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January 28, 2026Luverne music students, families and volunteers hosted their 44th annual Winter Carnival Saturday night in the Luverne High School gym. Students manned carnival games, face painting, cake walks and more while volunteers helped with concessions, cotton candy, Bingo and other fundraising activities. According to Luverne Music Boosters organizers, crowds were steady Saturday night despite frigid…
By Lori SorensonDecember 17, 2025uverne Street Music and Generations presented “Carols and Cake” Sunday afternoon at Generations Events Center on South Estey Street. The event at Generations featured live vocal and instrumental music, cake and beverages by Bluestem Catering and a visit by Santa. The fundraiser for Generations and Luverne Street Music attracted more than 100 paid ticketholders plus dozens of talented volunteer…
By Mavis FodnessApril 30, 2025Nine Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary teachers and staff stepped up April 17 for the “Pie Your Teacher in the Face” fundraiser. Secondary students spent the prior week placing money into different buckets designating the seven teachers and two paraprofessionals who agreed to the challenge. The three buckets with the most money would be “pied.” Willing to have a pan full of whipped cream to their…
April 02, 2025More than 300 people attended the 2025 Tack Swap and Vendor Fair Saturday at Rock Ranch near Hills. The four-hour event featured 27 vendors and three guest speakers sharing information about horse care and horseback riding. The event raised $2,400 for the Rock Ranch equine-assisted therapy program and is slated to take place again next year. Speakers included Jerry Jones from Garretson showing…
By Lori SorensonFebruary 26, 2025The Blue Mound Ice Arena received a donation this week from participants in the “FIT25: Becker’s Love Health and Fitness Challenge” in memory of the late Craig Becker. Each year Tashia Klosterbuer organizes a fitness and weight loss challenge to raise money for a local cause. This year participants supported the Luverne Hockey Association in memory of Becker, who died Dec. 13, 2024. He was a…- February 12, 2025A group of local volunteers is organizing a co-ed volleyball tournament on March 8 to support a scholarship fund at Discovery Time Preschool. The school has a fund to help families who can’t afford the full tuition for Discovery Time Preschool. However, it’s not always enough to cover all families who apply. When the local Women’s Giving Circle learned of the Discovery Time need, member donors…
By Lori SorensonMay 08, 2024Rock Ranch near Hills is joining the “Seen Through Horses” campaign during the month of May, which is Mental Health Awareness Month. “We are very grateful to be a part of this tremendous national campaign,” said Dan LaRock, who co-founded Rock Ranch with his wife, Marie, in 2016. “It helps shine a light on the power of equine assisted counseling as a reliable and helpful resource for many who…
By Lori SorensonApril 10, 2024The Child’s Remembrance Garden in Luverne was established in 2022 to comfort families grieving the death of a child. And while it continues to meet that need, the garden also serves a broader purpose in the community for all visitors. It features walking paths, a pergola and a prayer wall of Sioux quartzite boulders where trinkets and notes can be placed. The garden is located in the northwest…
By Mavis FodnessApril 10, 2024Robotics team members financed their way to the FIRST Robotic Competition (FRC) Worlds April 2 when students hosted a community fundraiser. Fourteen of the team’s members greeted, talked and thanked those who attended for their financial support of the program. About $2,000 was raised from the Tuesday event, according to Luverne High School robotics coach Aaron Perkins. Team members needed to…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 25, 2023Sunday marked National Lemonade Day and provided the Sterling family in Hills an opportunity to advocate for their daughters. Serena and Rayna Sterling were born with a rare neurological disorder known by its genetic code, SLC6A1. On Sunday, Brian and Amanda Sterling set up a lemonade stand in front of their café and grille on Main Street Luverne to bring awareness to and raise money for…
By Brenda Winter, columnistMarch 26, 2019Bonnie and I leaned intently over the puzzle at the Luverne Senior Citizens Center. We were waiting for our church’s monthly food giveaway to begin and we had time to kill. And there, on a small round table, was a puzzle. It had lots of flowers — pink ones and orange ones. We found ourselves leaning in closer to get a better look. Darned pieces were kind of small. I slid my bifocals lower on my…
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