Some Muddy Frogs members attended a beginner level dance sponsored by the Blue Mountain Council on November 30 with callers Tina Allaway, Thell Rooney, Dave Boggs, Tracy Smith, and Larry Clark. Everyone seemed to enjoy the gathering.

Questions? Please reach out to:

Kim - luckymunk50@yahoo.com

Merri Anne - merrianneh@charter.net

Abby Hargreaves who danced with Boots and Sandals came by with tons of plastic forks, spoons and knives, paper plates and bowls and clothing to donate.  She stayed for a while and got to visit with all of us during the evening. It was so good to see her. She's hoping to be able to get back to dancing.  Right now she wears out too soon.  She's working on it, and we are hopeful she's able to come back to dancing soon. 

The next fifth Saturday is March 29.  This will be the Emerald Empire Area's annual benefit dance.  The area has asked the callers and cuers of Cascade Callers and Cuers Association to donate their services which we are happy to do.  

Respectfully submitted,

Christina Corelli

We are planning on dancing Dec. 15 and Dec. 22 and then on Sunday January 12 in Hall B at the Emerald Square Dance Center. On the 4th weekend we hope to join many advanced dancers at the Mid-Winter Festival in Albany.

See you in a square soon,

Happy New Year!

Gaynor Hintz

In December we will only have the one dance on Dec. 20 which will be our Christmas Dinner and Dance. We will have our annual, traditional potluck dinner with ham, rice and gravy being cooked by our president Melba Walker. All are welcome to come at 6PM with side dishes and desserts and join in on the fun of sitting down with a crowd of fellow square dancers. Dancing will start at the usual time 7:30 PM with plus for 15 minutes and then 15 minutes of rounds before mainstream from 8 to 10 with every 3rd tip plus. We are delighted that Darrell Kalmbach will be calling and Christina Corelli cueing.

In January on the 10th we will host a new dancer dance for not only Roger’s class but for any new dancers who are fairly far along. We do not know who will be calling or cueing at this time, but it is sure to be a fun dance so please come join us.

Chris Vanderlinde is still recovering from her fall.  She did dance a bit before her body told her it was time to stop.  We were thrilled she tried and remain hopeful she’ll recover soon!

Please come and join us from 4 to 6 on Sundays.  It’s always casual dress.  There is a plus class from 3:00 to 4:00 so there is a little overlap which means we can mingle and meet other dancers and encourage them to stay and dance with us!

Please call our president, David Lajoie at 541-520-7311 to make sure we are, indeed, dancing.  We rarely go dark, but it's still best to make sure. 

Christina Corelli

We look forward to our holiday dance December 21.  Roger Putzler is calling, and Christina Corelli is cueing.

Whirl-A-Ways will visit Spin Cycle Squares in the near future.  They dance Sundays from 4:00 to 6:00.

We look forward to our Pajama Dance January 18.  Wear something warm for this cold time of the year.  Dancers have worn some pretty interesting nightwear to our previous pajama dances!

Happy dancing!

Christina Corelli

One of our favorite events is our Club Christmas party held on December 20! There’s always tasty food, fellowship, games and stealing gifts from one another during the “White Elephant Game.”

We wish all of you a Merry Christmas. Have a wonderful holiday. We look forward to seeing you out on the dance floor in 2025! 

Trena

We had a meeting on November 18 when the new members were welcomed. We danced to the new December round cued by Stephanie Lozano. We also had a small discussion on mistakes and admitting them and having fun with them. Our next meeting is in February.

Marilyn

On November 23, the Friendsgiving Dance was just that. Friends from Lebanon, Sweet Home, and new dancers were there to celebrate with Roger Putzler teaching us some new moves and Jackie Gale cueing. Members outdid themselves with delicious homemade goodies. There was little left at the end.

Here is our agenda for the new year.

January 11, 2025 - New Dancer Dance with caller Bruce Lowther and cuer Judy Russell.

January 25 - Dark for Mid-Winter.

February 8 - Dark for Sweet Home Birthday

February 22 - Birthday Dance, (Alliance) Caller Roger Puzzler and cuer Jackie Gale March 7-8, Coast Trip.

Students from our class are now showing up at our regular dancers and doing very well.

