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Swingin’ Singles Square Dance Club Newsletter – June 2014 Page 1 of 4
www.swingin-singles.org JUNE 2014
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2
3 Swingin’ Singles Summer
Picnic Dance
Danny Auxier, Gloria Cain, Don Norris
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5 6 Mark Stoneberger
7
Veronica Clay, J.C. Dame
8 9 10
11 Diamond Rounds Mike Hines (F&F )
Marjorie Hein, Robert Yulich
12
Robert Stevens
13
Nikki Watts
14
Happy Time Squares Vic Perry
15
Bob Stewart
16
Board Mtg 7:00-8:45pm
17
Swingin’
Singles Pie Dance
18 19
20 Fit & Fun Trail Thru Ken Ritucci
June Walker
21 NW District Trail Thru Tom Roper
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River City Squares Jay Krebs
23
Pam Young, Delbert Meyer
24
Swinging Squares Larry Crady
25
Denise Hayes
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27
Linda Paulsen, Pat Urvant, Jim Huber
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Rebecca Howard
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Trick Trackers Bill Kanai
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B O A R D ME E T I N G – J U N E 16 T H – 7 P M
ANTIOCH LIBRARY (ANTIOCH & SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY)
8700 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY, MERRIAM, KS
VIGOROUS VISITORS – MAY 2014
Date Club Visited #
April 26 Docey Dandies 36
May 3 Do-Si-Doers 10
May 8 B-N-R Special 14
May 10 HASSDA 36
May 16 Ramblers 18
May 23 Knot So Squares 5
May 30 St. Joe Squares TBA
8:30am - 6/27 - Attend Bid Session for 2018
63RD NATIONAL CONVENTION JUNE 25TH - 28TH i n L I T T L E R O C K , A R
62nd
Kansas State Square Dance Convention – Salina, KS
63rd
National Square Dance Convention – Little Rock, AR
WEAR RED, WHITE & BLUE TO SUPPORT HOA
Macy’s Town Center Demo
June 2014
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Visitation Schedule for June 2014 Leader – Jerry Belgum
DATE DANCE DETAILS LOCATION CALLER Friday
June 6th
62nd KS State Convention
“Puttin’ On The Ritz”
Bicentennial Center
800 The Midway, Salina, KS Ken Bower
Saturday
June 7th Jay’s Demo 12:30-1:30pm & 1:30-2:30pm
Macy’s Town Center Shopping
119th & Nall, Overland Park, KS Jay Krebs
Wednesday
June 11th
Diamond Rounds
6:45-9:15pm
Little Blue Barn
8245 Noland Road, KCMO Mike Hines
Saturday
June 14th
Happy Time Squares
+ 7:30pm; MS 8:00-10:00pm
First Methodist Church (West Campus)
867 Hwy 40, Lawrence, KS Vic Perry
Friday
June 20th
Fit & Fun Trail Thru
Rounds 7:00-7:30pm
MS/+/R/L 7:30-10:00pm
Holmeswood Baptist Church
9700 Holmes, Kansas City, MO Ken Ritucci
Saturday
June 21st
NW District Trail Thru
MS/+ 7:30-8:00pm
MS 8:00-10:00pm
First Baptist Church of Kansas City
100 W Red Bridge Rd, KCMO Tom Roper
Sunday
June 22nd
River City Squares
MS/+/L 6:00-8:30pm
One block south of 24 Hwy
Lexington, MO Jay Krebs
Tuesday
June 24th
Swinging Squares
+ 7:30-8:00pm; 8-10:00pm
Croco Hall
Tecumseh, KS Larry Crady
June 25th –
June 28th
63rd National Square
Dance Convention Little Rock, AR
National
Callers
Sunday
June 29th
Trick Trackers
MS/+/L 6:30-9:00pm
Little Blue Barn
8245 Noland Road, KCMO Bill Kanai
Visitation Schedule for July 2014 Leader – Don Paulsen
DATE DANCE DETAILS LOCATION CALLER Saturday
July 5th
Maysville Wranglers
7:00-10:00pm 601 W. Main St, Maysville, MO Stan Brooks
Monday
July 7th
B-N-R Special
7:30-10:00pm
First Baptist Church
100 W Red Bridge Rd, KCMO
Dean
Dederman
Sunday
July 13th
KC Plus
7:00-9:30pm 6101 Nall Ave, Mission, KS Dana Schirmer
Friday
July 25th
B-N-R Special
7:30-10:00pm
First Baptist Church
100 W Red Bridge Rd, KCMO Mike Hogan
Saturday
July 26th
NW MO District Dance
7:00-10:00pm
The Point
5600 Blue Ridge Cut-off, KCMO Area Callers
Thank you, Gloria, for being the Visitation Leader for May 2014!
June 2014
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President’s Message
Greetings Friends ~~ It’s been a busy journey so far, learning the federation acronyms, learning who does what, planning
meetings, phone calls, emails, relearning who does what, and a little bit of dancing….. PLUS working 40 hours a
week, trying to get the garden in, keeping the farm fowl alive, repairing fence, transplanting apple trees, and trying
to spend time with my 4-year-old grandson, Luke. Yes, a busy, busy journey. Eventually you’ll figure out that I’m
a scatterbrain, and that’s why I can’t remember my dance moves.
