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Message from our President…
We continue to have great turnouts at all of our dances. June gave us two great evenings of
dancing and socializing. I continue to swim in the ocean and am close to 50 miles. I have
always seemed to live for the Summer time and with it Shag dancing.
I am continuing to see the fantastic levels of enthusiasm in so many of our club members. It
felt good to support SOAR with a contribution of over $400 to help the animals in need in our
area. At the recent VFW dance so many stayed to help and clean up that it seemed to be
done very quickly. We still need volunteers to sign up to be Door Greeters and the 50/50
Raffle at our upcoming dances. Both of these offer opportunities to get to know other club
members. I was overwhelmed when Dennis and Elaine Faver chose to celebrate Elaine’s 29th
birthday with everyone at the dance with the shag dance themed cake. It was an excellent
cake and an excellent way to celebrate-with SOBS friends. What wonderful people the Faver’s
are!
Beach day will be over by the time you get this and I hope it went well. Congratulations to
the Winners. With Katy still working at South Brunswick, our only time for long vacations is in
the Summer so we will be gone until the first of August visiting friends, children and grand-
children.
Our next board meeting is July 7th at the VFW at 6 PM. Let us know if there are any club
issues that we need to address. New nametags should be coming soon. The club will be
having great DJ’s this month.
John Hutton, President
The Official Newsletter of the Society of Brunswick Shaggers PO BOX 274, Oak Island, NC 28465
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JULY 1
Oak Island Beach Day
JULY 8
Shag Dance @ VFW
JULY 22
Shag Dance @ Moose Lodge
Board Meeting Minutes 2
Meet Some Members 3
Welcome New SOBS & Guests 4
July Birthdays 4
July DJs Bios 5
Some News... 6
Dance / Party Schedule 7
Summer Concert Series 8
June Dance Pictures 9
Shag Extravaganza VIII 11
SOBS Membership Form 12
The Beach Beat!
2016 Society of Brunswick Shaggers Board Members...
John Hutton, President
Chuck Boney, Vice President
Mary Ann Gregory, Secretary
Diani Johnson, Treasurer
Joe Malinowski, Newsletter & Membership
Ellen Wester, Immediate Past President
2016
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Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, June 9, 2016...
PRESENT: John Hutton, Chuck Boney, Mary Ann Gregory, Diani Johnson, Joe Malinowski, Ellen Wester, Rob Johnson,
and Katie O’Neil
Meeting was called to order by John at 5:10 PM.
SECRETARY’S REPORT: A motion to accept the Secretary’s Report of May 12th was made, seconded and approved by the Com-
mittee members in attendance.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Diani gave the Treasurer’s report from May; the bank balance is $2,949.54. We have $250.00 in the
cash box. Motion was made to accept Treasurer’s report as is and seconded and approved by the Committee members in at-
tendance. We raised $423.00 for SOAR at our last dance. The check with be presented on June 10th.
OLD BUSINESS:
The May attendance was better than expected and everyone really enjoyed both dances. DJ Gene Sistare will also be one of
our DJ’s in October and has already agreed to donate $100.00 of his pay for that night to Operation Uplink!
NEW BUSINESS:
July 8th: DJ Ken McGee will be at the VFW with finger food and desserts. Patriotic theme and a Line dance lesson.
July 22nd: DJ Jerry Burrage will be at the Moose. Patriotic theme and a Shag dance lesson.
August 12th: DJ Mike Hudson will be at the VFW with salads. Our theme will be “Beach Time” and a Line dance lesson.
August 26th: DJ Terry McPhail will be at the Moose. Our theme will be Summer and Shag lesson. All “single men” will get in
free. You have to be single, not just attending as single.
SOS CARDS: We still have 11 and will make announcements in the newsletter and Beach Day they are available.
FUN MONDAY: Chuck Boney has raffle tickets available for $10.00 each.
BEACH DAY: Oak Island Parks & Recreation will take responsibility for dance floor and provide us with 2 cases of water. Ellen
will work with John for a cooler with ice. Judges are lined up, tent is ready and we will use a table from VFW. Chuck and Sandy
will register contestants. Robert Carter will DJ the event for us.
