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April 2008 PDF
  • The Big Show is upon Us! (Wigley)
  • Doc's Bag (Olson)
  • Horton Hears a Who - or Why - the Bass Section Resembles a Herd of Elephants (Ortenburger)
  • Spotlight - John Carlotto
  • MUDESTFRABRGAIN (Huyck)
  • Georgia Grind - Bass-ically Speaking (Erickson)
  • Ladies Night/BOTY - Sunday, June 1, 2008
  • Commodore Craft Corner #6 (Richards)
  • Chord Candy #51 (Richards) "For the hand that rocked my cradle, is the hand that rocks my heart"
  • Reflections... Projections (Speidel)
  • Buzzing the Venues...with the Gadfly (Lynch) - Notre Dame Glee Club
  • Slattery's Slant (Slattery) - LaCrosse
  • Letters to the Editor - Szabo
  • A Note from Becky Wigley
  • Bloomington Good Times Chorus Comedy Contest entry blank
March 2008 PDF
  • Inspiring the Future! (YIH Ch. Casperson)
  • Curt Comments (Brekke)
  • Markin' Time (Ortenburger)
  • Spotlight - Carol Smith
  • Commodores, North and South, Lose a Fine Friend 0 Phil Hassenstab (Miller, River City)
  • From Out Front (Wigley)
  • Welcome Aboard - Dan Lundin, Adam Schmitt
  • Will You Help? (Beaver)
  • Chord Candy #50 (Richards) "Johnny Doughboy found a rose in Ireland, in Ireland"
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Board Highlights (Ostergaard)
  • L'OL Mini-Help School ad June 19-22 2008
  • Commodore Craft Corner (Richards)
  • Sick Call Report - Houser, Wuttke, Pettis, Kessler
  • The Winning Attitude (Maxwell excerpt)
  • We Get Letters - deBronkart, Pinard, Seeling
  • Sore Thumbs, VLQ Style (Erickson)
  • Slattery's Slant (Slattery) - membership
  • Salute to Disney Update (Jacobson)
  • Quartet Quaffs (Jorgensen)
  • Georgia Grind - Take the Lead----Please! (Erickson)
  • 2009 Show Report (Olson)
  • Scenes from the YIH Choral Clinic
  • Salute to Disney show flyer
February 2008 PDF
  • Working with an all-time Great! (Wigley) re Harrington coaching session
  • Curt Comments (Brekke) re Mary Dick
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Spotlight - Dan True
  • Jarnberg Cops Zwicky Award
  • Buzzing the Venues with .. the Gadfly (Lynch)
  • Slattery's Slant ... are we ready to go forward? (Slattery)
  • Doc's Bag - (Olson)
  • Show Music Learning Deadlines (Jacobson)
  • Board Hilights (Ostergaard)
  • Chord Candy #49 (Richards) "Can't you read between the lines, the lines?"
