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BUGLEBUGLEBUGLEBUGLE

Square and Round Dancers of Southwestern Ontario Inc.

WEBSITE: www.swosda.ca E-MAIL: bugle@swosda.ca

BUGLE - January

2015

Volume 53 Number 5

President's

Message

Cheers 2015 We have been all wrapped up in the bustle of the season, we forgot to prepare our message. Thanks to our executive for keeping us on track. The celebration of Jesus' birth for 2014 has come and gone. We hope you and your families have had a blessed celebration with gift giving, love, friendship and family. Of course, there always appears there is too much food. Our tummies can not take on any more turkey dinners. We are looking forward to dancing with our Square Dancing friends at the New Year's Eve dance in Cambridge. We'd like to extend our best wishes to all dancers for a healthy, happy and a prosperous new year from the S.W.O.S.D.A. executive. Just a reminder the next S.W.O.S.D.A. dance is scheduled for January 24th in Courtland, Ontario. The host club is the Tri-County Squares. We hope to see you there. Don't forget to check the Bugle for possible cancellation in case of inclement weather. Happy new year from your presidents Dianne and Fred Joyner

The Last Laugh - Phrases

May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions! -Joey Adams

New Year's Eve, where auld acquaintance be forgot. Unless, of course, those tests come back positive. -Jay Leno

"Take care how you meet and greet with people this New Year since broken spirits have no available spare parts!"

Stir the eggnog, lift the toddy, Happy New Year, everybody. -Phyllis McGinley

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Tri-County Squares - A Bit of History

TRI-COUNTY SQUARES is a modern square dance club which was organized in Tillsonburg in 2005. When the Simcoe club closed down, local dancers recognized the need for a club in the immediate area. For the first few years, the club was cooperatively run under the leadership of the organizing committee Nick and Dorothy Dahm, Ken & Shirley Elbourne, Bob & Norma Loveys with the assistance of their chosen caller, Tom Charlton. In April 2007 they graduated their first group of 25 dancers in mainstream who were encouraged to take ownership of the club by participating in the new executive. This is now our tenth year of dancing in Tillsonburg and are planning to celebrate in September. Dancers range in age from 15 to 94. They currently dance weekly Wednesdays at basic and mainstream levels with occasional announced plus from September to April at the Tillsonburg Senior Centre, 45 Hardy Ave., Tillsonburg. Dancing visitors as well as spectators are welcomed at any time. The club gives back to the community by continuing the Trillium Benefit Dance originally coordinated by the Dahms at the Simcoe club each year in the spring as well as supporting the local Food Bank, the Salvation Army Toy Drive, and performing at community festivals, and nursing homes. The club is hosting the January 2015 SWOSDA dance at Courtland Community Centre. This will be their third district dance. They are hoping for a good weather and anticipating a good turnout. There are lots of good restaurants in the area. See the listings on the table at the dance but if you prefer bring a bag lunch

and join the group who choose to eat in and enjoy the social interaction that occurs over supper.

See you there, in a square. Nick and Dorothy Dahm for Tri-County Squares.

A Bright Idea ...

Please consider hosting a SWOSDA dance for the 2015 - 16 season. The cost is little and the reward great!

Duties of a host club are basically two fold: recommend a location, and provide the refreshments.

Hall costs and caller arrangements are covered by SWOSDA.

Without clubs who are stepping forward to host, these dances cannot occur. Smaller clubs might consider co-hosting with another club.

Contact Syd or Jane Fletcher at sydfletch1@gmail.com OR

any member of the SWOSDA Executive if you are willing to host.

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SWOSDASWOSDASWOSDASWOSDA

Remember When...Remember When...Remember When...Remember When...

