Caller: Whit Brown June 2018 Cuer: Earle Collins

President’s Message

The past year has been a continuation of ups and downs for our club. It's easy to throw stones, in actuality, it's just a sign of our times. It seems with modern technology, younger folks are finding other past times. The older generation age has illnesses catching up with us, Therefore, our membership is dwindling. Most of our present dancers started quite a few years ago and square and round dancing has become a huge factor in our lives. Renzie and I were quite impressed, but not surprised with the great turn out for our Luau and general meeting early in May but disappointed when all of those folks came to eat, socialize, vote and then disappeared. . We are fortunate to have our own hall, a great Caller and Cuer and with the support of the membership we should be able to grow again. Perhaps with another phone and e-mail campaign it can happen. The gen-eral membership voted for a new board of directors. Please support them, remember "Dancing is a circle of friends", let’s try to put past situations in the past and greet everyone as a new friend. As I announced at the General membership meeting, the building is in need of upgrading the Life Safety features. I am a former Fire Marshal and I believe I know the codes and have been trying to convince the present and past Board to act before we have an incident that could cost us and the NEW Board. This is due to a lack of action that would make us all culpable (all members divided equally, that would include Life Members.) Here are a few of the Present Fire Code Violations;

The stage curtain has no current flame rating certificate, could be removed The wood paneling is Class C, is not permitted in a public assembly without a fire sprinkler system, The occupant load is not correct, (I suspect this sign came from Slovak Gardens) There is no emrgency evacuation system, (fire alarm) There is no Fire Sprinklers system No emergency evacuation plan posted There are no trained crowd control personnel on duty

Our building has not been inspected by the Orange County Fire Department, Bureau of Fire Prevention since 1985 (as noted on the occupancy load sign at the front door. I suspect this sign came from Slovak Gardens.) National Fire Protection Code, as adopted by the State of Florida requires all Public Assembly Occupan-cies exceeding 100 the following assembly occupancies shall be protected throughout by an approved su-pervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13.3.1.2. My estimated cost to the club for these required Life Safety features is in the neighborhood of $40,000. Jim Moore has volunteered to head this fund raising effort. Perhaps those faithful and loyal members who did come to vote, for their own personal reasons and are unable to dance, might wish to be helpful to the club they belonged to for many years. A monetary donation to be placed in a special fund for the chance our club has foreseen situations arise in the future. If each of those voters make a tax free donation of $500.00 just think how that fund would grow. Remember ” There are two days nothing can be done, yesterday and tomorrow.” Renzie & Virginia Let's get this done today and get involved. Yellow Rocks, Virginia and Renzie

Installation of Officers Ice Cream Social

June 1st

Mainstream & Plus Dance

Early Rounds - 7:30pm

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Happy Birthday

June

Billy Melendez 11

Mel Frye 25

Judy Walker 25

Susan Goff 28

Sandy Ogilvie 30

Happy Anniversary

June

Michael & Alice Craft 3

Jerry & Theresa Wicklin 12

Wayne & Susan Goff 16

Ed & Mary Haddad 26

Alex & Diane Williams 18

Gordon & Jean Hansen 20

Allen & Rhoda Moree 25

Dick & Rowena Wilson 25

Stephen & Joan Skellie 29

Red, White & Blue Dance

Plus June 29th

Mainstream July 4th It’s a July 4th Celebration

To the 2018-2019 Board!

Upcoming

Rootbeer

Float Nights

July 18th &

20th

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2018-2019 Committees

Pamela Nelson Newsletter Publisher

Carole Gray & Mary Haddad

Sunshine

Publicity

Open

John Lotti Blue Bandits

Michael & Alice Craft Photographer/Historian

Tim & Judy Olson Decorations

Michael & Alice Craft Long Range Planning

Ginny Osborne Travel

Website Open

Whit Brown Slideshows

Nancylayne Wolking ReCycle Sale

The 67th National Square Dance Convention June 27-30, 2018 Kansas City, MO

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2018-2019 Board

Michael Craft President

Rowena Wilson Vice President

Ginny Osborne Secretary

Joe Tanner Treasurer

Tim Olson Building Director

Shirley Ault Special Events Director

Bob Blasberg

Ways & Means

Rhoda Moree Tenderfoot Vice President

Donna Bilodeau

Tenderfoot Director

NOTE ON SQUARE DANCE ATTIRE Although casual attire is popular and acceptable during classes, please remember at dances, suggested attire for club members is long sleeved shirts and long pants for men and skirts or dresses for women. Shoes should be suitable for dance with no “spike” or stiletto heels, please. Thank you!

New Members!

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Ice Cream

Social Installation of

Officers

7:30 Round

Mainstream/Plus

8:00-10 pm

2

3 4 Earle Collins Round Dance Class 7:30 Instruc-tions

5 6 Workshop

7:15pm Mainstream

Dance 8 - 10 pm

7 8 Round Dance

Workshop 7:15pm

Plus Dance 8:00 - 10 pm

9

10 11 Earle Collins Round Dance Class 7:30 Instruc-tions 8:30 Dance

12 13 Workshop

7:15 pm Mainstream

Dance 8 - 10 pm

14 Board

Meeting 7 pm

Flag Day

15 Round Dance

Workshop 7:15 pm

Plus Dance 8:00 - 10 pm

16

17 Father’s Day

18 Earle Collins Round Dance Class 7:30 Instruc-tions

19 20 Workshop

7:15 pm Mainstream

Dance 8 - 10 pm

21 22 Round Dance

Workshop 7:15 pm

Plus Dance 8:00 - 10 pm

23

24 25 Earle Collins Round Dance Class 7:30 Instruc-tions 8:30 Dance

26 27 Workshop

7:15 pm Mainstream

Dance 8 - 10 pm

Club Colors

28 29 Round Dance

Workshop 7:15 pm

Plus Dance 8:00 - 10 pm Red,White

& Blue

30

June 2018 “Serving

with a

noble grace”

67th National Square Dance Convention-June 27-30 Kansas City MO

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