September, October, November 2012 Volume 61, No. 2

GrapevineA publication of

Associated Square Dancers, CaliforniaEditor: Karen Geller-Shinn, 661-252-2210, kgshinn@socal.rr.com

South Bay-West Side Spring Fling VIPs! From left: Caller Dave Donaldson, Guys & Dolls President

James Caton, District Director and event chair Diane Isaacs, and caller Bill “Tex” Gipson

Presidents’ MessageAssociated Square Dancers The purpose of this Association is to promote Traditional Ameri-can Square and Round Dancing as a healthful, fun-type family recreation; to provide leadership and direction for its members and to collect and dissemi-nate information regarding square and round dancing on a local, state, and national level.

The Grapevine is the official publication of Associated Square Dancers. Deadlines to submit information are:

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October 16 for Dec., Jan., Feb issueJan 16 for March, April, May issue

April 16 for June, July, Aug. issueJuly 16 for Sept., Oct., Nov. issue

What we would like to receive for publication:• Special dances for the three months following date of issue. • Ideas that have worked for your club. • Newsworthy items about your club.• Fundraisers and/or outings you club has enjoyed. Please be positive and helpful with your articles. Sharing ideas helps all clubs be more successful.

A Square D Website: www.asquared.org

A Square D Calendar: September:Fri.–Sun. 8/31 – 9/2 Oxnard JamboreeWednesday 5 District Meeting: South Bay/WestsideTuesday 11 District Meeting: OrangeSaturday 15 Visitation: Chevron SquaresSaturday, 22 Visitation: Activ’8’ersWednesday 26 District Meeting: Valley/Ventura/ Santa Barbara October:Wednesday 3 District Meeting: South Bay/WestsideTuesday 9 District Meeting: OrangeSaturday 13 Visitation: Happy SquaresFriday 19 Visitation: Ichabod SquaresWednesday 24 District Meeting: Valley/Ventura/ Santa Barbara November:Wednesday 7 District Meeting: South Bay/WestsideTuesday 13 District Meeting: OrangeSaturday 17 Visitation: Valley TrailersSunday 18 General Meeting: A Sq DWednesday 28 District Meeting: Valley/Ventura/ Santa BarbaraSaturday 24 Visitation: Rustlers

A Square D History 1948: Associated Square Dancers (A Square D) was formed. We started

that year with seven clubs. Our first board of directors consisted of seven officers. Soon after, we grew to have over 300 clubs in our membership.

1950: We became incorporated as a non-profit organization. The City of Santa Monica requested square dancing as part of their Diamond Jubilee celebration. A Square D helped coordinate and was one of the principle promoters of the Square Dance Exhibition. Over 5000 dancers and 35,000 spectators responded. As a result of the publicity, many clubs were formed throughout the area. Association leaders felt they could promote square dancing better by working together. A Square D was one of the organizers of what is now the California Square Dance Council. (We are not affiliated with California Square Dance Council or any other council or association).

What We Do: 1.) INSURANCE – it is our belief that A Square D provides the best

insurance option available for the clubs. It is a primary liability and a secondary medical insurance group policy. Without it you are on your own for acquiring insurance to protect your club, your club officers, your club members, your dance venue and anyone else that has anything to do with preparing your facility for an activity. Also, it is almost impossible to rent a facility without getting an additionally insured certificate of insurance from the insurance company for their protection. Unlike some other insurance companies, our insurance company covers anyone and everyone at a dance or square dance related activity and not just the club’s square dancers.

2.) TAX EXEMPT/NON-PROFIT STATUS – Clubs are included under the A Square D umbrella for tax exempt/non profit status when filing Federal and State income taxes. Federal and State income taxes are avoided on income resulting from dancing activities. A Square D provides clubs with representatives who will assist clubs, when needed, to discuss matters like IRS forms, non-profit status, hall rentals, callers/cuers fees, 1099’s and related club business. NOTE: (most of the clubs have been personally assisted in the past few years by the A Square D representative when the IRS and the State have been changing their filing requirements. A Square D also provides the clubs with their 1099’s and 1096’s every year). Also, many facilities require that their facility use be by a nonprofit group, whether or not they receive more economical rental prices.

3.) CLUB SUPPLIES – A Square D provides club and class supplies such as graduation diplomas, certificates (Golden Dancer, Merit, etc.), Mainstream and Plus handbooks, double-roll tickets, color brochures for class advertisement, and much more – some free and some at a nominal fee.

4.) FREE PROMOTIONAL ITEMS – In past years, the clubs received free promotional items for advertising square dancing such as pens, magnets, key fobs, etc. to distribute to their community for advertising, especially around new class time. In the last few years, this has not been the case, since the position of the A Square D board Publicity/Promotions Chairman has not been filled plus the fact that the revenue has ceased to be available from the Labor Day Jamboree and A Square D sponsored dances.

5.) A Square D 800 NUMBER – Callers to the 800 number looking for square dance classes are directed to the closest and/or best club for them. This is

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A Square D Club History Lessons HOW WE GOT OUR NAME

Funwuns—We at the Funwuns were not able to find the origins of our club name. We only have a few members who were around when the club was formed and no one seems to remember where the name came from.Orange Coast Lariats—Our name “Orange Coast Lariats” was made up as a result of the Orange Coast Squares and The Lariats joining to become one club in 1999. Happy to say it was a good marriage of the two clubs.

