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Everyone is welcome to attend the Open House, August 10 at 2 p.m. in the Milton Freewater Community Building, 109 NE Fifth Avenue, Milton Freewater, OR.

Presented by the Muddy Frogs Square Dance Club, the Open House is an excellent opportunity to experience square dancing. As a low-impact, aerobic, and social activity, square dancing is good for the body, mind and soul.

Dress is casual! There is no charge! No experience is needed! Partners are welcome but not required. Bring a friend—or two or three! Experienced, but “rusty,” square dancers familiar with the figures will be on hand to assist.

For questions or clarifications, please reach out to:

Kim: luckymunk50@yahoo.com

Merri Anne: merrianneh@charter.net

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Our next Fifth Saturday dance is August 30. Please put that date on your calendar and join us from 7:00 to 9:30  Christina's birthday is the following day, August 31.  She'll bring cake and ice cream!

   

We have cushioned wood floor and AC. Casual dress is fine.

Thank you for your support.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Christina Corelli

We were happy to have our former caller Dale Hornberger come visit us once again this summer all the way from his home in Taiwan where he has lived for many years. He was not able to come for our advanced dance but dropped by for our C1 group which meets on Thursday evenings. He no longer calls, but it is always fun to catch up.

Speaking of callers we are looking forward to having Dan Preedy call for us on Nov. 9. Please mark your calendars and plan on coming for what should be a really fun time.

Out of curiosity and as we are all in the same boat with dwindling numbers of dancers attending our festivals and dances, I would like to create a current list of various ways to recruit new dancers. Word of mouth used to work so well for us in the past when we had huge numbers of dancers in all our clubs inviting friends and family. Advertising has been tried but is quite expensive for the low number of people recruited. What are some of the ways your clubs have gone about getting new dancers and thus new members? If you have any ideas, old or new, please send them to me, Gaynor Hintz, at dancergayn@gamil.com. I’d appreciate it.

By the way one method we have tried in recently and will again this year is holding community dances—free dances to entice people who might have an interest in becoming square dancers. We will hold one as part of our “Life’s A Dance” Festival being held at our hall August 22nd to the 24th. This should be a really fun event for anyone with an interest or who is curious about our favorite pastime. This part of the festival is free to new dancers, and we hope we will get many recruits from it.

We continue to have enough dancers show up to have two dances a month at the Emerald Square Dance Center at 2095 Yolanda from 1:30 to 3:30. It is always advisable to call Fred Beisse beforehand to make sure we are dancing if you have not gotten your email address on his list so you can be notified when we have to cancel. Please call him at 458-221-3564. You can check our website at cas-sd.yolasite.com for our tentative shedule.

In September we will dance on the 7th and 21st. Normally we dance on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. Also in September starting on Wednesday Sept. 3 we will offer advanced lessons with Tim Matteson teaching from 7:15 to 9PM in Hall A of the ESDC. As usual it is casual dress and no partner is required. Please come angel or find people among your plus dancing friends to join us. The more the merrier.

Gaynor Hintz

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Please come and join us from 4 - 6 on Sundays.  It’s casual dress always.  Tim will call to the floor.  That means if we have Mainstream dancers, that's what he will call.  If we have Plus dancers, he will call Plus.   That way there is something for everyone who shows up.  We always have lots of munchies too.  So, please come and enjoy two hours of dancing and camaraderie.

   

Melba Walker is home from rehab and doing well.  She is able to get up out of bed and move about with a walker.   Melba's progress has surpassed doctors' expectations!  Go Melba!  We pray for continued healing and recovery. 

   

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. Planned dark dates are September 21 and October 12.

 

Christina Corelli

Member-at-Large

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We are dark July and August every year..  We look forward to this fall's dance season with Roger Putzler calling and Christina Corelli cueing.  Remember, third Saturdays at 7:00 for Plus and 7:30 to 10:00 for squares and rounds.

   

Roger will be teaching beginning square dancing at 7:00 starting September 9 at the dance center in Springfield.  Bring family and friends!

