Parkette Profiles

Being a Parkette meant different things to different people.  Inquiring minds want to know... When you were a Parkette, what was your most exciting or fondest memory?  What did you learn from being a Parkette?  How did the Parkettes affect your life in later years?  Are you still dancing?

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Kelly Johnson (Johnson)

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Marital status: Single
Children: 2
Occupation: Hairdresser
Comment: I remember watching my sisters Debbie & Marcy in dance performances & Viking games & being amazed & soooo proud of them & thinking "I want to do that!!! There's nothing quite like the roaring sound & excitement felt at Met Stadium! I was so blessed & lucky to be part of this wonderful group! Dancing, cheering, hard work, & amazing experiences & life lessons I'll never forget! Thank you Parkettes & SKOL!!!! <3 :)

Andrea Johnstone (Harris)

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Marital status: Married
Children: 2
Occupation: BusinessOwner

Carol Jones (Lindell)

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Marital status: Married
Children: 2
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Comment: I own a fiber arts greeting card company and I make handmade cards and journals.
www.carolscardsct.com

Marti Justus (Hunkins)

Marital status: Married
Children: 3
Occupation: Retired teacher

Cindy Kalland (Lubet)

Marital status: Widowed
Children: 2
Occupation: retired educator
Comment: Some of my happiest days were with the Parkettes. We were so lucky, especially in a time where there were few opportunities for girls in activities/sports. look forward to making contact with women who shared such a special time and such a wonderful activity.

Carol Kalnow (Wexler)

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Marital status: Widowed
Children: 2
Occupation: Administrator, University Associates in Dentistry

Teri Kertson (Popadiuk)

Marital status: Married
Children: 2

Beth Kimball (Kimball)

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Marital status: Single
Occupation: Telecom Sales
Comment: When you're 16, getting into the Parkettes was EVERYTHING to some of us. I remember working really hard with my BFF Connie McKeon to master the splits in my back yard.
When you finally make it into the Parkettes, you feel like you're starting something really special and life changing. Not only are you a dancer, but you're also a Minnesota Vikings Cheerleader. There are so many memories from those days...the wonderful trips, performing for the troops during the Vietnam War, dancing for Winter Carnivals and Aquatennial celebrations, the democratic convention, and the hotel guests on some of our trips. But, I think the most important part of my experience was the discipline, responsibility, and dedication that Mrs. Libby instilled in us. She made me a better person and I use those skills even today.

Once on a business trip years later, I was flying first class on American Airlines. Also in first class was Pat Boone. Mr. Boone was headlining in one of our Minneapolis Winter Carnivals in about 1969 I believe. We were to perform right after him. So, we all met him back stage prior to the show. At some point during the flight, I went up to Mr. Boone and introduced myself, explaining that I was in a dance line many years ago, that we were to perform right after him at the Minneapolis Winter Carnival, and how excited we were to meet him. Mr. Boone said, almost immediately, "You were a Parkette?" and that he recalled the performance. What a thoughtful man to remember us all those years later!

Wendy King (King)

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Marital status: Single
Children: 1
Occupation: Eden Prairie Schools

Vicki Kitzmann (Kuhn )

Marital status: Married
Children: 3
Comment: To have been picked as a Parkette was definitely one of the greatest evenings ever.  Then, to be told we would be the original Viking's cheerleaders, seemed surreal.  It taught us desipline, respect and the love of dance and football.  The sisterhood that was formed will never be broken.