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Oregon Federation News
July 2018

A publication of the Oregon Federation of Square and Round Dance Clubs

Printed 20 July 2018
President's Corner

July is an excellent month to start promoting your fall square and round dance lessons. Be sure to add your current lesson’s flyer in the OFN by updating your club’s OFN Lessons section on the Federation website. In addition to advertising in the OFN, you can make use of Social Media. For example, you can put your flyer on your club’s Facebook page, on the Oregon Federation of Square and Round Dance Club’s Facebook page, on your local community bulletin board or even put an ad on Craig’s List. You can also contact your local newspaper and ask them to write a story about your club. Before contacting the editor, think about something that would be considered a human interest story that might intrigue a reporter such as having a multi-generational family dancing in your club, or if you have several youth in your club who are also involved in other extracurricular activities, or someone who has been dancing for over 50 years, or about a special demonstration dance you are planning or a dance for a charity that you may be planning. You can also go on-line with the local public radio or TV station to submit your flyer for consideration for posting on their bulletin boards. You might also consider posting your flyer in a local Community College while summer school is still in session or in coffee shops. If your hall is close to a residential area, trying printing your flyers 4 to a page and take them around to the houses in your area, placing them halfway under the door mat or in doors if you’d rather not knock on doors. The small size is less expensive and will still attract attention. However you decide to promote your lessons, good luck. I hope that all of you have a very successful class with enthusiastic students.

Hope you have a fun summer dancing – check out some of the dances in this issue and go out and make new friends.

Kathy Roberts
OFSRDC President

Editor's Note

Oregon's Summer Festival is in a sad place. At the time I'm writing this, three weeks out, fewer than 60 ribbons have been purchased for the 2018 Summer Festival in Grants Pass, and despite Herculean efforts by Lorrie McIntosh and her committee, it is likely that the Festival will end up losing money, money that the Rogue-Sis-Q Council can ill afford to pay.

Times have changed. We all know that. In the early 1980s, Summer Festivals routinely had more than 5,000 attendees, and dancers made their vacation plans around the festival. Today, it seems that Summer Festival (like most Federation activities) is viewed as a burden, rather than an adventure.

I see no clear path to reverse that. When a 3-day Festival generates less interest than a regular club dance, there is a real problem. Dancers today just aren't interested in going out of their way, and it's not clear there is anything a Festival could do to change that. Due to the lack of a bidder, the Federation itself will be sponsoring the 2019 Summer Festival. Unless someone has a radical idea that hasn't been tried before, it seems like 2019 may be the last Oregon Summer Festival. That's a shame, but there's no point in throwing a party if no one attends.


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Federation Events

Federation Meetings

The Federation's next executive board meeting will be on June 24 at the Summer Festival in Grants Pass.


Summer Festival

Oregon's 2018 Summer Festival will be held at the Josephine County Fairgrounds in Grants Pass on June 22-24, 2018. You can download the weekend scheduled here, and download your registration form here.


Mid-Winter

Start planning for Mid-Winter Festival 2019, January 25, 26 and 27, 2019.


Publicity

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Other National Events

The 67th National Square Dance Convention® will be held in Kansas City, Missouri, June 27-30, 2018.

USAWest 2018 will be held in Reno, Nevada, August 16-18, 2018.


Corporation Renewal Status

All clubs in the Oregon Federation are required to maintain their status as non-profit corporations with the State of Oregon. The Secretary of State's office mails out a renewal notice about a month before your registration expires every year. The following clubs expire this month:

July 1 -- Blue Mountains Council
July 9 -- Rogue-Sis-Q Council
July 14 -- Beachcombers
July 18 -- Star Promenaders
July 23 -- Eager Beavers
July 23 -- Sagebrush Shufflers
July 24 -- Buzzin Bees
July 25 -- Umpqua Area Council

When & Where

Download a complete list of the Federation club dances this month, all sorted by date and city.

Everything in the When & Where is extracted from the state directory information. If you find that your club information is wrong, you can fix that by going to the directory information area and fixing your data.

Caller's Corner

Education is important. It’s important for the dancer and important for the caller. The more I educate myself, the more I grow. In the northwest we are very blessed with many opportunities to grow. I am creating an ongoing list of opportunities for those interested in calling. These resources are wonderful for the person who hasn’t picked up a microphone yet to the experienced caller.

There are ways to reduce the cost of training:

Upcoming Caller Schools & Leadership Classes:

A wealth of information:

We have two associations here in the northwest who are a wealth of information. They are welcoming new members. Meet once a month for workshops, mentorship and networking. More about these groups in the next article.

Janienne Alexander

Letters and Articles

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Available Callers & Cuers

You can download this list of callers and cuers who are available and ready to call or cue a dance for you.

Callers:

Those Guys (Kane & Egan)
29863 S Molalla Ave
Molalla, OR 97083
971-506-0277
lv2sqdnc@gmail.com
Anthony Egan
29863 S Molalla Ave
Molalla, OR 97083
415-368-2080
anthony.egan1@gmail.com
Chuck Simpkins
1135 Summit Lp
Grants Pass, OR 97527
541-218-4604
chuxs@charter.net
Janienne Alexander
11740 SW 68th Pkwy #250
Portland, OR 97223
503-358-2823
oregonsquaredance@gmail.com
Don Hart
1847 N Teakwood Cir
Canby, OR 97013
503-501-7091
dhcaller@gmail.com
Mark Wheeler
6728 SE Woodstock Blvd
Portland, OR 97206
503-709-9651
wheeler4mj@gmail.com
Ian Craig
6100 NE 138th Ave
Vancouver, WA 98682
360-931-9134
ian@doplanner.com
Kippen Parret
20640 Couples Ln
Bend, OR 97702
541-480-4535
neppik@yahoo.com

Cuers:

Doug Hatch
5125 SE Tolman
Portland, OR 97206
503-805-1629
doughatch1@netzero.net
Rikki Lobato
2230 SW Webster Rd
Grants Pass, OR 97526
541-295-5270
uoducks4ever@gmail.com
Don Swartz
20783 Trunnell Ct
Wilder, ID 83676
208-482-6332
donlswartz80@gmail.com
Frances Herigstad
PO Box 928
Mulino, OR 97042
503-829-2455
flofran@molalla.net
Julie Stiers
2079 NW Bella Vista Dr
Gresham, OR 97030
503-804-3774
juliestiers4@gmail.com
Federation Links
Oregon Round of the Month

July's Oregon Round of the Month is "57 Chevrolet", by Billile Jo Spears, Phase II Two-Step, choreographed by Carl and Carol Schappacher. This was chosen by the South Coast Council.  Download your cue sheet here.

For more information on the Round of the Month, please contact .

Lessons starting in July and August

Everything in this section is taken from the state directory information. If you find that your class information is wrong, you can fix that by going to the directory information area and picking to the "Lessons" tab.


July

Coos Bay
Saints-N-Aints
TBA
Call Ahead
Mainstream
Sunday, July 1, 2018 4-6 pm
Contact: Patrick Cox 541-510-1276
Coos Bay
Saints-N-Aints
TBA
Call Ahead
Two-step
Tuesday -Cherie; Thursday - Cathy
Contact: Cherie 541-510-1276; Cathy 541-290-7802
Vancouver
Columbia River Dancers
Hazel Dell Grange
7509 NE Hazel Dell Ave.
Basic
Tuesdays: 7:00-8:00 pm
Contact: 360-263-2312 or 360-606-8849
Vancouver
Columbia River Dancers
Hazel Dell Grange
7509 NE Hazel Dell Ave.
Mainstream
Tuesdays: 8:00pm-9:00pm
Contact: 360-606-8849

August

Springfield
Spin Cycle Squares
Emerald Square Dance Center
2095 Yolanda Street
Advanced

Contact:

Special Dances
July 7 (1st Sat)
Charlie Brown Squares
Patriotic Thunder Dance
230pm Adv Wkshp; 600 Advanced 730 Pre Rounds 8-1030 MS/Plus
Josephine County Square Dance Hall, Grants Pass
Caller: Bronc Wise
Cuer: Rikki Lobato
View Flyer
July 14 (2nd Sat)
River City Dancers
Welcome Dance --Les & Paula Seeley
7:00 Plus and pre-rounds, 7:30 to 9:30 pm Mainstream
Milwaukie Community Club, Milwaukie
Caller: Les Seeley & Paula
Cuer: Joyce Hooper
View Flyer
August 7 (1st Tue)
Buckeroo
Dancing at the Douglas County Fair
Square Dance Attire Required
Douglas County Fair,
Caller: Dave Cooper
Cuer: Dave Cooper
View Flyer
August 9 (2nd Thu)
Central Oregon Council
Central Oregon RoundUp
Rounds, Advanced, Mainstream, & Plus Weekend
Sisters High School, Sisters
Caller: Mike Sikorsky & Steve Noseck
Cuer: Randy & Rose Wulf
View Flyer
August 11 (2nd Sat)
Star Promenaders
Wayne Weaver Retirement Party/Dance
Potluck 530/pre-rounds 7:30/Squares at 8pm
Rogue Valley Square Dance Center, Medford
View Flyer
October 13 (2nd Sat)
R Square D
Octoberfest Weekend (10/12 - 10/14)
7:30-8:00 Pre-Rounds; 8:00-10:00 MS w/Rounds
Rose Valley Grange, Kelso
Caller: Front Porch Trio
Cuer: Susan Healea
View Flyer
October 21 (3rd Sun)
Columbia River Dancers
Special Birthday Dance
Birthday Celebration for Melissa
Hazel Dell Grange, Vancouver
Caller: Jim Hattrick
Cuer: Jim Hattrick
View Flyer
October 26 (4th Fri)
Sunset Promenaders
Seaside Sashay Square Dance Festival
7 Intermediate Rounds, 7:30 Pre-Rounds, 8 - 10:30 Mainstream
Seaside Convention Center, Seaside
Caller: Darin Keith & Scott Zinser
Cuer: Debbie Taylor
View Flyer
October 26 (4th Fri)
Rosetown Ramblers
Scares and Squares Dance Weekend
Three days of dancing with the Ramblers!
Oak Grove Community Club, Oak Grove
Caller: Gary Monday, Kris Jensen, Michael Kellog
Cuer: Square dance only!
View Flyer

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Lebanon Square Circlers Strawberry Festival, June 2, Andy Garboden calling

Hoedowners Circus dance. Clowns everywhere!


The Eager Beavers graduated a square of new Plus dancers on May 21st.
Councils & Clubs

Click a council name to go directly to that section.


Blue Mountains Council
No council news received.
Elkhorn Swingers
No club news received.
LaGrande Star Promenaders
No club news received.

July 19 (3rd Thu)
Regular Dance
Dark
Muddy Frogs
No club news received.

July 15 (3rd Sun)
Regular Dance
3 to 5 p.m.
Milton-Freewater Comm Bldg, Milton-Freewater
Caller: Bill Reid
Cuer: Neva Reid

Central Oregon Council - Link
No council news received.
Bachelor Beauts - Link
No club news received.

July 7 (1st Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark

July 21 (3rd Sat)
Regular Dance
Rounds 7-7:30p, MS & Rounds 7:30-9:30, Plus 9:30-10
Pine Forest Grange, Bend
Caller: Jim Hattrick
Cuer: Jim Hattrick
View Flyer
Red Rock Squares - Link
No club news received.

July 6 (1st Fri)

Dark

July 20 (3rd Fri)

Dark
Sagebrush Shufflers - Link
No club news received.

July 14 (2nd Sat)
Regular Mainstream Dance
Rounds, Mainstream & Plus Squares
Clover Building, Prinveille
Caller: Roger Putzler
Cuer: Julie Stiers

July 28 (4th Sat)
Regular Mainstream Dance
Rounds, Mainstream & Plus Squares
Clover Building, Prinveille
Caller: Jim Steele
Cuer: Mark McDonald
Sundown Round Dance Club - Link
No club news received.

July 9 (2nd Mon)

Intermediate Rounds 6:300-7p, Phase II, III, IV 7-9p
Pine Forest Grange, Bend
Cuer: Dave Cooper
Swinging Mountaineers Plus - Link
No club news received.

July 13 (2nd Fri)
Regular Dance
Int Rounds 7-7:30p, Plus Squares & Rounds 7:30-10p
Pine Forest Grange, Bend
Caller: Roger Putzler
Cuer: Rikki Lobato

July 27 (4th Fri)
Regular Dance
Int Rounds 7-7:30p, Plus Squares & Rounds 7:30-10p
Pine Forest Grange, Bend
Caller: Kippen Parret
Cuer: Steve Murphy

Emerald Empire Council - Link
No council news received.

July 16 (3rd Mon)
Meeting
7:00 P.M.
Emerald Square Dance Center, Springfield
Boots & Sandals - Link
No club news received.

July 7 (1st Sat)
Regular Dance
traveling club
Emerald Square Dance Center, Springfield
Caller: Lennie Ludiker
Cuer: Guest Cuers
Cascade Callers & Cuers Assoc
Our next scheduled dance is June 30. We'll have a CCCA meeting at 6:30 with our new officers in charge. President - Pat Cox, Vice-President - Jackie Gale, Secretary - Christina Corelli, Treasurer - Gail Jackson. . Pre-Rounds are from 7:30 - 8:00 and then it's squares and rounds called and cued by our members. The dance ends at 10:00. We look forward to calling and cueing for you and dancing too! It'll be FUN!

Then our next scheduled dances are September 29 and December 29. We'll have to decide whether or not we'll actually have a dance December 29 since New Year's Eve is just a couple of days later. .

We are so sorry to lose one of our members, Kirby Goode on May 14, 2018. Kirby had been on hospice since November of 2016. Kirby loved calling and especially teaching. He called and taught for Danebo Circle 8 for many years. Kirby enjoyed going to Penticton, BC each August to call and meet old friends and make new ones. Kirby started square dancing and round dancing back in the 60's when you memorized the round dances. The caller would teach the round, and the dancers would buy the record with cue sheet at Light's Music in Springfield. The caller would put on the record and remind the dancers how it started and away they went. A memorial for Kirby was held at the hall June 9. Thoughts and prayers for Kirby's widow, Christina Corelli and families.

A huge Thank You from Christina to all of you who had Kirby on prayer lists and chains, sent e-mails, cards, came over, called, prayers, etc. It all makes a difference, and you all have made one! And thank you for checking up on me making sure I am okay. We are family!

Keep on dancing, calling and cueing for FUN

Christina Corelli

Secretary - CCCA

Misty Valley Cloggers
No club news received.

July 20 (3rd Fri)
Regular Dance
7:30 - 10:00
Emerald Square Dance Center, Springfield
Cuer: Lauri Weidenhaft
Single Trees - Link
Summer arrived early this year. May while sunnier than most years has been a rather quiet month for Single Trees with the exception of our second Friday dance May 11. That night we combined with our sister club, the Whirl-A-Ways, to host our annual Mexican Fiesta Dance with our traditional lavish taco bar. Everything went well with George Hermann calling as well as last minute substitute Darrell Kalmbach. Jackie Gale cued a nice variety of rounds. Mike Kious was scheduled to call with his grandfather but was unable to come due to back problems and a bad reaction to a medication. We hope he has fully recovered by now. George and Darrell made a great team. We sure enjoy getting the chance to dance to Darrell’s fine calling. The crowd of dancers made short work of the taco bar which let us all renew our energies and get back to dancing.

Some Single Trees showed up to help give the Emerald Square Dance Center a good cleaning the day after we danced our feet off. The hall always looks good after these clean up sessions. All the clubs were represented, but we must admit that the Whirl-A-Ways are far more represented. We thank everyone for their good efforts.

Single Trees decided to go dark for Memorial Day weekend so there was no second dance in May.

We will be dancing all summer with Jim Hattrick calling our second Friday dances July 13 and Aug. 10; we will be dark for Diamond Lake July 27. Terry Halley will be our caller Aug. 24. We hope to see some of you at our summer dances on your way to or from one of the many summer festivals around the Northwest and elsewhere.

Happy summer dancing!

Gaynor Hintz, interim club reporter


July 13 (2nd Fri)
Summer Fun
7:30 plus, 8-10:30 pm Mainstream with Rounds
Emerald Square Dance Center, Springfield
Caller: Jim Hattrick
Cuer: Jackie Gale

July 27 (4th Fri)
Dark for Diamond Lake
8:00 AM
Spin Cycle Squares - Link
We continue to dance Sunday nights from 5:30 - 8:00 at all levels with our competent caller and teacher, Tim Matteson. We encourage dancers to come dance with us and get more floor time. Please call our president, David Lajoie at 541-520-7311 or Tim at 541-988-0399 to make sure we are dancing as we go dark once in a blue moon. We don't want to miss you. Our dances/classes are always casual. We always have a lot of food too. Come for a fun evening almost every Sunday!

