10 years ago (2009)
•Starting Dec. 1, Luverne residents can bring their old light bulbs to Luverne City Hall and exchange them for new battery-efficient bulbs.
The light bulb exchange is part of the city’s goal to reduce residential energy consumption through the state’s Conservation Incentive Program.
Switching to compact fluorescent light (CFL) saves energy and money.
According to Luverne Municipal Utilities, CFL bulbs: last up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, are three to four times more energy efficient, save energy and money and are good for the environment.
According to information in the city newsletter, if every household replaced one light bulb with a CFL, it would be the equivalent of removing 1 million polluting cars from the road.
25 years ago (1994)
•The Luverne School district is looking for a few new bus drivers, but advertisements for new drivers aren’t getting results, according to transportation supervisor Lon Remme.
Reviewing trans-portation for the School Board Thursday, he said the district has 14 regular routes, three special education routes and three late runs. Daily, buses travel 1,235 miles carrying 865 students from 465 families.
In September, the buses ran a total of 32,000 miles and, with additional tournaments and activities, ran 37,000 miles in October. …
In addition to driving for regular school routes, drivers are kept busy driving to and from athletic events and providing transportation for children with special needs. …
Remme isn’t sure why people aren’t applying for the jobs, but he’s speculated that people who work for others might find it difficult to get off work to do the bus runs or that the job climate in the area might be too good.
50 years ago (1969)
•A small white and tan airplane will be flying over the Rock River, generally south of Luverne, this weekend and periodically through the winter to conduct experimental background measurements in conjunction with the United States Weather Bureau.
The study is to evaluate the water content of the winter snow pack.
The aircraft is an Atomic Energy Commission aircraft and is operated by EG&G, Inc. of Las Vegas, Nev.
The twin-engine airplane, flying at about 300 feet, has a special waiver of civil air regulations from the Federal Aviation Administration.
75 years ago (1944)
•An inspection of two proposed sites for an airport location for Luverne was made here Tuesday by Carl A. Posey, St. Paul, C. A. A. inspector for this three-state area.
Both sites are located east of Luverne. One is owned by Thompson lands and is located on the east side of the road, just north of the viaduct east of the city. The other is the Cassidy quarter section just east of the golf course.
Inspector Posey said that the latter impressed him most favorably and that he would communicate later, with possible recommendations, to the city council.
He indicated that sometimes it is hardest to find suitable sites “on the best land” because of the problem of drainage but that the one site seemed to offer possibilities, thru layout of runways, of all weather usage.
100 years ago (1919)
•The question of a modern new school building for Luverne will be submitted to the voters on Wednesday evening, December 10th, at a special election to vote upon the issuing of bonds in the sum of $350,000 to pay for such a building.
Decision to submit the question of issuing bonds in the amount stated was reached at a meeting of the board of education held Monday evening, when a resolution providing for the election was unanimously passed. …
It is the plan of the school board that the new building shall be located on the present site of the Central school house, thus obviating the necessity of buying additional land.
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