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Balta, North Dakota 58313

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Geographical Center of North America

Joseph and Agnes Bertsch Ripplinger at their home in Balta.

Bob Dambach, producer at Prairie Public Television, Fargo, visits with Joe and Agnes Ripplinger.

Agnes made borscht soup which was then served at her home. Tapio Kube, Prairie Public TV videographer is filming.

Edna serving the meat strudla at her Horace, ND home.

(Left to right): Carloyn Weisbeck Hoffert, Theresa Giesinger Jordan and Clara Ebach preparing the dough for the Plachenda.

Edna Goebel Johnson, Horace, and her sister, Martha Goebel Jenner, Phoenix, AZ, making meat strudla. Their parents were Frederick and Katherina Kessler Goebel.

(Left to right): Clara Ebach and Theresa Giesinger Jordan, Rugby, preparing Plachenda with fresh pumpkin.

Edna Goebel Johnson's meat strudla. For thirty-five years, Edna operated the Johnson Cafe at Lehr, ND. In Fargo, she made German-Russian foods at the Downtown Street Fair for over ten years.

Gold at end of the rainbow

The Good Shepherd

St. Mary Magdalene

St. Philip and James the Lesser?

Baptism of Jesus

Balta, North Dakota

Sts. Gregory the Great and Cecilia

St. Rose of Lima

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