1992 The Western Star

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1992 MEM BERSHIP RENEWALS

Included in this mailing is a membershiprenewal form. The 1992 fee of $30 is due January 1.Your membership fee entitles you to receive all themailings of the club, to vote on issues before the club,to receive a membership directory, to enjoy the benefitsof the Techno-Sunshine Queens' activities and thefellowship of other club members.

Afier the February newsletter has been mailedin late January, all 1991 memberships will be deletedfrom the database. This means that only 1992 renewalspaid prior to March will continue to receive clubmailings. Your continued support of Western StarDancers is greatly appreciated as we approach the lhhAnniversary of the Club in March, 1992.

-- Freeman Stamper, Database Czarina

Dear Friends,

December has just flown by. Can you beliweit? In fact, an entire year has passed and a new onelays before us. Before I look ahead, I would like tostop and look back at the year we have justexperienced.

Ve Danced and Ve Chanced!December found 12 members of IAGSDC

clubs (and a friend) at the Sands Hotel and Casino inLas Vegas for the International Dance Festival.(5\trSD, 1 Cap City Sqrs., 1 PACE, 1 Tinsletown, 3The \filde Bunche, and 2 Desert Valley Squares)This occasion was significant in severai ways. Firstof all, this doubled the number that attended lastye r. This allowed all of us to be more visible andto show nearly seven thousand other dancers that weexist. I7e squared up as "biologically correcr"couples, same sex couples, and half sashayed couples.'We

showed others that we are good dancers whojust want to have fun. By the end of the weekend,people were asking if they could dance with us andseeking our help with things such as weave the ringand our own special nthank you". Callers sought usut on the floor as cue squares because they knew

.re would be right. 'We

were able to makearrangements with at least one new caller and renswacquaintances with many others.

The weekend also gave us the chance ro gerto know some of the members of the new club inLas Vegas - the Neon Squares. Ifle had a chance tomeet some of them for brunch (FIi Aaron, Brian andDan!) and to join more of them at a fund raiser atone of the local watering holes later. They are avery energetic group and have a lot of plans for thefuture. These include a possible fly-in ihe weekendbefore the dancing' and chancing' weekend nextyezr. The fly-in would be December 4,5,& 6followed by the Sands Festival on December Z, 8, &9. This would be yet another reason to plan onspending time in Las Vegas nexr year. Mark yourcalendar.

I would like to take this opporruniry roexpress my great plexure in something I sawhappening over that weekend in Las Vegas, A newclub had formed. Some of their members hadquestions, wanted information and were hoping forsupport. Those IAGSDC members who were therewere quick with their heart-felt and, genuine suppcrrand an immediate desire to help thar new club besuccessful. The generous spirit of IAGSDC dancers'caring and friendship became very evident and mademe feel proud to be among them.

The Came. They Saw. They Shopped!Once again'Western Srar has a very successful

garage sale. Amid the hustle and bustle of Christmasshopping,

'Western Star Dancers held another

successful garage sale. There were treasures ('Peoplewill pay money for this?") and many unique ("'Whatis this again?') items. Some items alludeddescription. ('It does what?") Shoppers came and fewwent away empry handed. ('I(hat do you meanyou're just looking? You'qron'r find better pricesanywhere!") As a result of this last minute shoppingfreruy,'Western Star raised about $725 for the Clubtreasury. This will dlow us to begin 1992 with ahealthy treasury.

Ten Years!As'Western Star moves into its tenth year,

we look forward to many exciting evenrs. Ife willcelebrate the anniversary with three days of dancingand other festivities. "Star Thru to the Tenth" willbring us visitors from all over Nonh America. Thiswill give everyone an opporruniry to make newfriends and visit with old ones.

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In 1991:Orange '90 and the Yellow '91 classes

graduated...mosr of those class members joined \7SDand became active in the life of the club... WesternStar hosted dances nearly every month...we addedIwo nationally known callers ro rhe growing list ofthose who have called for us in the oast...We haveincreased the amounr of dance time terweenMainstream and Plus classes...dancers seem to feelbetter prepared to take on the challenges of plus...thenumber of people who are willing to volunreer andtake on some of the responsibilities of the Club hasgrown... Iile have begun to learn to say "Thankyou" to those who help us... We have iearned thatwe never stop learning...

.W'e can always improve on

v'hat we do... tVe've tried to learn from ourmistakes and tried to repear our successes... \fe havebegun to be more aware of our community... \7ehosted a beer bust at the Eagle and raised over $1000dollars for locals AIDS organizations... We havebegun to build bridges with the community througha cooperarive relationship with the AIDS HealthProjea...

'Sfe have provided square dancers and non

square dancers with an alrernative ro the bars wherethey can learn and prafiice other forms of \festernDance such as rwo.stepping, line dances, etc...Ifeha"e made an inr-'reased effort to support dancessponsored by other clubs...

'We have hosted many

dancers from other clubs.".!(re shared the joys of thehu)iday season...We look ahcad ro rhe excitement ofthe coming year.

Dressing Up!M.ry of you have seen a lot of ITSD

members wearing pink shins ar evenrs such as dancesald parties. This is the unofficial lfSD color. Itwas adopted prior to the 1988 Convention inPhoenix. If you would like one of these, you will bepleased to note that Cowboy Country on MarketSireet will soon be carrying them. If you identifyyourself as a square dancer, you will eligible for adiscount. \fle are also in the process of orderingpolo shins with the lfSD logo. They will beavailable in pink wirh black letters and black with

pink letters. You will have the opporrunity to orderyour WSD vest sometime in the next few weeks.The vest is the only official 'S7SD

wardrobe item.Otherwise, there is no dress code.

Coming Up!In addition to the Anniversary Fly-In. we

have several other special evenrs scheduled f.or t992.Paul \Taters will be here on January 11. Ron Libbywill be here February 5th. Eric Henerlau will behere on May 9rh. !/e will have a Fourth of JulyPicnic on Angel Island @ut it won,r be on theFourth of ;uly due to the Convenrion.) Cazaderowill be on the Oaober 23rd weekend. In additionto the major evenrs, I hope that some of you willplan group acriviries throughour the nexr year.

Staff Change!Effecrive this edition, John Conley will

assume the title of Editor for "The l7estern Star".A little bird informed me that he has acrually beendoing all the work which includes the editing,creating, and compiling of this newsletter for quitesome time. He will no'w assume the title which isrightfully his. Thank you, John, for all your work!

And So it Goes!I hope 1992 fulfills everyone's hopes and

dreams and finds you all safe and well. And, please,remember ro srop and have fun and giggle a little!

Love and Yellowrocks.

Anna

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Retreat at The Voods in Guerneville, CA;Capital City Squares [tentative]

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Diamonds in the Descn, 9th IAGSDCConvention, Albuquerquc [forms avail]Registration is $95 until 6/1/91

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Dear Friends,

January has started the new year with & roar of activities. Paul Waters called alively dance which was attended by well over 12 squares of dancers from as far awayas LA. Special thanks should go to Lynn Green for orgenizing this dance andhelping to make it a great time. Bill Gentile deserves a round of applause forhousing Paul and Tim Mezsic (a visitor from the Southland). His gracious hospitalitywent a long way toward maki'g their stay comfortable. It was also fun to havePaul's mom, Peggy, up here for the weekend.

You Can Help!

Some of you have made comments to me and other Board members about the dateon which you have received the last couple of issues of the newsletter. Irt meexplain. The newsletter, along with everything else that happens at Western Star, iscreated and distributed as a result of the volunteer time and energy of the editor andothers.

Sometimes Life has a way of interceding and preventing things from happening inthe same way in which we have become accustomed. People become ill. Theholidays took up time. Work can suddenly become overwhelning. It is for this'^lson the question of 'Why is late?' is really not the best question to ask. A better

stion is 'How can I help so the newsletter is always delivered on time?" Answer:Volunteer to take care of the distribution of the newsletter. This would mean seeingto it that the copies are brought to class, labeled, distributed, and taken for mailing.This represents about 2 days worth of work a month. @lease see me if you areinterested in helping out by doing this job.)

I should add that, although the last couple of iszues may have been a little late, noinformation was lost. Events are announced months in advance at the bottom of thecalendar in the 'Coming Up' section. Most flyers are printed months in advance.WSD TMay provides updates during Class and Dance Nights. We are, however,making a few changes which should help everyone. You will notice that this issue isthe February/March issue and contains the calendar for February and theTENTATM calendar for March. (I say tentative because, occasionally, changesmay occur.) The next issue will be the March/April issue and contain the calendanfor March and April, etc. This should provide everyone with information wellenough in advance. This way if we have to rely on Chance to send out thenewsletter, you will always have the information you need well in advance of anyevent.

Coming Up!

Ron Libby returns from Maine on Wednesday, February 5th. He will da""le anddelight you with his special style. Western Star's Tenth Anniversary Fly In iscoming up in March. A registration form is provided in this issue. A specialregistration fonn for Class members, non dancers, and past members who will

ticipate in the Reunion Celebration. The special fee for those dancers will be $50.r,ric Henerlau will be calling the Banner Dance on May 9th (location to beannounced). Dance Ranch is TENTATMLY scheduled to retum the first Fridayof April. (Arrangements are not complete so the final word is not out.)

Be sure to talk to Ron Bozanan,David Draper, or Jeff Judd if youare interested in a fabulously stylishWSD vest in time for the Flv In.

Don't Stop, Don't Slow Down.Love. Anna D.

1992 MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

Included in this mailing is amembership renewal form. \\e 1992fee of $30 is due January l. Yourmembership fee entitles you to receiveall the mailings of the club, to voteon issues before the club, to receive amembership directory to enjoy thebenefits of the Techno-SunshineQueens' activities and the fellowshipof other club members.

After the Fbbruary nenmletter hasbeen mailed in late January, all1991 membershipc will be deletedfrom the database. This means thatonly 1992 renewals paid prior !oMarch will continue to receive clubmailings. Your continued support ofWestern Star Dancers is greatlyappreciated as we approach the 10thAnniversary of the Club in Msrch,1992.

-- Freeman StampeaDatabase Czzina

Tho Niwrbttrr ol Tha Wort.m StarDrnccrr

, 584 Castro St.,,:SuirG 48OSan Francirco, Ca 94114

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ANGEIJ

Al Stevens & Rudi Pohl

A helper is not a teacher! [An angel's] prime function,when filling in a square, is to be in the right place at theright time, to do correctly those things the caller is teachingand to do them in the style the caller is presenting.

A helper who talks or tries to instruct, yanks, pushes orpulls new dancers in order to get them &imed in the rightdirection is certainly doing a disservice to the [student]. Theperson at the microphone is in the best position to see wherehelp is needed. Occasio"ally a word from the [angel] to thecaller/teacher between tips may alert [the instructor] to dosomething that ne€ds. .attention.

Those who come to the class ostensibly to help have just theopposite effect when they sit or stand on the side linestalking while the caller is trying to instruct. Many callerswill make a definite point of meeting with the helpers beforeeach class session. In this way, they can spetl out whatthey want and do not want in the way of assistance.

Excerpt from Nous Jor Europcan Callen, aa reprinted it AmertcanSquarcdance,Vol 47, No l, January 1992

ANGEL ETIQUETTEby Freeman Stamper

l. Attends regulady so that students can develop trust andsee that club members are interested in the members ofthe class.

2. Arrives prior to the beginning of the class to beavailable, if needed, during the first tip and todemonstrate to the students the importance of punctuality.

3. Shows compassion for the individual needs of the classmembers by encouraging them to ask questions andresponding seriously and appropriately to their inquiries.

4. Waits quietly as the squares are forming for each tip andmoves immediately to fill vacant positions in squareswithout having to be 'cajoled' by the instructor(s) orother club members.

5. If dancing, does not talk in the square nor exhibitunnecessary force and quietly reminds the students not totalk.

6. If not dancing, does not talk but stands near a square inorder to provide non-verbal assistance (such as handdirections) to the square.

l. Performs various adminislnliye duties with a cooperativespirit when asked and repres€nts the fun and fellowshipof the club and square dancing in general.

. After the conclusion of a tip, brings to the attentionof the instructor(s) or the srchangel(s) any correctiveactions or additional instruction needed.

If discussions with other non{ancing angels arenecessary during class instruction, chooses a locationoutside the classroom to talk.

red January 13, 1992$ern Star Darrcers

Northern California - ky Area Clubs/ConActs

Capital City Squares, SacramentoGeorge Fox (916) 447-2271

El Camino Reelers, San JoseRandy Clarke (4151 961-7504

Foggy City Dancer, San FranciscoAtan Bernsrein (4151 963-9033

Midnight Sguares, San FranciscoCla i re Meisel (4151 861-1979

Prime 8's, SacramentoArt Katz (916) 966-1734

Sequoia Ocean Waves, EurekaMary Ann Murphy - Lyn Platten

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SWAT THE FtY

[FORMS AVAIL : registration forms are available at dance events]1992

Feb 14-16

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Mar 27-29

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Star Thru LA, 5th Anniversary Fly-In,Tinseltown Squares, Hollfwood, CA.Bill Eyler 6c Anne Uebelacker callers[forms avail]

Mainstream 6c Plus (featured) Fly-In,Puddletown Squares, Seattle. MikeDeSisto 6c Johnny Preston callers

Scoot Back To Florida! South FloridaMustangs 15th Anniversary fly-in. BillEyler Er Chris Phillips callers [formsavaill

10th Anniversary Celebration & Fly-In,'Vestern

Star Dancers. Mike DeSisto 6cPaul Marcum callers [forms avail]

Pass Through the Alamo!! Alamo Cityr$franglers fy-in, San Antonio TX. BillEyler & Rusry Fennell callers [formsavaill

Retreat at Fifes in Guerneville, CA;Capital Ciry Squares. Nate Bliss

Pass the Ocean Hon, ChesapeakeSquares fly-in in Rehoboth Beach, DE.Dde Hodge, Glenn Matthew Es AnneUebelacker.

39th Annual Golden State Round Up,Oakland Convention Center, 550 TenthSt (at B'dway), Oakland, CA. Can payeach half day. SQUARE DANCEATTIRE REQUIRED [forms avail]

May 29-31 Triple Scoot To Toronto, TriangleSquares, Toronto, Canada. AnneUebelacker 6r Joe Uebelacker [formsavaill

lun 25-27 41st National Square Dance Convention,Cincinnati, OH. IAGSDC will berepresented ! !

Diamonds in the Desert, 9th IAGSDCConvention, Albuquerque [forms avail]Registration is $95 until 6/L/91

Chicago Crossfire, Chi{own Squares,

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Arrival Date & TinB

Registration:$60 thru Jan. 20, 1992$80 aftenryards

Make checks payable to: Western Star DancersAttn: Fly-ln5&4 Castro St., Suite 480San Fnnc'sco, Ca. 941.1.4

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"Tbe Diamond Express"

DiamondsToin the Desert

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InAlbuquerque, New Mexico

Iuly 3 - 5, 1992

Departure Day uill be Wednesday,Iuly 1, 1992. Arriaal on Thursdoy,

Irly 2, 1992.

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Join us aboard the 'Coast Starlight" to LosAngeles where we will connect with the"southwest Chief" to Albuquerque.

'We leave

from the Transbay Terminal at 8:00 am andarrive in L.A. at 7:25 pm. tVe connect with thetrain to "Diamonds in the Desertn at about 8:1.5pm. Ve arrive in Albuquerque at about 1:30 pmon7/2/92. Accommodations include a choice ofDeluxe or Economy sleepers, a comfortablerecliner seat and three meds on board thenSouthwest Chief" (meds included with sleeperonly).

All assignments are firstcome, first served. Allfares are based on one way. Round trip is alsoavailable. Call Navigator Travel for moreinformation.

Things to Remember:

1. All sleeper rates are based on 2 per room.2. Deluxe Sleepers have a private bath with

shower.3. Economy roorns share a bath down the

hall.

Sleepers are not required but highlyrecommended. (It's a lot morecomfortable.)Make checks payable to Vestern StarDancers. No credit card for traitt fare.

To arrange train reservations and make retunlarrangements, call John Smith at NavigatorTravel, (415) 864-0401. Be sure to mention the'Diamond Express'when you call.

Navigator Travel will make a donation to'Western Star Dancers with each reservation.

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$78.50 $214.50 *

los AngeleslAlbuquerque


$74 $ 175.50 $249.50 "

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Seat only $74

Econ Sleeper

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*lncludes Dinner, Breakfast & Lunch

Full payment required within 2 weeks of reservation{no later than May 10, 1992}

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SADGEA{A9TBI BOARD ARCEANGEL NEWSLETTERWSD PROCESSING

@ Febru ary 1992

Monday & Wednesday at Eureka Valley Rec Centerunless otherwise noted

1*

HelenDickey

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*MichaelBorden

Dance Nite $3

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HoedownRon Libby @St. Paulus

6*

Sonny'Werhan

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Jack Hook

10

Dance Nite $4Guest CallerAndy Shore

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Bill McCellan

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26

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Coming Soon !

March 13-14-15, WSD lOth Anniversary/Fty_ln

May 9 - Saturday, Banner Dance with Eric Henerlau

June 27 - Saturday, pre_parade Dance

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*Dave CoyleRuss King

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DonSchumacher

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TonyImbruglio

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MurraySelkow

St. Patrick'sD.y

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A-K Johnson

22*

Sharon Kerr

23*

MichaelMonzo

Plus Class

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Ron Hirsch

MainstreamClass

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Mainstream'Workshop

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Jay BolcikJim Pellmann

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Kathy HealyDancing on Monday & Wednesday at Eureka Valley

Rec Center unless noted otherwise

*-Bi r thdays

Coming Up I

May 9 - Sat. Banner Dance with Eric HenerlauJune 27 - Saturday, Pre-Parade dance @ St. paulus

r Note al l dance events for Fly-ln weekend wil l be held atRussian Center, 2450 Sutter St.,between Divisadaro & Buchanan

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Schedule of Events

Friday, March 13

Registration . 6:00 - 7:30 Pm

Dancing 7:3O - 10:30 Pm

(Mike DeSisto)

Saturday, March 14

Tours of S.tr throughout the daY

Registrat ion &Social . . . . 4:00Pm

Banquet/Celebration . . . . 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Dancing . " . " 7 :00-11:00Pm

(Mike DeSisto & Paul Marcum)

Sunday, March 15

Brunch l2:0A - 2:00 pm

Dancing 2:00 - 5:00 Pm

(Paul Marcum)

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All Events at the Russian Center.Questions - Call

Anna (415) 621-A862 orRichard (15) 648-3848

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Dear Friends,

Things are happening all the time! February startedoff with a livefy dance called by Ron Libby of Maine.Ramona Michaels was the event coordinator for this funand challenging dance. Ramona and her crew helped toshow about 10 squares of dancers what fun a midweekdance can be. lf you missed him, you'll be glad to knowthat Ron will be back at the same time next year.

Sew Whatl?!

I would like to extend a very special thanks to DavidDraper, seamstress extraordinaire, for all his efforts indirecting the construction of the latest batch of WesternStar vests. David remade patterns, cut fabric, sewed (alot!), redid templates for rhinestones, and many otherthings associated with making vests tor 20 or so people.He did all this while in the midst of costuming a show forA.CJ. (His real job!) . Thank you, David for al l your help.In addition to David's very capable leadership, othermembers of the vest making team included RonBozeman, Ed Zeigler, Todd Tryon, Jeff Judd, and a hostof other willing workers.