  • Commodore Craft Corner (Richards
  • A Brief Summary of Judging Procedures Throughout the History of the Barbershop Harmony Society (nee SPEBSQSA) (Dykstra)
  • Mudestfrabrgain (Huyck)
  • Perfection within Your Space, Within Your Square (Ajer)
  • Georgia Grind ... Rorschach Blots (Erickson)
  • Welcome Aboard - Ron Keterling
  • Life with Romana (Jorgensen)
  • Quartet Quaffs (Neve)
  • Does Quartet Size Matter? (Erickson)
January 2008 PDF
  • The Commodores Wish You a Joyous and Most Harmonious New Year
  • Past reflections...future projections...from Doc
  • Curt Comments (Brekke)
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Spotlight - Dave Casperson
  • Two Questions (Wigley
  • Salute to Disney Update (Jacobson
  • Calling all Commodores! (coaching by David Harrington)
  • Board Highlights (Daniel
  • Life with Romana (Jorgensen
  • What do you want... Blood? YES! (Nelson)
  • Harmony WOrks Open ...Revised (Jacobson
  • Quartet Quaffs (Erickson)
  • Chord Candy #47 (Richards) - "It was a very good year"
  • Commodore Craft Corner (Richards)
  • Sharing a Hobby vs Sharing a Passion (Griffith)
  • Hearing Help (Speidel
  • Slattery's Slant (Slattery)
  • Quartets Wanted (Houser)
  • Georgia Grind (2008-Year of the Baritone) (Erickson)
  • Sunshine Report (Wuttke, Plaisted)
December 2007 PDF
  • The Real Joy of Song - by former Commodore Dave deBronkart
  • Curt Comments (Brekke)
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Spotlight - Russ Borne
  • Singing in Alignment (Wigley)
  • Inauguration of 2008 Slate
  • Birthdays and Anniversaries
  • The Great Experience (J. Ryner, River City Chorus Director)
  • Welcome Aboard - Rick Cousins, Dan Kerrigan
  • Slattery's Slant
  • Chord Candy #46 (J.Richards) "Oh how I miss you pal of my dreams"
  • Rochester Revisited (Jacobson)
  • This is a pitch pipe.. (J.Richards)
  • Table of Intervals
  • YH Chorus Festival (D.Casperson)
  • Quartet Quaffs (R.Neve)
  • Support Harmony Foundation
  • Calling all Quartets (Speidel)
  • Georgia Grind (J.Erickson) Primal Harmony (Black Hole) Baritone
  • Nuts to You (R. Riemenschneider)
November 2007 PDF
  • Is this Sum Greater Than Its Parts? (H. Olson)
  • Curt Comments (Brekke)
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Spotlight - Roger Meyer
  • Quartet Quaffs - VLQ (C Brekke)
  • Logos, Logos, Logos (J. Richards)
  • Thank YOU! from Ginnny Sathe
  • Georgia Grind (J.Erickson) Breakthrough Baritone and the 'GyPSY'
  • Birthdays and Anniversaries
  • Slattery's Slant
  • Chord Candy #45 (J.Richards) "You're the flower of my heart - Sweet Adeline"
  • News from Spiderman (D.Speidel)
  • Division Quartet School Feb 2, 2008, St. Andrews Lutheran Church, Eden Prairie
  • Service Report (J.Beaver)
  • News from up north (L.Romo)
October 2007 PDF
  • Amazing Grace - The saga of a unique man who just wouldn't quit! - Mark Sathe
  • Curt Comments - Our summer avocation... sailing
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Spotlight - Larry Lundby
  • From Out Front (Wigley)
  • Board Hilights (S. Daniel)
  • A Special Thank You (Becky Wigley)
  • Judy Olson sponsored by Bob Spong for THE EVERGREEN CLUB
  • Georgia Grind (J. Erickson)
  • Slattery's Slant
  • We Love Mickey Mouse (G. Jacobson)
  • Bari-ssentials - Till We Meet (P. Krull)
  • Chord Candy (J. Richards) -"It's goodbye my love, farewell my love, it's time to day goodnight"
  • Buzzing the Venues with the Gadfly (D. Lynch)
  • Life is Short - the Art is Long (D. True)
  • Basics of Choreography (D. Speidel)
  • Division Quartet School coming
  • Saving those tunes (Bill TeVogt)
  • Barbershop Courtesy (J Richards)
  • Quartet Quaffs - Master Blend prepares for its first District contest (D Wall), Four Seasons update (R Neve)
  • Report of 2008 Nominating Committee
  • Birthdays and Anniversaries
  • Service Report (J Beaver)
September 2007 PDF
  • Here Come the Nuts!
  • Curts Comments
  • On Yewer Behalf
  • Spotlight - Paul Dahlen
  • Great Musicians (Wigley)
  • Board Highlights (S Daniel)
  • Ready, Reset, Sing (Speidel)
  • Chord Candy #43 (Richards) "I love that Dixieland..."
