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MARCH 9, 2024 | <strong>DIS</strong>COVER!<br />

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Contents<br />

ON THE COVER4<br />

Emmetsburg will host their annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration March 14-17, with a parade on deck for Saturday, March 16.<br />

4<br />

Community:<br />

5<br />

Sounds:<br />

10<br />

Emmetsburg welcomes<br />

all to join the festivities.<br />

Memorial Auditorium<br />

offers ABBA tribute on March 16<br />

7<br />

Screen:<br />

8<br />

Other<br />

New releases for the<br />

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Happenings: Other<br />

must-see area events to check out.<br />

9<br />

10<br />

5<br />

Event: Lyon County Conservation<br />

hosts fundraising activity.<br />

Nature: Nature Tots to take on<br />

the subject of bears.<br />

Side Trip:<br />

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There’s talk of tournaments, seeds, rankings<br />

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on the television commercials,<br />

even on major<br />

network morning.<br />

For me, I was simply<br />

looking into Iowa<br />

high school basketball.<br />

My youngest<br />

nephew is part of the<br />

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earned a trip to Des<br />

Moines this week.<br />

Their first-round game<br />

MYRNA<br />

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was played Monday evening, but my husband<br />

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I found myself searching the internet for a<br />

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news sites were updated. The pairings and<br />

game times for the entire tournament were<br />

there but no scores.<br />

Eventually, I stumbled across something<br />

on X from a Treynor parent saying, “Returning<br />

to Des Moines on Thursday.” At the<br />

same time, I found a short news article on<br />

an Iowa sports website that declared victory<br />

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Then I started reading the story and realized<br />

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coaches — just fluffy verbiage like “knocking<br />

down three-pointers,” “fought hard<br />

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percentage than their opponents from the<br />

