Dancing in June and July

Unfortunately, this reporter missed the two dances held in June on the 16th and the 23rd.  The one on the 16th was spur of the moment, but we still had two squares on the floor dancing to Roger Putzler's calling and Jackie |Gale's cuein g.  On the 23rd K.C. Curtis was down from Gresham with his wife to call a mighty fine dance for us with nearly four squares of dancers in attendance.  We love K.C.'s voice and choice of music and he did us proud!  We were happy to see three couples from Roseburg's Buckeroos and one couple down from Woodburn to help fill out the squares. Thank you all for being willing to drive so far.

We are continuing to offer two dances per month as it is summer and so many other clubs go dark.  On July 14th we will have Darrell Kalmbach calling with Christina Corelli cueing.  This should be a super fun dance as we had a nice turnout in April for Darrell.  Darrell's wife Erin often accompanies him and as she likes to dance she is often on the floor.  They make a good duo.  Jackie cued for us and there were many coup0les on the floor.  This time Christina Corelli will do the honors as cuer.  We hope you will all come out and join us for this and for the one on the 28th with Janet Geiger calling and Jackie Gale cueing.

We have three new dancers who have joined our club: Patricia Reinhart, Diana Hodges, and Jim Olheier who recently married one of our long-time members, Susan Hess.   Welcome to them all!  And congratulations to Susan and Jim.

Gaynor Hintz

Club Reporter

We had two fun dances lately, the first on the 4th Friday in April with Darrell Kalmbach, guest calling and Jackie Gale cueing.  We all really enjoyed Darrell's fine calling and appreciated his subbing in for Jim Hattrick.  A good time was had by all.  The second dance was hosted in conjunction with our sister club, the Whirl-A-Ways, on their regular 2nd Saturday night dance night May 13.  It was the annual Fiesta Dance with taco bar preceding the dance.  Mike Kious called and Christina Corelli cued.  Mike and Camille announced the coming birth of their son in August.  While we did not have a big turnout of dance members or visitors, we all had a great time visiting with one another, enjoying the taco bar and dancing to Mike's fun calling.  We look forward to doing this again next year.

In early May, we were all saddened when we learned that Jim Hattrick had passed away after his long illness.  He will be sorely missed by all the dancers who enjoyed his calling over the years.  He was not only a fantastic caller but was quite a super good cuer and choreographer as well.  Rest in Peace, Jim. 

 

We will continue having guest callers and also will continue with guest callers in the next dance year starting in September.

 

Our new club president is Joy Pitts who assumed office in April along with her sister Melba Walker who will be vice president and her right hand person.  We wish them a good year at the helm of our club, helping make our dances a fun place to dance.

 

Our next dance will be a Crazy T- Shirt Dance June 23rd.  We do not know who the caller will be at this time, but Jackie Gale will be cueing.  Find your zaniest t-shirt and come join us1

Keep on dancing,

Gaynor Hintz,

Club Reporter

Three of our dancers along with one guest watch the round dancers on the floor: guest, Connie Seamans, Renee Vandole, Suzanne Peterson.  Connie is Mid-Winter Chair for 2024.

 Kevin Heine, Whirl-A-Ways member and ESDC Hall President, chatted with our newly weds, Susan Hess and Jim Hall during the dance.

 

We're really looking forward to our next two dances; the first will occur this coming Friday the 28th of April, our normal 4th Friday dance.  The second will take place on the 13th of May, and it will be our Fiesta Dance which we jointly host on the second Saturday with the Whirl-A-Ways since we no longer have a second Friday dance.

This Friday will be our "Reigning Cats and Dogs" dance which is held annually to benefit our local humane society, Greenhill here in Eugene.   We ask members and visitors to consider donating cash or pet supplies, old towels or blankets.  This dance will be called by Darrell Kalmbach and cued by Jackie Gale since our club caller Jim Hattrick is still in rehab.

The Fiesta Dance on May 13 will feature WAWs' club caller Mike Kious and their cuer Christina Corelli, always a good duo to dance to.  Since it is  a fiesta dance we will start off with a taco bar with all the makings for tacos supplied by both clubs.  The taco bar will start at 6PM, plus starts at 7PM and then mainstream with rounds starts at 7:30.  Some like to don their best fiesta wear--sombreros, colorful Mexican blouses or dresses, etc.  Should be a fun time so please come join us.

There will be no 4th Friday dance in May due to the Memorial Day weekend.  Our next dance will be at the end of June.  Since there are many fun weekend festivals to attend we will still get in lots of dancing; moreover, both B|uccaneers and Whirl0-|A-Ways will hold their regular dances.

