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1999 ARCHIVES
December 1999
DECEMBER 1999 CANAVERAL SQUARES— Rockledge. On behalf of our club, Skip Cleland, our caller, paid a richly deserved tribute to the memory of a zealous square dancer, Russ Isenbletter, who passed away on October 30th. Russ is remembered as a kind person, fully dedicated to his family, friends, square dancing, and bowling. He always had that "sparkle" in his eyes, especially when he brought his charming partner, Joan Cleland onto the dance floor to engage his dancing friends into his love of the dance.
Being an angel
to his daughter, Sarah Rollins, along with her partner, Eugene Benoit,
gave him overwhelming pride a few years ago. The four of them were seen
at many a dance to the delight of everyone. Squaring up with Russ will
be sorely missed by all of us. A Military Honor Guard honored our friend,
Russ, who had served in both the Navy and Air Force. The Canaveral Squares
extends our deepest sympathy to his four sons, daughter and their families,
his dear friend and square dance partner, Joan Cleland, Skip and Jennifer
Cleland, and friends. Our "minds eye" will place Russ in our square each
week and always in our prayers.
Jean and Cecil Faulk, our Presidents, took the opportunity at each Raid
and Retrieval, to promote our upcoming Charity Dance, Dec. 10th, with
our proceeds of donations going to the Brevard Hospice, in honor of Russ
Isenbletter.
What a view we had of the Indian River Lagoon, as we drove to Barefoot
Bay for our evening dance with the Twirlers, in early October. Dancing
to their caller, Dale McClary and cuer Jim Runnels, plus enjoying a little
social time with all of them made for a fun evening we’ll have to repeat
again for their Charity Dance too. We traveled a bit again to dance to
Jim Louder’s calls and Roy Brown’s cues when a retrieval trip to Apopka,
Oct. 9th, gave us time with our “Pirates” friends. Thanks for a fun night
out, Pirates!
Our teams: Presidents, Jean and Cecil Faulk, Caller, Skip and Jennifer
Cleland, and Cuer, Vince and Camille Furtado, along with the rest of the
Board and Club members, wish you all a Very Happy Holiday Season and New
Year!
As always, this time of year, we are enjoying our snowbird friends stopping
by for a chat and dance. You folks are always welcome to come in and workshop
along with the new dancers. Come and get to know these Mainstream/Plus
students.
Our regular dance hours are 8:00 pm- 10:00 p.m.
Sorry no early rounds since our class are working in their squares.
Starting January
11, 2000, from 7pm-9pm, Skip Cleland will be holding a Tuesday evening
workshop entitled, "Wanna Advance!"
We would love to have you all explore the world of dancing on Tuesday
and Friday evenings with us! REMEMBER NO DANCE evenings: Nov. 26th, Dec.
24th, and Dec. 31st.
Iver & Mary Duedall
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November 1999
CANAVERAL SQUARES- Rockledge. We kicked off this
fall with a few demonstration dances that lighten our hearts. October
11th, McLarty Recreation Center had an Open House for the public to see
what Rockledge clubs have to offer their family. Naturally the Canaveral
Squares enjoyed educating the public about square dancing fun. Skip
Cleland presented us with some fine tunes to dance to while the public
enjoyed music that gladdens the heart. We enjoyed some time dining
together after kicking up our heels. We assisted in a fundraiser
at Imperial Towers, in Titusville, for one of their senior citizens.
We brightened up their day, which delighted us all.
What a great time we had with The Barn's Promenader's,
September 3rd, when they showed up for a raid. It was nice to enjoy
a summer evening of dancing and snacking with them. We are anxious
to visit The Barn's Even though Hurricane Irene's rain was outside our door,
we enjoyed some dance time, Oct. 15th, with our Guest Caller SusanElaine
Packer. She always has such a sparkle in her calls! We took
delight dancing to her Jean and Cecil Faulk, our presidents, are continuing to
ask for your prayers and continued support for those in our club who are
going through some trying times right now. A card and call would
help those who can't Bales of hay and decorations will set the stage for our
Halloween Dance, as some of our dancers come in costumes or colorful square
dance apparel to enjoy Skip Cleland and Vince Furtado's performance Oct.
