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Articles in This Issue
A Summer Picnic! |
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Help Wanted |
Manager's Report, May 21, 2003 |
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Calendar of Events |
Still Time to 'Join Up' |
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A Summer Picnic!
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Lewisville Park, from I-5 and
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Just a reminder to reserve
Saturday, July 5th, for our Summer Picnic. This year, we have reserved the
Cedar Shelter within the Lewisville State Park, just north of Battle
Ground, Wa. You can come anytime, but lunch begins at 1pm. Bring something
(anything) to share, and tableware for yourself. Water and lemonade will
be provided.
There are paths for hiking or
strolling, through the woods or along the Lewis River. Bring your favorite
games! And, we will try to do some dancing, too!
See the calendar entry for July 5th
(below) for more information, as well as the list from which dances may be
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Manager's Report, May 21,
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by Tom Halpenny |
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The object of the Vancouver-USA
Scottish Country Dancers Association is to preserve and further the
practice of Scottish Country Dancing. This association is organized
exclusively for educational or charitable purposes.
You will read more about some of
the accomplishments of our Association by reading the committee chair
reports. Our association performed 23 local demos this year. We have
shared our dancing with a diversity of other nationalities, including
Japan, Singapore, and Lithuania.
I would like to thank you all for
being a part of the Association and for donating your time and energy to
putting on the various events of the previous year.
I would like to thank our master
teacher and cofounder for organizing the dances and other community
events, for teaching us the dances, and for nurturing a new generation of
teachers. Thanks to the new teachers for carrying forward a tradition of
teaching excellence.
I would like to thank the Publicity
chairman and cofounder for finding opportunities for us to bring Scottish
Country Dancing into our local community, and for attracting new dancers
with various flyers and advertisements.
Thank you to our able
secretary/treasurer who has also performed many other roles to support our
Association.
Thanks to the committee chairs for
coordinating the dances, newsletter and web site, publicity, hospitality,
historian, and decorations.
And especially, thanks to all you
dancers who have volunteered to put on the dancing events, and who have
served the Association and our local community by taking the classes and
by dancing in the many demos and performances.
For those of you who are new to
Scottish Country Dancing, please consider becoming a member and volunteer
to support the Association. Our group will benefit from your energy and
new ideas. This past year, we have tried some new ideas; some have worked
well and some not so well. It is satisfying to think about the
accomplishments that would never have happened without the volunteer who
initiated the idea or action.
I have enjoyed socializing with all
of you during the past year doing Scottish Country Dancing, and I look
forward to sharing more of these experiences with you during the coming
year.
Respectfully submitted, Tom
Halpenny |
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Association
Accomplishments: May 22, 2002 through May 21, 2003 |
Provide Fall, Winter, and Summer Beginning/Intermediate SCD
classes Class members' birthday celebrations Improved newsletter
and web site features Publicity, including Columbian and Salmon Creek
Sentinel feature articles Performance team Japan dancing tour;
competition at Tokyo Highland Games Demo at Lower Columbia Community
College Demo at Morning River Walk Summer picnic at Battle Ground
Lake Summer dance classes at Creekside Estates Demo Dancing in
Esther Short Park (4 events) Demo at Clark County Fair (2
performances) Fall dance; "Phantom of the Dance" Demo at Pacific
Specialty Rehab. Demo at Vancouver City Council meeting Holiday
Ceilidh Demo at Robert Burns Supper Dinner dance; "Once Upon a
Winter Night" Demo at Seafarers Center Demo at Masonic
Lodge Demo at McKenzie's Restaurant (3 performances) Demo at
Pearson Air Museum Spring dance with new-teacher class; "Garden
Party" Demo at Cheshire Cat Demo at Village Ladies Club Demo at
Portland International Airport "Spring Fling" (2 performances) Demo
at Military Officers Association Meeting Demo at Pomeroy Farm Herb
Festival
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Still Time to 'Join Up'
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The membership year for the
Vancouver USA Scottish Country Dancers runs from July 1st through June
30th. If you would like to renew your membership in our local branch and
haven't done so yet, just send in your dues to:
Vancouver USA SCD 1647 NW
26th Circle Camas, WA 98607 The dues are $5 per person. If you are already a
member of another RSCDS-affiliated dance group, the dues are only $2.50
per person.
Note: the deadline for applying for
RSCDS membership this year has passed. |
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Help Wanted
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There is a vacancy in the office of
Historian. Our Historian organizes and maintains a file of our group's
newsletters, flyers, photos, and other items, which document the
activities and progress of the Vancouver USA Scottish Country Dancers. If
you would like to volunteer for this position, or would like more
information, contact our manager, Tom Halpenny, at
887-1888. |
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Calendar of Events |
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Jul 5 |
Vancouver USA SCD Summer Picnic Lewisville Park, on SR503,
north of Battle Ground, at the Cedar Shelter. $2/car entrance fee.
