10 years ago (2010)
•Luverne’s Diane Sherwood is planning her eighth year of Remember Rally, the annual motorcycle benefit ride to honor 9-11 and military personnel.
The event will be Saturday, Sept. 11, beginning and ending at the Howling Dog Saloon in Luverne.
This year, a special feature for the ride is a 4-by-5-foot commemorative American flag donated by the South Dakota Patriot Guard.
In the red and white stripes, in small, distinct print, are the names of every person who died in the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001. The victims are listed alphabetically, so they’re easy for survivors to locate amid the thousands of names.
Sherwood specifically notes that the flag was created with the names pre-printed on the fabric. …
The Patriot Guard donated the Flag of Honor to the Remember Rally as an auction item to support Sherwood’s cause.
25 years ago (1995)
•Every department in Rock County government has been asked to trim its budget to the very bare essentials in preparation for the 1996 Rock County budget.
Despite honest efforts by the departments to do this, Rock County Auditor Margaret Cook informed commissioners Tuesday that the 1996 budget, as submitted, is still about $103,000 more than last year’s. …
This year’s proposed budget is $2,828,541, Oldre said. “That’s after $25,825 worth of cuts by the budget committee this morning,” he said.
In 1995 the county levied $2,724,940 in taxes. The difference between last year’s levy and this year’s budget is $103,601.
50 years ago (1970)
•”It’s going to be a cold winter,” commented a Luverne city councilman Tuesday night, after bids were opened for this season’s fuel oil needs.
Later in the evening, a request for an increase in natural gas rates seemed to confirm the councilman’s prediction.
Of the four bid letters opened, two firms said they were not interested.
Low bid submitted was by Northwestern Refining Co. of 12.47 per gallon for No. 6 heavy fuel oil, subject to increases that might be imposed by the refiners, and any freight increases that might go into effect. Hicks Oil Co., Pipestone, said they would supply the needs up to Oct. 1 for 12.07 cents per gallon. After that, it would be 12.98 cents, subject to any price advances by supplies and any freight increases.
Last year, Hicks’ bid was 8.6 cents per gallon. Richards Oil Co., Minneapolis, who received the contract on a low bid of 8.5 cents per gallon, did not bid this year.
No action was taken on the bids, pending consultation with engineers at the power plant.
A short time later, Jerry McGuire appeared to ask for a 6 1/2 percent rate increase for natural gas used at the plant. Action on the request was deferred to a later meeting.
Robert Carroll, of Rieke, Carroll, Muller and Associates, Hopkins consulting engineering firm, submitted a proposal to perform the preliminary engineering survey and make a report on what it will take to update the sewage treatment plant to meet Pollution Control Agency requirements, and to increase its capacity to meet projected future load increases. The report, first step in what is expected to be a two-year project, will take about nine months to prepare, Carroll told the council. Cost for the service would not exceed $7,200 he said, and 75 percent of this amount would be applied to the basic engineering services which the company would provide if the council decided to go through with the project and employ them to perform the engineering for the job. No action was taken on the proposal.
75 years ago (1945)
•The Worthington Creamery and Produce plant of Luverne has been remodeled, and poultry processing equipment has been installed. At the present time, about 2,000 birds are being processed daily, but as soon as enough help can be secured, the capacity will be 5,000 birds per day. At present time, 60 Luverne people are employed at the Worthmore plant, in addition to those who are employed in the egg candling department, cold storage locker plant, direct farm route pick up service and the retail ice cream department.
100 years ago (1920)
•By the decision of the supreme court rendered August 27th, wherein Chapter 65 of the Laws of 1919 was declared constitutional, the right of a city council to order paving done in a city of the fourth class not governed by a home rule charter, without calling a special election, is clearly established.
This is the law under which the council of Luverne originally ordered the extensive paving program now contracted for, and had the supreme court rendered its decision earlier, the special election held August 26th would have been unnecessary. As the matter now stands, however, the council’s actions are approved both by the supreme court and by a vote of the people of Luverne.
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