29th. Our Nov. 12th Thanksgiving Dinner/Dance tickets are going! LOOKING AHEAD--SPECIAL DANCES: Thanksgiving Dinner/Dance--Nov.
12th. Iver & Mary Duedall |
October 1999
Rockledge. We kicked
off this fall with a few demonstration dances that lighten our hearts.
October 11th McLarty Recreation Center had an Open House for the public
to see what Rockledge clubs have to offer their family. Naturally the
Canaveral Squares enjoyed educating the public about
what square dancing fun and Skip singing was all about. Skip Cleland presented
us with some fine tunes to dance to while the public enjoyed music that
gladdens the heart. We enjoyed some time dining together after kicking
up our heels. Imperial Towers in Titusville had requested our
assistance with a fundraiser for one of their senior citizens. We brightened
up their day and had a fun time seeing smiles around their hall.
What a great time
we had with The Barn's Promenader's, September 3rd when they showed up
for a raid and wanting tickets to our Nov. 12th dinner/dance. It was nice
to enjoy a summer evening of dancing and snacking with them. We are anxious
to visit their brightly decorated hall for some
of their fall dances coming up.
The Allemanders stopped by for a raid on October 1st. We all joined in to welcome our cuer, Vince Furtado, back after a summer without him. It was great to gather with his wife, Camille, and our friends, the Allemanders, for a lovely evening of dancing. Our Thanksgiving tickets were going as the Allemanders remembered last year's great dinner/dance activities. Thanks for adding to the welcoming crowd for Vince and Camille first fall dance for us, Allemanders.
Asa Clark and Rosalie
Turner, our Banner Chairpersons, reported that everyone is looking forward
to our retrieval trip to Apopka. This gives us another opportunity to
socialize with both old and new friends while enjoying an evening out
of town. Our upcoming dance Oct. 15th, when
Susan Elaine Packer will be our Guest Caller and again Vince Furtado will
cue the round dances is a good excuse for The Pirates to enjoy time closer
to their natural elements, Atlantic Ocean, after dancing with us that
night, right?
Jean and Cecil Faulk,
our presidents, are continuing to ask for your prayers and continued support
for those in our club who are going through some trying times right now.
A card would help those who can't come for their Yellow Rock and dance.
We dearly miss them.
Bales of hay and decorations will set the stage for our Halloween Dance,
as some of our dancers come in costumes and colorful square dance apparel
to enjoy Skip Cleland and Vince Furtado's performance. NO DANCE evenings
will be Nov. 26th, Dec. 24th & 31st.
Our Classes: Our
caller, Skip Cleland, began our Basic dance class Sept. 17th. Details
about Friday evenings 7 p.m. fun is always available by calling Jane or
Jim Hart, 407-632-4295. Thanks Canaveral Square Angels for making an effort
to support our BASIC class. Our class will be into Mainstream by the time
our Charity Dance gets underway December 10th. They will be able to enjoy
the first half-hour with the club while experiencing the holiday spirit.
Jean and Cecil always enjoy the generous spirit of the club members each
week when you folks contribute such delicious snacks and help in the kitchen.
Our club looks forward to a dance with you each Friday.
Iver & Mary Duedall
July 1999
Rockledge...Hello everyone! A great big thank you to all those who worked so hard to make Mardi Gras Time in '99 happen. Jim and Jan McConnaha and their committee did an exceptional job. Otis and Linda Lutz and their committee did such a wonderful job of fostering that Sew and Save philosophy and hands on attitude with demonstrations. The Style Show was outstanding as were the After Parties and Skits. The Callers and Cuers were exceptional with all their activities of Square, Round, Contra, Country/Western,
Line, Solo Youth and Handicapable Dancers Dancing sections. The Northeast Florida Square & Round Dance Association committee presented us with an inspiring 2000 celebration. See you at the 46th.
