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Ladies' Outing ($40)
Friday, June 10, 2016
10:30 AM to 3:30 PM
We departed from the Sheraton Hotel Lobby by bus at
10:30 AM for
lunch, shopping, and sightseeing. Included is:
1. Lunch Buffet at Chef Dominique's.
This catering and banquet facility is located in the lower
level of the Shriver Square building in beautiful downtown Sioux
Falls. Chef Dominique is Dominique Fontenille. Although he describes
himself as a product of France, he has been in the States for 30 years. He
is noted for his elegant and enticing "expertly crafted food".
Website: http://chefdomscatering.com/
2. The Shoppes at 8th &
Railroad on the East Bank
This historic building houses about 20 unique shoppes. You
will find elegant boutiques, a gourmet cooking store, art galleries, a
florist, gifts, home decorating, furniture, vintage clothing and great
restaurants with such unique names like Simply Perfect, Sticks and Steel,
and Plum's Cooking Co. The shop owners are excited to have us visit and
have coupons for us to make shopping easier!
The Shoppes at 8th & Railroad on the East Bank has a
facebook page!
3. The Cathedral of Saint
Joseph
This beautiful cathedral is a landmark in the skyline of
Sioux Falls. Located at 521 N Duluth Avenue building began in the summer of 1915 and was finished
by spring of 1919. Considerable restoration has been done in the last decade
to revive its original splendor.
Website: http://www.stjosephcathedral.net/
4. The Falls in Falls Park
We will make a stop at our city's namesake, the Falls of
the of Big Sioux River. The park covers 123 acres and has historic
building remains, a cafe, sculptures and driving and walking paths. An
average of 7,400 gallons of water drop 100 feet over the course of the
Falls each second. From mid November to mid January, the park becomes a spectacular
Winter Wonderland with thousands of breathtaking lights throughout the
entire park.
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Ladies' Luncheon ($40)
Saturday, June 11, 2016
11:00 AM
The ladies luncheon was held in the
convention center. We had a terrific menu, door prizes, and favors for you. Also for our entertainment the Dancing Divas
performed and Julie Clark taught us how to pour our hearts into life!
Julie Clark is a national award-winning
author and founder of The Inspirational Coffee Club, empowering women to
live each day to the fullest. Through The Inspirational Coffee Club Julie
shares one-of-a-kind strategies (what she calls 'Ground Rules') that help
others create lives that overflow with happiness, success and joy. You
won't want to miss this!
Her website:
http://www.theinspirationalcoffeeclub.com/
The
Dancing Divas have been featured on KELOLAND TV and PBS. They have also
entertained at the Grand Falls Casino and for the last three years at the
Senior Event in October. Joanna Salmon started the Dancing Divas in 2008.
After spending 27 years in Las Vegas, she returned to Sioux Falls and
picked the dancers from a line dancing class at the Center for Active
Generations. The ladies practice three days a week for 2 to 3 hours a day.
It's not easy for old dogs to learn new tricks, but these ladies have
proven it's possible. They are all in their 70's. One of the dancers, Joy
Outka said she would rather sew than dance. Joanna took her up on that,
and Joy has been making the dancers' costumes ever since. Joanna designs
them and Joy brings them to life. The Divas have a different costume for
every dance and have now accumulated more than 50 outfits. The main focus
of the group is to bring good entertainment. They look at what they do as
more of a ministry than a job and feel abundantly blessed to do so.
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