Keep on dancing, everyone!

 

 On March 24 we had our fourth Friday dance with Mark Wheeler calling and Jackie Gale cueing.  Jackie Gale's husband Bill was on hand to help man the door for our treasurer Joy Pitts so she could dance and also to squire some of the ladies on the round dance floor.  We had a nice turnout considering our sister club, the Whirl-A-Ways, was at the coast for their spring campout.  We had two squares for plus and three for mainstream.  There were some newly graduated dancers in attendance so Mark did a lot of repetition so that they could do the calls better.  Jackie had a full round dance floor as some of our guys who love to round dance were in attendance.  A good time was had by one and all.

 

We held our annual election of officers last night and have a new president, Joy Pits.  Her sister Melba will be vice president and help her along the way.  Not only will she be president but she  will also continue to be treasurer.  Both are big jobs and demand a lot of time and energy.  Thank you , Joy, for stepping forward to keep our club running.

We're looking forward to our April 22 dance but at this point we do not know who will be calling this dance.  Jim Hattrick remains in rehab and even when released to go home it will take quite a long time to recuperate according to his wife Judy.  We continue to send good thoughts his way.

In May on the second Saturday of the month we will combine with our sister club, the Whirl-A-Ways, to hold our annual Mexican Fiesta dance with Mike Kious calling and Christina Corelli cueing.  This is always a fun dance as we have a sit down break with a taco bar and many wear their most colorful shirts and dresses.  Please come join us!

Last night March 11 a group of Single Trees went north to the Polk County fairgrounds to pay our respects of o one of our fabulous guest callers over the years, George Hermann.  It was also the IWW's 63rd Birthday dance and they were  also saying farewell to their cuer Molly Fairly who will be staying come to care for the baby she is expecting in June.   It was a joyous occasion despite the fact that we will no longer see George calling anywhere.  There were so many IWW members there all in there black and white outfits and also 92 visitors came from all over to fill up the squares.  They opened at 7PM with a plus tip with seven squares on the floor.  Eventually they had 12 squares on the floor for mainstream.  It was bumper to bumper at times.  So much fun.  It was just like the old days.  It was great fun seeing dancers one only gets to see at Mid-Winter or perhaps Summer Festival.  While our visitation group was small compared to the old days we all had a blast.

IWW members grouped before George, Mollie and Chuck Ivy

Part of Single T|rees visitation group

Christina Corelli (back) and Zola Jonesin a square

Sharon Hahn and Paul Cunningham listening to announcements

Renee in a square; Michael Burt to the side

George Hermann calling

Some youngsters were on the floor

Annie from Salem Swingin' Stars

Newlyweds Christine and Jake
 

Annie from the Salem Swing' Stars, former member of Cast A shadows

Lana Smith and Harry Sorenson from our area joined in on the fun
Lana and Harry in a square  Below Christine Beneda, Rich Sousa in a square

 

59th Birthday Dance A Success!

 

Our 59^th birthday dance was a great success!  It appears square dancers are back on the road again willing to drive miles to go to a good dance.  I sure wish Jim Hattrick could have been with us to join in on the  fun, but Mark Wheeler did a great job of calling to the floor as we had a few new dancers come visit us.  Normally we have been only getting two squares on the floor but Friday night, Feb. 24^th, we had five!  Wow!  So much color and movement.  If only all our dances could be like this one.

 

We are looking forward to the visitation to the IWW in Rickreal to see our good friend George Hermann call his last dance for them.  Given their proximity to Salem and northern counties I expect the will be double the number of dancers out for that one.  It will seem like the good old days!  Our club members who plan to attend will wear their green and white and I hope4 there will be at least one couple for every square!  Our sister club the Whirl-A-Ways will field even more dancers I believe so there will be a good representation from our area.  Hope to see you there!

 

 

59th Birthday Dance Feb. 24

 We are looking forward to our 59th birthday dance this coming Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.  Our caller Jim Hattrick will not be able to be with us but his sidekick Mark Wheeler will call instead.  We like Mark a lot.  He called our last October's dance for us and we enjoyed his calling as well as his participation in the Halloween theme. Jackie Gale will be cueing for us.  We hope Bill will be able to join us too!

 

 Weather looked a bit iffy at the beginning of the week, but it appears all will be well Friday night.  Hope to see many of our friends and fellow square dancers come to join us for this fun dance.  I hope to have some great photos to post this weekend.