Remember When May 15, 2021

10 years ago (2011)
•Timing has been everything for Sgt. David Klein and his wife, Leslie, this spring as they relocated from Valley Springs, S.D., to their newly purchased century-old house in Ellsworth.
David has been deployed in Afghanistan since May 2010 with the 196th MEB unit. And his homecoming on Tuesday, May 3, included a surprise home makeover by family and friends to make their place livable.
The Kleins had been told earlier this year that their rental home in Valley Springs had been sold, and the family, which includes children Chris, 17, Brittney, 15, and Austin, 9, had to be out by May 1.
“Wow, it’s a miracle,” Leslie said about the home makeover. “Everyone worked—15 or 20 people—I can’t begin to repay them.
According to Leslie’s friend and fellow church member Rebecca Fritz, when David returned home, he had been prepared to begin work on the house but was surprised to find most of the work has already been finished.
 
25 years ago (1996)
•Becky Jensen, a sophomore at Luverne High School, has been selected to be part of the Minnesota All-State Orchestra. Five trumpet players from the state are chosen for the group on the basis of auditions. Jensen will attend a week-long camp at Bemidji State University during the summer. The group will perform in concert at the end of the camp and again for the Minnesota Music Educators Association  Convention. The concert for the convention will be broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio. According to band director Dale Nelson, nine Luverne students have been named all-state musicians in the past seven years. Becky is the daughter of Jerry and Delaine Jensen, Luverne.
 
50 years ago (1971)
•Seven teacher resignations were accepted by the Luverne School Board at their meeting Tuesday night. At the same time, they approved one replacement to the staff.
Leaving the Luverne schools system will be Tom Haugen, band instructor; William Nems, English III and debate; Robert Kolbe, biology and wrestling; Shirley Harrison, grade 1; Janet Capps, grade 4; Leora Turner, grade 4; and Linda Johnson, instrumental music.
Haugen, who has served as band instructor for the past six years; has accepted a position at Kellogg High School in Roseville, a St. Paul suburb. He also plans to study toward his master’s degree.
 
75 years ago (1946)
•An excellent and timely program will be given at a meeting of the Rock County Sportsmen’s club here Monday evening, May 20, at 8 o’clock. The meeting will be held in the V.F.W. hall above the J. C. Penney store.
Main feature of the program will be the showing of a 37-minute sound technicolor movie entitled “Minnesota’s Ten Thousand Lakes.” This picture was taken by Path News on a tour which started at Winona, went through the Twin Cities and then into the northern lake and forest region.
There will also be a short business session, and as this is the last meeting, members of the club are urged to be present and bring up any matters which pertain to the organization.
An invitation is extended to the general public to see the motion picture.
 
100 years ago (1921)
•Ten cans of small fry wall-eyed pike, approximately 100,000 in number, were planted in Rock river near the public park Tuesday.
The fish were secured from the State Fish and Game commission through efforts of Geo. W. Cottrell, Otto Ihlan and Ray Olson who drove to Worthington Tuesday and secured the small fry from the commissioner’s fish car that was there for the day.