Remember When
10 years ago (2012)
•Luverne Public school parents, students and staff will soon have the opportunity to express their opinion of the flexible learning year (FLY) calendar.
Superintendent Gary Fisher said an on-line survey will be made available near the end of April so the district can determine...
10 years ago (2012)
•Barely a week into her retirement, Luverne’s Sandra Hensley said she already likes her new schedule.
But that doesn’t mean she won’t miss her work as court administrator for Rock and Nobles counties.
“It was always challenging,” she said Tuesday during a break from spring...
10 years ago (2012)
•Luverne seventh-grader Knute Oldre has been notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2012 Minnesota National Geographic Bee.
Oldre, son of Kyle and Sara Oldre, excelled in the Luverne spelling bee earlier in the...
10 years ago (2012)
•A series of unfortunate sports injuries led Luverne High School junior Jake Guy to launch his own extra-curricular activity.
In the fall of 2010, as a sophomore athlete, he suffered two football concussions, followed by another in winter wrestling, prompting him to call it...
10 years ago (2012)
•Geronimo Wind representatives told Rock County Commissioners Tuesday that May 1 is the targeted start date for pouring concrete pads for the 119 wind towers north and west of Luverne.
Pad construction will continue through June. Beginning in August, the towers will be set up at...
10 years ago (2012)
•If all goes well, a $750,000 expansion project will begin this spring at the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne.
Fundraising is under-way “in house” with hockey and figure skating families make their pledges now.
Donations will also be sought from alumni, private individuals and...
10 years ago (2012)
•A Steen woman and her husband in Kuwait met for a romantic Valentine’s Day lunch Tuesday at the Coffey Haus in Luverne. …
Using Skype software, she had a real-time conversation with her husband, Matthew Hite, who is stationed in Kuwait with the National Guard.
It was 9 p.m. in...
10 years ago (2012)
•A Steen woman and her husband in Kuwait met for a romantic Valentine’s Day lunch Tuesday at the Coffey Haus in Luverne. …
Using Skype software, she had a real-time conversation with her husband, Matthew Hite, who is stationed in Kuwait with the National Guard.
It was 9 p.m. in...
10 years ago (2012)
•Luverne High School senior Lauren Christensen joined a select group of former Cardinal girls’ hockey players during the course of Thursday’s home game against the Sioux Falls Flyers. When Christensen lifted a wrist shot into the net to account for Luverne’s first goal in a 7-5...
10 years ago (2012)
•The federal government will have a greater impact on what ends up on the trays of 32 million kids who have school lunch every day—including those in Luverne.
Less salt and fat, more whole grains, fruit, veggies and low-fat dairy are what kids can expect in the school cafeteria...