ACSC SPRING SOS: Mary Ann & Cole Gregory will be attending and representing the club.
STREAMLING MEMBERSHIP PROCEEDURES: Membership cards will be mailed to members outside of Brunswick County. A pro-
cess will be in place for 2017 that unless you have had a change in residency you will not have to complete new forms.
WEBSITE: Joe Malinowski has been working with Ken Koehly on this; look for a new and revised website soon.
NAMETAGS: We have not received any name changes, badges will be available at one of the July dances.
OPERATION UPLINK: Katie O’Neal will chair this event again this year and please start seeking donations now.
50/50: We may ONLY solicit sales in the main dancing room.
Next meeting will be July 7th, 6:00 PM VFW, Chuck Boney, Vice President Presiding
Meeting adjourned at 5:45 PM
Minutes Submitted by:
Mary Ann Gregory, Secretary
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Meet Some of Our Members...
Scott & Cindy Hettinger... met while they were
in high school. Both of their mothers were roommates
in the hospital. They went on their first date and
things blossomed from there. Both attended Penn
State and were married at the Penn State chapel on
April 12, 1980. They have 2 children, Stacey and
Scott. Stacey is a teacher in New Hanover county and
is married to a great son-in-law Collin and they
have a son Carson age 2. Scott is a Detective with
the Carolina Beach Police Department and is married
to our favorite daughter in law Megan. They have 3
children, Noah age 9, Scotty age 4 and Ava Grace 1
½. They feel so fortunate to have their kids and
grandkids so close to them.
Scott & Cindy are both from Reading, PA. They started
searching for retirement places right after their kids went to college and settled on St. James after looking in Florida,
Georgia , North and South Carolina and Virginia.
Cindy is a retired elementary teacher and reading specialist. She continues to work in the New Hanover County school
system. Scott proudly served in the United States Navy and upon separating from the service worked in the pharma-
ceutical industry before starting his own insurance business in 1991. Scott is still working and travels back and forth to
Pennsylvania.
Scott enjoys golfing, handyman stuff around the house and also a regular at the member’s gym. He spends a lot of
time with their kids and grandkids. Cindy loves to swim, ride bikes, spend time with their grandchildren and really any
other outdoor activity.
They have been shag dancing for about four years. They had to repeat the beginner lessons several times until they got
the hang of it.
They took their first lesson with Randy & Sue at Brunswick Community College and then were fortunate enough to meet
Chuck and Sandy Boney who have really taught them everything they know. They can’t begin to tell what great dance
instructors and just wonderful people they are. They hope everyone gets the chance to learn from them.
They feel shag dancing is great exercise and keeps you mentally sharp. Becoming members of the SOBS has given
them the opportunity to meet a lot of wonderful people. They have been SOBS one year!
They have helped out at dances selling 50/50 tickets and try to help clean up after every dance. They’re sure they will
get more involved as time goes by.
Scott & Cindy are very happy with the direction of the club. They enjoy the dances every two weeks. They have gone to
Columbia, SC for the Capital City “Shag Extravaganza Weekend” and have been to North Myrtle to take in the Pavilion
and dance clubs.
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WELCOME to our Re-Ups & Guests...
The June10th “Hawaiian Luau” dance at the VFW was a success! We had 59 SOBS, 8 guests, 2 members
from OD Pavilion Shag Club and 4 from the Coastal Shag Club. The Hawaiian style foods and desserts
brought by our members were delicious as usual. Thanks to all who shared their goodies with us. DJ
Butch Adeimy kept the dance floor full and gave us bits of Shag Trivia of the music during his sets.
Our June 24th “Here’s Summer” dance had a great showing at the Moose Lodge even though the rainy
weather kept some home. DJ Kitty Earles first appearance at our dance was great as she played her bluesy
beach songs. Attending were 46 SOBS, 8 members from the OD Shag Club, OD Pavilion Shag Club, VA
Beach Shag Club, Coastal Shag Club and 1 guest.
Our July Birthdays...
