JACKSON CLAIM JUMPERS

JACKSON CLAIM JUMPERS
P.O.Box 754, Jackson, Ca. 95642
Meets every Monday 6:30 to 9:00 P.M.
Amador Senior Center, 229 New York Ranch Road, Jackson, Ca.
CALLER/CURER - JIM & SHARON RAMMEL
NEWSLETTER
AUGUST 2014
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Hello to All!
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
ED & BEV de VRIES
VICE PRESIDENT
SMOKEY & BARBARA
BENNETT
And
JACK & ORA RUNTE
SECRETARY
MARGARET KOLACZYK
TREASURER
We hope you are all staying cool this summer! We are on the road and the heat
seems to be following us! Cle Elum was a wonderful experience and we
recommend it to all next summer. The program has all levels of dance instruction
throughout the summer, so any and all can find a good time at some point during
the summer months.
We have heard that Lucy did a wonderful job with the Amador County Fair
square dance demonstration. In late August there is another opportunity to do a
demonstration dance in Elk Grove. We plan on being there with New Dancer
flyers and hope some of you will join us on the dance floor.
As September is just around the corner, we hope you are all thinking of potential
New Dancer candidates! There should be New Dancer flyers out at club for you
to pick up and give to friends and acquaintances and spread around at places you
frequent. We are hoping for a LARGE class of mixed ages this year.
Another date to remember is the 21st of September—our Luau dance. In the
meantime, keep dancing and smiling. See you all in a few weeks.
YELLOW ROCK! Ed & Bev
GEORGE & MARY
LAMBERT
PARLIAENTARIAN
GUY & FRAN GARNER
Newsletter Editors: Suzette Heinrich
suzette@volcano.net
http://www.wheresthedance.com/
2nd Overalls 35th Anniversary Plus Square Dance 7:00pm – 10:30pm. Veterans Memorial Hall, 110
Park Drive, Roseville, CA (map) Pre-rounds: 7-8:00 p.m. Plus Squares: 8-10:30 p.m. Caller: Joe Kula
Cuer:Dan Drumheller See our flier at http://www.asdsc.org/pdfs/2014/080214_Ov_Anniversary.pdf
3rd –10th Alaska Cruise. Square and Rounds with Scot & Erin Byars and Don Bachelder & Sally-Ann
Smith. Info 1-888-763-3143/413-863-3143.
9th Mvericks Plus Square Dance - Root Beer Float Ball 6:30pm – 10:00pm
Veterans Memorial Hall, 110 Park Drive, Roseville, CA Pre-rounds: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Plus Squares:
7:30-10:00 p.m. Caller: Jet Roberts Cuer: Dan & Allison Drumheller See our flier at
http://www.mavericks-squaredance-club.org/pdfs/2014/080914_Mav.pdf
21st Intro to Square Dance Party with the Main Street Strollers 6:45pm – 9:00pm
IOOF Hall *(upstairs) 467 Main Street. Placerville, CA. Mainstreet Strollers invite you! Learn to
square dance. Check us out before class begins. Just for fun. Casual Dress. Square Dancing is a fun
activity involving good mental & physical exercise. Free of charge ages 13 and older. Please no
experience necessary. Meet new people. Make new friends. Call: Suzanne Egger (530) 644-1709
John & Trish Hershey (530) 313-8439
22nd Whirl-A-Ways Advanced Square Dance 7:00pm – 10:30pmVeterans Memorial Hall, Royer
Park 110 Park Drive, Roseville, CA Pre-Rounds: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Squares: 8:00 p.m. - 10:30
p.m. Level: Alternating Class & A2 Double rounds between tips Caller: Darryl Lipscomb Cuer: John
Flora Info: Dave Briggs (916) 722-3933 or email pullmandave@juno.com See our flier at
http://www.whirlawaysadvancedsquares.com/pdfs/2014/082214_WAW.pdf
Mark Your Calendar in October:
Harvest Hoedown, Yuba City, CA – October 24, 25 & 26, 2014
http://www.asdsc.org/Harvest_Hoedown.htm
1st - 3rd Great Las Vegas Getaway V. Plus Dancing with Mike Sikorsky, Jet Roberts and Debbie & Tim Vogt
More info: 280-204-0110
6th
Gold Dust Gala at the The Sonora Opera House with Scot & Erin Byars and The Ghost Riders. A-2
(10am-12noon) Hex (1:30-4pm), Pre Rounds (7 pm) Plu dancing with the Ghost Riders & Rounds 7:3010pm. More info contact Steve Riley, Manteca, Ca.
