January 2019 Editor Lisa Weiser

Sky Valley Caravan Schedule

January 11th to

Dudes and Dolls

Mainstream/Plus/Rounds/Scott Coon

Cedar Valley Grange 20526 52nd Ave W Lynnwood 98036

February 9th to Whirlybirds

Mainstream/Plus/Rounds/Dave

Harry The Hayloft

15320 35th Ave W Lynnwood 98037

February 24th Alzheimer’s Benefit

Dance Mainstream/Scott

Coon Rounds/Debbie

Taylor Juanita Community

Center

WA State Website: www.squaredance-wa.org / Mt. Baker Council Website: www.sqdance.org

Echoes of Sky Valley

~Coming Events~ January 13th, Sunday…Note New Date & Time!

Sky Valley Whirlwinds Square Dance Club Mtg

Start at 4 pm Tri Way Grange

3509 Seattle Hill Rd & 35th Ave SE.

All club members are welcome to attend this meeting.

January 19th - Saturday

Sky Valley Whirlwinds Square Dance

~Mardi Gras Steve Noseck; Caller Karen Neverdowski; Cuer 7:30‐Pre-Rounds

8:00-10:30 pm Mainstream

Kitchen ‐ Jeff & Lisa

Hosts ‐ Kevan & Paulette

Caravanning In: Samena Squares

Info: 425-377-0756

Sky Valley Adventures…

Caravan to Fern Bluff

Lisa, Dave, Jeff, Dennis, Sandi, Nancy, Vira, Gary, Lisa, Doug, Gloria, Elizabeth & Mark

Gloria & Gary Nancy, Dennis, Jeff

Our Dance December 15th…

Andy Garboden Calling Karen Neverdowski Cueing

Geri Johnson Greeting Carol and Sandi

Gary & Gloria Elizabeth & Mark

Tammy Joe & Guests from Fogcutters

Santa made an appearance!

Carol & Gary Tammy & Chris Gary & Jen

Coming Soon…

There’s a FREE introduction to Square Dance at the Mill

Creek YMCA coming up on Sunday, January 6th…a perfect

opportunity to invite our friends and neighbors to check it

out!!

3-5 PM

13723 Puget Park Dr

Everett 98208

Angel Dancers needed! It’ll be fun!!

Sky Valley Lessons at the Tri-Way Grange begin January

10th! Don’t forget to invite your neighbors, co-workers,

acquaintances, friends and family to give it a try…they

just might enjoy it as much as we do and will thank you

for introducing them to this wonderful activity!!

January 2019…

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5

New Year's Day

Happy Rounders

Mt. Baker Council Meeting

Or-Bets

Whirlybirds (level) Dancing Shadows Stanwood Sashayers

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

YMCA DEMO Freewheelers

Cascade Crossfires

Happy Rounders

Or-Bets SVWW Lessons

Begin! 6:30

Mt Baker Singles Samena Squares

Dudes & Dolls

Fern Bluff Squares Rainbow Squares

Whirlybirds

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Happy Hoppers

Cascade

Crossfires Happy

Rounders

Or-Bets LESSONS! 7:30-9:30

Fidalgo Fogcutters Square Crows

Dancing Shadows Skagit Squares

Sky Valley Whirlwinds

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Mt Baker TC&C Freewheelers

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Cascade Crossfires

Happy Rounders

Or-Bets LESSONS! 7:30-9:30

Dudes & Dolls Samena Squares

Rainbow Squares (level)

Cascade Crossfires

27 28 29 30 31

Happy Hoppers

Cascade Crossfires Graduation

Extravagaza

Happy Rounders

Dudes & Dolls Workshop

Or-Bets LESSONS! 7:30-9:30

2018 - 2019 SKY VALLEY OFFICERS

President: Tammy Comeau Vice President: Randy West

Treasurer: Carol Coon/Vira Laurence Secretary: Geri Johnson

Check out this link from Remembertodance.org!

https://uwmedmagazine.org/fall-2018/untangling-alzheimers-disease/

There will also be additional Alzheimers Dances in February… Spokane : February 23rd

Olympia : February 24th

For more info call or text Joe Bahr @ 206-310-5627

Also, in the South End….