I had the opportunity to stop by to see the costumeshop humming with activity. lt reminded me of othertimes when several of us got together to work on aproject for the benefit of WSD and its members (Such asother vest making bees, creating a giant crinoline, andmaking name panels to name a few). Taking the time towork on a project, such as making vests, is an importantpart of being a member of Western Star. These kinds ofprojects provide a chance to work together toward acommon goal. They give people a chance to practiceskills (such as sewing or cutting) which they don'tordinarily use. These are also special ways of showingthat you are a part of a group of people who careenough about each other and Western Star to take thetime to work together. lt is this last reason that, Ibelieve these types of projects are a vital part of the lifeof Western Star. The reward is not the finished product(or what the Club can give you for participatingl but thetime you spend with others working to complete theproject.

Move On!

The Green '91 Class completed all the Basic program.Following a few weeks of dance time they will move onto the Mainstream program. This program consists ofapproximately 26 calls. Many of these calls arecomprised of combinations of calls learned in the Basicprogram. The Mainstream program will bring you newchal lenges and new joys. (The fee is $45.)

Ten Years!

Can you believe it? This month Western Star willcelebrate ten years of participation in the world of gaysguare dancing. To commemorate this event, we willhost a weekend of dancing and celebrating. There aremany ways in which you can participate and help tomake this a truly special weekend for everyone. First ofall, you can plan to attend. {Enclosed is a schedule forthe Weekend.) On Saturday night we have a specialcelebration planned for everyone who has ever been amember of a Western Star Class or a Club member. Weare also offering a speciaf package for non dancers, newdancers, and our friends who only plan to attend thecelebration.

We will have many out of town guests and we stillneed housing for them. lf you have a spare bed, room,sofabed, or mattress on the floor, please fil l out aHousing Provider form and return it to the Fly InCommittee. Throughout the weekend (March 13-1sth)we will need a lot of help. We will need help to sellsodas, staff the registration tables, sell 50/5O tickets, setup sound, transport equipment, decorate, check coatsand many other jobs which will serve to make this amemorable experience for all. lf you are interested inhelping out in any of these areas, please check with meand I will direct you to the correct committeechairperson. You can also offer your services when yrarrive at the dances. There are certain to be manyopportunities to help.

I hope to see all of you there {Directions and scheduleenclosed). This is certain to be an experience you willnot soon forget. Come down and help Western Starcelebrate ten years and begin a journey down the road toanother ten years.

Meanwhi le Down at the lDance] Ranch!

Dance Ranch is Back! Beginning Friday, April 3rdDance Ranch Returns to the Eureka Valley Rec Center.This is a chance for you to learn some of those country'n western steps and review the ones you already know.The evening wi l l begin at 7:30 p.m. and consist pr imari lyof line dances and western dances. No experience isrequire as every thing will be taught that night. Be sureto wear soft soled shoes while at the Rec Center. So,for a mere three dollars an evening, you'll be able toenjoy two hours of dancin' and prancin' and get down toreal _ kickin' music, See you down at the Ranch!

Well my friends, just remember this: Don't Stop. Don'rslow down.

Yellow rocks! Anna

Who's Doing What

Anna Damiani . " . AdministratoriCaller Bookings/Flyer ProductionArt McDermott & Bill Mussman Tbchno-Sunshine Queens-'rl

Whitefield, Eddie Smith, Ron Masker Class Instructors. Conley . Dance Night Coordinator

EdZeigler . .. .. . lI2OEddie Smith . TteasurerFreeman Stamper . . . Basics Archangel,/Data Base ManagerGaryGray . . . . CalendarCoordinatorJohnConley . .. . . Calendar/Flyers/The WesternStar EditorLeeChand ler . . . . . . . . P lusArchange lMa,r Robb .. . . IAGSDC RepRonald Bozeman BadgemasterTbddTtyon .. Secretarylbm Ttipp . Assistant Basics ArchangelVA.Cant . . . . . "Quarter lySelect ions"Editor

SWAT THE FLY

[FORMS AVAIL : registration forms are available at dance events

7992

Mar 13-15 10th Anniversary Celebration & Fly-In, WesternStar Dancers. Mike DeSisto & Paul Marcum callers

[forms avail]

Mar Z7-29 Pass Through the Alamo!! Alamo City Wranglersfly-in, San Antonio TX. BiU Eyler & Rusty Fennellcallers [forms avail]

Apr U-26 Retreat at Fifes in Guerneville, CA; Capital CitySquares. Nate Bliss

May &10 Pass the Ocean Hon, Chesapeake Squares fly-in inRehoboth Beach, DE. Dale Hodge, Glenn Matthew& Anne Uebelacker.

May 22-24 39th Annual Golden State Round Up, OaklandConvention Crnter, 550 Tenth St (at B'dway),Oakland, CA. Can pay each half day. SQUAREDANCE ATTIRE REQUIRED [forms avail]

May 29-31 Tiiple Scoot To Toronto, Tiiangle Squares,Toronto, Canada. Anne Uebelacker & JoeUebelacker [forms avail]

JunX-Z1 41st National Square Dance (bnvention, Cincinnati,OH. IAGSDC will be represented ! !

Jul 3-5 Diamonds in the Desert, 9th IAGSDC C-onvention,Albuquerque [forms avail] Registration is $95 until6lrl91

,t 4-6 Chicago Crossfire, Chi-Town Squares, Chicago, IL.

Oct 30-Nov 1 Times Squares fly-in, New York City. Sandy Bryant& Todd Fellegy.

Hooked on Rainbowst

Hand Crocheted

ainbow Scarv$12 each

Limited Number on Hand


Order by Phone: Anna 621-0862

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Northern California - Bay Area Clubs/Contacts

Capltal Cltv Squares, SacramentoGeorge Fox (916) 447-2271

El Camlno Reelers, San JoseFbndy Clarke (415) 961-7504

Foqgv CIN Dancers, San FranciscoAlan Bernstein (415) 86$e033

Mldnlqht Squares, San FranciscoClaire Meisel (415) 861-'1979

Prlme 8's, SacramentoArt t(aE (916) 96G1734

Sequola Ocean Waves, EurekaMary Ann MurphyLyn Plaften (to7) 4r''4-2775

Western Star Dancers, San FranciscoAnna Damiani (415) 621-0862

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For Infonno;tiotr,ccill or w"ite:

PegW Osterko;tnp2 So;n Csrlos AvenueSauss.lito, Cs.. 94965

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Featured Callers

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For More Information o Anna (415) 621-0862 o Max (415) 431-6238 o

Marcum

Tom (4151 626-2886

City, State - Province Zip

Phone #

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l'm interested in more info about HotellMotel accommodalions NoYes

Arrival Date & Time

Registration:$60 thru Jan. 20, 1992S80 afterwards

Make checks payable to: Westem Star OancersAttn: Fly-ln584 Castro St., Suite 480San Francisco, Ca. 941 l4

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Presents

"CruisingjApril 24-26, 1992

Guest Caller: Nate Bliss

Two Nights Lodging, Three Days Dancing, One DinnerAt Fifes Resort in Guernevilte, CA

All for $eS

For more information call George: (916) 447-2271

Cruising Down the RiverCCS Russian River Retreat

Name Phone #

Club Dance Level

Will Share Cabin with

Amount Enclosed $40 Deposit Due March 10,1992$45 due April 10, 1992

Send Application and Payment made out to

Capital City SquaresP.O. Box 19986Sacramento, CA 95819-0986

n $85 Futl Payment

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"The Diamond Express"

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InAlbuquerque, Neat Mexico

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Departure Day aill be Wednesday,

4. Sleepers are not required but highlyrecommended. (It's a lot morecomfortable.)

5. Make checks payable to'Western StarDancers. No credit card for train fare.

To arrange train reservations and make returnarrengements, call John Smith at NavigatorTravel, (415) 864-0401. Be sure ro mention the'Diamond Express" when you call.

Navigator Travel will make a donation to'Western Star Dancers with each reservation.

Iuly 1, 1992. Arriaal on Tltursday, Cl,o;"" "/ 5"" 3,on";o.o o, Jot '4ogr/", brportu*

Iuly 2, 1992.Fares

San FranciscolAlhuquerqueo

Join us aboard the "Coast Starlight' to LosAngeles where we will connect with the'Southwest Chief" to Albuquerque.

'Sfle leave

from the Transbay Terminal at 8:00 am andarrive in L.A. at 7225 pm.

'$7e connect with the

train to 'Diamonds in the Desert' at about 8:15pm.'$fe arrive in Albuquerque at about 1:30 pmon 7/2/92. Accommo&tions include a choice ofDeluxe or Economy sleepers, a com{ortablerecliner seat and three meals on board the'Southwest Chief' (meals included with sleeperonly).

All assignments are first<ome, first served. Allfares are based on one way. Round trip is alsoavailable. Call Navigator Travel for moreinformation.

Things to Remember:

1. All sleeper rates are based on 2 per room.2. Deluxe Sleepers have a private bath with

shower.3. Economy roonx share a bath down the

hall.

Seat

$ 136

$r36

Seat 0nly $ 136

Deluxe Sleeper Total

$ 175.50 $31 1.50 *

Econ Sleeper

$78.50 $214.50 *

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$74 $ 175.50 $249.50 *

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$74 $78.50 $ 152.50 *

Seat only $74*lncludes Dinner, Breakfast & Lunch

Full payment required within 2 weeks of reservation(no later than May 10, 19921

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Home Phone

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May 9 - Sat. Banner Dance with Eric HenerlauJune 6-7 - Saturday/Sunday, Garage Sale !

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:*ing Up !

June T1, Saturday, Pre-Parade DanceJune 28, Sunday, Gay Day ParadeJuly 3-4-5, 9th TAGSDC C.onvention in AlbuquerqueJuly 18, Saturday, WSD Algel Island Day Trip

August 8, Saturday, Recognition DinnerSept. 1"2, Saturday, Frontier Tlvirlers in Willets, Ca.Oct. ?3-26, Fri-Mon, WSD Camp Caz RetreatNcrv. 29, Sunday, Eagle Beer Bust Fundraiser

W-srlff srAR *April/May 1992

Dear Fricnds,

What a wonderful party we threw! Wecelebrated our ten years in great style! Paul andMike kept us whirl in' and twir l in' for a total of tenhours.

I must take a few moments to say how proud Iwas of everyone that weekend. As I stood on thedance f loor on Sunday afternoon, I saw that thingswere quietly being taken care of and people werepitching in as needed. Throughout the weekend Iheard comments about what a good t ime peoplewere having. People were very complimentary,especial ly about the organization of the weekend. Imust share with you the ult imate preparednessstory. After Sunday brunch, bne of the dancerswent to the coat check to see if , by chancasomeone had some dental f loss. They did. (Patty

'hite is always prepared for anything.)

The spir i t of cooperation which was shown by somany people made me proud to be a member ofWestern Star. There were so many people whohelped that i t would be diff icult to name themindividually. Please know that i f you are one of thepeople who helped before, during, or after the f lyinyou should feel very proud of yourself. You were apart of the history of Western Star and, in part,responsible for a wonderful weekend for al l .

Al l of this wonderful success was not withoutrisk. As a volunteer organization, we count on ourmembers to take on individual responsibi l i t ies andto fol low up on them. Unfortunately, there aretimes when some fai l to fol low up on acommitment. When this happens, the fal lout canhave a large impact on the Ctub. This haBpenedduring the f lyin. Due to the lack of fol low up onthe part of one member, the Club incurred afinancial loss which totaled upwards of $3,000.From time to t ime the plans of the Club don't go as

xpected. (That's Life , after al l .) However, we.-,most never experience such a f inancial loss dueto carelessness on the part of an individual. Whatdoes this mean to youT lt means that i f you

volunteer to do something, please do it . People arecounting on you. lf you can't do as you offered,please lgt ths event coordinator (or any otherresponsible person) know so that someone else cantake over. Remember that no matter how small atask may seem, the Club is counting on you.That's part of being a member of the square dancefamily which I have grown to love.

lf you would l ike to help the Club get passed thistemporary set back, you can do so with a donation.We are looking for f inancial "angels" to help us out.Any amount will help. Many thanks in advance foryour generosity.

For those of you who were unable to attend"Square Thru to the Tenth", there were manycameras working that weekend so there are sure tomany chances to relive the experiences severalt imes over.

Again my sincerest thanks to each of you foryour part icipation in one of the best t imes of myli fe. The weekend was very specialto me and wil lremain in my memory for a long t ime to come.

Don't stop. Don't slow down.Yellowrocks!

Anna

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. . : ' . . . . , , . . . iA contemporary Ameridbn Square Dance Club primaiilV Servingthe San Francisco GaV Cnd Lesbian Community. Subsriptions

to THE WESTERN STAR are free to WSD members, $18 toi,,,, others; Ads'are complimentary,to membeiS; commerdial:,,,,, r

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. :::..,WSD Board Members ,

Anna Damiani - Eddie Smith - Freeman SiamperGary Gray - Lee Chandler - Jeff Judd

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Who'sDoingWhatAnna Damiani . . . Administratorl0aller BookingslFlyer ProductionArt McDormott & Bill Mussman Techno-Sunshine OussnsBill Whitefield, Eddio Smith, Ron Masker . . . . . Class lnstructorsEd Conley . . . . .0ance Night CoordinalorEdZe ig le t . .H20EddieSmith .. TrsasursrFraeman Stamper . . . MS Archangel/0ata Base ManagerGary Gray Calendar CoordinatorJohn Conley . . . CalandarlFlyerslThe Western Star Editorlee0handler .., PlusArchangelMax Robb . IAGS0C RepRonald Eozsman . . . . . . . . BadgemaslerTodd Tryon ... SecretaryTomTripp . . . . . AssistantMSArchangelV.A.Cant '0uarterly Selections'Editor

STA,TISTICS(given during formation of Beunion Promenadel

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l. Havo not only dues-paying club members and fee-paying classmembers, but 2 other membership categories:

i. FBlEltlDS - non-dancers who contribute substantiallyand continuously to the lifs of Western StarThere are 4.

i i . H0IU0BABY- 2 typeslll square dancers who contribute

substanlially and continuously to the life ofthe Club

l2l since 1984, members of our Sisler CityClub, Squares Across the BorderThere are 35.

We joyously acknowledge lhe livss and conlributions of the 40club and class members who have disd.

17 Basic/Mainstream classes which have presented squaredancing l0 ovef 500 studsnts. Bill Hanzel holds lhe record sofar as instructor of 6 of those classes.

about 12 Plus classes

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8 retreats with ovs 500 hours of non-stop dancing andfellowship

5 sditions of Club La Star, our showcase of talent and almost.talsnt

In 1983 al the Golden State Roundup, had the wodd premiueof an all-gay, samo-ssx squalo at a straighl danco

TJestsrn Star brought Callerlab square dancing to ths Sanf nncisco gay comnu.rnity

Wsstern Star is one of the 5 five founding clubs of thelnternalional Association of Gay Square Oance Clubs.

ln 1984, the Club financed, designed & produced the firstIAGSOC banner.

In 1987, Weslern Star held the first IAGSDC Eanner Dancqwhich was thg brain-child of Scott Carey who was theAssociation president for the 1988-87 term.

14. And, Westgrn Sta has hosted over 20 gay people making theircaller dsbuts.

S0, being led by 2 of the 5 founding members of ths Club, Scott Caraand Ron Oouglass, and Western Star Dancels presonts to you its ReunrottPromsnada

Northern California - Bay Area Clubs/Contacts

Capital City Squares, SacramentoGeorge Fox (916) 447-2271

El Camino Reelers, San JoseRandy Clarke (4151 961-7504

Foggy City Dancer, San FranciscoAlan Bernsrein (415) 863-8033

Midnight Squares, San FranciscoCla i re Meisel (415) 861-1979

Prime 8's, SacramentoArt Katz (916) 966-1734

Sequoia Ocean Waves, EurekaMary Ann Murphy - Lyn Platten

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July 3-4-5, 9th IAGSDC Convenlion in Albuquerque Sepl. 12, Saturdsy, Frontier Twirlers in lllillets, Ca.July 18, Saturday, WSO Angel lsland Oay Trip Ocl.23-28, Fri-Mon, WSO Camp Caz RetreatAugust 8, Saturday, Recognition Dinner Nov. 29, Sunday, Eagle Beer Bust Fundraiser

WE'THF'TAR )kMAY/JUNE r e9O

Dear Friends,

It's a beautifiI spring day. The birds are singing. Flowersare blooming. Dancers are getting ready to graduate. Boththe Marnstream and Plus classes are doing well and botltwill be ready to graduate in June. The Green'91 Class isscheduled to graduate on Wednesday, June 3rd and the PlusClass is scheduled to graduate on Monday, June 8th. Thiswill be followed by a few weeks of dancin' to get everyonewarmed up for the IAGSDC Convention in Albuquerque.

After the graduations. Mondays and Wednesdays wtllbecome dance nights. Mondays will tre Plus and Wednesdaywill be Mainstream with some mghts for every to dancetogether. There will be theme rughts and party nighs. Ifyou have any ideas for some ofthese nights, please contactEd Conley.

o B lue '92

On Monday, August 3rd. we rvil l begin the Blue'92. Thiswill be the first of 2 free nights with the first offrcial classon Monday, August l7th. Tell your fricnds. Tell I0. (Oncethe Class begins on Mondays, dancing will continue onWednesdays for both Mainstream and Plus.)

o Convention News

If you are plaruring to go to the Convention. please conl,actBob Haas, our new Assistant IAGSDC Rep, to give himinformation about your uavel plans. Bob will be helpingwith such details as keeping you informed about Conventionnews, matching up room mates, and keeping track of who iswhere. (Details elsewhere in this newsletter.)

i Fourth of Juty Picnic

This year's Founh of July picruc on Angel Island will takeplace on Saturday, July l8th. We will ride the ferry, picnic.and play games. It is a day of much fun and frivolity. Moredetails in the next edition.

t Sp"iog Cteaning Time!

You will notice in the calendar and flyer that we are havinga garage sale on Saturday & Sunday. June 6th and 7th. Thisis really a very good opportunity for you to get rid ofallthose treasures that you've been saving for 'Just in case".

That bag ofcollectibles in the back ofyour closet that youhave been wondering what to do with is probably just thething someone else is looking for. The more donations thatwe receive, the more treasure hunters we can make veryhappy. You would be very surpnsed at some of the thingspeople will buy.

Garage sales of the past have proved to be very successful.In order to continue doing the fun tlungs that we do as aclub (such as Camp Caz), we need your donations. We alsoinvite you to mme help sell and set up displays. We havefound that items that are less than glamorous (trashy!) oftensell simply because of the artistic way they are arranged.

lRemember the dancing chicken or the wax cat?) If youhave large items that you wish to donate, please call Boband f,'elix or me. We will help you with arrangements topick it up. Ifyou have a truck and are avarlable for pickupson Friday night or Saturday morning, please let me know.

lf you have never participated in a Western Star GarageSale, you will hnd that it is really a fun way to spend sometime dunng the weekend. You can work on your sun tan,socialize, and develop those latent sales skills that you nevereven knew you had.

