H. Cubed “Happy Hopper Happenings”

2018

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Calendar

Upcoming Dances:

May 19

Come to the Hop

Daryl Clendenin: Caller

Stephanie Speelman:

Cuer

June 2

Strawberry Dance

National Caller

Pat Carnathan: Caller

Karen Neverdowsi: Cuer

Plus 3 – 5 pm

Mainstream 7:30 – 10:30

pm

New Format!

Plus w/rounds 7:30 – 8pm

Mainstream 8 – 10:30 pm

Dance Location:

Stillaquamish Sr. Center

19303 Smokey Point

Blvd.

Arlington, WA 98223

Dance Times:

Plus/Pre-Rounds 7:30-

8:00

MS Squares/Rounds:

8:00 – 10:30 pm

Cuer: Karen Neverdowski Caller: Steve Noseck

61st Anniversary

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Happy Hopper

Happenings……

2017 – 2018 Happy Hoppers Management and Officers Officers

President Rod Davidson

Vice President Chris & Carol Wear Newsletter Anne Lucas

Secretary Jill Czadek Nominating Frank Rousseau, Mike Stinson

Treasurer Jerry Anderson Melody Scalzo

Trustee Rick Homme Dance Themes Melody Scalzo

Committees Publicity Al Jeschke

Booking Rod Davidson Publicity Flyers Melody Scalzo

Kitchen Tammie Leslie Printing Jean Raymond

By Laws Mike Stinson Facebook Patty Schiller

Membership Barbara Moody

Telephone Open

Caravans Patty Schiller & Jim LaMontagne

MBC Delegate Rod & Bertha Davidson/Melody Scalzo

Classes Eric & Cindy Selby

Dinner Meeting Doug Newman

Volunteer Coordinator Bertha Davidson

Footnotes Open

Handbook Barbara Moody

Historian Open

Sunshine Sherrie Weaver

Webmaster Clara Grager

May and June

May 14 Snookie Carlson June 22 Rod Davidson

May 29 Nancy Cheever June 15 JoAnne Hardy

May 20 Linda Hawkinson June 2 Bjorn Larsen

May 31 Chris Homme June 14 Patty Schiller

May 2 Sharon James June 30 Peggy Streeter

May 12 Nancy Larsen June 7 Tammy Summers

May 9 Deana Marchetti June 24 Carol Wear

May 5 Deloris Phillips June 20 Chris Wear

May 27 Melody Scalzo May 26 Pat Wilson

May 14 Jenny Wear

Happy Birthday Everyone!!

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Happy Hopper Dance Fliers…

66th Washington State Square & Folk-Dance

Festival

Plan your trip now to the 66th Washington State

Square Dance Festival!

Blue Mountain Council is pleased to host Dancing in

the Blues!

June 15th - 16th, 2018

Three Rivers Convention Center

7016 W. Grandridge Blvd.

Kennewick, WA

Download the registration form at

http://squaredance-wa.org/2018%20registration.pdf

REMINDER******REMINDER******REMINDER

2018 DANCE DUTIES

May 19th ~ Come to the Hop June 2nd ~ Strawberry Dance

Kitchen ~ Eric & Cindy Afternoon Plus Dance

Greeters ~ Anne & Ray Kitchen ~ Patty ~ Greeter ~ Sherrie W

Decorations ~ Mike Stinson Decorations ~ Anne

Evening M/S Dance

Kitchen ~ Chris & Carol

Greeter ~ Pam

Thank You Hoppers for all the time you give to the club dances to make them as

successful as they are!!! It was said at the Tuesday 5/8 Meeting that we are a “Healthy”

Club” and part of that is because we Volunteer and do our Share.

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Is Rod really that tall

?……..or did Kevin shrink??

Is the Hopper Family growing???

