demonstration agent, said this week that the first series of training meetings in upholstering furniture have been held in the county for leaders of the various women’s extension groups. Several projects have been started to be completed in follow-up meetings this month, Miss Amundson reports. Group members too, have reported good beginnings of work on their furniture.
In all, there are 21 groups in the county, and two leaders from each group attended the leaders’ meetings to receive instructions on how the work is to be done.
 
100 years ago (1923)
•The proposed selection of the Blue Mound cliff surroundings as a location for a Rock county state park was the main topic of discussion at the Monday noon luncheon of the Luverne Kiwanis club. As stated in previous issues of the Herald, State Auditor Ray P. Chase, during a tour of inspection here last summer became most favorably impressed with this picturesque bit of scenery as a site for a state park, and has recommended to the legislature that it be acquired for such purposes.
With the opinion that the creation of a state park here would be a beneficial project for Luverne and Rock county, the Luverne Kiwanis club has decided to back the movement to the fullest extent. As a preliminary action in this matter, two members of the club, E. H. Canfield, Esq. and J. E. Treat, were appointed to draw up a resolution showing the club’s hearty approval of the project and the copies be sent to Senator Cashel, Representative J. N. Jacobsen, and State Auditor Chase. It is reported that Mr. Cashel favors the movement as much as does Mr. Chase.