I'm typing this on the first day of spring, happy that the kids are going to get some great weather for next week's spring break. Maybe some of our clubs in the snowier parts of the state can get some distance visitations?
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It is time once again for Federation officer elections for the 2025-26 square dance year, starting in September 2025. Your club secretary received the ballot link in an email in mid-February. We ask for ballots to be submitted by April 15. The nominees this year include:
Current President Pat Cox will become Past President. Current First Vice President Joyce Welton will become President. Current Secretary Lorri McIntosh is in the first year of a 2-year term. Current Membership Chairman Sue Harrel is in the first year of a 2-year term.
You may click here to see biographies of these valued candidates.
The next Federation Meeting will be hosted by the Rogue-Sis-Q Council at the Josephine County Fairgrounds in Grants Pass on June 1, 2025.
The next Summer Festival, "Load The Boat 2025" will be held at Blanchet Catholic School in Salem on July 11 to 13, 2025.
The next Mid-Winter Festival, "Dancing Around the Clock," will be held in Albany on January 23-25, 2026, and will feature a 50s and 60s theme.
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 at National Squares.
The Idaho State Square and Round Dance Festival will be held in Jerome, Idano, June 12-13, 2025. You may found housing information by clicking here.
The 74th National Square Dance Convention® will be held in Shreveport, Louisiana, June 25-28, 2025.
The 2025 Washington Summer Festival will be held in ??, Washington, July 10-12, 2025.
The 2025 USAWest Convention will be held in Spokane, Washington, July 24-26, 2025.
The 75th National Square Dance Convention® will be held in Waco, Texas, June 24-27, 2026.
The 76th National Square Dance Convention® will be held in Loveland, Colorado, June 23-26, 2027.
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:
April 1 -- Interstate Highlanders
April 7 -- ReVuN'Q
April 23 -- Oak Hills Squares
April 23 -- Salem Swingin' Stars
April 25 -- Valley Squares
April 26 -- Independence Wagon Wheelers
April 27 -- Single Trees
April 29 -- Tri Squares
April 30 -- Chaps & Petticoats
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.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Albert F. Wolf, who passed away on March 5th, 2025, at the age of 91. Born in Hillsview, South Dakota, on June 5th, 1933, to Martin and Adelheid Wolf, Albert was raised in Mt. Angel and Lake Oswego Oregon, where he graduated from Central Catholic High School in Portland in 1951.
Albert's life was marked by love, faith, and service. In 1954, he married Alcyene R. Wolf, the love of his life, whom he met while working together. Together, they built a beautiful family, and Albert was a devoted father to Lori Pyzik, Craig Wolf, Martin Wolf, Jeff Wolf, and Neil Wolf. His role as a father was one of his greatest joys, and he always strived to be a strong and providing presence in the lives of his children.
A dedicated Catholic, Albert was an active member of Christ the King Parish in Milwaukie, Oregon, where he gave his time to the church, Meals on Wheels, and St. Vincent DePaul. He had a generous spirit, sponsoring many children in Guatemala, and always sought ways to help those in need.
Albert worked as a purchasing agent for F.E. Bennett Company and was well known for his devoted work ethic and jovial sense of humor. In social settings, he loved to make people laugh, and his kindness was felt by all who knew him. He enjoyed square dancing, traveling, and playing cards, but it was his family and friends who meant the most to him. His dedication to his loved ones, his Catholic faith, and his community will be his lasting legacy.
Al was active in square dancing and the Oregon Federation, serving as the Portland Area Council's delegate to the state for 15 years with his partner, Gail Domine.
Albert is survived by his children, Lori Pyzik, Craig (Kristy), Martin, Jeff, and Neil (Audri), and grandchildren, Sara Wolf, Danielle Wolf, Noah Wolf, Nicholas Wolf, Madison Wolf, and Mia Wolf.
Albert was preceded in death by his parents, Martin and Adelheid Wolf of whom had eleven children, and his beloved wife, Alcyene. He will be remembered as a man of great character, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend.
A Funeral Mass will be held at Christ the King Parish in Milwaukie on March 14th, 2025, at 10:30 AM, with a Rosary starting at 10:00 AM. A Celebration of Life will follow at the Monarch Hotel (Columbia Room) in Clackamas at 12:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Vincent DePaul or Unbound in his memory.
