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SPA
CONNECTION SPA CONNECTION in Adobe
Format Adobe Reader Required Spa City Bop And
Swing Dance Club July / August 2008
VOLUME 7, NUMBER 4 DANCE CLUB LABOR
IS A LABOR OF LOVE; THOSE WHO SEEK
SILVER AND GOLD WILL BE DISAPPOINTED; FOR THE WAGES OF
A VOLUNTEER ARE PAID IN JOY, FRIENDSHIP, AND ACCOMPLISHMENT. LETTER FROM
OUR PRESIDENT Hello Spa City Dancers, Well, here we are practically in the middle of summer and I
hope that each of you is having a good one. Sometime
the lake events keep some of our dancers from coming off the lake in
time to dance, but we do hope that you can make it to almost all of the
dances we have scheduled and also the special events.
Rumors are that there is life out there other than
dancing, but hard to imagine it, right? And,
we do miss you when you are not present at our dances.
Speaking of missing dancers, I just have to mention
how much we miss Jim Stanton on the dance floor, but he attends anyway
and we wish him a very speedy recovery. Have a happy and safe summer, and don’t forget how blessed we are just living in this area of Hot Springs with so many opportunities for a wonderful life. Remember all we want to do is, Dance, Dance, Dance!!! See you on the dance floor! Proud
to be your Pres, The Spa City Bop and Swing Dance Club is
proud to be a member of the Don't get behind
schedule! Be sure to check our website for updates on dances, WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST
MEMBERS! Look
Who’s Having A Birthday!!
DID WE
MISS
YOUR BIRTHDAY??
CONGRATULATIONS to Daniel
McKinnon who won
the Cannon Digital Camera raffle! Daniel graciously donated the camera back to the Club for another raffle to raise addition funds for the Club! The next raffle will take place at a Friday night dance in the near future. Thank you Daniel! OUT & ABOUT - IN OUR TOWN! Do you know about Garvan Woodland Gardens? Garvan Woodland Gardens is an example of The Natural State at its best: a canopy of pines reaching skyward providing protection for delicate flora and fauna, gentle lapping waves that unfold along the 4 ½ miles of wooded shoreline, and rocky inclines that remind us of the surrounding Ouachita Mountains. The Gardens are a beautifully crafted response to those who may have doubted one determined woman's vision for a world-class botanical garden. Located at 550 Arkridge Road. 1-800-366-4664 or 501-262-9300 Below Photo: June 8th, 2008, at Garvan Woodland Gardens, the “Jazz Brunch” was delightfully entertained by members of our own Spa City Bop and Swing Dance Club. There were dance exhibitions by couples, then a jam session with some of the Jazz group participating. We are invited to come back in the fall for another exhibition! WAY TO GO BOPPERS! (left to right) Don Downs, Ruth Puckett, Marsha Kinsman, Dennis May, Linda Sluppick, Sandi Harmening, Ginger Johnson, James Johnson, Carol Williams.    A BIG
THANKS TO THE MEMBERS ABOVE FOR REPRESENTING OUR DANCE CLUB!
DANCE CALENDAR INFORMATION Spa City Bop and Swing Dance Club dances are held the 2nd & 4th Friday of each month and anytime we have a 5th Friday in the month. Dances are held at the VFW Club from 7:00 - 10:30 . Please visit web site at spacitydanceclub.com to print calendars and get the latest updates. You are encouraged to take the calendar section of the newsletter & post it where you have easy access to it. FREE DANCE LESSONS every Thursday Night!
