Remember When June 2, 2022

10 years ago (2012)
•A sense of jubilation accompanied the small group gathered to celebrate the reopening of the 24-hour self-serve gas pump in Hardwick last week.
It’s been three years since locals have been able to get gas in town, and they are thrilled by the amount of time they will save not driving 10 miles to a Luverne gas station every time they need gas for a car or truck or boat or lawn mower or a snow blower.
City Clerk Tammy Johnson said not having a gas pump in town was inconvenient in all sorts of ways.
 
25 years ago (1997)
•Hills-Beaver Creek sophomore Tara Boeve successfully defended her 1996 championship in the long jump during the Section 3A Track and Field Meet in Benson Thursday.
Tara Boeve won the section meet as a freshman last year and went on to place second in the state with a distance of 17-9 1/2. She captured her second straight section title this year with a distance of 16-9 3/4.
Boeve, who missed most of her team’s regular season meets with a quad muscle injury, will return to the National Sports Center in Blaine for tomorrow’s long jump competition. The even begins at 3 p.m.
 
 
50 years ago (1972)
•Mrs. Myrtle Kleine retired last week from the hot lunch staff at the Magnolia school. She had served 16 consecutive years, plus one additional year at the inception of the program. One of her co-workers summed up the feelings generally felt by the students and those who have been associated with her over the years when she said, “She’s a very special woman to work with. She is one of those who gives of herself all of the time.”
 
75 years ago (1947)
•Temperatures dipped to 28 degrees above zero here last Thursday, following last Wednesday’s snow, and caused damage in varying degrees in the county.
County Agent Golla reports that corn which was planted shallow was hit the hardest, and some farmers are replanting. Damage by frost in these fields, he said, might run as high as 25 or 30 per cent. There are also a few fields in the northwest corner of the county which seem to be harder hit than others and some farmers are reported replanting there.
The corn that was planted deep in the ground and was nipped seems to be coming back, although maturity might be delayed somewhat.
 
100 years ago (1922)
•At a regular board meeting of the board of education last week, E. M. Hawes was appointed by the board to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Herman B. Nelson.
Mr. Nelson’s resignation followed his retirement from business in Luverne and his decision to resume his former work of traveling salesman for a wholesome grocery house, which would necessitate his being away from home to a greater extent than his duties as a member of the school board warranted.