  • Slattery's Slant
  • Observations from the Front (Jacobson)
  • Service Report (Beaver)
  • Georgia Grind (Erickson)
  • Southwest Metro Quartet School & YIH Choral Clinic
  • Nut Order Form
  • The Ensemble Sound
  • Denver Delights
  • Friends vs Barbershop Friends
  • Barbershoppers - Special People (Dykstra)
Mason City July 2007 PDF
(special issue)
  • Next year Nashille
  • Doc's Bag
  • Spotlight - Pete Farrell
  • Onstage in Denver - Brothers United in Song
  • A View from the Risers (Steenblock)
July/August 2007 PDF
  • 18th in the World!
  • Curts Comments
  • On Yewer Behalf (Dan Cole)
  • Spotlight - Dick Plaistad
  • It's a Small World (Dykstra)
  • Quartets, Quartets
  • L'OL COTS January 11-12 UW STOUT, Menominie WI
  • Doc's Bag - Denver Recap
  • Chord Candy #42 (Richards) "I love the folks back home..."
  • Slattery's Slant
  • Board Highlights
  • 10 Commandments (Minnesota Lutheran Style)
  • Harmony Works Open - Aug 2007
  • Sunshine after the Rain - Paul Wigley BOTY
  • Once in a Lifetime (R. Born, Commodores West)
  • Now and Then becomes Forever (Mike & Nikki)
  • Birthdays & Anniversaries
  • Georgia Grind Ungagged (Erickson)
  • Musically Speaking (Pinard)
  • Notes from South of the Border
  • 2008 Annual Show Update (Jacobson)
  • Whats New with the Harmony Foundation (Beaver)
June 2007 PDF
  • On to Denver! (Paul Wigley)
  • Curts Comments
  • 2007 Harmony University (July 29-Aug 5)
  • On Yewer Behalf (Dan Cole)
  • Spotlight - Dale Lynch
  • Commodore History in International (Dykstra)
  • Getting the Most Out of Your Performance (Speidel)
  • Slattery's Slant
  • Welcome Aboard!
    • Dillon Berg
    • Alex Ringeisen
    • Mike Kuenzel
  • Chord Candy #41 (Richards) "Playmate..."
  • Jottings from Joe (Houser)
  • Birthdays and Anniversarys
  • Introducing the 20/20 Fund Club
  • We Get Letters
  • Georgia Grind - Pomp and Circumstanza (Erikson)
  • Happy Valentines Day (Jarnberg)
  • Harmony Works Open Aug 13, 2007
  • Buzzing the Venues with the Gadfly (Lynch)
  • Life with Romana (Jorgensen)
  • Quartet Quaffs
  • 2007 LO'L Mini-Hep School June 22-24
  • There Goes the Showboat (Pinard)
May 2007 PDF
  • Dykes Deliverations During Dish Drying
  • Doc's Bag
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Spotlight - Jim Sweers
  • Welcome Aboard
    • Corey Hanson
    • Don Rudnik
  • Mary says "Thanks"
  • Chord Candy (Richards) -"How will I Get by without you?
  • Showtime 2007 pics
  • The Afterglow
  • 2007 LO'L Mini Hep ad
  • In Memoriam - Theresa Meyer
  • A Spong Album
  • Georgia Grind - Headstrong (Erikson)
  • 2007 Harmony Univ - 7/29-8/6
  • Braking News from Cane (Ebale)
  • We Get Letters
  • Birthdays, Anniversarys
  • Lynch Gadfly
  • May I Suggest... (Pettis)
  • ... with River City - At the Ball
April 2007 PDF
  • Carl Pearson: Remembered (Richards)
  • Curt Comments
  • On Yewer Behalf
  • Spotlight - Gil Maple
  • Are We on the Right Track? (Griffity)
  • Chord Candy (Richards) Meet me in dreamland...
  • Welcome Aboard!