May Albert's soul rest in peace, and may his family find comfort in the many memories of a life well-lived.
Patricia A.(Patty) Coen was born March 2, 1942 in Tillamook, Oregon. She was the first child of Albert and Vera Coen. She joined three older sisters from Vera’s first marriage. She was raised in Rockaway, Oregon, until the seventh grade, when her family moved to Portland. She attended David Douglas High School, then the largest high school in the state, and graduated in 1959. That same year, she married Ted Kious, the boy next door. Their marriage was blessed with three children, Leanne, Janelle and Scott. Ted was killed in an accident while working for Southern Pacific in 1967. In 1969, Patty married John Beauchamp, a man she had known since high school. They divorced in 1983. The following year, she married George Hermann, whom she had met while bowling in a league where he worked the desk. George introduced her to square dancing and she found her two greatest loves.
Patty was introduced to round dance cueing by Joyce Buzzard and Cindy Marberry. She cued her first full dance in April 1986. From 1988 to 1991, she cueing for three clubs in the Portland area. In 1991, Patty and George were hired to cue and call for the Oaky Doaks square dance club in Oak Grove, Oregon. The following year, she was hired by George and Nancy Clark to run their square dance shop in Oregon City, where she really blossomed. She enjoyed meeting dancers, helping them find the perfect outfits, and being a clearing house for square dance information.
George and Patty left the Oaky Doaks in 2010. The following October, George was hired by the Independence Wagon Wheelers, but since the club already had a cuer, Patty became “just” a caller’s wife. In 2015, when the club decided to change cuers, Patty stepped into the role. Due to health reasons, she retired from the square dance shop in 2005 and officially retired from cueing in 2021.
Patty passed away from natural causes on March 15th, 2025. She was preceded in death by her parents, older sisters Lois, Joyce and Shirley. She is survived by her sister Sandee Norman and brothers Bill and Tom Coen. She also leaves behind her three children: Leanne (Manny) Agena, Janelle (Dale) Keithley and Scott Kious. Additionally, she is survived by six stepchildren: Lynda (John) Lovell, Michelle Ashlock, T Kaye (Mike) Davis and Scott (Stephanie), Dan (Summer), and Richard (Sabine) Hermann. Patty was blessed with numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She really enjoyed all her family.
A celebration of life will be held on May 3rd at 1pm at the Wood Village Baptist Church in Wood Village. The address is 23601 NE Arata Rd.
Doris passed away peacefully on March 9, at the age of 93 in Salem, Oregon. Doris was a member of Re-Vu-N-Q and the Salem Swingin' Stars.
She loved her family, square dancing, card games, and gardening. She had a heart for helping others whether through her work at the Marion County Assessor's Office or volunteering at the South Salem Senior Center. Arrangements and full obituary are available through City View Funeral Home. Services will be March 29, at 2:00 p.m., at New Harvest Church located at 4290 Portland Rd NE, Salem, Oregon.
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Central Oregon Council has chosen the April 2025 OROM:
"Third Rock from the Sun", Phase II Two-Step,m choreographed by Ron & Georgine Woolcock. The song is performed by Joe Diffie from the album "Country: The American Tradition".
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April 19 (3rd Sat)
Respectfully submitted,
Christina Corelli
In April, we will have the opportunity to dance to a national caller, Terri Sherrer who called for us last year in August. We really enjoyed her sense of humor as well as her great calling so are looking forward to seeing her on April 13. We just learned that Dan Preedy will make an appearance to call for us in November so please check our calendar and set aside Sunday, Nov. 9. If you know you’ll be here for this dance, please let Fred Beisse know so he can add you to the list. We do not dance unless we have over a square and at times we are short just one or two dancers and have to cancel. This should be a really fun one as well as next month’s dance on April 13 with Terri Sherrer.
We dance most second and fourth Sundays in Hall B from 1:30 to 3:30 at 2095 Yolanda in Springfield. Please come join us. You can check out our tentative schedule at cas-sd.yolasite.com.
Gaynor Hintz
Former president Melba Walker is having shoulder surgery in March and will not be dancing with us until her shoulder is completely healed. We wish you a swift recovery, Melba!