Rachel Nettleton

Our new dancer dance was December 14, along with a Christmas dance and silent auction. The proceeds from the auction will benefit our charity, Windsor House. The collection of decaf coffee will go to them if they need it, or to Simonka Place in Keizer for their residents.

The mainstream class is going well and progressing on target for a January 19 graduation. A party afterwards is in the planning process. A second class will begin on February 16. Time to recruit and bring students in.

Marilyn

Looking forward, we will be holding our 76th Birthday Dance, Sunday, February 2, from 2:00-5:00 p.m.  Additionally, we plan to start Plus and Cha Cha Lessons on February 9. 

If you would like more details about what Lebanon Square Circlers are up to, we encourage you to pop in to our website at www.lebanonsquarecirclers.com. We hope to see you in a square!

Kaynor Heineck

Marilyn

We will be thinking about future rhythms soon.

Marilyn

We had our first Gospel Dance on November 29 with four squares all evening. We felt this was great for a dance on the day after Thanksgiving.

Our New Dancer Dance on December 6 was an enormous success. We had nearly one hundred dancers and nine plus squares on the floor. We sold some square dance clothing and celebrated some birthdays as well. It was a super fun night.

Our New Dancers, all nineteen of them, are going to the New Dancer Dances and getting floor time. Graduation will be in January, so they will be well prepared for Mid-Winter Festival.

December 20 is our Christmas Dance. Wear your Red, Green, Gold, and Silver, and come join us.

January 3 will be our New Year Dance. We are planning a Glitz and Glamour Evening, so get dressed up and come ring in the new year with us, dancing and sharing a toast at 9:00 p.m.

Our regular dance will be on January 17. The new dancers will have graduated by then and will have gained more experience for Mid-Winter. After Mid-Winter, we will have a 5th Friday Plus Dance on January 31.

Blessings to all and Happy New Year. See you on the dance floor.

Sheila Machado 

Our January 29 dance will be called by KC Curtis. Tami Helms will cue. Mark February 5 on your calendar since it will probably be the earliest Valentines dance.

B ‘n’ Bs dance on 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays, with Pre-Rounds at 7:30 pm, and Mainstream 8-9:30. At 9:30, we have announcements followed by one Plus tip. We dance at Abernethy Grange 15745 S. Harley Ave., Oregon City.

Find more information on our Facebook page.

We hope you can join us as we celebrate Christmas on December 20th, Julie Stiers opens with Rounds-7:30 PM and Roger Putzler calls 8-10 PM. The more the merrier!

Our first dance in the New-Year is Friday, January 3, 2025 and features Scott Zinser and Julia Buchheit We open with Pre-Plus at 7:30pm, MS beginning 8:00pm with Rounds between tips until 10pm. On January 17th, we dance to Bruce Lowther and Judy Russell - the program opens with Pre-Rounds at 7:30pm.

Happy 2025 everyone!

Betty Chipps

As the holidays are busy, so are dance schedules. December flies by so fast and then...January blows in with a New Year!

Happy Hoppers will be dancing January 4. Craig Abercrombie will be calling and cueing this Plus dance with Rounds. He promises to dance a few holiday pounds off! Happy Hoppers will dance again on the third Saturday, January 18. This dance will be Mainstream with a few Plus tips and Rounds. Club caller, Craig Abercrombie will be the caller and cuer. Dance times are 7:00 - 9:30 pm.

Our lessons begin with a brand-new session on Monday, January 6, 2025. This new session features eight Monday night lessons followed by a Beginners Dance. Happy Hoppers are enjoying sharing the dance floor with new students and returning students who are practicing their dance skills and adding to their present level. Plus lessons at 6:30 followed by Basic/Mainstream lessons at 7:30. Send family and friends our way and come along for the fun! Beginners Dance will be Monday, February 24th at 7:30pm.

Again, we encourage our club to get out there and dance. Travel and have fun. The weather can be "frightful" but square dancing is so "delightful"!

