Seniors Quartet Contest Order of Appearance

Saturday, January 10, Noon - 5 p.m.

1. Harmony Grits (NSC) 2. Figaro (BABS)

3. Spotlight (JAD)

4. Replay! (SWD)

5. Gulf Coasters (SUN)

6. Youth Reclamation Project (MAD)

7. Port City Sound (NED)

8. Once Upon A Time (CAR)

9. ON Q! (ONT)

10. Geezer Q (SLD)

11. Final Countdown (SNOBS)

12. Take Note (ILL)

13. Bustin' Loose (JAD)

14. High Priority (FWD)

15. Late Edition (JAD)

16. Saturday Evening Post (RMD)

17. Horizon (JAD)

18. St. Croix Crossing (LOL)

19. Velvet Frogs (FWD)

20. Seasoned Citizens (SUN)

21. Trade Secret (NED)

22. Basses Unlimited (ONT)

23. Nostalgia Express (ONT)

24. Social Insecurity (EVG)

25. Rolls Voyce (PIO)

26. Armchair Chorderbacks (CSD)

27. Stacked Deck (DIX)

The Heartbeat

January—2015, Volume 12, Issue 1

The official newsletter of the Heart Of Florida Chorus,

Central Florida Chapter, Barbershop Harmony Society

The chapter meets every Thursday evening at in North

Lake Presbyterian Church, 975 Rolling Acres Road, Lady Lake, F lor ida—Doors open at 6 p .m.—Rehearsal

s tarts a t 6:30 p.m. heartoff lor idachorus .org

The Possibility of A Super Show By President Fran Donohoe

Every member should be sure to be at

rehearsal on January 15. Why? Be-

cause Dave Roberts, the President of

the Heralds Of Harmony will be visit-

ing with us to explain the Super Show

concept in detail. This is a major under-

taking for our chorus and every member

should be on board to insure it is a success. Write down

your questions. Be specific, be concise. Let’s all ap-

proach this opportunity with an open mind. Dave is a

marketing guy with a ton of experience and after our pre-

liminary meeting—Scott, myself and Jeremy Reynolds

were very positive about the do ability of a Super Show

in the Villages. Don’t be late and don’t forget the

date. January 15, 2015.

Standing Ovation Review Of Our November Show

The venue was great, bad lighting though. Something needs to be done here. Good MC. Switch mc-song-mc-

song pattern and announce the start of show. Maybe a pitch during the mc spot to smooth out performance cho-

rus discipline. No waving from risers, etc. Don't let eyes

wander off director. Didn't like visual aids. I want to watch the chorus and quartets and not a T.V. (personal

issue). Don't allow performers in auditorium in costume before the show. Take a pitch--far too many different

starting notes. Use a full dress rehearsal. Staging issues and timing for quartet costume changes can be worked

out. Give audience a better closing song than "Keep The

Whole World Singing."

T h e H e a r t b e a t Page 2

Youth Chorus Festival Friday, January 9, 10 a.m.

Plateau A - under 19, Plateau AA - 19 to 21 and Plateau AAA - 22-

25—Coruses are listed in alphabetical order

52eighty (AAA) (Rocky Mountain District and Denver Mile High Chapter), Directed by Travis Tabares

Chandler H.S. Men's Choir (A) (Chandler High School and Chan-

dler Unified School District), Directed by Lori Lyford

Cleveland Heights Barbershoppers (A) (Cleveland Heights High

School), Directed by Craig McGaughey

East Coast Sound (AA) (Mid-Atlantic District and Montclair Chap-ter) , Directed by David Ammirata

Foothills Sound (A) (Dixie District and Powell High School), Di-

rected by Lee Franks and Jim Kennedy

Frequency (A) (Rocky Mountain District, Denver MountainAires

Chapter and Denver Public Schools), Directed by Priscilla Shaw

Georgia Spirit (A) (Dixie District, Atlanta Metro and Greater At-lanta Chapters), Directed by Clay Hine and Tim Brooks

Harmony 2 Go (AAA) (Land O'Lakes, Universities of Regina and

Saskatchewan and Numerous High Schools), Directed by Stewart Wilkinson

Melodic Morristown Men (A) (NAFME, ACDA, TNACDA), Directed

by Kathy C. Bowen

Music City Youth Chorus (AAA) (Dixie District and Nashville Chap-ter), Directed by Wayne Grimmer

