Luverne Area Chamber
- April 16, 2025The seventh annual Love the Burger Battle, sponsored by the Rock-Nobles Cattlemen’s Association, starts Monday, April 21, and will continue through Saturday, May 31. Rock-Nobles Cattlemen’s Association will present the Love the Burger traveling trophy to the winner of the contest at 8 p.m. on Main Street during the Buffalo Days Cruise-In Friday night, June 6. Luverne participating restaurants…
March 12, 2025Jen Wipf (center), owner of Rock River Apothecary, was awarded the first-ever Battle of the Beverages plaque and event hosted by the Luverne Area Chamber. Through the month of February, 16 businesses and organizations in Rock County offered a signature beverage for customers to try and vote as their favorite drink. Wipf’s featured drink was called the Electric Apple.
By Lori SorensonJanuary 22, 2025Winners have been announced for the Fall Luverne Chamber and Convention and Visitors Bureau Landscape and Nature Photography Contest. “Special thanks to everyone who submitted photos for the contest,” said Chamber Director Kenzi Klein. “We have many talented photographers that submitted photos.” Winning photos include Deb Vis’s “Frosty Morning,” Ian Sandager’s “Sunset Haul,” Jayda Walgrave’s “…
By Lori SorensonOctober 16, 2024The late Terry Connell was honored Monday night as the Luverne Area Chamber’s 2023 Outstanding Chamber Member of the Year. The award, established in 2005, honors Chamber members who are no longer working but “who have made significant contributions to the community in their personal life and professional career.” Connell died in November 2021, so the Chamber Board of Directors gave this year’s…
By Lori SorensonAugust 14, 2024The Luverne Chamber Board announced Tuesday a new leadership arrangement in the Chamber Office. The board hired Luverne native McKenzi Wenninger Klein as the new executive director, and current director Jane Wildung Lanphere will move into the Chamber’s assistant position. On Monday, Aug. 12, the board signed the employment agreement with Klein, who recently moved back to Luverne after living…
By Lori SorensonAugust 07, 2024There were 89 photos entered in May-June 2024 Luverne Chamber and Convention and Visitors Bureau Landscape and Nature Photography Contest. “The judging team really had to make some difficult decisions,” said Chamber Director Jane Lanphere. “Due to the massive number of entries, they decided that they would select eight winners for this contest period.” It was initially announced that four…
June 12, 2024The Plaza Committee of Luverne Initiatives for Tomorrow hosted the third annual “Touch a Truck Night” Monday evening in the south lot of the Luverne Elementary School. Dozens of local families explored fire trucks, large vehicles and farm implements, along with squad cars, skid loaders and other public service equipment as part of the evening that is designed to introduce local residents and…
June 05, 2024The Luverne Area Chamber receives a $2,500 Community Champions Award from Sevita Health – HSI Leadership Team. The donation is part of the Mentor Network Charitable Foundation (Sevita Health). It celebrates team members who dedicate their time to community service, and the organization makes a donation in recognition of their volunteerism. A portion of the check will go toward providing free…- By Lori SorensonApril 10, 2024Local businesses are collaborating on a Spring Marketplace shopping experience April 18-20 in Luverne. Nearly 20 businesses, ranging from art and retail to hardware and restaurants, will offer deals and giveaways for the collective shopping experience in Luverne. “It’s a starting point for businesses to start working together,” said Chamber Board President Tony Schomacker. “Together with this…
- November 17, 2020In the November Chamber Chatter, the Luverne Area Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere offered ways to be grateful this holiday season. Specifically, she suggested being thankful for this list of blessings: •Awakening alive. Just waking up is something we should be grateful for every day of our lives. Being alive allows us to love, enjoy, make decisions, act and make our day the best. •…
- By Jane Wildung-Lanphere, Luverne Area Chamber directorMarch 10, 2020Luverne and Rock County are unlike 95 percent of the small towns in America. While tens of thousands of small communities see businesses closing and people moving away, we are at the brink of what can be the most exciting growth in decades. I remember in the early 1960s when Mid-Pack came to town. That plant was the “spark-plug” for community growth in both the residential and business sector.…
- By Jane Wildung-Lanphere, Luverne Area Chamber DirectorJuly 31, 2018I strongly felt that I needed to respond in defense of the wonderful men and women who have volunteered and are serving on the Destination Branding Committee for Luverne Initiatives for Tomorrow. If you are a social media person (I admit that I am not), you probably have heard of the negative comments, hatred and hype that has been focused on the work that these volunteers are doing trying to…
By Jane Wildung LanphereAugust 01, 2016In the dictionary, synergy is defined as the interaction of elements that, when combined, produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, etc. Synergy is the reason that every single business in Luverne and the surrounding area is important for the success and growth of our community. Just recently I stopped to purchase gas and there was someone…
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