Original Seekatz Opera House built for traveling shows, local entertainment

By Myra Lee Adams Goff Marie Jarisch and Gaston Parsons have an obvious pride when they talk about their grandfather and the Seekatz Opera House. The current Seekatz Opera House owned by Ron Snider is on the exact site of the original building, which burned down in 1941. Brothers Louis

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Recalling a restaurant shaped like a coffee pot

By Myra Lee Adams Goff Activities at the Sophienburg have finally slowed down a little bit after the holidays. After Weihnachtsmarkt, St. Nicholas made his presence known to a huge crowd of children and their parents. Everyone is now getting back to the work of the archives. Last column about

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