As we move into February, we are experience both sweet and sorrow. As a state, we are mourning the loss of more dancing friends and callers. We have lost both Leonard Snodgrass and Ian Craig during January. They will both be missed. They are not the only ones we have lost, please pay attention to the notices in the OFN which are posted when we get informed of the passing of another friend. Please don’t forget to reach out to the family members of those who have passed – let them know you are thinking of them, you too miss the one now gone, offer to help them.
Mid-Winter Festival came at the end of January. I hope everyone had a lot of fun! I sure did.
We have a lot to look forward to this month and this year. February has Super Bowl for those who actually watch and follow football (sorry – I really don’t pay any attention to football at any level); Valentine’s Day, which falls on a Wednesday this year – so take your sweetheart out to dinner on the day and then to a square dance on the weekend.
There are a lot of festivals and special dances throughout the year. Keep a watch for flyers and information on bulletin boards, at dances and especially on our Oregon Federation website. Make sure you are passing information along to our newer dancers and encourage them to explore the Federation website and OFN.
Hope to see you at a dance soon.
Karyn Buchheit
It's encouraging to see all of the positive reports coming from classes this year. Remember to let us know how things are going in your club reports.
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The next Federation meeting will be hosted by the Emerald Empire, and will be held at the Linn County Fairgrounds in Albany on January 28, 2024, in conjunction with Mid-Winter Festival.
One of the activities that takes place at Mid-Winter is the naming of the 2024 Randall Award recipient, honoring those members of our society who have contributed to the activity behind the scenes. Click here to see biographies of all of the nominees.
We are pleased to report that the recipients of the 2024 Randall Award are Roger and Linda Putzler. Congratulations to a couple that has done so much for our activity.
Welcome to the first month of the year. Are you excited mid winter is just over 5 weeks away! This is shaping up to be an amazing festival. We have lots of people registered and are looking forward to seeing all the wonderful masks that people create and wear. If you haven't gotten your ribbons yet, now is the time to do so. The price goes up in just 2 weeks! So contact your local representative or mail those checks in. We hope to see you on the dance floor!
Mid-Winter Festival 2024 is scheduled for January 26-28, 2024, at the Linn County Fairgrounds in Albany.
You may download the Program Book by clicking on the link, or on the colorful thumbnail to the right.
"Sashay to Salem 2024" will be held at Blanchet Catholic School in Salem on July 12 to 14, 2024.
Hi everyone. We have excitedly started planning your summer festival. It will be July 12-14th, 2024 at Blanchet Catholic school. So mark those calendars. We want to see all of you there. We have two new talents coming from Sparks, Nevada, and Grove City, Ohio. Neither one has ever been to Oregon, so we are thrilled to show off our state and our amazing dancers. We hope you are excited to come see some fabulous talent. So don't forget to get your ribbons. If you come see us at Mid Winter and register, you will be entered into a very special contest for free ribbons. We are hosting the after party on Friday night from 10-11 in Hall A. So come to Mid winter! We hope to see you there.
The latest news about the National Square Dance Conventions® is located in the National Squares magazine, produced by the NEC. You can find the latest issue here: (http://nsdcnec.com/flipdocs/NatSqOnline/Natsq1120/index.html)
The 73rd National Square Dance Convention® will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 26-29, 2024.
The 72nd Washington Summer Festival will be held in Yakima, Washington, July 11=13, 2024.
There is no USAWest scheduled for 2024.
The 74th National Square Dance Convention® will be held in Shreveport, Louisiana, June 25-28, 2025.
The 2025 USAWest Convention will be held in Spokane, Washington, July 31 - August 3, 2025.
The 75th National Square Dance Convention® will be held in Waco, Texas, June 24-27, 2026.
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:
February 1 -- Emerald Empire Council
February 7 -- Klamath Country Squares
February 26 -- Tualatin Valley Council
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.
Click on the title to see the article.
Folks, if you missed it, we are growing short on Square Dance Callers and Teachers. The future of Square Dancing in Oregon is at stake. If you can carry a tune, have at least a fair sense of rhythm, and at least a fourth-grade education, you can learn to call and teach Square Dancing.
We need you. I am prepared to start at ground zero to help anyone get started and provide help along the way. The cost is minimal (free) and no travel required.
We’ll work online (zoom). Equipment necessary? Just a computer or laptop with a Webcam, and you are ready to go.
If I can get enough interest from our own Oregon people, I’ll challenge the Federation to sponsor dances where you can apply what you are learning online.
