Become an O.P.E.R.A. member

Join the 'Million Memory Club'

Be one of 100 contributors of $100 to O.P.E.R.A., and you'll receive an etched numbered floor board from the Opera House as part of the non-profit organization's "Million Memory Club" campaign - 100 years serving the Ellendale area x 100 commemorative numbered icons x $100 contributed to O.P.E.R.A., Inc. = "A Million Memories."

Donations are tax deductible as O.P.E.R.A. Inc. is a federally recognized 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.

To donate, contact Ken Schmierer at kschm1965@drtel.net or Jeannette Robb-Ruenz at jrbruenz@drtel.net

Opera House cookbooks now available for purchase

The Ellendale Opera House Cookbooks are in and can be purchased for $12. To order, send a check to: Ken Schmierer, P.O. Box 87, 429 Main Street, Ellendale, ND 5843. Checks should be made out to O.P.E.R.A. Inc. For out-of-town orders, please add $2 for postage.

Thanks to all of our donors

Supporting Players ($1,000 - $2,500)

  • John Boekelheide
  • Dorothy Mouw Brown
  • H. Preston Coleman & Robert W. Coleman Family
  • J.D. & Esther Crabtree
  • Mary Jane Davidson
  • Ellendale Pharmacy
  • Mary Ewing
  • Amy Hartman
  • Patricia Wallace Ingraham
  • Jay & Pat Kendall
  • Ken & Betty Kosel
  • Duane & Beverly Mattheis
  • Brad & Kari Nishek
  • Karl Rekow
  • Pete Retzlaff
  • Starion Financial
  • Orpha Steinwand

Leading Players ($2,500 - $4,999)

  • Anonymous
  • Grant Crabtree
  • Tom & Mary Denison
  • Deb & Gene Elhard
  • The American Legion Post 137
  • Ellendale Area Foundation
  • Ellendale Gaming Association
  • Glenn Mastel
  • Jeanette Ruenz
  • Warren & Lana Schlecht
  • Jim & Eileen Zimmerman

Directors ($5,000 - $9,999)

  • A.J. Wedell
  • John & Clara Wheelihan

Producers ($10,000 - $19,999)

  • Greg & Judy Gackle
  • Ned Leiby

Angels ($20,000 +)

Memorials presented O.P.E.R.A. in memory of:

  • Gordon Graham
  • Clara Wheelihan
  • Florence Klein
  • Luella Bobzien
  • Lillian Schmierer
  • Ray Ulmer
  • Stan Halonen
  • Fred Carl Rekow
  • Walter Heine
  • Laura McShane
  • Helen Sprouse
  • Kenny Kosel
  • Allen & Lucy Crabtree
  • Mary Elaine Crabtree Marttila
  • Susan Chesebro Rekow
  • Richard Prestegard
  • Carrol Jean Peterson
  • Carol Caldwell Rekow
  • Charles Anderson
  • Loretta Veland
  • G.G. (Tiny) Gebhardt
  • Ronald Strand
  • Paul Scherman
  • Murray Brown
  • Fred Walraven
  • Preston Coleman & Robert W. Coleman Family
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