C A R A V A N S Outgoing Caravan Schedule ~ May/June 2018

Date Club Caller Theme (if any)

Friday May 18 Sky Valley Whirlwinds Scott Coon, “Elvis” 40th Anniv 1950’swith Elvis

Saturday June 23 Skagit Squares John Corrigan Pig Roast

Club Caravans In~ Date Club

Saturday May 19 Whirlybirds

Saturday June 2 Mt. Baker Singles

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SUNSHINE and HAPPINESS REPORT No report for May!!

Please contact Sherrie Weaver at tsweave@aol.com and let her know if someone that needs a little sunshine or a Congratulation!!!

Website:happyhoppers.org. Check out the updated, contemporary website to access anywhere for

current information regarding our club’s activities including the Dance Schedule, Lessons, Member’s

Site with Announcements, Caravan Information, Volunteer Schedule, Newsletter, Square Dance Links,

Contact Info, Photos and Videos. Clara Grager is the club’s Webmaster.

Explore the Titles on the Home Page to access information you need. An example: The Newsletter is

available under “Members”.

Happy Hoppers Square Dance Club, Inc., Marysville WA

is the new(ish) Facebook Page for the Happy Hoppers. Patty Schiller is the

“Editor” and “Creator” of the “Newsy” site where you can share your pictures,

places you have danced and keep up with upcoming dances, events. Check it out

soon! Contact Patty at kurtnpatty@gmail.com for more information.

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

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Cinco de Mayo Dance May 5

The Tres’ Amigos~ Bertha, Tam and Patty…..red, red, red

Decorations were by David and Kay Wildman

Wayne and Beulah Hodges celebrated their 70th Wedding Anniversary April 28th at the Northshore

Senior Center in Bothell with their family and friends gathered to honor this wonderful couple. The dance featured Gary Shoemake calling and was started with a reception at 6:30 and dancing at 7:30. The Happy Hoppers gave two honorary badges to Wayne and Beulah making them “Honorary Hoppers”. They will get in free to Hopper future dances. Our gift to them for their contribution to dancing and their long-lasting love. Congratulations Wayne and Beulah!! (they even have “Hopper colors).

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SUMMER PICNIC at the tree farm

July 28th………… Dress for comfort!! Potluck (Hoppers like to eat!!) scheduled to start at 1:00 ??(more info to follow) with

veggie races ?? to start after lunch. Use your creativity and

imagination for your winning entry for the veggie race!!!

Dancing in the Dance Hall!! Intended for old Hoppers too!!

Bring a lawn chair, your cards, games and anything you

like to have fun!! Hike around the Tree Farm and see Jean

and Frank’s creativity including a platform for visiting and a

great view.

Directions from Granite Falls: (MapQuest) • Start out going

east on E Stanley St/WA-92 toward Wabash Ave. Then 0.24

miles. Turn right onto S. Alder Ave ~ S. Alder is just past N.

Indiana Ave. If you reach E. Stanley PL you’ve gone about 0.1

miles too far. Then 0.25 miles and turn left onto Menzel Lake

Rd. Then 5.91 miles and Menzel Lake Rd becomes N.

Lake Rosiger Rd. Then 0.98 miles and turn slight right onto NW

Lake Roesiger Rd. NW Lake Roesiger Rd is 0.6 miles past 14

St. NE. Then 0.04 miles and take the 1st right to stay on NW

Lake Roesiger Rd. If you reach the end of 239th Ave NE you’ve

gone about 0.1 miles too far. Then 2.30 miles and then 2311 SW

Lake Roesiger RD is on the left. If you get lost call Frank’s cell 425-299-4660

Just in from our Hopper Travelers on their way back from the Apple Blossom Festival!

Sounds like they had a great time, "We had a really fun time at Appleland Promenades

Plus weekend. Deborah Carroll-Jones is a beautiful woman and

such a talented fun caller. I hope we can have her call for Hoppers. We

are dancing this morning then heading back over the mountain.

This Photo by

Unknown Author

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VIDEO (click on the arrow) of Hopper caravan to Whirlybirds April 14th with live music with Dave and Bonnie Harry and Cuer Roxanne Boelter

Happy Hoppers at Friday Funfest at the

Hayloft! Winning the Hot Hash

HoeDown. Way to go!!