   

Christina will be teaching beginning Waltz round dancing Monday nights starting September 8 at 7:00.  Don't have a partner?  Come anyway!  Got two left feet?  Bring ‘em both!

It’s casual dress.  Smooth-soled shoes work the best.  Christina does have dance 'socs' for sale that help you glide on the floor.  Beginning Cha Cha will be at 8:00.

   

We are getting ready for the Life's a Dance Festival coming up August 22nd to the 24th.  Hunter Keller is the featured caller and Rikki Lobato the featured cuer.  Find this festival on FaceBook.  For information please call 541-359-4390 or 541-343-7323  or e-mail LifesADanceFestival@gmail.com

Ribbons are on sale or pay at the door at this point. Get yours today and come and enjoy this awesome weekend with Hunter and Rikki.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Christina Corelli,

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We have been dark for the summer but we will get back together for a new season on September 14 for our first meeting to get plans together for workshops, Fall Festival and the New Dancer Dance in December. Most of our members have lessons starting in September. Check your area for times and schedules. Flyers are in the OFN.

Marilyn

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Back to school? Nope - not for most of us. Football? Yep - for some of us. A new square dance season? Absolutely - you bet. Can't wait to meet new and old friends at our free intro to square dancing lesson on September 17. See the details on our flyer in the lessons section of this issue.

Lessons begin the next week on Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Corvallis Community Center, 2601 N.W. Tyler Avenue. Bruce and Judy will be the patient and proficient teachers. If you know anyone in the Corvallis or Philomath area, please send them our way.

Our first regular dance of the season will be on September 27 at First Baptist Church, 125 N.W. 10th Street (enter from the parking lot in the back). We would love for you to join us.

Fran

We were dark for the second dance in July for Summer Festival and will be dark on the second Saturday in September for the Federation dance and meeting. We danced both dances in August and had a board meeting before the second dance of August. We will install our slate of officers in September and begin accepting dues during August.

KC Curtis had a birthday on July 4 and we sang to him the next night during our dance. Willamette Squares will be visiting our club on the first dance of August.

Mainstream lessons will start on September 14 at 6:00 p.m.

Marilyn

We start back dancing officially on Saturday, September 20 with a Welcome Back/Root Beer Float Dance. Our new program will have us start dancing at 6:30 p.m. with Plus, Pre-Rounds at 6:45 p.m., and Mainstream from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (every third tip Plus). Mainstream lessons begin Sunday, September 14 and run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 .p.m, and Waltz lessons start the same day from 4:00pm – 5:15pm.

And, of course, all are welcome at our annual Labor Day Campout/Silo Dance August 29 through September 1, with the Silo Dance being held August 31 (Sunday) at 2:00 p.m. Shaun McKamey will be calling and Sandra Pinion will be cueing. Come camp with us, or just drop in any time for games, cards, a hayride, or a potluck (each evening at 6:00 p.m.). 35930 Providence School Road, Lebanon. For details, please visit: www.lebanonsquarecirclers.com

Kaynor Heineck

We last met during Summer Festival and since we did not have a quorum, no decisions could be made. BUT, we do meet in October and then we will discuss holding a round dance event in 2026. It will either be a separate weekend or it could be a substitute Summer Festival since no one has stepped up to host one. We have some work to do in either case and we will get that done. There are several cuers who are holding lessons in September, so check your area for a class near you.

We welcomed a new member, Tim & Melissa Morse, from the Lebanon area and they will be teaching Waltz for the Lebanon Square Circlers. Wish him well for his first class.

Marilyn

We have been dark all summer but will get back to dancing on September 11 for Slo Two Step lessons at 7:30 p.m. with Randy Lewis as the instructor. There is always room for more on the dance floor.

Stephanie Lozano and Marilyn Schmit will be teaching Waltz starting September 14 at 3:30 for phase 2 dancers. This will work in coordination with the two step class that is being taught at Silver City Squares to get the youth ready for competition. Always room on that dance floor also. If you need to refresh what you know, come and join us.

