Greetings to all,

Summer is here, hot days, storms, high winds, and unusual weather come along with this summer weather. We do a lot of dancing outside around here in the summer time. Please be safe if you are dancing because some storms can pop-up almost without notice.

ACHF still have many competitions and a workshop that you can take advantage of before the World Championships are here. Enjoy your summer and we will see you on the dance floor.

The Advisory Board is working very hard again this year to help bring in more vendors, World Champion T-shirts, and the best stage decoration that we can have for our World Championships. If you have someone you want to nominate for ACHF Scholarship, All America Teams, or Hall of Fame Inductee, go to the website to obtain the application and send to the chair person. Time will soon be running out so take time today and don’t miss out. Also, make sure your memberships are up to date. Just a reminder that memberships are not sold after September 30 and will go back on sale November 1. Membership applications are also on the website.

Competition will begin on Friday for Pee Wee through juniors at 9am until. Saturday’s start time is 8am with seniors through senior adults, and Sunday, begins at 8am until all dances are completed. Last year the solos were moved to new time slots and that appeared to work well. The 3 o’clock hour on Saturday will start after we complete the category that is competing, and then start with Hall of Fame Inductee’s.

Next will be Scholarships and then announcement of the All American Teams. At the conclusion of the age division solos, we will have all first place winners dance-off for Grand Championship. We will need the first place winners from Friday to be available for this dance-off. An item that was suggested is bring up the top scoring teams for the overall Grand Championship and announce 2nd runner up, 1st runner up, and then the Grand Champion for 2014 in a team category on Friday and Saturday. Everyone will need to be ready as time control is an important factor for ACHF.

See you soon on the Dance Floor,

Jimmy Loveless

The following hotels have space available for October 23-26, 2014. The following information includes hotel contact information and distance to Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. Ask for a manager or the sales department and mention you are with America’s Clogging Hall of Fame Championships

I just wanted to let everyone know that Steve had a massive stroke today, he was taken to Mission Hospital, he had 90% blockage and they put a stint in his neck. He is in ICU for now, having trouble speaking and putting together sentences and remembering some common stuff. Please keep him in your prayers.