Learn to Speak German from Fr. Tom Flanagan at Reunion

July 17, 2015July 17, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Announcements catholic, class, deutsch, family, father, german, instructor, iowa, language, milford, okoboji, preacher, presentation, priest, reunion, reunite, schmidt, schmidts, spencer, teacher, tom flanagan, west bend Leave a comment

If you ever wanted to learn how to sprechen Deutsch, or you want to take your German language skills to the next level, now’s your chance! Fr. Tom Flanagan, German language instructor from the Okoboji, Iowa school district (and pastor at St. Joseph Catholic Church) will be teaching four 1-hour classes at the reunion. On both Saturday […]

Andy Milam, Grotto PR Director, to Tell Grotto’s Story at the Reunion

July 5, 2015July 5, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Announcements andy, attraction, catholic, family, grotto, grotto of the redemption, iowa, milam, paul dobberstein, reunion, reunite, schmidt, schmidts, shrine, spencer, tourism, west bend Leave a comment

You’re driving along a mundane highway through rural Iowa when–seemingly in the middle of nowhere–you see what looks like a city-block-sized castle made entirely of precious stones, petrifications, and fossils. You’ve just discovered the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend. This $4.3 million structure was constructed with the help of members of our own […]