The History of the Boots & Slippers of Simi as Best We Could Find

Researched by Boots & Slippers Hysterical Historical Committee

Veronica, Veronica, Mason & Mason In approximately 1920 on a Friday night a group of 4 bandits robbed a bank in the west end of the San Fer-nando Valley. The local sheriff there rounded up a posse and began pursuit of the bank robbers who were quickly escaping through the Santa Susanna Pass to Simi Valley. The bank robbers knowing the sheriff was close behind stopped at the Santa Susana Pass Saloon. They tied up their horses and ran inside. The robbers, being very familiar with the saloon and the dancing ladies there, said “quick give us a change of clothes so the sheriff won’t recognize us.” The ladies obliged and were able to gather up some pretty fancy duds for the rob-bers. Moments later the sheriff and

his posse burst open the saloon doors. “Did any of you folks see 4 unsavory characters pass through here?” “Nope, sure didn’t.” were the replies. The sheriff walked over to the table where the robbers and the ladies were sitting. “Don’t recognize you men as being from around these parts. What are you doing here?” “Why, sheriff, we’re here to dance.” “Dance? You don’t look like you’re dancing to me. Let’s see you dance.” With that the robbers jumped up, each one grabbed a dancing lady, that totaled 8 people, in case you can’t do the math, formed into a square to “cover each others back” if needed and started moving around the dance floor. A do sa do here, an arm turn through there, a few twirls, a couple left al-lemandes amazed not only the sheriff and his posse but all the other custom-ers as well. “Hey, this is fun,” said one of the robbers. “Yeah” said the others.

Anniversary &BenefitDances:Shirts ‘N’ Skirts 53rd Anniversary, Sept. 8 Caller: Hunter KellerSierra Hillbillies 45th Anniversary, Sept. 9 Caller: Charlie RobertsonChevron Squares 50th Anniversary, Sept. 15 Caller: Buddy WeaverActiv’8’ers * 54th Anniversary, Sept. 22 Callers:Andy Allemo & Vic KaariaLads ‘N’ Lassies 49th Anniversary, Oct. 6 Caller: Jim ElderHuggin’ Hearts 28th Anniversary, Oct. 20 Caller: Ron Harris Heels & Souls 53rd Anniversary, Oct. 19 Caller: Buddy WeaverButtons & Bows 53rd Anniversary, Nov. 3 Caller: Pat CarnathamValley Trailers 58th Anniversary, Nov. 17 Callers: Mike Seastrom & Charlie Robertson

“I really like wearing these clean fancy duds too,” was another comment made by one of the bank robbers. Their lady partners were having a good time, too. The sheriff wasn’t that fooled though and asked “what kind of dancing is this stuff?” “This is the newest thing, sheriff. It’s called square dancing.” The sheriff was fooled this time but sort of had a feeling he should return another day and check these guys out again. And yes the sheriff did return. Not only once but several times. Always hoping he would catch the robbers in their old familiar clothes and maybe planning another bank robbery. The bank robbers were loosing interest in robbing banks. Getting dressed up and “square dancing” with the ladies was much more fun. A lot of the other regular customers wanted to learn these fancy steps too. So pretty soon lessons were being offered. Even the sheriff joined in. He too lost interest in chas-ing bank robbers. After all, there hadn’t been another bank hold up since that Friday night the group of 8 got up on the dance floor and formed their first square. As time went on a couple of the “now gentlemen” bank robbers married a couple of the ladies and settled down to a more honest way of living. But they still liked to square dance and the group had gotten quite large. So large in fact they started to dance Friday and Satur-day nights with several dancers showing up only one of the nights and some of them both nights.

One evening several years later, the original group of 8 were sitting around reminiscing the beginning of all this square dancing at the Santa Susana Pass Saloon. “What can we do so folks in the future will remember us and all the fun we have had together?” asked one of them. “Well, I think we should give our-selves a name so people will remember us as a group” “Sounds like a good idea. So what can we come up with?” “One thing that sticks in my mind is those brand new boots I bought when my old ones wore out from dancing for 2 hours every Friday night. They were so com-fortable. I could have danced Friday and Saturday nights and that’s why we did” “Yes” said one of the ladies, “Sally, do you remember the day all of us girls went to town to buy new slippers since ours were worn out too?” “Sure do” “That’s it! Boots & Slippers!” “Yes! Yes! Yes!” And so in August 1959 the Boots & Slippers were officially named and recognized as an organized square dance club. For 52 years they have con-tinued to dance in Simi Valley for many years on Friday, and for many more years on 2 Saturdays a month. Long since giving up the bank robbery days, the Boots & Slippers have been known to be very generous in their fund raising efforts for the Simi Valley Community Charities. They are also very visible in Simi Valley Parades and at other events where they can do a demo square dance so residents will be reminded this activ-ity is still alive and well in their home town – Simi Valley.

FUTURE NATIONAL SQUARE DANCE CONVENTIONSJUNE 26–29, 2013: OKLAHOMA CITY, OKJUNE 25–28, 2014: LITTLE ROCK, ARJUNE 24–27, 2015: SPRINGFIELD, MAJUNE 22–25, 2016: DES MOINES, IA

* Last Dance

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A Square D Club Happenings:BUTTONS & BOWS We will start our new class on Thursday Sep. 13 at Bernardo Yorba Middle School, 5350 Fairmont Blvd., Yorba Linda. Glenn Nichols is our class caller/instructor. On Sept 1, Rod Shuping will be calling our Back To School dance. On Sept. 29, our 50’s Memories dance will be called by Michael Kellogg.On Oct. 6, Andy Allemao will be calling our Halloween Party dance.On Nov. 3, Pat Carnathan is our caller for our 53rd Anniversary dance. We are a fun club with popular callers and cuers. Jerry and Darlene Miller cue our rounds. Come and enjoy our continuous food bar and great halftime refreshments. Visit us soon. We return visitations. THE CHURCH MICE New Dancers Class and PLUS Level Workshop, Garden Grove with Dan Clairmont at the Cedarbrook Dance Center, 12812 Garden Grove Blvd. Beginners Class with some line dancing (and Workshop) will be starting Sunday, September 9th, 2012, Beginners: 6–8:00 p.m; Plus Workshop: 8–9:00 p.m. Members of other classes wanting more floor time are welcome. Info: Janice 949-859-8023: visit: www.churchmice.com or find us on Facebook, too!THE ICHABOD SQUARES – Busy in June On June 15th at our club dance, Skip Stanley, a beloved caller for many years, announced his retirement. It was a bitter-sweet dance. We were honored to be the host at his retirement, but sad to learn he will no longer call. We will miss him on the dance floor. On June 18th The Ichabod Squares held a Graduation Ceremony for recent class graduates.

