10 years ago (2009)
•Luverne has long taken pride in its well-established trees and shaded parks and boulevards.
But as the emerald ash borer infestation makes its way through the upper Midwest, it won’t go unnoticed in Luverne.
According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, roughly half of Luverne’s trees are ash species, so the EAB will be particularly devastating when it arrives in this part of the state.
“It’s going to be a shame when that happens,” said Luverne Public Works Supervisor Ken Vos. …
His department hasn’t planted any new ash trees in Luverne for five years, since the city first learned about EAB in 2004. “We switched to maple and other varieties,” Vos said.
25 years ago (1994)
•Luverne ‘s LeRoy Ask earned a place in the discus competition for the second straight season during the Minnesota Track and Field Championships at the National Sports Center in Blaine yesterday.
Ask, who had just graduated from Luverne High School, capped his high school career by placing eighth during the Class A discuss competition.
50 years ago (1969)
•Remember the old rule of thumb, “milk your grade.” If you were in the fifth grade you’d milk five cows morning and night or if you were in the seventh grade you’d milk seven morning and night.
The same rule may still be true on several Rock County farms but it isn’t true on the Oscar Overgaard farm in Kanaranzi Township.
Overgaard and his two sons, Norman and Larry, milk approximately 140 cows, twice a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Norman farms with his father, and Larry just graduated from high school. …
The 140 animals, which are fresh at the same time, never go outside. The cattle spend the day in a loafing barn where they have all the hay and corn silage they can eat.
“If we were to have all the cows on pasture it’d take an enormous amount of land. We don't have anywhere near enough pasture available and the cows produce just as much or more without the green grass,” Overgaard said.
75 years ago (1944)
•Having completed 28 missions over enemy occupied Europe, part of the time as co-pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress, and later checking out as first pilot, 1st Lt. Kenneth M. Haugen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Haugen, of Jasper, admits he is missing the big push.
Lt. Haugen knows what it is to feel the sting of battle, for he has come home from a mission many times with his plane full of holes made by enemy flak. He is proud, though, to state that “not one member of our crew ever received the Purple Heart.” The purple heart is awarded for wounds received in action.
100 years ago (1919)
•A county bread making contest to determine who will have the honor of representing Rock county in the state bread making contest to be held at the state fair, will be held in this city next Wednesday, June 25th, under the direction of County Supt. Edia A. Headley.
There are about twenty bread making clubs in the county, and each club is entitled to send one of more girls to take part in the county contest. The two girls making the best record in bread making will be eligible to compete in the state contest to be held September 3rd to 8th. Their railroad fare and other expenses will be paid by the state. …
Each contestant is required to bring with her half a cup of milk, three cups of flour, half a cake of dried yeast, two teaspoons of sugar, one teaspoon of salt and one teaspoon of fat. The ovens will be properly heated and water will be available at the domestic science quarters.
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