AND ROUND DANCE CLUBS,
INC.
Board of Directors Meeting
October 25, 2008- 2 P.M.
Days Inn, 1300 Capital Ave.
Bismarck, ND
Marlan
Sorenson, President called the meeting to order at 2:00 P.M. Roll
call was taken. All members were present except South East District
Directors, Curtis and Rosella Vanek and North East District Director
Tom and Marlene Miller and Historian, Tammie Hughes.
The Board
Minutes and Annual General Membership Meeting Minutes and Treasures
Report were handed out to each board member. Rose Hall made a motion
to accept the minutes and Bina Krebsbach seconded it all in favor.
The Treasures Report was given by Diane Lenertz with balance of $#####. Bina Krebsbach made a motion to accept the Treasures Report and Rose Hall seconded it. (to check balance click on #####)
The Historian Report- none.
The Insurance Report was given by Mark and Bina Krebsbach- There are currently 9 clubs in North Dakota. 4 of the clubs participate in the insurance program. The premium for the 2009 year is $4.25 per member. The minimum fee for a club will continue at $45.00. We have sent the forms to the 4 clubs to be filled out for this year and to date have not received any back. When we receive their forms and money we will send it on to the national coordinator, Pat Inglis.
The Prairie Squares Report was given by Ray Hall- The Prairie Squares Website continues to be hosted on the Geocities web site and at this time it continues to be free except that Geocities displays ads on the site. If you have anything you want displayed on the website, send it by email (preferred) or by regular mail and I will post it as soon as possible.
Prairie Squares Ray and Rose Hall 614 N 12th St. Bismarck, ND 58501 (701) 222- 4655 prsqs@bis.midco.net
The Directors Reports were given;
Southwest Directors- Art and Judi Bakken- Bismarck Belles N’ Beaux square dance club dances twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Saturday at the Senior Center in Bismarck. The Bismarck Plus club dances the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at the Bismarck VFW Club.
Bells N’ Beaux are sponsoring lessons in Center, ND. There are 7 couples taking lessons taught by Larry Pfennig. These dancers are very enthusiastic and are excited to dance. There are 3 returning couples taking refresher lessons again taught by Larry Pfennig.
Vic and Joan Schwan are cueing and teaching round dance lessons (Oct. 18, Nov. 1, Nov. 15, Nov. 22, Dec. 5, and Dec. 13).
We are currently getting ready for the North Dakota State Square and Round dance convention. The convention hotel is the Doublewood Inn at 1400 East Interchange Ave. Square and the Round dancing will be held at the Amvets Club at 2402 Railroad Ave. Clogging will be held at the Burleigh County Senior Center at 315 North 20th Street. Currently, we have 76 people registered for the convention. The Belles N’ Beaux are working hard to make this the best convention ever and to do that we need everyone to attend. If you haven’t registered yet, please take the opportunity to pre- register this weekend and be sure to bring your club banner to the convention. There are flyers at the Days Inn and at the dance tonight.
Our annual “Driveway Dance” moved from the Vic and Joan Schwan driveway to the Mark and Bina Krebsbach driveway. For the first time ever, the dance was rained on, not out. Larry Pfennig and Cliff March moved their equipment in one garage and the dancers moved into 2 facing garages with the tornado sirens almost drowning out Larry and Cliff. A fun time was had by all.
The Belles and Beaux have taken up traveling. 10 couples from Jamestown, Bismarck, and Mandan drove to Spearfish, SD in May and danced with the Buckles and Bows. One square danced for the residents at the Valley View Assisted Living Center on Sept. 12 in Bismarck. 6 couples attended the Fall Festival dance in Minot on Oct. 10 and 5 couples dance in Martin on Oct. 12.
Northwest Directors- Orlin and Helen Thompson- The Town and Country Dancers resumed dancing after the summer break. They have 10 members but still average 2 squares. The club co- hosted the International Convention which was June 5- 6- 7 in Jamestown.
Director’s Report; Souris Valley Dancers, Minot ND
The Souris Valley Dancers danced on Wednesdays during the summer and maintained only one square per dance. We resumed our fall schedule on Friday nights as of Oct. 10. That supper and dance was well attended. Visitors are much appreciated. Contact persons are Don and Linda Seibert. The only new officers elected are Judy Deaver, replacing the Tanks for treasurer and Kathy Smith, replacing Verla Hodges as Vice Chairperson. The Souris Valley Dancers co- hosted the International Convention in Jamestown and sponsored the Van Hook Campout on Aug. 1- 3. They danced for the residents at The Wellington assisted living place.
Southeast Directors- Curtis and Rosella Vanek-
Circle 8 Plus Club- Fargo (submitted by Carol Currie)
The circle 8 Plus Club of Fargo- Moorhead dances on the 1st, 3rd , and 5th Saturday’s at the Glyndon Community Center in Glyndon, MN. We have 17 members in the club this year, having gained a few as a result of the plus lessons we sponsored last winter. We average about 2 squares per dance.
On Sept. 6, we hosted a 50th anniversary dance of the club, and we’re pleased to have 4 squares dancing most of the evening with several of the callers participating. We also enjoyed having a number of former members with us who did not dance, but enjoyed a chance to get together for a nice visit.
