July 19, 2017 – Beaux & Belles Square Dance, St Cloud, Caller Tom Allen, Cuer Sarah Klaphake.  Three squares were present (see photo above) with dancers from Beaux & Belles and County Line Squares.

July 13, 2017 – Afternoon Squares Square Dance, Hopkins, Caller Abe Maier.  Afternoon Squares was joined by children from the Hopkins area Police Department Liaison Group (see photo above).

Square dancing.

July 12, 2017 – Spares & Pairs “Sports Night” Square Dance, Bloomington, Caller Dick Rueter, Cuer Ray Belanger.  Eight squares with dancers from Afternoon Squares, Ar-Dale Dancers, Bloomington Swirlers, County Line Squares, Hot Foot Stompers, Spares & Pairs, Westonka Whirlers (see photo above), and a visiting couple from Vail, AZ.  Also present were Hot Foot Stompers Queen Rose, and Spares & Pairs Queen Cathy and King Fred, CSD Secretary Ken Scott, SDM Chair LeRoy Elfmann, SDM Treasurer Deb Hollimon, SDM Historian Al Martin, and SDM Marketing Director Dee Scott.

County Line Squares with Caller Dick Rueter.

July 10, 2017 – Westonka Whirlers ABC square dance, Mound, Caller Dick Rueter.  Dancers at Monday evening in Mound (see photo above).

July 8, 2017 – Grapevine Twist Square Dance, Albert Lea, Caller Monte Guenzler.  County Line Squares dancers and Queen Susie and Hot Foot Stompers Queen Rose (see photo above) were present.

July 7, 2017 – Three squares (see photo above) of dancers got “warmed up” on Friday night for all the dances on board the cruise ship to Alaska by dancing to Mike Driscoll, Kippen Parrot, and Brian Freed.

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.