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October 2015 Edition
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Thank you to the sponsors who helped make Fall Fest 2015 possible.
Thank you Sioux Valley Energy
for the generous grant to help
Dakota Country Dance Club
present healthy habits to the
community.
Thank you Active Generations
for the donation of the venue
for dance lessons.
Active Generations has many benefits
available to their members. Trips,
Fitness room, Pickle Ball Lessons
plus many other benefits.
http://actgen.org
Door Prize Contributors
Grand Falls Casino
Borrowed Bucks Roadhouse
Walmart
AARP
Fall Fest Highlights
Fall Fest DJ’s: Barbara Brooks, Deb and Kurt Creegan, Jerry Nusz
The detective was killed by the Chef!
Fall Fest Highlights
Deb & Kurt Creegan
Don & Esther Amick
Jerry & Kathy Nusz
Rick Mayko
Fall Fest Instructors
Fall Fest 2015 began with a day of dance lessons. We had many people who were not acquainted
with DCDC attend. It is our hopes we can begin to build up our membership as they had a good
time.
The evening Murder Masquerade party went well. We had nine characters and the audience was
to guess the killer. Prizes were drawn for the correct entries.
We had guest DJ’s Barbara Brooks, Deb Creegan, Jerry Nusz, Mary Houska was to go last but we
ran out of time:( . Music sounded good, treats were great.
Thank you to all who attended.
Dakota Country Dance Club Board Meeting
September 17, 2015 @ 7:30 Pm
Held at Jerry Nusz Home
Meeting opened at 7:50 PM
DCDC
Minutes
Members present – Heather Almendendinger, Mary Houska, Jerry Nusz, Ricky Mayko, Pat Duerr, Duane
Duerr, Sheila
Mary opened the meeting with some DCDC trivia. Why do we do trivia? To gain knowledge of the Dance
Club. Trivia about Fiscal year, when dues are due and why do we hold Spring Roundup.
Secretary Report – Read by secretary and approved as read.
Treasurers Report – Duane present the report to board. Approved as read.
Sunshine Committee Report- Condolences card for Deb Creegan and get well card for Jay Davies.
Activity Committee- Discussed possible Road Trip to Watertown Casino to dance to the band Dirt Road Prophets. Will put out sign-up sheets to see if the club members show any interest in this road trip. October 9th. Discussed having Halloween costume party after dance class at Bucks on Halloween.
Web Report- No report from Kurt W. Discussed getting access to the web site for a couple of the board members. Duane will make call to get this done.
Old Business--
Pictures of the New Board on hold.
Fall Fest- Much discussion on budget. Mary presented some changes to the Fall Fest budget. Talk of purchasing a cordless microphone and a projector. Both of the items will be discussed at another date and if
purchased would be a hard cost to the Club not part of the Fall Fest Budget. Jerry N will be donating his
time to teach the class at Fall Fest.
Tuesday Night Line Dance Survey –Will bring to next board meeting to discuss results.
New Business—
Pay Online- At this time the board will not be looking further into this.
Spring Round Up – Will be looking into different venues for a dance.
Articles for the Newsletter - Flyer for the Halloween party at Bucks’.
Good of the Club – Nothing discussed.
Next Meeting October 12th at Jerry N home.
Meeting Adjourned 9:00 PM
Dancing and Socializing Opportunities
Please Come to our Board Meetings with input on your view of how the club can advance with new activities and events that would evoke your attendance. Next Meeting at the home
of Jerry Nusz, 47604 257th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Date: Monday Oct 19th, at 7:30PM
Thursday Night Line Dance Lessons
Line Dance Lessons are held on Thursdays at Borrowed Bucks Roadhouse in Sioux Falls.
7:00PM-8:30PM Lesson with some country music dance time to follow.
$4.00 for Members/$6.00 Non-Members.
There will be food and drink specials and a ton of fun!
Dakota Country Dance Club members get together on a weekly basis. Below are a few opportunities.
Membership gains you access to Dakota Country Happenings email. Dakota Country Happenings is a an
outrageously comprehensive weekly email listing most of the country happenings in the valley and surrounding
areas and it’s for our members only!!! (rumor has it media is trying to get their hands on it!) watch for it in
your email.
Borrowed Bucks Roadhouse is one of the places our members enjoy, beginners, and
experts alike! Saturdays Borrowed Bucks provides professional country Western line and partner dance lessons by Jerry and Kathy Nusz free of charge. Line dance lessons are at
4:00-5:30 PM with partner dance lessons from 5:30-7:00 PM.
A partner is recommended but not required so please come!
Dancers with out partners please remember that when the instructor invites students to begin the lesson, if you want to
dance and have no partner, let us know it by getting yourself
onto the floor! .