9th
Marie Hathaway starts Beginning Waltz class 11:00 am-12:30. Classes are held at the Fair Oaks
Community Clubhouse, 7997 California Ave. Fair Oaks. More info call 916-989-4464
10th Marie Hathaway starts Beginning Waltz class 6:00-7:30 pm. Classes are held at the Fair Oaks
Community Clubhouse, 7997 California Ave. Fair Oaks. More info call 916-989-4464
5th – 7th , 2014 Prime 8's Advanced and Challenge Weekend Square Dance Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5321 Date
Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95841Levels A2 - C4 Callers confirmed are Anne Uebelacker, Saundra Bryant,
Vic Ceder, Bronc Wise and Jet Roberts. There will be no rounds.See the flier at
http://www.asdsc.org/pdfs/2014/090514_p8.pdf
13th Mavericks Plus Square Dance - Harvest Moon 6:30pm – 10:00pm
Veterans Memorial Hall, 110 Park Drive, Roseville, CA Pre-rounds: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Plus Squares: 7:30 10:00 p.m. Caller: Sylvia Roberts Cuer: Charlie & Joni Eskin See our flier at
http://www.mavericks-squaredance-club.org/pdfs/2014/091314_Mav.pdf
http://www.mavericks15th 22nd & 29th Jackson Claim Jumpers start. Beginning Square Dance Classes. 6:30 – 9pm
First 3 classes are Free.
21st Intro to Square Dance Party with the Main Street Strollers 7:30pm
22nd Main Street Strollers Anniversary Plus Square Dance. Sat, 7:30pm – 11:00 I.O.O.F. Hall, 467 Main Street,
Upstairs, Placerville, CA Caller: Ed Kremers Cuer: Betty Wicksted Plus Level Advanced Star Tip Rounds
Between Tips Rounds 7:30 – 8:00PM Squares 8:00 – 11:00PM
26th Whirl-A-Ways 44th Anniversary Advanced Square Dance 7:00pm – 10:30pm Memorial Hall, Royer Park,
110 Park Drive, Roseville, CA. Alternating A1/A2 Caller Scott Pearce Cuer Charlie & Joni Eskin See the
flier at http://www.whirlawaysadvancedsquares.com/pdfs/2014/092614_WAW.pdf
Harvest Hoedown, Yuba City, CA – October 24, 25 & 26, 2014
http://www.asdsc.org/Harvest_Hoedown.htm
Ed, Sharon & Dakota
at Niagara Falls
Getting to know
ED & SHARON
CONLEY
Sharon started Square Dancing with the Sunnyvale
Singles in 1991. In 1993, during an Electric Slide line
dance lesson at “The Saddle Rack” in San Jose. After
that, we met every Wednesday at the Saddle Rack for
dance lessons. We especially liked the couples
dances, including the Cowboy Cha-Cha, the
Desperado Wrap, the Shaddish and the Country
Waltz. Ed started Square Dancing with the Sunnyvale
Singles in the first available class in September of
1993. It might be said, “We danced our way into each
other’s heart’s”.
We married in 1995 at the Yosemite Chapel. After
that, our attention turned from dancing to family. The
next eight years were spent “blending” a family of 7.
Ed had 3 girls and I had 2 girls. The girls ranged in
age from 4 to 14. We had bunnies, cats, dogs, rats,
hamsters, mice and even a number of fish. There was
LOTS to do. Have you ever seen, Yours, Mine and
Ours??? It was not always easy, but it was always
interesting.
Fitting everyone in the house, trying to make sure
everyone was included and looked after, took lots of
time and more than a little blood, sweat and tears.cont.
Somehow everyone survived!! All and all, we had
great times, lots of cookie making and lots of love
and laughter!
By 2003 there was only our youngest daughter
remaining at home. 2 daughters had made it through
college and one was getting married. We decided it
was a good time to move to the mountains. The
Dorrington house had been the vacation home for
about 8 years and it would now become the full time
residence. Shawna (the youngest) went to Bret Harte
High School in Angels Camp and after that on to
Columbia College outside of Sonora. Ed and I spent
this time working on the house, converting it from a
“Vacation Cabin” into a home. By the time Shawna
finish College in Columbia, the house was pretty
close to finished
Cont.