In April we will have two dances on the second and fourth Fridays. On April 11 K.C. Curtis will call and Dave Cooper will cue. On April 25 Bruce Lowther will call and his wife Judy Russell with cue. Both dances should be equally fun so please come join us.
Keep on dancing,
Gaynor Hintz
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 dance at the Emerald Dance Center which is located at 2095 Yolanda in Springfield.
At a recent meeting Jeff Dehne and his wife, Liz, attended. Jeff had had a head injury several months previously. So they hadn’t been to a meeting or danced for a while. We look forward to having them back square dancing soon. We miss them.
We are getting ready for the Life's a Dance Festival coming up in August from the 22nd to the 24th. Hunter Keller is the featured caller and Rikki Lobato the featured cuer. You can find this festival on FaceBook. For information, please call 541-359-4390 or 541-343-7323 or e-mail LifesADanceFestival@gmail.com
Respectfully submitted,
Christina Corelli
April 19 (3rd Sat)
April 19 (3rd Sat)
Our May meeting will have KC Curtis showing a presentation on the big screen to do with computer applications that deal with calling. All are invited to attend.
Marilyn
Corvallis, OR, 97330. Dancing begins at 7:00 p.m. with rounds, then mainstream, and every third tip is plus. Sandy Harris will be calling and cueing for our April 12 and 26 regular dances. April 12 is a Charity Dance with Free Admission. We will be collecting donations (cash or check) to benefit Linn and Benton Counties’ Food Shares and Food
Banks.
April 18 we will attend the Alliance dance at the IOOF Hall in Albany with Shaun
McKamey calling and Jackie Gale cueing. April 26 is our Spring Dance and fundraising plant sale. Members are encouraged to donate their excess plants. May 10 is our colorful Butterfly Dance and June 14 is our Luau dance.
April 12 (2nd Sat)
April 26 (4th Sat)
The intermediate class continues on with phase 4 rumba and should be done with it about mid-April before our cuer leaves for Germany for two weeks to teach at a festival. We are having a club meeting to discuss next class ideas, voting for Federation officers, starting times and length of class. Quite a few of the members have paid their dues for the year. Only about three more to go.
April 5 (1st Sat)
April 12 (2nd Sat)Kaynor Heineck
April 5 (1st Sat)
April 18 (3rd Fri)
We have a cuer who wants to learn how to cue jive or bolero. Our next meeting after April is at the Summer Festival in July. Hope to see you at both meetings.
Marilyn
The intermediate class continues with phase 4 rumba and should be done with it about mid-April before our cuer leaves for Germany for two weeks to teach at a festival.
We are having a club meeting soon to discuss next class ideas, voting for Federation officers, and starting times and length of class.
Marilyn
We are excited to have 17 Youth that are training for the Pacific Northwest Teen Square Dance Festival to be held May 9-10, 2025, at Blanchet School here in Salem. We will be competing with teams from Canada, Washington, and Silverton, Oregon.
Our March 21 dance, which is our Annual Hobo Dance, will also be a fundraiser dance for the Youth. So, dress like a Hobo, come enjoy some Hobo stew, dance with us and help them raise the funds needed. On April 4, we will have Guest Caller Darrell Kalmbach. Come join us for our 59th Birthday dance on April 18. Our very own Stephanie Lozano will be our "Guest" Cuer for the evening.
May 2 Randy and Randy will be calling and cueing, and May 9-10 is the Teen Competition. May 16 we will have Guest Caller and Co-Caller Coach of the Teens, Mike Kious. May 30 is our 5th Friday Plus Dance with Randy and Randy.
We dance on the first, third, and fifth Fridays of the month. Admission is $7.00 for adults and $3.00 for youth 8-19.
Check out our Facebook page for the latest information. Salem Swingin' Stars Square Dance is our page name. See you on the dance floor.
Sheila
April 4 (1st Fri)
April 18 (3rd Fri)
Our Fundraiser dance in February was great! Thank you to everyone who came out and joined us for the evening. We raised $2,200! Our cash raffle winners were: Isaac Seeber, Lynne Lume, and the sister of one of our youth.
Hope to see you at a dance soon.
Petrina Buchheit
April 4 (1st Fri)
April 26 (4th Sat)
Our next PAC event will be the Tri-Council Dance on Saturday, May 31, at the Oak Grove Community Club, 14496 SE Cedar Ave., Oak Grove 97267. The caller will be Darrell Kalmbach; the cuer will be Tami Helms, and the theme will be Summer Dreaming. Let’s hope for some warm weather, so we can break out our summer togs and celebrate a new season.
