SOUTHERN DISTRICT NEWSLETTER SOUTHERN DISTRICT OKLAHOMA SQUARE DANCE ASSOCIATION

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1 SOUTHERN DISTRICT NEWSLETTER SOUTHERN DISTRICT OKLAHOMA SQUARE DANCE ASSOCIATION VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 11 NOVEMBER 2016 PRESIDENT Shawn & Mary Lloyd 213 E. Tulsa Sulphur, OK / ST VICE PRESIDENT Rick & Mary Gantt 30 Timber Creek Lane Wewoka, OK / ND VICE PRESIDENT Norvell & Mary Dalley 974 Burnside Road Davis, OK / LLOYD S LETTERS SECRETARY Angela Bumpass 501 E. Oklahoma Sulphur, OK / abump1966@yahoo.com TREASURER Larry Currie/Dorothy Keyes 100 Ridge Drive Sulphur, OK / lwcurrie@brightok.net dortie_k@yahoo.com IMM. PAST PRESIDENT Wayne & Linda Davis 804 Redbud Street Kingston, OK / lmdavis1964@sbcglobal.net EDUCATION DIRECTOR Skip & L:ou Gates 206 S.W. 2nd Ave. Marietta, OK / Lgates3781@aol.com HISTORIAN Sharon Groomer 406 Stolfa St. S.E. Ardmore, OK / NEWS EDITOR, TICKET CHAIRMAN Norvell & Mary Dalley 974 Burnside Road Davis, OK / mad-end@brightok.net PUBLICITY Joe & Mary French NS 3620 Seminole, OK / maryfrench2000@yahoo.com VISIT NINE Stan Taylor CR 1495 Allen, OK / oaoa71nova@gmail.com HELLO FROM THE LLOYD S Thank you to all that attended and helped with the Fall Bash. Scott Bennett called a really fun dance. Congratulations to Southern District for being #1 in ticket sales and to Larry and Margaret Stiles for being top ticket sellers. Hope to see everyone at our Victory Dance on October 30th. Don t forget the State Festival at the Tower Hotel in Oklahoma City on November 5. Southern District is in charge of Registration. Plan to come and help out some time during the day between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. We will have District Visitation at the Yellow Rockers on November 18th. Please try to attend. Keep in mind the New Year s Eve dance on December 31st at the Chickasaw Community Center in Ada from 8:00 til 12:00 midnight.. Will have the Club assignments in the December newsletter. DELEGATE DELEGATE DELEGATE DELEGATE See U in a square. Shawn & Mary Lloyd District President Lee & Bernice Sly Don & Cindy Schoenecke Dean & Rose Lloyd Skip & Lou Gates P.O. Box S Rd. 13 June Drive 206 S.W. 2nd Ave Weleetka, OK Sparks, OK Sulphur, OK Marietta, OK / / / / bernice_sly@hotmail.com cschoeneckern@yahoo.com deanmcems@brightok.net Lgates3781@aol.com