Polly’s Pies as a fundraiser. You can learn more about the class and our club activities by visiting our website at ichabodssquares.org .LADS ‘N’ LASSIES You won’t want to miss the Lads ‘N’ Lassies 49th Anniversary dance on Saturday, Oct. 6. Mike Seastrom will be calling and Jim Elder is the cuer for this memorable evening. We will also have a special 50/50 drawing. In addition to our anniversary festivities, there will be a special fundraiser to benefit the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation. Bring extra cash or your checkbook because the fundraising committee has gathered lots of fabulous raffle and silent auction prizes. Prizes include restaurant gift cards (Cheesecake Factory, Roy’s, Olive Garden & more), assorted gift baskets, entertainment gift cards (Palm Springs Follies, Sony Studio Tours, etc.) and special commemorative 9/11 items. All prizes are valued at $10 or more. All monies from the raffle and silent auction will go to the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation. There will be a surprise guest, too! This event will be held at the Wilkinson Senior Center, 8956 Vanalden Ave., Northridge. Round dancing starts at 7:30 pm; squares begin at 8 p.m. Donation is $7. For more information contact Sandy (818)344-0305 or Joyce (818)344-2138; Visitations: Donald (818)363-9731.ORANGE COAST LARIATS On July 29th the Orange Coast Lariats gathered for a theatrical and dining experience. Almost 30 members attended the final matinee performance of the Lerner & Lowe classic “My Fair Lady” at the Rose Center Theater in Westminister and then moved to the nearby Macaroni Grill for dinner. Everyone enjoyed both experiences equally with a great cast for the musical and great food to share with their friends afterwards. The Orange Coast Lariats held their annual “Zilch” fundraiser on August 19th: A taco salad luncheon followed by an afternoon of fun and visiting. Always a good time and it’s a great way to earn money for our class which starts on September 13th. We’Il be dark in November so that we can attend the Indio Festival.SIERRA HILLBILLIES The Sierra Hillbillies will be celebrating their 45th Anniversary on Sunday, September 9th, 2 p.m. at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center with caller Charlie Robertson and rounds by Cindy Mower! We’ll have raffle prizes, plenty of food, and lotsa FUN! We’ll be collecting for the Food Pantry at our October dance with Andy Allemao, celebrating our freedom to the calls of Ken Ritucci in November, and partying with Jay Henderson in December. We started our 2012-13 Beginners Class in August in cooperation with Santa Clarita Parks & Recreation and instructor Rod Shuping.

On the 25th the Ichabods began a Plus workshop, open to anyone wishing to improve their dancing skills. The cost was $5 with lessons through August 6th. June 27–30 several members attended the 61st National Convention in Spokane, WA, dancing ‘til they dropped. It was a busy and fun-filled month. Now we are looking forward to helping our newer students improve their dancing skills while getting ready to welcome new students to our beginners class starting on September 17th. We will also be making and selling Sparkle Ball Christmas decorations as well as having a meal at

PHOTO BY JUDY TARDIE.

The A Square D Board would like to acknowledge the passing of Goldie Loretta Pereda on June 10, 2012, she was 80 years young. Goldie served as A Sq D Secretary in 1994-95 and as 4th Director in 1995-96. She was residing in Grand Junction, CO, at the time of her death.

Words from the Web: www.asquared.org I am happy and honored to be your ASquareD webmaster. I am updating the information on the site on a continual basis. I am in the process of obtaining a different web hosting service that will allow me to include more data, photo’s and even video’s. I will continue to strive towards a great website that is easily readable, and information easily found. I am more than happy to include any flyers and/or photo’s you would like on the site. I would prefer that any flyers be sent to me via email at: avkatie1216@gmail.com. If email is not an option for you, then you may send them to me via USPS or hand them to your District Representative. Truly, Kathryn Hansen, A Square D Webmaster

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TRAIL DUSTERS Trail Dusters welcome new dancers and angels to attend our weekly Wednesday classes at Bay Laurel Elementary School, 24740 Paseo Primario, Calabasas, beginning September 5. First class is free and then it is $7 per lesson. The second Saturday of each month the Trail Dusters meet at the Wilkinson Senior Center, at 8956 Vanalden Ave. in Northridge for their monthly dance. On September 8, Romney Tannehill will be the caller for the Harvest Hoedown. Each month Milo Molitoris and Cinda Firstenburg cue for round dancing that starts at 7 p.m. and continues between square dance tips which start at 8 p.m. On October 13 join the Trail Dusters for scary square dancing at the Fright Night with caller Buddy Weaver and on November 10 we give a huge THANK YOU to all our friends at a Turkey Trot featuring John Reitmajer as caller.

a free service for the clubs, but the calls coming in are practically zilch because the 800 number is not distributed with in the community any more. Since the position of the A Square D board Publicity/Promotions Chairman has not been filled for a few years and the revenue has ceased to be available, there have not been any promotional items made available to the clubs.