We are again planning to start a plus class this month, with our club caller, Jim Kooyer, doing the teaching. We are hoping to get more dancers started on the plus level.
We have a couple of changes to our schedule this fall. On November 15th, the hall is not available to us, so we are not having a dance that night. However, we do have 2 other dances on our regular Saturday’s in November. We also can’t get the hall on December 6th, so have changed the dance for that night to the next day, Sunday the 7th, at 2 P.M. Jim Jirak and Jim Kooyer are combining their talents to call that dance.
Prairie Promenaders- Fargo (submitted by Hella Helfter)
The Prairie Promenaders dance every first and third Friday of the month at the Madison School Community Center in Fargo. We have from one to nearly four squares at our dances. We have 28 members. The presidents are Jim and Dorothy Sanders.
Saturday Fun Night Club- Fargo (submitted by Evelyn Clemens)
We have 22 paid members in our club so far this season. We have lost a few members since last year due to sickness and ect. We are co- sponsoring a beginner’s class with Roger McNeil and Jim Lizakowski, teaching the basic movements. We started on Sept. 16 on Tuesday nights at the Cash- Wise community rooms. There are six people learning the basic movements and doing well. We co- sponsored the Jerry Junck dance on Sept. 20 at the Cash- Wise community rooms. We had 39 people enjoying the tips and singing calls of Jerry Junck. Ice cream sundaes were served after the dance. Our dancers participated in dancing at Bonanzaville, U.S.A on Aug. 16 and 17 with Mark Helfter and Jim Lizakowski calling and at Western Days there were also Sept. 27 and at Yonkers Farm on Oct. 11.Also several attended the Rollog Threshing Weekend in Sept. at Rollog. Saturday Fun Night dances at the F-M Labor Temple, 3002 1st Ave. N in Fargo. We usually have 3 to 4 squares, but so far this fall, the dances have been small but hope to gain more dances in the future.
L & M Squares- Fargo (submitted by Peggy Moss)- L & M Squares of Fargo, ND will officially start Jan. 13, 2009. A group of eager square dancers from the surrounding area met and decided to organize a club that offers more dancing for dancers during the week (Mainstream, Plus and Rounds) and that would be advantageous to promoting square dancing in the F- M area. Club membership is open to anyone. Currently, the new club has 27 members. The Main dancing will be mainstream with rounds and 1 plus tip offered during the evening. The club will meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesday’s at the Cash- Wise (Community Room) 1401 33rd St. SW, Fargo, ND. Rounds start at 6:30 P.M. Schedule callers are Roger McNeil and Jim Lizakowski. Cuer will be Bernadette McNeil. Elected officers are President- Peggy Moss; Vice President- Clayton and Gloria Brennan; Secretary/ Treasurer- Victoria Olson. For more information about L & M Squares, please contact Peggy Moss at pjnorthpole@aol.com.
Dakota Ramblers- No report received
Jamestown Square Steppers- (submitted by John and Irene Walch)
President- Norm and Jo Trenda 701- 252- 6601; Vice President- Elden and Mary England 701- 252- 2930; Sec. Treas.- Ruth and Richard Michaelson 701- 952- 6078. The club has 8 families as members and dance every 3rd Sunday afternoon at 2 P.M. with a lunch served. There will be no dance in Jan. Members ring bells for the Salvation Army in Dec.
Northeast Directors- Tom and Marlene Miller- Square dancing in Langdon and Devil’s Lake there is not a lot going on. Border Belles and Beaues of Langdon we only get up to 1 to 2 squares at the most at any of our dances. Our club is falling apart, which is sad because we ourselves really enjoyed it. As far as Devil’s Lake, their club is a little larger, so they do get up to 3 squares. We understand square dancing is going down all over the state. Sorry we cannot get to Bismarck on Oct. 25. There is no club up here to take on the convention for 2010.
Convention 2009- Report given by Rose Laning- The 57th Annual ND State Square and Round Dance and Clogging Convention will be held April 24 and 25, 2009 at the Bismarck, ND Amvets Club with the theme being “Circle to a Line in 2009”. The Cloggers will be celebrating their 25th anniversary at the convention and we are discussing having the Cloggers in the basement and then blending mainstream, plus and round dancing on the upper floor.
The After Party is also scheduled to be at the Amvets Club. Our committees have been formed and to date, there have been 76 advance registrations at the cost of $60 per couple with the price going up to $70 per couple after Feb. 1st, 2009. The Convention headquarter hotel will be the Doublewood with discount rates also available at the Comfort Inn.
Our convention officers are; Co- Chairs: Vernon Laning and Marlan Sorenson; Secretary: Judy Bakken; Treasurer: Ray Hall
Convention 2010- There has been no bids for the 2010 Convention.
Old Business- There was no report on the annual Association Registration
with the Secretary of State and Merrill and Noreen Bratten are going to check with Clayton Brennan.
Announcements- The evening dance will be at 7:30 P.M. and held at the Burleigh County Senior Center located at 315 N 20th St.
Rose Hall made a motion to adjourn.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Carlyle and Sally Hillstrom
Secretary