“Any Flashback for January?” Dan OOPS! In the entire Christmas hubbub, I forgot. Oh well, I’ll just finish the research I had been doing on Christmas season celebrations around the area through the years and share what I found. As I’ve mentioned before, my research in the past Bugles and albums takes me a lot longer than I anticipate for a number of reasons – 1) some of our clubs are much better celebrators than reporters. I see mention of their upcoming Holly Ball, Snowflake Swirl, Panorama Dance, New Year’s Dance, etc, but little reporting of the actual activity. Again, I beg, PLEASE SHARE! For the sake of future historians. 2) I am easily sidetracked when I run across bits of articles like the one copied below and which I thought you might enjoy. From Bugle Sept. ’91 - excerpt from an article by Les Johnson. (Advance apologies to Neva for exposing your criminal past. DD) “….we received information (which is all true) that Caller, Neva McVittie had to appear before the Judge after serving a short period in Jail. The following is the transcript of the Court Hearing. Judge: His Honour Andrew Wilson, Owen Sound (formerly of Metro Toronto) Prosecutor: J. Barrie Doherty, Markdale (The Grey-Bruce Crime Stoppers called him out of retirement.) Defence: Lynda Thomas, Owen Sound – News Hound extraordinaire, CKNX TV, Wingham Location: Owen Sound Night Court (a local supermarket) Date: May 23, 1991 Charge: (Neva was escorted to the court by police and approached the bench at which point she greeted the prosecutor with a large YELLOW ROCK. It is quite apparent to the Judge and those present that Neva is trying to get some brownie points. However she upset the Judge, because he didn’t get one. The trial begins… Neva McVittie, You are charged with being a Martinet. You expect the participants of square dancing to carry out your orders without exception. HOW DO YOU PLEAD TO THIS CHARGE? Neva: Guilty as charged. However I wish to point that the prosecutor is a Member of SWOSDA and it might be a conflict of interest. Judge Wilson: Overruled. Mr. Prosecutor, please outline the circumstances of this charge. Prosecutor: Your Honour, I wish to point out the charge originates from the 17th century. Webster’s Dictionary defines a martinet as a strict disciplinarian (such as an army officer). There is no doubt that Martinet describes not only Neva but all square dance callers I have known. Her dancers try everything to please her, but she will have nothing to do with being pleased. When the dancers anticipate her next call, Neva will intentionally change the call, in order to make the entire squares break down in a state of mass confusion.

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She directs the Bosses, Dishwashers and Lovers to promenade inside the square before their peers. Neva instructs them to outlandish configurations, such as: Relay the Deucey, Grand Square, Spin Change and Exchange the Gears as well as Triple Trade, Triple Scoot and Scootbacks. Then after they have done all those moves, she has the audacity to Recycle the dancers. If the dancers continue to make mistakes, the Martinet expects them to purchase square dance manuals and study and practice the tortuous moves contained therein before the next session. Again I must point out that, Neva McVittie is not all bad, she has been known to call and permit them to do an occasional Yellow Rock. Your Honour, that is the prosecution’s case and there is no doubt, this lady is guilty as charged and should be convicted. Judge Wilson: Miss Thomas, present your defence. Now Miss Thomas did her best with what she had to work with, but with the plea of Guilty and the Yellow Rock to the Prosecutor and the anger of the Judge – defence decided to ask for the mercy of the court and shed a few crocodile tears, praying the judge would be lenient. The Decision: The Judge invoked the stiffest penalty for the charge. The defence argued that Neva felt that what she did was in the best interest of her dancers and that she would present a demonstration of her skills. Because of this plea, the Judge set the fine at $150.00 and if she could not pay it - be returned to jail until she did. It was pointed out that the dancers had raised $230 and turned it over to the court. The demonstration turned out to be superb with the prosecutor and police getting involved. The Grey-Bruce Crime Stoppers extended their sincere appreciation to Neva and the square dancers for a job well done. NOTE: The Grey-Bruce Crime Stoppers held a Jail-A-Thon at a local supermarket on May 23 &24. Many of the area better known people were brought before the presiding magistrates during the two days. In excess of $23,000 was raised for the activity of the organization.” We’ll be pleased to hear about your special events involving SWOSDA and other clubs. Dorothy and Nick Dahm, SWOSDA historians