Well, my dear fnends, I hope this month has gone well foryou and that next montl is even better.

Take care, Love and Yellowrocks I Anna

. Diamonds in the Desert

Planning on attending the IAGSDC convention in Albuquerque in July?If so, be sure to enter your name and housing information on the WSDconvention chart. The chart will be available at Mainstream and Plusclasses on Monday and Wednesday evenings.

Alternately, you can call Bob Haas at 64I-5666 (Days or Eves before9pm) and leave the following information on his answering machine:

Your Name, home phone, date amving in Albuquerque, date leavtng,names of roommates (if your shanng a hotel room), name of your hotelor phone number if your staying at a private residence. Also, if you haveany questions about the convention, feel free to give Bob a call.

Who's WhetAnna Damiani -

Art McDermott & Bill Mussman - Techno-Sunshine Queens

Bill Mussman - Data Base Manager

Bill Whitefield, Eddie Smith, Ron Masker - Class Instructors

Bob Haas - Assistant IAGSDC Rep

f,d Conley - Dance Night Coordinator

Ed Zeigler - IIO

f,ddie Smith - Treasurer

Freeman Stamper - MS Archangel

Gary Gray - Calendar Coordinator

John Conley - Calendar/Flvers/The Western Star Editor

Lee Chandler - Plus Archangel

Max Robb - IAGSDC Rep

Ronald Bozeman - Badgemaster

Todd Tryon - Secretary

Tom Tripp - Assistant MS Archangel

Johann Stahl - "Quarterly Selections" Editor

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Russian River near Guerneville, availableJune 1st. Country Cottage tucked away inthe Redwoods, 2 bedrooms, I 100 squarefeet, beautifully furnished, large sunny

deck. Contact Bil or Kent at 863-2383

Northern California - Bay AreaClubs/Contacts

Capital City Squares, SacramentoGeorge Fox (916) 44'l-2271

El Camino Reelers. San JoseRandy Clarke (415) 961-7504

Foggr City Dancer, San FranciscoAlan Berenstein (415) 863-8033

Midnight Squares, San FranciscoClaire Meisel (415) 861-1979

Prime 8's, SacramentoArt Katz (916) 966-l'734

Sequoia Ocean Waves, EurekaMary Ann Murphy - Lyn Platten(707) 444-277s

Western Star Dancers, San Francisco

Affta Damiani (415) 621{862

FOR SALE

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withEric Henerlau

Satt"trday, MaA 9th

Sf. Paulus Church

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OF GAY SQUARE DANCE CLUBS

WSD CARAGE SALE

June6&7

Saturday & Sunday

677 Castro St. (near 19th)

9 am to 4 pm

CALL * BOB & FEL|X * @ 626-8167 FOR

DROPPING OFF ITEMS EARLY

Square UpFor Gay Pri de

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7:30 - 10:30St. Paulus Church

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August 8, Saturday, Recognition Dinner, Freeman-EC

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Ful lMoon

El Camino Reelers PresentsFerris Wheel & Track. Too

Sat., May 9 Santa Cruz Beach Bordwalk

Sun, May 10, Plus Dance with Andy

Shore at SL Andrews Church. Palo Alto

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Don Greco

Jefi Judd-EC

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Agnes Smith

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Demian Quesnel

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10*Helen Sommers

Mother's Day

'11

Plus Class

1 3*

Bud Budlong

MainstreamClass

14*

Carol Jones

18rkRichardSimonelli

Plus Classlictori^a" Day

20

MainstreamClass

22

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23

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Window To TheStars 117:30 pm BYOBScott & Johns3811 16rh St

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27*Rod Morrell

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Dancing on Monday & Wednesday at Eureka ValleyRec Center unless otherwise noted

Oct.23-26, WSD Camp Caz Retreat, Gary & Jessie, Art Brldley-EC's

Nov. 29, Sunday, Beer Bust at the EAGLE

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Harry Koga

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fl WEsrIilF srAR)kVolume 9 JUiIE/JULY 1992 l ssue 6

Dear Friends,

Can you believe it? Here it is almost summer and timefor convention again! lt is amazing how quickly timepasses. I always look forward to Convention as a timeto make new friends and to get caught up on theactivities of others I have met in the past. lf you areattending for the first time, you will be surprised at howquickly you meet people. Since everyone is there forthe same reason - to have a good time - it really putseveryone in a festive and friendly mood. Here are afew things to remember:

Try to dance with different partners.

Be prepared for a wide variety of styling.(IheMustang Allemande Left is really something!) lf youfeel you need some help in figuring it out, be sure toask. People are always willing to help.

You will have the opportunity to dance to callers withwhich you may not be familiar. Be patient withyourself if, at first, you have trouble adjusting to theirtempo or voice. You will soon be whirlin' andwirlin' as though you had grown up with them.

Keep cards or paper and pencil handy. You'll want tobe sure to stay in touch with allthose new friends.

Be sure to visit Steffany and pick up your travel guide"

Sell! Sell l Sell l

As you've heard, the next Western Star Garage Salewill take place during the weekend of June 6th & 7th at577 Castro (Bob & Felix's).This is really a wonderful way to pass your treasureson to others while giving you a chance to pick up somenew, "can't live without" items. Garage sales are alsoa great way to make money for the Club so we cancontinue to do the kinds of things that we all enjoy(such as retreats, dances, picnics, and other activities).

Graduation Timel

Spring is graduation season and, this year, it is nodifferent at Western Star. The Green '91 Class willgraduate at Douglass School on Wednesday June, 3rdAt this time, graduates will be invited to join Western

Star as full members. This will allow us to get you your"rhinestone" badge in time for Convention '92.

(Membership is $30.)

Plus Class will graduate the following Monday, June8th. The evening will consist of a lot of Plus dancingwith a few surprises. Club members are encouraged toattend and bring munchies and help make both ofthese events evenings to remember.

Meeting!

The next membership meeting is scheduled forMonday June 22nd at the Eureka Valley Rec Center.Everyone is welcome. New members from theGreen'91 Class are specially invited to attend andparticipate. Meeting time is at 7:30 p.m. SHARP.Time permitting, some dancing willfollow.

Dance! Dancel Dancel

Following Graduation, there will dancing on Mondays(Plus) and Wednesdays (Mainstream) until Blue'92begins on Monday, August 3rd. At that point, dancingon Wednesday nights will altemate betweenMainstream and Plus. There will be a $3 charge forthese nights (except when otherwise noted on thecalendar). Be sure to check your calendar for dancenight information (such as dark nights, theme nights,and other special events).

Welcome "The Gommisht"

Effective immediately, Scott Carey will hold the newlycreated position of lnsurance Commissioner. He willbe responsible for fund raising for the Insurance Fund.He will be soliciting donations and encouraging fundraising events for this purpose. This will be an ongoingposition which holds a three year term and is reviewedeach year in May. Scott will be giving you more detailsat the General Membership meeting.

Well, folks I've gone on long enough for this month so"Ciao for now!"

Don't Stop. Don't Slow Down.Yellowrocks! Anna

. Diamonds in the Desert

Convent ionList

You have unti l Wed.. June 10 to sign up on the WSDhousing l ist for the IAGSDC convention in Albuquerque.Those who do will be included in a list that will bedistributed to club members the evenings of June 22 and24 at the EVRC. The list is a good way to keep in touchwith friends once you arrive in Albuquerque, or to finalizethose last-minute travel or housing plans. Questions? Feelfree to contact Bob Hass at 641-5666 (days or eves. before9:00 pm).

WhetAnna Damiani - Administrator/Caller Bookings/Flyer Production

Art McDermott & Bil l Mussman - Techno-Sunshine Queens

Bill Mussman - Data Base Manager

Eddie Smith, Ron Masker - Class lnstructors

Bob Hass - Assistant IAGSDC Rep

Ed Conley - Dance Night Coordinator

Eddie Smith - Treasurer

Freeman Stamper - MS Archangel

Gary Gray - Calendar Coordinator

Johann Stahl - "Quarterly Selections" Editor

John Conley - Calendar/Flyers/The Western Star Editor

Lee Chandler - Plus Archangel

Max Robb - IAGSDC Rep

Ramona Michaels, Sharon Tracy - HrO



Tom Tripp - Assistant MS Archangel

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deck. Contact Bil or Kent at 863-2383

June 1, 1992

Dear Fellow Club Members,

I hope that you willjoin with me to ensure that Western Star Dancers remains the activeand strong club that is such an important part of our lives. Effective June 1 the Board ofDirectors has appointed me to the position of lnsurance Commissioner. My job is tocoordinate fund raising activities and solicitations for our SELF-INSURANCE FUND. Justhow important is this fund? lt is vital"

As many of you know, our Tenth Anniversary Fly-ln suffered a significant deficit - close to$4,000, Although generous donations from several members strengthened our immediatecash flow situation, they were not sufficient enough to sustain our normal club activities.We would now be facing dire cutbacks if the club had not been self-insured.

Square Dance equipment insurance is not available commercially. Quite a few years agowe created our own CD fund and added additional monies as we purchased new audioequipment. This original CD fund, was set aside to cover any loss of our equipment. But, aswe have discovered over the years, the club is at risk for more than just equipment; our1987 retreat at Camp Swig lost some $2000, a $600 generator was stolen during our 1988Gay Day Parade activities and the 1989 Earthquake, just one week before the Camp Cazretreat, could have had a serious impact. Although the club can take pride in the consistentand professional manner in which it has run its activities, that alone is not a guaranteeagainst misfortune.

As a result the Board is establishing a new SELF-INSURANCE FUND to cover any futureemergencies. Since all of our original CD monies have been cashed in to cover the TenthAnniversary loss, you can see that we have a ways to go. Our goal is raise $3,000 over thenext three years. You can help:

Donations by individuals, groups of individuals, events or fund raisers will be sincerely andgratefully appreciated" Categories for recognition are:

up to $25.00$26.00 to $50.00$51 to $100$101 to $250and over $250

Donations should be given to the treasurer, Eddie Smith or myself - please be sure toinclude the "donor's" name so that we can give you a big THANKS! Please call or talk tome if you have any questions or ideas.

LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE FOR OUR FUTURE. THANK-YOU!;-;-- - -

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sgqTT CAREYthe Insurance'Comish'

WSD GARAGE SALE

June6&7

Saturday & Sunday

577 Castro St. (near 19th)

9amto4pmCALL BIL & KENT @ 863-2383 for pick up offarger items or Bob & Felix @626-8 167 for

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August I, Sat. - Recognition Dinner, Freeman-ECSeptember 12, Sat - Frontier Twirlers in Willets, Ca, Freeman-EC

September 19, Sat - WSD Dance with Tom Manning

Dancing on Monday and Wednesday nights at Eureka Valley Rec Centerunless othenruise annou nced

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P icn ic

s1 eKathleenHur ley

20Plus

Dance Ni te $3Ed Conley-EC

21 22Mainstream


23 24S.F" Gay RodeoC & W Dance

&Learn to

Square Dance

25S.F. Gay Rodeo

26 .lll:M( rlZ

azIHeid i Ohana

P lusDance Ni te $3Ed Conley-EC

28 29Mainstream

Dance N i te $3Ed Conley-EC

930Alma Payne

31

fl WEsrIf,fi srARtrVolume 9 JULY lAUGUST 1992 l ssue 7

Dear Friends,By the t ime you receive this

newsletter many of you wi l l begett ing ready for Convent ion '92

in A lbuquerque. Remember tha tyou wi l l have a chance to meetmany dancers (over 1000) fromall over North America. Try tomake i t a point to remember atleast 2 new names each day thatyou are there. By doing this, thenumber o f new f r iends you w i l lmake w i l l qu ick ly add up .Have fun. Be kind to your feet.See you on the dance f loor.

F W e w e n t s h o p p i n g !

This past month has been ful lof act iv i t ies. June started with agarage sale which was held atBob and Fel ix 's garage. Al lk inds of t reasures were there tobe found. Thanks to thedonat ions of several Class andClub members, there was a veryunique assortment ofmerchandise. A very specialthanks goes to those who werethere to help with sales anddisplay of our wares. Without thehelp of al l of these people, theevent would not have been assuccessful as i t was. As a resultof these two days of sales wewere ab le to ra ise $ l ,180 fo r theC l u b .

t s G r a d N i g h t s !

June at Western Star, as inmany places, was Graduat ionmonth. Members of the Creen'9. | Class and the Plus Classsuccessful ly completed classesand w i l l be jo in ing o ther dancesin the activity we all love somuch. (That's Squaredancing,si l ly | MV congratulat ions to al l

o f you . I wou ld a lso l i ke toextend a special "Than You" tothe Archangels for these classes.They were Freeman Stamper forthe Basic/Mainstream Class (withTom Tripp assist ing) and LeeChand ler fo r the P lus C lass .

F T h e r e ' s M y s t e r y A f o o t !

"The Thin Man" was the featuref i lm of the evening at a "MysteryVideo Party". The Wil l iam Powel land Myrna Loy mystery-comedywas so much fun that wedec ided to make th is an ongo ingevent. Throughout the year wewil l have several more of theseevenings. Cl-here are a total ofs ix o f these f i lms . ) Theseevenings wi l l be a benef i t for theWSD Insurance Fund.

F R u n , D a n c e r , R u n !

It is not too soon to startth ink ing about runn ing fo r theBoard of Directors of WesternStar. There are onlv a fewrequ i rements you must fu l f i l l i norder to run. They are: You mustbe a paid member; you must bewi l l ing to take on respons ib i l i t y ;and you must be w i l l i ng to fu l f i l lthal responsibi l i ty. Nominat ionsof f i c ia l l y open on August l2 th . l fyou have any quest ions, feel f reeto cal l Russ King, the Elect ionCommittee Chairperson(863-0990) .

t s F o u r t h o f J u l y a t A n g e ll s l a n d !

This year 's Fourth of July picnicon Angel ls land wi l l take placeon SaturdayJu ly l8 th . Th is i s achance to play, dance, have funon the beach and in the sun. Tosign up for discount t ickets or to

receive information, please callJ im Dah lg ren (552 - l 192 ) .

F B lue ' 92 !

August 3rd marks thebeginning of the new Blue BasicClass. Tel l your f r iends. TheArchangel for the class wil l beTom Tr ipp. l f you wi l l recal lyour very f irst night you wil lremember that i t helps to have afr iendly face there to tel l youthat everything wil l be OK.Please try to be that fr iendly facefor someone e lse. A schedule ofguer i l la squares wi l l beannounced at Dance n ights .

I hope you summer goes wel land I hope to see you on thedance f loor.

Love and yellowrocks!Anna D .

WSD member Russ Kingand housemate Kei thSklower are seeking a th i rdperson to share a roomyvictor ian f lat in the Haight.Avai lable bedroom haspr ivate deck, s ink, part ia l lyfurnished. Rent has been$51 0 .00 /month , inc lud ing aparking space, but issomewhat negot iable. Cal l(41 5) 863-0990 for moreinformat ion.

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE(Updates to your WSD

Membership Directory &the Travel Guide)

CURRENT MONTHDIRECTORY

TOM TRIPP (change)77 Grand View Ave #103San Francisco, Ca.94l 14-2807Home: (415) 64 . | -4549

EDDIE. SMITH (change)4076 1 7th St. #508San Francisco, Ca. 94114

ED ZEIGLER (change)746 Bounty Dr. #4608Foster City, Ca. 94404Home: (4 . | 5 )349-1703

RANDY LAROCHE (change)4235 20 th St .

Al l else not changed

New Members jo in ingfrom Green 9l MS

Class:

Brad Mart inDon Breer

Douglas C. Hal lJames A. Dah lgren

James M. LevinJess AlvarezJohann StahlJohn Moore

Kath leen Hur leyLeAnn Cri f f in

Michael BordenMichae lThompson

Nick (Nicholas) CarlsonPeter D iC iu l ioRandy Laroche

Ray Hamil ton Jr.R ichard C. Smi thSusan Cockrel l

TRAVEL GUIDE

Cali fornia. Oranoe CountvGolden State Squaresc/o Laura Creen2 1 0 9 V i a V i e j oSan Cfemente,Ca. 92672Class n igh ts Wed. and c lubdances I st Sat each month atAl lard Academy Costa Mesa,Ca

RIVER RENTALGREAT GET AWAY

By the Day/Weekend ?Russian River near Guernevi l le, avai lableJune I st . Country Cottage

tucked away in the Redwoods, 2 bedrooms, I 100 square feet,beaut i fu l ly furnished, large sunny deck. Contact Bi l or Kent at (415)

863-2383

The Newsletterof

The Western Star Dancers584 Castro St., Suite 480San Francisco, Ca 94114

A contemporary American Square DanceClub primari ly serving the San Francisco Gay

and Lesbian Community. Subscript ions toTHE WESTERN STAR are free to WSD

members, $18 to others. Ads arecomplimentary to members; commercial

advertisers may contact us for information.

WSD Board Members

Anna Damiani - Eddie Smi thFreeman Stamper

Gary Cray - Lee ChandlerJeff Judd - Ramona Michaels

Who's Doinq What-

An na Damian i - Ad m i n istrator/Cal le r Booki ngs/FlyersArt McDermott & Bi l l Mussman - Techno-Sunshine Queens

Bi l l Mussman - Data Base ManagerEddie Smith. Ron Masker - Class Instructors

Bob Hass - Assistant IAGSDC RepEd Conley - Dance Night Coordinator

Eddie Smith - TreasurerGary Gray - Calendar Coordinator

Joe Nesci - Assistant "Blue 92" Basic ArchangelJohann Stahl - "Quarter ly Select ions" Editor

John Conley - Calendar/Flyers/Fhe Western Star EditorRamona Michaels, Sharon Tracy - HrO

Ronald Bozeman - BadgemasterTodd Tryon - Secretary

Tom Tripp - "Blue 92" Basic Archangel

The Board of Directorsof

Westent, Stq,r l)aneersCordially Inuites you, your Friends.

and your Famityto Attend.

western star Danrcers'First EueroohecoTnition Dinner and Celebrution,,

The euening u:itt include:A Luscious " Cater-it-your sel1,, Dining Experience

Recognition of the Contributions of MembersEntertainment by Surprise Guests

R.S.'/.(P. Qpauiredf

Date: Saturday, August g, 1gg2Location: St. paulus Church

(Gough @ Eddy)Time: 7:00pm

Dress: Formal or Semi-FormalFee: $5.00 per person

Cufinary Coorfiinator - Art Bra[tey 664_9403) (cpfease afvise Art fiow manjwitt 6e in yur pae no kter tfran Jub 31, 1gg2)

lEventfotfowe[ 6y after partl at focaffnnfr,jng flancing esta6 fisiment of y our

cfroice.

