The Vibe - SAI Border Lakes Region 2 Lights/Border Lights Fall 2017 Part I.pdfpoints across all four categories: vocal skills, unity, energy. 3. Breathe above the pitch about to be

MOTOR CITY BLEND CHORUSBorder Lakes Region 2 First-Place Championship Chorus

Contestant 16 in St. Louis 2018Co-Directors LeAnn K. Hazlett and Sylvia Karpinsky

The VibeBorder Lakes Region 2 First-Place Championship Quartet

Tenor Abby SellaLead Sarah M. Eggerstedt

Baritone Heather J. KinghamBass Traci Martin

At competition time, Fenton Lakes,Shoreline Sound, Grand Traverse

Show and Northern Blend Chapters

Border Lakes Region 2 ! Fall 2017 Newsletter

BORDER LAKES REGION 22017 – 2018 REGIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAM

TeamCoordinator

MARY PATRICK551 Brown St

Marine City MI 48039(H) 810-765-5654(C) 810-434-4295

[email protected]

MCommunications

MARTHADELARGEY

39959 Renville Ct.Sterling Hts MI 48313

(H) 586-275-5977(C) 586-904-4213

[email protected]

MDirectorsJEANNE

LUNDBERG44140 Cypress Pt DrNorthville MI 48168(C) 734-377-8321

[email protected]

EducationNANCY LIEDEL808 Shiawassee

Ave. Corunna MI 48817

(H) [email protected]

MEvents

NAN WARDIN2260 N. FordneyRoad Hemlock MI

48626 989-529-6009nan.wardin

@gmail.comM

FinanceJUDY SIRUT

4353 Charing WayBloomfield Hills MI

48304(H) 248-642-1681(C) 248-318-2591

[email protected]

MarketingSUSAN CASEY7 Pezzack St.

Cambridge ONN3C3S5 (H)519-658-

4754 (C) 519-502-6599

[email protected]

MMembership

MELISSA WRIGHT116 Trinity St.Apt.B

Stratford ONN5A 4P6

[email protected]

Sweet Adelines International9110 S. ToledoTulsa OK 741371-800-992-7464 or 918-622-1444918-665-0894 (fax)sweetadelineintl.org

Border Lakes Region 2 newsletter "Border Lights" is posted on the regionalwebsite and distributed via email winter, spring and fall. There are no

printed copies. 2018 deadlines: January 25 and April 5 and September 20

Send copy and photos to Linda May

[email protected] Glenwood Street

Clinton Township MI 48035-2943586-791-8116

Send articles by the deadline as a plain email message or as an emailattachment (avoid pdf). Send photos as attachments rather than

embedded in the document. Please put the chorus name in the subject lineof your email. No more than 600 words. Sign your articles. Send ONLY ONE

final and complete article. (Late corrections not accepted.)Send photos by email as a common photo file or send a photo to scan.

Attach photo information. Mailed photos will be returned if accompaniedby a stamped self-addressed envelope.

CAMERA-READY ADSfull page 10" x 7" $110; ½ page 5" x 7" $55; 1/4 page 3.5" x 5" $35; checks

payable to Border Lakes Region 2 and mailed toJudy Sirut, 4353 Charing Way, Bloomfield Hills MI 48304

Regional Websitewww.saireg2.org/

2017-2018 REGIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMTeam Coordinator Mary Patrick

Communications Coordinator Martha DelargeyDirectors Coordinator Jeanne Lundberg

Education Coordinator Nancy LiedelEvents Coordinator Nan WardinFinance Coordinator Judy Sirut

Marketing Coordinator Susan CaseyMembership Coordinator Melissa Wright

MISSION STATEMENTBorder Lakes Region 2 is an organization of American and Canadian women singers which advances musical excellence

in barbershop harmony through education and performances.

