CCCA voted not to hold a dance August 31. Too many folks are gone for Labor Day. It's also my birthday, so I will take a friend to my favorite restaurant.

The hall board bought Dan Nordbye's new ElectroVoice speakers for the main hall. We have tried them out, and they sound great! Dan used them 45 minutes when he decided they were too big for him to tote around. We got a great deal on them. Thanks Dan!

We have meetings and dances on the fifth Saturdays of each year. Our board remains the same as last year. Pat Cox - President , Jackie Gale, - Vice-President, Gail Jackson - Treasurer and Christina Corelli - Secretary.

Keep on calling and cueing for fun,

Christina Corelli

We look forward to having Dan call for us in August on the 18th. On the 11th we are hoping to have enough dancers to dance to recorded tips. We would love to have more will join us for the recorded tips because that money helps offset what we must pay to have live callers. Our coordinator Fred Beisse always finds top-notch callers for us to dance to whether they are live or recorded. Please come join us and remember we dance in Hall B which is situation at the rear of the building on Yolanda and 20th.

Please visit our website at cas-sd.yolasite.com for more information about our tentative schedule for the coming months. I see we have Dan Preedy scheduled to call for us on Feb. 9, 2020. That is something to look forward to after Mid-Winter. Mark your calendars.

Gaynor Hintz

Club reporter

On August 9th we will hold our Hawaiian Luau dance with Jim Hattrick and Jackie Gale. It is always fun to see people wearing their Hawaiian shirts and muu-muus and leis of course. Terry Halley will call our final dance of this season on Friday, Aug. 23rd.

We understand that our sister club the Boots N Sandals will hold their last dance on the 4th Saturday at the Emerald square Dance Center. We are very sorry to see them have to fold. They are one of the longest lasting clubs in this area. Sure would be nice to see a big crowd gathered for their last dance.

See you in a square!

Gaynor Hintz

Club reporter

We dance almost every Sunday at the Emerald Dance Center in Springfield. 5:30 - 8:00. We dance all levels. Our caller, Tim Matteson, will adjust the levels according to who shows up to come and dance. It's always FUN, and we always have a lot of FOOD! We encourage all square dancers to join us! The floor is cushioned and comfortable! We even have heat and air conditioning!

We are using the new speakers and the old one which is positioned in the middle of the hall. Every base is covered, and everyone can hear to dance!

Please call Tim at 541-988-0399 or David at 541-520-7311 to make sure we are dancing. We are dark once in a blue moon, but we'd hate to miss you.

Keep on dancing,

Christina Corelli

We'll be dark until September but camped out with the Toe Draggers in Vernonia in July. Who knows, we might show up at your dance sometime soon! Carmen

Our club was dark for July and also will be in August, but we're happy to see there are a variety of dances up and down the valley.

We enjoyed a club potluck in May, and at the meeting we voted to continue our successful 'yearly dance pass' for the 2019/2020 dance season. This will cover all of the Corvallis Squares dances, including the coast trip which is the 2nd weekend of March. The yearly pass will cost $80.

We look forward to our fall lessons through Linn-Benton Community College. We've found that most new dancers have been personally invited by a club member, so we're focusing on that and also decided to hold an introductory open-invitation all-comers dance at our September 14 dance. Charlotte Jeskey and Sandy Harris have agreed to call squares and line dances appropriate for all-comers. Feel free to invite folks!

Our club will hold another potluck in August. We hope you're enjoying summer in Oregon; some say nothing else can compare! Karen

Our next IWW dance at the Fairgrounds will be September 7. Come dance with us then and on the first and second Saturdays of each month.

Encourage friends, family, and work associates to join us for mainstream lessons at Salem Hospital on Sunday evening’s beginning in September. While singles are welcome, students are strongly encouraged to come as couples. Keep dancing! Dee and Bert Mackaman

We are continuing our summer schedule of dancing two hours and only stopping to work on a troublesome step. It seems to be working for those that make the session.