Daryl Clendenin
Pam Lin Peg, a dancer with the Rosetown Ramblers, passed on December 14, 2023.
Her memorial service will be February 3, 2024 at Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR, 97217.
I will post an obituary when I find it.
1/12/1948 – 1/9/2024
Leonard Snodgrass, long time caller and cuer around the state, passed away on January 9 after suffering a heart attack on January 7. We are waiting for a full obituary.
Ian Craig, longtime caller in the Oregon area, passed away on January 18 when his heart gave out. Ian was the caller for a number of Oregon clubs, and his presence will be missed.
A memorial service will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, February 10th, at Bethany Evangelical Free Church, 450 S Ivy St, Canby, OR.
I will post an obituary when I find one.
10/31/1939 - 01/19/2024
Virginia Walz, who with her husband Ray was a keystone in the Oregon round dance world for many years, passed away on January 19 at age 84.
I will post an obituary when one is available.
Ivan Koehn passed away on January 18th at Oaktree Residential Living. He had been under hospice care for the last 2 months. Donna, his wife, said there will not be any services. Ivan was the Whirl-a-Ways 2nd caller and called for over 40 years.
You can download this list of callers and cuers who are available and ready to call or cue a dance for you.
Callers:
Cuers:
The Umpqua Area Council has chosen the February Oregon Round of the Month:
"LOLLIPOPS AND ROSES", Phase II Waltz, choreographed by Shawn and Wendy Cavness, performed by Ross Mitchell & His Orchestra.
For more information on the Round of the Month, please contact .
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Thanks to a successful Open House on January 7, beginning mainstream square dance lessons will continue on Sundays, 2 - 5 p.m. in the Milton Freewater Community Building, 109 NE Fifth Avenue, Milton Freewater.
For information or to confirm, please contact:
Kim at luckymunk50@yahoo.com or (509) 240-0576
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See you in a square!
February 17 (3rd Sat)
Our next scheduled dances are March 30, 2024, June 29, 2024, August 31, 2024 which is also Christina Corelli's birthday! Our fall of 2024 Fifth Saturday dance is November 30,
Dancers from all of the clubs came out to undecorate the hall. With many hands helping, Christmas and New Year's Eve decorations were put away and the hall cleaned in less than two hours. A big Thank You to all who showed up! It made a difference, and we had a great time too!
On a very sad note, Leonard Snodgrass, former member of Cascade Callers and Cuers Association passed away January 9 following cardiac arrest Saturday, January 6. We are stunned to say the least. Leonard moved to the Salem area where he continued to call and then starting cueing as well. Our thoughts and prayers go out tor his partner Josie, and also Leonard's daughter. Leonard will be sorely missed.
Christina Corelli
Please join us when you are in the area. We’d love to dance with you.
Gaynor Hintz
Many Single Trees attended the New Year’s Eve Dance held by Roger Putzler and Christina Corelli who have often stepped in to provide some dancing for our square dance community on NYE. Again the hall was awash in lights and glamour thanks to our vice president Melba Walker who has a real penchant for decorating. There were party hats and noise makers provided as well as poppers and sparking cider was served to toast the new year Chicago time at 10PM. There were dancers from all over who came to welcome the new year with us. As well as our local club dancers and local guests, there were dancers from Lebanon and Sweet Home along with some from Roseburg and Medford and from the coast. Roger and Christina were joined on stage by other EEAC callers and cuers. Thank you Roger and Christina for hosting such a fabulous dance. There is a photo in the photo section showing the more than six squares of dancers that made the night so much fun—although by the time time Melba took this shot some had already gone home. This night will be long remembered, but we have lots of dancing to look forward to in 2024.
We were all saddened to learn that former Single Tree member Leonard Snodgrass passed away on Jan. 9 after suffering cardiac arrest on the 6th. We send best wishes to his loved ones.
This month (January) Single Tress donated the large bag of stuffed toys we had gathered together to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office for distribution to children in distress (see photo of Joy and Melba at the Sheriff’s Office). We also donated 44 pounds of food which had been gathered from members and guests to our dances over the past few months to Food for Lane County.
Happy New Year to All Belatedly!
Gaynor Hintz
Tim Matteson, our caller, hosted a second gathering at his home for those unable to view his spectacular 'playmobile' display in December. He started working on his "playmobile" display in September. It's very time consuming, but the results are always amazingly beautiful and intricate. You can spend hours looking at everything. This company is based in Germany. Tim works on photos of his displays for the company. He's been to Germany a number of times as well. This is the first time since COVID that he's been able to host such a gathering. Awesome, as usual!
