10 years ago (2012)
•Luverne’s Grace Lutheran Church will host a hymn festival at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, to celebrate the renovation and expansion of its pipe organ.
For most of the congregation and visitors, the day will be pleasant musical reflection on the instrument that has accented worship services at Grace for decades.
But for organist Lorraine Olson, Sunday will have special meaning.
“It’s the fulfillment of a dream for me to have a completed organ with exposed pipes,” said Olson, who’s been playing the organ at Grace since the 1950s.
25 years ago (1997)
•During a small, informal ceremony Tuesday afternoon city and county officials signed the long-awaited Rock County Law Enforcement Services contract.
The contract merges the Luverne Police Department and Rock County Sheriff’s Department into one unit. Mayor Bill Weber commended the Joint Law Committee members and all the law enforcement personnel from the city and county for their many hours of work forging the agreement.
Weber said even though there are some disagreements between the county and city, the joint venture will be good for everyone in the long run. “When it’s down to the bottom line, we work well together. Overall, our public is better served when we can come together,” he said.
50 years ago (1972)
•Luverne High School Athletic Director and Football mentor Elmer Menage, was named District 8 Football Coach of the Year last week by his colleagues.
Menage led the 1972 Luverne grid squad to an undefeated Southwest Conference season at 7-0 and wound up his best year here with a season record of 9-1.
Menage is in his sixth year at Luverne High School. Before coming here he was backfield coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, and the assistant grid coach for three years in Iowa following his graduation from Morningside where he was honored for outstanding grid play in that conference.
Menage also handles health and physical education duties at Luverne in addition to being head track coach.
75 years ago (1947)
•Rock county car owners may soon be able to purchase their auto licenses in Luverne at any time of the year.
Lester Tollefson will confer with Secretary of State Mike Holm Friday, relative to his appointment as deputy registrar in Rock county. Tollefson has been recommended for the position by several Luverne organizations.
If the appointment materializes, it will no longer be necessary to those who get new cars to drive to Pipestone or Worthington to obtain their licenses as they have had to do the past few months if they wished to drive their cars upon delivery.
100 years ago (1922)
•L. A. Headley received notice yesterday from Governor J. A. O. Preus of his appointment as special municipal judge for the City of Luverne. The commission accompanied the notification, making the appointment immediately effective.
The appointment followed a petition therefore made about two weeks ago. The movement to fill the office of special municipal judge was started by Municipal Judge N. R. Reynolds and the appointment of Mr. Headley was recommended by the attorneys of the city.
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