Marilyn

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We had a little over a square of dancers for the Silverton Homer Davenport Days parade early in August. The crowd enjoyed both the dancers and Thomas' selection of songs as they sang along with him throughout the parade route.

Lessons for both Mainstream and 2-step start in mid-September.

Our youth are combining with the youth from Salem Swingin' Stars to host the OFSRDC state meeting and dance September 13 & 14. See you in a square soon.

Petrina Buchheit

The Albany Timber Twirlers are looking forward to a fun filled 2025-2026 dance season. We had a recent Club Meeting and plans for the year are in place. Mainstream Lessons will begin September 15 (see our flyer elsewhere in this publication) and we want to welcome you to our first dance of the season on September 19!!

Also, start looking for that Pirate costume you have tucked away – our Annual TALK LIKE A PIRATE dance is scheduled for October 3. Please put it on your calendar.

We love to have guests, so if you are looking for a place to dance, please come see us!

Judy Russell

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B ‘n’ Bs dance on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays, at Abernethy Grange, 15745 S. Harley Ave., in Oregon City. It’s always OK to invite friends and prospective students to watch.

Our September 3 dance theme is “Back to School.” We will be collecting items to donate to Bloom’n Boutique. This is a nonprofit organization that supplies new clothes and school supplies for needy children identified by Clackamas County. The boutique would also be happy to receive checks. Our club caller, Darrell Kalmbach, will call and our club cuer, Tami Helms, will cue on September 3.

Our September 17 dance will be called by Melissa James, and our cuer will be Tami Helms.

Lessons will begin on September 10. We will temporarily change our dance times for the months that we have lessons (September 10 through December). Dances will still be on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays. Dance times will be 7:30 to 9:30pm. Every third tip will be plus. Rounds will be slightly higher level. Our normal dance times will return in January. Class instructor will be Darrell Kalmbach. He will be teaching at both B ‘n’ Bs and River City. Students are encouraged to attend lessons at both clubs for more floor time and exposure to calls. Both clubs welcome angels. Angels don’t have to pay for lessons, and they pay a discounted fee of $5 at the door if they stay to dance after lessons.

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Country Cut-ups had a great time serving ice cream and socializing with our community at the Boring and Dull celebration. We also had 2 successful dances in July even though it was very warm inside our barn. You will still have time to join us for our special 5th Saturday Plus dance on August 30 featuring Daryl Clendenin and Julie Stiers.

We then have two fabulous dances in September. On September 6, Mike Kious will call, and Sherri Milling will cue. On September 27, Scott Zinser will call, and Julie Stiers will cue. In between we will be doing some painting so come check out our new colors.

September also brings the return of school—and Mainstream square dance lessons. On Thursday evenings at 7:30 PM, starting on September 11, Scott Zinser will be teaching newcomers about the wonderful world of square dancing. Come check it out at the Boring Barn. Experienced dancers always are needed for support!

Round dance lessons will begin on October 5, with Julie Stiers teaching. Both Two-step and Cha cha/rumba will be available. Check out our flyer for more details.

Also, we are excited to resume Bingo on September 12. If you haven't come out and played with us, you should. It’s a great time and the potential for lots of money to be won. Patti's café carries on the square dance tradition of having great snacks. Hope to see you at our amazing barn soon!

The Happy Hoppers of Vancouver, WA, have been dark in July and August. The club is ready to jump back into square and round dancing at 7:00 pm, on September 6, 2025! Please plan on joining us for this Plus dance and Rounds called and cued by Craig Abercrombie. A GREAT time is sure to be had!

Although Happy Hoppers were dark with no dancing at the Washington Grange #82 this summer, we enjoyed our annual picnic on August 3. The socialization, food and fun could not have been any better. A big thank you to all who were able to attend.

The club was also excited to perform a demonstration at the Clark County Fair on August 6. Area clubs got together to dance, hoping to advertise the fun and benefits of square dancing. Flyers were available for clubs to share and inform the public of upcoming lessons.

