Big Sky News June 2017 Dudes 'N' Dolls Great Falls Linda Wallace We are winding down our winter season with a bang--montana State Square And Round Dance Festival held here in Great Falls at our Expo Park (Fairgrounds). It runs from May 26th through May 29th. Should be a great one and one that you don t want to miss. Its not too late to sign up if you haven t already done so. Go to montanasquaredancing.com and register. Our regular dances have ended after having a great Spring Fling with Jerry Jestin. We will begin our summer schedule beginning June 3rd and continuing on July 22nd and August 26th. All dances will be held at the Missouri River Manor and casual dress is the attire. Finger foods start at 6:00, rounds at 6:45 and mainstream with a plus tip at 7:00. Our regular schedule will pick up again on September 9th. If you have any questions regarding our club or any of our activities, please feel free to contact David Hinds at 406-799-1715 or david.hinds@montanasquaredancing.com. We hope to see friends old and new at Montana State, USA West, Plus on the Boulder and Knothead. What a great summer we have to look forward to. Montana Mavericks Plains Darlene Jolly The MONTANA MAVERICKS May dance had 40 dancers from Libby, Kalispell, Lolo, Helena & Great Falls as well as club members. Ed Evans of Port Orchard, Wa. called & Lorrie Lane cued the dance. 2 of our graduates enjoyed their first dance as club members the other was off to a family event. Backroads of Montana TV show on PBS were in attendance & filming for a future show. The crew from Under the Big Sky, a CBS program was also in attendance as well as reporters from the Clark Fork Valley Press/Mineral Independent &the Sanders County Ledger. We had a workshop with Ed on Friday night prior to the dance. We had a no host dinner before the dance on Saturday at Bulls restaurant. 17 dancers & friends enjoyed the great food & the company was great. We have cancelled our June dance this year. Our caller for that dance has decided to retire from calling & cueing, so some of us will attend the Idaho State Festival which is in Wallace, Id. Then some will participate in the Lake Coeur d Alene cruise on the Wednesday after that & then on to the Washington State Festival in Spokane starting the next day. We will be dancing on July 8 here in Plains at the bank with Gary Baker calling. That particular dance will have no rounds, but should still be a fun dance Our August dance is our campout on the 2 nd weekend at Bar S campground at Ronan. If you need info on anything please contact Darlene at 406-826-8951. September we will be dancing on the 9 th & in October we ll go back to winter schedule of first weekend thru May. Come join us any time you are in the area.
Helena Last Chance Square Dance Club Del Harris Our club has been meeting every Monday night this month from 6:30 to 9:30. Glen has mixed the calls with Mainstream, Plus and Round dances. Thus the 3 squares that attended had some resting time while others danced. April 27 th the TouchMark Retirement center hosted 2 squares of dancers who entertained residents and danced with them, too. Their dinner was excellent. The hall was decorated like a barn dance, and toe tapping music sounded throughout. Square dancers visited, and did all kinds of different dancing. Everyone had a delightful time. May 19 we all wore square dance costumes to the Jim Darcy Ag Days activity where student learned about old time ag methods and dance. Teachers served a delicious lunch and presented each volunteer with a token of appreciation. We love doing this activity for the children. May 26, 27, 28, ands 29 is the MONTANA STATE SQUARE DANCE FESTIVAL in Great Falls. Many from the Helena area plan to attend. This will be an opportunity for you to bring a recipe for the MONTANA STATE COOK BOOK. Karyn Hamilton, Chairman is gathering the recipes. There are many wonderful cooks around our state. We ll be looking for your FAVORITE or BEST or MOST POPULAR recipe. Bring your recipe with you or talk up the cookbook. It will be a fund raiser for the 2020 State Festival in Helena on Memorial Day weekend. Karyn s email is dewklh@netzero.net and her address is 4682 Pothole Drive, Helena, MT 59602; phone 406 461 7536. This will be a lasting memory of our square dance years. June 10 is the Clancy Days parade, which the Queen City Horse Square Dancers will perform. A good fun time is the order of the day. This is the only summer activity we have scheduled. Summer activities are undecided at the present time. Our caller and contact is Glen Tusler s cell phone 406 449 6450, Glen and Leola 406 227-6163. Reporter Del Harris, 406 227 6244.
