Marilyn and Len Bloom, Editors
Presidents
Marilyn & Len Bloom
[email protected]
Past Presidents/Special Services
Anita & Gary Higer
[email protected]
Treasurer
Jeri & Ron Sobel
[email protected]
Financial Treasurer
Mindy & Joe Dill
[email protected]
Membership/Statistics
Carol & Richard Lewis
[email protected]
Sunshine & Showers
Rusty Kaman
[email protected]
Class Coordinators
Caren Blumfield & Sherwin Silver
Rhonda & Bill Shapiro
Editors
Marilyn & Len Bloom
Secretary
Nikki & Steve Rosentsweig
Publicity
Shirley & Collin Brown
Refreshments
Sandra & Bob Sobel
Ways & Means
Flo & Bill Tapp
Visitation
Susan & Steve Langberg
A Square D Delegates
Lynn & Joel Ovadia
Special Events
Maureen & Shelly Fried
Parliamentarians
Phyllis & Simcha Saul
Caller Coordinator
Pat Kessler
Dance Reporter
Bill Dickter
Webmaster
Cynthia & Ken Burkenheim
[email protected]
www.traildusters.com Mar 2015
I can remember when I was
learning as a Rail Duster, that I felt
like Mark Twain when he was
becoming a pilot on the Mississippi
river. He said "If I have to
remember all of the information
about the turns, shoals, streams,
sand banks, towns, snags and
bends, I'll be stoop shouldered from
carrying all that weight in my head."
of you who turn out for our dinners
before the Wednesday night class.
Not only are we making money for
the club, but wonderful friendships
are being formed. We have to give
a lot of thanks to Flo and Bill Tapp
for making all the arrangements.
Those meals just add to what we
are - an extended family. A big
Now, I realize that all I had to do
was to listen to the caller, hear the
beat of the music, relax and enjoy
the moment. The calls would
eventually stick in my head. I’m
sure that if I, Lenny, can learn the
calls, then the rest of you can also!
As presidents, one of the most
rewarding thrills we get is watching
the Angels come out and help the
class as they sail towards their
graduation in June. It is obvious
that our Angels are having a whale
of a fun time because they are
always coming back to join us. We
appreciate what everyone does to
help the Rail Dusters.
“Thank You” to Marilyn & Hy
Katlein for exceeding last year’s
fundraiser with 67 tickets sold to
Damn Yankees. They do such a
great job with Glendale Center
Theater, that it’s becoming an
annual stop on our Club’s voyage.
What a diverse group of dancers
we have since many have migrated
to California from all over the
country. We laugh with people from
Canada, Brooklyn, Detroit, and
even some native Californians. We
are very happy to be with so many
Marilyn &
Len Bloom
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See you in a square.
Presidents,
Trail Dusters
Wearing
of The
Green
March 14th Dance
The closer we get to St Patrick’s
Day, the more Irish we all become!!
So pull out your green hats, socks,
beads, etc and wear a wee bit of
the green as you come to our
March 14th dance. Our own Arlen
Miller will be calling the tips and
Milo will be cueing the round
dancing. So plan to attend and
show your support for our Club
caller and teacher and experience
easy and smooth dancing!
Because we all know that Square
Dancers need to eat every couple
of hours, we are sure that the
kitchen crew for that dance will
provide excellent tidbits for your
enjoyment – they always do!
Plan to come early to assist with
greeting our guests and letting
them know that we are the
friendliest club in town and
welcome them to our dances.
We cannot guarantee that there will
be a rainbow – or a pot of gold –
but there will be good friends, good
food, good dancing, and whole lot
of fun! See flier page 12.
Shirley & Collin Brown
Publicity
Chairs
(Roving
reporters
from
Canada)
Know Your
March 14
Caller
Arlen Miller
Are you sometimes nervous about
attending a dance when you don't
know the caller or you have heard
he might be too hard? Well, you
can come to the Trail Dusters' June
14th dance and feel comfortable
dancing with our friend and club
teacher, Arlen Miller.
Arlen wants everyone at a dance to
have a good time and he works
very hard to accomplish this For
those of you that don’t know his
background, he just completed
teaching his 63rd beginner’s class,
after 30 years of calling.
He
actually began as a “Rail Duster”
himself (although not with us) back
in 1984, and by the end of that year
he was calling his first tip.
Wasn’t Johnny Preston great? He
has such a nice, melodious voice.
Everyone had a good time dancing
to his call. All of us Trail Dusters
had a fun time dancing.
The great news is that there were
11 squares (88 dancers) and 40 of
the dancers were Trail Dusters.
