Fellow members of Happy Time Squares,
We Share our Blessings - HTS Dance Report
On Saturday, November 14, 85 members and 25 guests met to share our blessings and have a great dance! We thank everyone who brought donations for the ECKAN/Just Foods food pantries. Your generosity is appreciated! Thank you to Ace & Lareeda Hickey, who will deliver the items to the food pantry.
Everyone who brought a donation received an opportunity to win a turkey donated by Dave and Nancy Wickersheim. When Robert Mugridge was the winner, he donated the turkey to the food pantry!
As always, our decorations were wonderful. The committee of Dave and Nancy Wickersheim and Mary K Bahnmaier, assisted by Lynn and Sherry Brun, cleverly incorporated the donations into the decorations, displaying them in baskets at the front of the stage. Turkeys and fall decorations graced our tables.
Joy & Ralph Basel and Ernie & Jan Dyer greeted our guests as they arrived and thanked guests as they left. Everyone felt welcome!
Gary & Maria Sanden and Elois Allan helped Larry and Alice DeMoss with the refreshment table and beverages. They kept everything stocked and we all went home with clean dishes!
We welcomed guests from the Salina Twirlers, Ottawa Promenaders, Kuntry Kuzzins, Swingin’ Singles, TNT, Frontier Twirlers, Shoal Creek Critters and Jacks and Queens! The Promenaders retrieved their banner. Thanks to all of our guest for adding to the evening’s fun!
Vic Perry started off the Mainstream part of our dance with a Grand March that resulted in 10 squares! He called his usual great dance. Guest callers added to the fun and included our own Wade Morrow, Greg Edison and Sue Dellere. Vernon Nelson, recuperating from knee surgery on Thursday, showed up on crutches and led us in several round dances. Judy Broers cued several lively line dances. It was a fun evening of dancing for everyone.
Thank you to everyone who brought delicious refreshments. A special thanks to everyone who helped set up and stayed afterward to clean up!
As always, we thank EVERYONE who came to dance! You are the reason our dances are successful.
A Busy Week Ahead!
There are lots of fun things ahead during the next week! It's chock full of opportunities to dance!
Monday - Lessons Continue
We invite all of you to come to lessons - it's an opportunity to help new dancers and brush up on your own dancing skills in a fun, informal environment. We dance from 7 - 9 p.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church in North Lawrence.
Tuesday - Swingin’ Singles Thanksgiving Dinner and Dance
Join as at Shawnee Old Town, 11600 Johnson Drive for a Thanksgiving Dinner that starts at 6:00 p.m., followed by dancing at 7:30. Jay Krebs will call for your dancing pleasure and Pam Young will cue rounds. You will need tickets for the dinner.
Wednesday - Kuntry Kuzzins Trophy Turkey Dance
Dana Schirmer will call for the Kuntry Kuzzins pre-Thanksgiving Dance. It involves turkey bowling - guess we’ll have to go to find out what that is! 7:30 p.m. in Croco Hall is where the fun is.
Thursday - Round Dancing with Vernon Nelson
Come to Camelot Ballroom, 1117 Massachusetts at 7:00 p.m. for an evening of round dancing with Vernon Nelson! It’s a great venue and fun for all round dancers.
Thursday - TNT Plus Dance in Ottawa
If you’re not a round dancer, you may want to travel to Ottawa. The caller will be Jim Hayes from Texas. Pam Young will cue rounds starting at 7:30. Square dancing starts at 8:00 p.m.
Friday - November 20 - Your Choice!
Choose between the Osawatomie Frontier Twirlers and the Topeka Wheatheart Squares! The Frontier Twirlers, with Bill Roles calling, dance the Turkey Strut at 8:00 p.m. in Osawatomie. The Wheatheart Squares, with Larry Crady have their Turkey Day dance in Croco Hall at 7:30.
Saturday - November 21 - Ottawa Promenaders
Ottawa Promenaders honor our veterans at the Ottawa Middle School. Vic Perry will call and Vernon Nelson will cue rounds. Join us for a great evening!
Sunday - Cap-Teen Squares Annual Turkey Dance
This is the Cap-Teens club fundraiser. The dance starts at 7:00 p.m. in Croco Hall. Virginia Yerta will call, along with Northeast Area Callers and Cuers!