July was a short month for us since we were dark for the 4th and dark on the 18th for the Trails In dance for Summer Festival. We danced on July 11th and also on the 25th.

We hope to have had a short meeting on July 11 to decide what we are doing for the fall season and to either change our start time or to keep the 6:30 time we currently have. We’ll let you know what we decided. Marilyn Schmit

July was a fun month with a demo dance on July 4 at Lancaster Village followed by great food. Our 4th of July on the 5th dance had a patriotic theme and four squares on the floor. We went dark for July 19 so we could all be at Blanchet in Salem for Summer Festival.

Mark your calendars for our Annual Corn-n-Cluck dance set for Friday September 21. That crazy chicken has something up his wing and you do not want to miss it. $8.00 for dinner and dancing. See you all on the Dance Floor. Sheila Machado

Our youth are looking forward to summer festival with their concession stand. They have a great menu and low prices. This is a fundraiser for them to help with going to next year's Pacific Northwest Teen Square Dance Festival. We definitely have to work at fundraising for the Pacific Northwest Teen Square Dance Festival since we are traveling again. But we are only going as far north as Auburn Washington next year. We had pins at summer festival and will have them available at each dance we visit. Hope to see you at a dance soon! Petrina Buchheit

On July 20th, our members set-up a canopy-covered food booth at Rivenes Park during the HOP Festival in Hubbard. Our booth was buzzing with thirsty people - wanting Elephant Ears, Specialty Coffee Drinks and Italian Sodas. The HOP Fest is an annual event for the Chaps and Petticoats; the funds raised support our lessons come September. We thank Vicki, our Treasurer and Marketing Chair, for organizing this event.

Did you attend the Summer Festival at the Blanchet Catholic School in Salem the weekend of July 19-21? Chaps and Petticoats had only a handful of members there (different days), as our food-booth fundraiser took priority. Thank goodness it was local - and kudos to the months of work put forth by very caring organizers and planners. IF you missed Summer Festival this year, mark your calendars, and keep Summer Festival alive by traveling to the coast: see you at the Seaside Convention Center in 2020, August 21-23.

Chaps and Petticoats will attend Valley River Dancers, "Dance Under the Stars" dance, in Newberg on July 26th. This is a "knock your socks off" event ... fun, fun, fun! You dance outside, on a tennis court coated with pulverized rubber (wear old shoes, things get a little dusty), the stars are out and you see oh-so-many friends - you can't quit smilin.'

Care to join us on August 12th at 10:00AM as we dance on the Portland Area Council's (PAC) trailer in the Aurora Colony Days Parade (on Main Street at the Aurora Park)? Stay the evening as their "Back to the Park" theme is continued with live music from 5:30-10:00PM at the Amphitheater.

Our Summer fun is not over yet! We will perform a Square Dance exhibition and audience teach on August 17th at the Clackamas County Fair, Grove Stage, at noon - come cheer us on.

WE will offer Round Lesson in Cha-Cha, taught by Connie Clark, each Sunday beginning Sept. 15th from 4:00-5:30PM (see our lesson Flyer). Are you interested - please contact Betty Chipps, as we need 13 students to hold this class. WE will also offer two-FREE Mainstream lessons, on Sept. 15th & Sept. 22th, from 6-8pm at the Maplewood Grange in Aurora. Yes we will need Angels - and Angels dance for FREE throughout our Mainstream lesson weeks.

Chaps and Petticoats will host a Trails End Dance on SEPT 6th with Scott Zinser, Calling and Dave Cooper, as Cuer - this event precedes the weekend when Portland Area Council (PAC) will host the State Federation meeting and dance at the Maplewood Grange, SEPT 7-8th.

See you in a square !

Happy Feet,

Betty Chipps

August should bring more opportunities to dance under the stars. We thank Marc and his many volunteers for the hard work put into getting the outdoor floor ready this year.

Lynn is continuing to teach line dancing over the summer on Thursdays at 6:00 PM. Then in the fall, we will begin mainstream square dance lessons on September 12th with Scott Zinser at 7:30 PM every Thursday. Hopefully, some students will come to both.