    • David Ayers
    • Steve Grady
    • Jim Lee
    • Carl Smith
  • More Bear Facts (Pettis)
  • A Visit with Mark (Plaisted)
  • Board Hilights (Daniel)
  • Sick Call
  • The Good Old Days (Hassenstab)
  • Basic Chorus Visuals
  • Georgia Grind - First Line, Second Line
  • Birthdays, Anniversaries
  • Things to do in Denver (Houser)
  • Gadfly Venues
  • Ladies Night
March 2007 PDF
  • What a Great Hobby (Wigley)
  • Here Comes the Showboat (Pinard)
  • Curt Comments
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Spotlight - Dan Smith
  • Welcome Aboarrd - Mark Ortenburger
  • Chord Candy (Richards) - Who'll dry your tears when you cry?
  • Board Hilights (Daniel)
  • Remembering and Missing Don Milton (Formosa)
  • We Get Letters (Delores Milton)
  • Things to do in Denver (Houser)
  • Albuquerque Report (Plaisted)
  • Slattery's Slant
  • Georgia Grind - Mirth of the Blues (Erickson)
  • Wow! Save the Date June 3, 2007 (Krekelberg)
February 2007 PDF
  • Doc's Bag (Olson)
  • Curt COmments
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Spotlight - Loren Wuttke
  • Welcome Aboard!
    • Paul Jahnke
    • Joe Sandhofer
    • Dr Mark Winholtz
  • Chord Candy (Richards) A Midsummer's Nights Dream
  • Board Hilites (Daniel)
  • Georgia Grind - Going to the Mountaintop (Erickson)
  • Notes from South of the Border
  • Don Milton Passes
  • Humorous Headlines (Jorgensen)
  • We Get Letters (Plaisted)
  • Here Comes the Showboat (Pinard
  • Support Harmony Foundation
  • Show poster
  • Vowels, Vowel Glides, Diphthongs Consonants and the BarbershpSound
  • Right Here in River City (Fred)
January 2007 PDF
  • President Terry's Farewell Address
  • Curt Comments
  • Letter to the Editor
  • Spotlight - Don Milton
  • Division Contest Quartet School
  • Judge Ed Bearse Retires
  • Welcome Aboard
    • Russ Born
    • Tom Clark
    • Dr John Stansbury
  • Chord Company (Richards) Ev'ry time I see you I smile
  • Harold Ulring Re-ups
  • Best of the Commodores - Someday? (Kessler)
  • Aarps-a-Chord Going to Albuquerque (Plaisted)
December 2006 PDF
  • The Commodores Wish You and Your a Most Joyous Holiday Season (Wigley)
  • Terry's Topics (McClellan)
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Spotlight - Dick Riemenschneider
  • Buzzing with Gadfly (Lynch)
  • On the Town (Ongna)
  • Board Highlights (Daniel)
  • Docs bag - New and Innovative Strategies for Beating the Dead Horse
  • Chord Candy (Richards) I miss you...
  • Slattery's Slant
  • Thank You! Thank YOU (Shaw)
  • Caroling, Caroling with the Twin Cities Show Chorus & Minneapolis Commodores Dec 2
  • Rollie Neve note
  • Voices Only - 2007 LO'L Champs
  • Doug Miller - LO'L District Hall of Fame
  • Loking Back (Jorgensen)
  • Bob Milne note
November 2006 part 1 PDF

November 2006 part 2 PDF
  • "One Point Per Song Per Judge..." - Contest hilights
  • Terry's Topics (McClellan) about contest
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole) - we got what we deserved and are PROUD of it!