Happy Hoppers begin our first fall session of square dance lessons on Monday, September 8, 2025. Plus lessons start at 6:30 pm, and Basic/Mainstream follows at 7:30 pm.

Our club will host Craig Abercrombie on Saturday, September 20, 2025, calling and cueing our Mainstream with some Plus dance. We look forward to seeing many of you at our 1st and 3rd Saturday dances. Come see us; we love visitors! Our website is happy-hoppers.com

See you dancing,

Denise and Roz Buddenberg

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July and August were busy months for River City Dancers. We took our used clothing shop to the Summer Festival, and thanks to all the dancers at the festival, the Club did very well—earning money to support our dance lessons.

We had a Dancing in Paradise dance with lots of tropical snacks afterwards. We are looking forward to our August 23 Root Beer Float night. It is always cool and refreshing after a great dance.

Our lessons start Sunday Sept 7 at 3:30 pm at Milwaukie Community Club. Darrell Kalmbach will be the teacher. See you soon!

The Ramblers are chomping at the bit to return to dancing after our summer hiatus.

We’ll gear up for our fall lesson series by performing at Oregon City Pride on September 6 in the afternoon, followed by a free introduction to square dance at Oak Grove at 7 pm that same evening

Our lessons will start on Wednesday, September 10 with a free introduction to square dancing. We’ll have another free night on September 17, and then we will teach the Social Square Dance program over the next 12 weeks.

We have a new venue for lessons! After eight years in NE Portland, we are moving a few miles south to the beautiful, air-conditioned Parish Hall at All Saints Episcopal Church, 4033 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland 97202. This new venue will give us more room to spread out as our classes continue to grow, and we’ll also be able to have snacks while we learn. We are very excited about this new chapter in our club’s history.

Our September social dance will take place on Saturday, September 13, at Oak Grove Community Hall, 14496 SE Cedar Ave., Oak Grove. Roger Putzler will be calling. We had a chance to visit with Roger at the Central Oregon Round-up, and we are really excited for his Rosetown Ramblers debut. Please join us at 7 pm for alternating SSD and Plus tips.

We’re getting down to the wire for registrations for our annual weekend festival, Scares and Squares, which will take place October 10-12 in Beaverton. We have dancers registered from all over Oregon and as far away as Chicago. Imagine being able to dance to callers of the caliber of Vic Ceder, Darren Gallina, and Stephen Cole, and you might not even have to splurge for a motel room. (However, if you need a room, we’ve reserved a special group rate at the Beaverton Best Western. Email rtramblers@gmail.com for details.)

We round out the fall with Dan Preedy calling our November 8 dance and Janienne Alexander-Kellogg calling our December 13 dance. Fun times ahead!

SYIAS!

Jeff Knapp

We are looking forward to returning to dancing in September. New SSD classes start on Thursday September 4th and are open an additional week. Mainstream and Plus classes will start on Tuesday, September 9th. Our next dance is September 6th. This is our annual Community Dance with J Domis and everyone is invited to attend. J will call beginner tips thru Plus. We have Sarge Glidewell doing the rounds for us as well! September 20th we have a Harvest Dance and Potluck with Wayne Weaver and Elaine Funk. We enjoyed our summer dancing in a variety of places - but look forward to being back in our hall.

Looking ahead a bit - our 58th birthday dance will be with Andy Allemao calling and Rikki cueing. We would love to have visitors come down and celebrate with us December 6th - going to be a great time.

Our 2026 Boatnik Festival takes place Memorial Day weekend and will feature Hunter Keller & MaryAnn Callahan - we have a great time all weekend and hope you will come join us!

See you in a square soon!

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Country Fever is FAST approaching--Jim Steele, Adam Christman and Rikki Lobato are looking forward to providing a wonderful weekend of dancing for you. There will be raffles and FOOD all weekend. The weekend is held at the wonderful Buckeroo Barn in Roseburg. Special promotion until 9/15 - Send in your registrations before the 15th to get a special rate of $50. You don't want to miss this FUN weekend! Pre registration helps the committee plan and prepare the food (and there is LOTS of food) - so please send yours in. If you need a flyer, send a note to Jan - rockinoutlaws@gmail.com Hope to see you there!

