Buttons & Bows of Lakeland the oldest continuously operating square dance club in the state of Florida. Established 1952 Magnolia Building 702 E. Orange Street Lakeland, FL 33801 Dancing the 2 nd and 4 th Tuesdays 7:00 7:30 p.m. Early Rounds 7:30 Alternating Mainstream and Plus with two rounds between tips Callers: Guests Cuer: Charlie Lovelace.com/buttonsandbows.com/westcoast/dance.com www.dancergram.com september 2016 2016 Fall Fun Fest The West Coast Association s 42 nd annual Fall Fun Fest is fast approaching. Have you purchased your ribbons yet? They are $18 in advance per person for the entire weekend; $20 per person at the door. Tom Miller (Pennsylvania) and Jack Lewis (Florida) will be calling and Susan Snider (Jacksonville) will be cueing. Free parking and free onsite dry camping for the first ten rigs to arrive. There will be workshops in squares and rounds during the day and a dance on Friday and Saturday nights. The Flowing Figures will also be entertaining us on Saturday night. 2017 Florida State Convention March 24 25, 2017 Please note that the 2017 convention will not be during Memorial Day weekend in 2017 due to the scheduled renovation at the Lakeland Center. Ribbons, raffle tickets, convention buttons, and cookbooks are available for sale. The ribbons are $27 per person in advance for the entire weekend; $30 at the door. If you purchase your tickets now and find that your plans change later and you won t be able to attend the convention, your money will be cheerfully refunded up until the registration window opens on Friday morning. Penny is selling ribbons. The raffle tickets are for a Fire HD 8 Tablet. The tickets are one for $2 and seven for $5. The drawing will be held November 12 th during the Fall Fun Fest. You do not have to be present for the drawing. Nice Christmas present for someone! The Slocums and Penny are selling raffle tickets. The convention buttons are $1 a piece. The buttons can be worn to promote the convention. Page 1 of 5
What Can I Take To The Dance? is a cookbook full of finger food and snack recipes submitted by dancers. These are being sold for $10 apiece. Don and Ann Slocum are selling these cookbooks in the West Coast Association area. 2018 Florida State Convention Even though it seems this convention is a long time off, it is time to start working on the many aspects of putting a convention together. One of the first things that needs to be accomplished is to fill all the committees. There are still several openings that need to be filled. Even if you don t want chair a committee but would like to help out with something, please contact the chairman, Lewis and Linda Wasserman, at lewiswasserman@gmail.com and lindawasserman0@gmail.com. Their phone number is 407-247-9894. As we get closer to the date, we will need volunteers to greet and sell 50/50 tickets. Please welcome Chuck Smith as our newest member of Buttons & Bows. His address is 853 Sundial Loop, Plant City, FL 33565; 813-720-9348. Email: waterdoc77@bellsouth.net. Birthdate: January 30. Sunshine Leona Lovelace is home recovering from hip surgery. If you would like to send her a card, her address is 36919 Trilby Road, Dade City, FL 33523. We have heard from Juanita Henderson and she says she s doing better and still plans to return to dancing. If you would like to send her a card, her address is 565 Terrace Garden Drive, Lakeland, FL 33815. Page 2 of 5
Dee Barnes Vincent, a former Buttons & Bows member, recently lost her husband Ray. His memorial service will be at a later date. Ray never learned to square dance but he always participated in whatever he could. If you would like to send her a card, her address is 5931 Ridge Drive, Lakeland, FL 33813-3428. Lynne Scott has been moved from Halifax Hospital in Daytona to Oakbridge in Lakeland. I am sure she would enjoy visits. If you would like to send her a card, her address 6647 Crescent Lake Drive, Lakeland, FL 33813. John and Lynne are secretaries of Buttons & Bows. Please let Margie Meier know if you or any of our members are ill or have suffered a loss so she can send cards. She can be reached at margie_meier@yahoo.com or 863-859-9678 (H) Member and Former Member Updates Kathy and Lynn Harrison, past presidents of Buttons & Bows, notified me this past week that they are downsizing and will be moving to Carpenters Estates in October. Carl and Betsy Rod are on their annual summer trip to visit family and are currently in Massachusetts. Please let Penny Green know about your travels, health, achievements, awards, etc. so we can share them with your square dance family. september Birthdays 12 Elaine Howell 13 John Scott Page 3 of 5
september Anniversaries 7 Wayne & Sally Chunat 14 Steve & Trucy Rogers 16 Jim & Sue Pier 30 Charlie & Leona Lovelace Any suggestions, ideas, comments? Penny Green, Editor sqdncfan@gmail.com 863-224-3393 Page 4 of 5
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 p.m. - 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TT NO DANCE SS Beginners Class 7:30 Stevens/ p.m. - Cox 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 TT ER 7 p.m. MS/P/R 7:30 9:30 p.m. - B&B ER 7 p.m. MS/P/R 7:30 9:30 p.m. Reardon/Lovelace p.m. - Stevens 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 WCA President s Ball MS/P/R 1:30 4:00 p.m. Reardon// Griffins TT Hobo Dance ER 7 p.m. MS/P/R 7:30 9:30 p.m. - Reardon SS Beginners Class 7:30 Stevens/ p.m. Hitch N Go 082 Theme World, Davenport - Reardon Hitch N Go 082 Theme World, Davenport - Reardon 25 26 27 28 29 30 TT Birthday/Anniversary ER 7 p.m. MS/P/R 7:30 Snell/Lovelace B&B ER 7 p.m. - MS/P/R 7:30 9:30 p.m. SS Beginners Class 7:30 Stevens/ Page 5 of 5