The Altus Twirlers would like to thank all the square dancers who attended the memorial dance for Pat Sherrill in July. Nicky Boone called the dance and how perfect was that. We were honored to have Gerald, his son Gerald Jr. and wife Linda, daughter Teresa and son-in-law Alger Fowler, Grandchildren Beverly & Thyssen Stuart and great grandchildren Linda, Tanner and Hunter in attendance. The family was so very gracious and Gerald danced several tips with his many friends. We were able to donate $202.00 to the Vinson Community Center Building Fund which Pat had put in many hours working for. Gerald wanted everyone to know that he was going to be ok and to thank everyone for their wonderful outpouring of love and generosity during this very trying time for the Sherrill family. We will all miss Pat so very much. She was a wonderful beacon of light for us all.

We will NOT be dancing in September as we are going dark in order that all the district officers could attend the State Round-up in Lawton that weekend. Our next dance will be in October, fourth Saturday as usual, with Jimmy Gouge calling. We hope to see everyone in costume to enjoy a fun, fun evening.

We are also proud to announce that the Altus Twirlers will again be sponsoring FREE SQUARE DANCE LESSONS starting on Thursday, Sept. 11th at 7:00 PM. We will be using the ABC dvd's to begin the class and get everyone enjoying the dance just for fun. This usually lasts about 6 weeks or so. We will begin to teach more calls sometime late October. We have also decided to do a short plus workshop from 6:30 to 7:00 each Thursday evening so that the new dancers can learn/brush up on the plus calls. So, if you know of anyone down in our area who might be interested, please have them contact one of the Altus club members.

That just about wraps things up for this issue. Looking ahead to the fall and cooler weather, although the rain we have been having the last few days has been wonderful. See you all in a square real, real soon.