See you dancing...Denise and Roz Buddenberg

Leading up to the holidays, the Ramblers had a singalong after our regular lesson on Wednesday, December 4. Six of our members—known as the Singing Ramblers—sing in local choruses, and they serenaded us with a beautiful rendition of Merry Everything, a song that encourages all of us to put aside our differences and focus on the hopes and dreams that we share. Then, all 45 of us belted out holiday favorites, from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to the Christmas Waltz. We also enjoyed Christmas cookies and treats. What a wonderful way to build camaraderie.

You’ll definitely want to put January 11 on your calendar for our annual Black and White Ball with the stupendous Stephen Cole calling. This is one of the most popular dances on our dance calendar. A good time is guaranteed! There will be an Advanced dance from 4-6 pm, followed by the Ramblers dance from 7-9:30 at the Oak Grove Community Club. We alternate Mainstream and Plus tips.

Looking ahead, we’ll celebrate our club’s 42nd anniversary on February 8, with the phenomenal Adam Christman calling. Adam will be calling an Advanced dance from 4-6 pm, and then the Ramblers will take the floor from 7-9:30, alternating Mainstream and Plus tips.

On the heels of a successful 2024 event, we are thrilled to announce that our Scares and Squares dance weekend will be back for 2025. Dance dates are October 10-12, 2025, and we will be dancing at the Beaverton Elks Lodge again. We’ve lined up some of the world’s best callers: Vic Ceder, Darren Gallina, and Stephen Cole. We’ll be dancing from 7-10 on Friday night; 9 am to 10 pm on Saturday; and 10 am to 12:30 pm on Sunday. Over the course of the weekend, we will be offering all programs from Social Square Dance all the way through Challenge. Early bird registration is just $75 for the entire weekend. To register, print out the form on our website, rosetownramblers.com.

SYIAS!

Jeff Knapp

We will have a welcome back dance of sorts on the 2nd of January with an all level square dance with Chuck; new graduates and experienced dancers welcome. On January 4th, we will have a community dance and are inviting everyone to come join the fun. Beginner tips thru Plus. Chuck will be calling and Elaine will be cueing. On the 18th of January is our annual Amateur Nite dance. We welcome anyone who wants to give calling/cueing a try.

New SSD class will start on Thursday January 9th. Moving up to Mainstream and a new Plus class starts on the 7th.

We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!

Our Plus Workshops continue on Wed Nights 6:00-7:30 and usually have 1-2 squares on average.

Our Advanced Lessons on Sundays 4:00-5:30 are going great! Still have 2 solid squares and 2 couples to rotate in and out.

Don't forget Country Fever Pre-Registrations pricing of $45 per dancer is only being honored until Feb 1, 2025 and then prices go up so get yourself registered before that deadline.

that have come our way this past year. On December 6, the Stars got together to

have a great time at Janet’s SSD Dance. On the 7th a large group got together and

visited the Charlie’s to help them celebrate their Birthday. What a fantastic time.

Lots of fun and frivolity. On December 14, the Stars celebrated the Holiday

Season with Phil Ramey calling and Ricki Lobato cueing. A good time was had by

all. On December 31, the Stars will ring in the New Year as the ball drops in Times

Square in New York. That is 9pm Pacific Time. There will be a buffet after the ball

drop and more dancing. Phil will be calling and Mark McDonald will be cueing.

On January 11, 2025, the Stars will have their annual Black and White Dance with

Phil calling and Elaine Funk cueing. This is always a fun dance.

Four couples from our club and one from the Hoppers spent time in Hawaii recently to help them celebrate their 46th annual festival. As this is written before our New Year's Eve dance, I would encourage you to attend and dance to the calling of Adam Chrisman and Craig Abercrombie. This has become an annual event for us and for them.

We have many of our club members going to Mid-Winter again this year. We will continue with our lessons that Sunday. There will be some callers with accents this year so it should be lots of fun. I look forward to seeing you in a square down in Albany.

Nick Johnson

Eager Beavers will dance all Mondays in January, including Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the day after the Mid-Winter Festival. We are getting ready for our Plus lessons to start on February 10th, details to follow next month. We would love to have you join us for Plus with Phase II and III Rounds at the Aloha Grange every Monday afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. For current dancing information, please see our website at https://EagerBeavers.info. (see link above).