Come out on Thurdays and Fridays for Country Music and Dancing at Bucks'
Thursdays after Line Dance (8:30) and Fridays at Bucks is the best in Country Dancing Fun. Dance begins around
7:00 PM on Fridays with a DJ! We need a good turn out every week to keep the country music playing. Bring your friends
and be sure to say hello to our dance neighbors so everyone feels welcome. In Buck's words, "Dust off your boots, get out
your hat and come on down to Bucks and do it Country Style!”
The Ballroom Dance Club of Sioux Falls. Attend the only Big Band Ballroom Dance in the area. The second
Friday of each month a big band orchestra entertains the crowd with music from past eras; the 40's,50's and 60's. All
ages and abilities are welcome. Dance lesson at 6:00 PM, band plays 7:00-10:30 PM. $14.00 per person and $7.00 for students with ID. Dress Code. Visit www.ballroomdanceclubsf.org
Dance Ballroom & Studio has temporarily moved to Tea
Have several classes in country dance. They are located at 140 N Carla Ave, Tea, SD 605-332-3700
Check out their website for more info. danceballroomandstudio.com
Grand Falls Casino has open dancing on Sunday afternoons from 2:00-6:00PM and it is free.
www.grandfallscasinoresort.com/events-showlounge.aspx
More Dance Opportunities
Tri-state Singles Group
Halloween Party Dance, Saturday October 31st, DJ Mylan Ray, 8-12, Jasper, MN Community Hall
Huron BE Singles Dances, 8-12, The Plains Ballroom
> October 10, Norgaard Country Duo
> November 14, Uncle Roy and the Boys
Brewster, MN Singles Group Dances, 8-12, Brewster American Legion
> October 10, Steve Lang and Bobby Music
> November 14, Mark and Len Music
> December 14, Cold Brew
>
Northwest Iowa Area Singles Club Dances, Everly,Iowa, Community Center, 8-12
> October 3, Norgaard Country Duo
> November 7, Jesse James Band
> December 5, Senders Band
For more information email Eunice Herrick at [email protected]
Jason Earl Band
Named the Fastest Rising Country Band in Nebraska
October 23, 2015 at Grand Falls Casino
http://jasonearlmusic.com/
"Nominated for the second straight year, for OEAA 2014 Country Band of the year!!!"
— Omaha Entertainment and Art Award Comittee
Here are some October Birthday fun facts for you to enjoy:
• You have two birthstones–opals and tourmaline. It is said an opal
will crack if worn by someone not born in October!
• Your birth flower is the Calendula, which is in the marigold family,
and is valued for its medicinal and healing properties.
• You are classified as the “Peacemaker” in astrology and are strongly
motivated by a desire for justice and strive to maintain harmony
in all areas of your life.
• October was originally the eighth month of the Roman calendar.
It comes from the Latin word “octo” meaning eight. Later, it became the 10th month when January and February were added to the
calendar.
• October folklore says that if the deer have a gray coat in October,
expect a hard winter.
• More American Presidents were born in the month of October than
any other month. They were John Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes,
Chester Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower and Jimmy
Carter.
• Some famous October birthdays include Zach Galifinakis, Julie Andrews (10/1); Kate Winslet (10/5); Matt Damon (10/8); Mario Lopez
(10/10); Hugh Jackman (10/12); Angela Lansbury (10/16); John
Krasinski (10/20); Katy Perry (10/25); Hillary Clinton (10/26); Bill
Gates and Julia Roberts (10/28).
Lori Richards
1st
Don Smith
15th
Jayne Anderson 23rd
Jan Pickering
23rd
Kathy Nusz
17th
Darwin Leis
20th
Duane Duerr
27th
Forms are also available online at www.Dakotacountrydanceclub.org
Activities Committee
Heather
Jerry
Sheila
Kurt Whaley Rick Mayko
Sunshine Committee
Web Master
Duane
Lori Richards
Mary Houska
President
Your ideas will direct
the future of DCDC,
please consider to run
for office or attend
board meetings
.
Jerry Nusz
Vice-President
Duane Duerr
Treasurer
Website Calendar manager
Advertising Committee
Sheila Hatle
Secretary
Duane Duerr
Website
Administrator
Deb Creegan
Jill Engelhart
Dakota Country
Happenings &
Facebook Content
Creator.
“Awesome!”
Mary Houska
Jerry Nusz
Video Gallery
manager
Spring Round -Up
Chairperson
Facebook Page
Administrator &
Photo Manager
DCDC Newsroom Anchors
Mary Houska/Rick Mayko
Heather
Allmendinger
Board Member 2yr
Rick Mayko
Board Member 2 yr
Newsletter
Policy
The policies set forth for the club
newsletter are decided by the officers and
board of directors. The editor has full
authority and is responsible for implementing these duties. If you have any
comments or concerns about the
newsletter, please direct them in writing
to;
Dakota Country Dance
Club
PO Box 634
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Email: [email protected]
Pat Duerr
Board Member 1yr