Dave & Laura Bradt
Brian & Linda Morrison
Wayne & Jennifer Bell
GUESTS @ JUNE 10 DANCE
Dom & Carol Amaya
Bill & Carol Berry
Janine Grekar
Wayne & Kathy Moody
Jenny Shumaker
GUESTS @ JUNE 24 DANCE
Alan Shankin
Jim & Pam Bruno
Sonny & Debbie Gentry
Wayne & Jennifer Bell
Wayne & Jennifer Bell
1st… Gary Goldenbaum
6th… Holly Kasavana
9th… Anthony Pasquale
11th… Pam Bacon
17th… Janice Ely
23rd… Pam Duncan
27th… Marty Younts
30th… Dennis Faver
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July DJ Information... Fellow SOBS… We are having lots of great opportunities to dance this year. Butch
Adeimy and Kitty Earles did a great job in June. Summer is here and the ocean and
beach are nice again. Spinning the discs for our July dances are
Ken “Big Cat” McGee at the VFW Friday, July 8th
and
Jerry Burrage at the Moose Lodge, Friday July 22nd
Ken and his wife Pam are from Harrisburg, NC and now live in Ocean Drive, SC. As a ca-
reer, Ken was involved in the salvage business. For a number of years he had his own
beach club and bar at his work facility that was the home of the Piedmont Shag Associa-
tion. This will be his first time playing for the SOBS. Ken plays regularly at Saville’s, and
Pirates Cove in North Myrtle Beach and has played all the Ocean Drive clubs and many Shag
clubs up and down the East Coast. Ken has been involved with music for over 40 years.
Come out and enjoy a dance evening with Ken McGee.
Jerry Burrage has played for our club a number of times over the years and has played our
Christmas Party for as long as I can remember. He and his wife Marilyn are Hall of Fame
dancers and have competed in Shag competition for many years. Jerry has been spinning
and collecting tunes for over 20+ years. During the summer months, he is one of the
house DJs at the landmark Ocean Drive Pavilion. Jerry has also been one of the DJ’s on the
Annual Blues Cruise. Jerry has been Vice-President of the Association of Beach and Shag
Club DJs. Come out and enjoy an evening with Jerry Burrage. We will be thinking of you
dancing at these July events without us, as there is no Shag dancing in Hawaii (that we
know of - only Hula!).
John Hutton, DJ Selection
From our Friends at Coastal Shag Club (CSC)...
This month is our “Siss Boom Bah Shag Dance" on Saturday, July16th, at the
Moose Lodge, 253 Holden Beach Road, Shallotte, NC. Cost is $5 for CSC mem-
bers and members of other Shag Clubs, $8/all other guests. Time: 7:00 to
10:30 PM, with DJ Jerry Burrage. Fantastic non-smoking dance room with large
wooden dance floor; 50/50; cash bar; bring a snack or dessert to share. We
are also collecting canned goods to replenish our local food pantry. We’re lo-
cated just 20 minutes north of Ocean Drive and Main Street. Come join Bruns-
wick County's friendliest shag club! Visit their website at:
www.coastalshagclub.org
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You Can Now Have our Club Logo Embroidered...
A Line Dance “Marathon”...
As reported by Joan Slowik… My sister, Judy Kelley from Florida, and I
spent June 2-5, 2016 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Raleigh/Durham,
NC, attending the 23rd Annual Line Dance Marathon licensed
by ASCAP, BMI and SESAC thru their NFA affiliation. There were easily
1,500 dancers in attendance. We had classes during the day and open
dance each evening with a grand show on Saturday night put on by the
dance instructors and choreographers. We had a great time and learned
many new dances which I look forward to teaching in the future. It was
a fun trip!
Thanks to your generosity at our May 27th we pre-
sented a check for $423 to the good folks at
S.O.A.R. The Southport/Oak Island Animal Rescue
is a no kill, non-profit animal shelter located be-
tween Southport and Oak Island, NC. S.O.A.R. has
grown throughout the years and has placed hun-
dreds of animals in loving homes. S.O.A.R. provides
a safe shelter, medical treatment, healthy food, love
and daily care to lost and abandoned dogs and cats.
