‘The Doctor Is In: The Rise of Women in the Medical Profession’ presentation

The public is invited to join the Pipestone County Historical Society on Saturday, April 12, at the Pipestone County Museum (113 S. Hiawatha Ave, Pipestone) for a presentation by Dr. Marilyn Carlson Aronson entitled “The Doctor Is In: The Rise of Women in the Medical Profession.” The presentation will begin at 1 p.m. The cost to attend is $5 or $3 for members of the Pipestone County Historical Society. Children 12 and under may attend for free.

Dr. Aronson is an accomplished educator and researcher as well as a member of the South Dakota Humanities Council. She leads many book discussions and gives presentations across the region on topics related to the Cultural Heritage of the Northern Plains and Women’s History. This presentation will give the history of the earliest female doctor in the U.S., Elizabeth Blackwell and the struggles she faced securing her medical degree in 1849. It will also look at 10 outstanding pioneering physicians of the past who left their indelible mark and 5 women in modern medicine who are blazing trails in the field.

SW Minnesota Men’s Chorus dinner shows

The Southwest Minnesota Men’s Chorus will be doing their annual spring dinner shows April 13-14. The Sunday, April 13, show will be at The Caboose in Tracy, and the Monday, April 14, show will be at the Springfield Area Community Center in Springfield. The shows begin at 7p.m.

Tickets will be $30 per person which includes the show and dinner served by the chorus members. Only advance tickets will be sold and are available at the Springfield Advance-Press (507-723-4225), the Knakmuhs Agency in Walnut Grove (507-859-2154), the Tracy Insurance Agency in Tracy (507-629-3084), the Balaton Dental Clinic (507-734-2251) or from chorus members. No tickets will be sold at the door.

‘Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall’ presentation

Frank Sachs will present “Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, at the Lyon County Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall.

The Berlin Wall marked the official opening of the Cold War and was a physical barrier dividing Berlin into East and West sections to prevent citizens from escaping to the West, effectively symbolizing the Cold War division between communist and democratic powers; however, the fall of the wall in November of 1989 is widely considered a major turning point in the Cold War, signifying the decline of communist power in Eastern Europe and the eventual reunification of Germany.

Sachs is a retired twin cities educator with a BS in American history and a MS in guidance and counseling. He has taught in college, and public and private schools for 45 years. The last 37 were at the Blake School in Minneapolis where he was director of College Counseling while teaching in the Social Studies department.

Free will donation. Light refreshments will be served.