Border Lakes Region 2 Sweet Adelines International -- Border Lights FALL 2017 -- Page 2

Hot Wire Second Place Medalist

Riot Act Third Place Medalist

Most Improved

Spectrum Fifth Place Medalist

Novelty Shop Bravo Award & Open Division

Hot Wire ~ Jeanne Lundberg Tenor, Julie Beadle Lead,Anne Norman Baritone, Michelle St. Onge-Mitchell Bass

Riot Act ~ Cynthia Sommerville Tenor, Jennifer Kuzma-Cassel Lead, Nancy Liedel Baritone ,Jacquie Kobe Bass

Up to Note Good ~ Andrea Kal Tenor, Kristine MuellerLead, Rachel Lunning Baritone, Pamela Glass Bass

Spectrum ~ Peggi Starkey Tenor, Mindy Krueger Lead,Kelsey Braiden Baritone, Lou Ann Bobrovetski Bass

Novelty Shop ~ Sally Burns Tenor, Cynthia Gazetti Lead,Susan Spires Baritone, Lynn Erskine Peirce Bass

Up to Note Good Fourth Place Medalist

2017 Border Lakes Region 2 Quartet Medalists


LONDON CHORUS SECOND PLACE MEDALIST

Julia Beadle, Master Director

GRAND HARMONY CHORUS THIRD PLACE MEDALIST

Chris Arnold, Certified Director

2017 Border Lakes Region 2 Chorus Medalists


GRAND TRAVERSE SHOW CHORUSFourth Place Medalist

Jill Watson, Master Director

FENTON LAKES CHORUSFifth Place Medalist

Jeanne Lundberg, Certified Director

2017 Border Lakes Region 2 Chorus Medalists


Tri City ChorusMost Improved Award

Patricia Osborne, Director

FESTIVAL SOUNDS CHORUSBravo Award Open Division

Liana Jennings, Certified Director

2017 Border Lakes Region 2 Chorus Results


SEP 22 & 23, 2017

THE STAGE

COACHES ARE

COMING! SAI Region 2 Fall Regional School

The Stage Coaches: A choreographer (Gina Kaiser), a chorus director

(Karen Sweeter) and a stage director (Janie Tamarkin) from Harmony

On The Sound Chorus in Trumbull, Connecticut combine their expertise

to help barbershoppers raise their performance skills.

Border Lakes Region 2 Website: http://www.saireg2.org/

This trio will help

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compelling story

in song.

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Class Schedule for Fall Regional School 2017The Stage Coaches!

Friday 7:00 – 9:00 pm: Forums - Directors, Choreographers, Team Leaders/Presidents, Financial, Membership and Marketing.

7:00 – 9:00 pm: Regional Song Class

9:15 – 10:15 pm: A Reading From The Gospel Of Sweet Adelines International: Showmanship Category

Saturday8:45 – 9:00 am: Welcome, Introductions, and Announcements

9:00 – 10:00 am: Vocal Motion And Physical Warm Up

10:00 – 11:00 am: Don't Be A Riser Potato – Demo Chorus: Grand Traverse Show Chorus

11:00 – 11:15 am: Break

11:15 – 12:15 am: What's So Funny? Finding Truth in Comedy

12:15 – 1:15 am: The Challenge of the Whiny Ballad – Demo Chorus: Shoreline Sound Chorus

1:15 – 2:45 pm: Lunch

2:45 – 3:45 pm: You Have Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself

3:45 – 4:45 pm: What a Lovely Ensemble You Have – Ensemble Unity

4:45 – 5:00 pm: Break

5:00 – 6:00 pm: Uh Oh Scenario

6:00 – 8:00 pm: Dinner

8:00 - ??? pm: Send off show!

SHOW OF CHAMPIONS

September 23rd, 2017

Doubletree by Hilton Detroit-Dearborn @ 8 pm

Show your spirit and support to our

Las Vegas-bound reps for 2017!

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CHORUS VS. QUARTETThe role of the director (know when they need you!) Buy-in from each singer The importance of the lead/how do harmony parts fit in?Coaching

Mary A. Patrick

Team Coordinator

Your Regional Management Team is so thankful for Region 2'ssupport by sending the team to the 2017 InternationalEducation Symposium at the University of Maryland in

College Park, Maryland.

