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The Presidents Corner
In the beautiful Northwest
Our President, Chuck Monson will return from a business trip in the next few days. Watch for his coming article.
GO DANCING...ENJOY LIFE
Chuck Monson
To contact our President email Chuck
Yummmmm ... Pie and Ice Cream Dance
Get out that Poodle skit! January 19, 2006 is the Jacks & Jennys retro dance! It's the 50's Ice Cream dance. We will be serving our members homemade pies ala mode. It is also our "Canned Food Drive." Guest are asked to bring canned food in place of finger food. Plus begins at 7:30PM and mainstream at 8:00PM.
Did You Miss It? This is what has already happened.
We had a great Christmas dinner/dance. Eileen Kirby needs to be commended for handling of the dinner. She did an outstanding job! Jack did a fantastic job with the White Elephant auction! He made it great fun and brought in nearly $300.00.
If you were not there this year, don't miss it next year. It is just simply too much fun to miss.
Help Promote Dance Lessons
Be an Angel every Thursday night!
Let the Classes begin!
New classes begin on Thursday January 19th, at 7:00PM !
Bring your friends, neighbors, relatives and your smiles and Angel for a while!
Our Volunteers
Greeters: Karl & Kay Yates
Kitchen:Aurilla Falmo, Mabel Horrocks and Joyce Price
Thank you:Jerry Hawkins
Decorations: Everyone
January Birthdays:
Sharon DeMills, January 19,
Breanna Dutcher, January 25,
Maggie Forwood, January 28
Christine Knapp, January 10,
Ken Sutton January 18,
January Anniversaries:
Rich & Freida Leondardt, January 16, 1984
Harold & Georgia Olsen, January 27, 1989
A gentle reminder
Our monthly reminder of expected behavior of club members at all dances and especially as Angels at our lessons.
Remember that as members of the club each of us represents the club as it's ambassador. As ambassadors we must remember to be gracious, kind, and appropriate in speech, dress and behavior.
Inappropriate behavior cannot and will not be tolerated.
Square Dance Ettiquite
Standing Rules for Square Dancing
Editor’s Note: The following rules were adopted by NSDA and pretain to members of the clubs that dance at the NSDA hall.
1. Dress Code:
In the tradition and courtesy of square, round and folk dancing, the folloing shall be observed for all dances, excluding lessons.
A: Ladies: Skirts and blouses, or dresses. Traditioal short or prairie skirts allowed.
B: Gentlemen: Long-sleeved shirts and trousers. NO HATS
C: SPECIAL theme dances are an exception, such as costume, summer with short-sleeved shirts for men, etc..
D: NO bare feet. No Footwear with cleats or taps.In keeping with the fact that clogging is a part of the Federation program, cloggers with taps should be allowed in the hall.
2. Licensing: It shall be the responsibility of each dance club, group or organization to ensure that their caller/cuer is BMI/ASCAP licensed.
3. Safety and Comfort of the Dancers: Any activity deemed harmful to the dance floor is unacceptable, i.e, food and/or drink, open flame, and cleats. Smoking shall NOT be allowed in the NSDA hall.
4. Special Activities: Any activity deemed by the Program Chairman to be harmful to the dance floor will not be allowed.
5. Occupancy Priority: It is understood that the Charter Member Clubs shall have first choice of occupancy of the NSDA hall.
More discussion on personal and club Etiquette
Did You Know
On April 17, 1979, the square dance became the official Washington state dance.
A few notes regarding Club organization.
"Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty," said General Henry M. Robert, and his gift of order is as indispensable now as it was a century ago.
The National Association of Parliamentarians and the American Institute of Parliamentarians only recognize one book as the current official parliamentary authority: Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised.
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) is the only authorized parliamentary procedure guide.
Originally published as a slim document in 1876, General Henry M. Robert's classic guide to smooth, orderly, and fairly conducted meetings has sold close to five million copies in nine editions. The only book containing the completely developed Robert's Rules of Order subject matter. It is the gold standard of meeting procedure for parliamentarians and novice club presidents and members alike. The best book from which to learn all about running and taking an effective part in meetings.
Use of Semi-Formal Parliamentary Procedure to Conduct a Meeting
Order of Business
All meetings should maintain an "order of business." As you attend Jacks and Jennys meetings you will note that our President follows an "Order of Business" similar to the one listed below. If you are an officer or committee chair please come to the meeting prepared to present your report on your committees activities including any requests you may have to conduct the business of your committee or for any additional support if required by your committee.
Call To Order
Roll Call
Reading and approval of minutes
President's Report
1st Vice President's Report
Secretary's Report
Treasurer's Report
Other Officer Reports
Committee Reports
Old Business--vote on business discussed and/or motioned at previous meeting
New Business--new motions only!
Announcements
Adjournment
Making Motions
Motions are made only during new business.
Motions are made in the form: "I move that..."
All motions must be seconded.
After a motion is made and seconded, the President will call for discussion on the motion.
Discussion may be limited by a motion.
Discussion may be ended by calling the question.
Parliamentary procedure is used to give order to a meeting and ensure continuity. A group may delete parts mentioned above or use a more formal process in conducting meetings.
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
By observing a few rules, club meetings will move like clock-work.
Here are a few things that will help you with parliamentary procedure
in your club.
To call the meeting to order the president stands, raps once on the table, and then says, “The meeting will please come to order.”
To call the roll
The president, still standing, says, “Will the secretary please call the roll.”
Then the president is seated. The secretary may or may not rise as the roll
is called.
Reading and approving the minutes:
The president, standing, says, “Will the secretary please read the minutes
of the preceding meeting.” The president is seated and the secretary
stands while reading the minutes. After the minutes are read, the president
will say, “Are there any corrections to the minutes?” After a pause, he/she
then continues, “If not, the minutes stand approved as read.”
Any corrections,are made before the minutes are approved.
Reports of officers and committees:
It is not expected that every officer and committee will have a report, nor
is it always necessary to call the names of all committees. To get these
reports, the president should say, “We will now have the reports of
officers (or committees).” Then the president calls the names of the
officers first, followed by the committees.
The same proceedure is followed for committee reports.
Unfinished business
Unfinished business is any item not completed at the last meeting and
pending in the secretary’s minutes. The president will call for these
motions by saying, “Mr. (or Madam) Secretary, is there any unfinished
business?
New business:
After all postponed business has been taken care of, the president calls for
new business by saying, “Is there any new business?”
After New business is completed the president will ask for announcements. When announcements are completed the president then will entertain a motion to adjourn.
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