A Minnesota Vikings fan from Albert Lea is organizing a rally Monday to show support for keeping the team in Minnesota.

Classic Reflections Salon & Spa owner Kari Fjeldberg said the rally will be outside of her salon in Northbridge Mall, beginning at 7 p.m.

She hopes the event will encourage lawmakers to work out an agreement that will allow the team to stay in the state.

“It’s done up in the Cities, but I think we all need to show that whether or not we’re up in the Cities, we’re supportive,” Fjeldberg said.

People are encouraged to wear purple, bring signs and “show your horns.”

Fjeldberg said as a child she grew up with the Vikings. She remembers her father, uncles and other family “screaming and hollering at the TV” when games were on.

But she didn’t care a whole lot about the team until about 15 or 16 years ago when a friend of hers got tickets to a game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers.

“It was the very first Vikings game I ever went to in the Dome,” she said. “And we won.”

From that point on, she said she became passionate about the team.

She has spoken with area legislators about what should be done with the team and simply wants to make her voice heard a little more.

“We cannot afford to lose the Vikings,” she said.

The Vikings have sought a replacement for the Metrodome for more than a decade, and although they will play next season in the Metrodome, their lease has expired. Dayton has pushed for a stadium deal for months, saying the state is at risk of losing the team just as it did the Minneapolis Lakers in 1960.

She said she worries about the effect the loss of the Vikings would have on the local economy. Fjeldberg uses the Vikings in her marketing, including holding fan days. She used to offer specials where customers wearing NFL jerseys received 10 percent off. She notes that many fans drive through Albert Lea from the south on game days, and radio stations make some of their best revenue during game broadcasts.

“The Minnesota Vikings fans want the stadium, and it is ridiculous that the lawmakers are not doing what the voters want,” she said. “The majority of voters want a new stadium.”