The Ontario Youth A Cappella (O YA) Chorus (A) (Ontario Dis-

trict), Directed by Shawn Oakes, Jordan Travis and Barry Towner

Pacific Suns (AA) (La Jolla Chapter and San Diego Chapter), Di-

rected by Kahleen Hansen

Southern Gentlemen (AA) (Georgia Southern University), Di-rected by Shannon Jeffreys and David Hopkins

The Good Life Chorus (AA) (Central States District and Lincoln

Chapter), Directed by Aaron Zart

The Recruits (AAA) (Central States District and St. Charles Chap-ter), Directed by Jonny Moroni

The Voice (AA) (Pioneer District), Directed by Aaron Pollard

The Young Guns (AAA) (Southwestern District), Directed by Manny Lopez

Owen C. Cash, The Man From the Society Website

Editor's note: This is part 3 of the looking back at the life of Cash, written in 1953.

Owen Cash's prudence was something that

friends and associates took for granted. In consequence in countless places he will be re-

membered more for his humanness and his

sense of humor. At its finest that Cash humor is preserved in the name of our Society and in

the title with which he endowed himself. The invitation to the original meeting at the Tulsa

Club, April 11, 1938, was signed by Rupert I.

Hall, "Royal Keeper of the Minor Keys" and by O. C. Cash, "Third Assistant Temporary Vice

Chairman" of "The Society for Preservation and Propagation of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in

the United States." Shortly after, Propagation was changed to Encouragement and he took in

all of America. Still later he headed his own

title with "Founder and Permanent . . .." The combination of the grandiose applied to such a

hobby and the obvious tongue-in-cheek dig at the spreading alphabetical agencies of the New

Deal smacks of Mark Twain with overtones of

Will Rogers, all three of them sons of the midstates.

During the Society's first year he announced

intentions to petition WPA (an emergency

agency) for $9,999,999.99 to survey the male vocal range, nationwide. Before the first Con-

vention-Contest in Tulsa, June 1939, he sol-emnly informed news reporters that Herbert

Hoover, Alfred Landon, "Al" Smith, and James

Farley, top names in the news of the day, would be "invited to Tulsa" to sing in a quartet.

At New Year, 1942, many Society members

received a certificate from Cash raising them to the status of "Ex-Okies" since they had

"harmonized successfully . . . with the famous Okie Four—World's foremost exponents of

barbershop harmony" with which quartet he

sang an enthusiastic baritone.

His humor was gentle, frequently keyed to

some element of self-depreciation, hardly

every conceived in terms which might embar-rass anyone or make the butt of the humor

uncomfortable. These excerpts from The Foun-der's Column in the Harmonizer are typical:

After the Grand Rapids Convention-Contest, 1942, the Column carried the complaint that

the judges were "deef." "The Okies sang in

the first preliminary and from all unbiased re-ports went over big with the audience, but just

to show you how incompetent and prejudiced the judges were, (Continued on page 6)

January

Attention If you have not joined the Heart of Florida Chorus Yahoo email

list, there is another option for you to join the list. Send an email

To <Heart_of_Florida_ChorusSubscribe@yahoogroups.com> and your request to join will be queued up to me for approval.

As soon as I receive the notice, I will verify your email address

and approve your membership. When typing the address, there

is an “Underscore” character between each of the words. The

underscore key is above the dash. You need to use the shift key.

It is NOT a space. Most programs automatically make the ad-

dress a hyperlink and by default draw a line under the whole

address. If you have any problems, give me a call. John Flem-

ing, 352-430-1445

T h e H e a r t b e a t Page 3

The Challenge of Larry the Legend (My Personal History)

By Larry Robinson

(Part Three)

I returned to Warsaw, NY in October

1984. In 1985 my neighbor introduced

me to barbershop harmony and it took

over my life.

I looked around for work, and finally got

a job as a Graphic Artist with Champion

Sportswear. I created designs for sweatshirts and T-

shirts, and made-to-order designs using school and uni-

versity logos. I worked there for eleven years, which in-

cluded a transition from hand-drawn art to computer

graphics. The company relocated to North Carolina,

and I was laid off. Barbara retired from her job as a secu-

rity guard, and we moved to Florida in 2004.

Now, a few things about my barbershop experience. I

joined the Society in December 1985. Nine years later, I

was the District Vice President for the Ontario Division

of the Seneca Land District, overseeing the operation of

eight chapters and a member of two of them. One of my

jobs was to monitor membership, both gains and losses. I

had many opportunities to talk with chapter officers, and

observe their triumphs and failures. I was also the bulle-

tin editor of the Warsaw Chordbuster Chorus.

