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Anja Sieger types a letter on her typewriter in Milwaukee on Oct. 30. She describes herself as a performing typist who sells other people’s thoughts. She sells letters on demand through her website, but also stages at public events where people can name their price.

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Terry’s Turn

Looking back on Christmas in the past The Christmas season is here and I’ve been busy dragging out the decorations and mapping out a spot for the tree while my wife is polishing up her credit cards so Terry Turner they slide out tturner174@longlines.com of her purse quickly.

As I was getting ready for Christmas, my mind wandered

back to a Christmas many years ago when I was a kid. Back then, the Christmas season could be felt reverberating through kiddom like an earthquake rattling through Los Angeles. It was felt as much as seen.

There was an air of excitement every December that permeated the walls, desks and books at Lothrop Grade School in Omaha, where I dozed through classes on an endless and daily basis. The talk on the playground during that time changed from the usual what was happening on our favorite radio programs like “The Lone Ranger” or “Captain

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Midnight” to what we hoped to get for Christmas.

Our desires ran the gamut of BB guns (an item that was always at the top of my list each and every year but one I never got), bicycles, ice skates and electric train sets.

The biggest store in Omaha back then was the Brandeis Department Store and at Christmas time, it was the place every kid wanted to go.

The entire eighth floor was filled with toys and in the center of that cornucopia of everything and anything a kid could want was the big man himself: Santa Claus. We could

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walk through those endless aisles of toys, pick out a few hundred items we had to have then go sit on Santa’s lap and tell the big guy our fondest desires.

In the center of all those toys was a huge train layout that was always my first stop. It had several trains running around a maze of tracks.

There were railroad crossings that had flashing red lights and cross arms that came down. There was a depot with people that moved around and a station master who came out when the train went by.

I was fascinated. I really wanted a

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I walked into the living room and Santa had indeed been there.

There were presents all around the tree.

My older brother and sister began searching through the pile of gifts. “Here’s one for you, squirt,” said my older brother as he handed me a package. I opened it and set a couple more down beside me. Then someone said, “Aren’t you going to open that big one?”

I looked and indeed there was a big present for me. It wasn’t just big, it was huge. I quickly tore the wrapping off and there it was, an American Flyer train set. My dad told me later he picked

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As I slowly walked back to where my mother was waiting I thought there’s no way I’m getting that train.

My mother wanted to know what I’d asked Santa for. I told her but didn’t mention the fine print Santa had included in getting what I wanted. She smiled and said, “I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.”

The next few weeks seemed to drag along until finally it was Christmas morning.

Normally I would have been the first one up and down the stairs but that morning I was in no hurry because I knew all that was waiting for me would be a lump of coal in my stocking.

out the American Flyer with its two track system over the more popular Lionel because as he said, “Trains run on two tracks not three.”

That Christmas so many years ago is now just a wonderful memory but as it turned out it would be the last one my family and I would spend with our father.

He died the next year on Christmas Eve. Even though it’s been 63 years since my father died I still think about him every day.

And I especially think about him at Christmas and every time I see an American Flyer train.

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train set but I knew it cost a lot and I would probably never get one.

One reason I wanted a train set was that my dad was an engineer for the Missouri Pacific Railroad and I wanted to be just like him. I didn’t know a lot about what he did but I did know he was the one who made the train go and that’s what I wanted to do.

The Christmas I was in the second grade I finally got the nerve to ask Santa for a train set. It went something like this. First of all I made sure I was dressed properly and I asked my mother if I could wear my Sunday clothes to see Santa.

Even at that early age I knew first impressions were important.

We got to Brandeis and I got in line. When my turn came to talk to the guy in the red suit I walked up with confidence. “And what’s your name little boy?” asked Santa. “Terry, sir,” I replied. “And what do you want for Christmas?” I knew it was an impossible dream but I went and asked anyway. “An electric train set.” He looked at me carefully.

“That’s a pretty big order. Have you been a good boy all year?”

Glup. All year? Who’s good all year? It’s hard enough just being good in December. “Well ...” I stammered, “I’ve been pretty good.” He smiled then said, “Ho, ho, ho, well Terry we’ll have to see about that train set.”

I was gently pushed aside for the next kid.

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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. | If you’ve walked into a ski lodge the past few years, likely as not you’ve seen tables filled with gray-haired skiers wearing sweaters so old they’re back in style.