Kirby Goode was one of our members, and we miss him and keep Christina and families in our thoughts and prayers. We used to have our board meetings at Kirby's and Christina's home while Kirby was still able to come out to the family room. He enjoyed being with us for the meetings. When Kirby became bed ridden we had to have meetings elsewhere. Kirby is missed by us all.

Happy dancing!

Christina Corelli

Member-At-Large


July 1 (1st Sun)
Regular Dance
5:30-8:00 p.m. MS Plus & Advanced Call for dates
Emerald Square Dance Center, Springfield
Caller: Tim Matteson

July 8 (2nd Sun)
Regular Dance
5:30-8:00 p.m. MS Plus & Advanced Call for dates
Emerald Square Dance Center, Springfield
Caller: Tim Matteson

July 15 (3rd Sun)
Regular Dance
5:30-8:00 p.m. MS Plus & Advanced Call for dates
Emerald Square Dance Center, Springfield
Caller: Tim Matteson

July 22 (4th Sun)
Regular Dance
5:30-8:00 p.m. MS Plus & Advanced Call for dates
Emerald Square Dance Center, Springfield
Caller: Tim Matteson

July 29 (5th Sun)
Regular Dance
5:30-8:00 p.m. MS Plus & Advanced Call for dates
Emerald Square Dance Center, Springfield
Caller: Tim Matteson
Sweet Home Squarenaders
No club news received.

July 14 (2nd Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark
Whirl-A-Ways - Link
No club news received.

July 14 (2nd Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark

July 21 (3rd Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark
Wolf Pack - Link
No club news received.

July 7 (1st Sat)
T Shirt Dance
7:30 plus / 8:00 Mainstream
Emerald Square Dance Center, Springfield
Caller: Sandy Harris
Cuer: Christina Corelli
View Flyer

July 21 (3rd Sat)
Ice Cream Social
7:30 Plus / 8:00 Mainstream
Emerald Square Dance Center, Springfield
Caller: Lennie Ludiker
Cuer: Christina Corelli
View Flyer

Interstate Highlanders
No council news received.

July 21 (3rd Sat)
Meeting
6pm before the club dance Quarterly
Triad School Student Union, Klamath Falls
Klamath Country Squares
No club news received.

July 21 (3rd Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark

Mid-Willamette Council - Link
No council news received.

July 16 (3rd Mon)
Meeting
Dark
Braids & Braves - Link
We had a great Alien Days Dance. Check out the photo on our Facebook page. We had guests from several clubs and three squares on the floor.

Our club won the trophy at Hillsboro Hoedowners' Trophy Dance recently-visiting other clubs has benefits! We'll be planning our own Trophy dance for this fall since we'll be dark July and August.

We will participate in area events and plan a Camp-out near Vernonia in July and a Community Dance in August. Carmen


July 21 (3rd Sat)
Regular Dance
7:00 - 10:00 PM
Palmer Creek Lodge,Dayton Community Cent, Dayton
Caller: Leonard Snodgrass
Cuer: Sandra Pinion
Capitol Callers & Cuers Assoc - Link
No club news received.

July 15 (3rd Sun)
Meeting
Dark
Cherry City Cloggers - Link
After the "stepping down" of our beloved instructor for so many years, Cheri Posedale, the club has kind of finally stabilized. Glee Johnson teaches our 4:00 class, Grace Allen teaches our 5:30 beginning class and Stacie Larson has been doing our intermediate advanced class. If she is unable to be there then Moya or Glee fill in. All have been doing a fine job.

We are presently working hard on preparing for our summer demo season. We will be dancing at World Beat June 30, the Marion County Fair July 12, Bush Barn Art Fair July 21 & 22, Silverton Art Fair Aug. 18 and the Oregon State Fair on September 1.

Attendance has pretty much stayed consistent. We have anywhere from 10-15 at any of the three classes most Tuesdays. We will be scheduling our semi-annual summer meeting soon and planning for our lessons to start again in September. Come check us out if you'd like to find out what clogging is all about and want some great exercise. Georganne Pfnister


July 3 (1st Tue)
Regular Dance
4:00p - 8:00pm
Salem Square Dance Center, Salem

July 10 (2nd Tue)
Regular Dance
4:00p - 8:00pm
Salem Square Dance Center, Salem

July 17 (3rd Tue)
Regular Dance
4:00p - 8:00pm
Salem Square Dance Center, Salem

July 24 (4th Tue)
Regular Dance
4:00p - 8:00pm
Salem Square Dance Center, Salem

July 31 (5th Tue)
Regular Dance
4:00p - 8:00pm
Salem Square Dance Center, Salem
Corvallis Squares - Link
No club news received.

July 14 (2nd Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark

July 28 (4th Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark
Golden Squares
Hello Dancers, Summer has arrived and it is so nice to have the long light days and warmer weather. We hope you all are enjoying it.

Golden Squares would like to invite you to dance with us this summer. We have an air conditioned hall and a great dance floor. We start our dances at 7 with pre-rounds, followed by mainstream with every third tip Plus or we just dance floor level. Randy Dibble is our caller and we have quest cuers. We dance at the Woodburn Estates & Golf community – 1776 Country Club Rd Woodburn, OR 97071. The 5th Monday in July will be Pie Night so please come join us for some exercise followed by pie!

We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and hope to see you at a dance. Happy 4th of July, Teija


July 2 (1st Mon)
Regular Dance
7:00 P. M.
The Estates Auditorium, Woodburn
Caller: Randy Dibble
Cuer: guest

July 16 (3rd Mon)
Regular Dance
7:00 P. M.
The Estates Auditorium, Woodburn
Caller: Randy Dibble
Cuer: guest

July 30 (5th Mon)
Regular Dance - Pie Night!!!
7:00 P. M.
The Estates Auditorium, Woodburn
Caller: Randy Dibble
Independence Wagon Wheelers - Link
The Roaring Twenties Koast Krash in Yachats was a roaring success – Special thanks to the Koast Krash Committee (Terry McCarty, Celinda Gourley, and Bill & Marsha Francis) for an outstanding job. And double thanks to Bill Francis and his helpers for washing the dishes – a big job which was much appreciated. Included in the festivities was a surprise birthday party for Ron Minten during which he was showered with many gift “treasures”. We are already looking forward to next year’s Koast Krash at the Yachats Inn April 25 – 29.

Our May 5 Kentucky Derby special dance was a blast. Don’t miss our upcoming special dances: July 14 Pie Dance; November 3 Halloween Dance; December 8 Christmas Dance; March 9 IWW Birthday Dance; April 13 Easter dance. Preparations are well underway for the annual IWW Picnic at Maud Williamson State Recreation Site on August 26. Fall lessons will be in Building D at the Salem Hospital. Come dance with us on the first and second Saturdays at Polk County Fairgrounds in Rickreall. Dee and Bert Mackaman


July 7 (1st Sat)
Regular Dance
7:00-10:00PM
Polk County Fairgrounds, Arts & Craft Bl, Rickreall
Caller: George Hermann
Cuer: Patty Hermann

July 14 (2nd Sat)
Regular Dance
7:00-10:00PM
Polk County Fairgrounds, Arts & Craft Bl, Rickreall
Caller: George Hermann
Cuer: Patty Hermann
View Flyer
Lebanon Square Circlers - Link
June 1st, 2nd, and 3rd was a great weekend in Lebanon. It was a glorious Strawberry Festival and the weather was perfect. We gathered on Thursday evening at Marilyn's home for potluck and to decorate the float for the parade on Saturday. On Friday, RVs arrived and club members worked hard to set up and decorate the Senior Center for all the activities, including a Spaghetti Feed that night (chaired by Barb and Rosalie). Our Trails End Dance featured callers and cuers from the floor with Charlotte Jeskey and Jackie Gale as MCs. Thousands of people lined the streets as we danced throughout the parade on Saturday morning. We had Andy Garboden from Kent, WA as our Festival caller and Jackie Gale as cuer. Andy grew up in Lebanon, so it was a thrill to welcome him as our guest caller. Of course we served strawberry shortcake at the break. Other highlights of the festival were a fabulous silent auction (chaired by Kaynor Heineck) and a great experienced clothing sale (chaired by Grace Christensen). Our weekend concluded with an "All You Can Eat" Pancake breakfast on Sunday morning. (See pictures.)

Our club goes dark for July and August, but there are many opportunities for dancing, such as the Pioneer Picnic Dance in Brownsville on June 16. Our mainstream lessons begin on September 16. See you in a square! Marilyn York


July 7 (1st Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark

July 21 (3rd Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark
ORDTA - Link
No club news received.
ReVuN'Q
The end of an era has occurred with the last night of instruction with Cheryl Manley and her husband, Geof. They are moving to Idaho and we will start a new era with Stephanie Lozano as our new cuer. Her assistant will be Leonard Snodgrass. He is learning to cue so it will be a summer of him learning the timing and the cues.