(Event Coorfuwtors:(Freeman - 824-2666

Anru - 621-0862

The Board, of Directorsof

Western Star l)ancersCordiully Inuites You, Your Friends,

and Your Familyto Attend

Western Sto,r Danrcers' First Eueroofueco$nition Dinner and Celebration"The euenin$ u:ill includn:

A Luscious " Cater-it-Yourself" Dining ExperienceRecognition of the Contributions of Members

Entertainmen t by Surprise Guests

Date: Saturday, August 8,1992Location: St. Paulus Church

(Gough @ Eddy)Time: 7:00pm

Dress: Formal or Semi-FormalFee: $5.00 per person

8,.5.'/.a. ApquireilCufinary Coor[inator - Art cBrailey 664-9403) (cefease afvise Art frow manJwitt 6e in yur party no kter tfian tub 31, 1gg2)

fEventfoftowef fu ofter pare at focaffrinftjng flancing esta 6 fis fiment of yur

cfioice.

Epent Coorfiirntors:Freeman - 824-7666

Anrw - 621-0862

1 992

I

-W E € I T E R N S T A R D A N C E F i S

TSun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat

Dancing on Monday and Wednesday nights at Eureka Val ley RecCenter unless otherwise announced

Events on this Calendar subject to change

EC = Event Coordinator(s)

ililil. /l

.|trT- IDenise Young

2 3New Basic

Class Starts -

EVRCB L U E ' 9 2

Tom Tr ippArchangel

4 HSJohn Conley

WSD DARKNo Dancing

Tonight

i l | l t l

I. 6Jef f Hami l ton

Don Breer

7 i l l l l l

I- ICap Moran

Sherr ieDobrott

RecognitionDinner

Freeman-Anna,EC

9 SroHarold Litt le

Basic ClassTom TrippArchangel

SttArt BradleyBi l l Gent i le

12Nominations

Open ForBoard ofDirectors

MS/PlusDance Ni te $3Ed Conley-EC

13Ful l Moon

R . - a IEtrunoa

Ht+Tommy Ayres

f Week'

HrsRobert Atria

lHteRobert

Adelman

17Basic ClassTom TrippArchangel

HraRober

Shoemaker

19MS/Plus


fl20Tony Loncich

21 HzzSteve

Newberger

Foggy CityBAR-B.Q &

DanceWoodside

23 frz+Eddie Smith


25 26MS/Plus


YztFel ix Fornino

28 29

30 31Basic ClassTom TrippArchangel

NominationsClose ForBoard ofDirectors

Upcoming Events

September 4, Fri. - DANCE RANCH ReturnsSeptember | 9, Sat. - WSD Dance with Tom Manning

October 23-26, Fri-Mon. - Camp CazNovember 27,Fri. - Basic/Mainstream Dance

November 28, Sat. - Plus DanceNovember 29, Sun. - Beer Bust at the SF Eagle

WEsTTHF, sTARVolume 9 August/September 1992 lssue 8

The Newsletter of The WesternStar Dancers, 584 Castro St. ,Suite 480, San Francisco, Ca.9 4 1 1 4

A contemporary ArnericanSquare Dance Club pr imari lyserving the San Francisco Gayand Lesbian community.Subscriptions to THE WESTERNSTAR are free to WSD members,$18 to o thers . Ads arecomplimentary to members;commercial advert isers maycontact us for information.

WSD Board Members

Anna Damiani - Eddie SmithFreeman Stamper - Gary Gray

Lee Chandler - Jeff JuddRamona Michaels

Dear Fr iends,

WE'RE BACK !!

By now you've al l returned fromAlbuquerque. I know that I hada great t ime and a wonderfulexperience. The folks from TheWilde Bunch did a nice job ofpul l ing i t al l together and givingover 1 ,1 O0 dancers a t ime theywi l l remember for a long t ime tocome. The experience whichstands out most for me wasSunday afternoon. I went to seehow the dancers were doing inthe Intro to Plus workshop. ( lknew that a lot of our newgraduates were heading there totest their ski l ls. l Wel l , theyshould al l be proud ofthemselves! At one point, Ilooked around at the dancers inthat room and saw such a lookof such joy and accomplishment

on their faces brought tears tomy eyes.

While, overall, there were manymemorable moments throughoutthe weekend, watching theexcitement of new dancersserved to remind me of one ofthe primary reasons why Icontinue to stay involved insquare dancing.

> WE'RE GAY ANDPROUD!

A special thanks goes to JoeNesci for all his effortsassociated with the Pre ParadeDance. Joe and his crewbrought us a dance which Ithoroughly enjoyed ( l know youdid tool) . Thanks again Joe forbr inging us this special dance.

< NORTHWARD BOUND

On September 12th we wi l l beheading up to Wil l i ts to dancewith a group cal led the Front ierTwir lers. This is a straight c lubwhich has invi ted us to dancewith them. Members of theSequoia Ocean Waves (Eureka)w i l l a lso be "d r iv ing in " . OnSunday Rick Feldt and his loverRandy (former San Franciscosquare dancersl have invi tedmembers of the local gaycommunity to part ic ipate in a"Sunday Social" to which wehave been invi ted. Members ofthe wi l l i ts gay community wi l lof fer us housing and Rick wi l lfind out about economical motelsin the area. l t sounds l ike a greatway to spend a weekend in thecountry and help to bui ld br idgeswith the straight square dance

community.

> SAN FRANCISCO'96

lf you haven't already heard, SanFrancisco entered a bid (whichwas acceptedl to host the '1996

convention. Steve Leibhart hasstepped forward and agreed totake the lead in making thathappen, He has already hadmany offers for help and wi l lneed a lot more. The convent ionwill be hosted by a committeeformed from members ofindividual c lubs from around thebay area. This means that wewil l need a lot of help and ideasin such areas as fund raising,finances, activities, planning, etc.There will many opportunities foreveryone to help. l f you wouldl ike to help, please cal l Steve1415-826-2009) or me (415-6 2 1 - 0 8 6 2 ) .

So mark your calendar for the4th o f Ju ly weekend in 1996.

< STAND UP AND BERECOGNIZED

It takes the help of a lot ofpeople to make Western Star asuccessful c lub. On August Bth,WSD wi l l take t ime out to say"Thanks" to those folks. I hopeto see all of you there in supportof Western Star. Please call ArtBradley to R.S.V.P. (see f lyer fordetails)

> LADY LUCK IS CALLING

The last weekend in Septemberwi l l f ind Western Star Dancersand fr iends heading for Reno.This wi l l be a chance to try yourhand at the slot machines, play

alittle Keno, check out the actionat the tables, catch a show, andwhatever else strikes your fancy.We will leave on Saturdaymorning and return on Sundayafternoon. Details will beavailable soon. For answers toquestions, please call FelixForn ino (626-8167) .

> RUN, DANCER, RUNI

August 12th marks the openingof nominations for the WesternStar Board of Directors. Runningfor the Board offers a way foryou to become even moreinvolved in the running of theClub. Yes, i t does involve work.But, if you are someone who iscurrent ly involved by helpingwith Club activities or would liketo be, then the little extra timeinvolved in being a member ofBoard will be very rewarding. lfyou would like more informationabout what kind of things toexpect as a member of the Boardask me or any current Eoardmember. lf you are interested inrunning or would l ike addit ionalinformation about the electionprocess, please contact RussKing (415-863-0990) .

{ COME ON, LET"S DANCE!

Tel l a fr iend. Tel l a dozen ofthem. Western Star Dancers'B lue '92 Bas ic c lass w i l l beg in onMonday, August 3rd. TheArchangel for this class wi l l beTom Tripp. Joe Nesci wi l l be theAssistant Archangel. Check withTom and Joe regarding "gueri l lasquares" and any otherpromotional activities for theclass.

I hope to see each of you at therecognit ion dinner and on thedance f loor. Much love.

Yel lowrocks!

Anna D.

Northern GallfornlaBay Area Clubs/Contacts

Capital City Squares, SacramentoGeorge Fox (916] , 447-2271

El Camino Reelers, San JoseRandy C la rke (415 ) 961 -7504

Foggy City Dancers, San FranciscoAlan Berenste in (4 ' l5) 863-8033

Midnight Squares, Dan FranciscoC l a i r e M e i s e l ( 4 1 5 ) 8 6 1 - 1 9 7 9

Pr ime 8 's , SacramentoAr t Ka tz (916 ) 966 -1734

Sequoia Ocean Waves, EurekaMary Ann Murphy/Lyn Plat ten17071 444-2775

Western Star Dancers, San FranciscoAnna Damian i ( 4151 621 -0862

RIVER RENTAL

Russian r iver nearGuernev i l le ,avai lable, Countrycottage tuckedaway in theredwoods, 2bedrooms, 1 1O0square f t . ,beaut i fu l lyfurn ished, largesunny deck.

Contact:B i l or Kent a t(41 5) 863-2383

Who's Doing What

Anna Damiani Admiinistrator/Caller Bookings/FlyersArt McDermott & Bill Mussman Techno-Sunshine OueensBill Mussman . . Data Base ManagerEddie Smith, Ron Masker . . . Class InstructorsBob Hass Assistant IAGSDC RepE d C o n l e y . . . . D a n c e N i g h t C o o r d i n a t o rEddie Smith TreasurerGary Gray Calendar CoordinatorJoe Nesci . Assistant "Blue 92" Basic ArchangelJohann Stahl . "Ouarter ly Select ions" EditorJohn Conley . . . Calendar/Flyers/Western Star EditorRamona Michaels, Sharon Tracy . . . HrOR o n a l d B o z e m a n . . . B a d g e m a s t e rTodd Tryon SecretaryTom Tripp "Blue 92" Basic Archangel

Weaving Classes, WorkshoBs,Lectures, Individual Lessons

For Informat ion,cal l or wr i te:

Peggy Osterkamp2 San Carlos AvenueSausa l i to , Ca. 94965

(415) 332-8650

r y a _

r ne noard of Directorsof

Western Stc,lr l)aneersCordia,lly Int:ites you, your Frtends,

and your Familryto Attend.

?

Western, Star Darrcers, First Eueroo Rec ognition Dinner and" ;;;;;;*ion o,The euening u:itt include:

A Luscious " Cater-it-yours erf,, Dining ExperienceRecognition of the Contributions of MembersEntertainment by Surprise Guests

Date: Saturday, August g, lggzLocation: St. pau-ius Church

Time: 7:oo(Gough @ Eddy)

Dress: Formaltr Semi_FormalFee: $5.00 per person

cutinary Coor[inator - Art cBraftry 064-9403) (efease afrise Art frow marywiff 6e in your partJ no kter tfran Jub 31, 1gg2)

fEventfoffowef b &rrparty at focaffrinf,jng flancing esti 6 fisiment of y our

cfioice.

R.S.'/.A. ReguireL

Event Coorfrrwturs:lFreeman - g24-2666

Anra - 621-0562

Yorl're irrrrited to ioin us for a sqlrrzrredarlce t(r)ip to Rrrssia in Arrgrrst A993!

The iourney begins!Yes, gay & lesbian square &ncers in Red

\uare! Members of the Foggy City Dancers Perfor-mance Team are organzrng a trip to Russia in 1993.Our cunent plan is to visit three cities, each consist-ing of a wonderful blend of leam-to-square danceevents, planned tours, time to spend with our newRussian friends, and unplanned free time for per-sonal interests. We are planning to leave San Fran-cisco on Monday, August t6,1993 and begin ourjourney in the ciry of Kiev. By train we will tmvel toSt. Petersbu rg the n a few days later onto Moscow. O nMonday, August 30, 7993 we will return to SanFrancisco.

A Journey toRussia in 1993

One of our primary goals is to support the emerging gay & lesbiancommunity in the former Soviet Union. We will do this in a number of ways - hostleam-to-square dance events as local fundraisers in each city, be available formedia interviews whenever appropriate, visit persons with AIDS, andlire gay/lesbian Russian tour guides whenever possible. Consequently, we view this tripas more of an adventure than a vacation. But what an exciting once-in-aJifetimeadventure it will be!

l|i/e are contracting with a local tour company ttnt specializes in taking"performance groups" on tour. All meals, lodging, travel, tours and leam-to-squaredance events will be handled by this company. Ve chose them because of theirexpertise in planning tours and sensitivity to lesbian/gay concems.

Regtstratfon deadllneMany friends and members of other square dance clubs have expressed an

interest in joiningus.'Ve are limited in the numberof people we can take on thistrip. Ouroptimalsize isforty, howeverwecanexpand thattosixtypeople. In orderto facilitate registration, we have set up a deadline for your securing a place onthe trip. All interested members of other square dance clubs will need to send intheir application and initial payment so it is postmarked no later than Sanrrday,August 15, 1992. The trip will be filled up on a first come basis. We will use thepostmark dates to establish order of sign up. Once the trip is filled, a waiting listwill be set up based on postmark date as well. If you are on the waiting list, your$350 deposit will be rerumed until a space becomes available.

FinancesThe total estimated cost for the Russia trip will be $2750. This amount

includes airfare, lodging (six nights in homes, all others in hotels), food, landtravel, and all logistical planning for travel and dance events. You may choosefrom rwo payment plan options which are outlined below.

Payment Plan Option No. LYou make periodic payments as required by the organizer to p^y deposits

and to pay for tour costs. The payment schedule is as follows:August 15, 1992 $350 non-refundable deposit (includes airfare deposit)November 1, 1992 $600 firstZ5o/o of remaining cosrsFebruary 1, 1993 $600 second 250loApnl1., lfif $600 third 250/oJuly 1,1943 $600 final payment

Payment Plan Option No. 2You make an initial payment of $350, then make eleven equal monthly

payments of $218, beginning September 1., ly)z. The payment schedule will beas follows, (the first $250 is a non-refundable deposir and the nexr $100 - a non-refundable airfare deposir.):

August 15,1992 $350September 1,,7992 $218October 1,1n2 $218November 1, 1D2 $218December 7, lDz $218January 1,19F3 $218

For trlp appllcaflons 0p tunnon hlonmatlon call:John Paul 510/527-l7lo or

Nancy Koch or Tiela Chalmers4rj/4jt4jrz

Rofundr - Ch$C6r in F.nrTtF ftsl tQ50 applod to{ard tF FCD Bus*r Trlp uil b€ usod b ledsly ho ncn{6{urdablo

dopcltlo fnrhofgarizq ardIll not, ts€{ce. be rsftndau€. StE/d itboflnenocGsaryto €ncd tqr Cil8 at alal€. date lw6rs, bo FlmrcoCsilninsri|| ATTEUFr torslridal ol yqjr paynmts (loss b0 $250). Tlis wil dsp€od il ho !F o.gsizd ard hfl mudr hohas spont m noo{ofurdaHe d€po{its. Aperdi|lr6 will be trqratod b6od oo tE rumbd olpalicipanl& ild hal mout will b6 subladod tom bo mori6 duo you r,pdr cilodalm.Koop in mind fial as ho doparlre dato drav6 n6ar, hs amdlnl ol ooooy aloady orpondedbocornos grEt6.ll yoo mu6t cn6l and yN q 16 rs aU6 to fll 0|o vacancy, hon hqo mayb€ no camdlalin p€ndty.

As wih any tild b beign co$fi6in trancidm, ohs lstrs may r€qdro a bst nirutodnge in plana. Torjr goir6 havo hlcrmsd us hat &n€.ica uavdlors are 6ats ald rvol-troat€d h tlo cqrnliss ol tI€ l€rmo. S.vist Unicn. 0l cdrrso n€it|o| Foggy Oty Dancss, h6P€rlomd|co T€am, tp Rus6ia Trip C€f,tal Corlmlnoo, nof orr lou o{garizea can gurant6you salsty o( tts orat 9o!trcal cimato al th6 lino ol t|o tdr, no. $l any oa h6.qgarizaloG bo rospmsiuo ld any loss6 imured by ti9 patldgnb"

February 7,1993 $218March 1.,1,993 $218April l , 1993 $218May 1,1))J $218June 1,,1,))) $218luly 1,1.D3 $220

1992

Dancing on Monday and Wednesday nights 7:30-9:30 at Eureka Valleyotherwise announced.


* = Birthdavs

Rec Center unless

Event Coordinator{s)EC=

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 4, Fri, -- Dance Ranch Returns, Jeff Judd-ECSeptember 19, Sat, -- WSD Dance with Tom Manning, 7:30-10:30, St. Paulus

October 23-26, Fri-Mon, -- WSD Retreat at Camp Caz

W E S T E R N S T A R D A N G E R S

1 *Denise Young

3New Basic Class

StartsEVRC

Blue '92

Tom TrippArchangel

5 *John Conley

WSD DarkNo Dancing

Tonite

6 * *Jef f Hami l ton

Don Breer

7Square Dance455 Fair Oaks7 : 3 0 - 1 0 $ 5Ron Masker

Cal l ing

8 * *Cap Moran

Sherrie Dobrott

RecognitionDinner 7 pm

St. Paulus

1 0 *Harold Litt leBasic ClassTom TrippArchangel

1 1 * *Art BradleyBi l l Gent i le

1 2Nominations

Open for Board ofDirectors

MS/Plus DanceNi te $3

Ed Conley-EC

1 ?

Ful l Moon1 4 *

Tommy Ayres

Square Dance455 Fair Oaks7 : 3 0 - 1 0 $ 5Ron Masker

Call ing

1 5 *Robert Atria

1 6 *Robert Adelman


1 8 *Robert

Schoemaker

1 9MS/Plus Dance

Ni te $3Ed Conley-EC

2 0 *Tony Loncich

2 2 *Steve Newberger

Foggy City BAR-B-O & Dance

Woodside

2 4 *Eddie Smith


2 6MS/Plus Dance


2 7 *Felix Fornino


NominationsClose for Board

of Directors

30

Mnnk1992 W E S T E R N D A N C E R S

2WSD DarkNo Dancing

Tonite

Election BallotsMai led

3 *Landra White

4 *Chelsea BaylorLeann Griff in

r. Nn

,:(tta A a . e \

d n t f I. t ! -

Jeff Judd-EC

Dancing on Monday andWednesday n ights 7:30-9:30at Eureka Valley Rec Center

unless otherwise announced.

IMS/Plus Dance


1 1 *Robert Frank

1 2Frontier Twirlers

"Dr ive- ln"Wi l le ts , Ca

Freeman-EC

6 *Phil Schreur

7Labor Day

No Class Today

1 5 *Elliot Schneck

1 6 *Ruth Dick


Ed Conley-ECBoard Election

Results

1 4


2 5 *Jim Dahlgren

26Weekend in Reno

Felix-EC

2 1 *Peter Bray


2 2 *Thad Trela

23 **Kaor i Fuj i tan iPhil ip Stover


Ed Conley-EC

2 7Reno Weekend

Fel ix-EC

2 8

Basic ClassTom Tr ippArchangel

30 **Andy Shore

Andreas BlachianMS/Plus Dance

N i te $3Ed Conley-EC

Events on this Calendar subject to changeEC = Event Coordinator(sl

| - B i r thdays

OCTOBER

M T W

1 9 *Peggy Osterkamp

Dance @ St .Paulus with Tom

Manning7 :30 -10 :30 $6

1992T F

UPCOMING EVENTS

October 23-26, Fri-Mon, -- WSD Retreat at Camp CazNovember 27, Fr i , - - Basic/MS Dance, wi th Cal ler : Shelby DawsonNovember 28, Sat, - - Plus Dance, wi th Cal ler : Shelby DawsonNovember 29, Sun, -- Beer Bust at SF Eagle

I 2 3

5 6 7 8 I l o

l l 1 2 t 3 l 4 1 5 l 6 1 7

1 8 l 9 20 2 l 22 23 24

25 26 27 2A 29 30 3 1

CAMP CAZADERO

A Bewitching Trick or Retreatin the

Country with Western Star

3 DAY PLAN

Oct . 23-25 , 1992$8O.00 per person($9O.0O after Sept. 30)2 n igh t lodg ing6 meals

No Refunds af ter

4 DAY PLAN

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The Newsletter of The Western Star Dancers, i584 Castro St. , Suite 480, San Francisco, Ca.9 4 t l 4 - 2 5 8 8

A contemporary American Square Dance Clubprimari ly serving the San Francisco Gay and Lesbiancommunity. Subscript ions to THE WESTERN STAR arefree to WSD members, J l8 to others. Ads arecom pl i mentary to mem bers; com mercial advert isersmay contact us for information.

