Little Sweden USA

A blog about Lindsborg

Welcome to Lindsborg Town Talk, your source for news about upcoming events and activities in Lindsborg.

If you’re interested in a chance to win a Wii gaming system, or if you just want to help support Soderstrom Elementary School, tonight is your chance. There will be games, a Chinese auction, food and more at the annual Family Fun Fair, which is happening today, from 4 to 7pm at Soderstrom Elementary in Lindsborg. The drawing starts at 7pm, and you need not be present to win.

Tomorrow, Sunday March 30th, all friends and supporters of Bethany College are invited to visit the campus for an open house in support of the Bethany in Kansas annual fundraising campaign. At 1:30 and 4pm guided tours of the campus will be available. From 2-4pm there is a reception in Lindquist hall; at 3pm there will be a short presentation and then a question and answer session.

And in just 3 weeks, it will be time for the Friends of the Lindsborg Library to hold their annual book sale. On Friday, April 18th, members of the FOLL are invited to a preview sale from 7 until 9pm. Memberships may be purchased at that time. Then, on Saturday, April 19th, the book sale is open to the public from 10am until 6pm. The sale is held at the Lindsborg Library, located on south Main street in Lindsborg.

Also on Saturday, April 19th, the Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church will hold its 100th anniversary banquet. Tickets are priced at 15$ for adults, 5$ for those 11 and under. They are available by calling the church office at 227-3977.

The Kansas Mennonite Men’s Chorus begins its 40th season under a new director, Greg Bontrager. Following performances in Hutchinson and Newton, the chorus will present a concert on April 20th, at 7pm at Presser Hall.

till next time, this is Mike Rodriquez with Lindsborg Town Talk.


Listen to the podcast of the Lindsborg Town Talk from the 29th of March 2008 simply by clicking the previous link. Lindsborg Town Talk is a podcast of a weekly bit I do on a local radio station, KVOB, 95.5 FM. Lindsborg Town Talk usually airs on Saturday mornings around 8:20am. Btw, if you use an RSS aggregator, and iTunes, you can automatically load this podcast into iTunes from within the aggregator. Go to the iTunes store and search for “Little Sweden.”