May 18, 2017 – Regina Senior Living Square Dance Demo, Hastings, Caller Dick Rueter.  Spares & Pairs and Dakota Grand Squares dancers (see photo above) provided entertainment for members of Regina Senior Living.

May 17, 2017 – Spares & Pairs “Bluegrass Concert” and Square Dance, Bloomington, Caller Dick Rueter, Cuer Ray Belanger, Timbre Junction Band (see photo above).  Twelve squares from 14 organizations were present.  Also present were Ar-Dale Dancers Queen Marlene and King Roger, County Line Squares Queen Susie and King Jim, Dakota Grand Squares Queen Eileen and King Darwin, Spares & Pairs Queen Cathy and King Fred, CSD Secretary Ken Scott, SDM Chair LeRoy Elfmann, SDM Secretary Mary Kay Amberg, SDM Historian Al Martin, and SDM Marketing Director Dee Scott.

County Line Squares and Hot Foot Stompers
with Caller Dick Rueter.

May 13, 2017 – Koronis Nite Owls “Celebrating Veterans” and “Graduation” Square Dance, Paynesville, Caller Larry Johansen.  Koronis Nite Owls (photo above) celebrated veterans and graduating their new dancers.

Graduates.

Graduates with Caller Andy Flint.

County Line Squares.

Koronis Nite Owls!

May 11, 2017 – Wadena Whirlaways Square Dance, Wadena, Caller Larry Johansen.  First City Squares (see photo above) retrieved their banner.

May 10, 2017 – Spares & Pairs Square Dance, Bloomington, Caller Larry Fruetel, Cuer Ray Belanger.  County Line Squares (see picture above) danced with Spares & Pairs.

May 7, 2017 – ETTA Square & Rounds “Mainstream” Square Dance, St Cloud, Callers Jerry Junck and Tom Allen, Cuer Sarah Klaphake.  Eight squares were present.  County Line Squares attending the dance are pictured above.

May 7, 2017 – Rays Promenaders “64th Annual Paul Bunyan Jamboree” Square Dance, Baxter, Callers Larry Johansen, Abe Maier, Andy Flint, Myron Hollatz, Roger Lueth, Royce Nelson, Richard Miller and Phil Miller, Cuer Donna Stone.  Eight squares were present (see photo above), as were County Line Squares Queen Susie and King Jim.

County Line Squares.

May 7, 2017 – Ar-Dale Dancers “Going Fishing” Square Dance, White Bear Lake, Caller Tom Allen, Cuer Ken LaBau.  There were 8 squares from 13 organizations in attendance.  Celebrities were SDM Historian Al Martin, CSD Chair Vince Dahlheimer, Federation Member at Large Patti and Jerry Ellingson, Westonka Whirlers Queen Katie and King Mark Otterness, Bloomington Swirlers Queen Eileen Ernst and King Darwin Steffen, and Ar-Dale Dancers Queen Marlene and King Roger Sorenson.  Our annual banquet will be held at Gulden’s Restaurant on May 16th and our next dance will be June 4 at 2:00 p.m.  Thank you everyone for coming to dance with us.  Kings Club members (see photo above) and past and present royalty attended the dance.

Past and present royalty.

To win a door prize, Jerry had to go fishing!

May 6, 2017 – Dakota Grand Squares “Back to the 50’s” Square Dance, West St Paul, Caller Jerry Junck, Cuer Ken LaBau.  Fifteen squares were present.  Hot Foot Stompers dancers are pictured above.