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CHORD-INATOR DECEMBER 2015 OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, CHAPTER **** A CHAPTER WITH AN ENVIABLE PAST - AN UNBOUNDED FUTURE **** 10,000 LAKES DIVISION - LAND O’LAKES DISTRICT DECEMBER 2015 - VOL.71 - NO. 11 “...A CHILD IS BORN TODAY!” Sing we NOW of Christmas“Sing we Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel !” “HAPPY HOLIDAYS!” CHORD-INATOR 2 DECEMBER 2015 M e Commodores r r y Twin Cities Show ChorusT C h r i s Basses Wild t m a s UnFOURgettable CHORD SMASH CHORD-INATOR 3 DECEMBER 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. Chapter Land O’Lakes District, BHS PILOT’S LOG: 11/10/15 Meetings every Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. From the Prez ... House of Prayer Lutheran Church Captain Paul’s last flight - By Gordy Aumann, President 7625 Chicago Avenue South Richfield, MN 55423 Merry Christmas and Happy New Chapter Officers Year to all of you! President ………..…Gordy Aumann 952/935-8869 Past Pres……………..Dan Williams 952/974-0026 These are two very Exec. VP………………Denny Maas 952/447-8012 different holidays Marketing/PR VPs…...Pete Jarnberg 651/765-9580 that we celebrate just .Russ Born 406/670-2098 one week apart. VP Music /Perform…....Carl Pinard 612/927-9363 Christmas is a cele- VP Membership...…...Harvey Weiss 763/439-4447 Program VP..……..…Blake Wanger 414/699-4950 bration of the past. Secretary……..........…......Bill Warp 763/531-2290 Jesus Christ was Treasurer ……..……...John Carlotto 952/925-0886 born over 2000 years Board Members Gordy Aumann Through 2017 ago. The New Year Dean Lambert…………………….....612/727-3909 is a celebration of what is to come. Matt Richards ………………………651/983-8021 Andy Tate………………………..….612/825-1942 One of the numbers we sang at our Through 2016 recent Christmas Show has struck a Andy Cook………………………….651/688-6459 Andy Richards……………………...651/939-9313 particularly poignant chord with me Nate Weimer………………………..316/204-8756 this year. The Work of Christmas … Directors really begins after the celebrations are Director…………...…...………….…..Paul Wigley over. Assistant Directors: Gary Jacobson, David Speidel, Paul Richard Martz James Souhan During this turbulent and often hectic Section Leaders Tenor Section Leader ………...… ...…Rollie Neve time of year, I hope and pray that all Lead Section Leader. ………….…..Gary Jacobson 1954 - 2015 of you and your families can truly Assistant - Dan Smith find the reason for the season. Then Bari Section Leaders …......…..….….Dave Speidel Assistant - Matt Richards Dear Richard [Ongna], move into 2016 with renewed vigor to Bass Section Leaders……...…..…......Jim Richards continue the work of Christmas in Assistant -.Dave Casperson Please thank everyone for their everything you do. Committee Chairmen thoughts and prayers. The Commo- Altruistic Programs Chairman………..Denny Maas Audio/Visual Mgr…………...…. …..Kirk Douglas dores were what Paul missed most. Commodore 2016 Show Chairman………..….…..Dave Speidel Thanks for the memories. Afterglow Chairman……………. .. .Travis Wuttke Spotlight Attendance/Sgt.-at-Arms…….………… .....Vacant Donna [Martz] BOTY Party Chairman.......Dick Riemenschneider Chord-Inator Staff Editor’s Note: Paul Martz was a Editor ……………….….….……Dr. Hardin Olson Barbershopper and Commodore for Senior Columnist….……..….…….Jim Erickson only a few years. An accomplished Dan Artist…………….…….…...….…...Glenn Retter bass-singer, with his winning smile Chorus Performance Managers…..…....John Lloyd Williams Bob Ostergaard and his resonant voice, he quickly is that ... Grants Research…………..…….…...Nate Weimer worked his way into the front row of Groupanizer Administrator……...….Matt Richards the chorus. Harmony Foundation…...….......……….......Vacant ever-smiling, mild-mannered, unflap- Historian ……………….…….....Mark Bloomquist Paul flew for nine years on active pable purveyor of the chapter’s fin- Learning Tracks…….………...……..….Dan Smith duty in the Navy and in the Navy Librarian………………..…..……. ..….Carl Pinard ery, be it formal or otherwise. Having Reserve thereafter. In 1984 he joined Name Tags ……………….…….... ….Dan Slattery taken up the reins of the Commodore Nut Sales Chairman…….....Dick Riemenschneider and flew with Northwest/Delta Air- Haberdashery in the hallowed tradi- Northern Pines Brigade President…...Dave Speidel lines becoming a Captain as well as Performance Mgr………….….….....Paul Swanson tion of Joe Houser and his #1 Elf, Presentation Chairman…...…….………..Dan True a flight instructor for the big jets. Dale (the Gadfly) Lynch, Dan has Quartet Promotion…………...…..…Gary Jacobson Riser Boss……………….……...Dan Cole (Temp.) He was stricken with a particularly kept us properly attired and accou- Roster ……………………..……..Dr. Jim Richards aggressive and rapidly-spreading tered for every occasion in every sea- Singing Valentines……..………....Neal Mortenson kidney tumor, passing away just a son. Dressed by Williams is certainly Sunshine ……………………….…..…Rich Ongna Swipe Editor ………..……………..