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Friends, family and the Luverne Area Chamber celebrated a ribbon-cutting Friday afternoon for Cardinal Moving, a business created by four Luverne High School students, Adam Ask, Marcus Vortherms, Marcos Diaz and Zach Overgaard. The new business assists area residents in moving household furniture,...
The Luverne Area Chamber’s annual meeting is Monday night, and it will be a time for board members, businesses and individuals to reflect on the organization’s mission and accomplishments.
Looking at the agenda, it appears the past year has seen a dizzying level of community events to promote the...
On Thursday, Aug. 11, the Luverne Area Chamber and community members celebrated two ribbon-cuttings on East Main Street.
One was for the new Wildflowers Coffee Boutique mobile beverage and lunch trailer, which will operate in the community in addition to its downtown restaurant location.
The other...
Luverne’s annual Winterfest celebration returns this weekend, live and in person following last year’s pandemic restricted events.
“We haven’t done it for a year, and people have kind of forgotten what to do,” said Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere. “But we’ve had a lot of people step up, and...
A Christmas lighted train engine will join the 2021 community holiday plans, which kick off with fireworks Nov. 28 in Luverne City Park.
Ellis and Eastern Railroad will transport Santa and Mrs. Claus through several communities on Sunday, Nov. 28, ending in Luverne in time for the grand lighting of...
The Luverne Chamber and Convention and Visitors Bureau recently announced the winners of the first half of the 2021 CVB Photo Contest.
“The CVB judge had a very difficult time determining the winners, because there were so many great entries,” said Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere.
“Thanks to...
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This week we’re torn between two messages: get out and support local businesses and stay home to protect vulnerable loved ones and health care workers.
Our holidays are coinciding with the...
Sunshine Foods in Luverne celebrated its official opening Monday morning with a ribbon-cutting that involved members of the Luverne Area Chamber Board of Directors.
Glen Gust retired from 40 years in the grocery business nine months ago, but he returned to Luverne Monday night to accept an award from local business leaders who named him Outstanding Chamber Member of the Year.
“Thank you all … I’m very humbled,” he said in the crowded Sterling’s Café and Grille...
Plans are underway to develop a bike share program in Luverne that would allow people to “borrow” and return bicycles around town.
The Luverne Chamber Office last summer requested state funding to purchase bikes for a loan program, but it didn’t qualify.
But last month the Statewide Health...