  • Commodore Spotlight - Doug Miller
  • Georgia Grind - Musician Accomplished (Erickson)
  • Board Hilights Oct 19 - (Daniel)
  • Chord Candy (Richards) - "I Wonder if she ever thinks about me or would she just rather forget"
  • Slattery's Slant
  • Welcome Aboard! Kevin Curran
  • Chapter Officers 2007
  • Elaine Neve Passes
  • Presentation Scores Big! (Speidel)
  • A Two-Way Street (Krull) - Journeymen
  • Buzzing the Venues with..the Gadfly (Lynch) - Jane Olson w/TC
  • Limerick (Jorgensen) - "baritone"
  • Holiday Show "Caroling Caroling" Dec 2, 2006
Oct 2006 PDF
  • Strength in Friendship - The Loren Wuttke Story
  • Terry's Topics (McClellan)
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Commodore Spotlight - Jayson Ryner
  • Buzzing the Venues with ...the Gadfly (Lynch)
  • Board Highlights (Daniel)
  • Chord Candy (Richards) "Thru the war's great curse stands the Red Cross Nurs, she's the Rose of No Man's Land"
  • View from Commodores (way) Southwest (Shaw)
  • The Curve of Learning (Hilsinger)
  • Sell those Nuts
  • Georgia Grind - Next to Godliness
  • Letters (always welcome)
  • General Observations on Singing (Lundby)
  • Joint Rehearsal "One from Many" Sep 23 2006
  • Cooking with Jim (Jorgensen)
  • What is it? (The Gadfly Tells All)
  • BOTY - Dan Cole
Aug/Sep 2006 PDF
  • When Worlds Collide (Wigley)
  • Terry's Topics (McClellan)
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Commodore Spotlight - Claire Nassen
  • Buzzing the Venues with ...the Gadfly (Lynch)
  • Slattery's Slant
  • Board Actions Aug 17 (Daniel)
  • Chord Candy (Richards) "The anges above taught the way how to love to that old fashioned mother of mine"
  • Bari-ssentials (Krull)
  • Welcom Aboard - Beaty, Nelson
  • Look out Rochester, here we come!
  • Char says Thanks
  • Cannon falls Sing Out (Aronson)
  • Waconia July 27th
  • Letters to the Editor
  • The Nuts are cming - all hands on deck! (Riemenschneider)
July 2006 PDF
  • Sheila Snares the 2006 BOTY
  • Terry's Topics (McClellan
  • Doc's Bag
  • Commodore Spotlight - Bill Hamre
  • Buzzing the Venues with .. the Gadfly (Lynch)
  • Slattery's Slant
  • You're Invited
  • Chord Candy (Richards) "Meet me in dreamland, sweet dreamy dreamland. There let my dreams be dreams of you"
  • A Voice from the Past (Ajer)
  • Ladies Night & BOTY 2006
  • Friends - a History (Harmony Press)
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Board Highlights (Daniel)
  • Bari-ssentials (Krull)
  • What's the "Georgia Grind"? (Erickson)
  • Some Things Don't Change (Hassenstab)
  • Vowels or Sheep (Krull)
  • To the Minneapolis Commodores (Ulring)
June 2006 PDF
  • Keeping it in perspective (about competition)
  • Terry's Topics (McClellan)
  • Doc's Bag (Olson)
  • Rochester Report (Wuttke)
  • Im Memorium Commodore Spotlight - David Bayer
  • Buzzing the Venues with... the Gadfly (Lynch)
  • Richards remembers Ed (Waesche)
  • Carouso Move Over! (Hauser)
  • Chord Candy (Richards) "Sing a lullabye and say goodnight to you"
  • Georgia Grind - "Spiel or No Spiel?" (Erickson)
  • Mission to Chile (Jacobson)
  • Board Happenings (Cole)
  • Memorial Day 2006 (by the UP)
  • Accepting the Challenge (Speidel)
  • Barissentials (Krull)
  • Showtime hilights and photos
May 2006 PDF
  • Welcome to the Commodores - South!