That’s because the number of skiers on the far side of 50 — some on the very far side — has been creeping up each year, according to the National Ski Areas Association.

Credit advances in artificial hips and knees that make it possible for skiers to continue enjoying the sport; shaped skis, along with better snowmaking and grooming that make skiing easier; and highspeed lifts and luxury touches like ski valets that make it more pleasant.

“There are no excuses,” said 93-year-old Klaus Obermeyer, the Aspen-based skiwear designer. Despite breaking his leg in a wipeout two years ago, Obermeyer still skis each day.

Sure, younger people still make up the majority on the slopes — the average skier is

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This Dec. 23, 2011, photo shows Billy Kidd during his free clinic on the slopes on Mount Werner near Steamboat Springs, Colo. Kidd, 70, who won a silver in the slalom at the 1964 Olympics, skis nearly daily in his role as an ambassador for the Steamboat Ski Resort.

38.5 years old — but, “The person who skis the most in a given year is 65 and older,” said Michael Berry, president of the NSAA, based in suburban Denver.

Bragging rights go to those age 68 and older, who averaged 9.5 days skiing last season.

Boomers — those age 49 to 67 this year — also skied more than the national average of five times per year, according to an NSAA survey released in August.

“You don’t want to sit in your rocking chair and look at the view,” said 70-year-old Billy Kidd, who won a silver in the slalom at the 1964 Olympics. “You want to remember your days of youth and you love that feeling of adrenaline and dealing with the variables of skiing.”

Clearly, others old enough to remember Kidd in his heyday feel the same way. Those ages 45-54 made up 20 percent of skiers last winter, up from 14 percent in the 1997-98 season; the 55-64 age group made up 12 percent, up from nearly 5 percent, and those 65 and older rose to 5.5 percent from 2.5 percent, according to the NSAA study.

Kidd, who skis nearly daily in his role as an ambassador for the Steamboat Ski Resort, said one thing that has changed as he’s gotten older is his gear.

“At 20 years old I didn’t care about comfort,” Kidd said. “I still have to have control . but the top priority for me is comfort.”

Certainly, there are challenges as skiers age, not the least of which is finding friends who are also still skiing.

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Museum of military might White Sands Missile Range Museum educates about weapons, history

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WHITE SANDS, N.M. | Located on the barren desert of southern New Mexico is the White Sands Missile Range, where more than 40,500 rockets and missiles have been safely fired and tested during 50 years of operation.

Although most of the nearly 3,200 square miles of the range is closed and carefully guarded, there is a museum and missile park just inside the main gate open to the public.

The museum tells the history of the area going back to prehistoric times and into its use as a military operation starting at the end of World War II. The missile park next to the museum allows visitors a close-up look at examples of missiles and rockets tested at White Sands.

At the end of World War II, the military saw the need for a place to develop and test rockets and missile systems. Since they already had several bombing ranges in the area, White Sands seemed the perfect location.

Work on the missile range, initially named White Sands Proving Ground, began in June 1945 with several buildings and roads. The first launchpad was built 6 1/2 miles from the headquarters area.

In August, 300 railroad freight cars carrying tons of captured German V-2 rocket components arrived at the site. By studying the V-2, scientists were able to develop other rocket and missile systems.

The story of White Sands area is told with displays and historic artifacts in the museum. Some of those ancient artifacts include those collected by Larry Hammach, who was an Army draftee in 1962 sent to

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ABOVE: The Missile Park at the White Sands Missile Range is a large area next to the museum with more than 50 examples of rockets and missiles tested at White Sands. The site is in southern New Mexico.

RIGHT: The 69-foot tall Redstone was designed by Dr. Wernher Von Braun and was once the Army’s largest surface-to-surface ballistic missile. The Redstone was used as the first stage of the Jupiter C which successfully orbited America’s first satellite. Redstone boosters were used by NASA to send Alan Shepard into space in 1961.

White Sands as a military policeman.

When officials at the base found out he had just earned a degree in anthropology from the University of New Mexico, they had him organize an expedition into the desert that encompasses the base.

Hammach, along with a group of volunteers, uncovered hundreds of artifacts including a seven-room structure dating back to around 1250 to 1350 A.D. Many of the ancient artifacts found by the group are on

display in the museum. Hammach also discovered numerous examples of pictographs and petroglyphs drawn by prehistoric desert dwellers in many of the mountain canyons.

