csotfa, district 1 jan/feb 2015 p..o. box 1703, oroville...

Jan/Feb 2015 Volume 2015, Issue 01

CSOTFA, District 1 Jan/Feb 2015

P..O. Box 1703, Oroville, CA 95965-1703

Dear Members… February...Sweetheart month and the 2015 Contest is knocking at the door. Hope to see all of you at the contest this year. Be sure to find me and say hello! We had a great Jam in January, I hope all the Jams in 2015 are the same or bet-ter. Spread the word so we can keep the music playing. Remember it takes all of you to make our Jams great! Our February Jam is the 22nd and I hope to see all of you there. The 2015 dates for the Jams are in the sidebar on the left and the Fiddle Workshops are on page 4, mark your calendars so you don’t miss any of them. The Fiddle Group Workshops are scheduled and ready for you to show up with your fiddle, guitar, mandolin, dobro, banjo, harmonica or whatever acoustic instrument you play. We are going to be working on some new concepts and of course if you have suggestions or ideas LET US KNOW! We need lots of helpers for the 2015 Contest please consider helping by: Decorating on Thursday, March 19th. Food Concession be a server or cashier for a four (4) hour shift on Fri-

day, March 20th or Saturday, March 21st (schedule is enclosed) and don’t forget the pies..

Starting Wednesday, March 18th-March 19th the fiddlers from all over will be playing around town at different businesses. We’d love to have you help us with this, so if you have a group you play with on a regular basis or would just like to play contact me (530-282-3205) and I’ll get you on the schedule. The Oroville Community and the surrounding areas are extremely supportive and this is our way of giving back. Don’t forget the Feather River Gospel Jam & Hoedown we’d love to have you get up on the stage and entertain the visiting fiddlers as well as the citizen’s of Oroville and surrounding areas. Contact me (530) 282-3205 and I’ll put you on the schedule.

REMEMBER [MORE PEOPLE]=[LESS WORK]=[MORE MUSIC/FUN]. THAT’S THE FORMULA!

Don’t forget your Sweetheart,

Jimi Beeler, President District 1

Inside this issue:

Calendar Jam Sessions

2015

january 25th february 22nd

March 22nd April 26th May 24th June 21st July 26th

August 23rd September 27th

nominations from the floor October 25th

elections November 22nd December 6th Christmas party

Time 2 - 5 pm

Feather River Senior Center

1335 Myers Street

Oroville, CA 95965

President’s Message

President’s Report 1

Sunshine Report 2

Event Calendar

Membership Information 3

Birthdays

Memories

Fiddle Group Workshop Info. 4

Calendar

Lending Library

2015 Championships Info. 5

Contacts

Contest Co-Chair Report 6

Flyer

Schedule

Registration

Calendars for:

The Jam Sessions - Page 1

The Fiddle Group Workshops - Page 4

Contact information for officers & contest:

Pages 2 & 3 (Sidebars)

Birthdays:

Page 3

2015 FEATHER RIVER GOS-

PEL JAM & HOEDOW

THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH

2015 CHAMPIONSHIPS

FRIDAY MARCH 20TH &

SATURDAY MARCH 21ST




STILL LOOKING FOR A SUNSHINE CHAIRPERSON. Someone who wouldn’t mind call-

ing members that we don’t see at the Jams or Workshops. Please if there is someone

who can make a few phone calls each month, send out get well cards (we will pay the

postage) and let me know about the member(s) who are ill or housebound so, I can let

the membership know via the FRHN.

Barbara Billington has worked diligently for this organization and now is taking care

of a friend in Hospice. Please let her know you are thinking of her with calls &

cards. No one has been more faithful or supported the club more than Barbara and

now is a good time to let her know how much we appreciate what she has done.

Marian (Zeke) Walker, District 1 Treasurer

CSOTFA DISTRICT 1

2014 OFFICERS

CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE

www.orovilleoldtimefiddlers.com IF YOU GET THIS VIA EMAIL CLICK LINK BELOW

Oroville Old Time Fiddlers Got suggestions let me know!

(530) 589-0453 or [email protected]

event calendar fourth sunday of each month - jam session first & third monday of each month - fiddle group workshops first sunday of each month - country crest

solo or a group? consider volunteering to play at a community event!

Phone: (530) 282-3205

Email: [email protected]

Jimi Beeler, President

1090 Middlehoff Lane

OROVILLE, CA 95965-4464

Scott Lawrence, Vice President,

3351 Morningside Drive


Phone: (530) 533-9137


Anne Michels, Secretary

11 BELDEN COURT


Phone: (530) 589-3167


Marian Walker, Treasurer

P.O. BOX 50


Phone: (530) 589-0453


Rayburn McDonald,

Membership Secretary

P.O. BOX 115

RICHVALE, CA 95974-0115

Phone: (530) 882-4520


Phone: (805) 748-6354


Mary McCluskey, State Director

501 HOOPA CIRCLE

CHICO, CA 95926-2529

ALTERNATE ADVISOR

LAWRENCE BROTHERS

484 W. LIBERTY ROAD GRIDLEY, CA 95948-9520

Phone: (530) 846-2212

http://www.orovilleoldtimefiddlers.com




January 01/08 Clara Hedrick 01/08 Mike McCluskey 01/08 Susan Stone 01/21 Carl Malotte 01/29 John McDaniel February 02/02 Merrily Stover 02/11 Juanita Solgat 02/15 Ben Clark 02/18 Edy Roberts 02/19 Ray Johnson March 03/12 Marissa Diaz 03/13 Ron Anglin (PP) 03/13 Scott Lawrence April 04/01 Patricia Donahue 04/15 Mary McCluskey 04/15 Evelyn Robertson 04/18 Carol Anglin 04/21 Robin Cochran

