By Katrina Vander Kooi
Twelve hundred people came to watch aerialists, African elephants, a clown, and many other acts last Friday at the Culpepper-Merriweather Circus.
"We were very pleased with the event," Dave Smith, Luverne Area Chamber of Commerce director, said. "They put on a very good show."
Barbara, one of the two the African elephants, started off the circus' visit to Luverne by raising the tent Friday morning.
At 5:30 and 7 p.m., the big top was filled with spectators ready to enjoy a night of entertainment. An aerialist, a juggler, a contortionist, a ringmistress, an animal trainer, a clown, a trapeze artist and two balancing artists all had a part in the show. Story inside.