I was in Seneca Land District (SLD) from 1985 until

2004. It is composed of Western New York (Syracuse

and West), and the Northwest corner of Pennsylvania

(including Warren and Erie, plus some other small

towns). There were a total of 33 chapters, in four Divi-

sions: Appalachian, Ontario, Allegheny and Catskill. I

was Ontario Division VP and had made visits to: Warsaw, Ba-

tavia, Monroe Co. West, Batavia, Buffalo, East Aurora, and

Geneva, I was also Chapter Coach for those chapters plus, Hor-

nell and Painted Post. We were probably the smallest District

(their current membership is 771), but the snow made it

seem like the traveling distances were longer.

I started in the small town of Warsaw, NY, The Chord-

buster Chorus, then I became a dual member of the Batavia

Chapter, The Holland Land Harmonizers, then moved

into the city of Rochester and joined the Rochester Chapter,

The Chorus of the Genesee (and competed four times at

International), and let my other chapter memberships lapse.

I have been: Membership VP, Program VP, Secretary, Chapter

Delegate to the House of Delegates, Area Counselor, Ontario

Division VP and Chapter Coach (since I left, they changed the

name).

I challenge you to write an article about your personal history

so I can get to know you better and our bulletin editor will get

more articles. Or, If you'd like, I'd be willing to interview

you—then write it for you. As an incentive, this was my per-

sonal history story. (The End)

January

T a g T i m e Here ’s another great tag for you tag - lovers to sing . . . enjoy

My Thoughts On The New Year By Keith Mullen, VP of Music and Performance

This is my first write-up as your new

officer, so I thought I would start off

giving you a little history about myself.

I was born in Bath, NY and my father

was a barbershopper from as early as I

can remember. I sang in the Bath

Chapter Chorus from my early teens but was not al-

lowed to join the chapter until I was 18 (International

Rule). The Bath Chapter folded in 1965 when Interna-

tional decided to up the required membership to 25

members to retain your chapter. Bath was a small town

and we struggled to keep the 20 members that were

required up until then.

I later moved to Rochester, NY and rejoined the Soci-

ety in 1972, singing with the Chorus of the Genesee. Rochester was the top chorus in the Seneca Land Dis-

trict and with them I was able to compete at Interna-

tional 18 times. I have sung in nine registered quartets,

been the chorus section leader as a tenor, lead and bari-

tone and have sung all three parts in registered quartets.

Now, my thoughts for the Heart Of Florida Chorus

for this year. (Continued on page 5)

T h e H e a r t b e a t January

doing tests for the Mercury

and Gemini programs. She

has taught painting for the

past 20 years, and is pre-

senting teaching painting

at The Villages Learning

College. Pat has organized

numerous art shows, art

fairs, and served on many

Boards of Directors.

To sky dive is something

Pat has always wanted to

do, but painting is her cur-

rent hobby. This keeps her so busy, she has no time to

volunteer. When Elbie is at practice, Pat loves to unwind

after teaching all day by going to the pool and spa. Paint-

ing is her area of proficiency. If you have not seen some

of Pat's work, you are really missing something. To say

that she is proficient in art is really an understate-

ment. She is an amazing artist. She paints and teaches in

a variety of mediums, including oil and acrylics. Her

bucket list includes zip lining. But, if she won the lot-

tery, she would take a trip around the world with her family.

Elbie and Pat met in Band class and were sweethearts

in high school. Her most interesting moment includes

riding an elephant and also riding a Budweiser Clydes-

dale horse. She rode the elephant right behind its ears

(not too difficult), but riding the Clydesdale horse wasn't

so easy. She likens it to trying to ride her dining room table.

Pat is a perfect example of someone who has lived a very

exciting, fulfilling life, and still has much to contrib-

ute. What an amazing, unassuming person she is. Get to

meet Pat Ford. You will be glad you did.

By Roz Fischer

Hi Ladies. Whew, the Holidays are

over. Time to put the Christmas orna-

ments and tree away for another year. By

now, you are probably sick of hearing the

Christmas music again and again and

again. Time spent with our kids and relatives during the

holiday season is so very special. Too bad it completely

wears me out! I am ready for some boring January and

February time. (Oops, I forgot, now is the time for In-

stallation and Singing Valentines.) What was I thinking?