On April 16, Terry Halley will be our caller, and Tami Helms will cue.
April 30 will be a fifth Wednesday dance. KC Curtis will call, and Tami Helms will cue.
B ‘n’ Bs dance on 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays, at Abernethy Grange, 15745 S. Harley Ave., Oregon City, OR
Pre-Rounds at 7:30pm; Mainstream at 8 pm; Announcements at 9:30 pm, followed by one Plus tip.
April 2 (1st Wed)
Hey man, come hang out for some ‘groovin’ entertainment on Friday, April 4th and move those feet to our happening Caller Dude, Scott and ‘Flower Power’ McDonald. Why don’t you come clad in wild psychedelic attire - peace man, costumes deserve prizes: one wench, dude and a nature lovin’ couple shall be awarded.
Our third-Friday dance on April 18 will feature Caller/Cuer: Renee Ruud and Lane Clem - they’d love to entertain you.
Chaps will take you back to the 60’s with the Hillbilly Dance on May 2nd. Go ahead, wear your jeans with a rope belt - you’ll find our Cuer, Tom Klug, wearing his torn/floppy hat with a straw in his mouth … it is his favorite theme. I wonder if Scott will call in suspenders and wearin’ a long-john tee. Of course, there is always Granny glasses and Eli Mae’s braids for the ladies.
Chaps turned 50 years young on February 21 and we’ rocked-out’ at the Flintstone Dance. We had three squares and several dressed the part - costume winners were: :Tami Helms for a beautiful ‘Betty Rubble’, Kevin of the Happy Hoppers was the wooly ‘cavemen; and our chiseled couple was Carol and Danny Williamson. It was a "Yabba-Dabba-Doo" time Thanks for joining us!
Happy April,
Betty Chipps
April 4 (1st Fri)
There is a fifth Saturday in March with all Plus dancing with a theme of “Kicking the Winter Blues.” Daryl Clendenin and Julie Stiers will be calling and cueing that dance, March 29 at 7:00 pm.
April dancing will happen on the first and fourth Saturdays. April 5 will feature Melissa James calling, and Mark McDonald cueing the rounds. Scott Zinser and Julie Stiers will call and cue the April 26 dance.
The Barn will also be open for the Annual Barn Sale on April 18 and 19. Club members will be working on set-up for this on April 12 and 14. Donations are still accepted up until set-up time.
Plus lessons are being taught on Thursday evenings by Scott Zinser. Angels can hone their skills, and those dancing the male position are especially needed. The lessons are at 7:30 pm at the Boring Barn.
We are looking forward to the Spring Fling with Andy Allemao and Tami Helms on May 9-11. Contact Young or Patti for tickets. Andy is a wonderful national caller. See the flyer for the schedule.
Remember we have line dancing lessons starting at 5 pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays with Lynn. There is Bingo at the Barn on the 2nd and 4th Friday nights at 7 pm.
Bev De La Bruere
April 5 (1st Sat)
April 26 (4th Sat)
Happy Hoppers are providing lessons on Monday nights in March and April: 6:30 Plus and 7:30 Basic/Mainstream. We plan on finishing up lessons and again hosting a Beginners Dance at the end of April. Please watch for a flyer and plan to attend.
Be sure to visit our website, happy-hoppers.com, for updates and more information.
See you dancing...
Denise and Roz Buddenberg
April 5 (1st Sat)
April 19 (3rd Sat)
We are looking to do more visitations to retrieve our club banners. I’m sorry to admit that we do not know who has our banners. If your club has a River City Dancers’ banner, please send a message to Pat Young, patriciajyoung@yahoo.com. We want to add you to our visitation list!
Pat Young
April 12 (2nd Sat)
April 26 (4th Sat)
The following weekend, on March 8, we hosted our annual Purple Party to honor International Women’s Day. Our caller, Karla Westphal from Southern California, picked sensational singing calls appropriate to the dance theme. This was Karla’s second appearance at the Ramblers, and she’s quickly becoming one of our most popular callers. We’ll see her again in June 2026.