WSD Board Members

Anna Damian i - Edd ie Smi th - F reeman S tamperCary Gray - Lee Chandler -Jef f JuddRamona Michaels

Dear Friends,

Tha-a-a-nk You!I want to s tar t by shar ing my great p leasure to a l l o f

you for your par t ic ipat ion in the f i rs t annual Western StarDance rs Recogn i t i on D inne r . l t was a f un even ing du r i ngwhich we recognized the contr ibut ions of a l l the memberswho make Western Star unique. I won' t deta i l a l l therecip ients because a t ranscr ipt of the recogni t ion 's isenclosed e lsewhere in th is newslet ter . In addi t ion to thepresentat ions ment ioned, i t was my great p leasure topresent a specia l L i fe t ime Membership to Freeman S. inrecogni t ion for the many years he has devoted to WesternStar . I was VERY HONORED [and not to ment ionsurpr ised !J to receive the d is t inct ion of Fr iendExtraordinaire. ( | was grateful that we were not allowingany acceptance speeches because I don' t th ink I could havesaid anyth ing at that point . )

As you know, i t takes a lo t of vo lunteers to keep theC lub ac t i ve and runn ing smoo th l y . The Recogn i t i on D inne rwas our way of saying Thank You to a l l o f those people.

Here Comes Blue '92!

The new c lass is of f to l ive ly s tar t . About s ix squareswere present on the f i rs t n ight of th is new c lass. Of coursethere were qui te a few members so i t wasn' t easy to te l l theexact count of the new dancers. Welcome to the newdancers and thank you to the angels who were there tog ree t t hem.

Plus Begins

We wi l l begin a Plus c lass on Wednesday, October 7that the Rec Center @ 7:3O. (Remember that on the f i rs t

September/October 1992

Wednesday of the month we are upsta i rs in the ar t room.)Everyone who feels comfortable with their Mainstream andfeels readyto learn an addi t ional 35 (or so) new cal ls iswelcome. Keep in mind that the Plus program bui lds on thecal ls you learned in Basic and Mainstream so you must feelthat you are ready. l f you ' re not sure, don' t be af ra id to askfor advice. l t 's OK to wai t before moving in to anotherprogram. There wi l l a lways be another Plus c lass.

Camp Caz Here We Come!

I t 's not too soon to regis ter for Camp Caz (deta i ls onenclosed f lyer) . l t 's a lso not too ear ly to s tar t p lanning. l thas been t radi t ion for groups to host var ious eventsth roughou t t he weekend . P lansare a l ready underway for par t ieson Fr iday n ight , Saturdayafternoon and who knows whate lse. l f you are p lanning an event ,p lease see Gary C. , Jesse A. , orAr t B. Al l o f th is act iv i ty is inaddi t ion to the usual dancing,s i l l i ness , danc ing , d in ing and danc ing . Pau l Wa te rs (o f t heLos Angeles Waters ' ) wi l l be the cal ler for the weekend.Overal l , i t should be a "boo"t i fu l weekend. (Af ter a l l ,Hal loween is just around the corner . )

You a lso have the chance to win a f ree 3 Day Planregist rat ion by enter ing the raf f le which is deta i ledelsewhere in th is newslet ter .

Movie Time!

The second of the "Thin Man" ser ies starr ing Wi l l iamPowel l , Myrna Loy, and Asta wi l l be shown atJef f and Phi l 'son Fr iday, September 18. (See calendar. ) This wi l l be abenef i t for the lnsurance Fund and wi l l be J3.

Call ing All Artists/Vendors!

On November l4 th we wi l l have our f i rs t ever Hol idayArts & Crafts Faire & Bazaar. lf you make jewelry, weave,kni t , crochet , or have hol iday g i f ts for sa le, then th is isyour chance to sel l some of those wares and make somemoney for the Western Star Insurance Fund. Each vendorwi l l be asked to pay a regis t rat ion fee ($25) and donatel0% of thei r receipts. There is s t i l l room for more vendors.8e sure to cal l me (415-621-0862) to reserve a spot . Becreat ive. Be sure to te l l your f r iends and co-workers.

Off To Will i ts!

Harvey M. is organiz ing the t r ip to Wi l l i ts onSeptember | 2 . We wi l l dance wi th the local c lub and v is i twi th members of the gay communi ty up there. There wi l lbe some housing avai lable and economic motels are beingresearched. Also, some of the dancers f rom Eureka'wi l l be

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dr iv ing down to meet us. l t should be a fun weekend andgive us a chance to meet dancers f rom one of the "st ra ight"c l u bs.

Reno Bound - NOT!

Due to the amount of act iv i t ies current ly p lanned forthe fa l l season, we have decided to postpone the Reno t r ipunt i l some t ime in the f i rs t or second quarter of '93.

Informat ion wi l l be avai lable wi th in a couple of months sothat you can start saving those quarters for the "one armedbandi t . " As you can see, th is fa l l promises to be jumpin ' .See you on the dance f loor !

New Club Star t ing in Concord!

On Wednesday, September 23, Ed Conley and PaulCahi l l wi l l launch a new c lub in the East Bay (no name asyet) . They wi l l be dancing at the MCC church in Concord.The church is located just three b locks f rom the ConcordBART stat ion. Watch WSD Today or ca l l Ed, Paul , or me forfur ther in fo.

Don' t s top. Don' t s low down.

Yel lowrocks. Anna D.

Who's Doing Whato Anna Damiani - Adminis t rator /Cal ler

Bookings/Flyers. Ar t McDermott & Bi l l Mussman - Techno-Sunshine

QueensBi l l Mussman - Data Base Manager

Eddie Smith, Ron Masker - Class Inst ructors

Bob Haas - Assis tant IAGSDC Rep

Ed Conley - Dance Night Coordinator

Eddie Smith - Treasurer

Cary Gray - Calendar Coordinator

Joe Nesci - Assis tant "Blue '92" Basic Archangel

Johann Stahl - "Quarter ly Select ions" Edi tor

John Conley - Calendar/F lyers/Western Star Edi tor

Ramona Michaels, Sharon Tracy - HrO


Scot t Carey - Insurance Commissioner


Tom T r i pp - "B lue ' 92 " Bas i c A rchange l

Northern Galifornia

Foggy Ci ty Dancers, San FranciscoA lan Be rens te in (415 ) 863 -8033

Midnight Squares, Dan FranciscoC l a i r e M e i s e l ( 4 1 5 ) 8 6 1 - 1 9 7 9

Pr ime 8 's , SacramentoAr t Ka tz (916 ) 966 -1734

Sequoia Ocean Waves, EurekaMary Ann Murphy/Lyn Plat ten(707\ 444-2775

Western Star Dancers, San FranciscoAnna Damian i ( 41 5 ) 621 -0862

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE(Updates to your WSD Membership Directory & the

Travel Guide)

CURRENT MONTH DI RECTORY

TOM TRIPP (change )77 Grand View Ave #l 03San Francisco.Ca.94l | 4-2807H o m e : ( 4 1 5 ) 6 4 1 - 4 5 4 9

EDDIE. SMITH (change)4076 | 7 th St . #508San F ranc i sco ,Ca . 941 l 4

ED ZEIGLER (change)

746 Bounty Dr. #4608Foster City, Ca. 94404H o m e : ( 4 1 5 ) 3 4 9 - 1 7 0 3

RANDY TAROCHE (change)

4235 2o th S t .a l l e lse not changed

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Bay Area Clubs/Contacts

Brad MartinDon BreerDoug las C . Ha l lJames A . Dah lg renJames M. LevinJess AlvarezJohann StahlJohn MooreKa th leen Hur ley

LeAnn Criff inMichael BordenMichae l ThompsonNick (Nicholas) Car lsonPe te r D iC iu l i oRandy LarocheRay Hami l ton Jr .Richard G. SmithSusan Cockrel l

Capi ta l Ci ty Squares, SacramentoGeorge Fox (916 ) 929 -8697

El Camino Reelers, San JoseRandy C la rke (415 ) 961 -75O4

TRAVEL GUIDE

Cal i forn ia. Oranoe CountvGolden State Squaresc,/o Laura Green2109 V ia V ie jo ,San Cf emente,Ca.92672Class n ights Wed. and c lub dances I s t Satmonth at Al lard Academy Costa Mesa,Ca

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I 992 RECOCNITION DINNERAugus t 8 ,1992

STARS & OTHER CELESTIAL BEINGS

Western Star surv ives on the spi r i t o f vo lunteers. Weoccasional ly must pay for some serv ices, but th is n ight werecognized the l i fe-b lood of the Club-our volunteers.

Recommendat ions and vot ing have been done by AnnaDamiani and Freeman Stamper. We have not asked forapproval f rom the rest of the Board of Di rectors, nor d id weever in tend to. Tabulat ion of a l l resul ts was by and wereknown only by L i lac Wood and MamaJo Bradley. We havegraciously and humbly removed ourselves f romconsiderat ion for our much-deserved and under-recognizedcontr ibut ions. [Anna d id surpr ise Freeman wi th the Board 'ssanct ioning of L i fe Member status, and Freeman didsurpr ise Anna, wi thout anyone e lse 's sanct ioning, wi th therecogni t ion of Fr iend Extraord inai re. l

BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPECIALAstero ids are a heavenly body which c i rc le the ear th

and remain constant ly in orb i t . L ike an astero id, the Boardof Di rectors Specia l recogni t ions went to indiv iduals whohave been consistent in thei r support for Western Star .[ p resen ted i n t h i s o rde r t h roughou t t he even ing , bu t no tconsecut ive ly lGary Gray: Angel many t ime; Board member; Camp

Caz coordinat ion for 3 years; Eagle BeerBust coordinat ion for 2 years; ca lendarcoordinat ion.

John Conley Works out of s ight on many pro jects;coordinat ion of the newslet ter ; preparat ionof f lyers; schlepping equipment for manyyears; c i nematog raphy.

Cap Moran Art is t ic ta lents; leading workshops;ca l l i g raphy fo r d ip lomas s ince 1984 ;designed 6 out of 7 commemorat ive ret reatsh i r t s .

Scot t Carey many years and hours support ing thep r i nc ip les and ph i l osoph ies o f t he C lub ;organizat ion of and inspi rat ion for manyact iv i t ies; newslet ter publ icat ion;equ ipmen t sch lepp ing ; many te rms on theBoard.

Todd Tryon serving on Board as both elected andex-of f ic io member; work ing f reely andw i l l i ng l y w i t hou t comp la in t s ; ange l i ngmany c lasses; contr ibut ions to theAnniversary Fly- ln .

NEBULAA nebula is a h ighly rar i f ied presence in in terste l lar

space. These members have very rare qual i t ies which addto the immense depth of c lub character of Western StarDancers.

El l io t SchneckNick Car lsonRamona MichaelsRod OdgersRuss King

LONE STARSome stars fo l low thei r own orb i t in the sky whi le

al lowing other s tars to go of f to explore other par ts ofspace. Wi thout the support of par tners such as these,several members of Western Star would not be avai lable topar t ic ipate in the act iv i t ies of the Club to the extent theydo.

Jesse AlvarezKat ie Ul lmanPhi l SchreurRandy ClarkeRay Hami l tonTim McKenna

NORTHERN LIGHTWhen our own NORTHERN LIGHTS go into act ion, they

l ight up the l ives of our members. Year af ter year they 'vequiet ly cont inued to do th is , of ten wi th l i t t leacknowledgment.

Ar t McDermottBi l l Mussman

THANKS FOR THE DUESPeople are members of organizat ion for a-heavenly

host-of reasons. We don't ask why you want to be amember of Western Star Dancers, we just appreciate thesu pport.

Alma PayneBobbie Jean AtriaDon SchumacherJ im SkibaRobert GreenSonny WerhanSteve MeyerTadd WaggonerTommy AyresYvonne Wong

OUTSTANDING CORNERAl l o f us know the value of our corner . You may not see

them very much as you move through the square, butwhen you need them, you need them badly. Wi thout themthe work in the square is not complete. These are a lwaysdoing l i t t le th ings to make the event move more smoothly .You don' t have to beg; they are just there when you needthem.

Bi l l Gent i leBrad MartinBud BudlongClark HusemannDon BreerDon SmithHarvey MillsJ im DahlgrenJohn MooreKei th HendersonRichard Smith

PRINCESS DI, NOT & PRINCE CHARLESThey consider themselves royal ty . They bel ieve the

universe would be lost wi thout them. They have helpedprovide Western Star wi th royal c loth ing that members canwear proudly. They occasional ly prov ide some of that . .hem.. pol i t ica l ly correct rhetor ic that we have come to lookfonrvard to.

David BakerRichard Copeland

Every royal fami ly has a t reasure which is the moneybehind the throne. PRINCE CHARLES made i t possib le forthe Club to have polo shi r ts in t ime for the TenthAnniversary Fly In.

Max Robb

CHEERFUL CHERUESome people cause you to feel bet ter just by thei r

being there. They a lways have a smi le for you, even whenyou don' t have one for yoursel f .

Harold L i t t leJohann StahlKaren WightLandra WhiteMarc MachadoPeter Di Giu l ioRobert Frank

SILVER HALOThese members have taken on the responsib i l i ty of

Arch Angel or Assis tant Archangel . They have answeredquest ions, encouraged the bewi ldered, and helped to makenew dancers a part of the l ife of Western Star.

Bi l B ladesKent HansenLee ChandlerTom Tripp

METEORITEEvent Coordinators and other dancers who serye on

commit tees for major events are l ike meteor i tes. They arepart of the solar system of Western Star Dancers andbecome permanent f ix tures in our organizat ion throughthe i r sudden bu rs t o f vo lun tee r i sm.

Jef f JuddJoe NesciLynn GreenMichael MonzoRichard Simonel l iTom Durham

TEACHER'S PETOccasional ly , a s tudent comes a long who has

except ional at tendance in c lass. However, one student whoat tended Basic, Mainstream, Plus, Basic as the other ro le,and Mainstream as the other ro le wi th a lmost per fectat tendance over th is two-year per iod deserves specia lrecogni t ion. Our own Window to the Stars Bet te Davis:

Larry Kelleher

CROSSFIRE SU PERILLUMINARYSome actors, act resses, and stage hands come and go

in the square dance soap opera Crossfire, but some havebeen around in var ious guises s ince the very beginning.

Chr is AndersonClai re MeiselDenise YoungKaori FujitaniMichael HealyPiers Greenhi l lRon Douglass

S ILVER NEEDLEOver the last few years, one person has taken on the

rather overwhelming task of organiz ing the Club vest . Hehas worked wi th people who had l i t t le or no sewingexper ience and helped them to create about f i f ty of thesevests.

David Draper

CONSTELI.ATIONConste l la t ions just are. We don' t know how. Because

you are here. Because you are what you are.John Pulkowski

John VogtKen EverettM ichae lThompsonRandy LarocheSherr ie Dobrot tTom But lerTony Loncich

MILKY WAYWestern Star Dancers is b lessed to have a goodly

number o f members whose so f t and gen t l e p resence he lpsto remove the sharp points of the stars in our l ives. Youremind us of the Mi lky Way: sof t , whi te, and myster ious.

Chelsea BaylorCurt Vant ineDavid Elk insDennis TurnerDouglas Hal lHarry KogaMichael Meehan

SILVER SPURSeveral of our dancers have helped to make Dance

Ranch fun and memorable.Jef f Hami l tonJim LevinMichael BordenPeggy OsterkampRon Jablonski

THE WESTERN STARWhenever c lasses are not in session, we have evening:

when we jus t dance . These even ings don ' t j us t happen .They take p lanning and coordinat ion. Cal lers are neededand mus i c needs to be se lec ted . Theme n igh ts need toplanned and announced, as wel l as many other deta i ls .

Speaking of c lass, when new dancers have jo inedWestern Star c lasses, i t has become t radi t ion to welcomethem to the Club by host ing an evening recept ion. Thehospi ta l i ty of two of our members has added immensely inthe assimi lat ion of new students.

For dance n ight coordinat ion and consistenthospi ta l i ty- two cr i t ica l areas of the spi r i t o f the Club:

Ed ConleyPaul Cahi l l

N IGHT L ICHTNigh t l i gh t s a re he lp fu l when you need j us t a g l immer

of hope.Alfredo MaciasChr is OhanaDave BensonHeid i OhanaKathleen Hur leyThadd Trela

LAVENDER LIGHT SPECIALThere is one act iv i ty which has proven to be a

consistent ly successfu l fund ra is ing event for theClub-our garage sales which have a l lowed us to cont inueto prov ide many Club act iv i t ies even dur ing lean t imes.There is a lo t of work involved in these very importantsales.

Bob LesliePatty White

RINGS OF SATURNWe know you' re there. We see your presence.

Something about you causes others to enjoy yourpar t ic ipat ion in our galaxy of s tars.

Dennis Si lvaLeon Du BoisRobert AdelmanSteve LiebhartSteve NewbergerVince Buckley

OUTSTANDI NG YELLOWROCKEROne of the f i rs t ca l ls square dancers learn is

Yel lowrock. Once learned, i t is instant ly the most popularca l l a l l t he way th rough the Cha l l enge p rog rams .

Henry GuestKathy HealyLeAnn Griff inMar ie MohrMichael Mark icPeter BraySusan Cockrel l

GERTRUDE STEIN HONORARY LESBIANWestern Star Dancers is a c lub open to square dancers

wi thout regard to sexual or ientat ion. Whi le we have notbeen successfu l in recru i t ing any heterosexual men intosquare dancing, we have had a degree of success wi thheterosexual women.

Margo EganMar ina ManoguerraMary GervasioMimi Muel lerSal Eigone

COMETComets have been around a long t ime; we just don' t

see the i r b r i l l i ance a l l t he t ime . When the comet emerges ,you know you have been h i t wi th a guick burst of l ight .

Alan Hal lJames OzanichMel inda NapierMichael StokesPhi l ip StoverTom Shaw

AQUARIANThere are some th ings that are done because they add

that "specia l touch" to our square dance act iv i t ies. Of tenthese specia l touches come as the resul t o f someonelooking around and saying "Wouldn ' t i t be n ice i f . . .?" andact ing on that idea. Speci f ica l ly , they saw that water wasneeded at dances and c lasses. Wi thout prompt ing theyhave taken care of i t . This is not the only contr ibut ionsthey have made to the l i fe of Western Star .

Ed Zeig lerSharon Tracey

SILVER BADGEFor the last couple of years, one person has constant ly

been there to prov ide these mementos to our members andguests. This person has a lso been inst rumental inorganiz ing Western Stars ' par t ic ipat ion in AIDS WALK.