Place: VFW Club on 70E Time: 7:00 p.m. **ATTENTION! NO JULY DANCE LESSONS.**
We are giving our dance instructors a much deserved break and will start back Aug7th. August dance lessons will be instructed by Bob and Mary Grady and will be teaching the West Coast Swing. Our Club is
very fortunate to have dedicated members who volunteer their DON’T FORGET
TO TELL OUR DANCE INSTRUCTORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING is held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Whistle Stop at 5:30 July Board Meeting will be
held on July 8, 2008 “SPECIAL DANCES
FOR 2008” Please visit web
site at spacitydanceclub.com to print calendars and
get the latest updates. Please
remember
to reach out to other members of your club who might need your help or
maybe just a kind word to let them know you are there for them. You never know how much it will touch
someone’s heart and make a difference in their life.  WE NEED YOUR HELP! IF YOU ARE
SOMEONE WITH SPECIAL TALENTS IN RECORDING VIDEOS AND WOULD BE WILLING
TO VOLUNTEER, WE HOPE YOU WILL SHARE THAT TALENT TO HELP THE CLUB IN A
SPECIAL PROJECT. IF YOU ARE
THAT PERSON, PLEASE CONTACT ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND WE CAN TELL
YOU MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT
THANKS FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION!
OUR 2008 BOARD & DIRECTORS We are here to listen to comments, suggestions, or questions about your club. Feel free to contact any of us by phone or by e-mail. PRESIDENT–Brenda Ferguson, 501-760-7375, fergusonbrenda@hotmail.com
VICE-PRESIDENT–John Wainscott, 501-922-7643,john.wainscott@weyerhaeuser.com SECRETARY-Beth Terauchi, 501-318-1373, bterauchi@hotmail.com TREASURER–Glendora Bright, 501-262-9218, glendorabright@yahoo.com PARLIMENTARIAN–Joe Coulter, 501-767-5719, jcoul@hsnp.com ACTIVITIES-Pat Smith, 501-609-9645, Pat Smith psmith57@att.net ADMISSIONS-Virginia Stanton, 501-760-7554, swag96@gmail.com MEMBERSHIP-Carol Williams, 501-627-4424, iam.bopcarol@yahoo.com NEWSLETTER-Linda Sluppick, 501-262-2163, lsbops@cablelynx.com PUBLIC RELATIONS-Sandi Harmening, 501-520-0553, psalm91@starband.net TELEPHONE-Sheila Weston, 501-767-1289, sheilaqw@aol.com WEB MASTER-Ernie Weidenberger, 501-922-0294, ernjac@suddenlink.net Hot Springs Farmer’s Market Health, Wellness and Fitness day is to be held Saturday, July 26th, from 8 am to 11 am in downtown Hot Springs and during the event, has “fitness presentations”. The Marketing Coordinator at NPMC, Mandy Brown, would like to have our swing dancers do a dance presentation to demonstrate a fun way to get exercise and stay fit. Please come and be a part of this wonderful event. We will need dancers and people to hand out flyers. Please check out web at spacitydanceclub.com or contact any Board Member for more details and times to be there. Below photos: May
8, 2008, the below group of members bowled in
the 3rd Annual
Easter Palooza for Easter Seals put on by Century 21 Elite Group. Team name: Spa City Dancers! Thanks Gang!  Congratulations to the below bowlers who were the 1st
Place Winners  Gail’s Tropical Fruit Soup 1
Large can crushed pineapple with juice
1 Can Coconut Lopez 1 1/2 C. Sour Cream, 1 Cup Water Before
serving add fresh fruit of your choice: sliced bananas,
THE
SPOTLIGHT IS ON… LINDA SLUPPICK
Hey!
I’m in the Spotlight. This
is different…the editor writing an article about herself!