About this time, our eldest daughter (Stacey) and her
husband Karl moved to Kentucky. Shawna met and
fell in love and moved to Daytona Florida to pursue
her dream of being a Police Officer. The other 3
daughters were also working on their lives. Amanda in
Santa Rosa, Sharlene in Campbell & Sheena in Santa
Clara, California. So, we decided to start a new phase
in our lives. We bought an RV that allowed us visit all
the children and grandchildren and set out to explore
America. Our first “Long Journey” took us from
Dorrington east to Maine and south to the Florida
Keys and back west to home again. Travel began in
September of 2009. Fall Colors and as many National
Parks as possible was the theme of that trip. There
was a need to see places that had not been previously
seen, but getting back to the “roots” of Chicago and
Battle Creek was also part of the itinerary. Of course,
getting to Kentucky and Florida was a MUST. That
first trip was 40,000 miles long and extended from
Sep 2009 to May of 2010.
That trip was ALSO the start of what became a way of
life for us. Each year during the month or so of
downtime in Dorrington, a new itinerary was created.
Each plan included places missed on previous trips. In
addition, we continued to add places that were part of
our ever increasing Bucket List. Between 2009 and
2012 we took 4 trips around the country. Each trip
included time spent in California visiting the children
on the West coast as well as at least one visit in
Kentucky and one in Florida each year. We have
travelled well over 100,000 miles, and have visited an
unknown numbers of National Parks, State Parks,
Monuments, Amusement parks and Museums. We
have been to Selma Alabama for Martin Luther King’s
Birthday, to the Cape to see the final Space Shuttle
launch, to Niagara Falls walking in the torrents of
water, to Washington DC for a personal tour of the
House of Representatives (including riding the
underground tram from the House to the offices of the
members). We sat on the same bus as Rosa Parks and
heard her speaking. We were at Mount Rushmore in
the evening with the wonderful lightening. We have
been to Carlsbad Caverns for a lantern tour. There are
very few Presidential Libraries that we have yet to see.
We have seen so many wonderful places and met so
many wonderful people.
In addition to all the touring, Ed and I incorporated
two of our other passions into the trips. Ed loves to
Geocache and I love Genealogy. We have added many
places into our itineraries that allow us to both enjoy
these interests.
Conley's cont.
Sharon work on finding places our ancestors lived and
we explore the Historical Societies and Cemeteries to
locate family. Ed has added wonderful places that
allow him to Geocache. Both of these interests have
enhanced our experience. Ed has more than 3,000
caches in 49 states and I have located relatives and
information on families I never dreamed I would be
able to find. Many times these studies included visits
to long lost relatives.
I work on finding places our ancestors lived and we
explore the Historical Societies and Cemeteries to
locate family. Ed has added wonderful places that
allow him to Geocache. Both of these interests have
enhanced our experience. Ed has more than 3,000
caches in 49 states and I have located relatives and
information on families I never dreamed I would be
able to find. Many times these studies included visits
to long lost relatives.
On our way back from 2012 trip, we stopped in Texas
at an RV park that offered Square Dancing Lessons. It
had been 18 long years and we were REALLY rusty
but, we decided to make the effort. We added an extra
week to our stay at that park and another week at a
park nearby to re-learn as much as possible. We then
travelled on to Tucson AZ. and found another park to
continue our lessons. By the time we got home we
were HOOKED. Still rusty, but hooked none the less.
We have been dancing ever since!! We now belong to
both the Jackson Claim Jumpers and the Twain Harte
Twirlers in California and a couple of clubs in Tucson
as well. We have traveled back to Arizona the last 2
years for a few months to be with the wonderful
people in the clubs there and try to dance as much as
possible in California as well.
In 2015 we plan to get back on the road with some
great friends we have made in our Square Dancing
life. We have convinced Debbie and Bill Ulrey to
travel with us to Canada and Alaska. We have a plan
that includes nearly 5 months of great things to do and
see and plan to fit in some Square Dancing on the way.
I am sure it will be a great experience!! After that,
who knows!! We want to tour the Eastern Providences
of Canada and of course there is Europe to explore.
God willin’ we will Square Dance some day in
Russia!! What we do know for sure, is we will be
together as long as possible, doing things that make us
happy, spending time with family and friends and
Loving Life.
Good times at Guy & Fran's 4th of July BBQ. Even a little square dancing in the barn with Scot Byars.
Below, Caller Jim Rammel did “Grapevine
twist, dishrag & duck n dive” at a workshop.
Sharon Rammel Cued from 7-8 p.m. In Oakdale
Lots of Round Dancers!
Square Dancing in Oakdale
Caller Jim Rammel had 5 to 6 squares most of the evening at “Take me out to the Ball Game” dance July
19th in Oakdale. Everyone wore Crazy tee shirts. Randy from Calaveras Twirler's won first place.