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25 years ago

From the Nov. 26, 1987 edition of the

Dakota County Tribune

District 196 to begin in-district open enrollment

Independent School District 196 parents may request their child attend a school other than the school in their attendance area in 1988-89.

Between Nov. 15 and Dec. 15, middle and high school parents may apply to have their child attend another district middle or high school....

Requests will be granted based on space available in the requested school (for middle and high school students) or in the appropriate grade level in the requested school (for elementary students). If more students request transfers to a school than the school can accept, transfers will be granted by random selection....

In the case of District 196 high schools, the total number of students transferring to a school must no be more than six more than the number of students transferring from that school.

50 years ago

From the Nov. 22, 1962

edition of the

Dakota County Tribune

$300 damage to tractor by vandalism

In excess of $300 dollars in wanton vandalism was reported by Tom Mohr, Rosemount Excavation Equipment Company, Rosemount.

A loader-backhoe tractor parked in the McMenomy gravel pit was shot up and otherwise damaged over the weekend of Nov. 10-11, requiring replacement parts and labor to the extent of the above amount.

Holes were shot in the muffler, a hydraulic line shot off, the tachometer-mile-hour meter instrument panel was smashed, distributor smashed, shuttle transmission lever broken, and the lugs on one front wheel loosened and wheel partially removed.

Rosemount to have yule light event

The Rosemount Businessmen’s Association will again this year sponsor a Christmas lighting contest for homes in the village. Judging of the home decorations will take place between Dec. 18 and 22, and judges will be from Farmington.

The Businessmen’s Association will sponsor Santa Claus day in Rosemount on Saturday, Dec. 15. Santa Claus will be downtown to visit with his little friends at 12:30.

At 1:30 p.m. he will go to the school where there will be a program of comedy, a movie and candy will be distributed to the children of Rosemount.

Plans made for bond issue campaign

An organization meeting was held Monday, Nov. 19, to develop procedures and plans for informing citizens on the forthcoming school bond issue for the Rosemount School District, Mrs. Joseph Krzisnik, secretary, reported this week.

The committee members, representing the Study Committee, PTA, and School Board, decided on the following methods to provide facts and information to the residents....

It is expected to follow a large extent of the recommendations made by the Study Committee on school facilities....

Members of the publicity committee are: Mr. Rollin Dennistoun and Mrs. George Ward, members from the Study Committee, Mrs. Joseph Krzisnik and Mrs. Alfred Shadduck, members from the PTA, and Mr. H.C. Crown and Mr. Arthur Volkert from the school board.

24 Rosemount youths receive grid letters

With the 1962 football season behind them, 24 members of the Rosemount squad were awarded their letters for participation in the sport for this season.

The members of the squad who fulfilled all the qualifications demanded by the rules of the athletic department and received the awards were: Marc Anderson, 11th grade; Steve Atwood, 11th; Joe Callahan, 10th; Tom Carroll, 10th; Steve Christenson, 11th, Carl Dahlberg, 12th; Larry Dehrer, 11th; Robert Duffy, 12th; Robert Fisher, 11th; Fred Fryer, 10th; Gerald Glassing, 12th; John Gores, 9th; Melvin Gores, 11th; Nick LaPointe, 12th; Pete LaPointe, 10th; Steve Linkert, 10th; Larry Mann, 11th; David Martin, 10th; Mark Mueller, 12th; James O’Brien, 12th; Donald Schmidt, 10th; John Trog, 12th; Timothy Pease, (manager), 12th and David Volkert (manager), 12th.

75 years ago

From the Nov. 26, 1937

edition of the

Dakota County Tribune

Throng hears Stassen fire opening gun in campaign

A civil service bill which would cause state government employees to be appointed on their merit rather than on political pull, is the cornerstone on which Harold E. Stassen, Dakota County attorney, seeks the G.O.P. nomination for governor, according to the opening campaign gun fired at the banquet attended by upwards of 700 persons from this county and all parts of the state at the Hastings High School auditorium Thursday night of last week.

The 30-minute speech, packed with his well-known sincerity and forcefulness, was broadcast over WCCO....

After praising the Minnesota Federation of Labor and League of Women Voters for their efforts in trying to pass a suitable civil service bill, he blasted the C.I.O and charged the present state administration with supporting irresponsible labor leaders.

He charged the present administration with regularly levying “a toll at the paymaster’s window to fatten the bankroll of the greatest campaign slush fund in the history of the state.”

Big hits on the speaking program were two farmers from the end of the county – Ed. J. Thye of Sciota and Mrs. Milton Schonning, Eureka township....

The state for some time, he said, “has been afflicted with a political fever but I know Stassen has the ability and courage to nurse and bring our state back to normalcy.”

Rev. H.W. Neunaber, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran church of Rich Valley, said our country needed four cornerstones in its foundation to make a good government: (1). The home; (2) the school; (3) separation of church and state; (4) sound, sane government and sound, sane leadership. He said he believes that in Mr. Stassen we have the man who will provide the type of leadership to insure that kind of government.

Rosemount News

M.C. Blanchett, owner of Stock Farm just east of town, died suddenly Tuesday at the Angus Hotel, St. Paul, of heart trouble. Mr. Blanchett was in Rosemount only the day before and was apparently in his usual good health. He was 74 years old.

Mrs. Ralph Helvig and son Jerry of Truman are spending the week at the John Bartelt home while Mr. Helvig is deer hunting in the northern part of the state.

A nice ice rink 80x136 feet is being made at the public school ground. Two new tennis courts 90x120 feet have been made recently. Both projects are sponsored by the W.P.A. under the supervision of Eugene Casserly of Hastings.

Tommy Van Burkum, Mildred Alstadt, Louis Warweg, Agnes Mullery, Mutt Evans and Cecil Warner attended the hockey game at the auditorium.

Will Hagemeister of Rosemount and R.J. Rondorf of Mounds arrived Wednesday morning from Reservation River near the Canadian border where they spent several days hunting deer. Mr. Hagemeister had good luck – he got a doe. Mrs. Fred Warweg of Farmington had charge of the meat market during his absence.

100 years ago

From the Nov. 22, 1912 edition of the

Dakota County Tribune

Rosemount News

Frank Barger was a St. Paul visitor Saturday.

Joseph Heinen made a business trip to St. Paul Wednesday.

Louise Gilman of Hamline spent Sunday with her sister Florence.

J.J. Hynes, Joseph Devitt and James Geraghty left here Saturday for a big game hunt. Hynes and Devitt returned home early Monday morning with a big game with big honors and it is a big fellow. It tips the scales at four hundred. J.J. Hynes said he killed it himself. Maybe he did, we may as well believe him as to hunt for proof. He got the big game, no matter how he got it.

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