10 years ago (2010)
•Luverne residents showed resounding support for their community’s future when more that 100 people showed up for a planning meeting Tuesday night on the heels of a winter storm.
Scott Marquardt of the Southwest Minnesota Initiative Foundation facilitated the gathering in the Blue Mound Banquet Center.
“I was hoping for 100 people and perfect weather, and we ended up with 105 people and poor weather,” Marquardt said.
He explained that Luverne is at a pivotal point in charting a path for future growth.
With its worldwide exposure in the Ken Burns film, “The WAR,” and with regional economic developments already underway, now is the time for Luverne to position itself for commercial growth.
25 years ago (1995)
•After 66 years of serving Luverne and area retail customers, the Creeger family will no longer be in the clothing business.
Randy Creeger, third generation owner of the family business, made the announcement earlier this week and is already advertising going-out-of-business sales.
He said business is fine at some Creeger Coat Company locations, but he indicated lagging sales as the primary reason for his decision.
“I’m taking this as a positive step,” Creeger said Wednesday. “You have to know when to hold and when to fold, and I wanted to make the decision before I was forced to.”
Creeger’s decision to quit business affects all the Creeger store locations. In addition to Luverne, Creeger stores are located in the Kandi Mall, Willmar; the River Hills Mall, Mankato; the Miracle Mile Mall, Rochester; and the Westdale Mall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Creeger Coat Company employs 34 people, both in full- and part-time positions.
Creeger was not specific about his plans for the future. “I’m exploring a number of different options,” he said, “outside of retail.”
Creeger Coat Company was started in 1929 by Randy’s grandfather, Harley Creeger. The business was passed down from Harley to his son, Richard, and from Richard to his son, Randy.
50 years ago (1970)
•Beaver Creek residents have their fingers crossed. They may get their new well, water system and sanitary sewer system yet.
The council met Tuesday with officials of the Farmers Home Administration (FHA) of St. Paul to prepare a preliminary docket for examination by their staff, and by staff people in Washington. The docket, according to Beaver Creek mayor Robert Melton, is a schedule setting forth plans for moving ahead and financing the $228,000 proposed project which would give the village a new sewer system, and improve the existing water supply.
The council has been assured two outright grants, one for $16,036 by the Federal Water Quality Control Act of 1966, and an additional Farmers Home Administration grant of $84,000, for a total of $100,036. The grants hinge on raising the balance of the $228,000 through the sale of municipal bonds if present plans materialize.
75 years ago (1945)
•A. A. Anderson announced that he had resigned as executive officer, vice president and director of the Luverne National Bank as of Nov. 29th.
His resignation severs the connection with the institution which began April 27, 1931, when the bank opened its doors. He was active manager of the bank then and continued in the capacity until he went into the U. S. Army on Jan. 6, 1941. On his return from the service he went back into the bank as active manager on August 1, 1944.
100 years ago (1920)
•At the regular meeting of the board of county commissioners held Wednesday, several matters of importance came up for action and were disposed of.
A resolution was adopted fixing December 17th as the time for considering proposals for the sale of $60,000 of refunding bonds in order to provide funds for the payment of warrants issued during the past few months for road improvement work.
These bonds are to be in $1,000 denominations, two of which are to be payable each year starting with 1925 and continuing up to and including 1930; four each year from 1931 to 1935, inclusive; five bonds annually from 1936 to 1937, and six bonds each year from 1938 up to and including 1940, the date of payment in each instance being December 1st.
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