Caller's Clinic

News

Caller's Web Page Round Dance Page

By the time you all read this Christmas will be over and you will be getting ready to celebrate bringing in the New Year. If you were all like us you had a great time at the Christmas Parties you attended. We had a super time down here including participating in a “Toys For Tots” event in Detroit. Now then, due to circumstances beyond my control you did not see the last Caller’s Corner in the Bugle. I hope that you all received my e-mail with updates to the January and March meeting Dates. We were unable to change the dates in order to accommodate Jeff Priest. The Church has their own functions on those dates. He has agreed however to do a Work Shop next season so that is good news. Here are the Dates again for the remainder of the meetings so that you can update your Diary :- January 11th 2015 March 8th 2015

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We will, I am sure, have a good meeting and have some fun along the way. If you have something specific you would like to talk about or do, please let me know ahead of time so that I can put it on the Agenda. Do not forget that January will be the month for our Dues. Looking forward to seeing you all in the New Year. Do not forget to let your Dancers know that they are always welcome to come out to see what we get up to. At this time Joy and I would like to wish you all a Very Happy and Healthy New Year. Colin Aram Chairman , SWOSDA Caller’s Clinic.

FEATURE

“That’s Not My Job” (From Bugle Sept 1991)

There were four people named: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.

There was an important job to be done and

Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.

Anybody could have done it, But Nobody did.

Somebody got angry about that Because it was Everybody’s job.

Everybody thought Anybody could do it, But Nobody realized

That Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody When Nobody did what Anybody could have.

Dear God, my prayer for 2015 is a FAT bank account and a THIN body.

Please don't mix it up like you did this year.

New Years Resolutions You Can Actually Keep

Read less. I want to gain weight. Put on at least 30 pounds. I will start buying lottery

tickets at a luckier store Stop exercising. Waste of time. Watch more TV. I've been missing

some good stuff. Watch less T.V. in standard definition Gain enough weight to get on The

Biggest Loser.

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How Time Flies ... A new year begins, and one starts to think back, then wonders where the time has gone. In April 2009, the Bugle first appeared on the SWOSDA Web Site, and that's when I took on the position of Editor. Lee and Sharon Cox had previously done the job for 10 years, and decided it was time to retire.

With a new Editor, came a new way of doing things. The bugle went to the web; this was mostly a cost cutting requirement, with postage, paper and printing cost always on the rise. The Bugle would continue, and be available to all at no charge. By going to the web, we were able to handle colour photos making stories much more interesting, and add links for easy access to stories and dance flyers. We still have the same voice, only better. I want to thank the clubs and their representatives for keeping the Bugle current with what is happening in South Western Ontario. With your help I have been able to keep everyone informed as to what goes on at your club, what special dances are coming up, and it's a good place to share ideas. Speaking of ideas, if you have any new ideas for the Bugle, please let me know. I have had a few requests in the past, and have done my best to incorporate those. My aim is to create the best reading experience I can, for you! We hope everyone has an exciting new year ahead, with lots good health, much happiness, and plenty of dancing. Dan & Rhetha Roy Editors - Bugle

CLUB NEWSCLUB NEWSCLUB NEWSCLUB NEWS

Send Club News to bugle@swosda.ca

Centennial Beavers - London

Wishing You a Happy New Year from Centennial Beavers Centennial Beavers are having a great time each Friday night dancing to a nice variety of Mainstream and Plus Calls, as well as beautiful Phase II and III Round dances cued by Ed. Dolson. December 12th was the Annual Christmas Party with hot turkey, stuffing and gravy supplied by Ed and Nancy supplemented by delicious entrees and salads from club members. Then.... Santa arrived! Giving chocolates to all the “good”and perhaps some “slightly naughty” square dance boys and girls. After dancing a while, we were treated to a vast variety of scrumptious desserts. With tummies full and happy hearts and lots of Warm Hugs and Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year we merrily left the hall.

