10 years ago (2012)
•The Luverne School District had more revenue than expenses this year, resulting in a year-end balance of just over $100,000.
The mild winter was one reason the district’s general fund is $57,400 in the black.
The transportation fund has nearly $80,000 because the district has delayed purchasing a new bus, and the food service fund is $21,000 ahead because more students are eating at school.
The Community Education fund ended the year $37,000 in the red and may be an area for review at future board meetings.
25 years ago (1997)
•Sunday School children at Grace Lutheran Church, Luverne, grabbed shovels Sunday morning and started digging as the congregation gathered for ceremonies to mark the start of a remodeling project at the church.
Some of the major changes planned include installation of an elevator, relocation of offices to the lower level, construction of a new entry to the church, updating the sanctuary and a new kitchen.
50 years ago (1972)
•Lloyd Vos, defensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers and a 1960 graduate of Magnolia High School, will be the guest speaker at Magnolia’s annual Activities Banquet slated for Friday, May 12.
Students in athletics, music, speech, student government, dramatics and other activities will be the special honored guests at the banquet where advisors to school activities give recognition for participation during the year. …
Voss, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hub Voss, Magnolia, was a first team selection to the All-American football squad in 1964 as a senior at the University of Nebraska. He was the first pick of the Green Bay Packers in the 1964 pro-football draft and he was a member of the famed Packers during the mid-sixties. In 1966 he was traded to the Steelers where he is currently a starting defenseman.
75 years ago (1947)
•Letter winners in football and basketball at Luverne high school, the coaches and team managers, will be guests at a banquet Tuesday night at the Manitou hotel, given by the Luverne Rotary club.
Main speaker for the occasion will be Chet Roan, of the University of Minnesota athletic department, who will also show motion pictures of University of Minnesota football games. Also invited as guests are Coach L. A. “Lefty” Olson, head coach of Augustana college, Sioux Falls, who was Coach Ekeland’s and Assistant Coach Reinertson’s college mentor, and Bob Fitch, former University of Minnesota great world title holder of the discus throw, who is now assistant coach at Augustana.
100 years ago (1922)
•Four of the seven county officers whose terms expire at the close of the present year, filed Monday as candidates for re-election. The four are County Auditor Olaf Skyberg, County Treasurer John P. Houg, Register of Deeds Henry Koehn, and County Superintendent of Schools Edia A. Headley. The three other officers referred to who have not yet filed are Clerk of Court O. E. Ferguson, Sheriff Frank Wiggins and County Attorney E. H. Canfield, but each is expected to file shortly, as they have announced their intention of seeking another term.
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