….........Bill Warp few days before his first grandchild’s an appropriate approbation for his Tickets/A-Commodears President…...Diana Pinard birth. yeomen-like service. He has earned Transportation Mgr.…………….....Dick Hartmann and richly deserves our thanks. Uniform Committee Chairman………...…...Vacant Captain Paul has been, and will con- Uniforms (Dress & Casual)…………Dan Williams tinue to be, sorely missed by his And, oh, for relaxation, Dan served many Commodore friends. proudly as chapter president in 2014. CHORD-INATOR 4 DECEMBER 2015 should be all about making better class: the vital backbone of the Com- Jottings (to steal from Sid friends and having fun through sing- modores, and the vital backbone of Hartman) ing! Events like James Souhan’s our Society. informal singing at Toppers get our By Paul Wigley, Director It is choruses like the Minneapolis chorus out in public, giving those Commodores that truly pay the bills As we close another year, I find it singers an opportunity to have fun for BHS activities. We attend district impossible to not through singing, and establishing a conventions in large numbers, we look back and re- great relationship with a local busi- give to the Harmony Foundation, we flect on the success- ness and their patrons. Guys that keep working to bring new members es of the Minneap- sing at these events show a great into the Barbershop family, we give olis Commodores. selflessness by giving their time and to local altruistic projects. The OK, we can start singing on behalf of the Minneapolis “middle” class is the financial and with finishing in Commodores. The goal of bringing administrative backbone of the Bar- 2nd place at District more harmony to relationships and contest. That’s fan- building the group experience is bershop structure. Paul Wigley tastic! It’s a great strengthened through these local The Minneapolis Commodores are a district, and we heard a bunch of real- performances. microcosm of the Society. The ma- ly great choruses…and we managed jority of Commodores are not district The Harmony Brigade is the best to snatch a higher score than all but champion quartet singers, but very example of having fun, building re- one other. Choruses that consistently good singers that like to make better lationships, making friends, and ex- sing at a B+ level are among the tops friends and have fun through singing. panding the group experience in BHS. Great work. Our biggest workers may not be our through singing. The past couple of best singers (then again…maybe they Now, let’s get to stuff that REALLY years I personally have been SO are!), but they are our best administra- matters! Ha! I’ve said it before. You jealous of the Commodores mem- tors, our biggest financial boosters would think with my involvement in bers singing off in the corner, hav- and recruiters, and our hardest logisti- the Contest and Judging system, that ing fun, sounding really good….that cal workers (risers, HOP set-up, driv- contests would be the “end all, be all” this year I’m joining them! I’m of my Barbershop life. Quite the op- tired of being jealous (but now I do ing trailer, on and on). posite is true. The following jottings have to learn a lot of music! Ha!) I Yes, as I look back on the year 2015, are all the real reasons that I love be- can’t wait for that weekend in Feb- I feel incredibly fortunate to be sur- ing a part of the Commodores: ruary. Dave Speidel is a rock-star rounded by men that want to make We all would love to see more when it comes to organizing and better friends, bring harmony to more recognition for outstanding efforts promoting this event! relationships and group experience, and have fun through singing. We are other than competition. It would be There needs to be more celebra- amateurs—we do it for the love of wonderful to have accolades for con- tion of the “middle class” of Barber- singing and making music. THAT is tributions to the community and soci- shop members. The vast majority of something that I will always cele- ety. The Chapter Achievement awards BHS members are NOT quartet brate, be proud of, and be grateful to are a start, but they are sorely under- champions, or chorus champions… be a part of. Thank you all for a great stated and not celebrated in any spe- but rather guys that like to have fun year! My best friends truly are within cial way. and make friends through singing. the Minneapolis Commodore family. Participating in a Barbershop chorus This is my definition of middle Merry Christmas from TFLBTMOT and Joanie! CHORD-INATOR 5 DECEMBER 2015 BOARD HIGHLIGHTS SUNSHINE 12/14 Dave Casperson HOTLINE 12/19 Steve Daniel 12/19 Ken Knutson (75) 12/20 Natalie Lapakko By Rich Ongna, Sunshine Chairman Chapter members are always wel- 12/21 Judi Jarnberg Phone: 952-829-7009 12/21 Hardin Olson come to attend the Board meetings. Email: [email protected] 12/21 Lawrence Smalley From the meeting of November 19 The Commodores extend their sym- 12/22 Rollie Neve By Bill Warp, Secretary pathies to Donna 12/27 Gene Heupel Martz and fami- 12/28 Terry Jean St.