2 ACTIVE PAST PRESIDENTS Mark McClanahan 1993 Karen Montross 1999 & 2000 Bill Stout 2003 Dean & Rose Lloyd 1995, 1996 & 2004, 2005, 2012 Norvell & Mary Dalley Lee & Bernice Sly 2010 Rick & Mary Gantt 2011 Don & Vivian Kampbell 2013 Don & Cindy Schoenecke 2014 Wayne & Linda Davis 2015 A T T E N T I O N CLUB REPORTERS DEADLINE FOR THE DECEMBER NEWSLETTER IS NOVEMBER 20TH mad-end@brightok.net *************************************** CALLER S CORNER This month we would like to really expand on the Fun, Fellowship, Friendship, and Family that comes from being a Square Dancer and belonging to the Square Dance Activity. Have you really looked at what Fun we really have Square Dancing? When we form squares sometimes we meet people that we have never met before and still give them a yellow-rock as if they were long lost friends. We get acquainted with people through Square Dancing together because when we dance we dance as a group doing the moves together and have a lot of fun. We create the Fellowship through the moves we do and if we break down we laugh and reform and continue the Fellowship with more laughter. Fun and Fellowship continues throughout the evening at the dances with each square that is formed. Each time you square up the Friendship continue to build between each dancer that is in the Square. But the thing that sometimes is overlooked is the feeling of Family that happens from being Square Dancers. So many times when a Square Dancer is in need the Square Dancing Family comes together to help that Square Dancer. It is not one dancer or one club that comes forward it is the Whole Square Dance Community that gathers to help any Square Dancer that needs help. This same Square Dance Community also rejoices with the dancers when there is something positive happens to them. This is truly something that we feel all Square Dancers should be very proud to stand up and say we are Square Dancers and we are very proud of our having Fun, Friendship, Fellowship, and our Square Dance Family. To all Square Dancers we think you deserve a really BIG THANK YOU for all those that you have supported and will continue to support. Cecil & Barbara Burton Jr. ******************************************* UPCOMING CONVENTIONS Cincinnati, Ohio Kansas City, Missouri 2019 Atlanta, Georgia 2020 Spokane, Washington (June 17-20) DISTRICT VISITATIONS Sparks Twisters Oct. 29 Yellow Rockers Nov. 18 TRIVIA FUN 1. The Mountain State is Wyoming, Montana or West Virginia? 2. Babe Ruth played major league baseball in New York and Boston but he grew up in what city? 3. Is it true or false that there are natural geysers in Iceland? 4. Which language us the most popular foreign language in schools in China? 5. Which gemstone is only made from one element? (answers pg. 5)

3 YELLOW ROCKERS PRESIDENT LARRY CURRIE/ DOROTHY KEYES (580/ ) CALLER BOBBY & DALAINA WILLIS 1ST & 3RD FRIDAY 8:00 P.M. SULPHUR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2022 WEST 14TH We had two good dances in October with Bobby back at the helm. As always, we enjoy our visitors that come from Central District to join in our fun. We have a fun Halloween Dance even tho we had to dance in a different part of the Church so it took a little more to set up. The church ladies were have a garage sale and several square dancers went and looked and purchased a few items. Don & Cindy Schoenecke came down to join us and to turn in their tickets. We will not be dancing on November 4th due to the State Pre-Party. Hope to see many of you there. Our 30th Anniversary dance will be November 18th and we will be serving a full Thanksgiving Meal so come and join us. NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS 12 Sharon Groomer SC 18 Norvell Dalley YR 13 Brandon Lloyd YR 20 Katherine Marshall B&B 16 Bernice Sly B&B 22 Don Kampbell YR 16 Lola Golden SC 28 Wayne Davis SC 16 Faye Crossno B&B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SHARE A RECIPE CRUNCHY CHERRY CRUMBLE SQUARES 1 pkg. yellow cake mix 2 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats 3/4 cups butter, melted 1/4 cup crushed walnuts 1 can cherry pie filling Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 9 x 13 baking dish with parchment paper or grease with cooking spray. Mix cake mix and oats in a large bowl, add melted butter and walnuts, stir until crumbly. Press down half the crumbs onto the bottom of the pan. Spread cherry pie filling over the crumb crust. Spread remaining crumbs over filling and press down gently. Bake for 18 to 23 minutes or until slightly golden brown. Congratulations to SOUTHERN DISTRICT, YEL- LOW ROCKERS and LARRY & MARGARET STILES for all being #1 in ticket sales. NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES COME VISIT US ANYTIME FOR A GOOD TIME!!!!!!!! 20 James & Sherry Lytle YR