field.”<br />

It took several hours for me to get the<br />

actual score — Treynor 73, West Burlington<br />

63 — from a credible news source.<br />

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Community<br />

This Weekend!<br />

DON’T<br />

MISS<br />

OUT!<br />

Celebrating<br />

St. Patrick’s<br />

Day<br />

Emmetsburg welcomes everyone to join the festivities<br />

RYLAN HOWE | STAFF WRITER<br />

As spring nears, the town of Emmetsburg<br />

readies for a major celebration.<br />

St. Patrick’s Day signals five days of<br />

activities in the Palo Alto County community<br />

with plenty of in store fun for residents and<br />

visitors of all ages.<br />

This year the fun starts with the Jr. Miss and<br />

Miss Shamrock Pageants on Sunday, March 10,<br />

followed by a few more days to prepare for the<br />

festivities to get into full swing.<br />

Activities are slated for March 14-17 with the<br />

bulk of the schedule held Saturday, March 16,<br />

starting bright and early at 8:30 a.m. with the<br />

O’Round the Loch Scholarship Run.<br />

David Van Oosbree, a board member of the<br />

St. Patrick’s Association of Emmetsburg and<br />

the parade chairman, said his daughter comes<br />

back to town from Des Moines every year to<br />

participate in the run.<br />

He notes that many former residents tend<br />

to mark the dates on the calendar for their annual<br />

return visit to Emmetsburg and a special<br />

event has grown around that.<br />

“For probably 15 years we’ve had the Social<br />

Gathering of the Clans,” Van Oosbree said.<br />

“Basically it’s where a lot of the locals that<br />

have moved away come to the fire station — if<br />

you want to see someone you haven’t seen in<br />

awhile that’s the place to go.”<br />

The Social Gathering occurs immediately<br />

after the Famous St. Patrick’s Day Parade.<br />

It’s not a town celebration without a parade<br />

and Emmetsburg is certainly no exception.<br />

“You now, it’s kind of a tough time of year<br />

since you don’t really know what the weather’s<br />

gong to be — six out of 10 times it’s fairly decent,”<br />

Van Oosbree said. “When it started in<br />

1960 it was a bunch of Irish families who decided<br />

to march down the street on St. Patrick’s<br />

Day and it just ballooned after that. In 1962 we<br />

became the sister city of Dublin and the celebrations<br />

just got bigger and better. Dolly Parton<br />

when she was just starting her career, I think she<br />

was 23 when she came here and performed.”<br />

Celebrities are harder to book these days,<br />

but they continue to sister city bond through<br />

hosting an Irish dignitary each year.<br />

This time around it will be Irish parliament<br />

member Cormac Devlin.<br />

“They’ll usually spend from Wednesday<br />

through Sunday with us and go to the schools<br />

to talk about Ireland, things like that,” Van<br />

Oosbree said.<br />

In the meantime there will be plenty to do<br />

throughout the weekend.<br />

A bean bag toss tournament and live music<br />

on Friday from Kayla Daniels and Saturday<br />

At a Glance:<br />

WHAT: St. Patrick’s Day Celebration<br />

WHERE: Emmetsburg, IA<br />

WHEN: March 10 (Miss Shamrock<br />

Pageant), March 14-17<br />

COST: Varies by event<br />

CONTACT: 712-852-4326<br />

ONLINE: www.emmetsburgirishgifts.com<br />

night from Rown McCactney and Friends<br />

followed by New Trick Band. There is the St.<br />

Pat’s Kids Zone with a variety of kid-friendly<br />

activities under the heated tent. Craft beer tasting<br />

and a chain saw artist.<br />

A Rotary Pancake Breakfast rounds things<br />

out on Sunday morning.<br />

If you’re returning to town after some time<br />

away, a longtime resident, or visiting for the<br />

first time, there is something fun for all to enjoy.<br />

“It’s just really nice. It’s spring and people<br />

want to get out and it’s always been marked<br />

on a lot of people’s calendars to come back<br />

and see their friends and family,” Van Oosbree<br />

said. “There’s a lot of camaraderie and<br />

the town is just alive. Like I said, six times out<br />

of 10 we have decent weather and when that<br />

happens it just balloons and we have people<br />

everywhere. It’s a really fun time.” F<br />

Emmetsburg | Iowa


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Sounds | 5<br />

Memorial Auditorium offers ABBA tribute on March 16<br />

At a Glance:<br />

WHAT: ABBAsolutely Fab: Tribute<br />

to the Music of ABBA<br />

WHERE: Memorial Auditorium<br />

Performing Arts Center, 714 13th<br />

St., Worthington, MN<br />

WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday, March<br />

16<br />

COST: Adults: $30 advance/$35<br />

at the door; Child/College: $15<br />

advance/$20 at the door<br />

CONTACT: 507-376-9101<br />

ONLINE: www.friendsoftheauditorium.com<br />

Queen<br />

D A N C I N G<br />

KATE HARLOW | STAFF WRITER<br />

When I saw this<br />

group, I knew that<br />

they would be perfect<br />

and really fun.<br />

I’m excited to be<br />

bringing something<br />

new that we’ve never<br />

done before.<br />

Tammy Makram<br />

You can dance. You can jive —<br />

having the time of your life.<br />

The Memorial Auditorium<br />

Performing Arts Center is ready to<br />

help you have the time of your life<br />

with an upcoming performance of<br />

the ABBAsolutely Fab: Tribute to the<br />

Music of ABBA show at 7 p.m. Saturday,<br />

March 16.<br />

The group features musicians who<br />

hail from the Twin Cities and Britain.<br />

“Led by powerhouse vocalists<br />

Jenny Russ and Katy Vernon, ABBAsolutely<br />

Fab will have you dancing<br />

and singing along to hits like ‘Dancing<br />

Queen,’ ‘SOS,’ ‘Mamma Mia,’<br />

‘Take A Chance On Me,’ ‘Waterloo’<br />

and many more,” according to the<br />

band’s bio.<br />

This group hasn’t performed yet<br />

in Worthington, but the executive<br />

director of the Memorial Auditorium<br />

Performing Arts Center Tammy<br />

Makram can’t wait for them to bring<br />

down the house.<br />

“Everybody loves a little ABBA. I<br />

was looking for a fun show to do<br />

on St. Patrick’s Day weekend and<br />

I heard about this group that was<br />

selling out show after show at one of<br />

the smaller theaters at the Chanhassen<br />

Dinner Theater,” Makram said.<br />

“When I saw this group, I knew that<br />

they would be perfect and really fun.<br />

I’m excited to be bringing something<br />

new that we’ve never done before.”<br />

This group doesn’t necessarily pretend<br />

that they are ABBA themselves,<br />

but Makram insists that you will<br />

feel like you’ve been to see ABBA in<br />

concert.<br />

“They do ABBA’s music note for<br />

note and they are very good at performing<br />

the music and their show<br />

will closely resemble being at an<br />

actual ABBA concert,” Makram said.<br />

“There are a lot of ABBA tribute bands<br />

out there, but this one is a highly<br />

ranked group that does their music<br />

really well.”<br />

This is a show for everyone, as<br />

Makram says, the love for ABBA is<br />

universal.<br />

“It really doesn’t matter what age<br />

your are — high schoolers to seniors<br />

— everyone loves ABBA. High schoolers<br />

have developed this love for the<br />

music of ABBA that’s been passed<br />

down from their parents or their<br />

grandparents,” Makram said.<br />

A love of ABBA is sure to bring<br />

people to the event, but it’s also a<br />

love of ABBA that will bring concertgoers<br />

to their feet.<br />

“I am looking forward to everyone<br />

standing up and dancing around<br />

while we are singing along. You can’t<br />

not get up on your feet and dance<br />

when listening to ‘Dancing Queen,’”<br />

Makram said.<br />

So grab your tickets because it’s<br />

time to watch that scene and dig the<br />

dancing queen. F<br />

Worthington | Minnesota


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Other Happenings<br />

Luncheon with Instruction<br />

Raise your glass and then get<br />

ready to pour it into what you’re<br />

cooking.<br />

It’s time to explore how alcohol<br />

can enhance and change the flavors<br />

of your food.<br />

Chef Susanne Bicknese is bringing<br />

on the booze.<br />

For the next edition of Luncheon<br />

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6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at the<br />

Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji,<br />

Bicknese will be showing just what<br />

a splash or two, or more, of alcohol<br />

can do to elevate a dish.<br />

The menu will include tequila lime<br />

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peppercorn brandy glaze.<br />

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GRILLED CHEESE WITH BOURBON MELTED ONIONS<br />

We are hoping it is going to be wonderful<br />

weather and then we can grill<br />

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WHERE: Pearson Lakes Art Center,<br />

2201 Highway 71, Okoboji, IA<br />

WHEN: Noon and 6:30 p.m. Thursday,<br />

March 14<br />

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16<br />

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board and shouting “Bingo!” possible.<br />