This has to be a good sign for the
future of our club. We were pleased
to see many of our new graduates
attend this dance.
Born in Detroit, he has lived in Los
Angeles most of his life, and
received his Bachelor’s and
Master’s Degree degrees from Cal
State University, Northridge.
Come out to our March14th dance
and I can promise you that Arlen
will call a great dance. Let's give
him our club's support!
Delicious food was served as
Pat Kessler
[email protected]
list of 2015 callers - page 10
[email protected]
Caren Blumfield cooked up a batch
of delectable sandwiches and
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added cheese and crackers while
Jeri Sobel, made an amazing
veggie platter.
Dessert was still to come- ice
cream with a strawberry sauce and
a lovely Valentine cake.
A big thank you to the Tuckmans,
A great big GET WELL wish goes
out to Rosalie Rifkin who has just
returned home from a 15-day stay
at Tarzana Hospital where she was
suffering from heart failure. Hubby
Bob will continue as her special
nurse while Rosalie continues to
rest and recover.
During this
healing time, she welcomes your
notes and phone calls. Rosalie,
we know that it will be a little while
before you are able to resume
dancing, but we hope that you will
soon be well enough to join us at
our events and be part of our Trail
Duster “family” again.
I’m happy to report that Adrian
Fox-Kreisberg is now at home
where she continues her recovery
from recent back surgery. While
dancing is still a ways away from
her agenda, she says she is no
longer in pain and is doing well.
Adrian, we look forward to seeing
you back with us – even on the
sidelines, and hope you will keep
improving each and every day!
Maxine and Irwin, for making all
the dancers welcome as they came
into the hall. And Irwin ended the
day by
winning
the Split
the pot.
See,
being a
greeter
pays off.
I am looking forward to dancing
with you all at our next
dance, March 14.
Your Dance Reporter
Bill Dickter
[email protected]
“Exhausted but thrilled” is how Joni
and Mark Simon
described their
feelings following
the arrival of their
brand new
granddaughter. Born on
January 29th (3 weeks early) to the
Simons’ son Jason & his wife
Runya, little Ruby is the second
granddaughter for Joni and Mark.
She has a big sister, Brynn, who is
3 years old. To all the family, we
wish you much happiness and
hope that these children will always
be a source of pride and joy.
Congratulations!
Ilene
and
Mark
Abramson
welcomed a new granddaughter on
February 3rd.
Aria Taylor
Abramson, the first child for the
3
Abramson’s son Danny and his
wife Andrea, made her entry into
the world at UCLA . She is the third
granddaughter for Ilene and Mark
– whose daughter has two girls,
ages 3 ½ and 5 years. Ilene
reports that the “older” cousins are
very excited to have a new little
cousin to “mother!”
Warm
congratulations to all the family,
and may these granddaughters
always bring you happiness in the
years to come!
I’m always happy to hear your
news, and I hope that you will
remember to contact me, either by
phone or e-mail (as shown below)
whenever there is “sunshine” or
“showers” to report. Remember,
too, that I will share with our Club
“family” in this column ONLY
WHAT YOU GIVE ME YOUR
PERMISSION TO PRINT!
Hopefully, there will be lots of
sunshine in your life – and you will
choose to share!
I look forward to hearing from you.
Until next time,
Rusty Kaman
Sunshine & Showers
Chair
[email protected], or call me at
(805) 241-8488
NEXT BOARD MEETING
March 3, 2015
7:30 p.m.
Caren &
Sherwin’s Home
After the dance, many of us went to
the Stonefire Grill in Winnetka and
finished up our socializing and
laughing there. What a great way to
March Birthdays
Jordan Wank
Joel Ovadia
Jerry Kanowitz
Richard Lewis
Bob Reifel
Jules Tearle
Ellen Sternfeld
Roz Mclean
Diane Jubelier-Light
Bruce Elkins
Robert Rifkin
Merle Russ
Madeline Johnson
Arline Simon
Paula Seliga
Shelly Fried
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March Anniversaries
Arline & David Simon
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Carol and
Richard
Lewis
Membership
& Statistics
[email protected]
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Celebrating Feb Birthday in Class are
Things were really stomping on
Sunday, January 25th at the
Wilkinson Center. We attended our
annual half-way dance, alias The
Student Stomp, sponsored by
A square D. Students from all the
clubs in our Ventura/San Fernando
Valley area attended.
There were thirty three (33)
squares to hoot and holler with
each tip. Five callers split up the
afternoon and many harmonized
together
making the afternoon
really fun.