6.) PROVIDES LEADERSHIP, ASSISTANCE AS REQUESTED – Over time A Square D has been asked to be present and assist clubs with all different types of problems, both membership and business, including IRA audits.

7.) A SQUARE D tries to keep abreast of technology and changes with the times, i.e. use of electronic mailing versus hard copy of minutes, notices & paper work whenever possible.

President’s Message (Continued from page 1.)

Our Members:We currently have 31 clubs in our membership with over 2000 members.

High Flyers:High Flyers is an A Square D sponsored trip to the National Square

Dance Convention every year and is a fund raiser for A Square D. We go for three or four days before the Convention and have pre-arranged tours & sight seeing of the area. It is open to anybody that wants to go. We have some people that have been going every year for years & years and others that have been going some of the time for years. Our Historians, Joe & Frances Demeules have only missed one trip since it’s inception in 1963! In the past we have sometimes had a caller go with us and when we do we will have a square dance tip in a special place.

A Square D DestinyIt has been great to have a full board this year. We hope this will

encourage other club members to consider what they can do to help A Square D next year. We will need these kind of resources again next year if A Square D is to continue, as some will not be able to continue on and some of the board members that have been on the board for a lot of years will be retiring from the board because of medical/physical reasons, age, etc. It really is more fun to get involved and be active rather than sit back and let someone else do all the work and you also get to make new friends. There are a lot of club members who qualify for the elected positions of President, Vice-President & Senior Directors, having already served one or more years on the elected board in the past.

Please do not get complacent just because we filled the board for this year. This [a full contingent of board members] has to be an on going thing if A Square D is to remain in existence! And, we can’t wait until February to find out if we will have a board for the next term--so if A Square D is to survive, we need to start planning now on the outcome of the board for 2013-14. If we do not know for sure that we will have a full slate of incoming officers for the next term, A Square D will need to shut down business by the end of this calendar year. Therefore, we are going to start accepting nominations now in order to confirm an incoming slate of officers for the 2013-14 board. We will need the slate of incoming officers in place by November 1st in order to be able to count on a working board for the next term. The required mandatory election will still take place at the February General Committee Meeting. A one-year term runs from April 1st to March 31st. All board member’s need to be physically and financially able to attend monthly board meetings on the 1st Monday night and three quarterly general committee meeting’s on the 3rd Sunday in May, August & November and the 4th Sunday in February. It doesn’t do any good to take a position if you can’t be physically involved and do the job well. Being a central location, the meetings are currently being held at the Hawthorne Memorial Center. A Square D’s elected board consists of President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, two Senior Director’s and one District Director for each district. See the qualifications on the back of the nomination form. Positions to be Filled:

Following is a list of ELECTED officers and a short synopsis of job descriptions:President – Shall have general supervision, direction and conduct of the business and affairs of the Corporation. Along with the monthly board meetings and quarterly general meetings, the President must be able to attend monthly district

Associated Square Dancers THE PURPOSE of this Association is to promote traditional American Square and Round Dancing as a healthful, fun-type family recreation; to provide leadership and direction for its members and to collect and disseminate information regarding square and round dancing on a local, state and national level. August 6, 2012 Dear Fellow A Square D Members, It is time to nominate people to fill the elected officer’s positions for next year’s Associated Square Dancers Board of Directors, Qualifications’ for elected officers are printed on the back side of this letter. The term of office is for 1 year – April 1st to March 31st. If you would like the Nomination Committee to consider you for an elected office, please fill in the top portion of the form below. If you would like to nominate a person other than yourself for an elected office, please fill in the bottom portion of the form below, Please note that you need to have the nominee’s permission before hand to nominate them before you submit their name. Please return this completed form to Merlyn or Bill Jones, President of A Square D, no later than Thursday November 1st 2012. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I/We would like to be nominated for: __________________________________________________________ Name (Pleas Print): _________________________________________________________________________ Signature: __________________________________________________________________________________ Date: __________________________ Phone Number: _____________________________________________

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I/We nominate (Please Print): ________________________________________________________________ For: _________________________ Their Phone Number: __________________________________________ Offices they have held: _______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Your Name (Please Print): ____________________________________________________________________ Your Signature: ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: ___________________________Your Phone Number: _________________________________________ Merlyn & Bill Jones, President, Associated Square Dancers 52 Vista La Cuesta, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. 92688 merlynjean@hotmail.com – 949-589-1881

QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTED OFFICESA. Candidates for office must be members in good standing of Associated

Square Dancers and at least twenty-one (21) years of age.B. Qualification of President: No one may assume the office of President

unless at some time that person has served a full term as an elected officer.C. Any person/persons may succeed themselves, one time only, in a particular

office of the Corporation after having served more than six (6) months in that office, on the mutual approval of the Board of Directors and the office holder.

D. No person/persons may be elected an officer or Director of the Corporation for more that two (2) successive terms as officer or Director, except:

1. The President or the Vice-President may be elected following two (2) successive terms of a different position as Officer or Director.

2. The President may be elected following three (3) successive terms of a different position as Officer or Director.

E. No one may, except in C above, be elected as Officer or Director for more than one (1) successive term except:

1. The Secretary and the Treasurer may be elected from the existing Board of Directors.

2. The Vice-President and Senior Directors shall be elected from the existing or past Board of Directors.

F. The District Director shall not be elected from among the elected officers of the existing Board of Directors.

ELECTIVE OFFICES TO BE FILLEDPresident

Vice-PresidentTreasurerSecretary

Senior directors (one for every two Districts)

District Directors (one for each District)

meetings in all three districts and all A Square D club visitations. Vice-President – Shall, in the absent or disability of the President, act with full powers of the President in all matters, and shall perform all acts delegated to the Vice-President by the President. Sets up the A Square D visitation calendar with the approval of the President & secures the venue for A Square D meetings and dances. Secretary – Shall keep a book of minutes of all Board of Directors’ meetings and General Committee meetings. Shall give notice to all Delegates of the General Committee meetings.Treasurer – Shall receive and deposit all funds of the Corporation in the bank and pay out funds as instructed by the Board of Directors. Senior Director – Shall perform such duties as they may be called upon to perform, subject to the instructions of the President and the Board of Directors & shall act as an advisor to one or two district directors as assigned by the President.(Normally this position is filled by a current District Director moving up.)

