P.O. Box 4966 E-Mail: quicksteppers@yahoo.com Foster City, CA 94404 Website: countryquicksteppers.org

THE STRAIGHT SHOOTER

MAY-JUNE 2015

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Pg 2 Line Dance Lessons Pages 4, 5 & 6 Notices/Pictures

Pg 3 Club News & Places to Dance Pages 7 , 8 , & 9 Dance Schedules

A note from Anni:

Anni Wunderlich, President

Hello Everyone:

The headline for this issue is:

JOHN ELLIOTT SWANSON is retiring from the Board …. yes, my friend and side-kick has decided to ‘throw in the towel’; John has served on the board in various capacities throughout the years, and is a past President. Helene, his lovely wife, has been at his side and has been CQ’s historian. Both John and Helene will continue to support CQ’s, but John is handing his job to a ’fresh face’. Jim Rose has agreed to step in as Vice President, and you will see his name on the ballot, so please don’t for-get to vote.

I have been to Australia and back since my last note, and I thank John for filling in during my ab-sence.

We have been experiencing excellent attendance at our dances .. March 7 “Tick Tock” with Jeanette and Bernie, March 21 “St. Pat’s Hangover” with Mike and Joyce, April 4 “Easter Bonnet” with Millie Dusha, and April 18 “Purple People Eater” with the DJ Duke, Gary Clayton.

Coming up: May 2 “BLACK AND WHITE BALL” with DJ’s Mike and Joyce, May 16 “Backwards” with Millie Dusha, May 30 “Flower Power” with par-ty girl, Jamie Hogan, June 6 “Polka Dots” with the DJ Duke, Gary Clayton, and June 20 “Sweet Dreams” with the dynamic duo Van and Celia.

As you can see, we have a line up of fun dances coming your way, and Van and Celia Liang will be joining our DJ family in June, so please give them a warm welcome. All dances in May and June will be at Barrett Community Center.

Unfortunately the Belmont Parks and Recrea-tion Department have decided to close all their facilities over Christmas and New Year, which means we do not have a hall for our NYE dance, however, I am doing my utmost to find a substi-tute.

In May twenty six members will be traveling to Tennessee to start their “Pigeon Forge Adven-ture”; as most of you know, this is home to Doug and Jackie Miranda, creators and organiz-ers of The Vegas Dance Explosion. Doug and Jackie also own the Grand Majestic Theater in Pigeon Forge, and we will be going to two of their dinner shows. We’ll also be going to their very first “Smoky Mountain Shindig”, so to those of you not going … eat your hearts out, and think of going next year.

You will see a membership form on the back page, and I hope that you’ll all renew your mem-berships in the ‘Club with a Heart’. We rely on you to help the club stay alive, and you can do that for a mere $18.00, not only do you receive this publication bi-monthly, your admission is only $10.00 rather than $12.00, and you get in free the month of your birthday .. what a deal.

On that note I’ll say, Cheerio .. and remember, at CQ’s we ‘dance for the health of it’.

Anni

Michael Barr (530) 824-6888

E-Mail: webmaster@michaelandmichele.com

Website: www.michaelandmichele.com

Wed Evenings San Mateo

For registration call (650) 522-7440

Beginner-7:30 The Next Step-8:30

2720 Alameda de las Pulgas

Jeanette Feinberg (650) 755-8049 E-Mail: jmf720@aol.com

Monday Evening 7 to 8:15 PM Intermediate

Larcombe Hall, 101 Lake Merced Blvd. Daly City

Tuesday Afternoon-1:30 to 2:45 PM Improver

Larcombe Hall 101 Lake Merced Blvd Daly City

Tuesday evening-7:30 to 8:45 PM Beginner

College of San Mateo Sept 16 thru Nov 18

Wednesday Morning – 9 to 10 AM Intermediate

San Bruno Senior Center- 1555 Crystal Springs Rd San Bruno

Wednesday Afternoon - 1:15-3 PM Easy Intermediate

Larcome Hall, 101 Lake Merced Blvd. Daly City

Evelyn Khinoo (650) 325-6913

E-Mail: ekhinoo@sbcglobal.net

Tuesdays 7 to 9 PM—Palo Alto

Intermediate/Advanced

Lucie Stern Center 1305 Middlefield

Wednesdays 10 to 11 AM—Menlo Park

Beginner

The Little House 800 Middle Ave

Diana Ward (650)359-2599

E-Mail: didi8854@aol.com

Thursdays 9:00-Daly City

Intermediate-151 Lake Merced Dr

Thursdays 3 pm-Pacifica Comm Ctr

540 Crespi Dr at Hwy 1-Pacifica

Thursday Evenings-Brisbane

7:30 High Intermediate/Adv

Friday 8:30 am-Daly City Intermediate 101 Lake

Merced Dr

Mike & Joyce Shannon (408) 378-7096 E-Mail: info@dancinshamrocks.com Website: dancinshamrocks.com Mon Novice/Beginner 9-10 AM (Joyce) Advanced Beginner 10:15 –11:30 AM ((Joyce) Intermediate 12:30-2:30 PM Cypress Senior Center 403 South Cypress San Jose Mon All levels 1:30 to 3:30 PM (Mike) Southside Senior Center 5585 Cottle Rd San Jose Wed 10:10 to 11:40 AM Beginner 2+ 11:40 to 1:10 Beginner 2 Cupertino Senior Center (Mike) Wed 2-4 PM (Mike & Joyce) St. Thomas of Canterbury Church 1522 McCoy Ave San Jose Fri 12 to 1:30 PM –Beginner 1:30 to 3:30 PM –Intermediate Cupertino Senior Center (Mike) 21251 Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino

Doris Volz & Carol Clark -contact info:

Email: carolclark 2239@gmail.com

dorisvolz@yahoo.com or Facebook.com/dorisvolz

Intermediate Plus with Doris & Carol

Westhope Church Hall 12850 Saratoga Ave Saratoga

Monday 9;30 to 11:30 AM

Thursday 9:30 to 11:30 AM

Second Saturday dances ($7) at 7 PM Playlist @ www.linedancefun.com

Cathy Dacumos (650) 574-7948

E-Mail: cch3@att.net

Monday morning: High beginner –9:00 to 10:15 AM

Easy Intermediate –10:15 to 11:30 AM

Veterans Memorial Senior Center 1455 Madison Ave Redwood City

Thursday afternoon: Beginner –1:30 to 2:45 PM Intermediate –2:45 to 4:00 PM

San Carlos Adult Community Center 601 Chestnut St San Carlos

Thursday evening: Basic beginner 7 to 8 PM-High beginner/Improver 8 to 9 PM

Community Activities Bldg 1400 Roosevelt Ave Redwood City

Hedy McAdams

(650) 325-3371

Website: danceadventures.com

Thursdays 10:00AM to 12:35 PM

Beginning classic line dances: 10”00 to 10:45 AM

Intermediate classic line dances: 10:55 to 11:45 AM

Advanced classic line dances: 11:50 AM to 12:35 PM

Lucie Stern Community Center

1305 Middlefield Rd Palo Alto

View this Newsletter “in color” and find links to more Line Dance news

On our website; www.countryquicksteppers.org

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Local Area Line Dance Classes

Country Swingers Dance Club

Lessons:Thursdays 7 to 9 PM

Lolly Hansen Senior Center 375 East 9th Street, Tracy

For info call 209-608-0632 or email rosofam@pacbell.net

CQS Board 2014-2015

President: Anni Wunderlich

Vice Pres: John Swanson

Secretary: Marlene Knecht

Treasurer: Jeanette Feinberg

Membership: Betty Ma

Marshall: Claudio Dacumos

Marshall: Ray Flanagan

Web Coordinator:

Shirley Sellers

Shooter Editor: Cathy Dacumos

Monthly Financial Summary

Income Expense

February 2015

Admission 982.00

50/50 138.00

Doug & Jackie 480.00

Hall Rental 275.00

DJ 540.00

Supplies 36.10

Refreshments 122.60

Decorations 156.35

P.O. Box fee 192.00

Website 35.85

Tax preparation 25.00

Refund 40.00

Doug & Jackie 2016.40

Monthly Totals $1600.00 $3439.30

Cash $120.00 Checking $10,527.91

CD Balance: $8363.83

March 2015

Admission 1114.00

50/50 128.00

Hall Rental 550.00

DJs 540.00

Postage 58.80

Shooter 86.33

Supplies 24.67

Refreshments 9.40

Month Totals $1242.00 $1309.20

Cash $120.00 Checking $10,572.64

CD Balance $8464.15

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Links

www.countryquicksteppers.org

Country Hustlers

2nd & 4th Saturdays

7:30-10:30pm

See website for locations

www.countryhustlers.com

First Sunday Dance

DJs-Tina Beare &

Jeanette Feinberg

San Bruno Senior Center

1555 Crystal Springs

San Bruno

1:00 to 4:00 pm

skybearmom@att.net

or jmf720@aol.com

Boots ‘n’Buckles

Dances every

Friday night

8-11 PM

Every 4th Friday

at Swiss Park,

all other Fridays at

Centerville Community

Center

3355 Country Dr Fremont

bootsnbucklesdanceclub.com

May Birthdays Evelyn Khinoo May 2 Helen Barrera May 6 Carol Jensen May 24 Marlene Knecht May 25

June Birthdays

Neil Hale Jun 2 Marianne Witscher Jun 3 Helen Wooldridge Jun 10 Elsa Cava Jun 11 Fred Mangold Jun 13 Connie Hegre Jun 15 Maryann Nicolaus Jun 22 Peter Iversen Jun 24 Gary McCrea Jun 26 Beth Smith Jun 29 Victoria Garcia Jun 30

50/50 Winners:

Mar 7: Cathy Dacumos, Irene

Taylor, Mike Shannon (twice)

Mar 21: Shirley Tam, Jan Hanway,

Dolores Meeks

Apr 4: Cheryl Croft. Joyce

Shannon, Beth Smith (twice)

Apr 18: Fred Mangold, Donna

Donna Dudley, Carol Clark

Tracy Country Swingers: Dances at San Joaquin River

Club 30,000 Kasson Rd Tracy For dates and times contact:

Phone: 209-608-0632 Email: rosofam@pacbell.net

Jamie Hogan (650) 207-1902

Website silvercreekdjanddance.com

Email: silver_creek@prodigy.net

Dances held on second

Friday each month at

Twin Pines in Belmont

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Photo albums with pictures form CQS past will be available for

viewing at future dances-check them out!