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Our next dance is Friday, January 9th, 2015. followed by Western Night: January 16th, 2015. Dig out those Stetson Hats, Cowboy Boots and Western Duds, because once again we're having our Western Night, complete with Chili, Wieners & Beans and delicious Corn Bread and prepare for a great night of Mainstream, Plus and Round dancing from 7:00p.m. Till 9:30 p.m. Parking: We have a good sized parking lot, but if needed, there is also extra well-lit parking across the street at Crouch Library and a cross walk for safely crossing to the Hamilton Road Seniors Community Center, 525 Hamilton Road, London, Ontario. Our Club Contact is Alice Johnson 519-858-8620. Min Gibson Bugle Rep.

Egbert's Scramblers - Rostock

"Egbert's Scramblers held their annual Christmas dance on December 15, beginning with a delicious pot

luck dinner. Spot prizes included potted pointsettias and boxed chocolates. "Mrs. Claus and Santa" (Greg

Luyten and daughter Stephanie) made a surprise appearance and joined in the dancing. Ho Ho Ho !!!"

Submitted by, Karen Mills

Galt Swinging Eights - Cambridge

With some very good weather so far this winter season we have not had to cancel dances except for just one. We appreciate all the dancers who come out faithfully and work with our novices to bring them up to the ability to dance Mainstream. Many thanks to Dan and Fran for their dedication to square dancing and Dan's patience in teaching not only the novices but us regular dancers who seem sometimes to forget what we are doing. Our Christmas Dance was held on December the 8th and we had a good turnout with lots of festively

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dressed dancers and delicious treats. We have no dance on the December l5 thru to December 29th however we are holding our annual New Years Eve Dinner and Dance on December 31 at the Trillium St. United Church Hall. The doors will open at 6:30 and we ask that you bring your plates, cups and cutlery and whatever dish you signed up for. We will be waiting with a warm and friendly greeting and the cooked main meat dishes. After the clean up we will be dancing till we ring in the New Year at l0:30 pm (Newfoundland Midnight). We encourage all novice, mainstream, plus and round dancers to come out and kick up your heels, we are also providing a games room for those not able to dance as yet to be a part of all the festivities. Hoping to see you all there. The Club would like to express their sympathies for the recent loss of a long time member of the club, Laura Penny, who passed away a short time ago. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her and for all the energy she supplied in organizing events and keeping the club running as Presidents for awhile. Our thoughts and prayers are with Art at this sad time. Our first dance back in 2015 will be on January 5. We wish you all a very happy, healthy and safe 2015. Till we dance in your square, Donna Reed, Bugle Gal Galt Swinging Eights.

Hanover Happy Twirlers - Hanover The holiday season began well for the Hanover dancers. Our Christmas pot luck and final dance brought out almost all our members. We ate and danced with great enthusiasm, and enjoyed the company of a few extra family members as well.

Although some people will be going south for extended periods of time, the rest of us look forward to beginning the new year on the dance floor to whirl away the holiday excesses. The Happy Twirlers will begin dancing again Jan. 6, and we hope some of you will join us for our Western Night the following week, Jan. 13. We wish all our square dance friends a happy and healthy 2015, and hope to dance with you soon. Linda McCulloch, Bugle correspondent

Huron Happy Hearts - Clinton

Our final event for 2014 was the Christmas Dinner/Dance on Nov 28 at the Clinton United Church. It was

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well attended and was a memorable event with all members and a few associated members attending. After enjoying a fine meal we enjoyed a fun evening of dancing to burn off the calories we had consumed. Dan and Stan provided the cueing using lots of Christmas tunes as well as a mixer. Dancing resumes on Jan 2nd in the New Year. Just a reminder, casual attire is optional for all our events. Plan to wear some Western duds Jan 16 for “Western Night” and prepare to enjoy the Soup at snack time. Lunch will be provided by the A-team during January. Bob & Eleanor Clarke : Bugle Correspondents

Jubilee Rounds - St. Jacobs

Greetings from Jubilee Rounds in St. Jacobs: Wow…. A New Year is upon us! As you read this we are away enjoying some R & R in the “sunny” south. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas time and joyous celebrations for New Years’ Eve. We had a wonderful Christmas Party on December 18th with only 5 couple members missing – what a party☺.