A pictograph is a painted image on a rock; a petroglyph is scratched or etched into the rock surface.

The story of the firing and testing of missiles and rockets at White Sands is also told in the museum along with the answer to the most asked question at White Sands,

LEFT: The Missile Park at the White Sands Missile Range is shown. More than 40,500 rockets and missiles have been safely fired and tested during 50 years of operation. UPPER RIGHT: Several examples of control consoles once used at the White Sands Missile Range are on display in the museum. LOWER RIGHT: The White Sands Missile Range Museum has several examples of smaller rockets and missiles tested at the base.

“What’s the difference between a missile and a rocket?” Although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, there is a definite difference between a rocket and a missile.

A missile has some sort of guidance system to get it to a predetermined spot, while a rocket just goes where it is pointed in the same manner as a bullet fired from a gun.

The museum has a lot of the sophisticated technology on display once used to track missiles, including powerful cameras and radar systems, but as it turns out, the best method in the 1960s to find missile parts after they returned to earth after flying miles in the sky above the base was a dog’s sensitive nose. Engineers at White Sands began coating missile parts with squalene, a shark liver oil that is odorless to humans but easily detectable by dogs. And it worked. The most famous pair of missile sniffing dogs was Dingo and Count, which had a success rate of 98 percent.

The Missile Park is a large area

If you go What: The White Sands Missile Range is located approximately 19 miles east of Las Cruces, N.M. When: The Missile Park museum is open year-round. Weekday hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Saturdays and Sundays, the museum is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Admission: Free.

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Also on display in the park is an empty casing from “Fat Man” the second plutonium, implosion-type Although it looks like a flying saucer, the Balloon Launched Decelerator Test Vehicle was bomb and the last nuclear weapon used simulate conditions that would be experienced by the Viking Mars Lander. used in war. On July 16, 1945, the next to the museum with more than during World War II. Also on display world changed forever when the first 50 examples of rockets and missiles is a 69-foot-tall Redstone missile that atomic bomb was exploded at Trinity tested at White Sands. Included in was America’s first ballistic missile Site on White Sands Missile Range. the park are older rockets and misand the first to carry a live nuclear Trinity is now a National Historic siles such as the Loon, which was the warhead. It was retired by the U.S. in Landmark only open to the public American version of the German V-2 1964, but in 1967 a surplus Redstone once a year, on the first Saturday in Buzz Bomb that terrorized London was used to launch Australia’s first April.

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Through Dec. 15 Altar Boyz, LAMB Arts Regional Theatre, 417 Market St. Through Dec. 20 “Bound and Unbound II: Altered Book Exhibition”, University Libraries, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S.D. “Bound and Unbound” features an exhibit of altered books, which are a mixed media artwork that changes a book from its original form by altering its state or meaning.

Through Jan. 10 Oscar Howe’s “Dance of the Warrior”, The University of South Dakota, Oscar Howe Gallery Old Main 116, 414 E Clark St, Vermillion, S.D. The exhibition showcases the energy and movement of warriors in Oscar Howe’s paintings and drawings. 605677-3177. www.usd. edu/uag.

Through Jan. 19 Accumulation Point, Briar Cliff University, 3303 Rebecca St. Through Jan. 24 Siouxland Film Festival submissions, The Siouxland Institute of Film is now accepting short films for consideration to be included in the 10th Annual Siouxland

Film Festival. Films that are up to 15-minutes long and were produced after Jan. 1, 2012 will be considered. The 10th annual Siouxland Film Festival will be held March 1 at the Orpheum Theatre. 712-574-9325. www. siouxlandfilmfestival.org.

Through Feb. 2 An Impressive Collection: A Half-Century of Prints, Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska St. The artists represented in this exhibition range widely in their artistic styles, but are united in their commitment to exploring the unique possibilities of creating art through printmaking techniques. 712-279-6272. www.siouxcityartcenter.org.

Through Feb. 16 Quilt Art: International Expressions, Sioux City Art Center.

Dec. 5 Cirque Dreams Holidaze, Orpheum Theater, 528 Pierce St. 7:30 p.m. $57. 50, $47.

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Dec. 5 “We Were Here”, Morningside College UPS Room at Lincoln Center, 1501 Morningside Ave. The Siouxland AIDS coalition in honor of World AIDS Day (Dec. 1) will be showing “We Were Here,” a compelling documentary about HIV/AIDS in San Francisco in the 1980s.

