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Remember When Sept. 22, 2022

10 years ago (2012)
•The 108 East Main building (formerly Computer Tutors, formerly Shaw Drug, formerly Laudon Drug) is undergoing renovation to become the new home of Latham Agency Insurance which is presently located across the street at 107 East Main.
The renovation will display unique features of the building including wood floors and a tin tile ceiling.
108 East Main, commonly called “the Shaw building,” is owned by the Blue Mound Area Theater (BMAT). Latham Agency Insurance owner Tom Foster plans to move his business into space he will rent from BMAT sometime in October.
 
25 years ago (1997)
•Dave Smith, Luverne, has been hired as the new director of the Luverne Area Chamber of Commerce, and ready or not, he’s in for a wild ride when he starts duties Oct. 1. …
With the only two full-time chamber employees gone, Smith enters the stage at a vulnerable time. With such uncertainty ahead, Smith admits it will be hard work, but he said he’s not worried. …
Smith said he looks forward to getting out and meeting all the Chamber members and encouraging new ones. “I want to get a feel from them as to the direction they’d like to see the Chamber take.” He said.
 
50 years ago (1972)
•Principal John Rath this week announced that two Luverne High School students have been named semifinalists in the 1973 National Merit Scholarship program.
Students named were Susan DenHerder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George DenHerder and Deborah Kirby, daughter of Mrs. Ruth Kirby.
The two seniors are among 15,000 semifinalists appointed last week of the nation’s most academically talented high school seniors. They will compete for almost 3,000 Merit Scholarships to be awarded in 1973.
 
75 years ago (1947)
•Beaver Creek will open its six-man football season Friday against Adrian on the Beaver Creek gridiron.
With only two regulars, Joe Searles, end, and Robert Erickson, quarterback, around which to build his team, Coach C. O. Vincent is having some difficulty in deciding on his starting lineup. However, as things looked the first of the week, Erickson will start at quarterback; Myron Busse and Kenneth Eleesen will play the halfback spots; Searles and Lester Rollag will begin at the end positions, and Richard Eads will hold down the pivot position.
Donald Matus, Donald Heckt, Allen Edmundson and Roger Bly are other members of the squad, and all will likely see action before the day is over. Kickoff time is scheduled for 2 p.m. D. M Fleming will referee.
 
100 years ago (1922)
•Friday evening marked the close of Rock county’s 14th annual fair, and all things considered, it was as successful an event as has ever been held in Luverne.
While the total receipts from the sale of admission tickets will not total quite as much as last year, when the fair was held one day longer than usual because of rainy weather, the entertainment features this year were not anywhere near as expensive as last year.
Approximately $300 worth of season tickets were sold in advance. Wednesday the gate receipts were close to $400. Thursday they were about $1,600, and on Friday about $500. It is estimated that close to four thousand people attended the fair Thursday, and about fifteen hundred Friday.
A year ago the admission receipts were $2,909, there being 823 paid admissions on Wednesday, 1,434 on Thursday, 2,016 on Friday and 1,867 on Saturday.

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