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As a teacher, I was always concerned that what I taught my students in May would be forgotten after summer vacation. We ended our beginner lessons in May so that possibility is still there now. In order to keep that from happening we have had mainstream workshops all through the months of July and August. We are averaging three squares of beginners who have stayed current with their lessons and are now ready to step out into mainstream. The other problem, with going dark in the summer is the fact that many beginners have developed other interests and they make choices as to come back and try to remember what they learned two months ago or do something other than square dance.

In order to keep our angels happy, Daryl has been workshopping us with variations of plus moves. That has been a blast for this dancer.

Our new dancer lessons will begin on Sunday evenings, September 7th and 14th. The first two lessons are free.

We will be light (I guess that is opposite of dark) again in September. Our first welcome back dance will be on Friday evening, the 5th, with Daryl calling and cueing. We hope to have Renee Rudd doing some cueing soon as she is doing well in getting over her stroke. Our second dance will be on the 19th. Plus from 7-7:30 and then mainstream.

Remember our rule that if it is 90 degrees or more at 5 PM on dance night we will not be dancing.

Lastly, the CRD’s and friends promoted square dancing at the Clark County Fair the first week in August by dancing on stage and handing out flyers to anyone interested. It was a fun time and some people did show an interest.

Nick Johnson

The Eager Beavers started July with a bang at our Independence Day Dance on Monday the 7th. We have been averaging over four squares and have enjoyed dancing in the air-conditioned Aloha Grange during the hot days of summer.

Our second Monday's dances, with suggested Hawaiian wear, have been enjoyed and well attended. Come join us with your muumuu’s and Hawaiian shirts, short sleeves OK in the summer.

We will begin the month of September with our Labor Day Dance on Monday the 1st, and we hope you will take advantage of the holiday to join us! Daryl Clendenin will be our guest caller and Tami Helms will be cueing.

On September 15th Randy Dibble will call for us along with Tami Helms cueing. Even with a little time off Darrell Kalmbach will be still be calling three of our Monday dances with Five Mondays in September. Our next 5th Monday dine out will be September 29th.

You are welcome to join us for Plus with Phase II and III Rounds in air-conditioned comfort at the Aloha Grange every Monday afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00. For current dancing information, please see our website at https://EagerBeavers.info. (see link above).

Alice Hendricks

The Hayshakers square dance with Mark Wheeler calling every Sunday at 5 o’clock. We dance in the Pacific Grange on Hwy 101 halfway between Seaside and Astoria. It’s easy dancing which everyone can enjoy.

A new round of Mainstream lessons begins on Sunday September 7th.

Craig Holt

To my amazement, half of the year is gone! Are you as amazed as I am? Never fear, our calendars will be crammed full of square dance things to do just like the past six months. On July 12th the Hoedowners had a “Here’s the Scoop Ice Cream Dance” which was celebrating that all American desert ice cream. Did you make home made ice cream when you were a kid? We’d drag out the wooden bucket with an attachment for the hand crank. It needed rich cream, flavorings, lots of ice and plenty of arms that wanted to keep that crank going. Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry or my mom’s favorite maple nut. Michael Kious called and guest Connie Clark was our guest cuer.

In keeping with our all-American summer theme, on the 26th Hoedowners had an “Under the Big Top Dance” where we served that other all-American food, the hot dog! It’s a quickie meal with an endless list of toppings which transforms this simple meal to haute cuisine. Hot dogs call to mind the circus, sporting events, campfires and the microwave. Hope your hot dog was just like you like it. Michael Kious and Randy Lewis were there to make your dance evening perfect.

Looking ahead in September we’ll have two zany dances. On the September 13th we’ll be celebrating that all American sport football. Come as a fan, player or cheerleader for your favorite team.

