Nov 16th 7:30 PM
Quimper Grange Square Dance
Tony Mates, founding member of the Seattle Subversive Square Dance Society, will be calling squares at Quimper Grange on Saturday, November 16 from 7:30 to 11:00. Tony has been calling dances and teaching dance calling for at least 3 decades and has been calling in Port Townsend for at least twenty years. The Onlies are returning to Quimper Grange for the third time and are one of the rockin’est
dance bands in western Washington.
All dances are taught, all experience levels and ages are welcome. Partners not necessary. Dancing workshop for beginners at 7:30; dancing starts at 8:00. Dancers are encouraged to bring snacks to share with other dancers. Adults $5.00; youth under 16 free.
Quimper Grange Square Dance
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| Caller Tony Mates |
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| The Onlies |
All dances are taught, all experience levels and ages are welcome. Partners not necessary. Dancing workshop for beginners at 7:30; dancing starts at 8:00. Dancers are encouraged to bring snacks to share with other dancers. Adults $5.00; youth under 16 free.
Nov 16-17th "Labor of Love"
a Labor Leaders Event
This year Quimper Grange has established a mutually beneficial relationship with the local mentoring non profit "Labor Leaders". They have donated time and expertise helping our Grange Garden manager Jo Yount by building wood chip pathways, installing a new gate and lots of weeding. We have recently hired them to do work under the Grange hall which included clearing out debris and soon they will be installing a vapor barrier.
On November 16th and 17th they will be having their first annual "Labor of Love" event. The event aims to provide services for those in need – free of charge. Labor Leaders crew will be organizing volunteers and be working at various locations in Port Townsend providing services such as trash clean up, dump runs, pruning, as well as many small odd jobs. The amount of interest shown will determine how many people can be helped.
Volunteers will gather at the Labor Leaders Shop (1531 W. Sims Way) 8am.
Contact labor Leaders for more information about how you can get involved, or if you know someone who may need help.
For more information contact:
Jacob Talamante
(360) 774-0469
jacob@laborleadersnw.org
Nov 4th, 7:30
“Mushrooms, Biochar and Cleaning Our Environment: Wild Crafting Sustainable Natural Technologies on the Olympic Peninsula”
Local scientist, entrepreneur and mushroom lover,
Howard Sprouse, will be giving a talk at 7:30 on November 4th at Quimper Grange. Sprouse is the founder of The
Remediators, a company specializing in environmental solutions from nature. In
2005 The Remediators commercialized “mycoremedition”, using fungi to degrade or
sequester contaminants in soil and water and is well known for contributions to
bioremediation technology. This Port Angeles based company founded by Sprouse
is featured in the award winning documentary Super Fungi that premiered in
France this year. Suggested donations of $5-!0 helps maintain and improve the
Quimper Grange hall. Quimper Grange is located at 1219 Corona
St. Social time 7:00, program starts at 7:30. For more info:
quimpergrange.com
Marla Streator
NOV 11th, 7:00
QUIMPER GRANGE ELECTIONS
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Some of our active members: from the left: Dave Thielk, O'Neill Louchard, Deb Weise, Marla Streator, George Yount
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Quimper Grange officers and members are what make our wonderful Grange hall a hub of community activity. Behind the scenes this small cadre of dedicated volunteers take care of Grange business like maintaining the hall and grounds and paying taxes and utility bills. They also think up and publicize the fun stuff: educational programs and workshops, growing vegetables for the food bank, and organizing our popular square dances. We encourage those of you who attend events at our hall to become active (voting) members of our Grange and help create the direction we take in 2014.
Marla Streator
Quimper Grange President
October's Square Dance Huge Hit!
It isn't often that dances get rave reviews like we got from this month's dance caller. T-Claw travels the country calling square dances and says ours is one of the four best revival square dances in country and that the the Skookum band is one of the three best dance bands he has called for. A good time was had by all.
Congratulations Dave Thielk for doing such a great job organizing and promoting these dances.
Fire, But No Damage to the Grange Hall...
