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Luverne celebrates Winterfest

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Lori Sorenson

Luverne’s annual Winterfest celebration returned over the weekend, live and in person following last year’s pandemic-restricted events.
Many traditional Winterfest offerings returned on deck, including arts and crafts, Santa at school, the nutcracker scavenger hunt, Christmas Cantata, Hinkly House displays and others.
However, several new events and activities joined the lineup.
For example, an open house at St. John Lutheran Church featured more than 200 nativities at the “Festival of Nativities.” Take 16 hosted Vinyl Night and a hotdish cookoff, the Eagles Club added a soup supper to its annual cribbage tournament, and Blue Mound Liquor sponsored a Jack and Jill Beard Contest with its wine and beer tasting.
Luvernechamber.com has information about the contest winners and awards.
Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere said the pandemic prompted the loss of many longtime traditions, but it inspired new ones, and the Winterfest weekend offered opportunities for both.
“It’s wonderful to live in a community where we have everyone rowing the same direction and willing to give their time and talents,” she said ahead of the weekend. “We’re pretty blessed.”

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