****** NEW DANCER CLASS ****** Our new dancer class will commence again on January 15th and we will be starting to introduce Waltz this time around. Come and join us if you would like to learn the waltz rhythm and moves. We are looking forward to a fun spring with our newest dancers! Our Regular Program for this season. Basic Teach from 6:30 – 7:30, Phase 3 dance from 7:30 – 8:00 and Phase 2 & 3 dance with a teach from 8:00 – 9:30. Again this year, in each month we will strive to include two Phase 2 teaches and one Phase 3 teach and one evening of just “dancing”. This program will give you lots of new dances to learn and also provide some quality dance floor time. We are still at St. James Lutheran Church in St. Jacobs and will begin our regular club dancing on Thursday: New Dancers at 6:30 – Phase 3 at 7:30 – Phase 2 & 3 from 8:00 – 9:30. Flyer

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Visitors are always welcome! If you wish to join us, please feel free to come out Thursdays at 7:30pm. Check our website for cancellations. After the holidays, dancing will resume on January 15, 2015. We have planned a special “Intro to Rumba” for new dancers and experienced dancers with our ShadowLight Dance Club January 17th - be sure to join us. Please read the article or visit our website for flyers. For info: Andrea or Jeff at: 1.519.752.2172 or jeff@jeffreypriest.com Printable flyers are on our website: http://www.jeffreypriest.com Happy Dancing, Jeff Priest ☺

London Harmony Rounds - Lambeth (London) Leaders: Jerry and Bonnie Callen London Harmony Rounds’ 2015 Season will begin on Wednesday January 7th, 2015 at the Lambeth Public School, 6820 Duffield Street, London with Ed & Nancy Dolson (e.dolson@hotmail.com) leading our club for the first few weeks in 2015. They will provide a program of level 3 & 4 dancing which will include reviews and teaches. Throughout the evening they will also include dances Jerry & Bonnie have taught. They encourage the dancers to let them know if there is a specific figure, dance or rhythm they would like to work on. We will dance 7:00 to 9:00 during the winter months and ask that anyone wishing to join us on the dance floor please contact us to be sure we are dancing. The School is sometimes unavailable and there is always the possibility of a stormy night causing a cancellation. Stan & Mary McKeen – 519-670-8266 (smckeen@execulink.com)

Royal City Squares - Guelph

Happy New Year In December we retrieved our Acey Ducey Duck – surprise no babies this time. Thanks to all that helped especially our new dancers Our Toy Dances on both Tuesday and Wednesday were a great success as you can see.

Our formals dance was lots of fun with Jeff Priest calling squares and Andrea Cuing the Rounds. Thanks to all the participated. Next singing call is January 28 BEACH NIGHT. Hope to see you all there. Mark these on your calendar for the balance of the year. February 25 RAGTIME March 25 BEATLES

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April 29 DISNEY Rounds at 7:30 cued by Andrea Priest and Plus dancing with caller Jeff Priest