I hope you all have your tickets for the Installation of

Officers dinner this month. It is always so nice to see our

friends and share that special time when our gentlemen

receive the praise they deserve for all their hard work

during the year. With this in mind, don't forget to make a

list of people who might want a singing Valentine during

February. We are selling and booking the Valentines

now. If you know of someone who might buy a Valen-

tine, but your husband is hesitant to approach them, give

me a call at 750 6755. I will do my best to sell it for him

(He will get the credit.)

I have been doing the articles for Meet the HeartThrobs

for more than a year, and am always impressed by the

activities, former employment, and abilities of the ladies I

have already highlighted. I will do my best to highlight

each and every one of you, since you are all very special

and individual in so many ways. "Thank you" to all of

you who have cooperated with me by returning your in-

formation sheet and calling to say, "Hi." I love doing

this article and hope you can also see the value in it. We

are not just our husband's wives. We have had jobs,

raised children, have aspirations, and abilities besides

being a wife. Rejoice in the fact that you are an individ-

ual and have many talents. Keep reading our article. Soon

you will be the Meet the HeartThob.

MEET THE HEARTTHROB—PAT FORD

Pat Ford was born in Chicago on June 26. She and Elbie

have been married 58 years . . . (wow) Together they

have raised two children, and enjoyed three grandchil-

dren and two great-grandchildren. Pat has lived in Chi-

cago, St. Louis, Ellington, Missouri, Traverse City,

Michigan, and near The Villages at SummerGlen. Her

favorite place to live was Traverse City, Michigan.

Pat worked at McDonnell Aircraft in the Lab Division

and the Flight Test division during the early space pro-

gram. She got to work with the seven original astronauts,

Page 4

Dick Baird and friends, the Dapper Dans at

Disney’s Magic Kingdom—12-3-14

T h e H e a rt be a t January

Health Benefits of Singing From the Society website

Scientists say singing boosts immune system.

- Singing strengthens the immune system, accord-

ing to research by scientists at the University of

Frankfurt in Germany, published in the latest edi-

tion of the US Journal of Behavioral Medicine. The

scientists tested the blood of people who sang in a

professional choir in the city, before and after a 60 min-

ute rehearsal of Mozart's Requiem.They found that con-

centrations of immunoglobin A - proteins in the immune

system which function as antibodies - and hydrocorti-

sone, an anti-stress hormone, increased significantly dur-

ing the rehearsal. A week later, when they asked mem-

bers of the choir to listen to a recording of the Requiem

without singing, they found the composition of their

blood did not change significantly. The researchers, who

included Hans Guenther Bastian from the Institute of

Musical Education at Frankfurt University, concluded

singing not only strengthened the immune system but

also notably improved the performer's mood.

Singing is good for you. * Many studies done over a number of years have fo-

cused on the health benefits of singing, and the evidence

is overwhelming.

* Singing releases endorphins into your system and

makes you feel energized and uplifted. People who sing

are healthier than people who don’t.

* Singing gives the lungs a workout,

Singing tones abdominal and intercostal muscles and the

diaphragm, and stimulates circulation.

* Singing makes us breathe more deeply than many

forms of strenuous exercise, so we take in more oxygen,

improve aerobic capacity and experience a release of

muscle tension as well.” — Professor Graham Welch,

Director of Educational Research, University of Surrey,

Roehampton, UK

Singing can help prolong life. Graham Welch, director for advanced music education at

London’s Roehampton Institute, states “Singing exercises

the vocal cords and keeps them youthful, even in old age.

The less age-battered your voice sounds, the more you

will feel, and seem, younger. He says that when you

break into song, your chest expands and your back and

shoulders straighten, thus improving your posture. Sing-

ing lifts moods and clears the blues by taking your mind

off the stresses of the day, as well as releasing pain-

relieving endorphins. As you sing along, the professor

adds, your circulation is improved, which in turn oxygen-

ates the cells and boosts the body’s immune system to

ward off minor infections. And it provides some aerobic

exercise for the elderly or disabled. (see page 8)

"The Old Songs"

"The old songs, the old songs, the good old songs for

me . . ." was composed by Geoffrey O’Hara who was born in Ontario in 1882. O’Hara was a banker and pro-

fessional musician. He received an honorary doctorate in music from Huron College. O'Hara composed songs for

Al Jolson and Enrico Caruso. Two of his better known

popular compositions were "K-K-K-Katy" and "Your Eyes Told Me So." He also composed many spirituals includ-

ing, "There Is No Death" and "I Walked Today Where Jesus Is." It isn’t known whether he wrote barbershop

songs although he was the founder and first president of

the Manhattan chapter.