Of course some of our Rail Dusters
were at the dance, nine of them in
fact. As usual, they seemed
somewhat dazed with the first tip;
they just weren't used to the
“speed” of the calls. It takes a
while to understand everyone
else’s accent and their fast pace.
We certainly held our own.
There were
lots of
Trail Dusters
to angel them
through the
tips and the
students did
a lot better as
the afternoon
proceeded.
get to know each other.
We are all looking forward to the
Fun Dance on Saturday, March 7
at the Simi Valley Senior Center
with Boots and Slippers, where we
will once again get to mentor and
help our students in a square.
Hope many of you will join us!
Your coordinators,
Caren
Blumfield &
Sherwin
Silver
Rhonda & Bill
Shapiro
Bob Sobel, Rhonda Shapiro: Michael
Kreisberg, Mark Simon, Al Wade
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by Maureen Fried
You've never seen so many
sweethearts in one room before ,
but our 2014 Trail Duster
Sweethearts certainly stood out as
two of the best at the ASquareD
Annual Sweetheart Ball held on
Sunday, February 8, at the
Hawthorne Memorial Center.
Carol and Richard Lewis glowed in
the light of more than thirty Trail
Dusters who came out en force to
honor them at this special dance.
Dancing to the talents of Andy
Allemao and Pat Carnathan and
the Round
Dancing
duo of
Cinda and
Milo
Molitoris,
our Trail
Dusters
had the
best
opportunity
to show off
their skills
and have a
thoroughly
good time.
The Ball
was very
well
attended
with a
room
packed full
of dancers
and one
look at our
Dressed in matching Valentine
attire, Carol and Richard
club's
picture shows once again,
Trail
Dusters
know how
to have a
great time.
After
working
hard
putting the
Trail
Duster side
of this
danced in an ocean of red hearts
and crinolines and paraded around
the room to the cheers and
applauds of what was surely an
explosion of typical Trail Duster
support – see picture on page 8.
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event together, our
presidents,
Marilyn and
Lenny,
certainly
looked with
pride at the
outpouring
of Trail
Dusters
support and
good wishes
for our
club's
chosen
sweethearts.
Lynn Ovadia and Maureen Fried
built a beautiful Valentine basket
that was contributed to the event
and was won by a lucky lover of
coffees, teas, mugs, chocolates
and a plethora of Valentine faire.
A big thank you to Lads and
Lassies for arranging the bus
ride for many of us and
providing snacks and games.
TheTrail Dusters swept the
prizes for the games on the way
home. Caren Blumfied won the
Valentine crossword puzzle,
Sherwin Silver had the most
word searches and Ron and
Jeri Sobel tied in the "What time
will
we
arrive
home"
Contest. Maybe we won't be
invited back!
For those who could make it, the
evening was finished with a
delicious dinner at the Lamplighter
restaurant, with more camaraderie
and good cheer in a private room
full of tired and hungry dancers.
In all, it was a great day, a
wonderful dance and welcomed
bonding was had by all.
BIG BEAR BONANZA
The evening won’t end until we
close down the Hospitality Room
after midnight. Saturday morning,
you will wake up to fresh mountain
air and a day packed with other
activities. You can pick and choose
your fun but whatever you choose
to do from our lists of events will
leave you feeling that “I wish we
had more time”.
Boat Cruises, visits to the zoo,
shopping around town, playing
tennis, and hiking are just a few of
our adventures that await you.
Details will follow. Saturday night
will be another blast and many of
you will be performing in our
“almost
Hollywood
quality
professional play”. Sunday will
finish with our installation of new
officers, the famous and unequaled
Joke-off by Judith Altman and a
final good-by destination lunch .
"A Mountain High
Extravaganza”
Ready get set, go! We are going to
Big Bear Lake for our famous May
Weekend this year. We’re leaving
the heat of La Quinta and moving
to Big Bear Lake. The Best
Western Chateau is awesome and
that’s where the fun will begin.
We will check into the hotel from
3:00 pm on and prepare for our
Happy Hour followed by our
Banquet Dinner. Of course, lots of
surprises and fun activities will
await you for both of these
activities (besides eating and
drinking) and we guarantee a
wonderful time. No square dancing
but be sure to wear comfortable
dancing shoes! The weekend is
very casual so store your New
Year’s Eve attire away and get
down to basics.
Space is limited and we have
deadlines to meet for the hotel so
please get your deposits in ASAP.
Fill out the flier and guarantee
yourself and bear-y good time!
Congratulations
to
Mindy & Al
Brown
Hi Trail Dusters and Rail
Dusters,
We continue to have very nice
large turnouts for our weekly
dinners before class every Wed.
evening. Those of us who attend
have so much fun talking,
Laughing, and of course eating.
