Volume 27, Issue 5 Established 1964 www.ootfa.org May 2019 OOTFA PRESIDENT SCOTT PHILLIP’S REPORT 8 7 LIVE FROM FRENCH GULCH! What a week! I would love to thank every one of you individually. So many helped 3 make the convention a success in spite of the rain. 6 9 Some very important changes were made at the bi-annual membership meeting. There is now an option for the spring get-together to move to a warmer time of year. 5 10 It is very important for members to let officers know what they want. Every survey return will be read and considered. We want next year to be a winner too. Even the 4 1 1E drive home in the rain didn’t dampen our spirits for the week past. Many of us are getting on in years and/or have much on our minds. It sure helps when people wear their name tags. Order your name tag from Ken Luse (541-954-4226). Ordering information is on Page 10 of EVERY Hoedowner. It takes less than a week to Officers get it once Ken gets your money. Wear it proudly! Hope to see all of you at Silver Lake. And may you dance with the Teddy Bears. President Scott Scott Phillips State Calendar for 2019 541-899-7139 PO Box 525 May 2-5 Silver Lake Campout - Fire Hall at Silver Lake, Oregon Jacksonville, OR 97530 May 3-4 Nevada State Fiddlers’ Contest, Eureka, NV [email protected] www.co.eureka.nv.us/nevadastateoldtimefiddlerscontest.org June 13-15 High Desert Jamboree, Harney County Fairgrounds in Burns Vice President State Board Meeting Donna Reuter June 17-22 National Oldtime Fiddle Contest, Weiser, ID 541-386-2633 4260 Post Canyon Dr. July 22-25 Fiddle Camp. East Linn Christian Academy. Lebanon Hood River, OR 97031 August 2 (Friday) [email protected] Willamette Valley Fiddle Contest, Benton County Fair, Corvallis August 15-17 Secretary and Membership Winchester Bay Campout Patti Luse September 12-14 Central Oregon Country Music Gathering. Prineville 541-915-3231 979 Ascot Drive Eugene OR 97401 2019 OOTFA ROSTER available! [email protected] PRINTED COPY - $2 each (mailed $5) Check made out to OOTFA. Send request to Patti Luse 979 Ascot Drive, Eugene OR 97401 Treasurer PDF ROSTER COPY - FREE Linda Parks Send an email to [email protected] with PDF ROSTER on the Subject Line 541-905-2313 36989 Deadwood Dr. Lebanon, OR 973553 Needed: Volunteer to become the new editor for the Hoedowner. Currently, Karen produces this monthly collection of reports which are sent in by reporters [email protected] and volunteers from around the state with input from Patti Luse. Patti will continue working with the new editor as part of a supportive team. The job requires Editor computer literacy in Microsoft Word (or a similar word processing software). It Karen Johnson helps to have some knowledge of files and photos, but we have a professional 541-574-2955 printer that lays out the final copy. Karen and Patti will help the new person as 1584 Fruitvale Rd. they transition into the position. It is a rewarding opportunity because it puts you Newport, OR 97365 in contact with people from around the state, and it is a job you can do from the comfort of your own home. Please consider it. If you are interested in finding out [email protected] more, just contact Scott, Patti, or Karen. 1 FROM THE EDITOR What a wonderful convention we had this year! I want to the raffle full of interesting prizes, and the jams diverse and express my appreciation to the Board for all they did to make inviting. Thanks to Patti, we even had some snacks to carry us it a success. The process began last year when they went through the day. The Board and friends pulled out the stops out of their way to find out what the membership wanted in and cooked up a terrific Italian dinner at an affordable price, a convention. Then they meticulously began planning the and they did this by literally manning the kitchen themselves. A activities around our wishes. Their plan resulted in shorter special thanks to Joyce, the brains behind the spaghetti dinner. “shows” and longer jamming times. Scott ran the membership Thank you to all who helped fill this convention with joy, music, meeting efficiently, in a positive and friendly manner--with and friendship! much appreciation shown for the contributions from various ~Karen members. The workshops were helpful and well received, FROM THE EDITOR EMERITUS What a great four days we had at the convention this year, with all of the books on that one CD. If you want one, please in spite