Come any time, lunch at 1 pm, dancing after lunch! Bring a potluck
dish to share, your own tableware, games. For info, call Liza or Tom
Halpenny, (360) 887-1888.
Dances will be selected from among the following: Joie de Vivre (J) Bk 39
The Crooket Horned Ewie (S) Bk 14
Johnny Groats House (R) Bk 16
Wild Geese (J) Bk 24
The Sauchie Haugh (S) RSCDS Leaflet
The Reel of the 51st Division (R) Bk 13
The Bramble Bush (J) Bk 25
The Enchanted Garden (S) "The world Around the Corner"
Flight of the Falcon (R) B Priddey
St. Andrews Fair (J) Five SCD for 1982
Delvine Side (S) Bk 2
Flowers of Edinburgh (R) Bk 1
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Jul 7 |
Deadline for Housing Registration, Fort Worden 2003 This
is the deadline for full payment to ensure a reservation for
housing. See the Fort Worden event listing for September
12-14. |
Jul 10 |
Registration Deadline for TAC Summer School See the TAC
Summer School event listing, July 27th. |
July 18 |
Scottish Ceilidh Dance and Fiddle Concert
7:00-9:00pm, Murdock Hall, St. Aidan's Episcopal Church,
17405 NE Glisan, Gresham, OR. Laura Risk, Scottish Fiddler from
Montreal, Canada, and Lisa Scott, pianist, and Leslie Hirsch,
fiddler, both of Portland.
7-7:30, Solo fiddle set by Laura Risk, 7:30-9pm Dance
instruction for beginners, Laura Risk, Lisa Scott, and Leslie
Hirsch.
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Jul 19 |
Portland Highland Games A celebration of music, dancing,
and colorful entertainment offered by talented entertainers,
artists, and craftsmen. Mount Hood Community College, 26000 SE Stark
St, Gresham, OR. |
July 27-Aug 3 |
TAC Summer School The 31st Scottish Country Dance Summer
School welcomes dancers of ALL levels. St. Jerome's University,
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Available options: Full 7 Day Course includes meals
and accommodations from Sunday dinner, July 27th to Sunday lunch,
Aug 3rd, classes, evening social dances, banquet, ball, and more;
Weekend includes meals and accommodations from Friday dinner,
August 1st to Sunday brunch, Aug 3rd, classes and social events
during the weekend, banquet, ball, and more; other options,
too!
For more details, see the TAC website at www.tac-rscds.org.
Deadline for registration: July 10th!
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Sept 12-14 |
Fort Worden Weekend Workshop The Seattle Branch has sent
out the applications for Fort Worden 2003. If you are not on the
mailing list, send an e-mail to the resistrar at
to ask for an application. Or mail
to: RSCDS Seattle Branch, P.O. Box 77431, Seattle, Washington
98117, U.S.A. Or, check out the Fort Worden website at www.scn.org/scottish/ftworden/index.htm. |
Sep 18 - Dec 19 |
Fall term of Vancouver USA Dance Class Marshall Community
Center, Oak/Elm Rooms, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver, WA,
7:45-9:00pm |
Oct 4 |
Scottish Country Dance in the Oregon High Desert
The High Desert Celtic Society invites you to their Seventh
Annual Scottish Country Dance in the Oregon High Desert, at the new
Redmond Grange building, on the corner of Kalama and Canal Blvd, in
Redmond, OR.
Workshops in the morning and afternoon on the day of the
ball, beginning with registration at 9am. Guest dance teacher:
Marjorie McLaughlin. Music by A Scottish Heart. The theme is
pre-1850's -- period costume is encouraged, but not required.
The Ball begins at 7:30pm with the Grand March.
The Program: Shiftin' Bobbins The Piper Flowers of Edinburgh
Diamond Jubilee Machine Without Horses Trip to Bavaria
Minister on the Loch The Anniversary The Oregon State Tartan Reel
Duncan MacKay Rose of the North The Express
Catch the Wind Moment of Truth Reel of the Royal Scots
For registration information, maps, directions, dance briefs,
and information on local lodging, see their website at www.hdccd.com, or send email to
. Costs: Before Sept 15 After Sept 16
Workshop and Ball $38.00 $46.00
Workshop Only 22.00 26.00
Evening Ball Only 18.00 22.00
Spectator Only 4.00 4.00
(workshop includes lunch)
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Oct 18 |
Vancouver USA SCD Fall Harvest Dance Marshall Community
Center, Oak/Elm Rooms, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver, WA,
8-11:00pm | |
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At an auction in Glasgow a wealthy American announced that he
had lost his wallet containing $10,000 and would give a reward of $100 to
the person who found it. From the back of the hall a Scottish voice
shouted, "I'll give $150!" |
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