Cheryl’s last night at the club involved requests, photographs, an ice cream party and a parting gift of a Myrtlewood cutting board with a brass plate with the club name and date on it. We did a two hour session and just had fun. We wish them the best in their new adventures and Geof’s retirement.

June 7 is our first night with Stephanie and we will have two hours of Phase 2 floor time and easy Phase 3. We are hoping that lots of new faces show up and have a good time getting better at their moves and more comfortable on the dance floor. On the second and fourth Thursdays, Ken Pratt will continue on with the Phase 3-4 and 4+ nights of dancing and working on Slow Two Step for the summer. The hours for these sessions are 6:30-9:30.

We will celebrate our 42nd birthday on June 14, so we are hoping for a good attendance. The dance will have occurred by the time this goes to print. Happy Summer to one and all. Marilyn Schmit


July 5 (1st Thu)
Regular Dance
Lessons 6:30-7:20; Dance 7:30-8:20 & 8:30-9:30
Salem Square Dance Center, Salem
Cuer: Cheryl Manley

July 12 (2nd Thu)
Regular Dance
Lessons 6:30-7:20; Dance 7:30-8:20 & 8:30-9:30
Salem Square Dance Center, Salem
Cuer: Cheryl Manley

July 19 (3rd Thu)
Regular Dance
Lessons 6:30-7:20; Dance 7:30-8:20 & 8:30-9:30
Salem Square Dance Center, Salem
Cuer: Cheryl Manley

July 26 (4th Thu)
Regular Dance
Lessons 6:30-7:20; Dance 7:30-8:20 & 8:30-9:30
Salem Square Dance Center, Salem
Cuer: Cheryl Manley
Salem Swingin' Stars
Salem Swingin' Stars dance all summer long. We have an air conditioned hall so come on in and join us.

We held our Graduation for new Mainstream dancers on June 13. Welcome to All.

Our first dance in June was a great one with six squares on the floor. Jay Henderson and Randy Dibble handled the calling duties. Thanks to all of the guests who came out.

There are five Fridays in June so that means a 5th Friday Plus Dance on June 29.

We have been invited to dance at the World Beat Festival at the Salem Riverfront Park on Saturday June 30 from 4:30 - 5:30 pm. If you would like to join us, email Sheila at Sheilainsalem@hotmail.com to get put on the list. Leonard Snodgrass will call for us and we will be inviting the audience to join in. Square Dance attire is highly recommended.

There is also a Demo Dance at Lancaster Village Retirement Center on July 4 at 11:00 am. Contact Harriet Livingston for more details. See you all on the dance floor. Sheila Machado


July 6 (1st Fri)
Regular Dance
7:00-10:30
Salem Square Dance Center, Salem
Caller: Randy Dibble
Cuer: Jeanine Norden

July 20 (3rd Fri)
Regular Dance
7:00-10:30
Salem Square Dance Center, Salem
Caller: Randy Dibble
Cuer: Jeanine Norden
Silver City Squares
Not much happening with us this past month. We have gotten out to visit a few clubs and are planning a few more visitations over the summer.

We are planning to dance in the Homer Davenport Parade in Silverton in August again this year. See you at a dance soon. Petrina Buchheit


July 13 (2nd Fri)
Regular Dance
Dark
Timber Twirlers - Link
No club news received.

July 6 (1st Fri)
Regular Dance
Dark

July 20 (3rd Fri)
Regular Dance
Dark
Valley River Dancers - Link
No club news received.

July 13 (2nd Fri)
Plus Dance
7:30-10:30 PM
Chehalem Community Center, Newberg
Caller: Randy Dibble
Cuer: Julie Stiers
View Flyer

July 27 (4th Fri)
Dance Under the Stars
7:30-10:30 PM
Tennis Courts (Outside), Newberg
Caller: Randy Dibble
Cuer: Julie Stiers
View Flyer
Willamette Squares
Willamette Squares is making plans for the summer. We will be continuing our regular dances at the Salem Square Dance Center on the fourth Saturday of every month.

We enjoyed our May dance with a Veterans Day theme. Everyone in attendance received a pin of two American Flags crisscrossed over each other. Sandy Harris, our caller, chose a number of patriotic songs. With the decorations and attire of red, white and blue, they set the stage for the tribute to our veterans.

On a personal note, Vince and Babs Till have moved to Mt. Angel Towers. They enjoy keeping in touch and hearing from friends.

We invite everyone to come dancing with us. We enjoy everyone’s company and always have fun! Steve Hoots (for Jodee Howard)


July 28 (4th Sat)
Regular Dance
7:30 - 10:15
Salem Square Dance Center, Salem
Caller: Sandy Harris
Cuer: Jackie Gale
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Portland Area Council - Link
We’re selling one of our two trailers meant for parades and such. For anyone or any club interested, you can email our trailer wranger Betty at chippsbetty@gmail.com.

We hope to see you at our council dance June 29, with Mark Wheeler calling and Molly Combs cueing. This will be at the Oak Grove Community Club (see flyer).


July 16 (3rd Mon)
Meeting
Dark
Bachelor N Bachelorettes - Link
We’re going strong all summer, and a great choice to make if you want to come to a club that will make sure everyone gets to dance. The only exception will be July 4, when we take the evening off to enjoy a BIG Bang,

July 18, we will have our very successful Christmas in July Dance – the last chance to enjoy your Christmas favorites until next Christmas!

Petula Petticoat


July 4 (1st Wed)
Regular Dance
Dark

July 11 (2nd Wed)
Regular Dance
7:30 - 10:30 PM
Abernethy Grange, Oregon City
Caller: Jim Hattrick
Cuer: Jim Hattrick
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July 18 (3rd Wed)
Regular Dance
7:30 - 10:30 PM
Abernethy Grange, Oregon City
Caller: Craig Abercrombie
Cuer: Tami Helms

July 25 (4th Wed)
Christmas In July
7:30 - 10:30 PM
Abernethy Grange, Oregon City
Caller: Scott Zinser
Cuer: Julie Stiers
Buzzin Bees
No club news received.

July 7 (1st Sat)
Regular Dance
7:00 pre rounds 7:30 squares
Hazel Dell Grange, Vancouver
Caller: K.C. Curtis
Cuer: Guest

July 21 (3rd Sat)
Regular Dance
7:00 pre rounds 7:30 squares
Hazel Dell Grange, Vancouver
Caller: K.C. Curtis
Cuer: Guest
Chaps & Petticoats - Link
No club news received.

July 6 (1st Fri)
Regular Dance
Dark

July 20 (3rd Fri)
Regular Dance
Dark
Country Cut-Ups - Link
No club news received.

July 2 (1st Mon)
Mainstream Funshop
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Boring Barn, Boring
Caller: Dan Nordbye
Cuer: None
View Flyer

July 7 (1st Sat)
Picnic and Dance
5:30pm Picnic, 6:30pm Lesson, 7:00-10:30 Dance
Boring Barn, Boring
Caller: Jim Hattrick
Cuer: Jim Hattrick
View Flyer

July 9 (2nd Mon)
Mainstream Funshop
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Boring Barn, Boring
Caller: Dan Nordbye
Cuer: None
View Flyer

July 16 (3rd Mon)
Mainstream Funshop
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Boring Barn, Boring
Caller: Dan Nordbye
Cuer: None
View Flyer

July 28 (4th Sat)
Regular Dance
7:00pm Plus, 7:30-10:30 Mainstream (3rd Tip Plus)
Boring Barn, Boring
Caller: Scott Zinser
Cuer: Tami Helms
View Flyer
Floordusters
No club news received.

July 2 (1st Mon)
Regular Dance
6:30 PM
South Clackamas Community Church, Canby
Caller: Anthony Egan

July 9 (2nd Mon)
Regular Dance
6:30 PM
South Clackamas Community Church, Canby
Caller: Anthony Egan

July 16 (3rd Mon)
Regular Dance
6:30 PM
South Clackamas Community Church, Canby
Caller: Anthony Egan

July 23 (4th Mon)
Regular Dance
6:30 PM
South Clackamas Community Church, Canby
Caller: Anthony Egan

July 30 (5th Mon)
Regular Dance
6:30 PM
South Clackamas Community Church, Canby
Caller: Anthony Egan
Happy Hoppers - Link
Can you believe it? Summer is here and another dance year filled with memories of friendships made, fellowship shared, and of course, great dancing has come to a close. As always, the Hoppers will be dark for July and August. However, starting in September we’ll be back with renewed enthusiasm in our new location. The decision about which of the two very fine venues we are exploring will be made, and we will be ready to welcome all of our square dancing friends to our new home. We’ll keep you posted about the new location as soon as the final decision is made.

