1999 – 25 years ago
Mayo Clinic announced the donation of $4 million, with the promise of an additional $3 million more to jump-start a community-wide effort to build affordable housing. The Rochester Area Foundation is also donating a million dollars to the endeavor.Beer is brewing again in the former G. Heilman Brewery for the first time in four months. Beer making resumed and is now The City Brewery.1974 – 50 years ago
Former NCAA coach John Wooden, who retired in 1975, favors a 30-second shot clock for college basketball. (The NCAA adopted a 45-second shot clock in the 1985-86 season).Five law enforcement students at Rochester Community College serve as the police force in Mazeppa and Hammond in an experimental program. The program is being assisted by David Hayden, a captain with the Rochester police force.1949 – 75 years ago
Voters in St. Charles will go to the polls to express sentiment on a baseball lighting system for the local athletic park.Defense officials are deciding where a cavern or mine could be used as a command post in the event of an attack on the United States.The 1949 Big Nine football season is history (Austin was 7-0), and teams are putting up the moleskins and pulling out the roundball as the hoop season will soon get underway.1924 – 100 years ago
Minnesota governor J. A. O. Preus has proclaimed Sunday, December 7, as officially the "Golden Rule Day" and hopes all Minnesotans contribute substantially to world peace.The primary goal of the agricultural department at Lewiston High School is to properly prepare young farm boys for a vocational future.Playing on a snow-covered field in zero-degree weather, Lewiston High School came away with a 7-0 victory over Chatfield in high school football. Share News Reporting News ReportingBased on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? Tags By Loren Else Loren Else is a freelance contributor for the Post Bulletin. Conversation What To Read Next Get Local
