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Bravo, Luverne, for making us all proud during Cardinal Pride Weekend

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Let's do it again next week at the fair

Bravo, Luverne, on a job well done hosting the 60th Annual Hot Dog Night and Cardinal Pride All-School Reunion over the weekend.
Of course, to praise “Luverne” is to praise Luverne leaders, Chamber staff, committee members, businesses and countless volunteers who worked quietly behind the scenes for months to make sure the community was ready for the big weekend.
The goal was to put our best foot forward and make our guests feel warmly welcomed. (Temperatures nearing 90 degrees helped with the “warm” part.)
This was facilitated in part by staging events and activities that encouraged reconnection with classmates and old friends and stirred a renewed appreciation for an alma mater and hometown.
Judging by post-weekend chatter among those who participated, the weekend accomplished all that and more.
There were rave reviews about everything from the Wiener Dogs to the classic cars in the Cruise and Park to the live music performing at each venue.
Everywhere we looked, there was red and white attire and bright smiling faces, from the Class of 1950 to the Class of 2020 and everyone before, after and in between.
For those who didn’t graduate from Luverne High School but call this community home, it was a proud weekend also. You don’t have to be an LHS grad to appreciate compliments from visitors about your community.
If we didn’t know it before Cardinal Pride weekend, we sure do now.
We heard over and over how great the town looked, how progressive it had been with development, and well planned the parties were for Cardinal Pride.
Again, Bravo, Luverne — the people who worked to make Cardinal Pride a success. Thanks for making us all proud.
Enjoy this week to regroup before we roll out the red carpet again for visitors.
The Rock County Fair is on deck for July 27-30, and we can do it all over again.
Be sure to check out our 2022 Fair Preview Special Edition inserted in this week’s Star Herald. See you at the fair!

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