H. Cubed Happy Hopper Happenings 2019 Calendar Upcoming Dances: February 24 Frosty Frolic Adam Christman Calling and Cueing March 10 Aloha Dance National Caller Dan Preedy Caller Karen Neverdowski Cuer Dance Location: Stillaguamish Sr. Center 19303 Smokey Point Blvd. Arlington, WA 98223 Dance Times: Plus w/rounds 6:00-6:30 MS Squares w/rounds 6:30-9:00 Business meetings are held the first Tues. after the first Wed. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. of each month at Marysville School Service Center 4220 80 th St NE Marysville. Next meeting will be March 12, 2019. Happy Hoppers are a member organization and all members are welcome to attend meetings and be on the board, volunteer as committee chairs or participate in the activities necessary to run our member organization. If you haven t attended a meeting, please come and share your ideas!!! President s Message Hello Happy Hoppers, Cindy and I are very tired of the snow, and suspect you are too. We would have been just fine with one of those winters where we get little or no snow. But we have to deal with whatever Mother Nature throws at us. With regards to square dancing, virtually every club cancelled at least one dance. But for experienced square dancers, missing a few dances over a couple weeks is just an inconvenience. When the dances resume we will go back to dancing without missing a beat. For our new dancers, it is a different story. They have just been exposed to some of the more complex moves in lessons, and now they have had to take a couple weeks off from dancing. Our Happy Hopper students missed a Happy Hoppers student dance and at least one other student dance. We are only able to make up one of the two lessons we had to cancel. So our students will graduate on February 18, but with a little less instruction and dance time than normal. So if you see someone with a Happy Hopper badge at a dance and you don t recognize them, consider that they may be a recent graduate and could use a little encouragement and help getting out on the floor and dancing. For members who have been Angels at our lessons, you can recognize our recent graduates. Please help get them out on the dance floor. We all needed a little help at this stage of our square dance journey, and our current graduates are no different. Soon they will be dancing up a storm. Thanks. Eric Selby Happy Hoppers President
Page 2, HCubed February 2019 Happy Hopper Happenings 2018 2019 Happy Hoppers Management and Officers President Eric Selby Vice President Chris Wear Newsletter Anne Lucas Secretary Jill Czadek Nominating Jill Czadek, Jean Raymond Treasurer Patty Schiller Dance Themes Marlys Schirmer Trustee Rick Homme Publicity Al Jeschke Committees Printing Jean Raymond Booking Rod Davidson Kitchen Tammie Leslie By Laws Mike Stimson Membership Barbara Moody Telephone Open Caravans Patti Schiller & Jim LaMontagne MBC Delegate Eric Selby & Melody Scalzo Lessons Coordinator Pam Santee Volunteer Coordinator Mark & Bernadine Wentland Dinner Meeting Doug Newman Footnotes Eric Selby Posters & Flyers Melody Scalzo Historian Open Sunshine Sherrie Weaver Webmaster Clara Grager Facebook February 10 Dance Thrift Shop Boogie was cancelled due to weather (lots of snow!). Mt. Baker Report ~~
Patty s Creative Fire Mark and Bernadine On Fire Melody, Mark, Patty, Carol, Pam, Bernadine Page 3, HCubed February 2019 Fire It Up Dance??? Cute pic Anyway!! Hunter Keller Caller and Cuer
Page 4, HCubed February 2019 Happy Hopper Lessons Coordinator Report The final two classes of our 2018/19 lessons were cancelled due to record SNOW fall but we finally held the graduation on February 18th and graduated 40 students, of which 38 joined our HH club this year! A BIG Thank You to all the Angels from our HH Club, and other clubs, that came out throughout the lesson season and helped make our lessons successful. A breakdown of participants and money collected is as follows: Jan. 14: 32 students, 25 Angels (23 HH, 2 other clubs), 7 squares ($150 cash) Jan. 21: No class - holiday Jan. 28: 36 students, 27 Angels (25 HH, 2 other clubs), 6 squares ($171 cash) Feb. 4: snow day lesson cancelled (rescheduled to Feb. 18) Feb. 11: snow day lesson cancelled (rescheduled to Feb. 18) Feb 18: xx students, xx Angels (xx HH, other clubs), x squares ($xxx cash) And Graduation! We had 6 of our HH students and 1 HH Angel that went to the Rainbow Squares student level dance on Saturday Jan. 26. 13 HH students and 13 HH Angels were at the Feb. 1 First Friday Funfest at The Hayloft. The Feb. 8 Mt Baker Singles had their Valentine Dance cancelled due to snow, and our Happy Hopper student dance with Gary Monday on Feb. 10 was also cancelled due to snow. Continuing with that trend, the Sky Valley Whirlwinds student dance on Saturday, Feb. 16 was also cancelled due to snow! We have contracted with the Marysville school to open the cafeteria on Feb. 18 even though there is no school to make up for our Feb. 4 cancellation. We may hold another makeup day due to the Feb. 11 lesson cancellation. Our series of 4 Mainstream Strengthening Workshops with Steve Noseck commence on February 25 on Mondays from 7-9pm, $6 per dancer. Pam Santee ~ HH Class Coordinator Our lesson instructor, Dave Harry, has recently requested that we change our lessons from 16 weeks to 20 weeks. He is making similar changes where he teaches for other clubs. The Hoppers voted at the Tuesday HH meeting to accept Dave's proposal, so next year our lessons will be 20 weeks.~~~ Eric Selby
Page 5, HCubed February 2019 Happy Hoppers 2019 Lessons Graduation ~ Our largest class yet!! 40 Students The dance floor and squares will be full of new faces so welcome them in!! A big Thank You to Dave Harry Instructor!!