When we resume dancing in September, we anticipate experiencing the same activities that have become important to our club members: dining out once a month, angeling new students in the mainstream and plus levels, visiting other clubs and dancing together with all of our square dance friends. In the meantime, you can expect to see Hopper members in many places throughout the summer. Some of our members participate in the River City Riders and will be traveling to Kansas City Missouri to perform; others are planning to be at summer festivals throughout Oregon and Washington. We’re looking forward to seeing you in a square somewhere.

Jean Tolstrup


July 7 (1st Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark

July 21 (3rd Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark
Heads to the Center - Link
No club news received.

July 5 (1st Thu)
Regular Dance
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Milwaukie Grange, Milwaukie
Caller: tape club

July 12 (2nd Thu)
Regular Dance
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Milwaukie Grange, Milwaukie
Caller: tape club

July 19 (3rd Thu)
Regular Dance
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Milwaukie Grange, Milwaukie
Caller: tape club

July 26 (4th Thu)
Regular Dance
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Milwaukie Grange, Milwaukie
Caller: tape club
Oaky Doaks - Link
No club news received.

July 7 (1st Sat)
Regular Dance
7:00 Pre-Rounds, 7:30- 9:30 Mainstream
Oak Grove Community Club, Oak Grove
Caller: Mark Wheeler
Cuer: Julie Stiers

July 21 (3rd Sat)
Regular Dance
7:00 Pre-Rounds, 7:30- 9:30 Mainstream
Oak Grove Community Club, Oak Grove
Caller: Mark Wheeler
Cuer: Julie Stiers
River City Dancers - Link
On June 9, 2018, River City Dancers celebrated their 28th anniversary with an anniversary dance. It was a great celebration and honored all the past presidents of our club. Our club has an interesting history which began in 1989 when Rose City Squares and Barn Owls discussed the possibility of merging into one club. The merger was completed in 1990 and River City dancer was born. Our club began as a couples club , but today we welcome all dancers both singles and couples to attend our dances and to join our club.

For the past month we have been trying out a new dance time schedule to see how members liked it and at our last meeting the new time for our dances was adopted. We will still be dancing every second and third Saturday at Milwaukie Community Center on 42nd and Jackson, .Only the dance times have changed. We are now dancing to this schedule:

7-7:30 plus with rounds

7:30- 9:30 Mainstream

Break at 9:30 and ending after break.

Our hall is air conditioned and we dance all summer. We love having company . Hope you will come dance with us.


July 14 (2nd Sat)
Welcome Dance --Les & Paula Seeley
7:00 Plus and pre-rounds, 7:30 to 9:30 pm Mainstream
Milwaukie Community Club, Milwaukie
Caller: Les Seeley & Paula
Cuer: Joyce Hooper
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July 21 (3rd Sat)
Regular Dance
7:00 Plus and pre-rounds, 7:30 to 9:30 pm Mainstream
Milwaukie Community Club, Milwaukie
Caller: Darrell Kalmbach
Cuer: Tami Helms
Rosetown Ramblers - Link
No club news received.

July 14 (2nd Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark
Tumbleweeds
Come and dance with the Tumbleweeds every Friday all summer in a well air conditioned dance hall. Plenty of free parking. We will be dark for the week of 4th of July. We look forward to dancing with Dan Nordby's calling July 13 and Les Seeley calling at our 46th Anniversary dance July 27. Help us welcome them and to celebrate with us at our anniversary dance! Our member, Dell Uptegrove, celebrated his 101st birthday in June.

July 6 (1st Fri)
Anniversary dance
11:00-2:00 PM
Odd Fellows Hall, Milwaukie
Caller: Daryl Clendenin
Cuer: Tami Helms/Doug Hatch

July 13 (2nd Fri)
Regular Dance
11:00-2:00 PM
Odd Fellows Hall, Milwaukie
Caller: Dan Nordby
Cuer: Tami Helms 1st,, 3rd & 5th Friday

July 20 (3rd Fri)
Regular Dance
11:00-2:00 PM
Odd Fellows Hall, Milwaukie
Caller: Daryl Clendenin
Cuer: Tami Helms 1st,, 3rd & 5th Friday

July 27 (4th Fri)

8:00 AM
Caller: Les Seeley
Cuer: Tami Helms

Rogue-Sis-Q Council
Hi Everyone,

Summer Festival is a memory now. All went well and everyone had a great time. The Bear Hun was especially well received by the kids and their parents. This gave everyone from out of town a tour of Grants Pass. Thank you, Blake.

The 5th Friday Council dance will be on June 29, in Grants Pass with Wayne Weaver calling and Elaine Funk cueing. This will be the last time Wayne will call a council dance before he retires, that is, unless we can catch him on the fly for a dance in the future.

Things are in place for the next "Fountain of Youth" dance on July 6, 2018. Dean Black, from Yreka, will be the caller. It will be at the Fruitdale Grange in Grants Pass from 530 to 8pm. If you bring a "non-dancer" or rather a "potential" new dancer, you will be admitted free.

Pease note: our meeting place has changed. Starting in August, we will be meeting at Round Table Pizza in Poplar Square.

PLEASE support the Council and the Clubs in the Rogue Valley. Everyone needs all the support they can get. Times are "skinny", so, please come out and help by supporting your local clubs. We don't want to lose any clubs because of non-support from the dancers.

The next council meeting will be August 7, 2018 at Round Table Pizza in Poplar Square at 430pm.

Lois & Lorri


July 3 (1st Tue)
Meeting
Dark

July 6 (1st Fri)
Dancing For All Ages-FREE-No Experience
530-8 No experience
Fruitdale Grange, Grants Pass
Caller: Dean Black
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Charlie Brown Squares - Link
What a wonderful time we all had at Boatnik Festival with the fabulous Tony Oxendine & Sharon(Casey) Parker...Oh My Goodness...what a PARTY!!!! We had a lot of visitors from all over Oregon....and beyond. We are so thankful for each & every visitor!!! It was so much FUN!!!!!!! The committee did a wonderful job putting everything together. We are a small group - but I think we all did a great job...so thank you!! Planning is under way for 2019 Festival with Joe Saltel & TJ(Bruce) Chadd!!!

Our January class graduated with 4 students and we look forward to having them continue and join our dance community!!

Please welcome them when they come to dance with you!

June 2nd we had special guest caller Terry Halley and cuer Steve Murphy. It was quite the "circus", and everyone had a great time. Charlie's were dark June 16th for GoldDiggers dance in Yreka. We are getting ready for Summer Festival here in Grants Pass. This is hosted by the Council, with all 4 clubs participating in the planning etc. We hope there will be lots of visitors dancing to some wonderful callers & cuers!!

Our next dance is going to be a biggie!!!! National caller Bronc Wise will visit and it's going to be a wonderful day/evening, with lots of events happening throughout the day!!!

230-4pm Bronc will do an Advanced Workshop. At 6pm, we will have Advanced dancing. At 730pm Rikki Lobato will cue Pre Rounds and then we will dance the night away from 8-1030!!! I know of several visitors coming, so let's fill up the hall!!!

We are dark in August; but there are lots of dances to attend during that time, so we will definitely stay busy! We will start class in September and look forward to a great turnout!! No club dances in September, due to Labor Day Weekend and Circle N Square's birthday!!

Lots of fun stuff happening, and look forward to seeing lots of smiling dancers at as many events as possible!!

Happy Dancing!!!


July 7 (1st Sat)
Patriotic Thunder Dance
230pm Adv Wkshp; 600 Advanced 730 Pre Rounds 8-1030 MS/Plus
Josephine County Square Dance Hall, Grants Pass
Caller: Bronc Wise
Cuer: Rikki Lobato
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July 21 (3rd Sat)
Southern Nights Dance
New Graduate/Mainstream & Plus Tips
Josephine County Square Dance Hall, Grants Pass
Caller: Chuck Simpkins
Cuer: Rikki Lobato
View Flyer
Circle-N-Square - Link
We had a great time with our GOLD DIGGER Dance with Dean calling and Elaine cueing the rounds. I want to thank all the dancers who made the trip to our dance. I would also like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all the people who helped in the setting up and take down and the clean- up. Another BIG THANK YOU to all the sponsors of the GOLD DIGGERS.

We are going to be dark for the summer and will start back up in September with classes beginning on Monday, September 10th.