District Directors – Shall administer the affairs of the Corporation in his/her district, subject to the instructions of the President and the Board of Directors. Shall visit each club in their district at least once a year. Shall select Deputies to assist in club visitations.

And then there are a lot of appointed positions. Although appointed positions are appointed by the President, with the consent and approval of the Board of Directors, I am sure the incoming President would appreciate any and all

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volunteers, as there are a lot of positions to be filled. (Some board members that have been on the board for YEARS do not plan on continuing due to medical/physical conditions, age, etc.) Qualifications include being a member of an A Square D club in good standing. Appointed officers may discuss issues, but shall have no vote.

Those wishing to volunteer for appointed positions may fill out a nomination form and turn it in to me and I will see to it that it gets passed on to the incoming President. As clubs have folded in the past and the club membership has dropped, A Square D has tried to downsize and eliminated positions on the board. Sometimes the position responsibility has been dropped altogether and sometimes some or all of the responsibility has been shifted to another position making their job more of a workload. On the other hand, the more positions we can fill on the board, the more input and opinions we will have to work with. Also the more friends we make.

Following is a list of APPOINTED officers and a short synopsis of job descriptions: Presidential Aide – Assist the President as needed, read any correspondence received at the meetings and compile two sets of identical books of written records of the year. Parliamentarian – Must have knowledge of A Square D bylaws and Roberts Rules of Order, sits next to and advises the President of questionable procedures. The Parliamentarian does not make any rulings.Financial Chairman—Shall review and audit the financial record books of all dances and events that receive income and pay expenses before turning over the financial record book to the Trustees committee for final audit.Insurance Chairman – Shall negotiate with insurance carriers for renewal of the insurance policy when time, present insurance applications to the District Directors for distribution, keep records of all clubs that have paid their dues, maintain a register of club members. Historian – Collect pictures (supplied by the photographer), data and details of events and history of A Square D and compile same into the Official Historian book. Update the history book of A Square D Boards and distribute to Past Presidents and new board members.High Fliers Chairman – Chair a committee to put together and organize a group trip to the National Square Dance Convention with three or four days of sight seeing activities/tours before the convention. Individual must be able to physically and financially go with the group as the chairman is in charge of following through till the end of the trip.Supplies Chairman – Shall maintain various supplies in adequate quantities to meet the needs of clubs, Delegates, Deputies and A Square D Officers.Grapevine Editor – Must have knowledge of how to put together a newsletter. Compile and put together the official publication (Grapevine) of A Square D. It is published four (4) times a year. Photographer – Shall photographically record A Square D events, including A Square D meetings, dances, visitations, parties, and informal get-togethers. Make two memory books (photo albums) for the President and the A Square D archives.IRS Co-Ordinator – Ensure that all the required forms for A Square D are filed in a timely manner. Deliver tax information to the CPA for preparation of taxes. File a “List of Parent & Subsidiary Accounts” report with the IRS each year. File a “Statement of Information” with the Secretary of State of California due bi-

annually. Also needs to keep the clubs informed of their duties and requirements of income tax reporting. Obtain 1099’s and 1096’s from the IRS for the clubs.Host & Hostess (Outside) – Greets people at all A Square D functions, makes sign-in sheets for A Square D Board meetings, General Committee meetings, dances and events and takes care of set up for Board and General meetings.Host & Hostess (Inside) – Is responsible for all kitchen activities before and after all A Square D functions. Set up and serve refreshments at meetings and events. Usually, this person will have assignee assistance.Caller/Cuer Chairman – Execute contracts with callers and cuers. Give copies of contracts to Dance/Activity Chairman for their Dance/Activity books and reports.Jamboree Chairman – Normally heads up a committee that puts together the Labor Day Jamboree. Currently, this is being done by Charlie Robertson for 2012 and 2013 per an agreement between Charlie Robertson and A Square D. Special Events Chairman – Shall head up a committee on the Special Events assigned to him/her by the President and the Board.Webmaster – Maintain the A Square D website.

Ramifications of DissolutionIf A Square D does not have a board with which to operate the

association’s business and has to close down at the end of the year, clubs will then have to incorporate, apply for their own tax exempt/non-profit status, and apply for their own insurance. This takes months to achieve. Of course, clubs have had all year to do this, if this is what they really wanted to do. Or another option is to join another parent association. BUT if clubs can’t/don’t want to support A Square D, ask yourselves, is it going to be any different to support another association? Any parent association is going to expect the same type of support to exist that A Square D needs to exist.

And, I realize that our member clubs have the same problem. A Square D will be visiting a club in September for their last dance, and the reason for the club folding is that they can’t get any workers. And in relation to that, I would like to say that classes are the life blood of any club. Without classes to bring in new members to build the club and work to sustain it, the life will dwindle out of the club. The bad part of a club folding is that most of the members go independent and do not join a club. There are a lot of independent dancers out there. More food for thought – if all club members go independent and clubs dwindle, who will be organizing dances where dancers can go to dance?