We dance at the Emerald Dance Center at 2095 Yolanda in Springfield, Oregon 97477.
All are welcome to join us any Sunday for fun dancing and camaraderie. It’s casual dress always.
Christina Corelli
One of our member, Scott Bolton, should be back to dancing very soon. Scott has a new knee, and is our most recent 'Bionic Man!' Surgery and healing were both successful. Yay! Two other members, Marida Martin and Erik Swan are back in California for a couple of months but will be back dancing when they get back. Scott and Gail Sandgaithe are off to Argentina and Antarctica. Lucky them! They are great supporters of Whirl-A-Ways and other clubs in our area.
Several Whirl-A-Ways members showed up to help undecorate and clean up the hall after New Year’s. Thanks ever so much!
Whirl-A-Ways New Dancer Dance is January 20. Please join us.
Christina Corelli
Saturday, January 20, the “Last Chance” New Dancer dance will be at the McMinnville Grange. Bruce Lowther will be calling, and Stephanie Lozano will be cueing. Other classes and demonstrations will be determined later.
The club members are gathering “slightly used” clothing to be taken to the Mid-Winter Festival for re-sale. Club members and new dancers are looking forward to dancing at the Festival.
Norma
Dues are due in January and our next dance is the Spring Fling at the end of March.
Marilyn Schmit
In January, we had a club meeting at Woodstock’s Pizza and enjoyed dinner together. By the time you read this, we will have had our New Dancer Dance on January 13, and we will be looking forward to the Mid-Winter Festival.
In February, we are excited about our Birthday Dance, and a visitation that our Visitation Chair is organizing. We look forward to seeing you on the dance floor!
Karen
February 24 (4th Sat)
Our students will graduate on January 21 with approximately twelve dancers. They will be given applications for IWW and Willamette Squares, the co-sponsor of lessons.
Daryl Clendenin will be teaching a new mainstream class starting on February 25 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. at the Salem Square Dance Center. We have hopes for a successful class.
Marilyn
February 3 (1st Sat)
February 10 (2nd Sat)
Please join us in celebrating our 75th Diamond Jubilee celebration Sunday, February 4! We are the second oldest club in Oregon!
If you’ve never visited our website, we encourage you to pop in at www.lebanonsquarecirclers.com.
Kaynor
February 4 (1st Sun)
February 9 (2nd Fri)
February 17 (3rd Sat)
The Cha dancers are looking at various songs to work on for the Showcase of Rounds at Mid-Winter. They are about six couples strong. They are working their way through Phase 4 cha moves and they will get to a few easy phases 5 moves or a new rhythm. Time will tell. There was no dancing the last two weeks of December due to a lack of participants.
New Year’s Eve was fun with twenty-three people in the building, all sorts of tasty food to eat, and a variety of music. Thanks to David Vomocil, Kathy Baumhardt, and Leonard Snodgrass for their contributions to the evening. Our cuer, Randy Lewis, had to bow out of NYE due to coming down with covid. He was bummed at missing the fun. We signed a card for him and sent him pictures.
The Sunday two step class graduated before Christmas and will do three more Sunday workshops to get ready for Mid-Winter. A waltz class will tentatively start on February 25 from 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Marilyn
December 15 was our Christmas Dance. We had eight squares in attendance with seven on the floor for Mainstream and five for Plus.
December 29 was our New Year's Eve Eve Dance with seven squares of dancers and six on the floor. We toasted 2024 a little early and had a wonderful time with lots of goodies to eat.
January brings us two dances and of course, Mid-Winter Festival.
Our Mainstream and Plus Classes graduated on January 10 with a Potluck and fun festivities, welcoming the 19 New Dancers and 15 Plus Dancers to our ranks. They have worked very hard and have had lots of fun. Let us all welcome them to our Wonderful World of Square Dancing.
February 2 is our Annual Wear Red Dance to bring awareness of Women's Heart Disease. Flyers will be available soon. February 16 is our third Friday dance.
Sheila
February 2 (1st Fri)
Mainstream graduation was just before Mid-Winter, and we graduated over fifty. The 2-Step class will graduate in early February with close to twenty graduating.
We are getting ready to start practice for the Pacific Northwest Teen Square Dance Festival. We have over fifty youth signed up wanting to go. We will have six squares, at least eight callers, three cuers, and at least ten round dance couples. We will also do the exhibition dance again this year. These are just preliminary numbers as we have more youth still signing up, and the squares/round couples are still being put together. We have Festival pins and cash raffle tickets available for sale. We will be having our fundraising dance on Saturday, February 24.