Ronald Bozeman

SHOOTING STARIt is a s t reak of l ight which f i l ls the n ight sky, burn ing

br ight ly for a shor t t ime. This is a SHOOTING STAR. Wecannot square dance wi thout words, and our cal lers addthose words to our dancing. Western Star encourages andsupports i ts members who wish to shoot for the stars tobecome cal lers.

Andy ShoreBob HassDon GrecoRod MorrellRon HirschRon Masker

THE TWINKLEFor creat ing the f i rs t Western Star Dancer s tar to be

recorded on paper and to become the logo and beacon bywh ich ou r c l ub i s known :

Mark Carey

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEARTh is member has shown a w i l l i ngness to accep t

responsib i l i ty which is far and above that of the averageClub member. This person has volunteered to coordinatemany of those act iv i t ies which form a par t of thefoundat ion of Western Star . Wi thout the type of energywh ich i s b rough t t o t he C lub by t h i s pe rson , many o f t heact iv i t ies to which you have become accustomed woulds imply not have happened. lT 'S A TIE!

Art BradleyFelix Fornino

MEMBER OF THE YEARThis person has consistent ly g iven f reely of h is t ime to

Western Star far beyond that which can be expected ofanyone. He has consistent ly personi f ied the bel ie fs ofWestern Star and has worked t i re less ly to promote thesebel ie fs through pro jects that have of ten been the leastat t ract ive to most people. He has done th is whi le of tensacr i f ic ing h is own pro jects and the t ime which he wouldotherwise have dedicated to other act iv i t ies in h is l i fe . A lo tof the work he does goes unnot iced because i t is of tendone at home and, therefore, away f rom the eyes of others.Addi t ional ly , he has been a member of the Western StarBoard of Directors for the last several years, helped toteach several Western Star c lasses. and served as Treasurerfor the last two years.

Eddie Smith

Thus ended ou r recogn i t i ons f o r vo lun tee r i sm fo rWestern Star Dancers. Our members are stars of theh ighes t ce les t i a l o rde r . -Anna Damian i , M is t ress , &Freeman Stamper, Master , of Ceremonies

(415) 349-5030

DAVID G. DENSON. 'VI.D.A. E.A.,'torf er of 0trs,ines Adminisrrotion, ACCou nil n g

Ucenred fo Proctlce Oelore rhe l.R.l.

51 Modison Ave.5dn Moteo. A 94492

WESTERN STAR DANCERS

National Caller from lowa making his callingdebut for the Gay/Lesbian Community

St. Paulus Church

Gough @ Eddy

7:30 - 10:30 pm $O

Mainstream/Plus

@r^bg1992

M(}N9AY TUES9AY WE9NES'AY fHUR,S9AY FR,I'AY SAlUR.9AY

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TSUN9AY

Dancing on Monday andWednesday nights 7:30-9: 30at Eureka Valley Rec Centerunless otherwise announced.

2

WSD DarkNo Dancing

Tonite

Election BallotsMailed

3*Landra White

4*chelsea

Baylor*Leann Griffin

a#-qstH+

Don Grecolnstructor

Jeff Judd-EC

5

Golden GateConnection

Dance DemoCathedral Hil lHotel 12:30

Anna-EC

6*Phi lschreur

7

Labor Day

No Class Today

9

MS/PIus DanceNite $3

John MageeCal ler

Ed Conley-EC

1 0 1 1*Robert Frank

Foggy CityHoedown @ St.

Paulus,8pm-1am

$6

1 2

Frontier Twirlers"Drive-ln"Wil lets, Ca

Harvey Mills-EC

1 3 1 4

Basic ClassTom TrippArchangeL

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wffiffi

1 5*ettiot schneck

16*Rutn oict

MS/Plus DanceNite $4

Ben GoldbergCal ler

Board ElectionResults

Ed Conley-EC

1 7 1 8

2nd Thin ManVideo Party $3587 Sanchez

Jeff & Phil-EC

1 9*eeggy

Osterkamp

Dance @ St.Paulus with Tom

Manning7:30-10.30

$6

20Folsom Street

Fair

21*Peter Bray


22*Tnao Treta

23*Kaor iFuj i tan i*enitip stover

MS/Plus DanceNite $3Anna

Damiani-EC

24

Bradley NationalHoliday

25*Jim Dahlgren

26

27 28


29

WSD BoardMeeting

30*Andy shore

*AndreasBlachian

MS/PIus DanceNite $3

Ed Conley-EC


EC = Event Coordinator(s)

* - sirtno"y.

UPCOMING EVENTSOctober 4, Sun, -- Castro Street FairOctober 23-26, Fri-Mon, -- WSD Retreat at Camp CazNovember 14, Sat, * Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair

l9q2suN MON TUES WE? THUR FRI SAT

November 27 , Fri, -- Basic Dance, with Caller:Shelby Dawson @ Most Holy Redeemer Church

November 28, Sat, - MS/Plus Dance, with Caller:Shelby Dawson @ Most Holy Redeemer Church

November 29, Sun, -- Beer Bust at SF Eagle

Dancing on Monday and Wednesday nights 7:30-9:30 atEureka Valley Rec Center unless otherwise announced.

Events on this Calendar are subject to change

EC= EventCoordinator(s l * -Bi r thdays

1*B i l lMussman

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Jeff Judd-EC

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Castro St.reetFai r

5*Rhonda

Swerer

Basic ClassB lue '92

Tom TrippArchangeL

7

Plus Class

9*Lee Chandler

1 0*creg Osman

*tuicnaelStokes

1 1 1 2


Tom TrippArchangeL

1 3 1 4

Plus Class

1 5

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Bifthd

1 6

-lry Week I

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1 8 1 9


Tom TrippArchangel

20 21

Plus Class

22 23

Camp Caz

Gary & Jess-EC

24*Tom Butler

Camp Caz

Gary & Jess-EC

25

Camp Caz

Gary & Jess-EC

26Camp Caz

Basic ClassBlue '92

Tom TrippArchangel

27 28

Plus Class

29*Roo odgers

30*susanCockrell

31*Max Robb

Halloween

UPCOHING EVENT$

OUR GOAL

3000

Y e a r T o D a t e 1 2 1 7 . 5 O

Art Bradley

Anna's Mystery Movie Event(6 /13 /92)

B i l l Gent i le

Lee Chand ler

Ron Masker Dances

Richard Smith

Todd Tryon

Peggy Ostercamp

Ron Bozeman

$345 .00

$338 .00

$ r 07 .00

$ r 00 .00

$ 97 .00

$ 5 r . 00

$ 50 .00

$ 30 .00

$ 29 . s0

$ 2 5 .00

$ 2s .00

$ r 0 .00

$ r 0 .00

Dear Dancers,

Many of your fel low members haveresponded to our Insurance Fund Dr ive.Donations have ranged from cash gif ts;donat ions in k ind for c lub postage, sodas,cal ler air fare, and instruct ional books; andf rom ind iv idual fund ra is ing act iv i t ies suchas Ron Masker 's dances and Anna's v ideopar ty . We'd l ike to see your name on ournext l is t ! Thank you for your suppor t o f th iswor thwhi le endeavor which wi l l safeguardour c lub against any mis for tune.

Sincere ly yours,

Scott Carey,

lnsurance Fund DriveThanks ! For the Donations:

Gold($100 & more )

Silver($50.00 & more)

Bronze

WSD

Anna Damian i

B i l l Mussman & Ar t

Bud Bud long & Don

McDermott

Smi th

RA F F L E ro Benerit the wsD Insurance FundWIN a Free 3 day plan to Camp Cazadero$1.00 per T icke t o r $5 .00 fo r 8 T icke ts

Bring your t ickets to any Monday/Wednesday night or mai l your t ickets with checkpayable to Western Star DancersWSD, 584 Cast ro S t . , Su i te 480, San Franc isco , Ca.94 l l4 -2588

Rrffle to Bcncflt WSD lnsurrnc. Fund

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R.fflc to B€ncflt WSD lnsurrncc Fund

Name: Phone #$ I .OO/ticketo r

$5.00/8 TicketsWin r Fr"c 3 Dry Plan Ta CfDp Crzrdcro

Rrfflc to Bcn.ftr \rvsD lnsur.ncG Fund

Name: Phone #$1.00/ I icketor

$5.00/8 TicketsWin . Frc. 3 Oay Plan To Cemp Cezedcro

Rrfflc ro Bcncflt WSD lnsur.ncc Fund

$l .oo/Ticket Name: Phone #

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Wln . Frc. 3 Dey Phn To Crmp Cezrdero

R.ffl. to Bcneflt \ 6D Insur.ncc Fund

Name: Phone #$,|.00[icket

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Win e Frec 3 Day Plen To Cemp Cez.dero

Rrfflc to Brncflt \ i6D lnsurancc Fund

Name: Phone #$l .00f l icket

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Win e Free 3 Dey Plen To Cemp Crzrdcro

Rrfflc to B.n.fir WSD Insur.nc! Fund

Name: Phone #$ I .OOfl-icket

or$5.00/8 Tickets

Wln . Frce 3 O.y Plan To Camp Cezedcro

Rrfflc to Bcncflr \,f5D Insurrnc€ Fund

Name: Phone #$ L00fl-icketor

$5.00/8 TicketsWin a Fr€c 3 Oay Plan To Cemp Cezedcro

3 DAY PLANo Oct. 23-25, 1992. $80.00 per person

r 2 night lodgingo 6 meals

4 DAY PLANo October 23-26,1992. $1 10.00 per person

r 3 nights lodgingo 8 meals

EAuIP EAZAPERUA B.*itcLing T"i"k or Retreat

in tLe Country *itlt Vestern Stt"

o ($90.00 after Sept. 30) I ($120.00 after Sept. 30)

No Refunds after October 16, 1992

Dancing, Parties, Dancing, Workshops, Dancing,Games, Dancing, Costumes, Dancing'

Mr & Ms Camp Caz Contest, Dancing And Loads Of Fun !! ! !

Featuring:

Paul WatersCaller

Mail to: WSD, 584 Castro St., Suite 480, San Francisco, Ca. 94114

3 Day Plan n 4 Day Plan n

Name: Phone:

City: State:

Vegetarian Yes D

Need a Ride Yes !

Give a Ride Yes E

Friday Departure Time:

Return Date:

If Yes How Many

NoE

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Volume 9. . lssue I0 October/November 1992

WrsrIH[srAR trThe Newsleffer ofthe Wes'tem Star Dancen, 584 C-asro St.,Suite 480, San Francism , A. 94ll+2588

A conternporary American Square Dance Club primarilyserving the San Francisco Gay and Lrsbian mmmunity.Subscriptions to the Westem Star are free to WSD members,$18 to others. Ads are mmplimurtary to members;commercial advertisers may contact us for information.

WSD BOARD MEMBERSAnna Damiani - Art Bradley - David DraperEddie Smith - Freeman Stamper - Gary GrayLee Chandler - JeffJudd - Ramona Michaels

Dear Friends,

Hello/Good-byeWelcome to Art Bradley and David Draper as thenewest members ofthe WSD Board ofDirectors. Inaddition, your Board ofDirectors for D9A93 will beEddie Smith Gary Gray, JeffJudd, and myself Theelection lor the seventh spot was a tie! The name oftheoccupant ofthat seventh position will be announcedlater.

I would like to extend a VERY SPECIAL"T-H-A-A-A-N-K YOI-I' to Freeman Stamper andI-ee Chandler who are retiring from the Board after thismonth. Both have been very helpfi.rl to the Club andvery zupportive ofthe many activities which have beena part ofthe past year. I count on both ofthem tocontinue their involvement in the life ofthe Club inother ways. Thanks again to you both!!

A Litde Nortlern ExposureTheweekend of September 12 found 19 WSDmembers headed north to Willits. Along with 5 dancersfrom Eureka and 2 from Phoenix, the26 ofus joinedthe Wrllits Frontier Twirlers for an evening ofMainstream & Plus. Our Hosts, Ric( Randy, &Rhonda worked with our own Flarvey lvfills to provide

a marvelous spaghetti feed and Sunday Brunch for all.The Pepperwood Motel never knew what hit it!!!There's talk ofdoing it again next spring. Plan on it!.Thanks, Flarvey for coordinating this event!

This Ain't Kansas (Oops, Iowa)!On Sept. l9th we had the pleasure ofhaving TomManning call his first Mainstream and Plus dance forthe gay community. After a chance to practice on Fri.(in Sacto.), Tom was ready for action and delightedapproximately 7 quares ofdancers in his SF debut.

Nick FlickPicked AgainA small goup ofus met at JeffJudd and Phil Schuer'shouse to watch the second in the series of"Thin Man"movies. The evening was a benefit for the lnsuranceFund. Ifyou would like to host another episode in thisseries ofsi4 please contact me. Thanks.

The Long and Winding Road...To Camp Caz draws nearer and nearer. Don't forget toregister! See you there!.

Oh, You Devil!Congranrlations to the new class ofthe Diablo Dancersin Walnut Creek. A reliable source told me the spacethey have was filled to capacity on their first night. Theymay soon need to search for a bigger locale.C ongratulations again !

Coming Soon!The next WSD Plus Class begins Wed., Oct. 6 atEVRC...Nov. brings shopping (see flyer for Craft Fair& Bazaar), dancing (Shelby Dawson Nov . 27 th &28th), and social opportunities @eer Bust @ the EagleNov. 2fth). Mark your calendars nowllnve and Yellowrocks.

Anna D.

Wto's Doing What

An na Damiani- Ad ministrator/Caller Bookings/FlyersArt McDermott & Bill Mussman - Techno-Sunshine QueensBill Mussman - Data Base ManagerEddie Smith, Ron Masker - Class InstructorsBob Haas - Assistant IAGSDC RepEd Conley - Dance Night CoordinatorEddie Smith - TreasurerGary Cray - Calendar Coordinator

Joe Nesci - Assistant "Blue '92" Basic ArchangelRamona Michaels, Sharon TraoT - HrORonald Bozeman - BadgemasterScott Carey - Insurance CommissionerTodd Tryon - SecretaryTom Tripp - "Blue '92" Basic ArchangelJohann Stahl - "Quafterly Selections" Editor

John Conley - Calendar/Flyers/lrVestern Star Editor

Qolden Slat Avard 1992by Edna louise

Another LAG.S.D.C. convention has come and gone witheveryone having awonderfirl time in Albuquerque, NewMexico. Some more than others ! Over 1100 people, fromall around the country and Canada attended "Diamonds inthe Desert" this July 4th weekend. Fun was had by all !

Wth so many new faces and hot looking people from allover it was hard to pick a winner for this years "GoldenSlut Award". After hard deliberation we finallv have awinner !

The"Golden Slut Award" was started at the 1989convention in New York City. Probably out ofjealouqy oreny ! The recipient ofthe'?eel the Apple" G.S.A PhilipStover became known as the "lost sqtrare dancer". He gotlost somewhere in Manhattan enjoying the native NewYorker hospitality ! He showed up long enough for the clubphoto, we guess to prove he was really there. Soonaftenvards he disappeared again.

The following year, at the'North Star Promenade"convention in Vancouver, Canada l.ee Chandler out dideven Phiiip's Big Apple adventures. He was away fromhotel and dance floor probably promoting free tradeagreements between Canada and the U.S.A He must havebeen leaming French ! I-ee, that's in Quebec, Aaaaal

Finally last year in t\fiami Beach, Florida at the "Cast aShadow in the Sun' convention the Golden Slut award was

given to Sam Kmler. He was rumored to have been playingfiddler crab in the hot tub with the famous Mss WellaBalsam. Also for zucking face under a palm tree on thebeactr- How romantic ! No one knows ifthe affairs wentbeyond these events, because no hickeys or calpet bumswere found on Sam's person. But he still had fun !

Well this year it must have been very prestigious to hold thetitle Golden Slut beczuse there was so much competitionfor it. Lots of stories and rumors about lots ofpeople. Lotsofwitnesses. Lots ofeyes were wide open in Albuquerque.

Here's a couple of stories that came out ofNew Mexico.One (trvo of many) person was seen by the pool beingmanhandle{ goped and molested ! At the same time hewas bragging about all the tricks he'd already had.

Another person was tattled on by his roorrunate for havingbeen hcked out ofhis own room. It seems he needed theroom for throwing an old fashion rorruu:r feast with at leastfive fellow square dancers" That means orry, Blanch.Where's Scott and John with their video when vou needthem ?

Those werejust two stories out ofmany that came of"Diamonds in the Deserf'. We are all jealous and envious !Since there was so much cut throat competition this year itwas hard to pinpoint one particular winner. So the for thefirst timq the 1992 'Diamonds in the Desert' Golden SlutAward goes to Joe Nesci and Llmn Green !! A tie ! One asslutty as the other ! Congratulations to Joe and Lynn and allthe past winners ofthe Golden Slut Award !Yellowrocks !!

Northern California

Big Valley SquaresStocktonPO Box 6931 23

Capital City SquaresSacramentoGeorge Fox(916) 929-8697

ElCamino ReelersSan JoseRandy Clarke(4r s) 961-7504

Foggy Ciry DancersSan FranciscoAlan Berenstein(41s) 863-8033

Bay Area CI ub s/Contacts

Midnight SquaresSan FranciscoClaire Meisel(4l s) 861-1979

Prime 8's, SacramentoArt Katz(916) 966-1734

Sequoia Ocean WavesEurekaMary Ann Murphy/LynPlatten(707) 444-2775

Western Star DancersSan FranciscoAnna Damiani(41 5) 62 r -0862

ASSISTANCE

(Updates to your

WSD

Membership

Directory & the

Travel Guide)

CURRENT MONTHDlRECTORY

MELINDA MPIER (change)224 Richland Ave.San Francisco, Ca. 941 10H:(415)55G0224

DAVE BENSONChange slatus from "M"to'Y'(all else the same)

MARTYN JONES (AdO1626 Diamond St.San Francisco,Ca. 941 31H:(415)64&5578W:(415)e2$3203Birthday:June 28Member Date: 0291

BOB LESLIE (change)FELIX FORNINO (change)Apt change from #102 to 303

CAROLYNJ. MATTHEWS(change)NolXu ShuiJieJian Guo Men WeiBeijingPeoples Republic of China100600Home:5325951Work BG1-532-%52

HEIDIOHANAChange status from 'M"

to Y' (all else the same)

PRIOR MONTHSDIRECTORY

FEUX FORNINO (change)W: (s10) 302-5611

JAMES OZANICH (change)W:(916) 3735019

AREA CODE (change)from (415) to (510)BERTSWERERRONDASWERERHELEN SOMMERS

DON GRECO (change)1082 Church St.San Francisco. Ca. 94114(510)62C9{99

DARRYL RASZL (Add)880 WallerSt.San Fnancisco, Ca. 941 17H:(41s) 8€,Y%27W: (415) 6737600Birthday: Ocr 10Member Date: 07/84

SToNER LTCHTY (AdO880 WallerSt.San Francisco, Ca. 941 17H:(415)6214953W:SameBirthday:Nov 14MemberDate:07184

DIRECTORY

TOM TRIPP (change)77 Grand Mew notGand Mew

TOM TRIPP (change)77 Grand MewAve#103San Fnancisco,Ca.9411+2807Home: (415) 6414549

EDDIE. SMITH (change)4076 17rh St. *k508San Francisco,Ca. 941 1 4

ED ZEIGLER (change)746 Bounty Dr, #4608Foster City, Ca. 94404Home: (415)3491703

RANDYI.AROCHE(change)423s 20th sLall else not changed

Newmembers joiningfrom Green 91MS Class:

Brad MartinDon BreerDouglas C. HallJamesA. DahlgrenJames M. LevinJess AlvarezJohann StahlJohn Moore

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Kathleen HurleyLeAnn GriffinMichaelBordenMichaelThompsonNick (Nicholas) CarlsonPeter DiGiulioRandy LarocheRay Hamitton Jr.Richard G. SmithSusan Cockrel

TRAVEL GUIDE

Stockton, Califomia The BigValley Squares (add)c./o Mdoria BarkleyPO Box 693123Stockton. Ca.95269

Califomia. Oranqe CountvGolden State Squaresdo Laura Green2109 Ma MejoSanClemente,Ca.92672Class nights Wed. and clubdances lsl Sat each monthat Allard Academy CostaMesa,Ca

HALLOWEEN Cnr.rdies nlrd TnrnrsCAKE CREATIONS

FOR THAT SPECIAL PARry !I!