The men danced free and enjoyed our pie night celebration at our Father's Day Dance on June 18. No dance was scheduled on June 25 while dancers enjoyed the State and National Conventions. Our 4th of July dance and social allowed everyone to catch up on Convention activities they enjoyed in May and June. Vince Furtado will be our guest cuer June 18 and early July. We look forward to his return in September. We're going to miss him while he's gone UNLESS we get out and visit other clubs in Brevard he calls for each week. Club trips are already being scheduled to dance to him in Melbourne and Satellite Beach. Our Open House September 10 and 17 is set up to greet newcomers into our class. Come get a Yellow Rock and enjoy our snack table and dancing.
Iver and Mary Duedall
June 1999
Rockledge...Hello everyone! On April 9 we were honored by the presence of the Florida Federation of Square Dancers Presidents, Jack and Zonie Taylor, who came to present "The Circle of Service A ward" to Cecil and Jean Faulk, our Presidents, at our Anniversary Dance. Cecil and Jean were honored with this meritorious award, given to square and/or round dancers, who give significant time and energy to our community and state activities to promote the square and round dancing movement. Some of their peers in attendance were Linda and Otis Lutz, Rosalie Turner and Asa Clark. Cecil and Jean's generous contributions, over the years, are well known and greatly appreciated by all those who have worked with them and enjoyed the events they made happen. Our admiration and congratulations to both of you!
Spring flowers on cakes helped us celebrate in May. First, we had our Mother's Day and Cake Night Dance, May 7 when our caller, Skip Cleland, and our cuer, Vince Furtado, honored the Mothers, who danced free. It was a special evening of wonderful music among friends. Later in the month, we thanked Asa Clark, our class coordinator, for putting together a delightful Graduation Dance for Jerry Anderson, Geoff Edmands, and Peggy Karpinski. We are proud and de- lighted with their skills and the way they are already exploring other clubs in our area. Skip Cleland must take a well-deserved bow for the extraordinary amount of time and energy he so willingly gave our class since September. Also, congratulations go out to our An- gels for the patience, and encouragement they gave these three new dancers. Our students sincerely appreciate our guest callers of March and April, John Swindle and John Saunders, for helping them learn new plus movements in Skip's absence.
Our new graduates, Geoff Edmands, and Peggy Karpinski were among our retrievers who visited the Allemanders,
with two squares, in late April after their caller, John Saunders, had helped teach our students earlier that month. Jerry Reed, the Yellow Rockers caller, crooned some beloved melodies, April 24 as did Vince Furtado the cuer at both clubs we visited this month. Thanks for the memorable evenings, Allemanders, and Yellow Rockers.
It wasn't flowers but beads that were collected by many of our members at the 45th Florida State Convention in Lakeland, Florida the end of May. Next month's newsletter will have a piece on this special dance activity for Florida. The men dance free and can enjoy our pie night celebration at our Father's Day Dance in June. No dance is scheduled for the last weekend of June when dancers enjoy the National Convention. A Hot Dog affair to celebrate the 4th of July will allow everyone to talk over the Conventions they enjoyed in May and June. We would love to have you join us.