Alice Hendricks

Craig Holt

On the 23rd we held our Pajama Dance. Was everyone brave enough to show up in their jammies? NO! But Sheila the Sheep carried on, posing for photos and promising a good night’s sleep if you counted sheep. Randy Dibble was the caller and was not about to let anyone nap on the floor.

Pat Wolter explained the Aloha Grange’s annual Christmas Family Adoption and how to donate. The Grange and the square dancer who participate have made a big difference every year.

In January we’re looking forward to Wednesday January 11th and our Welcome our New Caller Dance. We’ll be greeting our new club caller Michael Kious and introducing him to our dancing community. Then it's onto Albany and the 2025 Mid-Winter Festival.

See you there.

Krystal Laas

We hope to see you at the Winona Grange sometime… and we love drop ins, too.

Lindie Noonan

Oak Hills Squares members plan to attend a nearby club dance in January in hopes of socializing with other TVC dancers. The date for that is TBD.

All are welcome to join our group every Monday evening at 6:30 to 8:30 at Oak Hills Rec Center, NW 153rd Ave. Beaverton. For additional information visit our website, https://oakhillssquares.com/. (see link above)

Lynne Fonner

Our lessons continue with Mainstream and Plus dancers. Craig Abercrombie is our instructor. Graduation is December 18th. This January we anticipate lessons starting January 8th, 2025! Plus lessons start at 6:30 p.m. followed by Mainstream at 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

In January we only have one dance on the 10th, 2025. It is our Snowflake Frolic. We will for sure have some snow by then. We are DARK, January 25th to allow dancers to attend Mid-Winter Festival in Albany, Oregon.

Our renovated Catlin Center (aka Kelso Sr. Center) looks beautiful. We are so happy to be back in the old, and renovated Catlin Center.

For additional information see us on R Square D on Facebook and Instagram, or see our website: https://r-square-d.info/. (see link above)

Susan Fowler

There are five Thursdays in January so there will be three Plus dances!! All will be called by Darrell Kalmbach and cued by Tami Helms; January 2nd, 16th and 30th.

January 4th will be a mainstream dance with a Wild West theme. Chili and cornbread will be served. Get out your cowboy hats and boots and join us for a fun time! Darrell will call and Tami will cue. January 18th is a mainstream dance with Darrell and Tami.

Many of our club members will be attending the Mid-Winter festival in Albany at the Linn County Fairgrounds. This is a super fun event ... If you have never gone... We really encourage you to go. Also, there is a "showcase of rounds" on Saturday night. Always my favorite part and normally quite a few couples that dance with us often are highlighted at the event ....you will be impressed!!

Beginning Mainstream classes begin on January 12th. Classes are taught by Darrell Kalmbach at the Hillsboro IOOF hall from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Ask anyone in the club for more information. Please refer anyone wanting to learn to us and come angel with us if you can!

In November, the club Plus dancers had a great celebration of their 10th anniversary. There was a very nice turnout and everyone enjoyed cupcakes and ice cream.

We are thankful for all we have, our wonderful club and all the dancers that come to dance with us!

For current information, please see our website: https://sunsetpromenaders.com/. (see link above)

Terri Browning

In January we dance on Friday the 10th to "Home on the Range" - so saddle up and come on over. Those cowboy boots of yours were made for dancin'! Caller, Terry Halley and cuer, Sandra Pinion, 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. On the 24th we'll be DARK, to dance at the Midwinter Festival.

Lessons resume in January on Sunday afternoons at Kinton Grange, with a "Plus-Refresher Class" at 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m., and Mainstream (part 2) at 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., both with instructor Terry Halley. Registration is on Sunday the 5th at the grange. Happy New Year to all!

Gloria Davis

Our classes start on Tuesdays, January 14th with Mark Wheeler as our instructor. If you know of anyone who would like to learn to square dance, send them over or bring them, all Angels are welcome. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Aloha Grange

Have a great 2025!

Carolene Siebert

The address of the Tillamook Senior Center is 316 Stillwell Avenue, Tillamook. Located on the corner of 4th and Stillwell there is no on site parking and little street parking. The huge Safeway parking lot is directly across the street. Our dances are held weekly on Tuesdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and we always have food and snacks.

For up to date information see: https://wavesteppers.org. (See above link)

Lynda Sherman