We will be having our birthday dance on the Saturday, 9-15-18. We will be celebrating 64 years.


July 21 (3rd Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark
Rogue Squares
In case you didn't know, the Rogue Squares are on a limited dance schedule. We are having dances only in January and July for now. We will give this a trial and see what happens.

In the meantime, we are dancing at the other clubs in our Council. The Stars Diamond Lake Festival is the end of July. We would also like the get out of the area and see what the rest of the Square Dance World looks like. There is always, Yreka, Klamath Falls, or Roseburg. The Gold Digger Dance was in Yreka on June 16, the Buckeroo Roundup was June 8&9 and the Potato Festival is in Klamath Falls the middle of October. The list goes on & on.

Our July 20 dance is "Potluck Birthday Party for the United States." The caller will be Phil Ramey and the cuer will be Elaine Funk. The potluck starts at 5:30. See the flyer for details. This dance is for any dancer who likes a good time and for the recent graduates (both September and January classes).

We are still working on the future for The Rogue Squares.

See you in a square!!!!!!!

Carl & Lois


July 20 (3rd Fri)
Celebrate America's Birthday
7:30-10:00 530 Potluck
Rogue Valley Square Dance Center, Medford
Caller: Phil Ramey
Cuer: Elaine Funk
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Star Promenaders - Link
Well here it is July and all I can think about is Diamond Lake!!! Yeah...Finally dancing in the twilight and in the lake and under the stars and in the morning and and and,,,, Just gonna have trouble waiting!!! If you are not already registered for this year; better hurry!!! Info is on flier or call Walt or Darlene at number on flier earlier in this magazine. Get registered.....find a kooool place to stay.....and join us for lots and lots of dancing and fun!!!!

This will be Wayne and Debbi Weaver's last Diamond Lake....sooo......come on out to show support and say au revoir after more than 50 years of telling us where to go...errrr...I mean calling.

There is a floorboard stating our thanks to them that will be available to be signed by all at the Star's July 12th meeting. If you cannot be at the meeting to sign the board, call me after July 1st to come out here to sign it: 541-592-2745, Mary... Thanks

There is also a Retirement Party scheduled for August 11th. Potluck at 5:30 followed by fun and dancing. There will be no admission fee requested. Come out and eat and dance and tell Wayne Adios.... I heard that there will be a Farewell Board to sign for Wayne that will stay at the hall. (The 12 above mentioned board will be installed this summer at Diamond Lake.)

Don't forget classes start the second Thursday in September. Warm up your Angel wings and bring a New Dancer to class.

Ladies to the center.......


July 14 (2nd Sat)
Regular Dance
pre-rounds 7:30
Rogue Valley Square Dance Center, Medford
Caller: Wayne Weaver
Cuer: Bob Dingman
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July 28 (4th Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark

South Coast Council
No council news received.
Beachcombers - Link
No club news received.

July 28 (4th Sat)
Regular Dance
3 PM to 6 PM Oct-april 7-10 PM May-Sept
Beachcombers Cove, Port Orford
Caller: Guest Callers
Cuer: Cathy Houston
Crook County Mavericks
No club news received.

July 13 (2nd Fri)
Regular Dance
7:00-9:00 PM Phase II-IV
Beachcombers Cove, Port Orford
Cuer: Dave Cooper
Saints-N-Aints - Link
No club news received.

July 7 (1st Sat)
Regular Dance
7:00-10:00
Harmony Methodist Church, Coos Bay
Caller: Sherm Welch
Cuer: Cathy Houston and Cherie Cox

July 21 (3rd Sat)
Regular Dance
7:00-10:00
Harmony Methodist Church, Coos Bay
Caller: Sherm Welch
Cuer: Cherie Cox and Cathy Houston
Sets In Order - Link
No club news received.

July 14 (2nd Sat)
Regular Dance
7:00 PM
Coquille Community Building, Coquille
Caller: Coleeta Quigley
Cuer: Denise Harris

Tualatin Valley Council - Link
Memorial Day was on the fourth Monday in May which resulted in the cancellation of the scheduled TVC meeting, so there is no Council news to report.

The Hayshakers 66th Anniversary dance was held on May 18th in Warrenton with over 6 squares attending. According to Sylvia Davis, the old grange had not seen that many dancers in a long time and "it was wonderful!". Let's continue to promote and support all anniversary dances as they start again in September. The clubs have really appreciated the attendance dancers have shown.

Since the OFN is published mid month, you may still have time to plan on the 5th Saturday, June 30th TVC dance. It is a very special dance with a very different format, a Mainstream to Advance event at the Aloha Grange, Scott Zinser calling and Jeanine Norden cueing. The format is: 1 hour Mainstream & Level 2-3 Rounds w/Plus intro, followed by 1 hour Plus & Level 3-5 Rounds w/Advanced intro. This dance is co-hosted by the Valley Squares.

The next TVC event will be the annual Hahn Barn Dance on Sunday, August 12th. More details next month.

Ferrous Steinka


July 23 (4th Mon)
Meeting
7:00
Old Spaghetti Factory, Hillsboro
Columbia River Dancers - Link
No club news received.

July 14 (2nd Sat)
Regular Dance
7 PM plus, 8 PM Mainstream
Hazel Dell Grange, Vancouver
Caller: Randy Dibble
Cuer: Ken Pratt
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July 28 (4th Sat)
Ice Cream Social
7 PM plus, 8 PM Mainstream
Hazel Dell Grange, Vancouver
Caller: Jim Hattrick 4th Saturdays
Cuer: Jim Hattrick 4th Saturdays
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Eager Beavers - Link
Celebrate the day our tiny group of upstart rebels declared their independence from Great Britain, a much more powerful country. It was amazing they succeeded so now we celebrate with eating and fireworks. I wonder how the rebels were treated by those still loyal to Great Britain? This bit of history should be interesting. Yes, we will be dancing on July 2nd at the Sunset Presbyterian Church.

We had our first ever appreciation dinner thanks to a generous donation from Mary Johnson’s will. Fifty members came together for an excellent dinner at the Public House in Bethany on May 15th. Photographs and slides from years past showed members as they looked twenty or more years ago which can be a shock when you do not feel older. I wish I could thank every single person who had a hand in setting up the venue, finding and sorting all the excellent photographs and slides, sending out maps so we all came to the right place, creating an ice breaker, and giving everyone a chance to talk about the long history of the club and the people who helped create that history. Everyone agreed it was the best idea ever. Thanks to all who helped with the event, it was fabulous.

You might enjoy visiting the Washington County fair in Hillsboro July 26th - 28th. There is a parking fee but close to MAX station, and there is no entrance fee. See bigfairfun.com for schedules.

Our Plus students graduated with honors so welcome these new Plus dancers when they visit your club. Some of them are still a little nervous and so was I when I first ventured out into new clubs.

Even if you work on Mondays, you can join us once in a while; we dance every Monday, even on holidays except Christmas and New Years. Our three callers keep us on our toes as each week one seems to have some new twist to keep our minds sharp. "Plus Workshop" through June at noon to 1:00 and our regular dance is 1:00 to 3:00 pm, at the Sunset Presbyterian Church, 14986 NW Cornell Road in Beaverton.

Please check for up to date information at www.eagerbeavers.info or OFN website: http://ofn.club

Rachel Nettleton


July 2 (1st Mon)
Independence Day Dance
1:00 - 1:15 Ph3, - 1:15 to 3:00 Plus & Ph II Rounds
Sunset Presbyterian Church, Beaverton
Caller: Daryl Clendenin
Cuer: Yvonne Clendenin
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July 9 (2nd Mon)
Regular Dance
1:00 - 1:15 Ph3, - 1:15 to 3:00 Plus & Ph II Rounds
Sunset Presbyterian Church, Beaverton
Caller: Darrell Kalmbach
Cuer: Joyce Hooper

July 16 (3rd Mon)
Christmas in July Dance
1:00 - 1:15 Ph3, - 1:15 to 3:00 Plus & Ph II Rounds
Sunset Presbyterian Church, Beaverton
Caller: Jim Hattrick Caller/Cuer
Cuer: Jim Hattrick
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July 23 (4th Mon)
Regular Dance
1:00 - 1:15 Ph3, - 1:15 to 3:00 Plus & Ph II Rounds
Sunset Presbyterian Church, Beaverton
Caller: Darrell Kalmbach
Cuer: Joyce Hooper

July 30 (5th Mon)
Regular Dance
1:00 - 1:15 Ph3, - 1:15 to 3:00 Plus & Ph II Rounds
Sunset Presbyterian Church, Beaverton
Caller: Daryl Clendenin
Cuer: Yvonne Clendenin
Hayshakers - Link
The Hayshakers want to thank all of you who came to our Anniversary Dance in May. We had over 6 squares. The old grange hasn’t had that much jumping around in a long time and it was wonderful. The Hoedowners had a beach weekend and they brought a couple squares to the dance for about an hour. Also, the Sunset Promenaders came and helped us celebrate. Thank you one and all.

