We have had a great 2011 and our Christmas party was a huge success. If you

did not get the SBSC Christmas Picture and would like one, please let us know.

We have many great things planned for the upcoming year. As always, there is

much to do and your help is needed and greatly appreciated. We have shown

that we can do anything that we put our minds to. It is our hope that your

New Year is full of happiness and that all of your goals are realized. We travel

this road together and SBSC Members will work together to make this a better

world

United We Dance

January 2012 Volume 2, Issue 1

Sandkicker The Newsletter of Sandy Beach Shag Club

Special points of interest:

Happy New Year!

Adopt a Highway

Shag Lessons

Inside this issue:

Pictures of Float

Day

8

SBSC Litter Pick

Up Schedule and

SOS Card Sales

Mid-Winter

9

Information-

United We

Dance

10

Birthdays 2

Committees 2

Party Information

and 2012 Dates

3

Invitation to the

Elks New Years

Eve Party

4

Area Happenings 5

T.H.U.S. 2012 6

Pictures of the

Float Prepara-

tions

7

Happy New Year from SBSC to all of you!!

A highway cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, February 4th, at 9:30

AM! We will meet in the McDonald's parking lot near the ATM ma-

chine. Trash bags, safety vests, gloves (cloth and latex), and pickup

tools will be provided. It usually takes about an hour and a half to

complete the one-mile cleanup. Call 828-310-6099, if you need addi-

tional information! We Need Your Help!

In January of 2012, on the 5th and 12th there will be line dancing on

those Thursday nights at 6:30pm. No cost for line dancing. New Begin-ners I will start January 19th at 6:30pm. Additional dates will be January

26th, February 2nd, and February 16th. Please get the word out. The cost is $20 for a four lesson set. All activities are at the Morganton

Elks Lodge.

Shag Lessons!!

Adopt a Highway Trash Pickup February 4th 2012

SBSC Birthdays for January 2012

“Ask not what your Shag Club can do for you, but rather what you can do for your Shag Club”

Page 2 Sandkicker

You are only young once, but you can stay imma-

ture indefinitely. –Ogden Nash

Your participation in your Club’s Com-mittees is needed!

Social/Planning: Dorothy Barrier

Clean-up: Karen Johnston, James Bentley

Adopt-A-Highway: Jim Noggle

DJ Committee: Steve Coley

Membership: Robin Morley

Door: Sam/Annette Smith

Food/Hospitality: Shirlene Wike

Decorations: Louise Dockery

Website: John Carpenter

Information/Newsletter: Susan Whisnant/John

Carpenter

By-Laws:

Ticket and SOS Cards: Sanford Clark

Parade/Float : Doris Shelton and Ken McFarland

If you haven’t already done so, you can send an email to John Carpenter to select the committee

you would like to serve on. It takes a village!

Please help us to continue our mission of having

one of the best shag clubs anywhere!

It is extremely important that our success continues. Please consider a position as an officer, board member, newsletter editor, committee chair or member, in the new year. Our Club year begins May 2012. Leadership is needed for our future success!!! Stay tuned for big news coming on this—> C.S.R.A. Shag Club road trip. The dates are March 16-18th. Save those dates as you will not want to miss this.

Next General Membership Meeting date: February 19th. Most likely at the Elks Lodge (Sunday) at 6:30pm.

Richard Hedrick

Lee Wagoner

Janet Shanahan

Kathy Valentine

Sam Reep

James Brittain

Sarah Huffman

Glenn Boston

Tavia Stearns

Jim B. Brinkley

Bill Arcebal

Angela (Angie) Voltmer

Randy Bumgarner

Susan Whitener

Andy St. John

Sam Smith

Betty Ferguson

Gail Sutherland

Alan Parks

Randy Bivins

Terry King

Sunny Vanderbloemen

George Brown

Richard McGee

Kevin Robinson

Nancy Johnson

Sally Nicks

Jerrell Wilson

1/1

1/1

1/3

1/3

1/4

1/5

1/5

1/6

1/6

1/8

1/11

1/11

1/12

1/12

1/14

1/15

1/16

1/17

1/20

1/22

1/25

1/27

1/28

1/29

1/29

1/30

1/30

1/30

Wow what a bunch of birthdays in January. If you

see these people out and about, wish them a

happy birthday and start their 2012 right. Also,

please welcome our newest members!