See you at a dance soon.
Petrina Buchheit
February 24 (4th Sat)
February 2 (1st Fri)
February 24 (4th Sat)
1. Tri-Council Dance at the Aloha Grange on March 30.
2. PAC 5th Friday dance at the Abernethy Grange, co-hosted by Bachelors and Bachelorettes, on May 31.
3. PAC 5th Friday dance at Oak Grove Community Center on August 30. This dance will be a community dance, in which we invite any and all members of our communities to give square dancing a try. The idea is to encourage brand new dancers to enjoy a free introduction to square dancing to support the many clubs that start lessons in the fall. Scott Zinser has generously agreed to donate his time and talents for this dance.
4. PAC 5th Friday dance at Milwaukie Community Club on November 29. This will be a new dancer Jamboree to support all the clubs who started lessons in the fall. Darrell Kalmbach will call, and Tami Helms will cue.
We are happy to report that our attendance is growing. We had enough dancers for four squares at our Black and White Ball.
BnBs will be having a fifth Wednesday dance on January 31, with Ian Craig calling and Tami Helms cuing.
February 7 will be our Valentines Dance, with Darrell Kalmbach calling On February 21, we look forward to our own Melissa James calling. Tami Helms will cue for the entire month. And we look forward to lots of visitors for a fun filled month of dancing.
Kathy Polley
On December 30, the Chaps were part of seven squares at the Country Cut-Ups “Snow Ball” dance. Abercrombie and Chrisman rocked the night away, on the Eve of New Years Eve! Thank you, Cut-Ups, for the yummies too - sure made the evening fly by!
Now that Mid-Winter Festival “Mask”uerade is just around the corner, invite your new dancers to turn out. Round up your angels, and get them in a familiar square with your club. Your students will be surprised at how well they dance!
Don’t forget your Valentine in February. February is the Chaps and Petticoats Anniversary month, we are 49-ers (49 years young) in 2024. Our Friday dances begin February 2, with Scott Zinzer and Julie Stiers. How does one celebrate Groundhog Day, are there songs? We celebrate our anniversary on Feb 16, with the Flintstones Dance, our Caller Darrell Kalmbach and Cuer Tami Helms will dress the part, and our dancers will be the judge of who wins the costume prizes. Please join us as we “go way back” in time - dress the part or come casual.
Chaps and Petticoats will do something different and exciting in the month of March. On Friday, March 15, the Chaps and Petticoats have invited the Silverton youth to come to an "Open Mic" Night and showcase their talents as Callers and Cuers before they compete at the Pacific Northwest Teen Square Dance Festival (PNTSDF) weekend (held in May this year in Washington). Ian Craig will be the host Caller MC, and Julia Buchheit will be the Cuer MC as the Silver City Squares youth rehearse their planned calls and cues to a live audience. Come join us and show your support by wishing them success.
Happy Feet,
Betty Chipps
February 16 (3rd Fri)
Join us for our Valentine's Dance on February 3 with Darrell Kalmbach and Tami Helms. We also dance on February 24 with Scott Zinser and Julie Stiers.
Upcoming events include starting Bingo at the Barn in February. Grab your not-yet dancing friends and invite them to the Boring Barn for a night of Bingo on the second and fourth Friday nights. The door opens at 6 PM with a snack bar available and games begin promptly at 7 PM. Children are welcome, if well attended by their parents/grandparents.
Don't miss a chance to dance to Andy Allemao, a great national caller, and our own Tami Helms, as cuer at our Spring Fling Dance, May 10-12, 2024. Great chance to dance to a great caller without a lot of travel or motel expenses!
Our Annual Barn Sale will be held on April 19-20, 2024, so save the dates.
Beverly De La Bruere
February 3 (1st Sat)
February 24 (4th Sat)
February 3 (1st Sat)
February 17 (3rd Sat)
February 10 (2nd Sat)
February 24 (4th Sat)
Our next series of Social Square Dance lessons started Wednesday, January 17, at Bridgeport United Church of Christ, 621 NE 76th Ave, Portland 97213. New dancers are welcome to start on January 24, too. Our lessons continue every Wednesday from 7-8:30 pm until the last Wednesday in April. The first two lessons are free, to give potential dancers a chance to try before they buy. If you know anyone on Portland’s eastside who seems like a good candidate for dance lessons, send them our way!