One of the classes I attended was presented by Ryan Heller, Master700 Director of Pride of Portland Chorus. Following is the handoutfrom the class.

“The Artistic Singing for All Levels” class had a special guest:Frenzy 2017, SAI International Quartet Champions. The objectiveof this course was to identify the elements of artisticsinging/performing and explore strategies to develop an artisticproduct at any level.

What is artistry? Webster’s defines artistry as: • artistic quality of effect or workmanship• artistic ability

Artistry can be technical and planned, but no matter the level, the objective is always the same – to communicate with ouraudiences.

As stated in SAI’s JCDB (expression category): “The goal of the performer is to project a sentiment appropriate to the song andto produce an emotional response in the listener.”

Ryan used the quartet Frenzy to illustrate each of the points in his presentationELEMENTS OF AN ARTISTIC PRESENTATIONEnergized Vocal Line Tempo/RhythmTone Flow InflectionDynamic Flexibility EnergyVocal Style FinesseLyric Flow EmotionalPhrasing CommunicationForward Motion CharacterizationEmbellishments Audience rapport

ENERGYVocal Musical Lyrical Physical Why separate? Integrate!

To achieve unity, we must first have a specified plan. The plan is not putting our performance in a box, but aboutpresenting a unified whole to our audience. After all, one on one communication is the most profound: one ensemble

communicating with one audience is our ultimate goal. Once in agreement, we can then apply all of our skills so that theperformance transcends as much technique as possible!

Remember: You are an artist, with the power to change lives!


Top Ten Things from I.E.S. # Jeanne LundbergDirectors Coordinator

Ha! Did this get your attention?

Everybody likes Top Ten Lists: top ten choruses, quartets,sports teams, movies of all time, baby names, recipes forchili? – you name it! So, here are some Top Ten ideaslearned from the International Education Symposium – themost recent, and one tip from a past I.E.S. – listed inrandom order.

1. There’s no such thing as “running a song.” Do notexercise the muscle of auto-pilot. Give everything inrehearsal, to give everything in performance! No phoningit in!

2. Big Picture: there are three things that can improve yourpoints across all four categories: vocal skills, unity, energy.

3. Breathe above the pitch about to be sung.

4. Just as you need to get up to the notes, you need to getup to the emotion!

5. To avoid vocal fatigue, be sure you’re talking with goodsupport and lack of tension. Take vocal “naps” throughoutthe day of performance or rehearsal.

6. Time management – Work measures, not phrases orwhole sections of music. Why rehearse what’s alreadygood? Spend time on problem spots. Learn to start there,instead of backing it WAY up.

7. To fix vibrato, put sound in the mask; lower the singer’sbreathing location, help her relax her neck and shoulders.Use humming, then sing it.

8. On all phrases, enter with grace, release with style.

9. Manage breathing, in order to maintain quality of sound,from initiation to release.

10. Why do we sing? To connect with our audience, tomake them feel the message of the song! Put everythinginto it. If you’re bored, you’re not doing it right!

What would be your Ten? Come to Fall Regional Weekendto take away ten things to fill your own bucket, plus yourchorus or quartet! I bet your bucket will be overflowing.See you there!

The New Grant Program#Nancy Liedel Education Coordinator

In 2017, your Region 2 Management Team developed agrant program. This program was established to takethe place of the Winter Regional Educational event that

was poorly attended and very expensive.

This new program is agrant for a day ofeducation organized bythe chorus or quartetthat is awarded thegrant. The morningsession is a master classby an InternationalFaculty and theafternoon session is acoaching session that is

open to the attendees for observation.

The grant pays half of the event up to $1,500. If we awardfour of these grants a year, it is still less than half of theamount we spend on the Winter Regional event. Plus, wewill reach more members.

We chose three choruses as a pilot to work out all the bugsbefore rolling the grant out to the region. All three eventswere a huge success! Our purpose is to reach as manymembers of Region 2 as we can with a high level ofeducation. It’s almost impossible to gather everyone in oneplace, so we decided to send the education out to themasses. We hope you will consider applying for this grant!Have no fear! We will assist you with whatever you need tomake your day a success!