January 21st-Eddie Teeter

February 11th-Frank Price

March 24th– Gene Sistare

April (no party)

May 12th-Gene Hensley

June 16th-Tommy Samole

July 21st-Buck Crumpton

August (no party)

September 1st (tentative)

October 13th-Norman Mills

November 17th-Roy Childress

December 15th-Steve Coley

SBSC Party Dates for 2012

Page 3 Volume 2, Issue 1

Party Information

All Parties are held at the Morganton Elks Lodge.

Members $5 Guests $7

7:30pm until 11:30pm

Light Snacks, cash bar, and DJ

All in a smoke free environment

For more details contact: johnthomas@hotmail.com All members are encouraged to donate a snack. Please bring a serving dish too. Sam-ple items are: peanuts, chips/dip, cookies/brownies, Cheetos, pretzels, pickles/olives

etc. Also, All members are asked to help with the clean-up at the end of the party by

putting trash in the correct recycling bins.

SBSC Deck Party Dates for 2012

Not determined at this time

UPDATE!! -There is still time! There are already about 200 tickets

sold!!! At this late writing, you may need to buy at the door.

SBSC Members, On behalf of the Morganton Elk’s Lodge I would

like to personally invite each shag club member, family and friends

to our New Year’s Eve Party. The Kingdaddy Band from Charlotte,

a great party and dance band will be our entertainment for the eve-

ning. Tickets will be sold in advance at the lodge for $20 per person,

$25 at the door. This will be a wonderful evening of dancing , fellow-

ship and ringing in the New Year. Doors will open at 8p.m.

Invitation to New Years Eve Party from the Morganton Elks Lodge

Page 4 Sandkicker

The Sandkicker staff invite you to be a contributor to our Newsletter. If you would

like to start a column, or contribute articles to the newsletter, this will would be

greatly welcomed. There are many interesting facts in our Shag World that our readers

would enjoy. If you have ideas that you think would be good, please let us know what

you are thinking. We certainly look forward to hearing from you.

Please email Susan Whisnant or John Carpenter Please welcome contributing editor: Gary Barlow who will provide periodic contribu-

tions.

Interested in writing a column or an article for the Newsletter?

Area Happenings-Check out what is happening around us!

Page 5

Boone Shag Club

www.booneshagclub.com The Boone Shag Club meets Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the Meadowbrook Inn

in Blowing Rock.

Lake Hickory Shag Club

www.lakehickoryshagclub.com Next party: Saturday, Jan 28th

7:30-11:30 VFW Hickory

DJ Ed Timberlake

$5 Members and $7 Guests

Next Monthly SBSC Party January 21th, 2012

Our January 21st party features DJ Eddie Teeter See you there!!!

www.sandybeachshagclub.com -

Brushy Mountain Shag Club:

North Wilkesboro, NC

www.brushymountainshagclub.com

Next Party is their Re-Up party on January 14th with DJ Frank Price.

8pm until 11pm

Two great websites for Shag Dance Information: www.shagdance.com and

www.shagtour.com

Page 6 Sandkicker

Our mark on the world is as fleeting as

the tide washed sands. But it sure is fun to make your mark

If their feet

aren't in the

right place, at

least their

hearts are.

Christian M.

Chensvold

T. H. U. S. 2012 - By Gary Barlow contributing editor for The Sandkicker

I wonder if 2012 is going to be a historical year as 2011 was for our shag

club. I asked in a newsletter last year for our club members to “let’s make

our own history.” Our officers and committee members have taken this sug-

gestion and blazed a trail to where our shag club has assumed it’s rightful

place. Point in case is the very successful parade float that SBSC entered in

the Morganton Christmas Parade 2011. Success is more than being awarded

a trophy for Best in Theme. I have been involved in parades, fund raisers,

March of Dime Walks. NEVER, NEVER have I seen a group of volunteers

come together with such a desire, enthusiasm and dedication to complete a

task. Ken and Doris served as chairpersons. Ken’s son, Haze stepped up to

drive the parade truck and did a smooth job. Doris stayed on top of the ac-

tivities both inside and out. Ken stayed busy keeping her settled down. He

had such a calming effect on everyone. Robin Little has a sixth sense about

how to put things together in her mind and has the ability to jump from one

aspect to another without missing a step. Everyone and every activity in-

volved, just flowed. They all stepped up when and where needed. The pa-

rade committee met 5 different times to mold their ideal into a theme. We

had one outside work day before the parade. The ladies worked on the palm

trees, cut the fabric for the skirting. Joyce Kincaid has a way with a paint

brush that none can equal.