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SUMMER STARTS JUNE 21 ……Have Fun!!!!

MBC report to the Happy Hoppers for May 2018

The Central Area Council is having difficulty electing new officers and may be forced to disband. The MBC has $26,080 in the Treasury. Bill Freyfogle reported that all MBC clubs had submitted their rosters and dues as of this date. Congratulations to all! The Club insurance dues of $6 per primary member is due before the end of May. Please get them in using the Form on the State Federation website. The Dudes and Dolls reported that they sold 211 tickets presale and 51 at the door for the Spring Council Dance, for a total income of $2218. Their hall rental for Mariner HS was $768. Callers and cuer fees were $655. Advertising and flyers was $114. The expenses totaled $1629, so the net profit was $589, of which $353 goes to the club and $235 goes to the council. The Fall Council Dance (Freewheelers) will be held on Sept 30, 2018 from 2 – 5:30 pm. It will be all Mainstream calling by Steve Noseck and Brent Mawdsley. Rod gave a report on the findings, to date, of the Recruitment Task Force. There is an urgent need

for a Publicity Chair to head a standing committee to develop and implement a Marketing Strategy and Plan. Also, a need for other members of the council to support the Publicity Chair, as there is much work to be done. The Council will place a front-page ad in the Council Notes booklet for June, requesting interested volunteers to step forward and help with the recruiting effort. There will be an emphasis on recruiting on Social Media such as Facebook, Meetup and Next Door. The Council approved a payment of no more than $500 to print the Council Directory. The Council membership voted to continue with a paper copy of the Council Notes. Doug Keyes wanted to know how much of an increase in ad prices the clubs would support so we need to vote on it. Rod Davidson, Council Delegate

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PS: One quick reminder, since we don’t want to get “the old boot” please consider signing up for the Winthrop Square Dance Festival prior to Sept 1. This is a very fun event and a chance to follow-up the Happy Hopper victory in 2016

when we had the largest number of members that pre-registered and received the golden horseshoe (we don’t want the “boot” again) like last year. Mmmm, that chocolate is going to taste even better this year!!!!

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Jean Raymond reminded members at the meeting yesterday to contact her (Jean knows the best RV spots), so she can

make a reservation to get the Happy Hoppers usual camping spot (if you have an RV) at the KOA campground south of

Winthrop. It is the only campsite with electricity and a campsite for the Friday and Saturday after dances gathering.

Contact Jean at her email

Frjr@msn.com or home number 360-568-1176 or Frank’s cell 425-299-4660.

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Happy Mother’s Day Happy Hoppers…. most of us are empty nesters and Grandma’s

but we are always Mother’s!!

MOTHERS DAY By Michael Sage

Oh Mother, Oh Mother of mine,

The light of love through you doth shine,

My character you sculpt and carefully define,

My future you determine and gently align.

Oh Mother, Oh Mother so dear,

You teach me life's rules to which I should adhere,

When I stumble you lift me up and tell me not to fear,

And my successes you celebrate with a twinkle and a tear.

Oh Mother, Oh Mother so great,

You teach me to love and never to hate,

And at times when on thin ice I seem to skate,

Your advise me with love that never seems to abate.

Oh Mother, Oh Mother of love,

You are the proverbial beautiful white dove,

You lead me towards goodness with a nudge and a shove,

Thank you for everything, but especially for your love.

AND GRANDMA'S TOO...

by Anonymous While we honor all our mothers

with words of love and praise.

While we tell about their goodness

and their kind and loving ways.

We should also think of Grandma,

she's a mother too, you see....

she mothered my dear mother

s my mother mothers me.

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Happy Hoppers 61st Anniversary Group Picture

Happy Hoppers Square Dance Club ~ Marysville,WA

Website:www.happyhoppers.org Mt. Baker Council:www.sqdance.org

Facebook:Happy Hoppers Square Dance Club, Inc., Marysville, WA

Newsletter Editor – Anne Lucas