Pianist to bring jazz, show tunes and more to Center
(March 10, 2010) – Pianist Charles Sanders II will take center stage in “Siouxland Musician’s Showcase” at
2 p.m. Sunday, March 14 at the Betty Strong Encounter Center on the riverfront. Admission will be free.
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Program to focus on Mo. River hydrology, wetlands & wildlife
(March 2, 2010) – The Center will present “One River; Many Interests” at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 7 in the Stanley Evans Auditorium. Admission will be free.
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Kids’ reptile adventure set for Sunday
(Feb. 23, 2010) – “Nature Adventures: Live” will give kids a close-up look at various reptiles that live in the Midwest at
2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 at the Encounter Center on the riverfront. Admission will be free.
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Panel to discuss reality of racism & discrimination
(Feb. 22, 2010) – “The Reality of Racism and Discrimination: A Panel Discussion for Siouxland” will be presented at
7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 at the Betty Strong Encounter on the riverfront. Admission will be free. An informal reception will follow.
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Presentation to offer insight into Native experience
(Feb. 15, 2010) – Omaha and Ponca Indian Dwight Howe will present “Living in Two Worlds” at
2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21 at the Betty Strong Encounter Center on the riverfront.
Admission will be free.
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‘Oh, So Sweet!’ crafts at the Center
(Feb. 10, 2010) – The Center will host “Oh, So Sweet!” a Valentine’s Day craft-making activity
from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14. Admission, materials and treats will be free.
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Center showcases Fr. Don Doll’s L&C Trail photographs
(Feb. 5, 2010) - An encore exhibition of Lewis & Clark Trail images by award-winning photographer Fr. Don Doll, S.J., opens at noon Sunday, Feb. 7 at the Encounter Center.
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“August 8, 1805 – Beaver Head Rock, Montana” near the “summer retreat” of Sacajawea’s Shoshone people is
among the Lewis & Clark Trail images by Fr. Don Doll, S.J., on exhibition at the Center.
(Don Doll, S.J., photograph)
Gospel music, “York” to honor Black History
(Feb. 1, 2010) – “A Stroll Down Gospel Lane” featuring vocalists Mary E. Brown & Co., with keyboard accompanist Charles Sanders, will be at
2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, at the Betty Strong Encounter Center on the riverfront. Admission will be free.
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Sioux City native Dave Croston will
present “Tough Times Don’t Last” at
2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31.
(Bob Rasmus
photo)
Football great to present at Center
(Jan. 25, 2010) –Hawkeye football great Dave Croston will present “Tough Times Don’t Last” at
2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31 at the Betty Strong Encounter Center. Admission will be free.
The title of Croston’s illustrated presentation was inspired by his East High sophomore football coach, the late Walt Fiegel who told his players, “Tough times don’t last; tough people do.”
“I was very fortunate in my athletic career to be influenced by so many great coaches,” says the former offensive lineman. “I learned important life lessons starting in youth sports and continued to learn all the way to the N.F.L. Without a doubt, Coach Fiegel influenced me more than any other coach.”
Croston was a junior starter for the 1985 Hawkeyes and played in the 1986 Rose Bowl. In the 1986 season, Croston was Big 10 Lineman of the Year; First Team All-American; Academic All Big 10; and a finalist for the Outland Trophy, an award given to the best collegiate lineman in the country.
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President Thomas Jefferson hoped Lewis & Clark
might find giant ground sloths or even living masto-
dons. They didn't. But they did encounter stunning
populations of
buffalo and other animals and birds.
(Larry Myhre photo)
Myhre to present ‘Animals of L&C Expedition’ program
(Jan. 18, 2010) – Popular Sioux City Journal outdoor writer, photographer and editor Larry Myhre will present "Animals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition" at
2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24 at the Center on the riverfront. Admission will be free.
Myhre will take the audience on a photographic journey of animals and birds
documented by the Corps of Discovery, including the buffalo which kept the
explorers well fed during part of their journey. Private Joseph Field shot the
expedition’s first buffalo on August 23, 1804, near present-day Vermillion, S.D.
"From the top of this mound, we beheld a most beautiful landscape; numerous
herds of buffalo were seen feeding in every direction," Clark wrote on Aug. 25,
1804, about the view from Spirit Mound north of present-day Vermillion.n.
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Encounter Center sets ‘Fun & Games’ activity
(Jan. 10, 2010) – The Betty Strong Encounter Center will host “Fun & Games” from
1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 in the activity room. Admission will be free.
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Bob Rasmus will discuss almost three
decades of photographing Hawkeye
football at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17 at the
Encounter Center. Highlights will include:
No. 18 linebacker Chad Greenway,
Iowa’s fifth all-time leading tackler; now a
Minnesota Viking
(Bob Rasmus photo)
Rasmus photo program to focus on Hawkeye football
(Jan. 8, 2010) – Veteran sports photographer Bob Rasmus will present an illustrated program about his almost three decades of shooting Hawkeye football at
2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17 at the Encounter Center on the riverfront. Admission will be free.
The event is offered in association with “Touchdown Iowa!” an
exhibition of more than 50 Hawkeye football photographs shot by Rasmus from 1985
to 2008. “Touchdown Iowa!” will run through March at the Encounter
Center.
Rasmus’ program will look at images of coaches and players from the 2009
season, including running back Brandon Wegher, a Bishop Heelan High School
graduate; and graduating Hawkeye linebacker Pat Angerer.
