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Remember When May 27, 2021

10 years ago (2011)
•The storm drainage pond behind the Minnesota Veterans Home is chemically treated several times during the summer to control weeds and algae. …
A fountain and aeration system will continuously move water to discourage growth of weeds and algae. It will have the added benefit of increasing oxygen levels in the water, which would allow the fish to grow larger in size.
The cost of the fountain, cables, lights and related items is estimated at $18,500.
 
25 years ago (1996)
•It isn’t easy to even talk about a school’s crisis management plans. “You hate to go into great detail because it’s suggestive,” said Janet Shelver, psychologist for the Luverne Public Schools.
“We don’t want to create alarms, but we have to be prepared.” Shelver and school nurse Deb VanderKooi presented an updated crisis management plan to the Luverne School Board recently. The two served on a committee with administrators and school counselors to develop the detailed plan.
They defined a crisis as “an event that impacts upon the students, staff, school in a threatening and devastating way.” Crises might range from natural disasters to violent episodes.
In short, the committee made plans to address situations they hope will never happen.
 
50 years ago (1971)
•Demuth Hardware in Hills underwent its third burglary in five months on Saturday, May 16, the sheriff’s department reported.
Thieves made off with several portable radios, some watches and various other items. Estimated loss came to $150.
A second Hills business, Henry’s “66”, was also broken into.
There the thieves took two tires, a radio and about $10 in cash. Total property stolen was estimated at about $125.
 
75 years ago (1946)
•Luverne creamery butter is now being sold without cartons because of the shortage of paper.
“We’re sorry to have to do this,” Louis Gilbertson, manager, said, “but it’s just another one of those things. We’ve had cartons on order for six months, and we still don’t know when to expect delivery.
“We’ve been putting the butter up in cartons of all different kinds and colors as an emergency measure, but now we can’t even get those. Until we get our new cartons, we’re going to have to ask our customers to get along the best they can.”
 
100 years ago (1921)
•Baby Arthur, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Tangeman, of Hardwick, was awarded the first price for the best baby under one year old, entered in the baby welfare clinic held during the week of May 16th, at the Technical School at London, Ontario, Canada.
Mrs. Tangeman and Baby Arthur had gone there to visit Mrs. Tangeman’s grandmother, after a stay with relatives in Chicago, and took advantage of the opportunity to enter Baby Arthur in the exhibit.
The baby show came to a close last Friday evening, and The London Advertiser for Saturday published a picture of Baby Arthur on the first page under the head of “A Perfect Baby,” supplemented by the statement: “Baby Tangeman is but five months old, is a perfect baby, and weighs 23 pounds.”

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