Future Happenings…

Check out this link from Remembertodance.org!

https://uwmedmagazine.org/fall-2018/untangling-alzheimers-disease/

There will also be additional Alzheimers Dances in February… Spokane : February 23rd

Olympia : February 24th

For more info call or text Joe Bahr @ 206-310-5627

A CHAT WITH OUR CORNER – JACK HEPPES

Lives in: Snohomish

Grew up in: Wheaton (Chicago area) Illinois

Family: Wife, Linda, son, Chuck, daughter, Amanda and one sister,

Jill – that’s right, Jack and Jill

Best thing I ate this week: Ribeye steak

Stuff I can’t live without: My Bridge books, ‘70’s music

If there were an extra hour today I would: Clean out my e-mail

My first car was: A 1969 Buick Skylark

I wish I could tell my younger self to: Get physical!

Favorite family recipe: Cucumber and onion salad

I’ll do anything to avoid: Cleaning a litter box, pooper scooping and

weeding

Favorite junk food: Taco flavored Doritos

Best book I’ve read lately: “Judgement at Bridge 1<2”

Worst Habit: Being annoying

I’d watch these movies more than once: M*A*S*H, Smokey and the Bandit,

Grumpy and Grumpier Old Men

These things make me mad: Traffic, traffic engineers, politics, political

commercials

If they came to my town, concerts I wouldn’t miss: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana

Brass, Bread

I love my pets: Dogs, Annie and Baxter, cat, Art

Best fast food joint: Subway and Burger King

Good intentions I never get around to: Cleaning my workbench

Best vacation, bar none: Spending my summer vacation after high school

in Green Lake , Wisconsin with my best friend’s family

I just learned: Some Google apps on my phone

Still at the top of my bucket list: A road trip through the Southeast United

States

I like to have dinner out at: The Cabbage Patch in Snohomish

One chore I actually like: Mowing the lawn

My favorite time of year: Spring, summer and football season

Shows I don’t miss on T.V.: Big Bang Theory, Bull, Shark Tank, Last Man

Standing

Sky Valley Whirlwinds Mardi Gras

SATURDAY* January 19, 2019 Tri Way Grange—Mill Creek

3509 Seattle Hill Rd & 35th Ave SE

Caller:

Steve Noseck

Cuer:

Karen Neverdowski

Pre-Rounds 7:30 PM

Dancing 8:00-10:30 PM

*new night

Info: 425-377-0756

Finger Food Potluck

and

Hearing

Enhancement

Places I still want to visit: Great Britain (including Scotland), Upper

Michigan

Favorite singers: Neil Diamond, David Gates, Olivia Newton-John

Hobbies: TSD road rallies, playing Bridge, doing prime factors

Best job ever: Locksmith at Whidbey NAS

Best Dessert ever: Apple pie a la mode

You might be surprised that I: Learned Bridge from a book and the

newspaper. My old passport is a collector’s item because it was issued

in Taiwan and there are now no American consulates there.

Songs that never get old: Knock Three Times, Rose Garden, YMCA, Love on

the Rocks

Fondest childhood memory: Playing Pinochle with my grandparents

Best place for a weekend getaway: The ocean

My favorite in the box of chocolates: YUK! I have never and will never eat

chocolate!

Any regrets? I don’t think so

My favorite square dance callers: Al Saunders, Kevin Thomaier, Ray

Brendzy, Doug Davis, Dave Knien

~Sky Valley Whirlwinds Dance Schedule 2018-2019

November 17th

Truly Thankful Brent Mawdsley/Caller Karen Neverdowski/Cuer

Pre-Rounds 7:30

Mainstream 8:00-10:30 December 15th

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Andy Garboden/Caller Karen Neverdowski/Cuer

Pre-Rounds 7:30 TOYS FOR TOTS DONATIONS

Mainstream 8:00-10:30 January 19th

Mardi Gras Steve Noseck/Caller Karen Neverdowski/Cuer Pre-Rounds 7:30 Mainstream 8:00-10:30 February 16th

Love Square Dancing

Scott Coon/Caller Karen Neverdowski/Cuer Pre-Rounds 7:30 ~Level Dance~Mainstream 8:00-10:30

February 24th

Alzheimer’s Benefit Dance

Scott Coon/Caller Debbie Taylor/Cuer 1-4 pm Juanita Community Center March 16th

Wearing of the Green Roger Spiese/Caller Karen Neverdowski/Cuer Pre-Rounds 7:30 Mainstream 8:00-10:30 April 20th

Hawaiian Pineapple Andy Garboden/Caller Karen Neverdowski/Cuer Pre-Rounds 7:30 Mainstream 8:00-10:30 May 18th

41st Anniversary Dance 50’s Dance

~Scott Coon as Elvis~ Pre-Rounds 7:30 Mainstream 8:00-10:30

Tri-Way Grange 3509 Seattle Hill Rd & 35th Ave SE

Mill Creek 98012

Finger Food Potluck and

Hearing Enhancement