A couple weeks ago, Luke was helping me do chores. I noticed I had more asparagus popping up so I
showed him how I eat it. I thought I would be the “fun” Grammy, so I sat him down on the nearby railroad tie,
and we both leaned over and started chomping down the asparagus stem. I didn’t even cut them like I usually
harvest them. We both were like little cows, moving down the row of asparagus, nibbling them down to the
woody part. Mmmm, Mmmm…now that’s fresh produce!
There’s no moral to the story. It’s just a story to give you a silly visual. I guess I could tie it to my message
like this: when people see someone having fun, they want whatever it is that person has that brings them that joy
and fun. People will set aside their bills to use that money for something more fun. They’ll go into debt to buy a
new toy (like a boat, car, motorcycle, house, big screen TV, etc.) if they see others having fun with their toys. I
once put a $600 charge on my credit card so I could take a leadership course. The lady telling me about this
course was dressed very fun yet elegant. She spoke with excitement and smiled constantly. She had met her
wonderful, handsome, intelligent husband through this course. Ahhhhhhh… my thought was, “if she
could do it, so could I.” I took several leadership courses over the next few years ‘til finally I realized I’d spent way
too much and no outcome like I had hoped, although I did learn a lot.
Back to the asparagus story. Luke wanted to do what I was doing because he saw me having fun. It didn’t
even matter how silly it was or whether there were bugs (we didn’t even look). If I make washing dishes fun, he
wants to help. If I’m laughing and being silly while doing chores, he wants to join me. As with anything in life, if we
grumble about it, no one is going to want to do what we’re doing or help with it. We’ll be perceived as never
having fun, being boring and grumpy. If we intend on spreading the joy of square dancing to others, then we need
to show “10 times more excitement”. Someday I may tell you the story of “10 times more
excitement”, but for now, imagine something extremely fun, and then multiply that fun by 100. THAT’s the
excitement we need to show when we talk about square dancing to others! We need to smile, laugh,
tell funny stories, and show excitement when we talk to our friends and family about getting into square dancing.
I’d like to challenge each one of you to start planting a seed in your friends and acquaintances beginning now.
Show some excitement about your square dance club to at least ten people this week. If we start now, by the
time lessons are here in September, we’ll have people begging to take them. They’ll want what we have that brings
us such extreme joy.
Maybe there is a moral – “Be illy…. I ’s con agious!”
Rinda Cooper, President
June 2014
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BOARD MEMBERS (2014 – 2015)
President – Rinda Cooper M: (913) 724-2645
Vice President – Jerry Belgum H: (816) 836-7496
Recording Secretary - Connie Spalding H: (913) 631-0242
M: (913) 375-7008
Corresponding Secretary - Glenda Danner H: (816) 356-0946
M: (816) 868-9894
Treasurer – Bob McCormick H: (816) 436-6899
Assistant Treasurer - June Bartley H: (913) 722-3349
HOA Federation Delegate - June Walker H: (816) 734-0238
Alt. HOA Federation Delegate - Chris Martin H: (913) 481-3468
Refreshments Chairman – Seeking Volunteer
Lessons Chairman - Denise Hayes H: (913) 302-3972
Webmaster – Floyd Bartley M: (913) 722-3349
Newsletter – Diane Knoche M: (913) 660-6011
Historian – Gloria Cain H: (816) 750-4577
NW MO District Delegate and
Fit & Fun Delegate – Jack & Becky Rockaway M: (816) 665-8425 (Jack)
M: (913) 529-9666 (Becky)
E: [email protected] (Jack)
E: [email protected] (Becky)
NEKSDA Delegate - Darlene Harrell E: [email protected]
Alt. NEKSDA Delegate - Robert Mugridge H: (785) 312-4998
Kitchen Klatter
IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN, and here are the goodies
needed for May dances.
June 3rd - Our first dance in June is on June 3rd and
we are having a Summer Picnic Dance, with the
club furnishing Hot Dogs and Buns. Every-one else
bring picnic foods. June 17th - We are having a Pie Dance as well as
regular treats. Let’s see how many different kinds
of pie's we can bring to this dance.
Have a great summer and keep on dancing every
chance you get.
Old age is when you choose the cereal for the fiber not the toy.
- June Walker
“Families are like fudge, mostly sweet with a few nuts.”
June 11th – Diamond Rounds (Also a Swingin’ Singles Visit)
June 22nd – Savannah Sashayers
Support your fellow Fit & Fun Member clubs! Twice each
month, all dancers from Member clubs are encouraged to visit another Member club on the same night.
A BIG “thank you” to all who donated to,
or helped with the used clothing sale! The
remaining items will be donated to the new
Croco Hall ‘experienced’ clothing store. All
proceeds from the sale of clothes go to
support Croco Hall in the NE District of
Kansas. Thank you, Darlene Harrell, for
storing then delivering these items!
Upcoming Fit & Fun Heartbeat Dates
18th NW MO District Dance
July 26th, 2014 7-10pm @ The Point
Hosted by Crosstrailers & Single Promenaders