And on the subject of supporting A Square D, the association really needs the support of ALL the clubs as a whole. Clubs are not supporting A Square D when they hold events and dances that directly conflict with A Square D events and dances. These events and dances are A Square D’s financial support. Dances held at the same time as the A Square D association dances, district dances, general meetings, and holding the same events as A Square D at the same time is very discouraging and gives A Square D the impression that the clubs are not concerned with supporting A Square D. The general meetings have always been on Sundays so as to not conflict with the clubs dances, but it seems some clubs don’t give A Square D the same consideration. A Square D currently has no income coming in and when clubs hold events and dance’s that conflict with anything that might bring in a little income that hurts A Square D financially. Granted that A Square D has some money to keep going for a little while, but it will not last for long without

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some income coming in to supplement the draining bank account. If A Square D is to continue next year, we really do need for clubs to support A Square D dances and events.

Except for the raffle baskets and any other donations from clubs, we will not make much of anything from the Jamboree this year since, as per our agreement with Charlie Robertson in exchange for him chairing the event, A Square D will only be receiving 10% of the net profit. The Jamboree is on Labor Day week end, August 31st - September 2nd at Oxnard, with a new format. Callers will be K.O. Jeans from Texas, Matt Worley from Virginia, and Charlie. Cuers will be Phil & Sue Harris. Look for flyers with a pre-registration form. Pre-registration ends August 25th. PLEASE plan on supporting the Jamboree by attending the weekend and by clubs’ donating baskets and items for the raffle. Aside from the baskets donated by the clubs, individuals in the past have donated hand- and home-made items for the raffle. Everything is appreciated. The baskets in the past have been very nice with a lot of imagination and some were quite elaborate and the hand-made items were exquisite.

On that same note, the High Fliers managed to stay afloat with the group trip to the National Square Dance Convention to Spokane in spite of another [square dancer] group trip taking place at the same time. But there will be little if anything to add to the A Square D treasury because of it. There were two bidding cities for the 65th National Convention in 2016, Des Moines, IA, and Amarillo, TX. Des Moines won! Charleston, SC, showed announced intent to bid for the 66th National Convention in 2017, and Kansas City, MO, for the 67th National Convention in 2018.

Thank you very much for your support this year. I am looking forward to hopefully seeing the same support for the coming years ahead. Please support all the festivals and National & State Conventions. We all need to do our part in keeping this activity alive. See you in a Square!—Merlyn & Bill Jones, A Square D Presidents SQUARE DANCING IS FITNESS WHILE HAVING FUN WITH OUR FRIENDS

61st National Square Dance Convention ReportThe High Fliers had a great time in Spokane despite the fact that there were

three other conventions throughout the same week as the National Convention (of course, some of the guys didn’t mind the basketball happenings in the streets). We had a couple of days with morning mist and clouds and we had to switch our tours from last to first one day to make it to Steptoe Butte, but what an amazing view once we got there. The ride up the side of the mountain was a little scary for some of us, but we put our faith in our trusty driver and made it with no sweat. The weather couldn’t have been better for the cruise on Lake Coeur d’ Alene; it was just beautiful. Manito Park with the different botanical gardens was just gorgeous and dinner inside

The June 3rd SBWS Student Spring Fling was tons of fun and gave new dancers a chance to add to their wardrobe. See cover photo for those responsible for providing the great dance. To support our activity—support our students. Hope to see you next year!!

Fun & Games! The May 20th general meeting featured a session on Hex Squares with caller David Heffron.

A Square D Scrapbook: cream at Ferdinand’s Creamery, where they make their own ice cream. This is just the tip of the iceberg for our fantastic four days before the convention.

Our convention hotel was really nice with refrigerators and microwaves in all our rooms and walking distance to the convention center. The convention’s final figures turned out to be 5534 dancers in attendance. Washington had 1,676 dancers, California came in second with 632, while Oregon had 447 dancers, and then Canada with 225. The convention itself was very good and we loved the

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an actual steam plant was a different experience. The historic Davenport Hotel was amazing and a couple of our ladies went back for dinner during the convention and loved it. The Super Suris Alpaca Ranch was interesting and I love my alpaca shawl given to me from the group. We also added an attraction of a Gondola ride to the top of Silver Mountain. It is the longest tram ride in the world (thought we were never going to get to the top for lunch at the Mountain Haus). And ooooh, the ice

Wednesday Picnic in the Park. We are outdoor people. For Bill and I, it was quite nostalgic to be on the site where we were when we visited the 1974 Worlds Fair with seven kids and their invisible dogs.—Merlyn & Bill Jones, High Flyers Chair

Lake Coeur d’Alene cruise, above.Below, gondola ride to Silver Mountain.

At right, dancers Marcy Morrison &

Rosemary Walters get on the gondola ride

on Silver Mountain, longest tram ride in

the world.

Some of our High Flyer people at the Bing Crosby Museum. He was raised in Spokane until he left to pursue a

show business career.

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Buttons & Bows Sept 1 Back to School Orange Coast Lariats Sept 8 Vacation T-Shirts Shirts ‘N’ Skirts Sept 8 53rd Anniversary DanceChevron Squares Sept 15 50th Anniversary DanceChurch Mice Sept 15 Mexican Hat DanceIchabod Squares Sept 21 Picnic DanceMajor Keys Sept 22 Back to School with the SmithsRustlers Sept 22 Rock Around the ClockButtons & Bows Sept 29 50’s MemoriesShirts ‘N’ Skirts Sept 29 The Last LuauButtons & Bows Oct. 6 Halloween PartyOrange Coast Lariats Oct. 13 Pumpkin BashShirts ‘N’ Skirts Oct 13 All Hollows Eve Ichabod Squares Oct 19 Alien EncounterChevron Squares Oct 20 Hallowe’en HauntChurch Mice Oct 20 Monster MashMajor Keys Oct 27 Masquerade BallRustlers Oct 27 Spooky Haunt Boys ‘N’ Berries Nov 3 Harvest DanceButtons & Bows Nov. 3 53rd AnniversaryOrange Coast Lariats Dark Church Mice Nov 17 Harvest Hoedown Shirts ‘N’ Skirts Nov 10 Early ThanksgivingIchabod Squares Nov 16 “No Stinkin’ Badge” DanceMajor Keys Nov 24 Harvest BallRustlers Nov 24 Pajama Dance