In addition to the movie there will be some poetry readings and exhibits, and refreshments provided by the Siouxland AIDS coalition. 7 p.m. -9 p.m.

Dec. 15 The Nutcracker, Orpheum Theatre, 528 Pierce St. Siouxland Civic Dance Association presents The Nutcracker. Christmas wouldn’t be complete without a performance of this classic holiday tale. 7 p.m. $24/$40 adults, $14 children 12 & under. Ticketmaster, 800-7453000. orpheumlive.com.

Calendar Dec. 31 “Barns of Iowa”, Betty Strong Encounter Center, 900 Larsen Park Road. Exhibit of images by Cedar Rapids photographer Michael Harker comprises 20 black-and-white images, interpretive text and descriptions written by former state historian Loren Horton accompany each photograph.

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Lutefisk and Meatballs Dinner, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 31903 475th Avenue, Elk Point, S.D. Kelly’s Koaches will be available from Senior Citizens Center, 313 Cook Street, Sioux City. 4 p.m.

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Dec. 03 Dec. 8 46th Annual Boys Club Christmas Tour of Homes, Christmas Auction, Bob Roe’s Adam’s House Museum, Piont After, 2320 Transit Ave. Ponca, Neb. Sponsored A social hour at 5 p.m. and by the Ponca Historical Randy Stabe will begin the Society. Features area homes bidding at 6:30 p.m. Auction decorated for the holidays. 10 items will include sports a.m. 402-755-2621. memorabilia, art, themed gift Dec. 8 baskets, gifts for that special Pancake Breakfast, South lady and toys for the kids. 5 Sioux City Eagles Club, 801 W. p.m. Boys Club, 712-25813th St. South Sioux City. 8 5545. a.m. -1 p.m. South Sioux City Dec. 07

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Dec. 10 46th Annual Boys Club Christmas Auction, Fourth Street Sports Grill, 1107 4th St. A social hour at 5 p.m. and Randy Stabe will begin the bidding at 6:30 p.m. Auction items will include sports memorabilia, art, themed gift baskets, gifts for that special lady and toys for the kids. 5 p.m. Boys Club, 712-2585545.

Dec. 13 Chicken fried steak, South Sioux City Eagles Club, 801 W. 13th St. South Sioux City.

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Dec. 14 78th annual Little Yellow Dog Auction, Ho-Chunk Centre, 600 Fourth St. Snickers, a live and white

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Dec. 4 Le Mars Chamber of Commerce Legislative Luncheon, American Bank lower level, 234 5th Ave SW, Le Mars. Noon. $15.

Chamber office, 712-546-

8821.

Dec. 6 Welcome To Medicare Seminar, Connections Area Agency on Aging, 2301 Pierce Street. 1:30-4 p.m. 712-2796900 or connectionsaaa.org.

Comedy

Dec. 7 Comedy at El Fredo Pizza, El Fredo Pizza, 523 W. 19th St. Shows at 9 p.m. Friday and 8 & 10 p.m. Saturday.

Nov. 1 and 2 comedy with Tom Burgoon. 9 p.m. -10:30 p.m. $10. El Fredo Pizza, elfredopizza@facebook.com, 712-258-0691. https://www. facebook.com/elfredopizza.

Community

Through Dec. 5 Festival of Trees, Ho-Chunk Centre atrium, 600 Fourth St. The opening night of the Festival of Trees starts at 6:45 p.m. Nov. 25 with

Christmas at the Ike’s Saturday, Dec. 7 All games pay $400 $1 Wishbowl • All packs $20 7:05pm Fun Games 8pm Special Games Cash drawings all night long!

If you have glaucoma and are considering cataract surgery, you may be eligible to participate in the COMPASS Clinical Study. The study is evaluating an investigational treatment designed to reduce pressure buildup inside the eye, which may help reduce or eliminate the need for glaucoma medications.

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the Grace United Methodist Church’s Solid Brass Bell Choir, followed by Ballet Sioux and much more. The 2013 tree auction will be held on Dec. 5 with proceeds going to the Siouxland Paramedics, a 501(c)3 organization that will use the money to purchase Auto Pulse backboards, used to assist with CPR. midnight Downtown Partners, 712-252-0014. www. downtownsiouxcity.com.