... AND EAT IT TOO(Cusronn Cnkes & Edibte Cnenrior,ls)

Michnel l. Mnnkic (4111

(415) 349-5030

DAVID G. DENSON, M.D.A. E.A.Moirer of 0og€s Adml^i$ro(oo, Accountlng

Llceiled To Proctlce Defore the l.R.S.

5'l Modrrcn Ave.5on lvloteo, CA 94402

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OCTOBER Wq?MON TUES

\ ^ / E S T E R N S T A R D A N C E R S

F\J\IED THUR FRI SAT

Dancing on Monday and Wednesday nights 7:30-9:30 atEureka Valley Rec Center unless otherwise announced.

Events on this Calendar are subiect to change

EC = Event Coordinator(s) * - airtnoays

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Ron Masker atHoly Innocent's455 Fair Oaks

Class LevelDancing

Basic/MS/Plus7:30-10 pm $5

1 0*rcreg Osman

*Michael Stokes

Harvest HoedownCCS-Sacramento

MS/PlusCook's Barn(See Flyer)

1 1 1 2Columbus Day

"Dark"No ClassTonight

1 3 1 4

Plus Class

Camp Caz RaffleDrawing Tonite

Need Not bepresent to WIN

1 q 1 6

Ron Masker atHoly lnnocent's455 Fai r Oaks

Class LevelDancing

Basic/MS/Plus7:30-10 pm $5

1 7

1 8 1 9


Tom TrippArchangel

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23

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26CAMP CAZ

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27 16

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29*Roo odgers

30*Susan Cockrell

31*Max Robb

Halloween

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UPCOMING EVENTS

November 14, Sat - Arts & Crafts Fair @ Eureka Valley Rec - Anna-ECNovember 27, Fri, - Basic Dance, with Caller: Shelby Dawson @ Most Holy Redeemer ChurchNovember 28, Sat, - MS/Plus Dance, with Caller: Shelby Dawson @ Most Holy Redeemer Church

Western Star Dancers'

HolidayGraft Fair and Bazaar

Sat., Nov. 14, 1992

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Eureka Valley Rec. Genter(Coll ingwood & 18th)

Free Admission

Shop 'Ti l l You Drop!

Pictures w/ Santa!!

Gifts!! Crafts!!

Tell a Friend!!

For any ?s call Anna 621-0862A Benefit for the Western Star Dancers' Insurance Fund

(lf you would like to participate in the Craft Fair andBazaar, please complete the following & return toAnna D. no later than Wed., Nov. 4. Any ?s, call Anna415-621-0862)

Registration for Western Star l)ancers'Holiday Craft F'air and Bazaar

I would like to register for participation in the Western Star Dancers' HolidayCraft Fair and Bazaar.

My name is

My telephone number is

My participating craft(s)/goods include (you may participate with as many

different types of goods as you like. However, please note all that apply.)

fo t agree to make a minimum $25 donation to help defer the cost of the space. b

rF Additionally, I agree to donate a minimum of fi"/o of any moneys received

Signature

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Harvest I-l oedotunMainstream and Plus f)ancing

\MithDick Houlton

Saturday, October 10, L992at

Cook's Barn9054 Eden Oaks AvenueOrangevale, California

Map on reverse.Overnight accommodations available.

For more information, call:George Fox (916) 929-8697

James Ozanich (916) 925-4242

8:00 - L1:00 p.m.

$6.00 per person

Capital City Squaresis a founding member

of IAGSDC.

C'mor-L .. . Let's Dartee . . . Into our new Season!Club members are asked to please bring munchies and finger foods.

Cook's Barn Telephone (916) 988-8905

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P.O. Bot 19886Sacramenb, CA 95816

EAuIP EAZAPERf,A B"*iteLinS T;"k or Retreat

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3 DAY PLAN 4 DAY PLANr Oct.23-25,1992 r October23-26,1992. $80.00 per person . $1 10.00 per personr ($90.00 after Sept. 30) r ($120.00 after Sept. 30)r 2 night lodging r 3 nights lodgingo 6mea ls r 8mea ls

No Refunds after October 16. 1992

Dancing, Parties, Dancing, Workshops, Dancing,Games, Dancing, Costumes, Dancing,

Mr & Ms Camp Caz Contest, Dancing And Loads Of Fun !!!!

Featuring:

Poul WqlersCaller

Address:

Mail to: WSD, 584 Gastro St., Suite 480, San Francisco, Ga. 94114

3 Day Plan tr 4 Dav Plan n

Phone:

State:City:

Vegetarian Yes I

Need a Ride Yes !

Give a Ride Yes E

Friday Departure Time:

Return Date.

If Yes How Many

Non

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wlN !FREE 3 day plan to Camp Cazadero$1.00 per T icket or $5.00 for 8 T ickets

Bring your t ickets to any Monday/Wednesday night or mai l yourt ickets with check payable to Western Star DancersWSD, 584 Cast ro S t . , Su i te 480, San Franc isco , Ca.94 l l4 -2588

RAFFLETo Benef i t the WSD lnsurance Fund

Drawing Wednesday October | 4thNeed Not Be Present To Win

Refund i f Caz regis t rat ion a l readyreceived

' ; Raffle to Eeneflt WsD Insurance Fund

Name: Phone #' $ 1 .O0flicket

l o r$5 .00 /8 T icke ts

Win a Free 3 Day Plan To Camp Cazadero

Raffle ro Beneflt wSD Insurance Fund

Name: Phone #

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$ l .0Of f i cke to r

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R a f f l e t o E e n e f i t W S D I n s u r a n c e F u n d

Name: Phone #$1.00/Ticket

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Name: Phone #$l .Oof f icket

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win a Free 3 Day Plan To Camp Cazadero

November 1992 = . ^ _ _W E S T E R N S T A R D A N C t r R S

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

2Basic Class

Blue'92

Tom TrippArchangel

3

ELECTIONDAY

4*roarycny

Plus ClassUpSLairs

@ EVRC

6

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JeffJudd-EC

7{? Randy Clake

8* gou Lestie

IBasic Class

Blue'92

Tom Tripp

Archangel

10 11Veterans Day

Plus Class

12 13* Marie Mohr

*r Sharon Tracy

14

Holiday Arts &Craft Fair

10 am-5 pmEVRC

Anna &Peggy-EC

15 16ik Melinda Napier

Basic Class

Blue'92

Tom Tripp

Archangel

17

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1Bf,r Karen Wight

Plus Class

19 20*r Ken Everett

21

22 23fr Eo zeigter

Basic Class

Blue'92

Tom Tripp

Archangel

24 25* RonaldBozeman

*r Peter Di Giulio

"Darl('No Dancing Tonite

26Thanksgiving

27Dance at

Most HolyRedeemer

with

Shelby Daurrson

Nqry Dancers

28Dance at

Most HolyRedeemer

with

Shelby Dawson

MSlPlus

29* trlicnaet Meehan

Benefit Beer Bustat S.F. Eagie

Gary&Jess-EC

30Basic Class

Blue'92

Tom Tripp

Archangel

Dancing on Monday and Wednesday nights 7:3G9.30at Eureka Valley Rec Center unless otherwise announced.Events on this Calendarare subjedto change

EC = Event Coordinator(s)*- Birthdays

WEs TTE srARH

REN

,o lume 9 . . . l ssue 11 November/December 1 992

The Newsletter of the WesternStar Dancers, 584 Castro St.,Suite 480, San Francisco, Ca.94114-2588

A contemporary American SquareDance Club pr imari ly serving theSan Francisco Gay and Lesbiancommunity. Subscript ions to theWestern Star are free to WSDmembers, $18 to others. Ads arecomplimentary to members;commerical advert isers maycontact us for information.

WSD Board Members

Anna Damiani - Art Bradley - DavidDraper - Eddie Smith - Gary Gray -

Jeff Judd

Dear Friends,

Run, Baby, Run!

Well. as it turns out we have avacancy on the Board. Due toi l lness, Ramona has had to vacateher Board position. So, for any ofyou who would l ike to run for thisposit ion, nominat ions wi l l be openthrough November 15th. Bal lotswi l l be mai led on the 16th. ALLBALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED NOLATER THAN MONDAY,NOVEMBER 3oth. l f you werethinking about running in the lastelect ion, but didn' t or would l ike torun again, here is your chance!The new Board member will beannounced at a Generalmembership meeting scheduled forMonday, November 30th whichwi l l begin at B:30p.m. l f you haveany quest ions, would l ike to run,or would l ike to nominatesomeone, please cal l Todd (753-6307).

Get Renewed!

Believe it or not, it is getting closeto time to renew your Western

Star Dancers annual membership.Membership renewal is due thef i rst of each year and is $30 peryear. For those of you that like toway for the last minute, if yourrenewal is not RECEIVED byMarch 1st, your Februarynewsletter will have been yourlast.

Shop ' t i l You Drop!

It ',s not too early to get yourhol iday shopping f in ished. TheWestern Star Holiday Craft Fairand Bazaar wi l l g ive you a chanceto find those unique gifts for thosespecial f r iends. Be sure to stop bythe Eureka Val ley Recreat ionCenter on Saturday, November14th be tween 1Oa.m. and 5 p .m.and see for yourself . l f you wouldl ike to part ic ipate, be sure to giveme a ca l l . (621-08621

TGIF!

That 's what you' l l be able to saythe first Friday of each month(except January, which is thesecond Fridayl when Western Starwi l l begin a ser ies of TGIF dancenights aimed at giv ing Clubmembers a chance to dance.Dances wi l l be Mainstream andPlus with an al l Plus night thrownin every few months. This wi l l bein addit ion to the Saturday Nighthoedowns which we wi l l cont inueto have on a regular basis.

Ghost, Gobl ins, and Catt leRustlers

That 's what we encountered atCamp Caz. Whi le many of thestories will need to be told onanother occasion, here are a fewhighl ights: the "Moonshiners" hadtheir cow stolen and later found(ear returned separately); DavidDraper was the dictator dragqueen turned drag queen andbecame the new Ms. Camp Caz

with Michael Markic as Mr. CampCaz;the Bradleys buried thehatchet to end the Wood-Bradleyfugue (The wounds havehealed,the headache is gone, andthere seems to be no permanentdamage.l ; Gold Rush and theBradleys hosted the Saturdayafternoon "Show Train" whichincluded a cat f ight, a debutante(OK, so he's been out for a fewmonths but he sure danced l ike adeb),a "Pretty Princess" and anarray of never before seen talenqthe Sunday evening Pict ionarygame turned into a vic iousexercise (St. John the Baptist?Othel lo? Now real ly, is that cruelor what?);a high heel race whichdegenerated into a shoe toss andso on and so forth. lf you want toknow more, ask one of thesurvivors (or watch for the video).

Welcome Blue '92

On Saturday, November 21,Western Star wi l l host a pot luckdinner at Ed Conley and PaulCahi l l 's house. Be sure to markyour calendar. Whi le we have hadthese recept ions in the past, thisone wi l l of fer a specialopportunity. Members of theDiablo Dancers' ( the new club inConcord which Ed is teaching) f i rstclass ever wi l l be there. l t shouldbe a very special evening. Clubmembers are asked to br ing a dishto share.

Stop and Look AroundAs the end of another yearapproaches, i t 's a good t ime tolook around and see how luckyyou are. Cherish the fr iends youhave and the memories of thet imes you've shared. Rememberthat every moment is precious.

I Love You.

Yel lowrocks, Anna

RAFFLE RUSTLES UPLARGE INSURANCEDONATION

Over a month of suspense came toan end on Wednesday October14th with the drawing of the luckywinner of a free 2 day Camp Cazregistration. And the winner was . . .Annat Congratulations to Annaand a big Thank-you!to all whoentered our raffle in support of theclub's lnsurance Fund. Raffleproceeds totaled $150.00. Inaddilion, individual donations werereceived from Ramona, HarryO'Hira, Sal Bigone and DonSchumacher. Together with moniesfrom Phil & Jeff's video fundraiser,we will be adding $339.00 for anew lotal of $'l.556.50. Yourcontinued support is needed toclose the gap to our goal of $3,000.We will be holding a "RussianRiver" weekend raffle in the NewYear, and of course your individualor event contributions are gratefullysolicited. THANKS AGAIN!

Scott, the "lnsurance Commish"

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE(Updates to your WSD Membership

Directory & the Travel Guide)

CURRENT MONTH DIRECTORY

CAP MORAN (change)1227 Page St.San Francisco, Ca. 94117H:(a15)552-s687

PRIOR MONTHS DIRECTORY

MELINDA NAPIER (change)224. Richland Ave.San Francisco, Ca. 94'110H:(415)550-0224

DAVE BENSONChange status from "M"to "Y" (all else the same)

MARryN JONES (Add)1626 Diamond St.San Francisco.Ca. 941 31H:(415)6aB-5578W:(415)923-3203Birthday: June 28Member Date: 0291

BOB LESLIE (change)FELIX FORNINO (change)

Apt change from #102 to 303

CAROLYN J. MATTHEWS (change)Nol Xiu ShuiJieJian Guo Men Wei, BeijingPeoples Republic of China100600Home:5325951Work: 86-1-532-3652

HEIDI OHANAChange status from "M"to "Y" (all else the same)

FELIX FORNINO (change)W: (510) 302-5611

JAMES OZANICH (change)W: (916) 373-5019

AREA CODE (change) from (415)to (510)BERT SWERERRONDA SWERERHELEN SOMMERS

DON GRECO (change)1082 Church St.San Francisco, Ca. 94114(51O)626-e49s

DARRYL RASZL (Add)880 Waller St.San Francisco, Ca. 94117H: (a15) 863-3627W: (a15) 673-7600Bidhday: Oct 1OMember Date: O7lB4

SToNER LTCHTY (Add)8BO Waller St.San Francisco. Ca. 94117H:(415)621-4953W: SameBirthday: Nov 14Member Date: O7l84

TOM TRIPP (change)77 Grand View notGand View

TOM TRIPP (change)77 Grand View Ave #103San Francisco,Ca.941 1 4-2807Home: (415) 641-4549

EDDIE. SMITH (change)4076 17th St. #508San Francisco,Ca. 941 14

ED ZEIGLER (change)746 Bounty Dr. #4608Foster City, Ca. 94404Home: (415)349-1703

RANDY LAROCHE (change)4235 20rh Sr.all else not changed

New members joining from green91 MS Class:

Brad MartinDon BreerDouglas C. HallJames A. DahlgrenJames M. LevinJess AlvarezJohann StahlJohn MooreKathleen HurleyLeAnn GriffinMichael BordenMichaelThompsonNick (Nicholas) CarlsonPeter DiGiulioRandy LarocheRay Hamihon Jr.Richard G. SmithSusan Cockrell

TRAVEL GUIDEStockton. California The Big ValleySquares (add)c/o Victoria BarkleyPO Box 693123Stockton, Ca.95269

California, Orange CountvGolden State Squaresclo Laura Green2109 Via ViejoSan Glemente,Ca.92672Class nights Wed. and club dances1st Sat each month at AllardAcademy Costa Mesa,Ca

HappyThanksgiving

flhe following is reprinted from the "USDA News", the quarterly publication of United Square Dancers of America. lt isa report which was written about a Summit meeting which was held in Cincinnati, Ohio prior to the 1992 Nation SquareDance Convention. The article is an indication as to the level of involvement of gay square dancers in the overall worldof square dancing.]

1992 Legacy Summit Meeting

During the 41st NSDC in Cincinnati, OH, Legacy lnternational hosted a two hour Summil, followed by a dinner, for theleaders of the various national and international square dance organizations.

Attending were Ernie Kinney and George White from CALLERLAB; Ralph and Joan Collipifrom ROUNDLAB; BillLedbetter and Beverly Mirek from Single SD USA; Earle and Joy Hoyt from United Square Dancers of America; SkipRognlien and Chick Chickering from International Association of Gay Square Dance Ciubs; Mae and Leonard Sprostyfrom national Square Dance Campers Assoc.; Ruth Knapp from the Lloyd Shaw Foundation; Barbara and Ernie Stoneand Lettie Reed from the National Executive Committee; Jerry Junck and Laurel Eddy from CALLERLAB Foundation;Pres and Kay Minnick and Hardy and Kathryn Nixon of Legacy.

This annual meeting presents an opportunity for the organizational Leaders to meet and communicate directly andopenly with each other. Each organization presented a report on their current activities and goals. All attendees sharethe common goal of promotion and perpetuation of square dancing.

Topics on the agenda included: "Programs (levels) of Square Dance"; "Legacy Survey Report"; "Common Goals": andLegacy's Role in the National and lnternational SD Piclure".

Suggestions for future Summit topics may be sent to Pres & Kay Minnick, Chairmen of Legacy, 6882 Garland St.,Arvada, CO 80004.

[Skip is the chairperson of the IAGSDC. Chick is member of Time Squares. Together they represented the IAGSDCand were able share and exchange ideas with some of the key organizers in the world of square dancing. lnterestinglyenough, the most common concerns were shared by all who were there.]

\Mlnr'u JDoi^g Wn ad

An na Damiani, Ad mi nistrator/Caller Bookings/FlyersArt McDermott & Bill Mussman, Techno-Sunshine QueensBill Mussman, Data Base ManagerDavid Draper, Plus Class ArchangelEddie Smith, Ron Masker, Class InstructorsEddie Smith, TreasurerGary Gray, Calendar CoordinatorJoe Nesci, Assistant "Blue 92" Basic ArchangelJohn Conley, Calendar/FlyerVNewsletter EditorMichael Markic, SecretarySharon Tracy, HrOScott Carey, Insurance CommissionerTodd Tryon, BadgemasterTom Tripp, "Blue 92" Basic Archangel

RECESSNON GOT YOU DO\\N?WELL

MNCHAEL THOMPSON

IS BACK IN PACIFIC HEIGHTSAT WESTLUNDS HAIR STU

CUTS STARTING AT $15PERMS AT $40COLOR AT $20

Calllor an Appointment (415) 567-4247Located at 2321 Pine Street (@ Fillmore)

Noofloeor Califoo^i* lE*y Aou*

Cn*h*/Confacfs

Big Valley SquaresStocktonHugh Hayes(209) e31-6071

Capital City SquaresSacramentoGeorge Fox(916) 92e-86e7

El Camino ReelersSan JoseRandy Clarke(415) e61-7504

Foggy City DancersSan FranciscoAlan Berenstein(415) 863-8033

Midnight SquaresSan FranciscoClaire Meisel(415) 861-1979

Prime 8's, SacramentoArt Katz(916) e66-1734

Sequoia Ocean WavesEurekaMary Ann Murphy/LynPlatten(707) 444-2775

Western Star DancersSan FranciscoAnna Damiani(415) 621-0862

i (415) 34e-5030

i oAvtD G. BENSoN, M.B.A. E.A.Master of Business Administration, Accounting

Licensed To Practice Before the l.R.S.