On August 9th, you will find the Country Cut-Ups serving ice cream at the Boring and Dull Day celebration in the Boring Station Trailhead Park in Boring. There are lots of activities there, live music, and free ice cream, so come check it out, from 5:00 to 8:30 PM.

It is always fun to dance at the Barn and never Boring! Come join us! There are lots of activities there, live music, and free ice cream, so come check it out, from 5:00 to 8:30 PM.

It is always fun to dance at the Barn and never Boring! Come join us!

The old tradition, one of the highlights of the Hopper year, is a club picnic at the farm of Don and Joanne Oja on August 4th. As square dancers, we love to eat, and the picnic is the perfect place to sample all the great food provided by our members as well as the terrific hamburgers and hot dogs grilled to perfection by our two great cooks: Randy Amundson and Don Oja.

September will find us back in our regular schedule with plus level dancing starting the first Saturday, September 7th. We are excited to see if our second year of lessons in the new hall progress as well as our first year of lessons did. Classes will start September 9th with plus from 6:30 to 7:30, basic from 7:30 to 9:00, and mainstream from 9:00 to 9:30. We are looking forward to continuing with previous students who have not completed their level and to meeting new students ready to experience our great activity. In the meantime, we hope to square up with you at one of our summer dances or somewhere else in our square dance community.

Jean Tolstrup

We have noticed that membership in all the clubs is declining. This should be a concern of all of us. Our answer to this is to visit and support other clubs and square dance events in our area. In July we were happy to welcome a visitation to our club from the B n B’s at our first dance. Our club went dark for our second dance in July (on July 20 ) to attend and support Summer Festival in Salem. In August we are planning to visit Country Cut Ups to dance on their outdoor dance floor. We will be heading for Maplewood Grange on September 7 for the State organizational meeting dinner and dance. October will find us in Seaside attending the Seaside Sashay.

We love having guests. Come visit us and we will visit you.

See you in a square

Speaking of welcomes, you haven’t truly lived until you’ve experienced a Ramblers fall fly-in, which we call Scares and Squares. Our theme this year is Legends of the Fall. We will have three of the finest callers in square dance history: Barry Clasper (Toronto), Chris Phillips (South Florida), and Gary Monday (Seattle). The event takes place in charming Multnomah Village, at the Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol Highway, Portland. The dates are October 25-27. You can find details on our website: http://www.rosetownramblers.com/scares-n-squares/.

SYIAS!

Jeff Knapp, President

The news of our Club is not as good. Our Club is small at this time, down from at least 60 at one time; however we do have four new members. All of us are older and dance a little slower than some Clubs. Actually this could and should appeal to dancers who have quit because their Clubs have closed or new people coming in from other places. All former dancers from wherever, come and bring friends and neighbors that fit our group. Let's keep square dancing alive in Portland.

One other thing, we have several couples that come to our Club for Round Dancing. We have a period of time that is used for Round Dancing (two cues between tips). This is very popular with our guests. Come and give us a try. We have lunch after and air condition and lots of parking and we are a friendly group.

We are dark in the month of August due to the Josephine County Fair, but will resume in September with classes starting on Thu 9/5 and 1 dance on 9/7 with Phil Ramey & Sarge Glidewell.

We will be dark for the 3rd Saturday dance to help celebrate Circle N Square birthday in Yreka with Caller Eric Henerlau & Cuer Rikki Lobato!

Boatnik was a huge success and Joe Saltel & TJ Chadd were fabulous!!! Next year's Boatnik will feature Bronc Wise & Peter Gomez - Memorial Weekend 2020.

Fun starts on Friday and goes thru Sunday afternoon!! Plus we always plan a jet boat trip with the caller/cuer and dancers on Memorial Day.

Our 52nd birthday dance is set for December 7th with Michael Haworth & Rikki Lobato.

If you haven't danced to Mike Haworth - you don't want to miss the chance - he is a great caller from Southern California!

Although we are dark for August - there are lots of festivals happening that we plan to attend.