ShadowLight Dance Club - SW Ontario

Greetings! Happy New Year! We do hope you had a Wonderful Christmas and are enjoying a happy and healthy start to 2015. Whether you are Square Dancing, Round Dancing or Line Dancing - read on as we have specials for all these dance forms coming up! Daytime Advanced Dancing. Monday A-1 with an A-2 teach in Cambridge 1:00 – 3:00 – Flyer Wednesday A-2 in Brampton- dance & review 1:00 – 3:00 – Flyer Friday Kokomo Kickers A-2 in London- dance & review 1:00 – 3:00 – Info Dances: Last month we printed an “Intro to Rumba and an “Advanced Dance” on January 11, 2015. That was incorrect! Actually, we will be driving home from Florida that day so it would be a bit tricky to call a dance at that time. CORRECTION; January 17, 2015 – Intro to Rumba – this is for all dancers and non-dancers alike. No experience is necessary but if you have experience in Round Dancing come and work on your styling and enjoy some great floor time with the rhythm. We will teach you everything you need to know to Rumba! January 17, 2015 in the evening: We will be hosting an Advance Square Dance. See our website for the flyer. February 14, 2015 Afternoon: Join us for “Magical Mainstream” in St. Jacobs, ON. February 14, 2015 Evening: Join us for the Sweetheart Swirl – Plus Dance – St. Jacobs, ON

This evening dance is a “Funtime” Event. Planning ahead! We have a number of dances coming up in the spring but be sure to join us for our annual “Crocus Capers” on Saturday April 11, 2015. Don’t miss this very special dance. On this evening Jeff will be celebrating 50 years of calling and will perform the first singing call he ever did – exactly 50 years prior. It will be a “Funtime Event”! Mark the date!! Dance Parties: Jeff has called several dance parties for a variety of groups - from little kids to seniors and any age group in between. Christmas Parties, Home School Group Parties, Valentines Parties, Birthday Parties, Anniversary Parties, Engagement Parties, Wedding Receptions, BBQ’s and the list goes on and on. If you are having a party and want some fun interactive entertainment, give us a call. Happy Dancing and More – Much More! Andrea & Jeff Priest: E-mail: jeff@shadowlightdance.com Ph: 519-752-2172 ShadowLight Dance Club - www.shadowlightdance.com

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Swinging Duo's - Strathroy

The Strathroy Swinging Duos completed the season on December 15th with a scrumptious potluck dinner. Dancers came dressed in various attire. From ugly Christmas sweaters to beautiful Christmas outfits, the hall was awash in a sea of red. As a gift to the club the evening of dancing was free and instead, an offering was taken up for the local food bank. President Jean Hamstra recognized and thanked Tom Charlton and Stan McKeen for calling and cueing as well as the social committee for organizing the evening. A good time was had by all.

On November 22nd the Duos hosted the monthly SWOSDA dance. Calling at that event was our own Tom Charlton as well as Colin Aram and Ed Dolson. Dan Roy did the cuing. When we realized that we would be sharing parking with the town’s Santa Claus parade we scrambled to change the format a bit and were able to accommodate all who attended. On behalf of the Swinging Duos we wish you a Happy New Year and we look forward to reconvening on January 5th .

Thames Valley Squares - Woodstock

2015 has arrived and we are looking forward to another active year of dance under the guidance of our caller Ed Dolson and his lovely wife Nancy. Although our club does not have a New Year’s Eve dance we did end the year with a lovely Christmas dinner and dance with great food, décor and laughter. Thank you “Buddy”, our little Elf, for helping Mrs. Claus deliver our Dutch treats this year. We will resume our dancing on Monday January 5th with Round Dance Teach at 6pm followed by Squares at 7pm until 9:30 as usual. REMINDER: January 12th is Hawaiian Night and we ask you to dress for the occasion. In other words get out those island shirts and grass skirts for a fun night – it might be winter on the calendar but we can be summer hot indoors. Light lunch to follow. Take a peak at our last theme night of the year “Canada Eh” night. We love to celebrate our Canadian Heritage and the décor is Maple Leafs galore along with wearing Red and White.

I have only one resolution.

To rediscover the difference between wants and needs.

May I have all I need and want all I have.

Happy New Year!