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A Square D Affiliate Clubs:• Activ’8’ers — Torrance, 3rd Saturday through September only; Reg. Hall #14• Bob’s Fun Rounders — Long Beach, Mondays weekly, Reg. Hall #21• Boots & Bows — Torrance, 2nd Saturday, Reg. Hall #12, www.bootsnbows.org• Boots & Slippers — Simi Valley, 1st & 4th Saturdays, Reg. Hall #17, www.bootsandslippers.com• Boys ‘n Berries — Buena Park, 1st Saturday, Reg. Hall #1, www.boysnberries.org• Buckles & Bows — Thousand Oaks, 4th Saturday, Reg. Hall #9, www.bucklesandbows.org

• Buttons & Bows — Anaheim Hills, 1st & 5th Saturdays, Reg. Hall #4• Camping Squares — So. California, 1st weekend monthly, various locations, www.campingsquares.com • Chevron Squares — Anaheim, 3rd Saturday, Reg. Hall #19, www.chevronsquares.org• Church Mice — Garden Grove, 3rd Sat-urday, Reg. Hall #2, www.churchmice.com • Cypress Twirlers — Anaheim, 2nd Friday, Reg. Hall #2• Dancing Stars — Huntington Beach, 4th Friday, Reg. Hall #8• Farmers & Charmers — Northridge, 1st Saturday, Reg. Hall #23

Ed. Note: In an effort to make it easier to attend these fun dances listed above, I’ve ex-panded the club listing in two ways. 1. Added regular dance data to the list along with web addresses where possible, and 2. Keyed each club to a list of dance venues that follows. Please let me know if you find errors in the information for your club. Thanks, KGS

• Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara District:Lads ‘N’ Lassies Sept 1 Root Beer Float Night Happy Squares Sept 8 Ice Cream SocialTrail Dusters Sept 8 Harvest HoedownSierra Hillbillies Sept 9 45th Anniversary Dance Valley Trailers Sept 15 September Song Boots & Slippers Sept 22 Weekend Warriors Buckles & Bows Sept 22 Ice Cream Sundaes! Valley Trailers Sept 29 Full Moon DanceLads ‘N’ Lassies Oct 6 49th Anniversary Dance Sierra Hillbillies Oct 7 Harvest Festival & Food Pantry Benefit*Happy Squares Oct 13 Black Light DanceTrail Dusters Oct 13 Fright Night Boots & Slippers Oct 27 Witches BrewBuckles & Bows Oct 27 Halloween DanceFarmers & Charmers Nov 3 Turkey TrotSierra Hillbillies Nov 4 Celebrating Freedom DanceHappy Squares Dark Trail Dusters Nov 10 Thank You Turkey TrotBoots & Slippers Nov 18 Bandana BashBuckles & Bows Nov 24 Chips & Dip Dance

• South Bay/Westside District:Heels & Souls Sept 7 Football Favorites Boots & Bows Sept 8 Patriot Day DanceRed Ribbon Squares Sept 15 Community DanceHeels & Souls Sept 21 Apple TimeActiv ‘8’ ers Sept 22 Farewell DanceRed Ribbon Squares Sept 29 Batter Up (Men Bake!)Heels & Souls Oct 5 Jack-O-Lantern Magic Boots & Bows Oct 13 Halloween Pizza DanceRed Ribbon Squares Oct 13 Fall FestivalHeels & Souls Oct 19 Barn Raising: 53rd Anniversary Red Ribbon Squares Oct. 27 HalloweenHeels & Souls Nov 2 Get Out That Vote Boots & Bows Nov 10 Annual Pie Night DanceRed Ribbon Squares Nov 10 Thanks & Giving Dance*Heels & Souls Nov 16 Thankful Hearts Red Ribbon Squares Nov 24 You Name the Dance!

• Orange District: Boys ‘N’ Berries Sept 1 Good Ol’ School Days

A Square D Club Theme Dances:

* Bring canned or boxed food for the needy.

