10 years ago (2012)
•Colleen Deutsch, Luverne, has been chosen to be the Legend of the Year for 2011 at Children’s Care Hospital and School, Sioux Falls and Rapid City.
Deutsch a registered nurse, has worked as a nurse on all the units and is now the nurse care coordinator for the Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities.
Deutsch was chosen from nearly 500 staff members at Children’s Care for the award.
25 years ago (1997)
•At 11 a.m. Monday, planners of the Mary Jane Brown Congregate Living apartments took their final deposit on the last available unit.
Less than one month after officially announcing the project, all 28 apartment units of the planned congregate living facility have been spoken for.
50 years ago (1972)
•Farmers Union Co-op Oil Company in Luverne managed by Leroy Lindblom was one of 207 cooperatives in 9 states that received a 1971 Sparkle Award from Farmers Union Central Exchange last month.
John McKay, marketing division director for the regional supply co-op, presented the award.
Presented annually to co-ops served by Central Exchange, the Sparkle Award goes to those cooperatives receiving an extremely high rating in such areas as service station performance, employee attitudes, and general appearance of its facilities.
75 years ago (1947)
•Action to secure a trunk highway extending east and west through Steen and Hills from Highway 75 to the state line, has been taken by the county board of commissioners.
At a meeting held Wednesday, the board adopted resolutions asking that State Senator Milford Davis and State Representative Roy H. Cummings introduce bills in their respective chambers for the road because of the heavy traffic which it now carries. …
Because of this insistence and because the heavy traffic makes maintenance of the present road costly to the county, the board decided to ask the state to designate it as part of their highway system.
100 years ago (1922)
•Efforts to secure at least a small ice rink in order that those who skate may enjoy at least a few weeks of this delightful sport were set afoot this week, and the indications yesterday were that a rink would be established within a few days.
Those interested in the movement propose to flood the paving on Luverne street between Freeman avenue and Cedar street to provide the desired rink.
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