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December 18, 2024Parishioners at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne hosted their annual live nativity Sunday night, turning the church parking lot into a live nativity complete with three wisemen, shepherds, live animals and the baby Jesus. The public was also invited inside for a soup supper, children’s activities and another indoor scene depicting the birth of Christ.- By Lori SorensonDecember 18, 2024Luverne City Council members certified a levy of $3,566,592 for taxes payable in 2025. That’s a 10.33-percent increase over the current levy of $3,232,740. Council members noted at their Dec. 10 Truth in Taxation hearing that this levy amount is $75,000 less than the preliminary levy they approved in September. This is because improvements in liquor store revenues allowed $50,000 more to be…
December 18, 2024Craig Becker, age 56, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Luverne, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, at the University of Minnesota Fairview Medical Center. He was born on Nov. 24, 1968, to Linley and Lorraine (Visker) Becker at the Luverne Community Hospital, Luverne, Minnesota. His aunt Judy Visker almost delivered Craig, as Dr. Siebert was on his way from church, but she was able to be…
December 18, 2024Edward William Lynch, age 74, of Luverne, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at his home. He was born April 22, 1950, in Luverne, to Cletus and Angela (Giedemann) Lynch. Ed graduated from Luverne High School in 1968. After high school he served his country in the United States Air Force from 1969 to 1973. He then attended Renton Technical College in Renton, Washington. Ed married Linda Weber on…
December 11, 2024Seventeen children from the Luverne Spotlight Dancers joined the 35-member Youth Dance Ensemble, based in the Twin Cities, for two performances of the “Nutcracker Story” Friday and Saturday in the performing arts center in Luverne. The story is about a girl named Clara who receives a nutcracker as a Christmas gift and dreams it comes to life and battles a Mouse King, who eventually takes her on a…- By Lori SorensonDecember 11, 2024The Walgrave family provided a construction update on the “world’s tallest nutcracker” Monday during the Luverne Area Chamber annual meeting. Groundbreaking was in the fall of 2023 and an 8-foot-tall concrete pedestal was built to anchor the 65-foot-tall nutcracker that will tower 73 feet in the air. In September, the boots — each one 14 feet tall and more than 1,300 pounds, were delivered and…
December 11, 2024Hundreds of people celebrated the annual Winterfest weekend in Luverne Friday through Sunday. Among other events over the weekend, the annual Winterfest Expo attracted dozens of vendors with unique items and foods for sale, and Santa and Mrs. Claus greeted families for photographs and to hear Christmas wish lists.
December 11, 2024Beatrice “Betty” Ann Hamann, age 88, of Luverne, died Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne. She was born Oct. 3, 1936, in Luverne, to George and Agness (Nergaard) McClure. Betty married Milo Hamann on Oct. 7, 1956, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. They were the first members to be married at Grace. The couple called Luverne their home and where they…
December 11, 2024Doris Eleanore Rockman passed peacefully on Nov. 30, 2024. She was born on March 27, 1924, to Ed and Emma Anderson in Vesta Township, Redwood Falls, Minnesota. She was a caring, loving woman, and those traits were manifested in her chosen career as a registered nurse, in her volunteer efforts in the community, and as the best mother, grandmother and great-grandmother ever. She was married to…
By Mavis FodnessDecember 11, 2024For their performance at the First Tech Challenge in Prior Lake, Minnesota, Nov. 23, members representing the Luverne High School robotics team earned the “motivate” award. Team members include Zander Carbonneau, Janica Oechsle, Elizabeth Mulder, Xavier McKenzie, Will Hoffman, Chase Matthiesen and Owen Stephenson. Overall, the team finished the playoffs as the fourth-team overall. The motivate…
December 04, 2024Hundreds of people attended Sunday night's "Light the Night" events in Luverne to kick off the holiday season ahead of this weekend's annual Winterfest celebration.- By Lori SorensonDecember 04, 2024This weekend is Luverne’s annual Winterfest Celebration, and the 2024 weekend will include new activities and events for residents, families and visitors to the community. “We just encourage everyone to come out and take part of all of the wonderful things going on in the community,” said Luverne Chamber Director Kenzi Klein. “There are tons of things going on this weekend, and we hope that…
December 04, 2024Volunteers for Fraternal Order of Eagles and their families sang Christmas carols at the Minnesota Veterans Home, Good Samaritan Society and the Oaks and Poplar Creek Estate Saturday afternoon, spreading holiday cheer with the residents.- December 04, 2024Doris Rockman Doris Rockman, age 100, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage. Funeral service will be Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at 2 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne, with visitation one hour prior from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Interment will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Steen, Minnesota, following the service. Arrangements are…
December 04, 2024Steven Ellsworth Steven Earl Ellsworth was born on March 12, 1946, in Luverne, Minnesota, to Earl William Ellsworth and Alma Josephine (Aanenson) Ellsworth. Steve and his family moved rather often when Steve was a child. He attended schools in Jasper and Luverne, graduating from Luverne High School in 1964. He played football and basketball on some outstanding Cardinals teams. Steve attended…
December 04, 2024After greeting dozens of families in Rushmore, Adrian and Magnolia, Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived at the depot in Luverne around 4:30 p.m. to long lines of young fans waiting for their turn with the jolly couple. Ellis and Eastern Railroad again sponsored the community stops, providing cookies in each town where local organizations co-hosted the photo opportunities with Santa and Mrs. Claus (Bill…
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