Through Dec. 22 Santa’s House, 416 Fifth St. Children can present Santa with their wish list, take pictures and warm up with some hot cider and cookies.

Santa’s House will be open on 6-8 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. -4 p.m. Saturdays and noon-4 p.m. Sundays. noon4 p.m. Downtown Partners, 712-252-0014. www. downtownsiouxcity.com.

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Calendar THROUGH Dec. 29 Blue Bunny Beginnings: The Sioux City Connection, Sioux City Public Museum, 607 4th St. Explore the story of Wells Enterprises Inc. Museum hours are 10 a.m.

-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m.

Sunday. 1 p.m. -5 p.m. Steve Hansen, 712-279-6174.

Dec. 5 Belle Touche Salon and Spa Holiday Open House, Belle Touche Salon & Day Spa, 1772 Hamilton Blvd.

Stop in to any of our three locations for food, wine, pampering and fun. Belle Touche locations: 1772 Hamilton Blvd. 5001 Sergeant Road in Lakeport Commons and 1101 Fourth St. 10 a.m.

-8 p.m.

Business for Breakfast, Sioux City Convention Center, 801 Fourth St. Adam Carroll, a passionate “financial literacy junkie”, will share insight on entrepreneurship, networking and building a strong financial plan for you and your business. 7:30-9 a.m.

Free. 712-224-5151 Dec. 7 Lighted Christmas Parade, Central Ave. moving north, Central Ave. moving north, Le Mars, Iowa. 6 p.m.

Salix Fireman’s Auxiliary Christmas Fair, Salix, Salix, Iowa. Huge craft fair, bake sale and lunch. 9 a.m. -3 p.m.

Adult First Aid/CPR/AED, American Red Cross, 4200 War Eagle Dr. Adult First Aid/ CPR/AED 8:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. $90. J712-212-1736. www.redcross.org/take-aclass.

Dec. 8 St. John’s Lutheran Church’s Live Nativity, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 608 Fifth St. Battle Creek, Iowa.

Signs will be posted for your driving convenience. 4-6 p.m.

712-365-4477.

Christmas Tour of Homes,

Adam’s House Museum, Ponca, Neb. Sponsored by the Ponca Historical Society. Features area homes decorated for the holidays. 10 a.m. 402-755-2621.

Dec. 10 Nature Tales, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Road.

Pre-schoolers, join us with an adult for this special story time. We’ll hike too, weather permitting. Please pre-register. 10 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Theresa Kruid, tkruid@ sioux-city.org, 712-258-0838.

Center, 110 1/2 6th Ave NE, Le Mars, Iowa. Music by Terry Durr & Three On The Road. All ages welcome.

1 p.m. -3:30 p.m. Dorothy Grasz, dgrasz@frontier.com, 712-546-6865.

Dec. 14 Winter Fun Day, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Road. Free. 10 a.m. -2 p.m. 712-258-0838. www.woodburyparks.com.

Dec. 12 SCHEELS Santa Palooza, Scheels, 4400 Sergeant Road. 6 p.m. -8 p.m.

affair when The Browns take the stage with their gospel music. 4 p.m. $24,50, $28.

50. Ticketmaster, 800-7453000. orpheumlive.com.

Dec. 6 Christmas at Morningside Concert, Eppley Auditorium, 3625 Garretson Avenue.

Morningside College presents its 18th annual Christmas at Morningside concert. 7:30 p.m. -8:30 p.m. Morningside College Music Department, protexter@morningside. edu, 712-274-5210. www.morningside. edu/

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Dec. 30 Rotary Club of Sioux City, Sioux City Convention Center, 801 4th St. Noon-1 p.m. 712223-0023.

Dec. 14 Le Mars Senior Center Dance, Le Mars Senior

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MUSIC

Dec. 1 The Browns: Christmas Joy, Orpheum Theatre, 528 Pierce St. It is truly a family

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Dec. 7 Rockestra: Christmas Show IV, Orpheum Theatre, 528 Pierce St. The most popular Christmas show in Siouxland. Rockestra rocks the Orpheum. 8 p.m.

Dec. 8 Martina McBride: The Joy of Christmas, Orpheum Theater, 528 Pierce St. Tickets are available at the Tyson Events Center box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at Ticketmaster.com, or charge at 800-745-3000. 7:30 p.m. www.orpheumlive.com/.