Instructions and the applications have been sent to yourpresidents and team leaders. Make sure to ask them aboutit!

If you have questions, feel free to contact me or thechoruses that ran the pilot program: London Chorus,Grand Traverse Chorus, and Motor City Blend Chorus.


Director Certification Program (DCP)#Peggi Starkey

Iwas reminiscing about how many years I have been the DCPC (Coordinator). Actually, I don’t have theamount of years, but I found records from 2005! So perhaps it has been 12 years!

Over these wonderful 12 years, I have met many wonderful people! I have provided inspiration andencouragement to these people to aspire their ambitions and goals. They are your leaders!

Yesterday I went through my files of people that I havecertified. There were 22 people! Twenty of those aredirectors, assistant directors, or past directors. Two ofthem are chorus members. So you can see by these numbers that the majority ofdirectors are already certified! If this program is tocontinue, we need to tap into the assistant directors, thesection leaders, and the members to take that step of faithinto their own, personal, growth as an individual, and as amusical person in our Sweet Adelines world. Some of the things for you to know: the DCP is open toanyone. It is a self-study course, (you purchase themodules from Sweet Adelines International.) You take the“tests” at most any of the regional weekends. You take it atyour own speed, however, I encourage you to take morethan one test at a weekend. If you want, you can take a testover. The purpose is to gain knowledge about singing andthe organization of Sweet Adelines. And lastly, there is notime limit. Take as long as you want. Ask anyone who hastaken the course how they feel about completing the DCP.

Here is the list so you can be recognized:

Chris Arnold, Delored Alexander, Julia Beadle, HeidiBowman, Ruth Carmichael, Maria Christian, Judy

Hendrickson, Diane Hingston, Liana Jennings, Merry LuJordan, Kelli Kelly, Barb Kilcoyne, Heather Kingham,

Katy Bean Larson, Joan Minns, Lynn Peirce, KarenRomanson, Michelle St. Onge-Mitchell, Lisa Thompson,

Cheryl Wagner, Jill Watson, and Debra Wilton.

Congratulations to you all for completing the DCP

and for being a part of my life!

I am currently working on a MusicalMindset Course for Sweet Adelines to growin their way of thinking skills to help themto be a better Sweet Adeline.

Since our thinking creates our tomorrows, I feel it isimperative to learn HOW to think more purposefully. Inturn, you’ll work on your habits, which will change youractions, which will now change your life.

The definition of insanity is to do things the same way, butexpect different results. This class will help you to channelyour way of thinking for a more deliberate result.

Whether you want to compete with more confidence, oryou are curious as to how thinking can make a differencein your life, this class is for you! It is designed for you andaround you. So, if you want to have an input, please emailme at [email protected]. (notice I spell my namewith an “i”) and your suggestions will be considered for aninsertion to a class.

This class is a new way for you to grow, either after theDCP, or in conjunction with the DCP. Or you can take itseparately from the DCP. My monthly calendar said,September is a great month to support others in becomingmore prosperous. I am here to help you!

HARMONY CAMP ~~ Peggy Silver

We are looking forward to having a Harmony Camp for girls and guys in the spring of 2018. We are asking for your helpin finding a central LOCATION and DATE in Michigan that will serve our membership.

A few weeks ago, all chorus presidents were sent a survey and asked to forward it to their chorus membership. It would begreat if our members would share their thoughts regarding especially a good central location, possible venues and suggestionsfor dates that work with few event conflicts in your areas.

While we are not asking for your chorus to organize the event, we will need assistance from all choruses for support on the dayof the event. Right now we are looking for suggestions and input from you. Thanks so much to those who have shared ideaswith us. Let’s all help make Harmony Camp a huge success in 2018.

Peggy Silver, Chair: [email protected]


Greetings from Your Communications Coordinator#Martha Delargey

The 2017–2018 regional directory isout. If anyone needs contactinformation for someone in anotherchorus, talk to your administrativeleader. They have a copy of thedirectory. It is not on the website. This is to protect everyone'sinformation.

