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and it's worth noting that the disappearing local 

Luverne is one of those idyllic communities with a local grocery - Glen's Food Center and Deli.

 in 2013 to meet the nine remaining members of Glen’s Coffee Clique Last Man Club, a group of World War II veterans who met at Glen's store every morning, often enough that he dedicated part of the grocery to a bakery and coffee shop, giving the club a place to call home and a spot on the wall.

He provided free cake, ice cream, and coffee for the vets and, we suspect, regularly contributed to the booster clubs, and yearbooks and school functions. He gave scholarships to graduating seniors. He sponsored local youth sports teams,  and provided all the reasons local residents should shop at a local grocery, even if the prices might be a little cheaper on the edge of town at the big chain that couldn't give a damn about any of that stuff.

  and it's about to lose Gust, the Facebook group 

Gust, a former mayor of Luverne, has sold the store to a South Dakota chain and is retiring.

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He provided free cake, ice cream, and coffee for the vets and, we suspect, regularly contributed to the booster clubs, and yearbooks and school functions. He gave scholarships to graduating seniors. He sponsored local youth sports teams,  and provided all the reasons local residents should shop at a local grocery, even if the prices might be a little cheaper at the big chain at the edge of town.

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