Dec. 11 Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience, Orpheum Theatre, 528 Pierce St. 7:30 p.m. $25.

Dec. 14 Sioux City Symphony: Christmas Spectacular, Orpheum Theatre, 528 Pierce St. Again the SCSO and Conductor Ryan Haskins will perform your favorites which will bring in the spirit of Christmas. 7:30 p.m.

-9:30 p.m. 712-279-4850. siouxcitysymphony.org.

Dec. 22 Tonic Sol-fa, Orpheum Theatre, 528 Pierce St. Tonic Sol-fa, the popular Minnesota-based harmony group, presents an up-tempo, interactive holiday set of wellknown Christmas songs. 7:30 p.m. Adult: $27, $29. 50, $33; 12 & Under: $22, $24.

50, $27. Ticketmaster, 800745-3000. orpheumlive.com.

Dec. 10 Holiday Bazar at Northern Hills Retirement Community, Northern Hills Retirement Community, 4000 Teton Trace. Featuring several vendors such as Essenes Aroma Therapy, Scentsy, 31 Purses, Magnabilities, Avon, Mary Kay, Paparazzi Accessories, just to name a few. There will also be several different craft tables, some baked goods and more. This event is open to the public.

4:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. 712239-9400.

Sports & Rec

Dec. 3 — Dec. 7 NAIA Volleyball Championship 2013, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Drive. See the best in NAIA women’s volleyball as teams compete for the national championship title! Tickets on sale at the Tyson Events Center Box Office, and online at Ticketmaster.com. midnight Ticketmaster.com.

Dec. 7 11th Annual 3-on3 Holiday Basketball Tourament, Le Mars YMCA, 241 12th St. SE, Le Mars, Iowa. Ages divisions for both male and female teams.

Pre-registeration is required.

Deadline to enter is Dec. 1 9 Shows & Festivals a.m.

Dec. 14 Through Jan. 1 Sioux City Musketeer Christmas Acres 2013 Hockey, Tyson Events Center, Christmas Acres, 18481 401 Gordon Dr. vs. Dubuque.

Impala Ave. Le Mars, Iowa.

7 p.m. $8. 50 to $15.

The largest outdoor country Dec. 27 Christmas Display in the Sioux City Musketeer area. All donations go the Hockey, Tyson Events Center, Christian Needs Center in Le Mars. Go 7 miles west of 401 Gordon Dr. vs. Lincoln. 7 p.m. $8. 50 to $15.

LeMars on HWY 3. turn left Dec. 31 on Impala Ave. If there is rain Sioux City Musketeer or heavy snow display will not be on. Call 712-533-6176 Hockey, Tyson Events Center, or 540-4672 if you need any 401 Gordon Dr. vs. Omaha. 7 information. 5 p.m. -10 p.m. p.m. $8. 50 to $15.

More info, 712-533-6176. christmasacreslemars. webs. com.

Senior Activities Siouxland Center for Active Generations

Wii practice; 10 a.m. card design class, blood pressure; 10:30 a.m. pool shooting for women; noon basic tap, 313 Cook St. Bridge group; 1 p.m. open Dec. 2: 8:30 a.m. yoga craft time, Bridge & 500, with Suzi, exercise plus 50; Scrabble, Friday dance.

9:30 a.m. tap class, Wii Dec. 9: 8:30 a.m. yoga practice; 10 a.m. knitting with Suzi, exercise plus 50; & crocheting; 11:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m. tap class, Wii duplicate Bridge; 1 p.m. practice; 10 a.m. knitting Christmas party for pre& crocheting; 11:30 a.m. registered members, duplicate Bridge; 1 p.m.

American Mahjong, birthday party entertainment Pinochle, woodcarving.

by Follies Performing Dec. 3: 8:30 a.m. penny Groups, American Mahjong, bingo; 9 a.m. senior yoga, Pinochle, woodcarving; 2:30 Mexican language/culture; super strong seniors with 9:30 a.m. painting class; Kelly.

10 a.m. creative writing, Dec. 10: 8:30 a.m. penny walking off pounds; noon bingo; 9 a.m. senior yoga, tap practice; 1 p.m. painting Mexican language/culture; class, Pitch; 2 p.m. ping9:30 a.m. painting class; 10 pong, choreographed a.m. creative writing, walking ballroom. off pounds; 10:30 a.m.

