November 28, 2016
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December 1 - Elementary Holiday Concert, Elementary Gym, 2:15pm
December 1 - Gymnastics: Varsity Meet vs Sisseton, 6pm December 2 - Basketball: Boys Varsity vs Ashby, 7:30pm December 2 - Basketball: Girls Varsity @ Ortonville, 7:30pm December 3 - Tis The Season To Rock Your Ugliest Sweater, Amanda's Shear Impressions 3pm December 3 - Wrestling: Boys Varsity Invitational @ Wahpeton, Border West, 9am December 3 - Gymnastics: Varsity Meet @ Morris Area/ChokioAlberta, 10am December 5 - Graceville Firemen Meeting, 7pm December 6 - Ping Pong retakes-Scherlings, CGB Schools December 6 - Ceramics, Elementary Art Room, 3:30pm December 6 - Basketball: Girls Varsity Game @ Ashby, 7:30pm December 12-16 - 10th Anniversary Celebration at Amanda's Shear Impressions. Amanda's Shear Impressions will be celebrating 10 years in business on December 11th, 2016. Amanda will have specials all week! See Amanda for details.
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completely restricting travel between the two areas • Within a very few days, the original concrete post and barbed-wire fence was replaced with a permanent edifice of concrete blocks, topped with barbed wire. In 1965, steel girders and a concrete wall separated the two halves of the country. • A five-year-long upgrade began in 1975, made up of 12-ft x 4-ft. (3.6 m x 1.2 m) concrete slabs, and a large, slippery pipe around the top to deter any climbing. On the other side a 300-ft. (91.4-m) “No Man’s Land” was guarded by soldiers with dogs, electric fencing, watchtowers with giant spotlights, and minefields. • Thousands attempted escape from East Berlin. Some brave individuals tried jumping from upperstory windows of apartment buildings bordering the Wall. As the Wall became taller and stronger, elaborate tunnel systems from East German basements were dug. One resourceful group saved scraps of cloth and constructed a hot air balloon that sailed into West Germany. East German soldiers shot anyone who
even came close to the Wall. An estimated 200 died in their escape attempts, while about 5,000 are believed to have crossed successfully. • In the late 1980s, political changes came about, as the Eastern Block’s authoritarian power began to weaken. In late 1989, several border checkpoints were opened to East Germans who wanted to escape to the West. The Wall was quickly flooded with people, with some wielding hammers and chisels at the barricade. • The official demolition of the Berlin Wall began on June 13, 1990, and was not completed until 1992. East and West Germany were reunified into a single German state in October of 1990.
December 2 - 7-10pm The Christmas Carol will be performed by the Sioux Falls group Flower and Flame at The Goss Opera House. December 2 - 8pm-1am Jade Monkey (Variety), Dakota Sioux Casino Lounge. December 3 - 10am Free Family Showing of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", Odyssey Cinema 5 Theatre. December 3 - 1:30-3pm Have a Merry 50's Christmas with The Holy Rocka Rollaz, Redlin Amphitheater & Pavilion. Call 605-882-3877 to reserve your tickets today! December 3 - 4-7pm Have a Merry 50's Christmas with The Holy Rocka Rollaz, Redlin Amphitheater & Pavilion. Call 605-882-3877 to reserve your tickets today! December 3 - 8pm-1am Jade Monkey (Variety), Dakota Sioux Casino Lounge. December 4 - 6pm Singspirations, Midwest Bible Camp & Conference Center. December 6 - 7pm Bill Zubke will be signing his new book at ddrbooks, 7 South Maple. More upcoming, but place this event on your calendar. Also, we will be open six days a week for extended hours from Black Friday until Christmas. We anticipate that customers will buy into the idea that books make good Christmas presents, including ones you give yourself! December 8 - 5-8pm Arts Night @ the Pub, Dempsey's Brewery Pub & Restaurant. December 9 - 8pm-1am Party of 5 (Variety), Dakota Sioux Casino Lounge. December 9 - 9pm-12am Ryan Wilfahrt will be back at the Crossroads Bar & Grill. December 10 - 8pm-1am Party of 5 (Variety), Dakota Sioux Casino Lounge. December 10 - 8-10am Breakfast with Santa, Bramble Park Zoo
of The Lake Area
Sean & Lynette Athey, owner/operators Office Hours:
Wednesdays 10-5, Thursdays 9-6, Fridays 9-4 100 S. Maple Street, Suite 106 • Midland Plaza • Uptown Watertown
605-541-0110 • www.LakeAreaTidbits.com Sean: 605-924-1513 • Lynette: 605-924-1514
Christmas Nativities from Around the World will be on display at the Benedictine Multicultural Center from 2:00-4:00pm from December 7- 22. Free and open to all ages! Bring your family, friends, or classes to view nativities from around the world. Enjoy hot apple cider and cookies, relax and reflect, and tour the center. For more information or to request an appointment call Sister Theresa Ann at 605.878.2021. The display will be open Saturday, December 17th from 10:00am-4:00pm and Sunday, December 18th from 1:30pm-4:30pm. The Watertown SD Optimist Club is the host of the annual Winter Wonderland light festival lighted park. Load up the car and take a leisurely drive through Stokes Thomas Park. Beautiful, lighted displays created by various sponsors from the Watertown SD community. At the end of the drive, stop and see Santa! Watertown Optimists Winter Wonderland runs from 6pm to 9pm, every Fri., Sat., & Sun. starting the first Saturday after Thanksgiving through the weekend of Christmas.