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The day Olivia Newton-John brought star power to Olivia, Minnesota
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/breaking-the-news/the-day-olivia-newton-john-brought-star-power-to-olivia-minnesota/89-e3ced775-2c8f-486c-a3b8-ef789bd562cc?fbclid=IwAR3s2f_dkSnw5y4CIiHfH2BMbvzq_qQfbmH04pYNReJ35IHrfsRcaSnKWb8OLIVIA, Minn. — When Olivia Newton-John died on Monday, tributes poured in from around the world for the Grammy-winning singer and actress.
One of those tributes came from the town of Olivia, Minnesota, which hosted the movie star in 1978, just weeks after the premiere of Grease.
It was all thanks to a man who was willing to take a chance on scoring the ultimate grand marshal for a small town parade.
"I said, I've got an idea, how about we bring Olivia to Olivia?" said Dave Pederson, who was the editor of the Olivia Times Journal at the time. "Everyone said, 'Yeah, sure.'"
One of those tributes came from the town of Olivia, Minnesota, which hosted the movie star in 1978, just weeks after the premiere of Grease.
It was all thanks to a man who was willing to take a chance on scoring the ultimate grand marshal for a small town parade.
"I said, I've got an idea, how about we bring Olivia to Olivia?" said Dave Pederson, who was the editor of the Olivia Times Journal at the time. "Everyone said, 'Yeah, sure.'"
Video of story at link.