Okoboji Summer Theatre Opens 19th Season in Bicentennial Year
The Okoboji Summer Theatre announces a 19th season beginning June 15 featuring nine plays including Little Mary Sunshine Philadelphia Story Kiss and Tell Toys in the Attic George Washington Slept Here Light Up The Sky Here Lies Jeremy Troy Our Town and The Contrast. Tickets are available by mail or phone with performances for Boji Bantam children’s plays June 23 to Aug 14 at Boji Bantam with matinees.
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Okoboji
George Washington
Jeremy Troy
Spirit Lake
Boji Bantam
Japan
Okgboji
Beth Howard to Wed Michael Alkire
Beth Anne Howard of Emmetsburg will marry Michael R. Alkire of Aurelia in a July 2 ceremony at the First United Methodist Church in Emmetsburg. Beth Anne is an Emmetsburg High School graduate and Michael studies at ILCC.
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Dale Howard
Emmetsburg
Beth Anne
Michael R. Alkire
Aurelia
Burrell Alkire
Emmetsburg High School
Michael
ILCC
First United Methodist Church
J. H. Walsh
Mary
Durant High School
Durant
Dick Fry
Durant Athletic Club
Niagara
Rhubarb Jam Recipes and Pea Freezing Tips
An old home preservation note offers steps for strawberry rhubarb jam yielding eight glasses, with sugar and Certo pectin, plus honey as a substitute. It also covers freezing or canning peas, including shelling, blanching, cooling, and hot packing with salt, stressing no thawing after freezing.
Garden preserving tips and garden planning notes
A fragmented note covers canning and freezing guidance for vegetables and herbs. It advises pressure canning times for quarts and pints, freezing spinach or swiss chard, and planning ahead for end-of-season jars. It cites Henry Taber of Iowa State University on mulching, foil as mulch, and using foil to cool soil.
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Henry Taber
Extension Horticulturist
Iowa State University
Taber
Nice Weather Brings Visitors to Nursing Homes
Residents at several nursing homes enjoyed visitors and outdoor activity as pleasant weather persisted. Many families from Ruthven, Emmetsburg, Mallard, and nearby towns visited loved ones at Clear View Manor Lakeside and Emmetsburg Care Center, sharing meals, flowers, and memories amid cemetery visits and festive May events.
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Ursula’Loring
Gertrude Kollasch
Barney Beatty
Beverly Nelson
Ray
Noreen
Pat
Stealey
Wes. Campbell
Joe Duffy
Renea
Olson
Ruthven Ly ‘Visting
Otto Olson
Otto
Wanda Nicholson
Ann Korleski
Walt ] Fredrickson
Minneapolis
Minn
Ann Willis
Clear View Manor
Donald Zaugg
Dan Bannart
Edda Mogier
Béab Mnet
Rolfe, Mallard
West Bend
Bill Bennett
Diane Daiy
Katle ‘Faber
Gene Fehr
Rolfe
Lillian Fehr
Fehr
Ralfe
Lillian
Gerald Westberg
Mankato
Carrie Westberg
Humboldt
Dakota City
Edith Richards
Edith
Louisa Shriner
Margaret Gard
Clifford Shriner
Worthington
Emmetsburg
Dolly Anlcker
Agnes Tabor
Dolly
Mary Jo Meyer
Whittemore
Olive Fredericks
Margaret Bierstedt
Lillian Bennett
Dolly Anliker
Bill Kelly
John Buhlmann
Roy Blackburn
Chris Bannstetter
Ellis Shellmyer
Helen Campbell
Lakeside Lutheran Nursing Home
Trinity Lutheran Primary Department
Mallard
Lakeside
Robert Owen
Tammy Swecker
Ogdén
Rosa Truelson
August Probst
Fannie Probst
Laura Marcolini
Paul Marcolini
Hazel Jones
Elmer DuBois
Dickens
Eleanor Moore
Ken Moore
Annie Umbrell
Raymond Hudson
Christenson
Ringsted
Anna Johnson
Morris Mitchell
Mark Mitchell
Tim Mitchell
Einer Appel
Bob
Graetlinger
Otto Appel
Verna Christenson
Alice
Ruthven
Marlys
Lawrence Lee
Cemtery
Maude
Viola Olson
Lena Rosewell
Margaret Nelson
Larry Coleman
Samek
LaVonne Goff
Bridget O'Dell
Shirley
Laurie
Mildred McEwan
Bridget
Emily Papadakes
Mery Lener
Margaret
Jim Thompson
Danny
Sridget
Tom
Marcia Houston
Tammy
Jody
Bend
Ore
Marcia Sweeney
Bill Nolan
Shirley Brown
Delores Geelan
Trinity Lutheran
Dora Teven
Lillian Kreebs
Frieda Ernst
Terrace Park
Emmetsburg Care Center
Fay Shafer
Francis Dalton
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Wes
Vella Campbell
Renee Keller
Kate McCullagh
Domek
George Alyward
Loretta Carollo
Milwaukee
Jane Murray
Eileen
Sioux Falls
S. Dak
Eileen Murray
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Beth Howard
Michael Alkire
James Johnston
Bloomington, Minn
Howard Johnston
Lawrence Graus
Melvin
James Pettit
J. G. Fogerty
Galesburg, Ill
Lian Petit
Katie Blotti
Beth Anne Howard
IPS
PS Energy
Ing
Weingardy
Bill Washburn
Peis
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