SOLO STARS Lolo Dance Center Missoula area Debby E reporting We recently had election of club officers. Our thanks to all those who have agreed to serve (again) this next season! We appreciate you!! As we wind up the Solo Stars season, that doesn't mean the end of dancing fun! DON'T FORGET to MARK YOUR CALENDARS for MAY 20 MISSOULA FEDERATION SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE Lynn Strobel, Caller; Barry Bartlette, Cuer [see the attached flyer for more info] MAY 26-29 MONTANA STATE CONVENTION, GREAT FALLS Caller, Vic Ceder; Cuer, Tom Jenks HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! JUNE 2-3 35 TH ANNUAL SOLO STARS MOUNTAIN MIXER "Circus Carnival Theme" Fri-Sat Adam Christman, Caller; Gene Krueger, Cuer TOTAL PACKAGE = $25.00 or: Fri: Pre-rounds 7:30-8pm; Mainstream Dance 8-10pm; $6 Sat: Round workshop/teach 10am-12; $5 Sat: Lunch 12-1:30pm; $5 Sat: PLUS DANCE 1:30-3:30pm; $5 Sat: Dinner 6-7:30pm; Dinner + Dance, $10; Dance only, $6 Sat: Pre-Rounds 7:30-8pm Sat: MAINSTREAM DANCE (+Plus tips), 8-10pm JOIN THE SOLO STARS AGAIN IN SEPT FOR A NEW SEASON OF FUN DANCING! * * * * * * * * * * LOLO DANCE CENTER DATES * JUN 1 Start of Summer Lessons/Workshops! JUN 1&8, Thurs 7:30pm PLUS Workshop with LOLO SQUARES; Barry Bartlette, caller JUN 6, Tues 7:00pm Phase 3-4, followed by 3-4 Round Dance; Gene Krueger, cuer JUN 10, Sat 7:00pm Rounds, 7:30pm PLUS Dance; Gene Krueger, cuer; Barry, caller JUN 11,18,25 SUN 7:00 PreRounds, 7:30 MAINSTREAM DANCE Gene Krueger, cuer; Barry Bartlette, caller JUN 12, Mon Round Dance Clinics Begin See the schedule and flyers for details. *Congratulations to Doug & Candy Drader for their 25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!! *Pick up the Lolo Square and Round Dance Summer Flyer and calendars, or download them from http://lolocampndance.com/, for all the many activities and special callers coming this summer to LOLO, MONTANA! *We're glad to have Bobbie back with us at the dance center. Please keep her in your thoughts & prayers as she continues her treatments locally. Looking forward to seeing you all in a square! Until next time.
Lolo Dance Center ~ Hwy. 12 West, Lolo MT Caller: ADAM CHRISTMAN Cuer: GENE KRUEGER Friday Pre-rounds 7:30 8:00 PM Mainstream Dance 8:00 10:00 PM $6.00 for dance Saturday Round Workshop (teach) 10:00 AM 12:00 ~ $5.00 Lunch 12:00 1.30 PM ~ $5.00 Plus Dance 1:30 3.30 PM ~ $5.00 Saturday Night Dinner 6:00 7:30 PM Pre-Rounds 7:30 8:00 PM Mainstream dance (with Plus Tips) 8:00 10.00 PM Dinner & Dance ~ $10.00 (Dance only $6.00) Total Package $25.00 Come and stay at the Lolo Dance Center & RV Park (limited full hook-up) Website: http://www.lolocampndance.com E-mail: sqrdance@bresan.net or 406-273-0141 For dance info. Contact: Call Dee 529-8633 dimandtee@msn.com
Special Sunday Night Mainstream Dance featuring Jerry Junck June 25, 2017 7:00 pm Pre-Rounds with Gene Krueger & Sharon Wise 7:30-9:30 Squares with Jerry Junck New dancers especially welcomed. All dancers will enjoy Jerry s music selections and smooth choreography. Lolo Dance Center, 9955 Highway 12 W, Lolo, MT 59847 Call Barry or Bobbie at 406-273-0141 for more information. Remember: 63 rd Annual Knothead Jamboree September 2 4 2017Caller Adam Christman Spokane, WA Cuer Sarah Roderer Bozeman, MT Union Pacific Hall West Yellowstone, MT
AFTON'S SQUARE DANCE APPAREL Everything you need for Square and Round Dancing Open Monday -Saturday Please call ahead Oct-Apr 406-273-0141 Square Dance Center & Campground Lolo, Montana 11 miles south Missoula, Montana 2.7 miles west of Lolo on HWY 12