Remember, there's always room
for more. We welcome whoever
shows up to dine and join in on the
fun.
As we say each month , this is an
excellent source of income for our
dance club. The more we spend
on our dinners, the larger the
checks. We only go to restaurants
who agree to be a "fundraiser" meaning they figure out totals
spent by us and then mail us a
check for a percentage of that
amount.
The
restaurants
are
very
welcoming and give us great
service because we're such a
sizable group and they love our
business.
Our schedule for March is:
and Lynn &
Joel Ovadia
who were
The first 2
couples to make their reservations
Maureen and Shelly Fried
Caren Blumfield & Sherwin Silver
Wagon Masters 2015
Mar 4
Mar 11
Mar 18
Mar 25
Pizza Rev
The Habit
Salad Farm
Hook Burger
Always check your weekly emails
in case there is a change in the
schedule.
Flo & Bill
Tapp
Ways and
Means
Chairman
[email protected]
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Hello Trail Dusters & Rail Dusters,
The dance classes are going
smoothly and so is the kitchen,
thanks to the willingness of
everyone to switch dates so we
always have coverage of this
assignment.
Thank you, one and all, to those
that have brought refreshments
when asked to do so.
When you are assigned to be the
monthly volunteer in the kitchen,
please arrive early, by 7:00 pm
and also be prepared to stay and
help cleanup when class is over.
For those who are bringing
refreshments, please arrive by
7:15 pm, to allow for setting up.
If you are unable to keep to the
schedule, please arrange for your
own substitute - see refreshment
schedule on page 11.
We are looking forward to four fun
filled Wednesday classes in March.
Hope we will see you at all four.
We are very grateful for all your
help, including all those that come
in to help without even being
asked.
Sandy & Bob
Sobel
Refreshment
Chairs
[email protected]
Are you scheduled in March to
bring food to class on Wednesday?
Look at the food list on page 11 to
see if it is your turn. If you need to
change with someone, let Lana
Collier know - call (818) 889-0565
or email [email protected]
What impresses us the most about
A Square D, short for Associated
Square Dancers, is its concern
about the well being of all the club
members. A Square D is the
umbrella organization of all the
square dance clubs from Santa
Barbara to Orange County which
includes our club, the Trail Dusters
in the San Fernando Valley Lynn
and I were honored to chair the last
meeting
on
January
28th.
At the last meeting one of the
members asked if any other clubs
were noticing that dancers were
leaving at 10:00 P.M. when the
dances were not over until 10:30
P.M.? I, and several other club
representatives. answered "yes" to
the question.
After a discussion of this problem, it
was the consensus of the
representatives that each club
should decide which hours they
chose to hold their dances. The
attrition problem can be avoided
as long as the dances are three
hours long and are the same
hours advertised in the flyers
and club newsletters such as the
Dusty Trails, Grapevine, etc.
Some of the club representatives
recommended that the evening
club dances start at 7:00 P.M. and
end by 10:00 P.M. The reason for
this change of hours was that
dancers usually leave before10:00
Our Presidents, Marilyn and Len
Bloom, have placed this matter on
the agenda for discussion at the
next board
meeting.
Sincerely,
Lynn and
Joel Ovadia
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We had a fantastic turnout on
Saturday, Feb 21 at our official club
visitation at the Valley Trailers in
Northridge. Twenty One of us met
for dinner before the dance
including our newest Sobel family
and our club members visiting from
Canada, Shirley and Collin Brown.
Our visitation for March is open to
both Trail Dusters AND Rail
Dusters at the class level at the
Boots and Slippers Class Level
Fun Dance.
Theme: Wearin’ of the Green
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2015
Time: 7:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Caller: Dick Hodnefield
Cuer: No rounds
Where: Simi Valley Senior Center
3900 Avenida -Simi Valley, CA
Come out and have fun, get some
extra floor time and support the
local square dance community.
