Remember When July 1, 2021

10 years ago (2011)
•The Rock County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a burglary on Main Street that occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 26.
According to Sheriff Evan Verbrugge, officers were called to the Herb ’N Legend store on East Main Street at 4:40 a.m.
Employee Andrew Van Hoof, who lives in the apartment above the store, told officers he heard a crash around 4:20 a.m.
He went downstairs and noticed the front door was smashed and there were rocks on the floor amid the broken glass. …
Storeowners Terry Gray and Monty Hagedorn are still tallying their losses, but damages are estimated at several thousand dollars.
 
25 years ago (1996)
•New Rock County employee Doug Bos is busy learning the ropes these days.
As the assistant director of the Rock County Land Management Office, he’s handling a triple challenge. Not only is he a new employee, but he’s creating a new position as part of the new Land Management Office team. He is assistant to Director John Burgers.
Bos isn’t new to the agriculture scene in the county. He worked as assistant manager at Hills-Beaver Creek Co-op Elevator for 18 years. He’s a graduate of Hills-Beaver Creek High School and Jackson Vocational Technical College. …
Bos received training that will help him in his new job through work-related courses and seminars while working at the elevator. He received his certified crop adviser accreditation in 1995. His biggest challenge right now, he said, is learning state regulations.
 
50 years ago (1971)
•As of July 1, the United State Post Office Department will fade into the past after serving the country for nearly 200 years, but in its place will be a new organization, the United States Postal Service, an independent establishment of the government formed to meet the changing needs of growing society.
According to Luverne Postmaster Arlo Bierkamp, the need has come into being due to an overwhelming need to move the largest volume of mail in history over great distances more swiftly and more efficiently.
 
75 years ago (1946)
•Opening Laudon Drug Store in the Connell Drug Store location Monday was Curtis M. Laudon, formerly of Slayton. The past two weeks, workmen have been engaged in remodeling the interior with the result that the store now gives the impression of having more light and greater depth. Some of the fixtures have been changed, and new ones will be installed as soon as they arrive.
Mrs. Laudon is associated with her husband in the business.
 
100 years ago (1921)
•A bathing pool in the city park is now an accomplished thing. It is not as large nor as elaborate as the one planned in connection with the enlarging and beautifying of the park, but it answers fairly well for the present and is, in fact, a big improvement.
The pool is located at the south edge of the park, and is particularly well designed for children. However, it is large enough to accommodate grown people also, although the depth is less than most swimmers prefer. But it is deep enough to permit the use of spring boards for diving, and is yet absolutely safe for children whether they can swim or not.