Those who have e-mails will receive their copies by e-mail and those who do not will receive theirs by the US Postal Service. This will cut down on printing cost, postage and time spent in preparing and mailing of the issue. This will be a trial run. If you all like the format and would like to continue to receive an issue every two months, please let Jim and I know so that plans can be made to continue the publication.

Rod & Lois Ford and Don Main have been busy giving square dance lessons this past fall and have continued this spring. Rod and Lois may be giving another set of lessons in Kiowa, KS soon! Way to go!! I'm not sure what the total of new graduates is but we hope that all of them plan on joining one of our clubs in the NW District.

Just before the summer break Jack & Peggy Norman held their 14th Annual Boggy Creek Barn Dance and Luke Riddle & Carmen Veal had a "Fish Fry" and Square Dance. What a way to welcome the start of summer! NW Singles will have a dance the 3rd Friday of the month at the Old Santa Fe Depot during the summer. All Clubs will resume their regular schedules in September.

Ticket sales have started for the "1957 Chevrolet" that will be given away at the OSDF's Festival the first weekend in November. Ads can also be sold for the Festival Program Book. The sale of tickets and Ads are great fund raisers for your clubs. I have the information on the ad sales and will get it to you soon. The Northwest District is in charge of "Intro to Square Dancing" which will be held on Saturday afternoon. Rod will be lining up callers to participate and we hope that all of you will come and help out!

After much thought and deliberation, Dale and I will not be going for a fifth term as President of the NW District. We have been doing double duty as we are also President of Levis 'n Lace and have been for five years. There are a lot of very qualified members in our District that would make wonderful officers. Most of the members of the District Board have served as long as we have (some longer) and are due a much needed rest! Please, please, please someone step forward! If not, what will the future be for our District and our hobby of square dancing? Let's keep our District intact!

Remember . . . Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good that we oft may win, by fearing to attempt. - William Shakespeare