A Square D Board• ELECTED OFFICERS:President: Bill & Merlyn Jones, 949-589-1881, merlynjean@hotmail.comVice President: Tom & Sheila Hoban, 714-526-1458, thoban@ sbcglobal.netSecretary: Yvonne & John Large, 310-316-2870, peteacher.now@ verizon.netTreasurer: Lia Faase, 310-390-6183, liafaase@gmail.com• SENIOR DIRECTORS:Ricky Campos, 818-631-5247, rickyblueribbin@aol.comRachael Rodriguez, 714-993-7645, rickersangel@yahoo.com• DISTRICT DIRECTORS:Orange: Vivian & Nathan Row, 714-838-7090, nrow@sbcglobal.netSouth Bay/Westside: Diane Isaacs, 323-939-1478, di6@earthlink.netValley/Ventura/Santa Barbara: Marge & Bill Leese, 805-526-9638, margbileese@sbcglobal.netJr. Past Presidents: Don & Betty Slack, 818-884-1442, slack.sqdancer@ yahoo.com• APPIONTED OFFICERS:Caller/Cuer: Bill & Marge Leese, 805-526-9638, margbileese@sbcglobal.netFinance: Collin & Shirley Brown, 818-760-9740, colshirl@sbcglobal.netGrapevine: Karen Geller-Shinn, 661-252-2210, kgshinn@socal.rr.comHi-Flyers: Bill & Merlyn Jones, 949-589-1881, merlynjean@hotmail.comHistorian: Joe & Frances Demeules, 310-320-1502, frandee@heffrons.netInside Host/Hostess: Gretchen Luna, 310-641-1150; no emailInsurance & Presidential Aide: Lou Schumacher, 4134 W. 172nd St., Torrance, CA 90504; 310-371-6343, Cel. 310-387-4144, loudschumacher@gmail.comIRS & Membership: Herb & Judy Michel, 714-541-3361, jsmichel@ roadrunner.comOutside Host/Hostess: Rick Donaldson, 949-874-4863 & Rachael Rodriguez, 714-993-7645, rickersangel@yahoo.comParliamentarian: Jim & Jo Shipman, 562-696-1332, jimjo56@verizon.netPhotographer: Ken Kemzura, 661-254-2650, kenkemzura@hotmail.comPublicity/Promotions: VacantSupplies: Bill & Marge Leese, 805-526-9638, margbileese@sbcglobal.netWebmaster: Kathy Hansen, 310-367-0610, avkatie1216@gmail.com

• 13. Paramount Community Center, 14400 Paramount Blvd., Paramount

10. • 14. Riviera United Methodist Church, 375 Palos Verde Blvd., Redondo Beach

11. • 15. Santa Ana Ebell Club, 625 French St., Santa Ana

12. • 16. Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center, 22900 Market St., Santa Clarita

13. • 17. Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Ave-nida Simi, Simi Valley

14. • 18. St. Mark Methodist Church, 3942 La Colina Rd., Santa Barbara

15. • 19. St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 2580 W. Orange Ave., Anaheim

16. • 20. Tommy Lasorda Fieldhouse, 4701 Casa Loma, Yorba Linda

• 21. Unitarian Universalist Church, 5450 E. Atherton, Long Beach

17. • 22. United Methodist Church, 12741 Main St., Garden Grove

23. • 23. Wilkinson Center, 8956 Vanalden Ave., Northridge

Where We Square: Key, A Square D Club Dance VenuesPlease see alphabetical club listing above for which clubs dance where.

1. • 1. Buena Park Recreation Center, 8150 Knott Ave., Buena Park

2. • 2. Cedarbrook Dance Center, 12812 Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Grove

3. • 3. Canoga Park Women’s Club, 7401 Jordan Ave., Canoga Park

• 4. El Rancho Charter School, 181 S. Del Giorgia, Anaheim Hills

4. • 5. Eucalyptus School, 12044 S. Eucalyptus Ave., Hawthorne

5. • 6. East Whittier YMCA, 15740 Starbuck, Whittier

• 7. Falicia Mahood Auditorium, 11338 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles

6. • 8. First Methodist Church, 2721 Delaware St., Huntington Beach

7. • 9. Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Rd., Thousand Oaks

• 10. Marine Park, 16th and Main Streets, Santa Monica

8. • 11. Mel’s Dance Hall, 5946 Westminister Blvd., Westminister

9. • 12. Palos Verdes Baptist Church, 28 Moc-casin Lane, Rolling Hills Estates16

• Fun Wuns(A-1)— La Mirada, 4th Friday, Reg. Hall #11• Happy Squares — Simi Valley, 2nd Satur-day, Reg. Hall #17, www.happysquares.com • Heels & Souls — Los Angeles, 1st & 3rd Fridays, Reg. Hall #7, www.heelsandsouls.org• Honeycombers — Hawthorne, 1st Saturday, Reg.Hall #5• Huggin’ Hearts — Placentia, 3rd Saturday, Reg. Hall #20, http//hugginhearts.webs.com • Ichabod Squares — Garden Grove, 3rd Friday, Reg. Hall #2• Lads ‘n Lassies — Northridge, 1st Saturday, Reg. Hall #23• Major Keys — Whittier, 4th Saturday, Reg. Hall #6• Orange Coast Lariats — Garden Grove, 2nd Saturday, Reg. Hall #2, www.orangecoastlariats.net • Phantom Squares (C-1 & 2) — Canoga Park, 2nd or 3rd Sunday, Reg. Hall #3,

www.phantom-squares.com • Red Ribbons — Santa Monica, 2nd & 4th Saturdays, Reg. Hall #10, www.redribbon-squares.org • Rustlers — Garden Grove, 4th Saturday, Reg. Hall #22, www.therustlers.net• Shirts & Skirts — Santa Ana, 2nd & 5th Saturdays, Reg. Hall #15, www.shirtsnskirts.net• Sierra Hillbillies — Santa Clarita, 1st Sunday, Reg. Hall #16, www.sierrahillbillies.org • Taws & Paws — Santa Barbara, Wednesdays weekly, Reg. Hall #18• Trailblazers (A-2) — Paramount, 1st Saturday, Reg. Hall #13, www.trailblazers-socal.org • Trail Dusters — Calabasas, 2nd Saturday, Reg. Hall #23, • Valley Trailers — Northridge, 3rd & 5th Saturdays, Reg. Hall #23, www.valleytrailers.org

Your Association needs your support, your willingness to work, and

help to move forward with purpose!Lucky for us in square dancing—it’s all about fun!

Hope to see you in Oxnard!

August 31st to September 2nd 2012

K. O. Jeans Texas

Matt Worley Virginia

Charlie Robertson

California

Phil & Sue Harris California

Oxnard Community Center 800 Hobson Way

Oxnard, CA Plus - Advanced - Rounds

Dress: Casual morning and afternoon; Square Dance attire in evenings

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