The picture shows Joe Malinowski & SOBS President,
John Hutton presenting the check to S.O.A.R. Board
of Directors Member, Steve Salerno. For more in-
formation, please call them at (910) 457-6340 or visit their website at: http://www.soar-nc.org/
Our Friends at S.O.A.R. Thank You...
Hey SOBS! You can now show your club loyalty by having a personal item embroi-
dered by fellow SOBS member, Beth Uhl. The logo is depicted here on the right and
can be embroidered on polo shirts, button-up shirts, and tote bags. The cost is
only $15 and will be completed within 10 days to 2 weeks. Contact Beth at (910)
880-0104 for pick-up and delivery options.
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DATE LOCATION DJ THEME FOOD DOOR 50/50 LESSON
JULY 8 OAK ISL VFW KEN “BIG CAT”
McGEE “PATRIOTISM”
FINGER FOOD
& DESSERTS
CHUCK & SANDY
BONEY
DARLA HARDEE
SHEILA HORRELL LINE DANCE
JULY 22 OAK ISL MOOSE LODGE JERRY BURRAGE “PATRIOTISM” MOOSE CLUB
MENU
FRANCIS &
CATHY MYERS SHAG
AUGUST 12 OAK ISL VFW MIKE HUDSON “BEACH TIME” SALADS &
PASTA SALADS
DENNIS & ELAINE
FAVER LINE DANCE
AUGUST 26 OAK ISL MOOSE LODGE TERRY McPHAIL MOOSE CLUB
MENU
TOM BONIFACE
PENNY CARROLL
BRUCE & ADELE
LEEMING SHAG
SEPTEMBER 9 OAK ISL VFW EDDIE BAKER BURGERS “ON
THE CLUB”
BILL & SANDY
BROWN
DENNIS & ELAINE
FAVER LINE DANCE
SEPT 16-25 SOS FALL MIGRATION
(N. MYRTLE BEACH)
SEPTEMBER 23 OAK ISL MOOSE LODGE ROBERT CARTER “END OF SUMMER -
WELCOME FALL!”
MOOSE CLUB
MENU SHAG
OCTOBER 14 OAK ISL VFW GENE SISTARE LINE DANCE
OCTOBER 28 OAK ISL MOOSE LODGE
(OPERATION UPLINK)
“FESSA” JOHN
HOOK
MOOSE CLUB
MENU SHAG
NOVEMBER 11 OAK ISL VFW
THANKSGIVING DANCE) CLAUDE COLLINS
JIM & ANGELA
TRENT LINE DANCE
DECEMBER 10 OAK ISL MOOSE LODGE
CHRISTMAS PARTY JERRY BURRAGE
The Society of Brunswick Shaggers is a proud member of The Association of Carolina Shag Clubs (ACSC) and SOS (Society of Stranders).
The SOS Website can be found at: www.shagdance.com
2016 Dance & Party Schedule (Subject to Change!)...
ALL DANCES BEGIN AT 6:00 PM, WITH MOST DANCES HAVING A SHAG OR LINE DANCE LESSON AT THE BEGINNING!
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2016 “FREE” Summer Concert Series...
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Pictures from our June 10th dance @VFW…
The June10th “Hawaiian Luau” dance at the VFW was a success! We had 59 SOBS, 8 guests, 2 members
from OD Pavilion Shag Club and 4 from the Coastal Shag Club. DJ Butch Adeimy kept the dance floor full
and gave us bits of Shag Trivia of the music during his sets.
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Pictures from our June 24th dance @Moose Lodge…
Our June 24th “Here’s Summer” dance had a great showing at the Moose Lodge. DJ Kitty Earles first appear-
ance at our dance was great as she played her bluesy beach songs. Attending were 46 SOBS, 8 members
from the OD Shag Club, OD Pavilion Shag Club, VA Beach Shag Club, Coastal Shag Club and 1 guest.
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One of the Greatest Parties in Columbia, SC…
This party is THE BEST! We had 4 tables of 10 SOBS last spring.
Come and join us for a fun time!
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SOBS Membership Application Form (PLEASE PRINT!)…
