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July 23, 2016 – SDM Summer Festival Square Dance, St Cloud, Callers Tom Allen and Abe Maier, Cuers Sarah Klaphake and Jane Simpson.\u00a0 SDM second anniversary.\u00a0 Seventy-eight dancers attended from 12 organizations.\u00a0 Fifty-five members attended the Idea Exchange with recruitment and retention issues discussed as well as ABC, Basic\/Mainstream, and Club 50.\u00a0 Annual membership meeting with election of Linda Brotherton as a new director for a three year term.\u00a0 Board constituted itself after the meeting with Chair LeRoy Elfmann, Vice Chair Linda Brotherton, Secretary Mary Kay Amberg, Treasurer Deb Hollimon, and Education Director Bob Meyer.\u00a0 Live Lively Nonagenarian award presented to Clem Herman and Octogenarian awards presented to Jerry Berg and Jim Egerman.\u00a0 Traveler awards presented to Debbie Quant, Mary and LeRoy Elfmann received their third award.\u00a0 Most-Active Dance awards presented were 1st Most-Active Dancer to Barry Downs (129 events), 2nd Most-Active to Mavis Johnson and Don Lundell (124 events), 4th Most-Active to Willard Leinonen (75 events), 5th Most-Active to Debbie Quant (65 events), 6th Most-Active to Gerlene and Tony Klingelhoets (54 events).\u00a0 Don Hanson was recognized for his service as the SDM Vice Chair for the past two years.<\/p>\n
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