Iver & Mary Duedall
April 1999
Rockledge...Hello everyone! March began another spring season filled
with dancing activities. The Presidents' Council of Brevard County will
have had The Second Annual All Brevard Square Dance Clubs Family Picnic,
at the Wickham Park Pavilion, on Sunday, March 21 by the time this goes
to press. See you at McLarty Stadium for the American Cancer Society fund
raising event in Rockledge, March 20, when our club will be dancing, in
the morning, to aid this fund raising event along with promoting square
dancing. We had another memorable evening on a retrieval at The Barn, February
4, dancing to the Promenader's caller Dale McClary with their guest caller
Otis Lutz and cuer, Wayne Guice. It's always a treat to dance with this
lovely club. We hope they will visit us for our April dance when Guest
Caller, John Saunders will add another evening of dancing enjoyment for
all of us. Glimmering hall of red and white with our cuer, Vince Furtado and our
guest caller Darryl Figg's nice selection of songs left no doubt we were
participants in a special valentine dance at our Sweetheart Ball, February
12. Retrieving their banner, the Silver Squares filled in the floor with
their colors of blue and white as in a prelude to a July 4 dance. Such
a social evening we had naturally with lots of snacks. Some of our club enjoyed the Kiss-A-Me I Squares 30th Rodeo Dance, February
27. It's always a treat to visit them for this occasion. We hope to enjoy
everyone's company again when we have our 39th Anniversary Dance in April. Jean and Cecil Faulk, our presidents, are continuing to ask for your
prayers and continued support for those in our club who are going through
trying times with their health and family situations. Come ..Angel our Plus Square Dance. Class from 7:00-8:00 p.m., every
Friday night. Our class coordinator, Asa Clark, will be coordinating their
Graduation Dance, May r 21. Our evenings of dancing to our cuer, delightful
harmony intertwined in the melodies sung by Skip and Jennifer are delightful
musical experiences we carry away with us Friday evenings. Come and join
us.
Iver & Mary Duedall
February 1999
Rockledge...We are so very proud of our two club members, Rosalie Turner and Asa Clark, who received "The Circle of Service Award" by their peers at our December 18 dance. They were honored with the merited award for the many years of significant contributions they have both made to the square and round dancing movement. Asa said, "They feel it was a tremendous honor for them" to have received this prestigious award.
The Space Trackers brought nearly three squares for a raid on this evening of celebration for our surprised friends, Rosalie and Asa. Congratulations to you both for such devotion to square and round dancing, by working in our community and state activities to promote this movement.
As past Presidents of the Florida Callers Association, our caller and his wife, Skip and Jennifer Cleland, are already working one of their 1999's resolutions -remodeling their kitchen and patio. Naturally, Skip took the opportunity to initiate their new patio concrete slab by having the club member's square up and dance at their New Years day party for us. Also, it isn't every day that one sees Skip in his special blue planetarium T -shirt calling tips! Thanks, Skip and Jennifer for bringing the club together at your home for a New Year Day party.
February is our Sweetheart Ball. Nomination pledges have been piling up since early in January to determine our Dance Queen. She and her chosen King will reign over a beautifully decorated hall and dance. Of course, our cuer, Vince Furtado, will have those enchanting songs to entice you onto the floor for round dancing. Remember, also that we have Darrell Figg, as our Guest Caller for this festive occasion. Darrell's picking out some special songs for this occasion that will surely add to your Valentine surprises this year! So come join us in this celebration of the heart! …..may be obtained from our new class coordinator,Asa Clark.
Jean and Cecil Faulk, our presidents, are
asking for your prayers and continued support for those in our club who
are going through some trying times with health and family situations now.
Cheer 'em up with a Yellow Rock, too!
AS we are all still partaking of our New Years resolutions, right? Don't
forget the one about supporting our square and round dancing movement by
adding more dancing evenings to your winter fun resolutions. As always at
this time of year, we are enjoying our snowbird friends stopping by for a
friendly chat and dance. As you already know, Snowbirds are always welcome
to help us Angel the friends you will be dancing with next year come and
get to know them early! Our new dancers will be given a memorable time
when more helping hands are there to support their learning experience.
Our teams: Presidents, Jean and Cecil Faulk; Caller, Skip and Jennifer Cleland; and Cuer, Vince and Camille Furtado, along with the rest of the board and club members, wish you all a Very Happy New Year!
Looking Ahead, Special Dances: Our Valentine Dance, ……………Guest Caller, Darrell Figg, from Altamonte Springs, Florida. Our Board will be announcing other specials for the year in time.
Iver & Mary Duedall