Saints-n-Aints

Saint-N-Aints

The Saints-N-Aints Square Dance Club dances on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month with alternating Rounds and Squares from 6 to 8 pm. The third tip is usually Plus.

Overview
Calendar
Flyers
Photos
History

LOCATION

Harmony United Methodist Church
123 Ocean Blvd SE
Coos Bay, OR

MAILING ADDRESS
Saints and Aints
PO Box 1564
Coos Bay, OR 97420

CONTACT

Email: [email protected]
Call or text to: 541.991.8559

Caller: Guest Callers
Cuer: Cathy Houston
Cherie Cox
Cuer/Line Dance: Cathy Houston

OFFICERS

President: Lynda Sanders
Vice President: Cherie Cox
Secretary: Cathy Houston
Treasurer: Len Hodgeman

May 16th - DARK
June 6th
Member Meeting 5:30 - 6 pm
  Local Callers Night
  Mainstream Squares & Rounds:6-8 pm
Third Tip is usually Plus
June 20th - SUMMER SOUNDS with GUEST CALLER Dave Cooper
Mainstream Squares & Rounds:6-8 pm
Third Tip is usually Plus
July 4th - DARK
July 18th - COASTAL COOL (Possible Silent Auction - TBD)
Local Callers Night
  Mainstream Squares & Rounds: 6-8 pm
Third Tip is usually Plus
August 1st
Member Meeting 5:30 - 6 pm
  Local Callers Night
  Mainstream Squares & Rounds: 6-8 pm
Third Tip is usually Plus
August 15th - FALL FUN FEST & BACK TO SCHOOL with DAVE COOPER
(School supplies donations appreciaated)
  Mainstream Squares & Rounds: 6-8 pm
Third Tip is usually Plus
September 5th
  Member Meeting 5:30 - 6 pm
Local Callers Night
  Mainstream Squares & Rounds: 6-8 pm
Third Tip is usually Plus
September 19th: CELEBRATING NATIONAL SQUARE DANCE MONTH
Local Callers Night
  Mainstream Squares & Rounds: 6-8 pm
Third Tip is usually Plus
October 3rd
Member Meeting 5:30 - 6 pm
  Local Callers Night
  Mainstream Squares & Rounds: 6-8 pm
Third Tip is usually Plus
October 17th: HALLOWEEN MASQUERADE with SHAUN McKAMEY
Local Callers Night
  Mainstream Squarse & Rounds: 6-8 pm
Third Tip is usually Plus
November 7th
  Member Meeting 5:30 - 6 pm
  Local Callers Night
  Mainstream Square & Rounds: 6-8 pm
Third Tip is usually Plus
November 21st: THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION
 Turkey Raffle
  Local Callers Night
  Mainstream Squares & Rounds: 6-8 pm
Third Tip is usually Plus
December 5th: WINTER WONDERLAND with ROGER PUTZLER
Silent Auction & Ham Raffle
  Member Meeting 5:30 - 6 pm
  Local Callers Night
  Mainstream Squares & Rounds: 6-8 pm
Third Tip is usually Plus
December 19th: HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Door Prizes
  Local Callers Night
  Mainstream Squares & Rounds: 6-8 pm
Third Tip is usually Plus

No flyers at this time.

New Members! (Left to Right) Schira Nelson, Taylor Berg, Elizabeth & Bobby Duckworth
Schira and Taylor graduated from our Fall 2025 class, and the Duckworths are current dancers.

SAINTS-N-AINTS CLUB HISTORY

In September 1977 Ron Bliven and his wife, Terry, started a new square dance class at the Milner Crest School in Coos Bay, OR. This first class graduated 32 students who would become “Charter Members”. The name “Saints-n-Aints” was submitted by Greg and Judy Packwood, voted on and became the club name. The official formation of the club was in April of 1978. Ron Bliven left the club in 1983 to start a new square dance class in Reedsport. Phil Lindsay then became the temporary caller, but only for a short time, and soon we were without a caller. In 1984 Marvin and Doris Murray (who is now the only charter member left in the club as Marvin passed away in 2013) took a trip to Portland and returned with five records. These they gave to Sherm Welch (by then he and Carol were club members) and said “learn these by Saturday night”. He did and has since become a very good full fledged caller for our club.

Vonnie Nordquist was our cuer. When she left (her husband got a job in Alabama) we hired another person to cue but it did not work out. He was a clogger and only cued once. Someone in the club said it needed to be one of our members and they chose Donna Hiserote, who said that at this point she did not want to do it full time so Steve Hoisington said he would help. Steve has since retired and Donna is now our full time cuer along with Cherie Cox & Cathy Houston.

The dances were held at the Milner Crest School in Coos Bay until around the middle of 1986, then a change was made and we moved to Driftwood Hall in North Bend. In May of 2000 notification was received that our rental agreement must meet Federal standards and the rent would be raised to an amount we could not handle and so we were able to get the Englewood School in Coos Bay to use temporarily. Several months later we moved to the “Tioga Ballroom” – the second floor of the tallest building in downtown Coos Bay. When it was sold in November of 2005 we moved to the basement of the First United Methodist Church in Coos Bay, where we are today.