At 2 p.m. on Wednesday, the Mower County Historical Society will be doing a presentation at the Senior Center, “The Dakota War Trials.”

This presentation focuses specifically on the military commission trials that occurred immediately after the war, which resulted in 303 Dakota Native Americans being sentenced to death. Ultimately 38 were hanged at Mankato in the largest mass execution in US history.

The Dakota War Trials have been extremely controversial ever since 1862, and this presentation will discuss some of those controversies: Were the trials legal? Did the army even have the authority to put the Indians on trial? And what about the role of Henry Sibley, who was the man who ordered the trials (he was also Minnesota’s first governor. Some historians believe Sibley actually broke the law by his handling of the military commission trials.

John Haymond, Executive Director of the Mower County Historical Society, will have a very interesting slide show to illustrate the presentation.

If you are able to attend this great historical presentation please RSVP to the front desk at the senior center by stopping by or calling 433-2370.

Don’t forget our coffee shop where every day you can have homemade soup for $1 and a sandwich for 50 cents. Tuesday we are serving scalloped potatoes and Ham for only $2.

 Upcoming Events

Monday: Blood Pressure Checks, 9 a.m.; Naps, 9 a.m.; cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge),12:30 p.m.; Exercise with Evie’s Friends, 1 p.m.

Tuesday: Silver Sneakers, 8:30 a.m.; Exercise with Evies Friends, 9 a.m.; Hormel Breakfast: Biscuits and gravy, 9 a.m.; Grief Support with Mary Kittleson, 10:30 a.m.; scalloped potatoes, 11:30 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge), 12:30 p.m.; Eye care clinic, 2 p.m.; HIIT, 5:10 p.m.; Zumba 5:45 p.m.; Zumba, 7 p.m.

Wednesday: Wood Carvers 8:30 a.m.; Weight Watchers, 12:15 p.m.; Cards (Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle, Cribbage)12:30 p.m.; Stitching Bees 1 p.m., open chess, 1 p.m.; Historical Society, 2 p.m.;

Weight Watchers, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday: Silver Sneakers 8:30 a.m.; Exercise with Evies Friends, 9 a.m.; Caregivers Support Group, 10:30 a.m.; Cards, (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge), 12 p.m.; open chess, 1 p.m.; HIIT, 5:10 p.m.; Zumba 5:45 p.m.; Zumba, 7 p.m.

Friday: Cards (Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle, Cribbage) 12:30 p.m.; Ping Pong, 3 p.m.

 Weekly Card Results

Monday Bridge

No Results

Tuesday Duplicate Bridge

Dec. 30, three tables

1st Arnie Lang, 1st Bud Higgins; 2nd Dave Ring, 2nd Jim Fisher; 3rd Ray Schmidt, 3rd Jaynard Johnson; 4th Dave Solomonson, 4th Judy Bungum

Tuesday 500

Dec. 30, three tables

1st Wayne Chilson, 2nd Mary Freitag, 3rd Wayne Freitag, 4th Eddie Hall

Pinochle

CLOSED

Friday Bridge

No Results

Friday Cribbage

No Results

Wednesday Cribbage

CLOSED

Friday 500

Jan. 2, three tables

1st Jaynard Johnson, 2nd Lois Anderson, 3rd Wayne Chilson, 4th Dorothy Stern