On the 27th we’ll have a complete change with our ”Don’t Worry be Hippie Dance”. Use your imagination on this one or break out that polyester outfit you’ve been saving.

More importantly, we’ll be starting our fall lessons on Tuesday September 9th at 7 pm. The first lesson is free so round up all your friends, neighbors, whomever and join us for the great adventure that square dancing provides.

Krystal Laas

Summer vacation is over and that means M&M’s are back dancing at the Winona Grange. Randy Dibble is calling on September 5th and September 20th. A guest cuer (TBA) will be joining him.

Come on out and dance Plus with us. We look forward to seeing everyone again.

Lindie Noonan

Oak Hills Squares have enjoyed wonderful attendance at our summer dances with 3+ squares every Monday evening. We've had many visitors from other clubs since some are dark during summer, and our facility is air conditioned. Our Western Themed Dance on July 21st was a big success with 5 squares and 8 clubs attending, and nearly everyone dressed in "cowboy/cowgirl" gear. Mark Wheeler called, Lane Clem cued, and we offered free dance tickets for Oak Hills Square dances as a door prize in addition to split the pot raffle. Tri Squares had eight members attending, so they were able to take back their banner.

As of this writing, we look forward to a "Hot August Nights" dance with Classic Car theme. This dance will be held outdoors and will be from 6:30 to 9:00. We hope some of you readers were able to attend this fun event.

Our club will be dark on September 1st for the Labor Day holiday.

Lessons for Oak Hills Squares will begin September 8th with 14 consecutive lessons. We are discussing the possibility of adding some Round Dance after mainstream lessons. New students may begin lessons on September 8th, 15th, and 22nd with a charge of $6 or $5 for Oak Hills residents.

Looking ahead, we will be planning more theme dances for Halloween, October 27th, Thanksgiving, November 24th, and Christmas theme December 22nd. The club will be dark December 29th.

Lynne Fonner

July came in with summer temperatures abundant. Catlin Center (aka Kelso Sr, Center) is air conditioned, making it a great place to come in and escape the heat and dance. On July 9th we had a Summer Dance with Guest caller Thomas Buchheit and Cuer Susan Healea. Our summer dress is casual or traditional dress. We had 4 squares dancing to summertime music and enjoying the root beer floats.

Our annual picnic at Mayfield Lake needed to be cancelled as the host was not feeling well. Our thoughts and prayers for Pat Faires.

The weekend of July 10-12 was the Washington State Square Dance Festival in Yakima. This was a wonderful event with clubs from all over Washington and Oregon. One of the events was 4 disciplines dancing at the same time to the same music score. This included Line dancing, Square Dancing, Clogging and Round Dancing. It was a great exhibition of folk dancing. There was a Panel discussion with the Presidents of all clubs discussing membership and how to keep square dancing popular. Our President, Lisa Jessen talked about the use of social media to increase membership. In addition the fruit in the area was plentiful, especially the cherries.

Some of our members had a visitation to a relatively new club, The Crazy Eights in Centralia and the Southwester Council. This is a plus club run by the husband and wife team of Leo and Rochelle Catt. Plus dancing is what they do. We had an intro to Hex dancing, an interesting style of square dancing for 6 couples.

Our second visitation was to Cougar Squares in Toledo, WA. There was a small car show. Several club members and other dancers are car enthusiasts. These cars were looking their best on a Sunny evening with Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainier looking down on us. As usual Cougars served up a feast along with Ice Cream Sundaes.

USA West was held in Spokane 7/24-26. Several of our members attended this National event and had a wonderful time.

August 16th begins our main membership drive with the Squirrel Fest at Civic Center Circle in Longview. We will have a street dance with basic lessons for those in the crowd who are interested in the State Dance of Washington. Terry Halley will be calling and "Angels" from R Square D will be assisting. Come out to the festival and dance, shop and visit the Beer Garden (We are in front of the Library).