Students – come and meet dancers
from other clubs
Angels – come and support our
students
Upcoming Visitations:
April 25 – Buckles and Bows –
Caller - Eric Henerlau
May 30 – Valley Trailers – Class
Level Dance with
Charlie Robertson
Susan & Steve
Langberg
818-889-1197
Visitation Chairs
[email protected]
LOOK WHO CAME TO THE STUDENT STOMP
st
1 row: Tova Sobel, Janice Reiss, Rhonda Shapiro, Arlene Zoren, Charlene Klein, Farryl Dickter, Leonard Bloom
nd
2 row: Arlen Miller, Doug Sobel, Sidy & Sy Badener, Bill Shapiro, Caren Blumfield, Adriane Fox, Marlene Lovett,
Susan Langberg, Lynn & Michael Stevens, Winnie Davis, Louise Schoenneman, Steve Langberg, Marilyn Bloom
rd
3 row: Jon Newbill, Sandy Cohen, Michael Kreisberg, Bob Zoren, Bill Dickter, Phyllis & Simcha Saul, Jefery Roberts , Sherwin Silver
AND LOOK WHO CAME TO THE SWEETHEART BALL
st
1 row: Winnie Davis, Marilyn & Len Bloom, Richard & Carol Lewis, Maxine & Irwin Tuckman, Steven Langberg, Mindy Dill , Gary Higer
nd
2 row: Ruth Ann & Larry Hapner, Jackie Kantor, Jeri Sobel, Ellen Sternfeld, Richard & Nancy Wallach, Maureen Fried,
Susan Langberg, Caren Blumfield, Evelyn Luner , Anita Higer
rd
3 row: Ron Sobel, Harriet & Steve Berman, Mike Sternfeld, Stephen Luner, Shelly Fried, Otis Rogers, Sherwin Silver, Joe Dill
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Don & Kay Mann, Wayne & Lana Collier, Marlene & Bob Reifel, Flo & Bill Tapp introduce the Dusty Trails to all the cruise passengers
Paula & Jerry Seliga fly to Seattle to bring the Dusty Trails to their family
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Trail Dusters Square Dance Club
Dance Schedule – 2015
2ND Saturday of Month
Rounds @ 7:00 PM – First Tip @ 8:00 PM
Alternating Rounds & Tips with 1 A-1 Tip
Wilkinson Senior Center – 8956 Vanalden – Northridge
DATE
CALLER
THEME
March 14, 2015
Arlen Miller
Wearing of the Green
April 11, 2015
Mike Seastrom
Spring Fling
May 9, 2015
Tim Pepper
May Fiesta
June 13, 2015
Michael Kellogg
Celebrating
Graduates!
July 11, 2015
Charlie Robertson
* Watermelon Crawl
August 8, 2015
Andy Allemao &
Dick Hodnefield
* Crazy Hat/Crazy
Socks
September 12, 2015
Buddy Weaver
Back To The 50’s
October 10, 2015
Jet Roberts
Scarecrow Ball
November 14, 2015
Vic Cedar
Turkey Trot
December 12, 2015
Dark
•
Summer Casual Attire
ROUND DANCE CUERS - Milo & Cinda Molitoris
For additional information call:
Marilyn & Leonard Bloom (818) 769-5499 or email [email protected]
www.traildusters.com
Classes remain Wednesday evenings at Bay Laurel Elementary,
24740 Paseo Primario, Calabasas.
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REFRESHMENT ASSIGNMENTS MARCH 2015
March 4
Fruit
Dessert
Cheese and Crackers
March 11
Fruit
Dessert
Cheese and Crackers
. Maxine & Irwin Tuckman
. Carol & Richard Lewis
. Colette Weiss & Fred Lesh
.
.
.
March 18
Fruit
Dessert
Cheese and Crackers
March 25
Fruit
Dessert
Cheese and Crackers
Velma Gottlieb & Jules Tearle
Geraldine Rothenberg
Al Wade
Sharyn Starr
. Phyllis & Simcha Saul
. Margie Hausman
.
.
.
Sidy & Sy Badener
Charlene Klein
Tova & Doug Sobel
If you need to change with someone else, please also notify Lana Collier whose contact information is
(818) 889-0565 or e-mail at [email protected]
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March 2015 Trail Duster Calendar
Sun
1
Mon
2
Tue
Wed
Thurs
3
Board Meeting –
7:30 pm –
Caren &
Sherwin’s House
4 Classes at
Bay Laurel
7:30 p.m.
Pizza Rev
5:45 p.m.
5
Fri
6
Sat
7 Visitation
Boots &
Slippers – Fun
Dance Caller
Dick Hodenfield
Simi Valley
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9
10
11
Classes at
Bay Laurel
7:30 p.m.
The Habit
5:45 p.m.
13
9
14 Dance at
Wilkinson –
caller Arlen
Miller
Cuer Milo
Molitoris see
pgs 2 and 12
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
26
27
28
Classes at
Bay Laurel
7:30 p.m.
Salad Farm
5:45 p.m
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23
24
25
Classes at
Bay Laurel
7:30 p.m.
Hook Burger
5:45 p.m.
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30
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TRAIL DUSTERS
Carol & Richard Lewis
4557 Larkwood Avenue
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
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