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Lake View Lutheran Lutefisk Dinner
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Six women, some wearing aprons, preparing cakes while standing around a high table. Cakes and a stand mixer are on the table top. They are at Lakeview American Lutheran church at 4001 Mandrake Street off of Northport Drive. Left to right, they include: Amelia Stang, Arvada Kuhlmey, Malinda Koenig, Grace West, Evelyn Lee, and Ernestine Borchers. They are making preparations for their traditional fall lutefisk and chicken dinner.
November 10, 1954
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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