The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on March 12, 1942.

It’s March! That means spring is within sight! We’ve almost made it, guys!!

You can tell we’re getting spring fever at the library because we’ve got all sorts of special stuff planned for you this March. I hope you have your calendar out, because this is going to be good.

The Luverne Elementary School commons was transformed into a magical princess gala Monday afternoon with tea parties, cookie decorating, manicures, photo sessions, hair styling, games and more.

The outdoor skating area at the Blue Mound Ice Arena will become an all-seasons recreation area if grants and private funding come through.

The night before Nicole Wiertzema attended her first group fitness class, she was so nervous she couldn’t sleep. What if she looked like she didn’t know what she was doing? What if other people judged her?

At their Tuesday, Feb. 17, meeting, Rock County commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance to remain a shotgun-only deer hunting county.

The ordinance was unanimously approved following a public hearing that morning when several local people weighed in on the issue.

Rock County Commissioner Greg Burger has resigned from his seat on the County Board, effective Feb. 28.

He made the announcement at the Tuesday, Feb. 17, regular board meeting when commissioners accepted his resignation “with regret.”

Luverne’s Heather Johnson was recently recognized by the National Newspaper Association Foundation for a graphic design she submitted in a recent contest.

Hills-Beaver Creek School District’s newly formed National Honor Society (NHS) chapter will install its first members in March.