Country Lovers Western Dance Club

MAY/JUNE
2008 NEWSLETTER
Country Lovers Western Dance Club
May / June 2008
Volume 3, Issue 2
Hello, Country Lovers!
By Carol Rogers, President
Now that March & April are over with, so are the St. Patrick’s Day Parade & semi-annual
Swap Meet. The parade was fantastic and we won first place AGAIN in our category! We
worked so hard on the diorama of the rain forest waterfall. Thanks to Jessie Wilson for building the frame and Mike Stark, Christine Tolli, Monica & Ernie, Buster & Sue Ellen, Becky,
Aurora, Terry and Tricia for applying the paper mache’ and then painting and decorating it.
We were very fortunate that Green Thumb Nursery supplied the finishing touches with over
$600 worth of plants. Being in the parade was fun, but I enjoyed the camaraderie of putting it
together so much more. We already know what the theme of the next Fair Parade is, “Meet
me at the Fair”, and we already have a plan in place of what we’re gonna do. So don’t miss
out on the crazy fun of putting the next float together.
Who’s In the Saddle:
President
Carol Rogers
Vice President
Francine Mackey
Treasurer
Ernie Johnson
Secretary
Sue Ellen Colp
Directors
Marshall Throneberry
Becky Blanchet
Mike Stark
Past President
Deanna Hatcher
Newsletter Editor
Tricia C. Ryan
[email protected]
Deadline: 20th of even month
Instructors::
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Francine Mackey
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Sue Ellen Colp
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Deanna Hatcher
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Marshall Throneberry
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Jim Potter
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Angela Escalante
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Jesse Wilson
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The swap meet was this past weekend and we didn’t have quite as much stuff to sell as we
usually do. After deducting expenses, we made $225. Thank you to all who donated items
and to all who came out to work the event. The usual suspects were Marshall & Teresa,
Buster & Sue Ellen, Mike Stark, Becky Blanchett and of course Bob & yours truly, ME.
Also, helping out a lot were first timers, Ray & Gloria Trevino, our Spanish speaking secret
weapons! Gloria worked the clothing section, while Ray worked his charm trying to sell everything else! Great job everyone! Our next swap meet will probably be in October, so start
thinking about gathering more stuff!
Our next dance will be May 3rd and it will be a Fiesta Dance. The June 7th dance will be a
Pajama Party Dance! Yep, your read that right… pajamas will be acceptable attire!!
Our next demo will also be on June 7th at 11AM at the St. John’s Lutheran
School in Oxnard. I promise that we will practice, practice, practice the
demo dances on Tuesday nights. So if you want to be on the demo team,
please show up on Tuesday nights.
Also, in June we will be working the “Adopt a Poll” for the primary election. If you would like to help out, please contact Dennis Culver at 5252238.
As you see, there is much more to this club than just dancing...we also need these fund raisers
to help out with the expenses of running the Club and having our monthly dances. The cost of
just one dance is approximately $350 and at $5 per person, we need at least 70 people to break
even. Over the past few months the attendance at our dances has been around 55. So… I want
to say a grateful “THANK YOU” to all who volunteer at the different fund raisers.
We couldn’t do it without your help! So long for now and see ya out on the dance floor!
…..For Your
Information ….
Country Lovers next
demo is June 7th!
St. John’s Lutheran
School in Oxnard.
Join Us!
M A Y /J U N E
2 008 N E W S LETTER
PROFILES IN COUNTRY
By Terry Nash
“Country Lovers was a romantic place for THIS couple
to find each other”.
Ernie Johnson and Monica Theriault
Monica grew up in Dublin Ireland surrounded by music
and dance. “Children in Ireland learn to dance as soon
as they can walk”, Monica shares with us. “My grandparents were Opera singers, so when the family got together everyone had to sing or dance. When my older
brother decided to immigrate to Canada with his new
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bride, my Mom and Dad couldn’t bear to be that far
away, so they packed up the family and followed
him. I met my husband in Toronto, a wonderful
French Canadian man. All my family loved Canada
but we could not get used to the cold winters, so
sunny California beckoned. My three sons were
born in Santa Monica, Greg (a physicist), Wayne (an
electrician) and Paul (a geologist).” This beautiful
family pride has grown to include five amazing
grandchildren.