On April 12, Terri Sherrer from Palm Springs will be calling for the Ramblers. April showers bring Terri Sherrer! We alternate SSD (which is much like Mainstream) and Plus tips from 7-9:30 at Oak Grove Community Center, 14496 SE Cedar Ave., Oak Grove.
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, or you can just send your registration information to rtramblers@gmail.com.
SYIAS!
Jeff Knapp
April 12 (2nd Sat)
April 11 (2nd Fri)
Due to a schedule change; we've decided to hold our April 5th dance instead of being dark. This should be a fun dance with special guests. Chuck will be calling with some assistance from Bob Houston and rounds will be done by Cathy Houston. Bob & Cathy are traveling over from the coast, so we are hoping for a good turnout.
We are dark on 4/19 for Easter weekend but have a special Sunday Stomp with Dean and Chuck on 4/27.
Our annual Boatnik Festival is in the planning stages and it promises to be a fantastic weekend. Please be sure to pre-register for the weekend. Jet Roberts will be calling and Peter & Chama Gomez are cueing. We've also arranged the jet boat trip following the festival. Due to the races on Monday, we've changed our excursion day to Sunday afternoon for the dinner excursion. The booking number is available on the website. Going to be fun and we are excited that all of our featured staff will be joining us this year! Also, make sure you get your raffle tickets for the beautiful quilt that was donated to our festival by a dancer in Salem. It's quite stunning. Funds being raised will go to the Boatnik fund as well as a portion being donated to the Federation Youth Scholarship Fund - tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20.
We hope to see you in our area soon! Make sure to bookmark our website www.charliebrownsquares.com
Happy dancing!
April 5 (1st Sat)
We continue to meet on Wednesday nights. We continue to struggle to find a regular place to hold our "club or party nights" For now our best option is the Karuk Wellness Center. We can not stress enough how much they have been willing to work with us. The center is a very busy place, not only do they let us use part of the facility, they also have other activities, as well as being a Red Cross emergency center if needed.
We will be having a St Patrick's night "Jig" on Wednesday March 19th. We want to invite anyone who would like to come down and dance with us. This will be an EASY Mainstream /Plus dance. There will not be any rounds, or door prizes because our time slot is very limited. If you would like to join us please feel free to contact us at dnsblack5657@yahoo.com or call us at 530-842-7031 If you MAPQUEST the Karuk Wellness Center it will give you directions to the center. If you need more information feel free to call us and we will help you.
I want to say thank you to everyone who came out and supported Sherrie and me, and the Star Promenaders when we celebrated their 67th birthday. I am always very grateful for every opportunity I get to call. Thank you Star's and Rikki for a fun night.
We hope to see many of you as we travel, dance, and as I call.
Stay safe and healthy
Dean & Sherrie
Our Featured Callers for this year will be... Jim Steele & Adam Christman and our Featured Cuer is Rikki Lobato!
Lots of snacks, (4) great meals with endless coffee, Iced Tea, Juice, and Ice Water all weekend long. The dancing will be a Boot Stompin’ high energy and our staff of callers, cuer, kitchen workers, registration greeter, Louise Voss everyone works exceptionally well together all with the same goal to make our Country Fever Weekend the best ever! Our After Party this year will be Adam leading us in some Karaoke Fun!
We have have approx 4 squares of pre-registered dancers so far this year at the Buckeroo Barn, our goal is to fill the barn with dancers for 2025! Last year we had 14 squares at our event!
We continue to have our winter dance program with our Sunday afternoons Mainstream
Workshops 2:30-4:00 pm and our Advanced A-1 Lessons on Sunday Evenings 4:00 –
5:30 pm The lessons are going Great with a solid 2 squares every week. We plan to
turn the lessons into our New Advanced Workshops on Sunday evenings to give
dancers a place to have fun dancing Advanced year round.
Our Plus Workshops on Wednesday Evenings 6:00-7:30 pm has on average 2 squares which
varies on some weeks. Our group of Plus dancers looks forward every week to continue to work on moves they have trouble with, good floor time, and whatever is needed week to week.
All of our Workshops are located at Pleasant Ridge Community Hall, 7067 SW Canal Blvd, Redmond, Oregon.