Dean Friesland, Alan Brown, James Bentley, John Carpenter, Will

Honeycutt, and Sanford did a bang up job engineering the construction of the

float. After a nine hour day the group decided we would meet on the morn-

ing of parade day to finish. Who would have known that it was going to

rain!! There was no dampening of spirits on December 6th even though it

rained morning till night. When we got to the staging area uptown we

worked frantically to finish by 6:30 pm. At 5pm, about 10 of us walked to

the restaurant to grab a burger. We had just ordered, when Ken came in to

announce we had 5 minutes to get back to the float to be judged. We all

grabbed our wet rain gear and headed back to the streets. The rest is history

and you should be proud to have been involved in such an endeavor. Earlier

I mentioned success is more than a tin trophy. Success is the bonding that

many of you felt the club has achieved during this process. I know I echo

our club President’s sentiments when I say thank you for all the ones that

came out and participated, walked in the rain, worked in the rain and sup-

ported one another so faithfully. Let’s have another year as successful as

2011.

Editor’s Note: T.H.U.S. stands for “The Heck You Say!”

Page 7

Float Preparations

Volume 2, Issue 1

Parade Day!

Page 8 Sandkicker

Page 9 Volume 2, Issue 1

SBSC Litter Pick Up Schedule:

Here's the schedule thru Dec. 2012. We will meet at 9:30 each

Saturday. The alternate pickup schedule, in the event of bad

weather, is the following Saturday. We meet in the parking lot

near McDonald's restaurant. Trash bags, gloves (cloth & latex),

safety vests, and pickup tools are provided. Call Jim Noggle 828

-310-6099 if you need more information

Saturday, February 4, 2012...Alternate: Sat., Feb. 11

Saturday, April 7, 2012...Alternate: Sat., April 14

Saturday, June 2, 2012...Alternate: Sat., June 9

Saturday, August 4, 2012...Alternate: Sat., August 11

Saturday, October 6, 2012...Alternate: Sat., October 13

Saturday, December 1, 2012...Alternate: Sat., December 8

2012 SOS Cards Continue to be available for Sale. Time is Running Out!

Please contact Robin Morley for your new SOS cards. Since they are

also available online for $35, once our supply of cards runs out for this

year, that will be the last of the cards that you can purchase from SBSC

at the discount cost of $30. So, do not delay and get your cards now!

They will be used for all events after January 1st, 2012.

SOS MID-WINTER BREAK

January 12 - 15, 2012

The holidays are over. You're tired of cold weather & you need a break from the daily grind. So take that break at the SOS Mid-Winter Party at North Myrtle Beach.

All of your favorite SOS lounges will be open & waiting to welcome you home. The

DJs will have the music hopping. The bartenders will have a smile ready (and a nice cold beverage!) I will even bet that your friends will be saving a spot for you by the

dance floor. Don't forget that you need a current SOS membership card to open the doors of

the SOS lounges. You can pick one up at the beach when you meet us all there.

Primary Business Address Your Address Line 2 Your Address Line 3 Your Address Line 4

Phone: 555-555-5555 Fax: 555-555-5555

E-mail: someone@example.com

Sandy Beach Shag Club is a non-profit social dance club

that promotes the Carolina Shag Dance. Our mission is

the bringing together people of like minds with the goal

to preserve the Carolina Shag Dance and the music to

which we dance. We are members of the Association of

Carolina Shag Clubs. For any information, go online to

www.sandybeachshagclub.com or contact the President,

John Carpenter: johnthomas@hotmail.com

SANDY BEACH

SHAG CLUB

United We Dance

Find us on www.sandybeachshagclub.com or on Face-

book. Just type Sandy Beach Shag Club in the search

box.

President: John Carpenter

VP: Shirlene Wike

Secretary: Susan Whisnant

Treasurers: Marie Young, Scott

Rogers, and Leah Turner

Member-at-large: Jim Noggle

Former President: Arlene Coley

United We Dance