In 1991, Monica read an ad in the paper of a water
aerobics class. She thought that sounded like fun
and gave it a try. “Well, that was my first encounter
with Sue Ellen”, Monica said. Sue Ellen was the
instructor and told her about western line dancing
classes and invited her to come. Monica had never
heard of western dancing and was immediately
hooked.
When her husband was killed on his way home from
work in 1992, Monica wanted to give up. Sue Ellen
and Buster wouldn’t hear of it. They made sure she
kept dancing, at the Crazy Bull, Black Angus and
anywhere they could find a dance floor.
(Continued on page 5)
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DATE
TIME
EVENT
Location
May 3rd
7-11pm
CL “Fiesta” Dance
House of Dance
May 14th
7pm
Board Meeting
Sue Ellen’s House
June 3rd
7am – 9pm
Adopt—A—Poll
Call Country Lovers for location
June 7th
11am –12pm
CL Dance Demo
St. John’s Lutheran School
June 7th
7pm– 11pm
CL Pajama Party Dance
House of Dance
CL Luau Picnic
Laura Dunn’s House
Ventura
Save these dates…..
July 13th
11am—7pm
Aug 2nd
8 am
Ventura Fair Parade
Main Street - Vemtura
Aug 10th
2pm - 3pm
CL Dance Demo
Ventura Fair Demo - Pepsi Stage
Location Finder . . . refer to (#’s) on your calendar.
#1 Country Lovers Dance Club: Family Fun Center, 10269 Telephone Road, Ventura * 805-647-1893
www.countrylovers.com
Dance Lessons….$2-3
Tuesday 6:30-9pm
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#2 C.L. Board Meeting:
Call Hotline for time/place. Second Wednesday of the Month
#5 Cowboy Palace Saloon: 21635 Devonshire Street, Chatsworth, Ca 91311
* 805-647-1893
* 818-341-0166
w ww.cowboypalace.com Dance Lessons & Dance...free
Mon – Sun 6:30pm Sunday BBQ at 4 pm
FREE.
#6 Borderline Bar & Grill: 99 Rolling Oaks Drive, T. O. 91361 * 805-446-4435
www.borderlinebarandgrill.com
Dance Lessons….$5
Dance Lessos ….$6 Mon & Fri 6pm (country & swing)
#7 Mavericks Saloon:
3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, Ca 93460 * 805-688-1422
www.mavericksaloon.org
Fri & Sat
#8 House of Dance:
Thurs – Sun 6pm *
Dance Lessons…..free
6:45pm * Concert on Deck...free
Fri & Sat
3-6pm
3007 Bunsen Ave Suite E, Ventura www.pmhouseofdance.com
Let’s DANCE!
#10 Francine’s Classes: - Goleta Community Ctr. 5679 Hollister Ave. Goleta (Francine—967-7990)
#11 Sue Ellen’s Classes -Tech. Dev. Ctr, 5200 Valentine Road, Rm 104 Ventura Tues & Thurs 11:15—12:15pm
Poinsettia Gardens & Darling Road, Ventura - Thurs nights – 7 pm
#12 Jim & Pat Potter Classes - Oxnard Moose Lodge 1935 S. Oxnard Blvd.
#15 Santa Paula Airport: Logsdon’s Restaurant & Lounge, 824 East Santa Maria St, Santa Paula
* 805-525-1101—Dancing
#16 Franky’s Place
456 E. Main Street, Ventura *648-6282
Dancing $5
Thurs 8 – 11 pm
#17 The Barn 3320 Chestnut Ln, Camarillo * 805-532-1089- Dance Lessons/ Country Dancing
$5 - 1st Sat/ 4th Fri of the Month - 7pm
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Our Thanks to Winny Lyter for submitting a
challenging puzzle for our entertainment.