Iwas able to attend the InternationalEducation Symposium held inAugust. It had some great classes. I

will tell you about one of the classes Iattended.

The Mature Voice – Darlene Rogers, faculty

Darlene states that the Mature Voicestarts at age 30.

Some signs of aging: Muscles lose bulkand elasticity, Movements oncegraceful are now hesitant, Hans andfeet are cold, Muscles can atrophy, andmoving joints are awkward andpainful. You can also add balance,hearing, memory, vision.

General Effects of aging on thevoice:

M Decrease in vocal range – toextend our range, start with soundsnot singing, like a monkey sound,small dog, big dog. Exercise on aregular bases using bubbling onarpeggios. Keep sound on high soundand breathe in steady stream. Note: Sing, Baby, Sing CD The Maturing Voice,Track 10.

M Loss of upper range – useflexibility exercises: Sing, Baby, SingCD 12, Track 24. Move to voice partthat is more suitable. Continue toexercise your voice daily usingbubbling, tongue trill, or ng sound onexercise. Sing, Baby, Sing CD 2, Track 8.

M Change in vibrato - humminganything, for example “My BonnieLies Over The Ocean” (to hum takebottom lip up to top lip). Lightstaccato on “oo” vowel: 5 3 5 3 5 3 1.Sing, Baby, Sing IV track 17.

M Staccato in the mask on the vowel“ee:” 1 1 1 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 1 1 1. Sing,Baby, Sing IV, track 19.

M Decreased breath control

M Vocal fatigue – your body is tiredand so is your voice. Provide yourselfa graph to track your daily practice,increase a little each day. Be sure youare talking with good breathesupport.

Take vocal naps during the day: 10minutes of silence. Monitor yourselfthat you are not over-singing. Youmight want to bring your own pillowcase when you are attendinginternational competition.

M Poor pitch control – have yourhearing checked. Listen carefully tothe sound around you. Listen, think,sing.

WobblesM Wobbles usually indicate a voicethat is uncomfortable and out ofcontrol.

M By lowering the singer's breathinglocation and helping her to relax theneck muscles, the wobble may stop.

M Trying for too much volume in anincorrect way is often the cause ofwobble.

Breathing Exercise for Wobbles:

· Stand in good posture · Raise either hand straight above yourbody· Inhale, as you sweep the handbehind you, imagining that you aregathering a large quantity of air withthe gesture. As the hand reaches thelowest point of the return trip towardthe front of your body, begin to sing. You may sing anywhere along thenadir of the arc. Don't stop themovement of the hand to sing.

Medications

• Prescriptions needed as wemature

• Side effects of various types ofmedications

• National Center of Voice andSpeech www.ncvs.org

Self-medications• Herbal medicines also

produce side effects• Be smart about what you put

in your body www.ncvs.org

Body responds to:

M RestM Nutritious foodsM WaterM Positive thoughts


Not Another Breathing Exercise!# Nan Wardin, Events Coordinator

During the many classes held at International Education Symposium 2017 anumber of breathing exercises were taught. We are, after all, Sweet Adelines,and breathing and posture are foundations of performing our craft. Out of the

dozens of exercises taught over the week, one in particular was repeated at leastthree times in the classes that I personally attended. It goes like this:· Stand in a corner facing the walls (No, you are NOT being put in a timeout.)· Place your hands on either wall at about the height of your shoulders.· Put your right foot in front of your left foot about a foot away from the corner.· Now lean into the corner causing a stretch along your chest.· Switch your foot placement so the left foot is now in front of the right foot and . . .· . . . lean into the corner again.· Repeat the stretch about 4-5 times alternating the foot placement.· Lower your arms from the walls, maintaining the posture that the exercise created.· Now sing! It was during a class being instructed by Dale Syverson that best demonstratedwhat this exercise can help produce during singing. The change in the soundproduced by the group after completing this simple exercise was amazing! It wasclear, it was full, and it rang like crazy! The room was filled with the spark of excitement from the experience. I lookedaround and saw the faces of others mirroring my feelings, the feeling of joy that weall get when we are able to sing even one measure of music that causes that electriccurrent to run through our body. And that simple stand-in-the-corner exercise helpedmake all that! It was as the room began to quiet that Dale announced what we asSweet Adelines know – we will never, ever, ever stop learning about breathing!