I was asked to do this so…Ok, here goes! I was born in Indiana and have lived in Hot
Springs since I was the age of 2. I have
always loved Hot Springs and have not had a reason to move anywhere
else. I married at 18 and was married for
19 years but that ended in divorce. I have
2 children and 6 grandchildren from the ages of 10 months to 15 years. I know…quite an age range.After all the crazy divorce stuff was over, I started getting out and learning about who Linda was and what she could do. Some friends invited me to go to Dad’s Place. I never danced when I was growing up or during my married years so dancing was all new to me. I heard the great music and watched people dancing and having so much fun. I was so envious and wished I knew how to dance. I watched and soon got brave enough to try it myself. I was so shy and nervous about trying to dance. Back then there was a lot of free style dancing so that helped with getting started with dancing and getting away from the thought that everybody was watching me. Imagine that…why in the world anyone would be watching me anyway. Funny about how our minds play tricks on us! I got to know some of the other people at Dad’s so there were always people there that I knew. It got to be when the sun went down, a group of people (including me) would come out and had a nice place to go and have companionship and all had the love of dancing. I was very fortunate meeting some people and when we danced, we felt the same rhythm of the music and that made it easier to learn. Some of those people are in our dance club to this date; Gary Dickinson, Ron Galloway and Ernie Pearson are to name a few. That was how I learned to dance…just getting out there and the more I danced, the more I loved it and the more I danced, the better I got! If I could dance, I encourage anyone who does not think they can to at try. You never know until you actually get out there and try. Dancing is so much fun and such great exercise! I can remember a time when Gary Dickinson taught dance lessons at Dad’s and had to go out of town for a month. He asked me to take over teaching lessons while he was gone. Boy was I nervous! ME! Teach others to dance! I never thought I could do anything like that. I got past being nervous after a while and was able to teach others the basic steps in the waltz, the two-step, the three-step, the “Electric Slide” and the “Achy Breaky Heart” line dance. We had so much fun! Being a member of the Spa City Bop & Swing Dance Club from the beginning has been a great experience for me. The 1st dance lessons at the Austin, I had the opportunity to assist Bill, when needed, to demonstrate dance steps until my job started taking me out of town during the week. I have so many great memories to look back on I have been Editor of the Spa Connection for a little over 2 years. The friendships I made through the years are wonderful to say the least. Members of our Dance Club are such a special group of people. They are people who care and have been there for me during different happenings in my life as well as others. And…they have something in common…they all love to dance! See you soon!
Labor
Day Weekend! Thurs, Aug. 28 – Mon, Sept.
1, 2008 Sheraton
Westport Lakeside Chalet, St. Louis, MO – 1.800.822.3535 “BOP ON THE LAKE 2008” Presented by the Little Rock Bop Club on September 18-20Location: the Arlington Resort
& Spa Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Tickets:
The
price is $50 before August 10th, $60 Aug.10th and after, includes all three days, hospitality,
and continental breakfast Sunday. Only 375 tickets will be
sold this year! For more info: contact Myra
Wilson at (501)758-5452 or E-mail: mwilsonmame@yahoo.com
SWING INTO FALL - Oct. 13, 31, Nov. 1 & 2,
2008-06-15 LODGE OF THE FOUR SEASONS - LAKE OZARKS, MISSOURI Luxury rooms blocked for $88.00 per night if
reserved by Sept. 30th. Tickets $65.00 each until Sept. 30th,
then will be $75.00 each Party limited to 250 - Reserve your tables of 10
for $650.00 Information: Bill or
Rosina, 636-456-7315 or e-mail losdc@centurytel.net 4th ANNUAL ABA CRUISE - 2009 Dancin' On The High Seas Eastern Caribbean CruisePrincess
Cruises ~ Crown Princess - January 25 - February 1, 2009
Itinerary:
from Ft. Lauderdale to Princess Cays, St.Marten,
St. Thomas & Grand Turk, Turks & CaicosABA Cruise Pricing - Interior Stateroom from $639, Obstructed Ocean View Stateroom from $769,Balcony Stateroom from $1039, Mini-Suites from $1249, Penthouse Suites from $2399Additional Taxes & Fees: Govern. Fees per person $73, Fuel Supplement per person $35Rates are US dollars, per person double occupancy, includes Port FeeContacts: Linda Huebner at stinda@aol.com, Gary & Charlotte Chaney: ggarychaney@aol.com1-800-727-9577 or e-mail wecruise4@msn.comOr mail:Maureen Bradley & Bob Ratke,Just Crusin9715 West Broward Blvd. #312 Plantation, FL 33324DON'T FORGET TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP!Membership dues are important to your Club. They help cover the cost of newsletters, DJ, website, special dance events, extra club events and more!
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