“2009 was a spectacular season. I’ll speak about that from a photographer’s
point of view,” says the retired Sioux City orthodontist. Rasmus’ presentation will include players from the past. Many of these
memorable athletes are featured in “Touchdown Iowa!” such as South Dakotan Chad
Greenway of the Minnesota Vikings and running back Shonn Greene of the New York
Jets.
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Lewis & Clark present a peace medal to Oto-Missouris in “Encounters,” a new
mural at the Center by Ho-Chunk artist Henry Payer, Jr. (Don Doll, S.J. photo)
Center welcomes holiday visitors
(Dec.15, 2009) – Visitors are invited to enjoy the varied exhibits, movies
and activities at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center/Betty Strong Encounter
Center during the holiday season. The private, non-profit cultural complex is located on Sioux City’s
riverfront, exit 149 off I-29. Admission is free. Holiday hours are:
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Noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays & Sundays;
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9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays;
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9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays;
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Closed Mondays, Christmas and New Year’s Day
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Closed at noon Christmas Eve
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Closed at 5 p.m. New Year’s Eve
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‘Oh, What Fun!’ brings free crafts, keelboat activities
(Dec. 3, 2009) – The Betty Strong Encounter will host “Oh, What Fun!” a holiday craft-making and model keelboat event from
1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 in the Center’s activity room. Admission and all materials will be free.
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Hawkeye photo exhibition welcomes football movies
(Dec.3, 2009) – The Betty Strong Encounter Center will present three popular football-themed movies in association with the Center’s exhibition, “Touchdown Iowa.” Admission is free.
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Oglala Lakota artist Arthur Amiotte to present lecture
(Nov. 16, 2009) – The Betty Strong Encounter Center will host an illustrated lecture by Oglala Lakota artist Arthur Amiotte at
2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 in the Stanley Evans Auditorium. Admission will be free.
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1997 Hawkeye team captain Jon
Lafleur, defensive line, No. 55
is featured in “Touchdown Iowa!”
an exhibition of historic Hawkeye
football images shot by Sioux City
sports photographer Bob Rasmus,
1985-2008, opening at noon Sun-
day, Nov.15, the Encounter Center.
(© Bob Rasmus photo)
‘Touchdown Iowa!’ showcases Hawkeye football history
(Nov. 9, 2009) – The Betty Strong Encounter Center will open “Touchdown Iowa!” at noon Sunday, Nov. 15. The exhibition comprises 53 Hawkeye football images shot by Sioux City photographer Bob Rasmus from 1985 to 2008.
Among the glimpses of Hawkeye history is quarterback Chuck Long, 1985 Heisman Trophy runner-up and Iowa’s all-time leading passer. Rasmus shot the picture at the 1986 Rose Bowl.
“Touchdown Iowa!” shows running back Shonn Greene, 2008 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year. Greene was first team All-American. He scored the most rushing touchdowns in a season in Hawkeye history, with more than 100 yards rushing in every 2008 game.
Hawkeyes from Sioux City high schools figure into the exhibition with defensive lineman Jon Lafleur, Bishop Heelan (1993) who started from 1993 to 1997; Dave Croston, East High (1982) an offensive tackle from 1982 to1986, and former National Football League (NFL) player for the Green Bay Packers; and Zeron Flemister, West High (1995) who was tight end from 1995 to 1999. Flemister went on to play in the NFL.
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Music to honor Fr. Zimmerman Lakota WWI photo exhibit
(Nov. 6, 2009) – Veterans’ Day will mark the opening of “Everyday I Saw You In My Prayers,” an exhibition of historic photographs honoring a Lakota school’s service during World War I at home and on the front.
The photographs were taken at St. Francis Indian Mission on the Rosebud reservation by the Rev. Joseph A. Zimmerman, S.J., the son of German immigrants and a native of Westphalia, Iowa.
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“Virginia,” is one of 17 new
portraits of St. Augustine Indian
Mission children by award-win-
ning photojournalist Fr. Don Doll,
S.J. now on exhibition at the
Encounter Center. (©Don Doll,
S.J. photo)
Center to dedicate 2010 St. Augustine children’s portraits
(Oct. 29, 2009) – The Betty Strong Encounter Center will dedicate the 2010 “Children of St. Augustine Indian Mission” portraits by award-winning photographer Fr. Don Doll, S.J. on Sunday Nov. 8, following the 2 p.m. presentation of the one-act “A Fountain of Life.” Admission will be free.
The 17 children’s portraits will be
dedicated in memory of Betty Strong who was
president of Missouri River Historical
Development, Inc. (MRHD) from 1989 until her
death in 2004. MRHD built and sustains the
Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
and the adjoining Betty Strong Encounter
Center.
“Nothing would please my mother more
for the Encounter Center than to dedicate
Fr. Doll’s beautiful images of Siouxland
children in her memory,” says Jackie Smith,
Betty Strong’s daughter. “We honor her
belief that every child is precious and
unique; that every child should be respected
and supported; and that every child has
something beautiful to give to the world.”
Smith will be joined by Fr. Doll; Mark Monson, president of MRHD; and
Fr. Dave Korth, director of St. Augustine, for the dedication program.
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Interpreters’ theatre to tell St. Augustine Indian Mission story
(Oct. 27, 2009) – The Center will present “A Fountain of Life,” a story of St. Katharine Drexel and the St. Augustine Indian Mission, at
2 p.m. Sunday Nov. 1 and 8 in the Stanley Evans Auditorium. Admission will be free.
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