September and school time is fast approaching. Our lessons will start back up on Wednesdays. Plus 6:30pm and Basic/Mainstream 7:30pm. September 3rd and 10th will be free to those who have not danced before. Craig Abercrombie is the Caller /Instructor. Our dances are scheduled for September 12th and 27th. September 12th is a Sock hop and September 27th is a Neil Diamond Tribute.

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

July activities:

• July 1st the Club Dance celebrated Independence Day at our dance. The Club had root beer floats, and hot dogs at the break.

• Club had two “visitations” in July, we visited Valley Squares on the 19th. Our dance was canceled that night because Hillsboro City had a Chalk Art Festival on Main Street and the street was closed, making parking a problem. We had thirteen of our dancers at their dance, including our caller and wife. The second visitation was to the Hayshakers on the coast with eleven dancers and our caller attending.

September activities:

• The Theme of our Mainstream Dance in September is “Roaring 20’s”. Wearing theme costumes are encouraged but not required.

• The Club will be having a campout from September 26th to the 28th at Silver Lake, Washington.

October 30th the Club is excited to have a National caller, Tony Oxendine, and our Darrell Kalmbach calling for this Plus Dance.

We are planning to have Mainstream Square Dance lessons starting January 11th, 2026. The club hopes to have a good-sized class this time; we need the new dancers.

We enjoy visitors, and we invite more dancers to visit us both at our Plus Dances on the first, third, and fifth Thursdays and the Mainstream Dances on first and second Saturdays, all at Hillsboro’s Odd Fellows Hall at Third and Main upstairs {elevator available). The dance hall is air-conditioned and has a great wood dance floor.

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

Tom & Janice Sminia

Hello from Tri Squares in Beaverton! We hope your summer has been wonderful!

While the Tri Squares has been dark for the summer, we’ve had a great time visiting other clubs. A special shout out to Oak Hill Squares in Beaverton, many of our members have really enjoyed dancing with you! Your caller, Mark Wheeler, does a fantastic job of keeping the dancing at just the right level for our newer dancers, making sure everyone feels confident and has fun. Several of our newest dancers have even found a second “home” at your dances!

We had such a great turnout at Oak Hill Squares that one week we reclaimed our banner—and the very next week, we even stole theirs! It’s been a blast, and we hope to see some of you at Tri Squares soon. We’d love to return your banner with a smile! Thank you again for being so welcoming.

A few other summer highlights for our members included the Summer Festival in Salem and a visitation to the Country Cut-Ups in Boring on July 26th. It’s been a summer full of fun and friendship on the dance floor!

We’re excited to return to dancing in September at the Kinton Grange! Mark your calendars:

• Thursday, September 12th - Kickoff Dance with a Luau Party!

• Friday, September 26th at 7:00 PM - Celebrate with us at our Anniversary Dance! Everyone is welcome.

Upcoming Lessons: We’re thrilled to offer Basic Mainstream Square Dance Lessons starting in September. First Lesson: Sunday, September 28th from 3:30 - 5:30 PM. The first two lessons are FREE, so new dancers can try it out with no pressure!

We’ll also offer Cha-Cha Round Dance lessons from 2:00 – 3:15 PM, right before square dance lessons begin. Our wonderful graduates from last year are excited to return and help new dancers learn the steps and really see the joy in square dancing.

I am looking forward to dancing with all of you soon!

Renee Ramig

Our first Friday dance, September 5th will feature George Hermann as our Caller and Connie Clark as our Cuer. Come dance with George and Connie.

Saturday, September 20th is the September Equinox dance, with Scott Zinser calling and Connie Clark cueing. Both dances are from 7 pm to 9 pm at the Aloha Grange with refreshments after the dance.

Carolene Siebert

Wavesteppers dance at the Tillamook Senior Center from 4-6pm on Tuesday each week. Our caller is Anthony Egan.

We danced at the Tillamook County Fair in August and had over a square visit the Hayshakers the last Sunday of July.

Our anniversary dance will be September 6th from 5:30-7:30 at the Garibaldi Community Center, 107 6th Street; Garibaldi, Oregon. Mark Wheeler will be calling with Lane Clem cueing.

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

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