Yesteryear
100 Years Ago
(Feb. 16, 1923)
Dahl to be a speaker at Grain Dealers convention
T.F. Dahl of Minneota traveled to Minneapolis on Wednesday morning where he scheduled to be is one of several speakers on the program for the Tri-State Grain Dealers convention. Dahl will talk on the subject of the radio for receiving market returns. The Dahl Elevator Co. in Minneota has been using the radio for receiving market reports for several months now and they say that they find it very satisfactory.
'Telephone Mike' makes risky trip to repair telephone line
Mike Hanson, alias "Telephone Mike', drove up from Marshall on Tuesday morning against the storm to repair a telephone line. Few men would have cared to make that drive, but a 50 mile per hour gale carrying a blizzard of sand and snow does not stop a real Viking like Mike when there is telephone trouble at the other end. The village of Minneota appreciate the extra effort by Mike.
75 Years Ago
(Feb. 20, 1948)
Work to begin this summer on rebuilding Highway 68
Highway 68 between Minneota and Marshall will be rebuilt sometime this summer, it has been reported. C.A. Thompson, the District Engineer at Willmar, informed Phil Tillemans, a member of the Minneota Businessmen's Association last Saturday with the news of the progress of the road. All curves in the highway are expected to be lengthened and straightened out so that they may be negotiated safely by vehicles traveling at 60 miles per hour. The highway, when completed, is expected to be higher than it is currently and for about a year will be surfaced only with gravel. Sometime in 1949 a blacktop will be placed over the top of the gravel. The highway west of Minneota is also going to be repaired sometime after the stretch from Minneota to Marshall is completed.
Local school district buys residence to house teachers
A transaction was completed this week whereby the local school district bought a three-apartment residence, to be used to house school teachers, from Mrs. Charlotte DeSutter. The house cost the school district $12,000, and possession will be given the first of next month. Included in the sale is the barn that stands on the property and a lot frontage of 100 feet. Two apartments in the house are on the first floor. The third apartment is on the second floor. Many area communities have been finding themselves in the similar position of purchasing residences in order to entice teachers to their school.
Boy Scout troops seeking waste paper for contest
Two patrols of the local Boy Scout troop, the Silver Fox Patrol and the Wolf Patrol, are battling one another to see which can troop can gather the most waste paper products before the end of the month. The troops are requesting that residents of this community to contact them if they have any paper products they are going to dispose of, according to Scoutmaster John Howard Geiwitz. The winning patrol will win a fishing trip to a northern lake to be determined this summer.
50 Years Ago
(Feb. 15, 1973)
Blizzard slows traffic, dumps over six inches of snow here
The worst blizzard of the winter of 1972-73 hit this area Tuesday and Wednesday, dumping over six inches of snow on the community and slowing traffic almost to a standstill. The snowstorm also forced the cancellation of school here on Wednesday due to impassable country roads for bus travel. Tuesday evening's basketball game between Minneota and Tyler was also forced to be postponed and will be made up at a later date.
Knit and Stitch to hold formal Grand Opening on Feb. 16
"Knit and Stitch", a shop dealing in fashion fabrics which opened two months ago at a residence south of Minneota, will be holding its formal Grand Opening on Friday, February 16 in its new quarters on Jefferson Street in the business district. The proprietors of “Knit and Stitch” are Mrs. Julian Gislason and Mrs. Leonard Richards. They will be handing out several door prizes to patrons during the Grand Opening.
Traen, Taunton farmer, earns Conservation Service Award
Robert Traen, a Taunton farmer, recently received a Certificate of Service from the Minnesota Soil and Water Conservation Commission and the Minnesota Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society of America. The certificate was presented to Traen, honoring him for his 10 years of service as supervisor for the Lyon County Soil and Water Conservation District.
Gorecki, Ufkin named King, Queen for Snowball Week
On Friday, Minneota students selected Don Gorecki and Jean Ufkin as King and Queen, respectively, for Snowball Week. Don is the son of Mrs. Clarence Gorecki. Ufkin is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Ufkin.
25 Years Ago
(Feb. 18, 1998)
Opera Hall acquires new shelving in Heritage Room
Daren Gislason of the Society for the Preservation of Minneota Heritage, placed many books in the new shelving that was recently placed in the newly-designated Heritage Room in the Opera Hall. The shelving was constructed by Poor Farm Woodworks of Marshall and is made of oak. The shelving reaches from the floor to the ceiling. The shelving and book cases will be used for storage of photos, genealogy information and books. The remodeling of other rooms, as well as the shelves, were made possible in part by a grant from the Grants Program of the Lyon County Historical Society. Two other rooms have also been renovated with new plaster and paint. and a new heating and air conditioning system recently installed.
Piano students win contest, advance to state March 15
Stacy Schroepfer, Amanda Bot and Megan Buysse were winners in the Minnesota Music Teachers' Association District Piano Contest held on Jan. 31 in Marshall. Schroepfer was a winner in Division Intermediate B, while Bot and Buysse were winners in Primary Division. All advance to the state contest at the University of Minnesota on March 15. The piano instructor for these students is Mrs. Helen Wambeke.