Page 6, HCubed February 2019 Let s Do It Again!!! Mainstream Workshops Strengthening with Steve Noseck After the lessons and graduation Steve is teaching a series of four workshops for the Happy Hoppers. We encourage everyone to turn out for this lively workshop. The workshops start Monday, February 25th and will continue March 4, March 11, March 18 from 7-9 p.m. Recent graduates and Mainstream dancers from all clubs are invited to join us for some fun dancing with Steve Noseck. Classes will be at the Totem Middle School Cafeteria 1605 7 th Street (enter off 8 th Street) in Marysville. $6 per person, dress is casual. For more information call Eric or Cindy 425-334-4374 or email: squaredancelessons@gmail.com 2017 Mainstream Strengthening Workshop Video (youtube.com/annelouisemillerlucas)
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Page 8, HCubed February 2019 Please note the that volunteer schedule is now quarterly. To volunteer for any of these positions in the future, please contact Mark or Bernadine. C A R A V A N S Caravan to Other Clubs: January - March 2019 Club Caller/Cuer Theme (if any) Date Friday February 22 Samena Squares Susan Morris Karen Neverdowski Friday March 8 Mt. Baker Singles Dave Harry LIVE Bob Berka Club Caravans In: Sunday January 27 Sunday March 24 Cascade Crossfires/Fern Bluff Squares Dudes n Dolls Tropical Getaway 35 th Anniversary
Page 9, HCubed February 2019 SUNSHINE and HAPPINESS REPORT Please contact Sherrie someone that is in need Weaver at Tsweave@aol.com and let her know about of a little sunshine or a Congratulation!!! Our condolences go out to Margil Crowley for the loss of her son. Also condolences to Ken and Sheila price for the loss of their granddaughter. Our hearts and sympathy can t express our sorrow for how they are feeling now. Tammie Leslie for her health issues and recent heart surgery. Rod Davidson for his recent health issues. Alice Wright (longtime Squarecrow member and friend) has passed away. Peter Heumann--broken arm. Sherrie Weaver 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 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. (Must be a Facebook user to access).
Page 10, HCubed February 2019 February Birthdays Garry Baker February 9 Cindy Beamer February 28 Ruth Brooks February 16 Margil Crowley February 21 Jill Czadek February 8 Lissa Huebner February 15 Ruth Patrick February 16 Pam Santee February 1 Happy Birthday Everyone!! February Is. Groundhog Day Feb 2 Lincoln s Birthday Feb 12 Valentine s Day Feb 14 President s Day Feb 18 Washington s Birthday Feb 22 March Is Ash Wednesday March 6 Daylight Savings Time Begins March 10 St. Patrick s Day March 17 1 st Day of Spring March 20
Page 11, HCubed February 2019 Hello Happy Hoppers, The club requires dues from the members for the next dance season. We need $25 each year from each member who wants to continue to be in the club. Of that, $6 goes to the Mount Baker Council and State Federation. Please note that our new graduating students that are joining our club as of February 11, 2019 have already paid their dues for this upcoming 2019/2020 year. For the rest of us, please submit $25 per person by cash or check (made out to Happy Hoppers) to Eric or Cindy by March 1. Thank you! Eric & Cindy Selby 6211 97th DR NE Lake Stevens, WA 98258 Dear Happy Hoppers We want to invite you all to our annual Dinner Meeting. Please mark your calendar for Tuesday April 9th At our Happy Hoppers club meeting Tuesday evening, Doug Newman reported on the various venues he contacted regarding our April 9 Happy Hoppers Dinner. The size of the club and expected attendance at the dinner really limits our options and prevents everyone ordering off the menu. After much discussion, the club voted to have our dinner at Olive Garden in Tulalip. To attend the dinner, you will need
to pre-select one of several options for your dinner and pre-pay for the dinner beforehand. More Information to Follow. Page 12, HCubed February 2019
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Happy Hoppers 61 st Anniversary Group 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