Happy Dancing

We have been very busy this summer. We started a "Square Dance 101" session and have had great success going on 3 weeks now and have 3 squares including some past members who are now getting back into dancing again. I am so excited to see new, and familiar faces. Some of which are dancers from my past teachings in Etna, Seiad, Happy Camp, Mt Shasta, and Yreka. Check out our Facebook page for pics and videos. This has all been made possible by efforts of our president Marcia, one of our returning dancers Debbie and great cooperation from the Karuk Tribe. Our county fair will begin August 7th and we will have our "Pepsi trailer" there selling drinks. This is always a lot of work and fun. It is a major boost for our club revenue. We plan on dancing Friday night and everyone is welcome. If you would like more info on anything we are doing feel free to contact Marcia, Sherrie or myself.

Hope to see you on the floor !

The next "Game Night" will be on August 9. There is a lot going on in the month of July and we did not want to step on any toes. The theme will be "Sandwich Fixins." Come out and join us. It is a "Hoot." If you don't play Mexican Train, there is usually a game of cribbage going on or if there is some other "game" you would like to play, let us know. We are open to most any table game. We always have a potluck with a them.

Phil Ramey will pick up the "Back to Basics" dance on August 16, then on August 24 will be the annual "Ramey RoundUp."

Classes are going to start on Thursday, September 12. Remember - the First 5 lessons are "Free."

Star Thru, Slide Thru

Square Thru

See you in a square!

We have found a contractor and plan to have the roof finished before the first rains. So far we have raised about a third of the costs utilizing a number of local fundraisers. We have a number of upcoming fundraising events planned for the rest of the summer, including our Battle Rock Weekend during Labor Day.

Hope to see you on the dance floor!

Lessons start new each first Tuesday of the month with beginners at 7:00 and mainstream about 8:30.

See you in a square soon. Have a great summer!

Nick Johnson

Hahn Barn Dance had beautiful weather and Gary and Bette were wonderful hosts even transporting some folks up and down the hill making sure that all had an opportunity to visit the pond. They deserve a big Thanks! The pot luck was excellent and the desert table overflowed with delicious treats. Over seventy people enjoyed dancing to the calling of Scott Zinser and cueing of Ken Platt

Planning the TVC New Year’s Dance is underway by the hosts Eager Beavers and Sunset Promenaders. The colors this year are black, silver, and red so you can start thinking about which party outfit you will wear.

The good food and gentle activities are yours at our August 14th picnic at Noble Woods Park in Hillsboro from 3 pm to dusk. Remember to bring your chairs to rest in the shade after a vigorous game of holey board baseball and mental stress of guessing how many jellybeans are in the jar. Bring a dish to share.

We dance on most holidays. Even if you have a job, you can join us once in a while. Our three callers keep us on our toes as each week one seems to have some new twist to keep our minds sharp. All plus dancers are invited to dance with us on Monday afternoons, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00, at the Sunset Presbyterian Church, 14986 NW Cornell Road in Portland. Please check for up to date information at www.EagerBeavers.info.

Rachel Nettleton

Craig Holt

On Movie night Cinderella and Price Charming came and danced the night away. Dorothy and Toto got lost from her yellow brick road and stopped by for directions and after a few dances we helped them get back on the path to find the Wizard.

Coming in August we have the Roaring 20's dance with Randy Dibble calling while Daryl is away. We will cool off with Ice Cream Sundaes. For our Summer's End dance Daryl will be back and Ken Pratt will be cueing. We will serve melons and fruit at the break.

Karen Steinka for Krystal Laas

This will be out in time to remind you that our traditional Root Beer Float Dance will be August 3rd.

Patty Bonney

Ferrous Steinka

Have I mentioned that R Square D has moved from the Washington Sou'Wester Council to the Evergreen Council? Our closeness to Vancouver/Portland make it easier for more members to participate in Council activities. Chris Poole and Sandy Sims are our Evergreen representatives. We are now members of both the TVC and the Evergreen Councils.

