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

I hope everyone who attended Midsummer’s last weekend had a great time! If you missed it, or just want to re-live the experience, head over to the Midsummer’s web site, midsummersday.org, where you’ll find plenty of photos from last weekend.

This is a relatively quiet weekend in Lindsborg, though the sports minded may want to head down to the Lindsborg Municipal swimming pool between 9am and 1pm today where the Lindsborg Wavemakers swim team is hosting a swim meet.

Next weekend starts a day early, as we celebrate our country’s independence on Friday, July 4th. Here in Lindsborg there will be an event at Swensson Park, starting at 6pm. There will be food, a performance by the Lindsborg Community Band, and more.

Lindsborg area residents who have enjoyed the fireworks display at Bethany College in past years should know that the location has changed this year. In 2008, the Lindsborg fireworks display will be 3.5 miles south of Lindsborg, on old hiway 81. Limited parking will be available at Smoky Valley Shooting Sports; carpooling is advised.

You can help support this fireworks display by purchasing an Old Fashioned Fourth of July t-shirt from the Chamber of Commerce and select locations throughout Lindsborg; the price is 10$.

Looking ahead just a bit, if it’s summer, it must be time for Broadway RFD! This year, the talented cast and crew of the midwest’s longest running outdoor theater is presenting State Fair. Performances are in Swensson Park, starting at 8:30 pm on July 18th, 19th, 25th and 26th. Tickets are 6$ for adults and 4$ for children. They may be purchased in advance at the Lindsborg Chamber of Commerce or at the park the evening of the shows.

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

Listen to the podcast of the Lindsborg Town Talk from the 28th of June 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.”

Lindsborg celebrated Midsummer’s yesterday, and a great time was had by all. As previously reported, the format changed quite a bit for this year; the result was a pleasing mix of old and new!

The new layout in the park, the booths representing various aspects of traditional Swedish village life, and of course the wonderful Swedish dancing, all made for one of the best Midsummer’s celebrations I’ve attended.

On the photography front, this year turned out much better than last year. Though I took around 1,000 photos last year, I was disappointed with most of them, and only published a handful.

This year’s results speak for themselves; the 15 shown below were chosen from the set of 80 I posted on Flickr, and those were the best of the 178 that made the first cut, chosen from 784 total images.

Using Adobe Lightroom, it’s taken me about 5-7 hours to sort, process (crop, straighten, color balance), convert to jpeg and publish to Flickr and my web sites. Well worth it, I might add. I love trying to capture a fun event like Midsummer’s and then sharing it with the world.

Susan and Becky did a tremendous job in leading the team this year, as we pulled off one of the best Midsummer’s in recent memory!
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Traditional manly dance.
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Swedish dancers.
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Swedes love their coffee!
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More Swedish dancers.
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I just love the dance with the flower covered hoops!
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More of the hoop dance.
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Wheee!!
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The Swedish dancers continue to be the highlight of Midsummer’s for me.
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The dancers head to Sweden soon after Midsummer’s; think they look excited?
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A master at work.
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Main street even had a Maypole this year.
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Midsummer’s isn’t complete without the traditional Maypole raising ceremony.
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Leading the charge. The live musical accompaniment provided by these local musicians adds greatly to the days’ proceedings.
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The frog dance, a humorous dance made more fun by the audience’s participation. Even the bishop is in the mood.

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

Good Morning! Today marks the day Lindsborg Celebrates Midsummers! Activities begin in about an hour, at 9:30 in Swensson Park. Admission is 5$, with kids under 12 free.

This festival, which welcomes the arrival of the summer solstice, is one of the most popular of all Swedish holidays and is celebrated world wide.

This year, Lindsborg’s Midsummer’s Festival is bigger and better than ever. There’s so much going on I can only cover the highlights!

So, for more detailed information, goto midsummersday.org.

As usual, the Lindsborg youth and adult Swedish dancers will perform. But, in a twist, after their initial performances, the audience will be invited to participate. That’s always a lot of fun.

New this year, visitors will experience a quaint Swedish village, featuring artists studios, settlers homes, a storyteller’s den and a homemaker’s kitchen.

There will also be a children’s area with crafts, games and story-telling.

Two special guests will be featured: author Kathy Bernstrom and musician and story-teller John Berquist.

Other activities include a style show at the adjacent Bethany Lutheran Church.

In the northern part of Swensson Park the Volvo Car Club of America will host their regional rally; there will be a wide variety of Volvos on display, including one that has close to 3 million miles!