The Seaside Sashay is coming up fast. The dance weekend will be October 26th and 27th. Everyone seems to have fun and we expect everyone to have a good time this year as well. Call if there are any questions, Sylvia 503-325-8109 or Joyce Clark 503-647-5742.

Sylvia Davis


July 6 (1st Fri)
Regular Dance
6:00 PM
Pacific Grange, Warrenton
Caller: Guest
Cuer: Guest

July 20 (3rd Fri)
Regular Dance
6:00 PM
Pacific Grange, Warrenton
Caller: Guest
Cuer: Guest
Hoedowners - Link
You know that saying “Life’s a circus, enjoy the show”. On May 12th the Hoedowners decided to take that advice during their Circus Dance. Debbie Olson always does such a wonderful job decorating for this dance. There were clowns everywhere including on the dance floor. Red noses were provided for those who hadn’t come in costume. There is nothing like the smell of fresh popcorn popping to make one feel like a kid again.

The May 17-20th was our annual beach trip. It luckily coincided with the Hayshakers Anniversary Dance so 17 of us were able to attend. We took home some prizes too! The beach trip was four days of fun activities, great food, games, visiting and laughter. What were the highlights? Let me see; photos as Inverted Seaside, “Who am I?” game, miniature golf, kite flying, the scavenger hunt, jigsaw puzzles, a wine tasting, beach combing for sand dollars, clamming, driftwood sculpture building, “Sing that Tune” and other silly games that tickled your memory and your funny bone.

On May 26th we held our Red, White and Blue Dance to honor those who gave their lives to protect our freedom and our veterans as well.

July looms and here’s what we’ll be doing; the 14th will be our Luau Dance. Can’t you smell the pikake already? And on the 28th of July we’ll hold our Root Beer Float Dance. Dances to help you enjoy the summer in the air conditioned Aloha Grange.

Krystal Laas


July 14 (2nd Sat)
Hawaiian Luau
7:00-8:00 Plus/Interm. Round;8:00-10:00 Mainstream
Aloha Grange #773, Aloha
Caller: Daryl Clendenin
Cuer: Yvonne Clendenin / Randy Lewis
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July 28 (4th Sat)
Root Beer Floats
7:00-8:00 Plus/Interm. Round;8:00-10:00 Mainstream
Aloha Grange #773, Aloha
Caller: Daryl Clendenin
Cuer: Yvonne Clendenin
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Mix N Mingle - Link
Summer is here, and July 7th we will be dark. Come prepared July 21st to enjoy our annual Root Beer Float Dance. Our third and last special summer dance will be the Watermelon Dance August 18th. By the time you read this, our Red, White, and Blue Dance will be past.

We wish to thank all the dancers who showed up to angel our classes. They have been truly angels, and we appreciate all that they do.

This term as president Lindie Noonan has thought of a way to make introductions more interesting and worth paying full attention to. At the beginning of the dance she will ask Randy two or three rapid fire questions. At break she will give some M 'n M history. How many of you know how many or the original members are still members? Those who know Lindie know that she will make it fun, as well as informative.

Patty Bonney


July 7 (1st Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark

July 21 (3rd Sat)
Regular Dance
DBD Plus Lessons 6 pm; Pre-Rounds 7:30; Squares 8-10 pm
Winona Grange, Tualatin
Caller: Randy Dibble
Cuer: Jeanine Norden
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R Square D - Link
May 11th was our Fiesta de Mayo dance. Many señors and señoritas enjoyed a taco bar dinner before "dancing it off" the rest of the evening. Our stellar Caller and Cuer, Craig Abercrombie and Lonnie Sykes know just how to create a festive dance atmosphere. Thank you to those who joined us. On May 26th we were dark for the Memorial Day weekend.

Remember our summer schedule through August changes to 2nd and 4th WEDNESDAYS. Same times: 7:00pm - 8:00 pm Plus and 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Mainstream with rounds. Summer dances are all casual.

July 11th- "Surf's up!" It'll be cool in our air conditioned hall, and sundaes for break...remember I promised ice cream for summer dances. Dances are casual so break out the Hawaiian attire for our Hawaiian dance July 25th. Darrell Kalmbach is our guest Caller and our dynamic Cuer Lonnie Sykes has a good repertoire of Hawaiian music. I hear root beer floats will be the after-dance treat.

Look for fall lessons on Monday nights in October after our big Octoberfest weekend 12th-14th at Rose Valley Grange, Kelso.

R Square D dances at the Kelso Senior Center, Kelso/Longview WA. For more information about us please visit our website at www.r-square-d.info or friend us on Facebook. Our caller is Craig Abercrombie and our cuer is Lonnie Sycks.

Annie Arnsdorf


July 11 (2nd Wed)
Surf's Up (Casual/Ice Cream Sundaes)
7:00-8:00 Plus; 8:00-10:00 MS w/Rounds
Kelso Senior Center, Kelso
Caller: Craig Abercrombie
Cuer: Lonnie Sycks
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July 25 (4th Wed)
Hawaiian Dance (Casual/Hawaiian)
7:00-8:00 Plus; 8:00-10:00 MS w/Rounds
Kelso Senior Center, Kelso
Caller: Darrell Kalmbach
Cuer: Lonnie Sycks
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Sunset Promenaders - Link
On July 7th, our Mainstream Dance will have an Independence Day theme, Mike and Ken calling and cueing with root beer floats at the break. So dress up in your best red, white, and blue and come dance the night away with us. Then on July 21st, Mainstream Dance with Mike and Ken calling and cueing.

Plus dances on July 5th, and 19th with Darrell Kalmbach calling and Ken Pratt cueing. Come dance with Darrell and Ken, they always make it a fun and challenging dance.

For you Round Dancers, we are having a workshop on July 1st and 15th of Intermediate Round Dances with Ken and Dianne Pratt instructing.

It has been a busy time going to anniversary dances and we now we have a bunch of banners that are waiting to return to their home club, please come visit us we really enjoy visitors. Hillsboro is not that far away and we have plenty of parking on the street and across the street at the bank. Have a great summer, be safe, and come dance with us.

Our schedule for all dances is Intermediate Rounds at 7:00, Mainstream at 7:30 until 9:30 with a break time following. Our location is IOOF Hall (upstairs) at 267 E. Main St. in Hillsboro. 503-805-5867 for information.

Please check out our new website at www.sunsetpromenaders.com

Tom & Janice Sminia


July 5 (1st Thu)
Plus Dance
7:00-7:30 Intermediate Rounds,7:30-9:30 Dance
I.O.O.F. Hall, Hillsboro
Caller: Darrell Kalmbach
Cuer: Ken Pratt
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July 7 (1st Sat)
Mainstream Dance
7:00-7:30 Intermediate Rounds,7:30-9:30 Dance
I.O.O.F. Hall, Hillsboro
Caller: Mike Stout (Mainstream 1st & 3rd Satur
Cuer: Ken Pratt
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July 19 (3rd Thu)
Plus Dance
7:00-7:30 Intermediate Rounds,7:30-9:30 Dance
I.O.O.F. Hall, Hillsboro
Caller: Darrell Kalmbach
Cuer: Ken Pratt

July 21 (3rd Sat)
Mainstream Dance
7:00-7:30 Intermediate Rounds,7:30-9:30 Dance
I.O.O.F. Hall, Hillsboro
Caller: Mike Stout (Mainstream 1st & 3rd Sat.)
Cuer: Ken Pratt
Toe Draggers - Link
It has been a great 1st half of 2018 and looking forward to a Star Spangled last half, with many fun dances with friends!

May 26 was our mystery trip, hosted by our Big Toes Dan and Perrin. We caravanned to Champoeg State Park Visitor Center where we watched a short film on the creation of Government in Oregon. We then strolled thru the garden to a very old beautiful barn where K. C. called a couple of tips for us. Then traveled to Oregon City and met clubs from Sunset Promenaders and Valley Squares for a couple tips in the parking lot of City Hall. We then walked over to The Municipal Elevator and took a ride to view the city from above, very interesting. We continued on to our final destination where we had a pizza and salad dinner and danced to the calling of Dan Nordbye with Julie Stiers cueing at Oak Grove Community Center. A fun evening for all.

