10 years ago (1993)"The congregation of Steen Reformed Church had much to celebrate on its 80th anniversary Sunday.The congregation officially broke ground for their new church. Construction is slated to begin later this month. The new structure should be completed in about nine months."25 years ago (1978)"A group of residents of the city of Beaver Creek presented the City Council with a petition signed by 92 residents of the city asking the proposed water tower question be brought to a vote of the people.At the public hearing on the proposed 150,000 gallon tower at the cost of $255,000, residents were informed the city council would make the final decision."50 years ago (1953)"Richard Sjolseth and Robert Moser went to Luverne Tuesday evening when on Wednesday they joined a group of young men who were being inducted into the Army. They expected to go to Omaha and then to Chicago."75 years ago (1928)"Just to let this generation know what is meant by a dirt or sod fence, the writer interviewed Lars Kolsrud Sr., one of our pioneer settlers, who did much of this work in the early days. It was well-neigh impossible to get posts in those days, except through long hauls, and then another thing, money didn’t happen to be very plentiful."Therefore, if a farmer wanted a fence he had to ‘manufacture’ it right on the farm, and this is how they went about it: They dug a ditch about five feet wide and about three feet deep, with the ditch slanting toward the bottom. "The dirt thrown from the ditch was piled on the opposite side, and Lars explained that one of the tedious parts of the job was to pile the sod against the dirt in such a way that the dirt would not wash back into the ditch. He explained that the only animals that could jump the fence were jackrabbits, and that these man-made enclosures, when properly built, lasted for many years."100 years ago (1903)"Mr. Follett of Rock Rapids was in town Thursday looking up the cement sidewalk situation. Mr. Follett was the first to enter the business of manufacturing cement walks in Rock Rapids and some of his work done eight years ago is said to be as good as new."
