Remember When
- August 15, 202310 years ago (2013) •Bill Ketterling has been in the garbage hauling business long enough to remember when cities used dray services. In fact, when he started more than 40 years ago, he bought out Orville Kannenberg’s Dray Service. “Orville had the business for sale, and no one else wanted to do it, so I thought maybe that meant it would be job security,” Ketterling said. The term “drayage”…
- August 08, 202310 years ago (2013) •Bob Collins of Minnesota Public Radio paid a visit to members of Luverne’s Last Man’s Club for their Wednesday afternoon coffee at Glen’s Deli on July 31. The result of his casual conversation with the group will be a write-up in Collins’ MPR blog, “Newscut,” which can be found at www.mpr.org/newscut. … Luverne’s Last Man’s Club organized in the summer of 2010 as an offshoot…
- August 01, 202310 years ago (2013) •Luverne salon owner Diane Elbers is moving Hair Ltd. From 101 South McKenzie Street to 111 West Main (the tiny building with the “Vineyard Growth Associates” sign just west of the Manitou Hotel building). Elbers said that one of the best parts of moving the business is “that sign will finally come down. It hasn’t been Vineyard for years and years.” Elbers said the move from a…
- July 25, 202310 years ago (2013) •More than 60 area children participated in the Missoula Children’s Theatre performance of “The Secret Garden” Saturday. Drama students tried out for parts on Monday, practiced Monday through Saturday morning and presented a full-length musical Saturday afternoon. In 2013, Missoula Children’s Theatre will work with 65,000 children in more than 1,200 communities in 50 states…
- July 18, 202310 years ago (2013) •It takes dozens of involved staff and volunteers to run a county fair smoothly, but this year in Rock County, one loyal organizer will be absent. Floral Hall superintendent Ida Reverts passed away last fall, so this year, her co-workers are learning to manage without her. “I think anyone who has spent time at the fair in the past 50 years realizes that Ida was always there,”…
- July 11, 202310 years ago (2013) •The Luverne Alternative School is no longer located at 110 North Oakley Street in Luverne. It is instead located in the main floor south wing of Luverne High School. … Alternative school instructors Paul Johnson and Nancy Swanson moved their classrooms to the high school building in June. School Board member Peggy Adams told board members at the June 27 board meeting she’d…
- July 04, 202310 years ago (2013) •The Comfort Inn in Luverne is now a Quality Inn with a new look and updated features. According to local management, the name change is prompted by a corporate decision, but it will remain under the same ownership. The exterior has adopted Quality Inn colors—primarily gold and green—and the interior has new flat-screen TVs, new beds, bedding, in-room furniture and lobby…
- June 27, 202310 years ago (2013) •A container of biohazardous waste — presumably full of used hypodermis needles — recently showed up in a load of recycling material at Ketterling Services. There is a recycling label clearly marked on the container, which also instructs users to dispose of biohazardous waste according to their hospital or municipal policy. This creates a confusing message about how it should…
- June 20, 202310 years ago (2013) •Luverne’s Jazmine Olson was crowned Miss Minnesota USA Teen in the USA Ambassador Pageant Saturday, June 8, in Sioux Falls. The teen division included 16- to 18-year-olds competing in Interview, fashion wear, evening gown and on-stage chat. … Olson will represent Minnesota in the national pageant July 31 through Aug. 4 in Tampa, Fla. … Olson, daughter of Mike and Denise Olson…
- June 13, 202310 years ago (2013) •Workers removed the 1970s-era paneling covering the Power Fitness and Print Express buildings on Luverne’s Main Street Monday. Luverne Economic Development Director Holly Sammons said part of establishing a historic district includes determining the historical status of various buildings. Because these two buildings, along with the Creeger building, were covered up in the…
- June 06, 202310 years ago (2013) •Rock County Historical Society volunteers hosted their Buffalo Days Hoe Down at the fairgrounds Sunday afternoon under picture-perfect weather conditions. After a weekend of rainy blustery weather, Sunday dawned with blue skies, sunshine and light breezes. The Hoe Down, a fundraiser for the Historical Society, featured live music by Luverne musicians Ron and Jane Cote, a pie…
- May 30, 202310 years ago (2013) •Enough time has passed since the artist Mary Renfro lived in Luverne for locals to ask, “Who’s Mary Renfro?” Here's the answer. Mary Renfro was a painter who lived in Luverne from the 1940s to the 1970s. She and her husband, Don, owned Renfro Variety from 1948 to 1970. During the 20-some years that Mary Renfro lived in Luverne, she painted and taught painting classes. ……
- May 23, 202310 years ago (2013) •The new Luverne logo that was unveiled April 16 is showing up on city vehicles, stationery and now on colorful banners that started going up on Main Street light poles Tuesday afternoon. There are 55 light poles between Highway 75 and the Rock River Bridge. The 18-by-40-inch panels on each side of the light poles carry the various messages about Luverne. One panel has the…
- May 16, 202310 years ago (2013) •Owners, managers and dignitaries gathered Wednesday morning to celebrate the opening of the new Grandstay Hotel & Suites of Luverne, which hosted its first guests Wednesday night. The 51-room hotel includes an indoor pool, elevator, 12 suites, handicap accessibility, pet-friendly rooms and more. General Manager Kullen Schroht said the hotel’s philosophy is to be community…
- May 09, 202310 years ago (2013) •The effects of the April 9-10 ice storm continue to be felt around the region, and especially in Rock County, where damage was among the worst. At Tuesday night’s Luverne City Council meeting City Administrator John Call reported that public works crews are continuing to trim trees and remove trees damaged from the storm. “We hauled out 125 loads of debris from the main city…
- May 02, 202310 years ago (2013) •Luverne High School Class of ’97 graduate Bill Aanenson brings 16 years of experience to a brand new business on Highway 75. Aanenson and his wife, Michelle, opened Rock Motor Sports LLC in April. The business, located in the former TriState Auto building, offers parts and service for every kind of outdoor power equipment — boats, motorcycles, four-wheelers, lawn mowers and…
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