of the rain. There are so many memories. The part contact me – they are free except for the postage. (1) Presidents I like the best, even better than the fiddling, is seeing old of OOTFA – names and pictures. (2) Homer McLain Award friends and becoming acquainted with new friends. I had the – names and pictures. (3) Norm Nash Award – names and pleasure of both. I have shared this before but going back to pictures. (4() Bill Yohey Award – names and pictures. (5) OOTFA the 1981 convention sign-in sheet, I only find a few names pictures compiled by Lew Holt. (6) Miscellaneous OOTFA that are currently members of OOTFA – Keith and Abbie pictures. (7) The Story of the Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Shaffar and their son, Bob, who would have been with them, Association 1967 – 2000. (8). Jackie Germundson Pictures. (9). John Melnichuck, and Rosa Lee McLain. To the best of my History of People Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the knowledge, two others that are still with us from that era are OOTFA – 350 pages. 10. Preserving OOTFA History Through Penny Mead and Carol Ann Wheeler. I believe that Alice and I Newspaper Clipping – 375 pages. Free CD with all of these attended our first convention in 1981 and haven’t missed one books on the one CD. Somebody asked me for information since. about Nel Turner. It is on one of the CDs # 9. On the side table in the main hall I had a display of books. I Here is a perhaps little known fact. At our conventions back in wanted to share with you some of the written history of OOTFA the 80’s, women often wore formals – dresses for sure, and men that I have compiled over the years. I gave out fifteen CDs often wore sport coats or suits and ties. ~Lew District 1 - Klamath Falls Area Irene Ruddock, 541-882-6418 May Events Chairman: 7 Junior Fiddler Practice 2-3 p.m. Terry Etters, 541-882-5860, [email protected] Co-Chair: 14 gig Shasta Place 1-2 p.m. Secretary/Treasurer/Membership: Edna Jenkins, 541-891-9155, 16 gig Plum Ridge 10:30-11:30 a.m. [email protected] 16 gig Pacifica 1-2 p.m. Correspondence/Historian: Karen Ayres, 541-783-2970 19 meeting/jam Shasta Grange Hall 12-3:30 p.m. Reporter: Jenny Dreyer, 541-205-6397, [email protected] 21 Junior Fiddler Practice 2-3 p.m. Scheduler: Irene Ruddock, 541-882-6418 23 gig Crystal Terrace 11 a.m.- 12 p.m. [email protected]/Sheila Fry, 541-850-9062 23 gig Rogue River Place 1-2 p.m. 25 gig Anthem House 1-4 p.m. Greetings All from District One, Practice on Saturdays 1-4 p.m. Luther Square, check with Irene Ruddock for date and times 541-882-6418. As I write this, we have had several days, and what seems like weeks of rain. The weeks of rain is an exaggeration but it still just thinking about it. I’ve yet to make one “complete” campout feels as if it’s been raining FOREVER. It makes me want to pull but that’s just because the universe is against me having too out my fiddle instead of the lawn mower, which is where all much fun, LOL. I’m sure there will be several District One this rain is taking us. The spring flowers are happy and pretty members who make the trek to go play music and catch up with in their bright colors and a stark contrast to the bleakness of fiddle friends. It’s hard to believe how fast May came and how winter here in the high desert. And speaking of High Desert… quickly Silver Lake came this year, does anyone else feel like the Silver Lake Campout is finally upon us! How EXCITED I feel this year is already flying by?!! Closer to home, our District One schedule is business as usual, but before we know it, we will be Strings Swap: adding back in Farmer’s Market and that will be a fun change! I Three mandolins for sale! hope you all had a Blessed Easter. I don’t know about you, but 1) Mandolin, No. 20 handcrafted by Jim Jenks in 2003. I I look forward to warmer weather, playing music outside, and uploaded a video to demo this mando on YouTube. jamming with friends. 2) Kentucky 5-string electric mandolin. great for playing country May Birthdays: Lena Dreyer (Sweet 16), Sheila Fry, Phil or western swing. Fulbright, Gracie Kliewer, Lucinda Kliewer, Mary Mitts, Darleth 3) Crafter M-70E acoustic/elec mandolin (serial # 5111269). See Rodgers, Rinda Scott, Jake Swartwood, and Lois Tucker. several You Tube videos of me playing Italian tunes on this mandolin. Each instrument is in excellent shape and $350. May Anniversaries: Bill and Teresa Hazen.