Hard to believe I am already writing about August dances! And school time around the corner. We will be collecting school supplies at our August 14th dance, if you help with this donation cause please include the sales receipt for our tax purposes.

August 28th will be our "Last Hurrah" for summer dancing. Root beer floats will be our treat for the evening. For your comfort, dance attire through the summer, is casual.

Summer news and info will be on our website: www.r-square-d.info 2nd and 4th Wednesday. Dance times: 7pm - 8pm Plus with advanced rounds, 8pm - 9:30pm Mainstream with rounds. 106 NW 8th Ave, Kelso, WA 98626 by the Rotary spray park at the intersection of Hwy 4 and W Main, Kelso/Longview.

"See you in a square!",

Annie Tietze

• Thursday August 1st,Plus dance with Darrell Kalmbach and Ken Pratt calling and cueing.

• Saturday August 3rd, Mainstream Dance with the theme of “Hot August Nights”, Mike and Ken calling and cueing.

• Thursday August 15th, Plus Dance with Darrell Kalmbach, and Ken Pratt calling and cueing.

• Saturday 17th, Mike and Ken calling, cueing and the theme is “50’s Sox Hop”.

• Sunday August 18th, the Club is having a picnic at the Browning’s place.

The Clubs waltz lessons are now over and Ken and Dianne are not doing any Sunday lessons right now. But they are doing a 30-minutes workshop before the dances of Phase 4 Waltz.

Plus lessons and Round lessons will start again on Sunday September 22nd. From 2:00 PM to 4:00 Plus lessons with Darrell Kalmbach instructing, then 4:00 to 6:00 Two-Step lessons, and 6:30 to 8:00 Intermediate Rounds with Ken & Dianne instructing.

Our dances start at 6:30 with intermediate rounds, then at 7:30 to 9:30 square dance. Come and dance with us so we can become better friends. If you need more information call 503-805-5867.

Tom & Janice Sminia

Our June 21st dance was a very special dance to raise funds for one of our dancers who was traveling to Uganda on a medical mission. It was very well attended and the Timber Twirler’s club and their caller and cuer were there to help KC and Bev. It was so much fun and we raised several hundred $$ for our special dancer friend JoAnne Bostwick.

August 2nd dance theme will be “Beach Blanket Bingo” with all singing calls. We will be handing out bingo numbers during the dance, and then at the break we’ll call the numbers, and you could be the lucky winner.

Hope to see many of your smiling faces in a square soon.

Kathy Degman

In August we’re planning two visitations: to the Sunset Promenaders on Saturday the third, and to the Hoedowners on Saturday the 24th. Also we have scheduled a square dancing demo-dance for the public at the Tigard Library on August 17th at 1:00. To round out the summer we’re having our club’s annual potluck picnic at Snyder Park in Sherwood, relaxing up on the hill, under the shady trees.

Gloria Davis

Our dances in July are on the 10th and the 24th. And, as usual, we will be serving refreshments downstairs right after every dance.

Summer will be in full swing in July, and so a reminder: if the temperature on the day of the dance reaches 90 degrees or above, we may cancel the dance. We will let everyone know when this happens.

Our club continues to be a fun place where friends gather, have some food and practice moves they want to work on before the weekend dances. Lots of belly laughs to go around. We would love to have you come join us!

See you around in a square

Andis Garuts

A round dance workshop continues preceding our 2nd Friday dance, led by Ken and Dianne Pratt, beginning at 6:30 pm. Come work on your round dancing moves with us.

Our Mainstream August 23rd theme is Tropical Escape. Some of our neighboring clubs are dark in August, and we hope you will come join us for a fun, casual night of upbeat dancing.

Josie Rosenbury

Our classes have ended. We are helping Hoedowners recruit new dancers for their Sept 10th classes.

Take care and keep dancing,

Carolene Siebert

We are having regular club workshops on every Wed. night 5;30 to 7;30 at the Elks Lodge in Tillamook. We are looking forward to our Anniversary dance on the 14th of September. Come Celebrate with us.

Don Hart