  • Terry's Topics (McClellan)
  • Commodore Spotlilght (Clem Gronfor
  • Buzzing the Venues with ... the Gadfly (Lynch)
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Senior Commodores to enterain at Ladies Night
  • Chord Candy (Richards) "And her beauty was sold for an old man's gold, She's a bird in a guilded cage"
  • Georgia Grind-Iowa style (Erickson)
  • Notes from (way) south of the border (Evans)
  • Sunshine Special
  • The Bulwarks of LaBoheme (Lynch)
  • A voice from the past (Wolfe)
  • Burt's bag is tags (Harmonette)
  • Invitation to tee (Jorgensen)
  • We Get Letters
April 2006 PDF
  • I Tried it and I Really liked it! (deBronkarts response)
  • Terry's Topics (McClellan)
  • Doc's Bag "Apologia!"
  • Commodore Spotlight - Bill Kinkel
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Harold Says "Thanks"
  • A BOTY Challenge (Dykstra)
  • Board Highlights (Daniel)
  • Uniform Information Notice (Speidel)
  • Logo "Go! Go!"
  • Buzzing the Venues with ... the Gadfly (Lynch)
  • Welcome Aboard - Flory, Uy
  • Chord Candy (Richards) "We remember Kirby Puckitt in Baseball's Hall of fame, but most of all our hearts recall the way that he played the game"
  • We Get Letters
  • Georgia Grind-Unruly Approaches
  • Stars of the 10,000 Lakes Division Contest in Faribault, MN 2006
  • Smiles that Make You Happy
  • Show "Celebrating Musical Memories of a Lifetime"
  • Excused Absence (Duncan)
  • More "Bear" Facts (Pettis
March 2006 PDF
  • Where is Harold Now!
  • Terry's Topics (McClellan)
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • Commodore Spotlight (Diana Pinard)
  • On Becoming a Commodore (Brakke)
  • What's Up (Jorgensen)
  • Board Highlights (Daniel)
  • Buzzing the Venues with ... the Gadfly (Lunch)
  • Chord Candy (Richards) "Let's be sweethearts again
  • A Journey to the 2006 Annual Show: Fun In Just One Lifetime (Jarnberg)
  • Georgia Grind-Operatic Confirmation (Erickson)
  • Mid-winter Experience Revisited (Jacobson)
  • Two great Barbershop Weekends (Plaisted)
  • Do You Hear Them Now?
  • Re: Harold Ulring and the Fulfcoast Sandpiper Chorus
  • What is Barbershop? (Richards)
  • Harmony Lane (Campbell)
  • Picnic Update
  • ...But Don't Be Sad:
  • We Get Letters
February 2006 PDF
  • LeRoy Zimmerman Reaps Awicky Award
  • Terry's Topics (McClellan)
  • Slattery's Slant
  • Commodore Spotlight - Bill TeVogt
  • B&B (Wuttke)
  • COTS Exposed (Daniel)
  • Doc's Bag - about Nate)
  • Chord Candy (Richards) "Yes I will love her until the day I die"
  • Sell, Sell, Sell Those Ads!
  • Sick Call - Bayer, Wuttke, Pearson
  • The Bear Facts (Pettisi)
  • Georgia Grind-Intelligent Perfection (Erickson)
  • BOTY - Mark Sathe
January 2006 PDF
  • Happy New Year!
  • Terry's Topics (McClellen
  • Take Time to Smell the Roses (Jarnberg)
  • Commodore Spotlight - Glenn Retter
  • On Yewer Behalf (Cole)
  • The Good Old Days (Paistad)
  • Doc's Bag .. Looking Back (Olson)
  • New English Definitions (Jorgensen)
  • Wick is Gone
  • 10,000 Lakes Division Contest Faribault, March 2006
  • Grounding the Gadfly (Lynch)
  • Happy Birthday & Anniversary
  • Of Special Interest (Harmonet - Born)
  • Welcome Aboard - Hojan, Koch, Salchert
  • Chord Candy (Richards) "Two-thousand-five sure took it's licks! Let's celebrate two-thousand six!"
  • We Get Letters
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