BARBARA BILLINGTON

2595 N. VILLA DRIVE PALERMO, CA 95968-9757

Phone: (530) 533-4094

Phone: (530) 539-0731


BRETT JOHNSON

23 ROSITA WAY


Phone: (530) 533-3402


Carole Robirds

12 Tippy Top Road

Oroville, CA 95965-8337

CSOTFA DISTRICT 1

ADVISORS

make check payable to: CSOTFA, District 1, mail to: P.O. Box 1703, Oroville, CA 95965-1703

attn: Membership Secretary Notices are enclosed

Rayburn McDonald

Head of Household 14.00

Spouse 2.00

Each Child 2.00




1st & 3rd Monday each Month

7pm to 9pm at the Bolt Antique Tool Museum

1650 Broderick Street Oroville, CA 95965

Admission $2.50 per person

calendar

2015

January 19th

February 2nd & 16th

March 2nd & 16th

April 6th & 20th

May 4th & 18th

June 8th & 22nd

July 6th & 20th

August 3rd & 17th

September 7th & 21st

No Fiddle Group Workshops

November

December

Oroville’s Old-Time Fiddlers’ Workshop

Learn how to:

Play backup for a soloist.

Play as a soloist.

Play in a group.

Group lessons available with Jimi Beeler as instructor (see sidebar).

Reading Tablature & Notation.

Learn how to use a microphone.

COME MAKE MUSIC WITH US!

See calendar in the sidebar!

group banjo lessons on the

first monday of the month

group mandolin lessons on the

third monday of the month For Details Contact:

Jimi Beeler Phone: (530) 282-3205 Email: [email protected]

lending library update

Know someone you think is deserving of a Scholarship but needs an instrument

then let me or any of our Board Members know so we can contact the individual or

send you the Scholarship form and Instrument Loan Agreement. Don’t be shy,

part of what we do as an organization is give scholarships to young and old. Be

sure to promote the scholarship program. If there are budding musicians out there

let’s help get them started.

Jimi Beeler, President

Phone: (530) 282-3205 Email: [email protected]




2015 dates to think about specifics will be coming: 49th Annual California State Old Time Open Fiddle & Picking Championship (hosted by District 1)

March 19th - 22nd - Information enclosed

Julian Fiddle & Picking Contest (District 7) - Last weekend in May

National Old Time Fiddlers Contest & Festival, Weiser ID - Third Full Week in June (starts Tues-day)

Weaverville Open

Fiddlin’ Down the Tracks (District 3) - 3rd weekend in September

Youth Scholarship Fund Raiser (District 5) - Second Saturday in October

Western Open (District 6) - Fourth Thursday thru Saturday in October

Grassy Green Picking & Fiddling Contest - First week in November

contest: brett Johnson contest co-chair email: [email protected] phone: (530) 532-0731 decorating: marian (zeke) walker email: [email protected] phone: (530) 589-0453 feather river gospel jam & hoedown: jimi beeler (530) 282-3205 playing around town: jimi beeler (530) 282-3205 food concession: merrily stover - don’t forget the pies! email: [email protected] phone: (530) 533-1413

PIES any fruit pie is needed **no cream pies**

let us know you are bringing pies & how many!

www.orovilleoldtimefiddlers.com

F.R.H.N.

District 1 Newsletter

CSOTFA Newsletter

SOUNDPOST


http://www.chamberorganizer.com/orovillechamber/mem_orofiddlers/newsletters

http://www.chamberorganizer.com/orovillechamber/mem_orofiddlers/newsletters




Dear Members, We are on the final leg preparing for the 49th Annual California State Old Time Open Fiddle & Picking Championships to be held at the Municipal Auditorium, 1200 Myers Street, Oroville, CA and hope you will be working along side of us to make it a great one. See page 5 for the different segments of the contest and be sure to give them a call or email to volunteer. I’m sure you can find something you can do on the list. If anyone knows where we can find a small Cherry Picker for use on Thursday & Saturday please let Zeke Walker know (530) 589-0453. We need it to put up our decorations. We are rapping up our fundraising and I want to thank the District 1 members for their gen-erosity. Without your donations we’d be hard pressed to make this event happen. THANK YOU! A very special THANK YOU goes to our fundraising chairperson Teresa Ward for taking on such a big task and working it, in addition, to holding down a full time job. Very commendable and appreciated. Another really big THANK YOU goes to Rayburn McDonald and his main assistant Law-rence Brothers for taking on the Parking and Garbage detail. Neither of which are glamour-ous positions but are very important to the success of the event. We need EVERYONE TO PITCH IN AND HELP us make this a GREAT EVENT that the Fid-dlers and the City of Oroville will be talking about for the next year. Please share the flyer, registration form and schedule with your friends & neighbors. We need an audience as well as participants. Help us show that the members of District 1 are up to the task! Brett Johnson, Contest Co-Chair (530) 533-9336 [email protected] The flyer, registration and schedule are available at www.orovilleoldtimefiddlers.com.


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