We are thrilled to announce that Michael Kellogg will be returning to call our 41st Anniversary Dance on February 10. Our theme is Roses and Rainbows, and Michael is one of the best callers in the business. This is going to be a really fun evening, with Advanced dancing from 4-6 and Social Square Dance and Plus from 7-9:30. Last year we had seven squares—can we top that number in 2024?
Hope to see many of you in Albany for Mid-Winter Festival.
For those looking way ahead, we are delighted to announce the return of our fall square dance festival, Scares and Squares. This year, our three-day event will take place the second weekend in October (corresponding to our regular dance weekend), so no conflict with Seaside Sashay! Our featured callers are Hunter Keller and Eric Henerlau. We’ll be dancing all levels from Social Square Dance to C-2. Check out rosetownramblers.com or the flyer under Special Dances on this site for details and registration materials.
SYIAS!
Jeff Knapp
February 10 (2nd Sat)
Our February dances include our Super Bowl/Chili cook-off on February 3rd with Chuck & Rikki; our SSD Dance on the 9th w/Chuck and our Woodstock Valentine Dance on the 17th with Chuck & Rikki. Our Saturday dances start at 7pm with Pre Rounds and our Friday SSD dances start at 630pm and we welcome visitors.
We are busy planning a wonderful Boatnik Festival; happening Memorial Day weekend. This year we will welcome David & Dawn Mee from Anaheim, CA as our featured staff. We put on a great party and encourage dancers to come and join the fun. Preregistration is appreciated!!
Happy Dancing!
February 3 (1st Sat)
February 9 (2nd Fri)
February 17 (3rd Sat)
We started a new Square Dance 101 class (SSD) on January 8. There were 21 new students and with all the angels, 5 squares on the floor. We certainly hope this is a good omen of things to come.
Janet Geiger was sick and unable to call the SSD Dance on January 5, 2024 – Phil Ramey stepped up and called the dance.
The Stars had their Annual Black and White Dance on January 13, 2024 with Phil Ramey calling and Elaine Funk cueing. There was a good turnout, considering the weather.
A good many of the Stars, new dancers included, are planning to go to Midwinter Festival on January 26, 27 & 28. We don’t want to miss dancing to Jet Roberts.
The Valentine’s Dance on February 10 will have Rikki Lobatocueing the rounds for us.
The Stars are also preparing for a big bash on February 24 – the 67th Birthday of the club. The caller will be Tim and Bev Oren Pepper.will be the cuer.
February 2 (1st Fri)
February 10 (2nd Sat)
February 18 (3rd Sun)
February 24 (4th Sat)
The TVC New Year’s Eve Dance at the IOOF Hall in Hillsboro featuring Darrell Kalmbach calling with Tami Helms cueing was successful. What a great way to start the new year.
The Council highly recommends that all TVC dancers attend the anniversary dances held by other member clubs. On Saturday, February 24th the Hoedowners will celebrate their 74th Anniversary at the Aloha Grange with Randy Dibble calling and Randy Lewis cueing. A chicken dinner will follow the dance. See their flyer with the Hoedowner club report below.
It is with a heavy heart that I must tell you that one of my TVC OFN reporters, Bob Allen, died on Christmas day. He was very committed to square dancing. He lived in Garibaldi and danced regularly in Tillamook, Warrenton, and Aloha. He had been the President of Wavesteppers for many years and was my reporter for them. Over the past 12 years he never missed an in-person TVC meeting and attended most of the TVC sponsored dances. He was my friend and I will miss him. RIP Robert Lee Allen - 86 7/12/1936 - 12/25/2023
Ferrous Steinka
February 28 (4th Wed)
Now comes February and ground hog day and post Valentine’s day. Our great caller, in my humble opinion, Daryl Clendenin is calling both on the second and the sixteenth.
We are also continuing our beginner’s class and mainstream class. We have experienced a growth in members as a result of the classes and the friendly atmosphere or older members create. It is a pleasure to be associated with all of them.
Nick Johnson
February 2 (1st Fri)
We are excited to be starting our Plus lessons on Monday, February 5th from 12:00 noon to 1:15pm with Darrell Kalmbach instructing. Our regular dances during the lesson series will be from 1:15 to 3:00, and students are welcome to stay for the first tip which will be called at their level. Anyone who is a plus dancer who is looking for brush-up is invited to attend lessons and stay for the entire dance for the cost of the lesson.
