March 23, 2024

Last night March 22, 2024 Single Trees had another really fun dance with Darrell Kalmbach calling and Jackie Gale cueing. We were delighted to have them both, especially Jackie as we have missed her fine cueing so much! Darrell, knowing we had a couple of newly graduated dancers on the floor really did a great job of cueing each step of the calls so they would be able to follow well. Everyone tried to be of good help too. Since it was a spring themed dance with Easter just one week off, Darrell used a lot of gospel tunes to call to. His wife, Erin, was there too to help fill out squares when necessary. So fun to have them both.


Jackie’s husband Bill was on hand too to help a lot of us single gals have a partner for the rounds. While we do get used to dancing by ourselves, it is of course so nice to have a partner. Now if we could only get more guys to take up round dancing!


We had guest come once again from Roseburg's Buckeroos and Lebanon’s Square Circlers. They helped to fill out the four on the floor that we had a great deal of the night. We are so grateful for all the guests who come join us to make the dancing that much more fun.


Our president, Joy Pitts, and our vice president, Melba Walker, did a superlative job of making our dining and kitchen area look festive for spring wth loads of Easter bunnies and eggs of all sorts. Kudos to them both.


Our next dances in April will be the Tax Troubles and Woes—Hobo Stew Dance April 19, and Under The Big Top on April 26. The first one will be called and cued by Craig Abercrombie and the second will be called by K.C. Curtis and cued by Christina Corelli. Both dances should be well attended and provide all the good dancing anyone could want. They are sure to be decorated to the hilt. Please come dance with us whenever you can or are in the vicinity..


Gaynor Hintz

Club Reporter

 

March 16, 2024

 Wow!  Did we have fun at our 3rd Friday dance last night, March 15 at our square dance hall on 20th and Yolanda.  The Shamrock Shindig with a potato bar was a fabulous success with four squares on the floor dancing most of the evening--right up until the last square.


We had a really great visitation from the Buckeroos of Roseburg along with some from further south in Medford, there to support their caller, Phil Ramey of Phil-Billy fame. He did a fine job of calling and chose some really good music including that oldie but goodie, "The Cowboy Rides Away".  Sandy Harris did the cueing for us and also chose some well loved and known songs for us to dance to.

 

It was a great night of dancing for everybody, and we hope they all come back to see us soon.  Meanwhile we shall have to plan a visit to Roseburg's barn to get our banner back since they brought enough people to steal it!  What fun.

 

Thank you everybody for participating and bringing the fun here to Springfield. 

 













The last seven photos were taken by Melba Walker and most show people enjoying the baked potato feed provided last night by our club members.  They also show that our visitors and members really got into the theme of the dance!

You can see from the photos that this photographer had no time to take photos of the squares as I was dancing the whole evening.  My thanks to Ron Gates who stepped back from our square to catch a photo of the whole floor (all four squares) before the music started.


Next Friday on the 22nd we will have Darrell Kalmbach calling and our own Jackie Gale back to cue for us.  Please come join us.

March 2, 2024

Update to March Dances:

3/15/24    Phill Ramey, calling and Sandy Harris, cueing --    Shamrock Shindig  (wear some green!) 7:30 Plus, 7:45 pre-rounds and 8-10 mainstream with every 3rd tip plus

3/22/24    Darrell Kalmbach, calling and Jackie Gale, cueing --  Spring Dance  - 7:30 plus, 7:45 pre-rounds, 8-10 mainstream with every 4rd tip plus

February 29, 2024

Last Friday night Feb. 23 Single Trees hosted a mainstream dance called by K.C. Curtis and cued by Sandy Harris.  The theme was Chinese New Year's and some did wear their Chinese attire.  The hall was decorated very nicely as always by Melba Walker and her sister Joy Pitts, our President.

 

K.C. called a well-paced dance with excellent choice of music that well suited his wonderful baritone voice.  We love his voice and his calling and are happy that he came through chemo so well.  We hope to see him on our schedule often.  Sandy did a nice job of cueing.    We had three squares on the floor and a number of round dancers in the big ring.  What a fun dance it was!  We're looking forward to having the new dancers who just graduated out on the floor to join us.

 

In March on the 15th, we will have Phil Ramey up from Medford area calling with Sandy Harris cueing.  On the 22nd we will dance to Bruce Lowther and Jackie Gale who is returning to cue for us after a winter hiatus.  Please come join us at our large dance hall on Yolanda and 20th in Springfield.  Hard to believe we once had dancers who filled the dance floor but at least we are still dancing since we own our own hall and have wonderful renters to keep us afloat.

 

Next week at 6:30 on Wednesday March 6,  Single Trees and our sister club the Whirl-A-Ways will meet separately to discuss merging and afterwards  take a vote.  Anyone interested could come and hear to hear the discussion, but only club members will be able to vote of course.

 

Gaynor Hintz

Club Reporter 

February 19, 2024

Sweetheart of a 60th Birthday Dance

On Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 Single Trees celebrated our 60th birthday in high style.  We had five squares on the floor at one time at least, with more dancers and friends visiting while watching the dancing or eating in the dining area.  

 

Dale Roberson who called for us from 1986 to 1996 during our boom years came up from Sutherlin with his wife Betty and two members of his family to help us celebrate.  While he did not call a tip for us, he stayed and talked with al the dancers who had once had the pleasure of dancing to his calling on a regular basis twice a month.

Besides this treat, we had a long time former member and former president of Single Trees, Florence Mulvihill, come to visit.  She is no longer dancing but it was a pleasure to see her.   Roseburg Buckeroos came with about a square of dancers.  Whirl-Aways, our sister club at the hall, had many dancers there to enjoy the festivities and dance the night away.

 

Melba Walker and Joy Pitts, our vice president and president, did a great job hosting the dance and decorating beforehand.  

 

It was a night to remember for sure.  Craig Abercromie called and cued the dance for us and did an outstanding job.  We love his calling and his positive attitude.

Here are some photos.  I hope I got a good representation of everyone who came.













 

Next week we will have K.C. Curtis back to call for us. Sandy Harris will do the cueing.  This should be a good dance as well.  Please come and join us.

February 3, 2024

It's our

60th birthday

Feb. 16, 2024!

Please come

join us!




 


 

We just learned today that our long time Life Time member, Angie Barta, passed away recently.  She first joined Single Trees in 1969 and danced with us for a very long time until she began to have knee problems, eventually requiring surgery.  Over the years she served on the board in many capacities and along with her life partner Alan Pritchard she represented Single Trees as area representatives for many years.  Even after she could no longer dance she attended our dances to help our Treasurer Joy Pitts on the front desk while Alan came to set up the break bar.  They were both invaluable, hard-working members.  Here are a few photos of her along with Alan and others
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