"The Old Songs" is really an introduction to a more com-

plete work of 14 pages, "A Little Close Harmony." It is a

glee club type song with banjo and other instrumental background. In the early days of our Society, O’Hara

gave permission to use the introduction as our theme song.

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Page 5

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The songs we sing . .

(From page 3) See Keith Mullin’s Column

The chorus has been struggling a little lately and be-

cause of it, we are losing members and losing the inter-

est of the members that are still with us. Why, I’m not

sure, but I know the rehearsals are not as much fun as

they used to be. We are singing better than we ever

have but that doesn’t seem to be enough. Something is

missing! I think what is missing is “Pride.” We don’t

take pride in what we are doing and how well we do it.

Because of this lack of pride, we don’t work as hard at

our hobby as we should and it shows.

Think about what you do at rehearsal, do you do your

best every time you sing or do you just sing along and

not think much about it. If you don’t try to improve

your performance every time you sing, you’re letting

down the people singing around you and you’re failing

yourself. I will give you more to think about as the

year progresses.

Meanwhile, let’s get “Pride” back in our singing so we

can perform better.

T h e H e a r t b e a t January Page 6

We Always Welcome Guests

Bless You Birthday Boys

John Carter 3

Fran Donohoe 3

Paul Smith 3

David Wolf 8

Dale Johnson 9

Ken Thomas 11

Jim Castanien 13

Gene McCoy 18

Jerry LaDue 30

Dick Nelson 30

HOF Chapter Quartets Four Sharps

Joe Pfiefer, tenor

Rich Casanzio, lead

Don Barnes, baritone

Jim Castanien, bass

So Far So Good

Jerry LaDue, tenor

Dave Kirkpatrick, lead

Dick Fischer, baritone

Jerry Weisenreder, bass

Sun Chords

Lee Shawcross, tenor

John Fleming, lead

Joe Burns, baritone

Dick Gordon, bass

The Life Of the Party

Lee Shawcross, tenor

George Randolph, lead

John Fleming, baritone

Doc Weir, bass (Deceased)

Further Adieu

Lee Shawcross, tenor

Paul Smith, lead

Jim Gehrlein, baritone

Jim Castanien, bass

HarmoniX

Jeremy Reynolds, tenor

Willie Wilson, lead

Ken Wantuck, baritone

Brent Bierma, bass

Senior Moments

Bob Vincuilla, tenor

Norb Schneider, lead

John Carter, baritone

Mo Foisy, bass

Barbershopper Of the Year

Ha l l o f Fame

Joe Pfeifer 2003

Wayne Page 2004

Marty Martin 2005

Ken Carter 2006

Dave Kirkpatrick 2007

Joe Burns 2008

Jim Gehrlein 2009

Elbie Ford 2010

Elmer (Elmo) Wagner 2011

Rich Casanzio 2012

John Fleming 2013

(From page 5) See Singing is Good

A recent German study has shown that

active amateur group singing can lead

to significant increases in the produc-

tion of a protein considered as the first

line of defense against respiratory in-

fections, and also leads to positive emo-

tional changes. “Given that every hu-

man being is, in principle, capable of

developing sufficient vocal skills to

participate in a chorale for a lifetime,

active group singing may be a risk-free,

economic, easily accessible, and yet

powerful road to enhanced physiologi-

cal and psychological well-being.”

Guest for December

Harold Damsma Ocala, Florida

As you know, December as a month that was abreavited as far as rehears-

als went. Let’s see some guests next year!

Our brothers who have passed but will always be on the risers with us in our hearts

Charlie Borders Gil Mason Floyd Guernsey Mel Lee Harry Olds Don Polley John Raymond Bob Yenney Emil Bajus George Murphy Don Himmelman Bud Mason David MacEllven Spike Kenn Nick Nichol Marty Martin John Burnett Hugh McLeish Bill Davidson Lloyd Cole Dutch Schultz Jim Miller Carl Rostek Wally Costello Verne Manning Bill Hoag Harold Lathom Doc ‘wm.’ Weir Larry Nuckles Don Benbow Elmer Starret

P r e s i d e n t s C l u b Fran Donohoe

Current Pres ident

Wayne Page 2003 -2004

Ken Carter 2005 -2006

M arty M art in 2007 -2008

Dave Kirkpat r ick 2009

Pat Haley 2010-2011

Brent Bierma 2012 -2013

Chapter Eternal

Deadline for the Heartbeat is the

20th of the month. Articles with no byline are written

by the editor. Clip art courtesy of

the Barbershop Harmony Society.