Dec. 4: 8:30 a.m. beading crafts; noon tap practice; class; 9 a.m. senior yoga, 1 p.m. painting class, chorus, intermediate Pitch; 2 p.m. ping-pong, Spanish; 9:30 a.m. painting choreographed ballroom. class, novice duplicate Dec. 11: 8:30 a.m.

Bridge; 10 a.m. beginner tap beading class; 9 a.m. senior practice, 3 mile walk; 10:30 yoga, intermediate Spanish; a.m. talk show, CNOS injury 9:30 a.m. painting class, screening; 10:45 a.m. guitar novice duplicate Bridge; 10 practice; 11 a.m. drama a.m. beginner tap practice, group; 12:30 p.m. Bridge; 3 mile walk; 10:30 a.m. talk 1 p.m. painting class, show; 10:45 a.m. guitar Scrabble, 500; 2:40 p.m. 1 practice; 11 a.m. drama mile walk warm up; 3 p.m. group; 12:30 p.m. Bridge; fitness with Kelly.

1 p.m. painting class, Dec. 5: 8:30 a.m. penny Scrabble, 500; 2:40 p.m. 1 bingo; 8:45 a.m. beginner 1 mile walk warm up; 3 p.m. line dance; 9 a.m. walking off fitness with Kelly. pounds, beginning Bridge; Dec. 12: 8:30 a.m. penny 9:30 a.m. drum circle; bingo; 8:45 a.m. beginner 1 9:45 a.m. beginner 2 line line dance; 9 a.m. walking dance; 10 a.m. ask Ronda off pounds, beginning the RN, senior yoga, men’s Bridge; 9:30 a.m. drum club, German, library book circle; 9:45 a.m. beginner club; 11 a.m. advanced 2 line dance; 10 a.m. ask line dance; noon Chinese Ronda the RN, senior yoga, classic Mahjong; 12:30 p.m. men’s club, German; 11 a.m.

Canasta; 1 p.m. “Come and advanced line dance; noon Go” bridge, intermediate line Chinese classic Mahjong; dance, woodcarving, Bridge 12:30 p.m. Canasta; 1 p.m. group, Cribbage; 2 p.m. intermediate line dance, ping-pong. woodcarving, Bridge group, Dec. 6: 8:30 a.m. exercise Cribbage; 2 p.m. ping-pong. plus 50; 9:30 a.m. fitness, Dec. 13: 8:30 a.m.

exercise plus 50; 9:30 a.m. fitness, Wii practice; 10 a.m. blood pressure; 10:30 a.m. pool shooting for women; noon basic tap, Bridge group; 1 p.m. open craft time, Bridge & 500, Scrabble, Friday dance.

Dec. 16: 8:30 a.m. yoga with Suzi, exercise plus 50; 9:30 a.m. tap class, Wii practice; 10 a.m. knitting & crocheting; 11:30 a.m. duplicate Bridge; 1 p.m. movie, American Mahjong, Pinochle, woodcarving, 2 p.m. fitness with Kelly.

Dec. 17: 8:30 a.m. penny bingo; 9 a.m. senior yoga, Mexican language/culture; 9:30 a.m. painting class; 10 a.m. creative writing, walking off pounds; noon tap practice; 1 p.m. painting class, Pitch; 2 p.m. pingpong, choreographed ballroom.

Dec. 18: 8:30 a.m. beading class; 9 a.m. senior yoga, intermediate Spanish; 9:30 a.m. painting class, novice duplicate Bridge; 10 a.m. beginner tap practice, 3 mile walk; 10:30 a.m. talk show, CNOS injury screening; 10:45 a.m. guitar practice; 11 a.m. drama group; 12:30 p.m. Bridge; 1 p.m. painting class, Scrabble, 500; 2:40 p.m. 1 mile walk warm up; 3 p.m. fitness with Kelly.

Dec. 19: 8:30 a.m. penny bingo; 8:45 a.m. beginner 1 line dance; 9 a.m. walking off pounds, beginning Bridge; 9:30 a.m. drum circle; 9:45 a.m. beginner 2 line dance; 10 a.m. ask Ronda the RN, senior yoga, men’s club, German; 11 a.m. advanced line dance; noon Chinese classic Mahjong; 12:30 p.m. Canasta; 1 p.m.

“Come and Go” bridge, intermediate line dance, woodcarving, Bridge group, Cribbage; 2 p.m. ping-pong.

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