Times Past: Look back at this week in city history

30 YEARS AGO: JULY 7, 1994

• Nancy Cassano was selected to continue for another term as chairperson of the Monticello School Board.

• The Bourbon Street Boys jazz band made its third annual appearance in Monticello, playing in the MHS auditorium due to rain after originally setting up at Ellison Park.

• Local high school students spent a week fixing up the trails at YMCA’s Camp Manitou in Monticello.

• Riverfest was gearing up for a fun-filled two-day event.

• AD: Burger King was offering free helicopter rides during Riverfest, with one trip per $5 purchase.

• At the Monticello Theater: “Baby’s Day Out,” “Little Big League” and “Wyatt Earp.”

15 YEARS AGO: JULY 9, 2009

• The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the seven-year sentence of Inrange owner/operator Shea Pedersen, who was convicted in July 2008 of multiple counts of controlled substance crimes.

• The state Department of Education released student test scores from the annual MCA-II tests, showing a 66% proficiency in math and 76.9% in reading district-wide.

• Tom Emmer officially entered the race for Minnesota governor. He was then serving his third term in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

• A new law went into effect stating that children under age 8 who are shorter than 4 feet 9 inches must be in a child safety seat or booster seat when traveling in a vehicle.

• At the Monticello Theater: “The Hangover,” “Night at the Museum,” “UP,” “The Proposal,” “Transformers, “My Sister’s Keeper,” “Ice Age” and “Public Enemies.”