Remember when?

10 years ago (1995)
After 66 years of serving Luverne and area retail customers, the Creeger family will no longer be in the clothing business. Randy Creeger, third generation owner of the family business, made the announcement earlier this week and is already advertising going-out-of-business sales.
The Luverne boys’ basketball team enjoyed a successful start to the 1995-96 season by downing Adrian 67-43 in Luverne Friday.25 years ago (1980)
County employees will receive an average 8.7 percent pay increase for the next year.
Approximately $1,200 was taken in a burglary at Country Kitchen in Luverne early Saturday. Other Country Kitchens were hit just hours earlier in Worthington, Jackson, and Fairmont.
Luverne’s enrollment for 1980-1981 is 1,355 students total. It is projected to be 1,310 in 1982.50 years ago (1955)
For the convenience of Luverne patrons the Luverne Post Office will be open Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10 and Dec. 17. It will help to spread the volume of Christmas outgoing mail and parcel post.
The city of Luverne is buying a new police cruiser from Herman Motor Company for a 200-HP Ford V-8 at a cost of $1,260.
The Luverne City Council set Jan. 10 as the date to open bids for a new x-ray machine at the local hospital, recommended by the hospital board and doctors. Dr. D.M. Odland, appearing on behalf of the medical profession, told the council that because of lack of x-ray facilities, numerous cases are sent out of town each week.75 years ago (1930)
Santa Claus is visiting Luverne this week. There will be a free matinee movie and candy for children.
C.N. Remme, a Battle Plain resident, died this week. He was born in 1851, and was a Rock County pioneer, living here since 1873.100 years ago (1905)
After nearly a year of continual search the efforts of R.B. Hinkly to secure a couple of deer to place on his farm at the Mounds have proved successful and Mr. Hinkly is correspondingly happy. As can well be imagined, it is no small task to secure a live deer. Several months ago a friend of Mr. Hinkly living in Montana secured a fine doe and buck for him, but before arrangements could be completed with the authorities for their shipment, one of the animals died. A friend in Minnesota found two more for Hinkly to have. Mr. Hinkly has decided to keep them at his home on Freeman Avenue during the winter, where they will be permitted to run in a large lot, which he is having fenced with a 10-foot high wire fence.