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Let’s take someone by the hand and dance- dance- dance! Having said that, we want to encourage all dancers to have a “GENTLE TOUCH” to maintain minimal contact to avoid discomfort. Wishing everyone good health and happiness in 2015. Jean and Richard Orton (Past Presidents)

Tri-County Squares - Tillsonburg

Now that Tom has advanced to computer for his calling, he certainly provided us with evidence that his repertoire has expanded at our Rocking Good Time on the 26th. Then he followed it up with a rousing night of Christmas singing calls at our Annual Christmas Potluck and Dance where we collected toys and donations) for the Salvation Army Toy Drive. We were really pleased to have nearly all of our members out as well as a good group of visitors. We highlighted the benefits of square dancing that day as we had provided entertainment at a local nursing home in the afternoon, prior to our feast of good fun, great fun and fitness set to music that evening.

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We hope you had a great holiday. As I write this, we’re really looking forward to 2015.. Please make sure you have these events on your calendar too and come to share the fun. We’re hoping to be joined again by our many dancing friends at our special events this year We’re starting off with A Warm Welcome Back in a tropical mode on Jan. 7. SWOSDA dancers will be welcomed on January 24, 2015 as Tri-County Squares hosts the monthly district dance at Courtland Lions Community Centre, 272 Main St. (Hwy 3), Courtland N0J 1E0. If the weather cooperates we hope for a good turnout of visiting dancers from across the southwestern district of Ontario for this our third SWOSDA dance. On Jan. 28 we will repeat the tradition of T-Shirt Night at Tri-County Squares. We’re making plans for the annual Trillium Benefit Dinner/Dance April 19, 2015– Hosts: Tri-County Squares, at Camp Trillium – Rainbow Lake, We’d love to have former dancers and friends come out to join us in celebrating 10 fun-filled years when Tri-County Squares holds its 10th Anniversary Celebration on Sept 19, 2015 at Tillsonburg Senior Centre. Jeff and Andrea Priest will be dance leaders for mainstream, plus and rounds. See you in a square soon. You are welcome at Tri-County Squares any Wednesday evening. Come join us for more fun, fitness, and sometimes food, all set to great music. Nick & Dorothy Dahm – Publicity

Wheatley Grand Squares - Tilbury

Tilbury Leisure Centre, 10 Canal St. W., Tilbury 7:30 - 10:00 p.m. Caller/Cuer: DENNY & JUDI HOWLETT 519-834-2948 (1st & 3rd of month) Caller: COLIN &JOY ARAM 519-733-3580 (2nd,4th & 5th of the month) & Cuer: KEITH & CORA BERTRAM 519-776-6650 Dear Friends, Now that the parties are over, the presents are opened and the last turkey is in the soup pot put your feet up and enjoy a good book or puzzle. Wishing all the best in 2015 . We are back on Jan.8/15 casual wear month, western night Jan. 15/15 soup night always fun bring a soup (non cream) to add to the pot, bowl and spoon. Denny calling. Jan. 29 fruit and cheese night. Till then, stay warm and safe. Sincerely David and Betty Wharram

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Wheel 'N' Dealers - Clinton

Wheel n’ Dealers Clinton, 27 Percival Street, Clinton Presidents – Gerda and Cor Vanden Hoven – 519-522-1130 Caller and Cuer – Dave and Blanche Paulen – 519-348-8335 Dancing Wednesdays 8-10 pm Mainstream with announced Plus Tips Traditional and Casual Attire welcome at our regular club dances Regular Dances – January 7th to May 6, 2015 Clinton Wheel ‘n Dealers Square Dance Club wish everyone a Happy New Year. We celebrated the season with our Christmas Dinner and Dance on November 28th. We enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner with all the trimmings and then danced it off with a night of fun dancing to Christmas music. Thanks to Dave and Blanche for all their efforts to make it such a fun and enjoyable evening for everyone.

We continued dancing for the first two weeks in December and are now on a short break to enjoy the holidays with family and friends. Everyone is looking forward to getting back in January to dance off all the holiday treats that are being consumed. The Executive would ask all our members to think carefully about any contributions that they can make to the club in the New Year. We are still looking for 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents. Please remember that we dance in a fragrance and nut free environment. Ian and Debbie Hulley Publicity Contacts 519-482-7872

Happy New Year !