(From page 2) See Owen C. Cash

one of them came rushing over and

said the Okies have the honor of being

the first quartet eliminated. I can't un-derstand it, until I found out one was a

lantern maker (past pres. Embury). The continual hammering and picking away

on them tin lanterns has made him

deef as a board. Then there was Reagan who was an electrician by trade

(Maurice Reagan is a great authority on electronics)."

Program Vice President:

Jeremy Reynolds

352-217-8425

bbs10rfl@gmail.com

Marketing and PR VP:

Tom Hogshead

352-750-4384

thogshead@aol.com

Membership Vice President:

David Holmberg

352-259-2209

humbug486@embarqmail.com

January

Music and Performance VP:

Don Barnes

352-259-8634

dode@thevillages.net

HOF Music Team

Purpose The purpose of this chapter

shall be three-fold:

1.) To perpetuate the old American

institution, the barbershop quartet.

2.) To promote and encourage vocal

harmony and good fellowship among

its members.

3.) To encourage and promote the edu-

cation of its members and the public in

music appreciation of barbershop har-

mony.

The chapter activities shall be con-

ducted without personal gain for its

individual members and any profits or

other inurenments to the chapter shall

be used in promoting the purposes of

the Society, district or chapter.

Assistant Director and

Baritone Section Leader:

Don Barnes

352-259-8634

dode@thevillages.net

T h e H e a r t b e a t

The 2014 Central Florida Chapter Leadership Team

Page 7

Immediate Past President:

Brent Bierma

352-750-2272

brentsings@embarqmail.com

Board Member-At-Large:

Dick Baird

352-753-0455

rmbaird777@gmail.com

Board Member-At-Large:

John Fleming

352-430-1445

john@w3gqj.net

The Heartbeat Staff

Secretary:

Jim Busko

352-409-2462

jimbusko2003@yahoo.com

President:

Fran Donohoe

352-637-4369

franairways@tampabay.rr.com

Staff Reporter:

Larry Robinson

352-357-7328

larry4lead@comcast.net

Executive Vice President:

Jim Gehrlein

352-751-0776

jsgehrlein@comcast.net

Senior Editor:

Elbie Ford

352-438-8882

elbieford@aol.com

Front Line Director and

Lead Section Leader:

Scott Werner

352-259-2572

lovebbshp@aol.com

Bass Section Leader:

Pat Haley

352-753-3351

phaleybbs@comcast.net

Tenor Section Leader:

Joe Pfiefer

352-751-2415

the4sharps@comcast.net

Treasurer:

Dick Fischer

352-750-6755

dickfish@comcast.net

Chief Photographer:

Margaret Holmberg

352-259-2209

marsmoore45@gmail.com

HeartThrobs Editor:

Roz Fischer

352-750-6755

rozfish@comcast.net

Stage Presence Coach:

Jan Haley

352-753-3351

phaleybbs@comcast.net

Heartbeat Mailer:

Dolores Burns

352-259-8732

joeburns5@embarqmail.com

Librarian:

Elmo Wagner

352-753-0449

phylmo22@gmail.com

Mission Statement

We are an organization of community

minded singers, dedicated to spread-

ing the joy of close harmony in our

schools and in our community.

Heartbeat Distributor:

Joe Burns

352-259-8732

joeburns5@embarqmail.com

The Heartbeat

WITHOUT MUSIC,

LIFE WOULD BE A MISTAKE.

—Fr iedr ich Nietzsche

January—2015

January 17—Installation Banquet—5:30, Social Hour, 6:30, Dinner, Truman Recreation Center.

January 24-25—Leadership Academy—Marriott Courtyard, Ocala, Florida

February 5—Concert at Umatilla High School—7 p.m.

February 13-14—Singing Valentines

April 10-12—Sunshine District Spring Convention, Airport Mariott—Orlando

Extravaganza—Date, Time, Place (TBD)

September 19—Super Show, North Lake Presbyterian Church —or—

November 14—Annual Fall Show, North Lake Presbyterian Church 3

October 9-11—Sunshine District Fall Convention, Airport Marriot—Orlando

Elbert Ford, Editor

1520 152nd Place

Ocala FL 34473

Cell: 352-438-8882

Email: elbieford@aol.com

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