Visitors to Lindsborg are invited to join in a new event this year, the Midsummer’s Interlude, in downtown Lindsborg from 4 until 7pm. There will be live music, featuring the band known as Mainstreet, Swedish food, games and shopping. While enjoying the interlude, folks can judge maypole entries created by many local businesses.

After that, folks are encouraged to head down to the Swedish Pavilion near the old Mill for the traditional raising of the Maypole, followed by traditional Swedish dances.

Lindsborg’s Midsummers celebration begins at 9:30 in Swensson Park, today, June 21st. Admission is 5$, with kids under 12 free.

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

Listen to the podcast of the Lindsborg Town Talk from the 21st of June 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.”

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

It’s just one week until Lindsborg celebrates Midsummers’ Day on Saturday, June 21st. This festival, which welcomes the arrival of the summer solstice, is one of the most popular of all Swedish holidays and is celebrated world wide. Lindsborg’s Midsummer’s Day Festival, always an enjoyable event, will see a number of changes this year.

Yes, the Swedish dancers will still perform, but in addition this year’s event will feature new events and activities designed to embrace Lindsborg’s Swedish heritage and to involve festival attendees more intimately in the celebration.

New this year, visitors will experience a quaint Swedish village, featuring artists studios, settlers homes, a storyteller’s den and a homemaker’s kitchen.

There will also be a children’s area with crafts, games and story-telling.

In addition to performances by both the youth and adult Swedish dancers, two special guests will be featured: author Kathy Bernstrom and musician and story-teller John Berquist.

Other activities include a style show at the adjacent Bethany Lutheran Church.

In the northern part of Swensson Park the Volvo Car Club of America will host their regional rally; there will be a wide variety of Volvos on display, including one that has close to 3 million miles!

Visitors to Lindsborg are invited to join in a new event this year, the Midsummer’s Interlude, in downtown Lindsborg from 4 until 7pm. There will be live music, featuring the band known as Mainstreet, Swedish food, games and shopping. While enjoying the interlude, folks can judge maypole entries created by many local businesses.

After that, folks are encouraged to head down to Swedish Pavilion near the old Mill for the traditional raising of the Maypole, followed by traditional Swedish dances.

Lindsborg’s Midsummers celebration begins at 9:30 in Swensson Park on June 21st.

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

Listen to the podcast of the Lindsborg Town Talk from the 14th of June 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.”

Lindsborg Tomorrow Fitness Challenge June 2008

Lindsborg Tomorrow is sponsoring a Fitness Challenge for a month. Teams of 5 members will compete for prizes based on distance or time walked. See the poster below for full details. The signup sheet is available here.

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

Good morning! Today is the day of Lindsborg’s annual city-wide garage sale. The event started at 8 this morning, and lasts till at least mid-afternoon. Over 25 families are participating and maps are available at the Lindsborg Chamber of Commerce.

Well, it’s just two weeks until Lindsborg celebrates Midsummer’s Day on Saturday, June 21st. This festival, held to celebrate the beginning of summer, is one of the most popular of all Swedish celebrations and is celebrated world wide. Lindsborg’s celebration, always an enjoyable event, will see a number of changes this year.

Yes, the Swedish dancers will still perform, but in addition this year’s event will feature new events and activities designed to embrace Lindsborg’s Swedish heritage and to involve festival attendees more intimately in the celebration.

New this year, visitors will experience a quaint Swedish village, featuring artists studios, settlers homes, a storyteller’s den and a homemaker’s kitchen.

There will also be a children’s area with crafts, games and story-telling.

In addition to performances by both the youth and adult Swedish dancers, two special guests will be featured: author Kathy Bernstrom and musician and story-teller John Berquist.

Other activities include a style show at the adjacent Bethany Lutheran Church.

In the northern part of Swensson Park the Volvo Car Club of America will host their regional rally; there will be a wide variety of Volvos on display.

Visitors to Lindsborg are invited to join in a new event this year, the Midsummer’s Interlude, in downtown Lindsborg from 4 until 7pm. There will be live music, featuring Mainstreet, food, games and shopping.

After that, folks are encouraged to head down to Swedish Pavilion near the old Mill for the traditional raising of the Maypole, followed by traditional Swedish dances.

Lindsborg’s Midsummer’s celebration begins at 9:30 in Swensson Park on June 21st.

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

Listen to the podcast of the Lindsborg Town Talk from the 7th of June 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.”