Old and New Favorite Line dances
May Birthdays
Deanna Hatcher
Jacqueline Popp
Tricia Ryan
Judy Nash/Wade
Barbara Evans
Laura Dunn
Jerry Russell
Jim Potter
Jesse Wilson
Leona Lunt
George Roberts
Bob Allen
May 4th
May 7th
May 11th
May 13th
May 14th
May 15th
May 17th
May 18th
May 25th
May 27th
May 29th
May 30th
June Birthdays
Country Lovers February “Super Bowl Dance”
Marshall Throneberry June 1st
Billy Cantarini
June 7th
In memory of Kathy Culley 6/7
Anniversaries
Bob & Rita Riddatz
5/4
Billy & Patty Cantarini 5/19
Jesse & Linda Wilson 6/6
Jim & Pat Potter 6/26
Word Search
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Horse shoe shuffle
Maverick
Picnic polka
Rock it
Thunderfoot
Tulsa Time
What’s your name
After midnight
Alley cat
Asi Asi
Aspire
Baby cha
Bedonkadonk
Blue note
Bootscooting boogie
Bossa nova
Charanga
Chill factor
Come on come on
Cool whip
Crazy foot mambo
Crush
Déjà vu
Dreamer’s waltz
Elvira
Escape
Feel the magic
Fly like a bird
Good brown gravy
Hawaiian roller coaster ride
Hey bruce
Hold your horses
Hot damn
Irish stew
Kill the spiders
Lone star polka
Love
Maria
Mars attack
Mexican wind
Midnight waltz
Mucara walk
Red neck stomp
Riding double
Rio
Start to sway
The magic is there
Trickle trickle
Tush push
Venga bus shuffle
Walking wazzi
Watermelon crawl
Wave on wave
Wild wild wild west boogie
(continued from page 2) “We took wonderful trips together, like Vegas, Laughlin and Hawaii. I learned to dance
Darlene with Buster and two step down the center of our
tour bus. What fun we had and what wonderful friends they
have been. Country Lovers has been wonderful for me. I
have made many lovely friends, like Jim and Pat Potter,
Winny and Rimi.”
“Then last year “Monica revels, “a wonderful man came into
my life again. Ernie is such a loving and kind man, who
takes very good care of me and makes my life complete”
Board member and treasurer Ernie Johnson, was born in San
Diego. He was also raised in a musical household , with the
Grand Ole’ Opry in one ear and traditional Spanish in the
other. He found he had a fondness for dancing and he
honed his skills in ballroom, rock & roll and other types,
but not country dancing. In fact, he had been known to
break into a soft shoe on many a street corner in New York.
Ernie has many interests including painting, jewelry making
(although not wearing), stained glass, and music making.
He plays several instruments including the piano, his favorite.
On the work side, Ernie has worked as a commercial fisherman, engineer, physicist, and President of several Aerospace
companies. On the family side he has four children who are
also into music, dance and the theater.
For several years his older children tried to encourage Ernie
to participate in country dancing and 18 months ago he finally gave in.
Ernie states, “I almost quit when I realized the human body
was not meant to go thru the contortions of the Cowboy
Charleston, (actually it was the laughter coming from behind him that almost ended it). ” However, undaunted by
the crazy named steps and the physically impossible moves
he forged ahead.
“Then one day, Ernie stated, I met the most wonderful person in the world… the incredible Monica”. She helped me
with the dancing and my life! She is the most loving, caring and the most sharing person I have ever known”. She is
the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. She is
the love of my life and it is she who I will dance with for an
eternity”.
During the course of this interview I was also impressed
with their rendition of ‘kitchen coaching’ where they explained they always practice the new dance steps in the
kitchen together.
When I asked Ernie to share a special message
as the treasurer of Country Lovers, he declares,
“keep the money coming in’. Then with a certain twinkle he added, “ You never know what
wonderful things might be around the corner..
So keep on dancing!”
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Western Dance Club
PO Box 5307
Ventura CA 93005-5307
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Where: Family Fun Center, 10269 Telephone Rd
between Kimball and Wells in Ventura. Look for the Moose!
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Finally!! Exercise that’s FUN & SOCIAL!!
Come out and join us every Tuesday evening from 6:30 to 9:00
and catch up on Couples Dancing, and the new Line Dances.
6:30
Last Weeks Review
7:00
New Line Dance to Learn
7:30
Couple’s Dance Basics: Two-Step, Waltz, 10-Step, etc.
8:00
Open Dancing: Practicing all you’ve learned!
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Non-Members - $3.00
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