10 years ago (1994)"The Magnolia and Luverne school boards officially approved Cooperation and Combination between the two districts in a joint meeting Monday.The 25 people attending the meeting gave the two boards a round of applause after they had, in separate action, unanimously endorsed a formal agreement."25 years ago (1979)"Luverne Planning and Zoning Commission will be studying a proposal to control traffic by the Luverne Elementary School.Edward Salzer, principal, and Nori Welch, school board member, attended the city council meeting Tuesday to discuss the proposal."50 years ago (1954)"Rock County was third among 87 counties in the state in the sales of U.S. Savings bonds for the period January to March, it was announced this week.A total of $151,455 in savings bonds was sold in Rock County during this three month period which represents 43.6 percent of the 1954 goal for the county."75 years ago (1929)"Special vaudeville programs, by home talent under the direction of Mrs. Maude Jochims, will be presented next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the Palace Theatre, under the auspices of Dell-Hogan Post 122, American Legion. In addition to the vaudeville a famous screen production, ‘The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City’ will also be presented each night.’Thirty Luverne people will take part in the vaudeville offering, which will consist of six big acts. These will include snappy songs, peppy dances, black-face skits and beautiful Broadway chorus girl numbers."100 years ago (1904)"John Connell, of the City Drug store, completed arrangements the first of the week to open a drug store at Hardwick and the work necessary to equip the store has begun. The store will be located in the old bank building and Mr. Connell will put in a complete line of drugs, paints, oils and in short, everything usually found in an up-to-date drug store."