4 ARDMORE SOUTHERN CIRCLE PRESIDENT WAYNE & LINDA DAVIS ( ) CALLER - SKIP & LOU GATES 2ND & 4TH SATURDAY - Eat at 6:30, dance at 7:30 p.m. VILLAGE HALL 2401 VILLAGE LANE Hello from Southern Circle Southern Circle is doing great. Lessons are going well, we meet on Monday evenings at seven o clock. We have six students and they are really catching on to square dancing and doing a great job. Congratulations to all of Southern District on selling the most tickets for the Corvette and to Margaret for being the high seller for most tickets again this year. We had our 4 th quarter business meeting on the 17 th and elected new Southern Circle officers for They are as follows: President Sharon Groomer Vice President Joyce Sipe Secretary Madeline Kirby Treasurer Kay Ortiz We had a good turnout for our District Visitation Dance on the 22 nd. It was also our Halloween dance and many came in costume. Good food, good dancing and good fellowship. If you weren t, ya shoulda been there! We still have some members who are in need of your prayers. Skip and Lou continue to improve. He has finished his chemo treatments and is on maintenance medication. Lou is still having therapy and continues to gain strength. Marie Wilkinson is having some health issues. Linda s shoulder surgery has been put on the back burner for an undetermined amount of time. She has been diagnosed with breast cancer which trumps shoulder replacement. prayers. Please keep all of these in your Some of us are planning on visiting the Sparks Twisters visitation dance this Saturday night. Wayne and Linda got to attend last year and had a wonderful time. Hope to see you then. Several also plan to attend the Victory Dance this Sunday, October 30 th in Sulphur to celebrate Southern District s victory! Hope to see you there! Don t forget state festival is the following weekend. Happy Trails to you! Wayne & Linda Davis Club President ~~~~~~~ SPARKS TWISTERS PRESIDENT DEAN & BECKY EARP (404/ ) CALLER DEAN & ROSE LLOYD 2ND & 4TH THURSDAY Dance 7:00 p.m.- Sparks Community Center Remember our District Visitation/Barn Dance on October 29 at the Schoenecke Barn (shop). We will eat at 6:30 and dance at 7::00 Don & Cindy Schoenecke Reporter ~~~~~~~ DATES TO REMEMBER November 4 State Pre Party Tower Hotel, OKC November 5 State Festival Tower Hotel OKC November 6 State Meeting Tower Hotel OKC December 31 New Years Eve Dance Ada Chickasaw Community Center ~

5 HOLDENVILLE BOOTS & BOWS PRESIDENT TAYLOR, STAN (405/ ) CALLER - JONATHAN & KATHERINE MAR- SHALL 1ST & 3RD SATURDAY Plus Workshop 7:30 p.m.; Dance - 8:00 p.m S. ECHO We may not have had enough for a float this year for the Holdenville Fall Festival, but Joe French and Rick Gantt riding on the car with the ladies walking by the side of it looked pretty good, then off to the Court House for some good ole square dancing!! It was a fun time for everyone! Our lessons are going good! Mary Gantt is doing an excellent job teaching. The students even got in some quality time with Jonathan Saturday night. They did so well, that they even danced most of the night! Don and Cindy Schoenecke and Bob and Bobe Ragsdale from Sparks came and joined in the fun! Cindy brought two of their cutest toeheaded grandchildren with them. They were very good and played quietly in a corner. Rose was glad to have somebody to play with. Rose is now in ballet and showed us what she is learning. She is one talented girl! We are having lessons every Thursday night so we are getting in our dancing and will soon be getting our nursing home dates back in. We will be having our Thanksgiving Dinner with all the trimmings on Nov. 19th. This will be our next big dance as we are cancelling our Nov. 5th dance for State Festival! So come and join us and see what the fun is all about! Joe & Lynn Marquis Reporter The average person speaks about 31,500 words per day THIS MONTH IN HISTORY Nov. 9, 1944 Red Cross wins Nobel peace prize. Nov. 13, 1843 Mount Rainier in Washington State erupts. Nov. 14, 1832 First streetcar a horse-drawn vehicle called the John Mason - went into operation in New York City. Nov. 14, 1910 First airplane flight from deck of a ship in Norfolk, VA. Nov. 17, 1940 Green Bay Packers became first NFL team to travel by plane. Nov. 2, 1859 John B. Meyenberg of St. Louis patented evaporated milk. Nov. 25, 1792 Farmer s Almanac 1st published. TRIVIA ANSWERS 1. West Virginia 2. Baltimore, Maryland 3. True 4. English, but it used to be Russian 5. The diamond, it s make only from carbon HANDY HINTS When using lemons for baking, as in lemon meringue pie, first wash the lemons, the put one or two in the microwave oven on high power for 10 seconds, or until warm to the touch. The amount of lemon juice squeezed is double the amount you would get if the lemons were squeezed while they are cold. Have brown sugar that is hard as a rock? Place a piece of fresh bread on top of the brow sugar. Seal bag and leave overnight. The next day, the brown sugar will be soft and usable.