Jan Steele/Secretary
Rockin’ Outlaws
rockinoutlaws@gmail.com
April 26 (4th Sat)
April 12 (2nd Sat)
The nominating committee is in the process of recruiting nominees for 2025-26 Council elected positions. The current nominees for office are; President - Dale Brabham, Vice President - Judy Schnase, Secretary - Andis Garuts, Treasurer - Bonnie Lesser, and State Delegate - Laura Irvan. Election will take place at the April 28th TVC meeting.
All clubs within the Council are reminded to send in their State and TVC dues. They should be remitted by check to the TVC treasurer, preferably by May. The total amount due from each club is $40, $20 State and $20 TVC.
The Council highly recommends that all TVC dancers attend the anniversary dances held by other member clubs. April is a big month for anniversary dances with three clubs celebrating anniversaries.
On April 4th the Valley Squares will celebrate their 76th Anniversary at the Aloha Grange from 7:00 to 9:30. Mark Wheeler calling and Connie Clark cueing with Mainstream and every third tip Plus. Valley Squares are the oldest club in the Portland area, 3rd oldest in Oregon.
On April 11th the R Square D will celebrate their 72nd Anniversary with Craig Abercrombie calling and Susan Healea cueing. It will be held at the Catlin Center (AKA Kelso Senior Center), Kelso WA from 7:00 to 9:30.
On April 14th the Eager Beavers will celebrate their 50th Anniversary at the Aloha Grange from 1:00 to 3:00. Darrell Kalmbach calling Plus with Tami Helms and Lane Clem cueing Ph II - IV.
Since the OFN is published about the 20th of the month, you still have time to plan on attending the TVC Fifth Saturday Dance on March 29th. It will be held at the Aloha Grange and will feature the calling and cueing of Craig Abercrombie and Connie Clark. The format will be: 7:00 to 7:15 p.m., Rounds, 7:15 to 7:30 p.m., Plus, and 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Mainstream with every 3rd tip Plus.
Ferrous Steinka
Daryl has been teaching new callers over the internet and has students from all over the world. One of his local ones, Renee Ruud, has been doing so well that she has called for us when Daryl was down with a throaty cough. She has a good voice and has cued for us and others. She has recently had a mild stroke which has affected her equilibrium. Keep her in your thoughts and prayers. Her spirits are great and we look forward to having her back with us real soon.
Since this will be out just before the end of March I want to remind everyone that the Evergreen Council’s 5th Sunday Dance is being held the 31st of March at the Catlin Grange, 205 Shawnee Street in Kelso with K.C. Curtis calling and Susan Healea cueing from 1:30-4PM.
Our April dances will be on the 4th and 18th. We look forward to seeing you there.
Nick Johnson
April 4 (1st Fri)
April 18 (3rd Fri)
April will be a special month for the Eager Beavers, as we will celebrate our 50th anniversary with a dance on April 14th from 1:00 to 3:00 featuring Plus and Phase II and III Rounds. Darrell Kalmbach is our caller, and both of our cuers, Tami Helms and Lane Clem, will cue for the dance. The festivities will continue with refreshments at 3:00pm. We hope you can come help us celebrate our half-century mark!
You are welcome to join us for Plus with Phase II and III Rounds at the Aloha Grange every Monday afternoon from 1:15 to 3:00. For current dancing information, please see our website at https://EagerBeavers.info. (see link above).
Alice Hendricks
April 7 (1st Mon)
April 14 (2nd Mon)
April 21 (3rd Mon)
Craig Holt
February is also the Hoedowners’ anniversary month. The club turned 75!! Whoop, whoop! Do you remember 1950? What was the number one song that year? Anyone? It was “Goodnight Irene” by the Weavers. Second was “Mona Lisa” by Nat King Cole. Don’t forget that Elvis was just around the corner.
How about the most popular movie? Walt Disney’s “Cinderella” followed by “King Solomon’s Mines”, “Father of the Bride”, and “All About Eve”. The 50’s were also known as the “Square Dance Boom”. What were folks eating? Tuna casserole, Chicken a la King, and meat loaf were definite menu choices plus mashed potatoes and bread laden with butter.
For entertainment in 1950 people were buying their first televisions and taking up Square Dancing as was an intrepid group in Washington County, Oregon forming the Hillsboro Hoedown. As the 75 years have passed, the club realized it as reaching out to more and more of the area and became just the Hoedowners. Over the past 75 years, the Hoedowners have introduced hundreds of new dancers to this timeless dance style.