We were saddened to learn of the passing of long-time member Bob Allen on Christmas day, who traveled 150 miles round trip from Garibaldi every Monday to dance with us. Our condolences to his family and friends..
For current dancing information, please see our website at http://EagerBeavers.info. (see link above)
Alice Hendricks
February 12 (2nd Mon)
Quiet, unassuming, always ready to dance, Bob will be missed.
In March the Hayshakers will start another series of Mainstream lessons. We’ve chosen Sunday March 10th, the first day of Daylight Savings time.
Craig Holt
The ballroom was especially festive with the Christmas wreaths lining the walls and the 10-foot, beautifully lit tree. The Aloha Grange has added new holiday lighting with garlands lining the stage and hung over the entry. Somehow the mirror ball adds just the right amount of twinkle. We served holiday treats and nibbles with holiday punch.
What lies in store for 2024? The Hoedowners Anniversary Dance on February 24th with Randy Dibble calling. We will be serving a chicken dinner after the dance. Whoo, see you then.
Krystal Laas
February 10 (2nd Sat)
February 24 (4th Sat)
Lindie Noonan
Our Christmas Dance on December 18th was a big success with festive costumes, lights, and bright decorations. All members brought yummy treats to share for our social time between tips. After the Holiday Dance Sharon and Tony invited members of the club to their home to extend the celebration. Those of us who went to their home for cider and cookies had a wonderful time conversing and getting to know one another more personally.
Several members joined carpools for other dances and attended the New Year's Eve Dance in Hillsboro.
As of this writing, we look forward to welcoming new dancers with lessons beginning January 15th.
For additional information visit our website, http://oakhillsquares.com/. (see link above)
Lynne Fonner
R Square D will host two dances in February, both called by Craig and cued by Susan. February 9th is a “Pre-Super Bowl” dance and will feature a chili feed after the dance. “Winter Doldrums” dance on the 24th is meant to escape those doldrums by dancing the night away!
By now our lessons that started in January are underway on Wednesday evenings, with the Plus class at 6:30 PM and the beginning lessons at 7:30. We are thankful for angels who help support the lessons!
For current information, please see our website: http://r-square-d.info/. (see link above)
Chris Poole
February 9 (2nd Fri)
February 24 (4th Sat)
February 3rd is a mainstream dance with guest caller Scott Zinser and guest cuer Connie Clark.
February 17th will be a mainstream Valentine's Day dance. Darrell Kalmbach is calling, and Tami Helms is cueing. Wear your pink and red and join us!
February 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th our mainstream beginning dance classes continue from 2:00-4:00 with Darrell Kalmbach instructing.
December was a fun and busy month for us. One big highlight was our cookie contest at our last mainstream dance in December. Congrats to Sally and Mike Duyck, winners of the most original marshmallow snowmen cookies! Also were winners Joanne and Ronnie Swanson for the best decorated sugar cookies in the shape of square dancers!
Thanks to Richard Cason for all the dance and cookie pictures!! They can be seen on our website.
For current information, please see our website: http://sunsetpromenaders.com/. (see link above)
Terri Browning
February 1 (1st Thu)
February 3 (1st Sat)
February 15 (3rd Thu)
February 17 (3rd Sat)
February 29 (5th Thu)
In February our lessons for Mainstream-Part 2 do continue every Sunday afternoon at our grange in Kinton, along with Plus lessons, both taught by Terry Halley. Plus is at 2:00-3:15, and Mainstream at 3:30-5:30. We have a Valentine's dance "Love Notes" on February 9th with Terry and Sandra, at 7:00 for Plus and Rounds, and 7:30-9:30 Mainstream, Rounds, and 3rd tip Plus. Then our big anchor-dance the "Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball!" is on the 23rd, with Terry and Sandra, (same dance hours) and we hope you'll join us for it, all costumed-up if you like! Let's chase this winter away with a little Mardi Gras fun!
Gloria Davis
February 9 (2nd Fri)
February 23 (4th Fri)
Carolene Siebert
February 2 (1st Fri)
Our new club caller is Anthony Egan and our dance venue is the Tillamook Senior Center, 316 Stillwell Avenue. Located on the corner of 4th and Stillwell there is no on site parking and little street parking. The huge Tillamook Coliseum Theater parking lot is directly across the street. Our dances are held weekly on Tuesdays from 4:00 to 6:00.
For up to date information see: www.wavesteppers.org. (see above link)
Ferrous Steinka for Bob
February 3 (1st Sat)
February 17 (3rd Sat)
February 13 (2nd Tue)
February 10 (2nd Sat)
