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LIFT shares updates on child care center, 'Nutcracker Fest', river trail and more
By Lori Sorenson
March 26, 2025
Luverne Initiatives for Tomorrow hosted a community gala Friday night to share information about current local initiatives. Mayor Pat Baustian emceed the evening in Big Top Tents and Events, providing background on LIFT. “In 2010 roughly 180 people met to figure out what do we want to do to make Luverne better? Where are we going to go from here? How can we make Luverne a place that people want…
Youth Dance Ensemble presents 'Nutcracker Story' in Luverne for Winterfest weekend
By Lori Sorenson
December 04, 2024
Luverne Spotlight Dancers will join 35 Twin Cities dancers with Youth Dance Ensemble to perform “The Nutcracker Story” this weekend. The performance, an abridged version of the classic ballet, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, and at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Both performances will be in the school performing arts center. The event is free and open to the public, thanks to a grant from the…
Family, friends are No. 1 reason people visit a community
By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing General Manager
February 29, 2016
On Monday I attended a video presentation at the Palace Theatre by Roger Brooks. The video screening was made possible by Gary Papik and the LIFT Executive Board. It was kind of a continuing education piece on the ongoing “destination branding” process Luverne is undertaking. The video was titled “How To Successfully Sell Tourism … and get the funding that you need.” The message wasn’t so much…
Could Luverne be a travel destination?
February 09, 2016
Seven years ago, the Luverne community came together as individuals, businesses and government to brainstorm on ways to improve this community. The downtown retail corridor was suffering, the community was lacking things to do, places to eat, venues to shop and daily activities. People and businesses were moving out of town. Some of this was real, some was perception, but everyone agreed we…
Could Luverne be a travel destination?
February 09, 2016
Seven years ago, the Luverne community came together as individuals, businesses and government to brainstorm on ways to improve this community. The downtown retail corridor was suffering, the community was lacking things to do, places to eat, venues to shop and daily activities. People and businesses were moving out of town. Some of this was real, some was perception, but everyone agreed we…

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