April 29 and 30, 2022 – “68th” North Dakota State Square and Round Dance Festival, Grand Forks, Caller Curt Braffet, Cuer Bernadette McNeil.  Dancers from Canada, Florida, Minnesota and North Dakota were present.  Clubs represented were Belles ‘N Beaux (Bismarck), Cambridge Corners, Country Twirlers, County Line Squares, First City Squares, F-M Square Dance Association, Friendly Squares, L & M Squares, Magic (Minot), Saturday Fun Nite, Spares & Pairs, Valley Stars, Wadena Whirlaways, and Westonka Whirlers.

Valley Stars.

29 April 2022 – County Line Squares “45th Anniversary” Square Dance, Monticello, Caller Abe Maier, Cuer Sarah Klaphake.  Sixteen squares from Ar-Dale Dancers, Beaux & Belles, Cambridge Corners, Dakota Squares, Hotfoot Stompers, Koronis Nite Owls, Single Circles, Spares & Pairs, Swingmasters, Wandering Wheels, and Westonka Whirlers danced with County Line Squares.

Anniversary cake.

Square dancing.

Round dancing.

Abe and Carol received a Certificate of Appreciation as founders and continuous members of County Line Squares from April 1977 to the present.

Present and former County Line Squares members.

Ar-Dale Dancers retrieved their banner.

Beaux & Belles retrieved their banner.

Hotfoot Stompers retrieved their banner.

Spares & Pairs and Cambridge Corners retrieved their banners.

Koronis Nite Owls.

Single Circles.

Westonka Whirlers.

April 24, 2022 – Dakota Squares “Royalty” Square Dance, West St Paul, Caller John Bittner, Line Dance Leader Beth Boatz.  Ar-Dale Dancers, Cambridge Corners, County Line Squares, Dakota Grand Squares, Hotfoot Stompers, Spares & Pairs, Square & Twirl, and Westonka Whirlers danced with Dakota Squares.  Dancers were treated to the “Royal Plunger” mixer by Dakota Squares officers (see photo above).

Ar-Dale Dancers retrieved their banner.

Westonka Whirlers already had a Dakota Squares banner.

Hotfoot Stompers already had a Dakota Squares banner.

Incoming Queen Teresa and King Steve.

Outgoing King Jeff and Queen Becky (with President Darwin in the background).

April 22, 2022 – Gospel Plus Square Dance, Hopkins, Caller Tom Allen, Cuer Ken LaBau.  Ar-Dale Dancers, Beaux & Belles, Country Twirlers, County Line Squares, Crystal Cross Trailers, Dan’se P.A.C., Hotfoot Stompers, Lake Promenaders, Spares & Pairs, and Westonka Whirlers (see photo above) danced with Gospel Plus.

County Line Squares with Cuer Ken LaBau and Caller Tom Allen.

Dan’se P.A.C. with Caller Tom Allen and Cuer Ken LaBau.

Hotfoot Stompers with Cuer Ken LaBau and Caller Tom Allen.

April 20, 2022 – Beaux & Belles Square Dance, St Cloud, Caller Dick Severson, Cuer Sarah Klaphake.  Koronis Nite Owls and County Line Squares danced with Beaux & Belles (see photo above).

April 16, 2022 – Westonka Whirlers “Bunny Hop” Square Dance, Mound, Caller Bob Maiden, Cuer Sarah Klaphake.  Ar-Dale Dancers, County Line Squares, Dakota Squares, Dan’se P.A.C., Hotfoot Stompers, and Spares & Pairs danced with Westonka Whirlers.

April 13, 2022 – Spares & Pairs “Celebrate Spring” Square Dance, Bloomington, Caller Larry  Fruetel, Cuer Sarah Klaphake.  Ar-Dale Dancers, County Line Squares, Dakota Grand Squares,  Dakota Squares, Hotfoot Stompers, Triple T, and Westonka Whirlers danced with Spares & Pairs.  County Line Squares claimed a Spares & Pairs banner (see photo above).

April 10, 2022 – Ar-Dale Dancers “Royalty” Square Dance, White Bear Lake, Caller Larry Johansen, Cuer Ken LaBau.  The Ar-Dale Dancers always close their dance with the friendship ring (see photo above).

Westonka Whirlers already had an Ar-Dale Dancers banner.

Current and past royalty at the dance.

April 8, 2022 – County Line Squares “Beach Party” Square Dance, Monticello, Caller Charley Huhtala, Cuer Ken LaBau.  Afternoon Squares, Ar-Dale Dancers, Beaux & Belles, Hotfoot Stompers, Koronis Nite Owls, Valley Stars (see photo above), Westonka Whirlers danced with County Line Squares.  County Line Squares Queen Char and King Bill, Hotfoot Stompers Queen Sharon, SDM Chair LeRoy  Elfmann, SDM Treasurer Gael Zachman, SDM Historian Al Martin, SDM Marketing Director Dee Scott, and SDM Membership Director Mary Kay Amberg were present.  Westonka Whirlers retrieved their banner and Koronis Nite Owls claimed a County Line Squares banner (see photos below).

Westonka Whirlers retrieved their banner.

Koronis Nite Owls claimed a County Line Squares banner.