On February 22nd, we partied to celebrate our 75th anniversary and invited Hoedowners from the past and present. It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces. Pat Wolter arranged for all our retired callers and their spouses to receive boutonnieres and corsages of red roses to match the beautiful bouquet of red roses on the buffet table. We served lasagna, bread, and salad for dinner with a huge punch bowl of Hoedowner red punch and cake for dessert. It was a great evening for visiting. The dance floor was full and it was another memorable Hoedowner evening.
We’re planning to continue the fun in April on the 12th with our first ever Camping theme. Anyone want to bet that we won’t be eating Smores? April 26th calls for a “Fiesta” and all those treats we come to love.
Come dance with us, you won’t regret it!
Krystal Laas
April 12 (2nd Sat)
April 26 (4th Sat)
Lindie Noonan
The Hoedowners Club in Aloha celebrated their anniversary dance on February 22nd, and, although we did not take home the banner for most attendees, we did have enough dancers to form a square and celebrate with them. Happy Anniversary, Hoedowners!
Our club has grown, with several couples taking lessons during the first quarter and some others coming to dance with us for practice as they take lessons at Aloha Grange. We welcome dancers from all clubs and have consistently seen 3+ squares.
As of this writing, our own students, Nathaniel and Julie, will graduate March 10th and will be new members to our club at the publication of this article. At this graduation dance, we have Mark Wheeler calling and Lane Clem cueing for round dancing. Congratulations Nathaniel and Julie!
An all-call for the new Oak Hills Squares Board was posted, and we hope to see some new talent step up to fill some of the positions held by several members for four years. I hope to have a report of some new officers for the next newsletter.
Lynne Fonner
Our lessons continue Wednesday evening. Plus lessons start at 6:30p and class level Mainstream starting at 7:30p -9P. Craig Abercrombie is our instructor.
We have 1 dance in April. Our 72nd Anniversary dance is on Friday April 11th. Craig Abercrombie is the caller and Susan Healea is the caller. Come and dance and have some cake too.
Dances are at the Catlin Center 8th St. Kelso, WA. We are dark April 26th, for all to attend the Yakima Sashay, April 25th-27th.
We held elections for new officers. President is Lisa Jessen, Vice President is Sandy Jensen, Secretary is Susan Fowler and Christeen Poole for Treasurer. Congratulations to all, let’s have a great year.
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
April 11 (2nd Fri)
April 5th is a Mainstream dance with Darrell calling and Tami cueing. It is a "Sock Hop Theme”. Many a poodle skirt has been seen at these dances if you like dressing up! Please bring 3 pair of new socks to donate to those in need.
April 19th is a Mainstream dance with Darrell calling and Tami cueing.
Plus lessons are being taught by Darrell Kalmbach on Sundays from 2-4. We have 18 students, which is fantastic ... We just need a lot of angels to help. If you know Plus and would like to help, there is no charge for you. Please join us! Please note... We will not have class on Easter Sunday, April 20th.
In February, we were busy with club visits. We visited the Cherry Pie dance at the Valley Squares on February 7th. We had a full square of Promenaders! 6 Promenaders attended the Mardi Gras dance with the Tri Squares on February 28th.
We are working on club officer nominations and planning our annual club campout for September.
For current information, please see our website: https://sunsetpromenaders.com/. (see link above)
Terri Browning
April 5 (1st Sat)
For April we will be DARK on Friday the 11th due to a conflict with Grange scheduling. On Friday the 25th we'll have our "Grace Notes" dance with Gospel and Singing Calls, called by Terry Halley and cued by Sandra Pinion - 7:00 Pre-Rounds; 7:15 Plus; 7:30 Mainstream, Rounds, and 4th tip Plus, at the Kinton Grange. $8 donation.
On the 13th we have our annual General Meeting for all members to elect new officers at La Sierra Mexican Grill in Dundee. And on April 19th we plan to visit the Braids and Braves in McMinnville. A full month!
Hope to see you in a square.
Gloria Davis
April 25 (4th Fri)
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 4:00 to 6:00 and we always have food and snacks.
For up to date information see: https://wavesteppers.org. (See above link)
Lynda Sherman
April 1 (1st Tue)
April 5 (1st Sat)
April 18 (3rd Fri)