Judy Sirut# Finance Coordinator

This is the first year that the International Education Symposium has beenoffered since I became a Sweet Adeline six years ago so I was thrilled to attendand represent Region 2! Let me begin by saying that the University of Maryland

is beautiful and the area is filled with the history of our country. The theme for the 2017 I.E.S. was "Back to the Future" and it was quite theexperience. It took me right back to my college days, learning the university layout,change of class, dorm life and the cafeteria. And it was wonderful to see so many newand familiar faces! We had regional leadership training the first day and then we attended 10 differentclasses over the next few days. The international faculty we were able to learn fromwas great! It was a treat to hear Britt-Helene Bonnedahl, director of the internationalchampion Ronninge Show Chorus. She offered tips on singing posture, correctbreathing techniques, etc. One of the classes I attended (Unit Sound: What is it and how do I get some?) wasgiven by three-time queen of harmony and retired Pacific Coast Harmony director,Kim Vaughn. The three areas she discussed were blend, vowels and synchronization.Blend included vocal production issues of maintaining a free and open sound, breathsupport, accuracy, individual skill and range issues, matching resonance of vowelsand the dynamic and interpretive plan. Vowels need to match resonance for optimalring and overtones, they may be effected by the dynamic plan and matching thevowel's shape is important. Finally, synchronization is achieved by having instantaccuracy, instant matching of the target vowel, breath timing, stamina and energy.While we have all heard many of these messages through our coaching sessionsalong the way, Kim's presentation was encouraging and a reinforcement to ourprogress. As we continue to develop our skills in Region 2 – the unit sound is whatwe all want to get!

Marketing # Susan Casey

Iam awestruck! My tenure as yourRegional Marketing Coordinatorhas started off with a bang!

Being inaugurated by our SAIpresident, Paula Davis was anhonour, meeting and learning frommy sister members of our region is aprivilege. The opportunities to bepart of the machinery that makes usBorder Lakes are wonderful.

Going to the International EducationSymposium was absolutelymind-blowing! I was so proud torepresent Border Lakes Region 2.

My Region 2 compatriots weregracious to this newbie. The subjects(based on the movie, “Back to theFuture”) and the faculty more thanexceeded my expectations. Learningwas a pleasure. The food wasfantastic and the University ofMaryland campus accommodationswere spacious.

The special speakers wereinformative and approachable, plusthe Harmony Games, Mixed QuartetsContest and the Rising Stars Contestwere well-organized, entertainingand tremendously fun.

I was asked to be interviewed by alocal Maryland TV station and got tosing tags with our current Queens ofHarmony, Frenzy Quartet. I have alsoincreased my Facebook friendssignificantly.

I figured to deteriorate from all thewalking as the campus was HUGE!My FitBit© Zip showed I was walkingmore than 10,000 steps a day! Myheart and my 7 lb. weight loss saythanks!

I sincerely hope SAI brings back I.E.S.very soon. I, for one, would have noissue in a return engagement.


Membership#Melissa Wright

Greetings Region 2!

Wow it has been quite the summer; I have been to the futureand back again. I had a wonderful time representing ourregion at the International Education Symposium.

I attended a class presented by Paula Davis called Doc Brown'sWisdom for the Future: Membership in the New Millennium. Here Ilearned some very interesting information. We have freedom in howwe operate our chorus life! There are only five international rulesthat dictate how a chorus should operate:

1. 15 or more members + director 2. Pay the charter or renewal fee for the chapter 3. Compete for scoring or evaluation once every three years,

this includes the new open division4. Completion of tax forms for IRS (I believe this is only for

choruses in the USA)5. Required board or team management governance of at

least five members

International doesn't tell us what kind of music to sing outside ofthe contest requirements. It doesn't dictate any particular meetingschedule or calendar for rehearsing and it doesn't providerestrictions on membership or audition practices. This means thatas long as we meet and follow the five requirements, we are free torun our chorus life based on what works best for us. Set up a visionor goal for your chorus and operate around that. Some Strategies that Result in Membership Growth and Retention• Flexibility in membership• Flexibility in attendance• Everybody contributes in some way to chorus life• No-guilt membership or attendance• Effective and timely communication of expectations or

requirements• Energized, positive, productive and fun rehearsals• Developing clear goals and objectives that reflect chorus

desires and priorities• Ongoing and effective communication between members

and leaders• Celebration• Inclusive and supportive culture that provides rewards and

recognition consistently

I look forward to seeing you at Fall Regional Music School! TheStage Coaches are coming! Mary Patrick and I will be hosting aforum for Chorus Presidents/Team Leaders and ChorusMembership Chairs/Co-ordinators on Friday evening, September22.

If you have any membership questions don't hesitate to ask! Emailme at [email protected]

275 Years of Sweet AdelinesMembership Celebrated#Diana Gregg, Star Pin Coordinator

Eleven members of Border Lakes Region 2 willreceive their coveted 25-year Star Pin at FallRegional Music School, September 23 in

Dearborn and become official members of the SilverRibbon Gang. The presentation will again be made atthe Saturday night program with their chorusescheering them on for all their years of service to SweetAdelines.

Receiving Star Award Pins for 25 years ofconsecutive membership are: Phyllis Acre, Song of

the Lakes; Diane Clark, CAL; Marjorie Dudley,London; Joanne Ferguson, Song of the Lakes; Mary

Lou Hicks, London; Gretchen Lovelock, ShorelineSound; Shirley Lyon, Song of the Lakes; Sue Scott,

Fenton Lakes; Angela Sherwood, Heart of Michigan;Mary Lynn Smith, London; Betty Walter, Fenton Lakes.

All of our honorees have been presidents, board andteam members, music staff, active movers and shakersof their choruses and have learned a multitude ofmusic and choreography since September, 1992.Congratulations to each for her dedication.

The Star Award was initiated in 1992 and about 389pins have been presented to deserving members. Itwas the original brainchild of Nila Krantz, Tri City, andis recognized as a badge of honor throughout theInternational organization.

The Regional Management Team expanded the criteriafor qualifying for the pin by allowing 25 years ofnonconsecutive singing membership to count.Members must have 25 years accumulatedmembership by the day of the presentation and haveat least five consecutive years actively back in Region2. Proof of membership is on the part of the member,supported by a letter from the current president orteam leader to Diana Gregg ([email protected]).

In 1984, International adopted a staggeredanniversary date program that began to show up in2009. The RMT Award criteria calls for completion of25 years by the date of the presentation at the fallregional weekend. Members reaching membershipafter September 23, 1992 will receive their pins in thefall of 2018.

We celebrate all their years of experience, service toour sisterhood, and their love of the music.


Grand Traverse Show Chorus (Division A Harmony Classic)

Shoreline Sound Chorus

RIOT ACT QUARTET!How exciting to improve ourscore by 71 points and earn theMost Improved Quartet Award!Not to mention our bronzemedals! We are absolutelythrilled about the outcome ofour regional competition. Thenit was on to sing for both ourchoruses for their installationceremonies. What fun to havesuch great choruses to call our own! Then we were invited to sing on FlintArrowhead Chorus’ annual show in Swartz Creek. Those guys are so much fun!

We’ve spent the rest of our summer working on music and trying to decide what the heck to sing next! We’re very proud of ourinternational competitors and wish them all the best as they travel to international competition in Las Vegas. Toss a coin in aslot machine for us, okay? We’ll pay ya back!

Hugs, Cindy, Jenny, Nancy, Jacquie

GOOD LUCK FRIENDS!


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The Vibe - SAI Border Lakes Region 2 Lights/Border Lights Fall 2017 Part I.pdfpoints across all four categories: vocal skills, unity, energy. 3. Breathe above the pitch about to be