March 7

“Tick Tock”

March 21

St. Patrick’s Day Hangover!

To see all of these pictures, and more, in color visit our Web Site! Countryquicksteppers.org

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“Best Easter Bonnet”

Winners: (L to R)

Anni Wunderlich, Joyce Shannon, Peggy Williams,

Irene Taylor, and

Wendy Carmody

April 4th

Easter

Bonnet

Dance

April 18 “Purple People Eater”

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You don’t stop dancing because you grow old……

You grow old because you stopped dancing!

2014-2015 is the

Year of the Rubber Ducky!

NOTICE OF TIME CHANGE

FOR SATURDAY DANCES!!!!! Please note the new starting and ending times for our Saturday night dances. New rules from the City of Belmont require us to be completely out of the hall by 10:30 P.M.. In order to

have time for the DJ to pack up and for us to clear everything out, we need to end the

dances at 10:15. Until further notice all of our dances will begin at 7:15 P.M. and end at 10:15.

NOMINATIONS FOR COUNTRY QUICKSTEPPERS BOARD

July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016

NOMINATED WRITE-IN

President Anni Wunderlich ____ ______________________________

Vice-President Jim Rose ____ ______________________________

Secretary Marlene Knecht ____ _______________________________

Treasurer Jeanette Feinberg ____ _______________________________

Membership Betty Ma ____ _______________________________

Marshalls Claudio Dacumos ____ ____________________________

Ray Flanagan ____ ____________________________

Please vote by putting a check mark next to the name of the person nominated or by writing

in your choice for each position. Turn in your ballot at a dance no later than June 20, 2015,

or mail no later than June 10, to Country Quicksteppers, P.O. Box 4966, Foster City, 94404.

IT’S TIME TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP!! Please use the form provided on the back page

and renew before July 1st !!!!!

COUNTRY QUICKSTEPPERS Invites you to their

BLACK & WHITE BALL

Saturday May 2, 2015

Barrett Community Center

DJs — Mike & Joyce

Bring a fancy hors d’oeuvre to share!

The Club will provide cake and soft drinks

7:15 to 10:15 P.M. Members $10.00 Non-Members $12.00

Directions to Barrett Community Center: 1835 Belburn Dr. Belmont

From Hwy 101: Take Ralston Ave exit. Go west and cross El Camino Real. Continue for 1 1/2 miles

and turn right on Avon, then left on Belburn.

From Hwy 280: Take Ralston Ave exit. Go east and cross Alameda De Las Pulgas. Turn left on Avon, then left on Belburn.

COUNTRY QUICKSTEPPERS

MAY 2015 Email: Quicksteppers@Yahoo.Com Website: countryquicksteppers.org

May 16 — Backwards

DJ—Millie Dusha Barrett Community Center

May 2 — Black & White Ball

DJs— Mike & Joyce Barrett Community Center

DANCE TIMES 7:15TO 10:15 MEMBERS $10.00 NON-MEMBERS $12.00

May 30—Flower Power DJ—Jamie Hogan

Barrett Community Center

Directions to Barrett Community Center: 1835 Belburn Dr. Belmont

From Hwy 101: Take Ralston Ave exit. Go west and cross El Camino Real. Continue for 1 1/2 miles

and turn right on Avon, then left on Belburn

From Hwy 280: Take Ralston Ave exit. Go east and cross Alameda De Las Pulgas. Turn left on Avon, then left on Belburn.

COUNTRY QUICKSTEPPERS

JUNE 2015 Email: Quicksteppers@Yahoo.com Website: countryquicksteppers.org

DANCE TIMES 7:15 TO 10:15 PM MEMBERS $10.00 NON-MEMBERS $12.00

June 6—

Polka Dots

DJ—Gary Clayton Barrett Community

June 20—

Sweet Dreams

DJ—Van & Celia Barrett Community

Center

Directions to Barrett Community Center: 1835 Belburn Dr. Belmont

From Hwy 101: Take Ralston Ave exit. Go west and cross El Camino Real. Continue for 1 1/2 miles

and turn right on Avon, then left on Belburn.

From Hwy 280: Take Ralston Ave exit. Go east and cross Alameda De Las Pulgas. Turn left on Avon, then left on Belburn.

Country Quicksteppers

P. O. Box 4966

Foster City, CA. 94404

Countryquicksteppers.org

COUNTRY QUICKSTEPPERS MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016

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