{"id":2319135,"date":"2026-03-09T05:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T05:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2319135"},"modified":"2026-03-09T05:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T05:08:10","slug":"today-in-history-1975-shanleys-deacon-dollies-perform-jump-rope-routines-for-halftime-entertainment-inforum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/today-in-history-1975-shanleys-deacon-dollies-perform-jump-rope-routines-for-halftime-entertainment-inforum\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in History, 1975: Shanley\u2019s \u2018Deacon Dollies\u2019 perform jump-rope routines for halftime entertainment – InForum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On this day in 1975, the Shanley High School Deacon Dollies, a rope-skipping troupe, were highlighted for their complicated halftime routines performed at local and state basketball tournaments.<\/p>\n

Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day:<\/p>\n

In recent years halftime entertainment has become an important part of the basketball scene. This is especially true at tournament time.<\/p>\n

One of the better-known groups in the local area that performs at basketball games is the Shanley High School Deacon Dollies, a troupe of nine girls who do rope skipping routines in time to music. They were organized six years ago and are directed by Marlis Callahan.<\/p>\n

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The groups perform at each Shanley home basketball game during the season and at the regional and state Class A tournaments.<\/p>\n

Their complicated maneuvers require practice at least three times a week, or oftener when they are learning new routines. Tryouts for the group are held each spring with sophmores and juniors eligible so the following year all are juniors and seniors.<\/p>\n

Current members of the Deacon Dollies are: Michelle Bolgrean<\/b>, 1509 4th Ave. S., Eileen Bower<\/b>, 415 14th Ave. N., Deb Cossette<\/b>, 620 1st St. N..; Meg Grove<\/b>, 509 Southwood Drive; Jill Olson<\/b> 310 27th Ave. N.; Holly Riedman<\/b>, 802 1st St. N.; Barb Thoreson<\/b>, 1730 16th St. S., Fargo, and Mary Grams<\/b>, 1301 4th Ave. N., and Connie Setter<\/b>, 1117 1st St. S., both Moorhead.<\/p>\n

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Photos featured in The Forum on March 9, 1975. Newspapers.com<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n
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\n Kate Almquist is the social media manager for InForum. After working as an intern, she joined The Forum full time starting in January 2022. Readers can reach her at kalmquist@forumcomm.com.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n