6 STATE TICKET PROGRAM PRAYERS 1981 Yellow CORVETTE Coupe CONGRATULATIONS SOUTHERN DISTRICT I told you we could do it!! We are proud of everyone who went out and sold tickets and made us #1 again. The Victory dance will be at the Sulphur United Methodist Church (where the Yellow Rockers dance) at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 30. Just bring yourselves, this is the States party for us. We hope that every district member will attend. Norvell Dalley Yellow Rockers healing Skip Gates Southern Circle Cancer treatments Lou Gates Southern Circle Speech Therapy Vivian Webb Southern Circle Health concerns Earl Webb Southern Circle Health concerns Linda Davis Southern Circle Breast Cancer Marie Wilkinson Southern Circle Health concerns Lola Golden Southern Circle Health concerns Darrell Smith Boots & Bows Cancer We are also very proud of Larry and Margaret for being top ticket seller in the State. Of course we never really have any doubt about that. The District sold 18,600 tickets Boots & Bows 835 Sparks Twisters 974 Southern Circle 2,640 Yellow Rockers 14,151 Top Ticket Sellers Larry & Margaret Stiles 10,250 Larry Currie/Dorothy Keyes 1,700 Norvell & Mary Dalley 1,141 Other District Central 17,841 South West 12,508 South Central 10,869 Northwest 8,750 Green Country 8,075 Northeast 6,980 Panhandle 1,146 Glenda Smith Boots & Bows Health concerns Lynn Marquis Boots & Bows Knee Surgery All Square Dancers who have health concerns or losses. All members of our military ~ A mother was away all weekend at a business conference. During a break, she decided to call home collect. Her six-year-old son picked up the phone and heard a stranger s voice say, We have a Betty on the line, will you accept the charges? Frantic, he dropped the phone and ran outside screaming, Dad! They ve got mom and they want money! ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` A husband was going shopping to buy his wife a gift and asked her for her sizes. She answered. If it s clothes I wear small and if it s diamonds I wear large. ~ Total Tickets Sold 84,769 plus what sells at the Festival

7 66th National Square Dance Convention -CINCINNATI Dancers in Cincinnati are eagerly awaiting for your registration to arrive for the National Convention to be held June ! We just want to let you know that the convention facilities and hotels are all located within a two block area! Yeah! Everything is so close no need to get in your car. CVS, Walgreens, & Macy s (in case you forget stuff or lose your suitcase) along with all kinds of restaurants and fast food places are located within the two block area. Cincinnati is not small, but the area around the convention center contains everything to meet any dancer s needs. It will be easy to hop in a taxi and go to museums, to the casino, to the ball parks, to Kentucky just across the river, and to many fun places including visiting ornate churches. DANCERS who choose to stay in the hotels listed on the registration form cannot buy bus passes because you will not need one! The only DANCERS who need to buy a bus pass will be campers. Sorry, no camping in downtown on the Ohio River. Kick off the 66 th NSDC with a 3 hour Sunset Riverboat Dinner Cruise with a buffet on the beautiful Ohio River on Tuesday at 5:45PM leaving from the convention center. The cruise is limited to 225 dancers. If you miss out on the Sunset Cruise, then sign-up for the 2 hour BB Riverfront Lunch Cruise with a delicious buffet Wednesday 6/21 or Saturday 6/24 with entertainment. Both are fun trips! National Museum of the United States Airforce is only a 45 minute bus trip to the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world. All attendees must have a valid government issued ID like a driver s license, state issue ID card, or passport. Lunch is on your own at the museum. The 66 th NSDC will have the Activities, Facilities, and the Location for great national convention. We will be looking for all of you and your friends in Cincinnati! Hurry! Hurry! Get your registration forms (can be found on the website) submitted so that you can choose your hotel. Registration pricing goes up to $75 after May 1, WHEN YOUR CHIL- DREN OR GRANDCHILDREN ASK WHAT YOU NEED FOR THE HOLIDAYS, SPEAK-UP AND SAY A DANCE RIBBON TO THE BEST SQUARE DANCE CONVENTION IN THE WORLD IN CINCINNATI! Publicity Chairman Dennis Budinski & Mary Galentine

8 OSDF MEETING Fall Back Be sure to go VOTE Canceled