The June 1st 50's 60's sock hop dance was very fun with James Dean (Aka K.C. Curtis calling) and Betty Boop (Aka Bev Flint cueing). There was even an Elvis sighting or two, (cardboard of course).

Please come join us to celebrate the birthday of our very own Yankee Doodle Dandy (K.C. Curtis) with an Old Fashion Picnic Dance on July 6th. We will be serving hot dogs with all the fixin's and side dishes that go with it before the dance at 6:00.

July 20th is our regular dance for the month. Please come see us, it's always a treat to dance with all of you.

Kathy Degman


July 6 (1st Fri)
All American Dance and Dinner
6:30 Hot Dogs, 7:30 prerounds, 8:00 MS
Kinton Grange, Beaverton
Caller: KC Curtis
Cuer: Bev Flint
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July 20 (3rd Fri)
Regular Dance
7:30 preplus, 8:00 MS
Kinton Grange, Beaverton
Caller: KC Curtis
Cuer: Bev Flint
Tri Squares - Link
Tri Squares began May with new officers: President Deb Mandeville, Vice President Dale Brabham, Secretary Gloria Davis, Treasurer Bob Davis, Dance Coordinator Lynnea Loveberg, TVC Rep #1 Alice Hendricks, and TVC Rep #2 Judy Groom (who is a brand new member of our club!)

In June we planned a Mystery Trip, which as I write this hasn’t happened yet, so it’s still a mystery to me!

And in July we will be dark due to the heat, but we’ve scheduled visitations to some wonderfully air-conditioned clubs, Valley Squares on the 7th, and Bachelor ‘N Bachelorettes on the 18th. See you there!

Gloria Davis


July 14 (2nd Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark

July 27 (4th Fri)
Regular Dance
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Tualatin Timber Squares - Link
Tualatin Timber Squares is wrapping up their mainstream lessons at the end of June just in time for the summer dance season starting in July!

We will be back to our regularly scheduled program of the second and fourth Wednesday’s being our dance night! We will not have a live band during the summer months.

Interested in Plus lessons? Lessons will start in October. For more information and to get on our club mailing list send an email to OregonSquareDance@gmail.com

On August 8th Tualatin Timber Squares will be hosting national caller, Mike Sikorsky and Oregon’s wonderful cuer, Judy Russell. Come join the fun!

Janienne Alexander


July 11 (2nd Wed)
Regular Dance
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Winona Grange, Tualatin
Caller: Janienne Alexander

July 25 (4th Wed)
Regular Dance
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Winona Grange, Tualatin
Caller: Janienne Alexander
Valley Squares - Link
Please join us for our dances July 7th, called by Scott Zinser, and July 14th, called by Dan Nordbye. Connie Clark will cue both dances. Aloha Grange is air-conditioned!

We ended the month of May by joining dancers from Valley River, Sunset Promenaders, Toe Draggers, and Valley Squares meeting for a flash dance at the Oregon City City Hall parking lot. We then headed over to Oak Grove for pizza, salad, and cookies, followed by a lively dance called by Dan Nordbye, with guest tips by KC Curtis. Cueing was done by Julie Stiers, with Ken Pratt, Connie Clark and Bev Flint each taking turns for the Rounds. Before the four clubs joined forces, Valley Squares and Sunset Promenaders rode the Oregon City elevator and visited famous Oregon pioneer and civic leader, Dr. McLoughlin's home while Valley River and Toe Draggers danced in a real barn.

Valley Squares has added an hour of Mainstream Lessons before our Saturday dances, so join us at 6:00 to polish those skills or refresh the ones you recently learned. We are averaging a couple of squares of students and about that many for our Cinco de Mayo and Cowboy Roundup dances following the Saturday lessons.

Patt Hawthorne


July 7 (1st Sat)
Regular Dance
Mainstream With Every Third Tip Plus
Aloha Grange #773, Aloha
Caller: Scott Zinser
Cuer: Connie Clark
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July 21 (3rd Sat)
Regular Dance
Mainstream With Every Third Tip Plus
Aloha Grange #773, Aloha
Caller: Dan Nordbye
Cuer: Connie Clark
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Wave Steppers - Link
For the third year in a row, the Wave Steppers will be putting on a square dance, line dance, and clogging demonstration at the Tillamook County Fair. We’ll perform on Senior Day, Thursday, August 9th, from 1:00 to 1:45 pm on the county fair’s Courtyard Stage. Club caller Joe Wrabek and clogging instructor Gwen Kiel will choreograph the dancers.

The Club’s “Beach Dance” on Saturday, July 14th will have club caller Joe Wrabek and cuer Connie Clark. The “County Fair Dance”, which happens the last day of the Tillamook County Fair, Saturday, August 11th, will have caller Joe Wrabek and line dance instructor Gwen Kiel. The club’s anniversary dance Saturday, September 8th, will again be an “Elvis Dance,” with caller Mark Wheeler as Elvis, and cuer Connie Clark. And the last dance of the 2016 season, a “Fall Dance” Saturday, Oct. 8th will have club caller Joe Wrabek and line dancing with Gwen Kiel.

The club’s dances are on the second Saturday of the month, on the Dance Floor at Garibaldi City Hall, 107 Sixth St. (at Acacia) in downtown Garibaldi. Garibaldi is 9 miles north of Tillamook on US 101. The dances all start at 7 p.m.

The Wave Steppers’ free square dance classes continue on Wednesdays, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Tillamook Elks Lodge, 1907 Third St. in downtown Tillamook.

Joe Wrabek


July 14 (2nd Sat)
Beach Dance
7:00 - 9:30 pm
Garibaldi City Hall, Garibaldi
Caller: Joe Wrabek
Cuer: Connie Clark
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Umpqua Area Council - Link
Summer is here and for us in Douglas County that means the County Fair is “just around the corner.” Think about penciling in the fair dates of August 7-11 on your calendar and come and join us on the dance floor. The Fair board has reinstated the fair beginning on Tuesday instead of Wednesday for fair week so we have an extra night of fun dancing available beginning on August 7th. As always, square dance attire is required to be on the dance floor and because square dancers wearing square dance attire get into the fair free as a “thank you” for show casing square dancing, all dancers need to plan to be dancing during the 7:00pm –9:00pm time slot. Make a day or evening of it and come early or stay late and enjoy the fair and all of the exciting things going on at the fair before or after the square dancing. See the flyer for more info.

If you are coming from out of town, give us a call in case there are any last minute changes.

R. Schuchard


July 2 (1st Mon)
Meeting
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Buckeroo - Link
May and the first part of June was filled with prep for our annual Buckeroo Round Up. We had Scot Byers and his lovely wife Erin call and cue for us. They have joined us for the Round Up several times over the past years. We spent three full days dancing and enjoying the company of dancers from around the area. Planning has already begun for the 2019 Round up! Mark your calendar now and plan to join us as we welcome Hunter Keller to the barn!

We hope to see many people join us at the Douglas County Fair in August as we dance the nights away under the stars!

Happy dancing,

Robin P. Faltersack


July 7 (1st Sat)
Macaroni Dance/Italian Dance
Rounds and Plus 7:00, Mainstream 7:30 Every 3rd tip PLUS
Buckeroo Barn, Roseburg
Caller: Dan Nordbye
Cuer: Jackie Gale
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July 21 (3rd Sat)
Falling Star Dance
Rounds and Plus 7:00, Mainstream 7:30 Every 3rd tip PLUS
Buckeroo Barn, Roseburg
Caller: Mark Wheeler
Cuer: Neil Koozer
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Dancing Friends - Link
No club news received.

July 3 (1st Tue)
Regular Dance
Dancing & instructions in known rythms.
Buckeroo Barn, Roseburg
Cuer: Neil Koozer

July 10 (2nd Tue)
Regular Dance
Dancing & instructions in known rythms.
Buckeroo Barn, Roseburg
Cuer: Neil Koozer

July 17 (3rd Tue)
Regular Dance
Dancing & instructions in known rythms.
Buckeroo Barn, Roseburg
Cuer: Neil Koozer

July 24 (4th Tue)
Regular Dance
Dancing & instructions in known rythms.
Buckeroo Barn, Roseburg
Cuer: Neil Koozer

July 31 (5th Tue)
Regular Dance
Dancing & instructions in known rythms.
Buckeroo Barn, Roseburg
Cuer: Neil Koozer
Timber 8's - Link
No club news received.

July 14 (2nd Sat)
Regular Dance
Dark

July 28 (4th Sat)
Regular Dance
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