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Friday, September 21, 1990/ University Daily Kansan
Lifestyles
A couple two-steps past The High Caliber Band at Shiloh, a country-western bar. at 1003 E.23rd St
Gene Nevers of the Honky Tonk Outlaws dance group watches beginners.
SHILOH A Two-steppin' Good Time
Story and photos by Andrew Morrison
On the outskirts of town, far from the typical beer-rimmed floors of contemporary college bars, rests a hometown dance hall with a huge floor perfect for serious two-stepers.
huge room perfect for scouts two classrooms. Eleven years ago Sept. 14, Vern and Edi Oelschlager transformed their skating rink to a dance hall tune to Lawrence. It isn't a disco, or a punk rock hangout. It's a place for ordinary people to have an extraordinarily good time.
The place? Shiloh.
This country-western dance hall at 1003 E. 23rd St features a live band every Friday and Saturday night. Its downhouse, family atmosphere prompted the owners to name it accordingly.
"I wanted a one-name name," Vern Oelschäger said. "I didn't want a rowdy name. It came from the old western, the Virginian. "That was the name of the ranch. And we've never had a scrap in 11 years!"
Bar brawls and heavy drinking are not common at shiloh. But for a $10 credit charge, serious dancers from the United States must attend.
But already knowing how to two-step or line dance
isn't necessary. Lessons are offered for the novice dancers every Saturday from 7:45 to 8:45 m.
After the hour-long dance lesson and a 15-minute break, the lights go down and the band cranks up.
Different representatives from three local dance groups — Prairie Winds, Whiskey River and Honkky
Wong — will perform at the annual festival.
"It's a place to go and have fun," said Nancy Jacob, who with her husband Floyd, commute from Ottawa to Shiloh once or twice a week. "We enjoy the dancing, too."
In addition to dancing, Shiloh is a popular place for birthday parties, anniversaries and wedding receptions. Parties don't pay a fee to reserve tables, only the cover charge.
"This is the first place we danced together," said Mike Rockhold. Eudora residents, who had his wedding ceremony last year, were excited.
"She also accepted my proposal out here," he said.
"We decided to have a small wedding and a bigger reception here because this is where all of our friends like to go."
Shiloh can accommodate 525 dancers. Fall and winter months usually bring the most participants
Mike and Lena Rockhold drink champagne at their wedding reception at Shiloh.
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