gov/conservation<br />

The Lyon County Conservation Proceeds from the event fund<br />

Board is inviting people to share numerous activities and supplies at<br />

in that joy for an afternoon at the the nature center and helps enable<br />

RYLAN HOWE | STAFF WRITER<br />

Lyon County Nature Center at Lake them to offer programs to the public<br />

free of charge.<br />

Pahoja in rural Inwood.<br />

Bingo for Conservation is scheduled<br />

for 2-4 p.m. Saturday, March dation and provides that extra<br />

Lyon<br />

“This raises money for our foun-<br />

16, with tickets priced at $20 per oomph helping us with buying<br />

person.<br />

new educational materials, funding<br />

County<br />

Snacks and drinks will be available<br />

for purchase.<br />

supplies,” Ostrander said.<br />

some of our programs and other<br />

“Everybody loves bingo,” said And it’s something that benefits<br />

hosts<br />

Emily Ostrander, naturalist for the visitors that come from all over<br />

Lyon County Conservation Board. N’West Iowa and beyond.<br />

fundraising<br />

“I didn’t realize this before but there “It’s interesting, we’re based out<br />

are some very serious bingo people of Lyon County but we even get<br />

activity<br />

out there. We have a lot of fun.” Sioux Falls students on field trips,<br />

The event is capped at 180 people students coming from Sheldon and<br />

folks from retirement homes,<br />

Sioux Center, from all<br />

over, so it’s not<br />

s o m e t h i n g<br />

just for<br />

those of us in Lyon County,” Os-<br />

trander said.<br />

It’s something reflected in the<br />

donations for Bingo prizes as well.<br />

Ostrander said they gave away<br />

100 prizes last year and will be close<br />

the items up for grabs.<br />

There’s a wide variety of items,<br />

and something for all ages to enjoy<br />

among the prize pool.<br />

All one has to do is fill up the<br />

appropriate spaces on their board<br />

to the same number this year, with<br />

— regular Bingo games, letters, four<br />

items like passes to the Washington<br />

Pavilion in Sioux Falls, tickets<br />

for Sioux Falls Skyforce<br />

and Sioux Fall Ca-<br />

corners, blackout and more games<br />

will be played.<br />

“Bingo really brings people out.<br />

Last year I saw people I’ve never<br />

naries games<br />

a m o n g<br />

seen at the nature center before that<br />

came just for the bingo,” Ostrander<br />

said.<br />

Raise your hand high, call out<br />

“BINGO,” win a prize and lend<br />

your support to Lyon<br />

County Conservation.<br />

F<br />

Bingo really<br />

brings people<br />

out. Last year I<br />

saw people I’ve<br />

never seen at<br />

the nature center<br />

before that<br />

came just for the<br />

bingo.<br />

Emily Ostrander<br />

Inwood | Iowa


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WHAT: Nature Tots: Teddy Bear,<br />

Teddy Bear<br />

WHERE: Dickinson County Nature<br />

Center, 22785 Nature Center<br />

Road, Okoboji, IA<br />

WHEN: 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.<br />

Wednesday, March 13, registration<br />

closes at 5 p.m. Monday,<br />

March 11<br />

COST: Free<br />

CONTACT: 712-336-6352<br />

ONLINE: www.dickinsoncountyconservationboard.com<br />

KATE HARLOW | STAFF WRITER<br />

Nature Tots<br />

to take on<br />

the subject<br />

of bears<br />

BEAR in mind<br />

The Dickinson County Nature Center is<br />

planning a bear-y good time.<br />

The focus of their next Nature Tots<br />

program will be Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear.<br />

The Nature Tots program is aimed at children<br />

ages 2-5 with an adult chaperone and<br />

takes place the second Wednesday each<br />

month at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.<br />

The event is free. Registration is encouraged<br />

and can be done online at www.dickinsoncountyconservationboard.com.<br />

The next class will take place on Wednesday,<br />

March 13 and they are excited to bring<br />

the fun.<br />

“It will be a bear-y good program! We<br />

are exploring the various species of bears<br />

found around the world,” said naturalist<br />

Brittney Snell. “The program will highlight<br />

what makes bears special and include<br />

hands-on activities.”<br />

In addition to learning some cool things<br />

about bears, the kids will also get to learn<br />

what real bears feel like.<br />

“The kids will get to touch a real bear<br />

pelt,” Snell said. “We will also use our own<br />

bodies to try to walk like bears do while<br />

It will be a bear-y good program! We are exploring the<br />

various species of bears found around the world. The program<br />

will highlight what makes bears special and include<br />

hands-on activities.<br />

learning about different aspects of a bear’s<br />

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Using their bodies to imitate bears isn’t<br />

just a fun activity, it’s also something that<br />

helps the toddlers in their physical development.<br />

“The stage of life for a 2-5 year-old<br />

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development. Nature Tots aims to support<br />

learning through large motor, small motor,<br />

speech, and social development,” Snell<br />

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program to engage in nature and hopefully<br />

grow excitement toward the outdoor<br />

world.”<br />

The staff at the Nature Center are committed<br />

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Brittney Snell<br />

it and loving it from a young age.<br />

“Nature Tots provides a foundational opportunity<br />

for kids to develop a love for the<br />

natural world. By creating programs that<br />

engage participants and build relationships,<br />

we can encourage the next generation to be<br />

curious about our world and to be kind to<br />

animals,” Snell said.<br />

In addition to helping kids develop a<br />

lifelong love and appreciation for the natural<br />

world, Nature Tots also helps kids and<br />

adults spend some quality time together.<br />

“Our Nature Tots program includes an<br />

adult and child combination. The duo will<br />

gain opportunities for future conversations,<br />

build amazing memories, and try new<br />

skills together,” Snell said. F<br />

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