51 Madison Ave.San Mateo, CA 94402

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STEPHANY STAMPER

Food F.F=F- 50 150 Raffl e

Thanksgiving D"y 1992

Loved Ones &Special Friends

Fabulous Feasts &Thoughtful Sharing

Crrstom Holiday Cake Designsfor all size grorrps

Shaped and Sculpted. Designsto complement aqy feast.

.And. Eat It TooGonfectionary A rtistry

Candy Fbvors;

Treats &

DecoretiveAccents

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A#iContact: Midrael J. Markic 415-861-0201

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Milce lDesistoSatrnday

November 7th r'g27 to lOprrt

$9 at the doorFinsft Unitarfan Chrrr<lr

1187 Franklln at GearyIn San Francisco

Holid"ayCraft Fair and. Ba;za;ar

Sat. Nov. A,lSt9? - l0aIn to 5pm

Free

Adlrission

SHOP'Till

YorrDrop!!!

Eureka Valley Ree. Center(Collingwood & lSth)

Pictrnes w/ Santa

Gifts!! Crafts!!

Registration for Western Star Dancers'Holiday Craft Fair and Bazaar

I would like toCraft Fair and

register for participation in the Western Star Dancers' HolidayBazaar.

My name is

My telephone number is

$n t agree to make a minimum $25 donation to help defer the cost of the space.

bqF Additionally, lagree to donate a minimum of 10% of any moneys received. v

Signature

My participating craft(s)/goods include (you may participate with as many

different types of goods as you like. However, please note all that apply")

At IL-/ v oty.ennbet 4992

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

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WThursday Friday Saturday

2

BasicClassBlue'92

TomTrippArchargel

3

ELECTIONDAY

4>?GaryGray

Plus ClassUpStiairs

@ EVRCDavid DraperArchargel

5 6TGIF Dance

EVRCMS/PLUS

Bert Swerer$4

7:3G9:30

7* RandyClarke

FoggyC'tyDancers

AnniversaryDanceCaller

Mike Desisto7-10 pm $9

First UnitarianChurch ,1187

Franklin @ Geary

8{? Bob Lestie

9

Basic ClassBlue'92

TomTrippArchargel

10 11Veterans

Day

"Darkt'No Dancine

I onrte

12 13f< Marie Mohr

* Sharon Tracy

14

Holiday Arts &Craft Fair

10 am-5 pmEVRC

Anna -EC

SacramentoDance withJoe Kula,

Caller

15

NominationsClose for

BoardVacancy

16*r Melinda Napier

Basic ClassBlue'92

TomTrippArchargel

17 1 8*r Karen V1/ght

Plus ClassDavid DnaperArchargel :

19

* Bitih,

20*r Ken Everett

talq'141 k

21

"Blue Class"WelcomePotluck at

Ed & Paul 's

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22 23* ea zei1er

Basic ClassBlue'92

TomTrippArchargel

24 25{? RonaldBozeman

l? Peter Di Giulb

t'Dark"

No Dancinelorute

26Thanksgiving

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27Dance atMost HolyRedeemer

withShelby DawsonNew Dancers

R. Jabbndki-EC

28Dance atMost HolyRedeemer

withShelby Dawson

MS/PlusR. Jabbndki-EC

29>k tuicnaetMeehan

Benefit Beer Bustat S.F. Eagle

Gary&Jess-EC

30Basic Class

Blue'92Tom TrippArchargel

TrimesterGeneraMeetirg Balbts

must be retumedby 7:45

Dancing on Monday and Wednesday nights 7:3G9:30

at Eureka Valley Rec Center unless otherwise announced.

Events on this Calendarare subpctto change

EC = Event Coordinato(s)/? - Birthdays

1992TUE WED THUR FRI

|)ancing on Monday and Wednesdaynights 7,30-9:30 at Eureka Valley RecCenter unless otherwise announced.Events on lhis Calendar are subject tochangeEC=Event Coordinatorf,r = Eirthdays

1*r John Moore

2Ptus Class

EVRCDavid 0raperArchangel

3 4TGIF DAi{CE

EVRC7 '39-1,3fr

Ben GoldbergCatting S4

5E[ Camino ReelersAnniversary Dancewith Jett Roberts at

St. Andrews

6 7Basic ClassBlue "92

Tom TrippArchangel

I 9* Harvey Mitls

*r tltary GervasioPlus Class

EVRCDavid 0raperArchangeI

10tk Randy Laroche

11f,r John Pukowski

12

13 14l1 Mark Carey

Basic CtassBlue "92

Tom TrippArchangel

15 16Plus Ctass

EVRC[)avid 0raperArchangeI

17*r JeffJudd

18 19XMAS PARTYPremiere

ofWindow to the Stars

1 2Scott & Johns3811 l6thSt*l )irthDayWeek *

20tlr Chris [)hana

21Basic ClassBtue "92Iom TrippArchangeI

22 23WSD Christmas

PartyGift Exchange

24*r Jim Levin

25Christmas

26

27 28*tauu fflagoner

Basic CtassEtue "92Tom TrippArchangel

29 30l? Claire Meisel

Plus ClassEVRC

David DraperArchangeI

31*r lomshaw

* NickCarlson* JeffreySmith

* UPGCIffill{G AT WSB 1998 I*Jan B, Friday, TCIF Dance Night, Caller - Nate Bliss - EVRCMar 6, Saturday, WSD 1 1 l t lr Anniversary Dance, Caller - Debra Parnell - St. PaulusMay 1, Saturday, Dance, Cal ler Joe Sal te l - St . PaulusAug 21, Recognit ion Dinner

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SI8 l" dlr . ,Zds are sny'inotlaty to nanbs; urunatial

a&nliszs nay ulad tts fr trfanut;ut

WSD BOARD MEMBERS

ANNA DAMIANI - ART BRADLEYDAVID DRAPER. EDDIE SMITH

GARY GRAY- JEFF JUDD

Dear Friends,

A'Craft/'Day it was!Thjs month bro 'ght anotler "first" to Western

Star. This was the occasion of the first Western' -Dancers' I{olidayCraftFairand Bazaar.

- ; was an occasion for several of Westrrn

Star s artisans to show their stuff and rnake a

little money for the Lnsurance Fund (about

$75.00). Holiday c'ndy, rainbow booties, hand

rnade cards, and exotic treasures from BaIi were

arnong ttre wares available to shoppers All of us

had a good time and saw Ge opportunity to do

some thinp differently next year whid will

enable this event to really grow next year. For

those of you who did not participate, it's not too

early to start planning for next year.

Also in NovemberFood, Dancing and leather "|rc played a rnajor

part in the events of November. The Blue Class

was weloomed with a pot luck reception and the

home of Ed Gnley and Paul Cahill. Class

members and angels from the Diablo Dancers

{C,oncord were introduced to the world of

square dance parties in San Francisco. Shelby

Dawson 4az'led and delighted rlrncers from all

sr rpd ft6 Bay Area and Sacramento. New

:rs had the &ance to dmce with otler new

dancers and compa-re the exlerience. After two

nights of dancing, several of us went over to tle

F,:gle for the Beer Busr I'm sure this experience

is one tlat will be long remembered byrnany.

(Note: Due to the publication s&edule for this

edition, detrilq for the above events were not

available. Be assured, all memorable moments

will be reported in the next edition)

FromtheBoardRom

On November 8th Ge Board met to spend an

afternoon getting to know eac:h other and

making some plans for the coming year. During

this time we covered several topics induding:

workshops, publicity for Wester'n Star and our

dasses, and sorne possible social activities to

mund out tle calendar.

'WhntAbrutlUeP

I should say tlat for all lhe ide"q that we as

Board members rnay disanss, none of them are

of any use without the involvement and ideas

tlat mme from you-the Members-who are the

Iifeblood of the Club. "What can I do?", you

might ask- There are a lot ef rhi.gs you can do.

Vhenever you have an idea for an activity, t€U

any of the Board members about it If you arent

sure as to how to go about getting it done, don't

worry. One of us will be glad to help you or find

someone who can (l should add that sometimes

we get very busy with Club and Life activities

So, if you can put your ideas in writing, it would

be of great help.) Whenever you notice an

activity coming up, mntact the Event

Coordinator and volunteer to help. Become an

Event C,oordinator yourself. If you are not

comlortable enorrgh to oordinete an event

yourself, one of us will work with you

A'0adyThlng!Another thing you can do to help is come to thecbqqes, Both the Basic deqs (soon to b€Mainstrearn) and the PIus cleqq crn use yoruhelp. Think back toihe days when you were

learning and you looked up to find a sniling

face who assured you that everything is going to

be OK lt was important to you then and it is

important to them now. It is also important to

bave as mrny experienced dancers in the

squares as possible

loo6s thing you can do is stick around even

thoqh there are just eno,,gh people for the

sguares tlatare on the floor. Having exta folks

around to provide direction and relieve some of

the angels tlat are dancing is also importalt

You rnay think that, because you already know

16" crlls, you don't have anytling left to learn

Not trua There is always some subtlety or a new

way of looki.g at a call tlat rnay never have

occurred to you. Another advantage is the

chance to get to know some people that you

miglt not other'wise have much of an

opportunity to meet

This rnay sound like you are being asked to do

things and are wonderi.g what you will get in

refurn The alswer is this: You get a sense of

accomplishment, a feeling of involvement, new

people in your life, you learn skillq tlat you

might not have much of an opporhrnity to learn

elsewhere, and you learn thejoy of being a part

of the world of square dancing. Most

importantly, youll learn the meaning of the

phrase 'sguare

dancing is just friendqhip set to

music"

Onel^od.Tbougbt

As the year comes to an end, look around at all

of those people and events ttrat have becorne a

part of your life this

year. Treasure tlem.

took ahead tonext

year. Resolve yourseU

to being a part of the

future of Western Star

and the cornrmrnity of

square drncers of

whi& we are all a part

lots of love and

Yellowrocks !

Anna D

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IDLD(FOA INO(change)w (510)30?s6ll

JAMES OZAI{ffi(ch'.ge)V: (916)373-5019

AREAOODB(charye)from (415)to (510)BERTSVERERRONDASWERERHELEN SOMMERS

mNCREOO(cbange)1082Church St-San Francisco, Ca" 9.114

15t0l6?/>9199

DANRYLRASZ,(Add)SB0 Waller SrSan Francisco, Ca" 94117E {4ls)863-3627W, {415) 673'76nBtthday Oct l0Member Dat-e 07/84

S'TONMUOITYAdd)880 Waller SrSan Francisco, Ca" 9,1l7E(4ls)6214953'W:

SameBirthday Nov 14Member Date 07/84

o//A*b@*;ryof/4.r

Axna Damiani- Administrator/f,allg1 looL ingVtlyerc

Art MDerrnott & Bill Mussnan - Te&no-Sunshine QueersBill Mussnan - Data Base ManagerDavid Draper - Pl* 6155 fu'ehengelEddie Smith, Ron lVlasker - Class InstructorsEddie Smith - TreasurerGary Gray - Glendar C-oordinator

Joe Nesci - Assistant "Blue'92" Basic Archangel

John Conley - Glendar/Flyens/Vestern Star EditorMiclael tr4arkic - SecretaryScott Carey - lnsrrrance CornmissionerTodd Tryon - Badgernaster

Tom Tripp - 'Blue'92" g^5ig Alrhengel

IUUTtr|IP(chanee)77 Grand View Ave *103San Francisco, Ca-yrll+2807Home(415)6/14tu9

EI)I)IE SMITII(change)4076 l7ttr Sr #508

San Francisco,Ca- 9114

mUre|.IRbbange)74,6 Bounty Dr.+4608FosterGry, Ca" 94O4Home (415)3491703

MNDYIdNO(NE(cbange)

4235 20th Srall else not changed

TRAVELGT]IDEStockton, GliforniaTheBg VailfySquarcB{add)c/o Victoria BarkleyPO Box 693123

Stockton, C.a"95269

Glifornia, Orange GuxtyC,olden State Sguares

do Laura Green2109Via VieFSanClemente,C.a- 92672Oass nigbts.Wod and dubdances lst Sat each monthatAllard AcademyGstaMesa,Ca

Big Valley SquaresSto&tonHugh Hayes€09)931-6071

Gpital City SquaresSacrarnentoGeorge Fox1916l,929-8697

El Camino ReelersSan JoseRandy Clarke(4rs) 96r-7s04

Foggr GtyDaucersSan FranciscoAIan Berenstein(4ls)863-8033

ffidnight SguaresSan FranciscoOaire Meisel(4 ls)861-1979

Prime 8t, SacrarnentoArt Katz(916)966-1734

Seguoia Ocean WavesEurekaMaryAnnMurphyLyn Platten\707) 44+2775

Western Star DancersSan FranciscoAnna Darniani@r5l6214862

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O|PMORAN(chanCe)1227 PageStSan Francisco, Ca- 9,117FL(4r5)s52-9687

METINI}AMP|n(&ange)

22,fuchlandAveSan Francisco, Ca" 9.110H(4ls)sso02%

DAVEEITSOIIChange status from'M'o 'Y'(all else tbe same)

MARTYNJONES (Add)

1626 Diamond SrSan Francisco,C,a- 94,1 3 IH(4ls)648-5s78V:(4Is)923-3203Birtlday June 28Ivlember Datc- 0?91

I0B IDSIIB (ch^.ge]FEID( F0RNll{O (change)Aptchengefrom #l02to303

C.ANOLYNJ.MATIIEWS (change)Nol Xiu Shui JieJiar Guo Men WeiBeilngPeoples Republic of China100600Home 5325!blWorL 861-532-3652

gl*Aai*r9oy*'9**, ?

is back in Pacific Heights

Cuts starting at $1 5

C-olor at S2o

Callfor Appintrnent(qt s) s67-4247

Located at 2321 Pine St G Fillnnre

Scott & John's381 1 l6th S/. @ Castro

SaturdayI)ecember' 19th

7:3O pm

Ilv

Yid.eo Premiere^c"J

Wind,otts To The Stars 12

Ccme toWestern Star Dancers'

tlcliday Cift Exchanse

Wednesday, De@mher 23" lgg27:3Op.m.-O:3O JD.li l.

furelra Valley Dec Center

Dancing for everyone! Munclries!*

Atl Class memlrers are invited!

lf you would litce to rrarticirratein the giftexchansee brino a sift with a $O limit.De creative!

*Dlease lrrino a lioht holiday munclrie to share"

Itb a New yearb fve Dartr{at

Creystone ManorHosterf try

The rttistress of Greystcne

fFreernan Starnper)TlrursclaX Decemtrer ll, 7Klgr?^

8!1.m. til l ?

Creystone rftanor is Located at

OO Ctendafe #ZOO

{Arso Accessirrte f,rom ooo corrrett #206)

ByCD and rltunchies lVoulrlDe Arrpreciated

Note: Grencfate street is rocated I traffic risht rrastClarton on utrtler rf{arket

\

'...And Visions of Sugar Plurns

Danced in their heads."

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Gnur f; 0ncnbKAD flousts,Gnrcpprcts, Tpns & Ipmrs

AnctLs,(rpsrnns Tprts,

Gppcrrps,Snnrns

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(31ffi11r

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Dancing on Monday and'Wednesdai niehts 736-9:30 ar

Eureka Vdlev Rec Cenrer unlessotherwise announced. Eventson this Calendar arc subject to

change

* = Birr],d"",

*

John Moore

2Plus Class

EVRCDavid Draper

Archange/

3 4TGIF

DANCEEVRC

7:30-9:30Ben

GoldbergCalling $4

EElCamino v

ReelersAnniversaryDance withJett Roberrs

at Sr.Andrews

6 7Basic ClassBlue "92

Tom TrippArchange/

I * 9Harvey MillsMary Gervasio

Plus ClassEVRC

David DraperArchangel

*10Randy laroche

*11John Pukowski

12Starry, Stany NightsCapltal Glty 6quare

presentsArt Hinton

ClassLevel/MS/Plus7:30-10:30 pmVilliam Lahd

School, l2th & VStreets

Sacramento

13 * 14Mark Carey

Basic ClassBlue "92

Tom TrippArchange/

15

ffi

16Plus Class

EVRCDavid Draper

Archangel

*17JeffJudd

18 19XMAS PARTY

Premiere ofWindow to the

Stars l2Scott & Johns3 8 l l l 6 t h S t

*20Chris Ohana

21Basic ClassBlue "92

Tom TrippArchangel

22 23WSD

ChrlstmqsPartyGUi

Exchanple

*24Jim Levin

Cy'.ktmac &y

26

27 * 28Tadd Wagoner

Basic ClassBlue "92

Tom TrippArchangel

29 *30Claire Meisel

* 31Tom ShawNick CarlsonJeffrey Smith

New Yeafsfve Dartv

!!!

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,(D

uPcoPilNq nT WsD 1113 |J* 8, Friday, TGIF Dance Night, Caller - Nate Bliss - EVRCMar 6, Saturday, \fSD l l lth Anniversary Dance,

Caller - Debra Parnell - St. Paulus

SUN MON TUE VVED THU FRI )A l

I

Dancing on Monday and 'Wednesday

nighm 7:30-9:30 at Eureka Vdley Rec Centerunless orherwise announced. Events on this Cdendar are subjecr to change

n

:tr : Birrldavs

*1Chris

Anderson

2

*3Jesse Alvarez

Ma:m< Lucero

*

Bert SwererKatie Ullman

ClassBlue "92

Tom TrippArchangel

5 6Plus Class

EvrcDavid Draper

Archangel

* 7Steve Meyer

fuchard Smith

ITGIF

DANCEEVRC

Nate BlissCalling $4

9

* 10Alan Hall

James OzanichBob Hass

11Class

Blue "92Tom Trippfuchangel

12 * 13Tom Tripp

Plus ClassEvrc

David DraperArchangel

tolI

#',"'ifiifi

*15Ray Hamilton

,fiff*Y;"iry

*16Larry Kelleher

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Blue "92Tom TrippArchangel

19 20PIus Class

EvrcDavid Draper

Archangel

21 22 23

24 * 25Leon Dubois

ClassBlue "92

Tom TrippArchangel

26 27Plus Class

EvrcDavid Draper

Archangel

28 29 30How Ya Doin'

Thor

Convention'?6Fundraisinq

Donce '

Hyott Regency

31 UPCOMING AT WSD I993 !

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