July 4, 2017 – Fourth of July Parade, Park Rapids, Caller Roger Lueth.  Friendly Squares, Wadena Whirlaways and First City Squares participated (see photo above).

June 30 – July 3, 2017 – Alaska Festival Square Dance, Anchorage, Caller Bear Miller.  Tom and Shirlee Feneis and Floyd and Judy Engelhardt with Bear and Sandy Miller (squares) and Randy and Marie Preskitt (rounds) in photo above.

This completes the second time around of dancing in all 50 states for Judy and Floyd Engelhardt, USDA Plains Region Vice Presidents.

June 26, 2017 – Harbor Squares Square Dance, Cloquet, Caller Doug Setterstrom.  Two squares of fun and laughter (see photo above).

July 3, 2017 – Parade, Albert Lea, Caller Mary Mehus.  Grapevine Twist won second place in the “non-profit” category.

Dancers on the float.

Mary (caller) and Dale Mehus in the back of the pickup.

July 7, 2017 – Rays Promenaders “Red, White, and Blue” Square Dance, Brainerd, Caller Richard Miller.  Four squares with dancers from Wadena Whirlaways, Rays Promenaders, and County Line Squares were present (see photo above).

July 4, 2017 – McGrath July 4th Celebration Square Dance Demo, McGrath, Caller Abe Maier.  Two squares with dancers from Cambridge Corners, County Line Squares, and Rays Promenaders (see photo above) were present.

June 29, 2017 – Westonka Whirlers and Dakota Grand Squares danced at the Pines in Richfield (see photo above).

June 27 , 2017 – Dakota Grand Squares danced at the Shalom demo in St Paul (see photo above).

June 28, 2017 – Spares & Pairs “Celebrate” Square Dance, Bloomington, Caller Dick Rueter – 50 years, Cuer Ray Belanger – 47 years (photo above).  Twenty-three squares with dancers from 21 organizations were present.

Twenty-three squares (counting the callers, cuers, and old friends no longer dancing).

Caller Dick Rueter.

Cuer Ray Belanger.

Westonka Whirlers.

County Line Squares.

Callers and cuers.

June 25, 2017 – Congratulations to Beth and Andy!  They celebrated with their friends at a wedding square dance in Hopkins with Callers Dick Rueter and Tom Allen and Cuer Ken LaBau.

Lots of dancers helped Beth and Andy celebrate.

Andy and Beth tried to get in a square with all the guests.  Impossible!