Golden Harvest Sharp Notes

Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America

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Publication of the Regina Golden Harvest Chorus

Golden Harvest Chorus meets most Monday Evenings, 7:30-10:00 at

Knox Metropolitan United Church, corner of Victoria and Lorne, Regina, Saskatchewan
Guests always welcome!

May 1999

Clear Lake Mini-HEP

1999 Mini-HEP school – June 4,5,6 at Sportsman's Park, Clear Lake Manitoba. The chapter will pay the registration fee for all members in good standing attending this weekend. Registration includes all class sessions, breakfast, lunch and supper on Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday. Please make sure you let Bob Jarvis know you are going.

You will need to book your own accommodations – check with others attending that you might be able to share with. Campsites, cabins & motel rooms are available by contacting Ron McKelvy, Sportsman's Park, Onanole, Manitoba at (204) 848-2520.

There should be lots of rides available for anyone in need of transportation. If you are driving and have extra space available, let other members know. Registration starts at 7:30 pm Friday night, and closing sessions wrap up at 10:15 Sunday morning.

If enough of the chorus is able to attend, we will also be participating in chorus coaching sometime during the weekend. This is an excellent musical weekend – and an opportunity to hear our 1998 District Champions "BreakPoint".

Hope to see you all there.

Executive Meeting

The Executive met on Sunday May 16^th at the home of Bruce and Elaine Fish.

Highlights from the meeting follow. For details, please see the President, Secretary or any other member of the executive.

Guest night May 17th
Possible William Booth singout June 14th or 21st.
Possibility of a steak-fry or picnic before end of June.
Del Ryberg is looking for tentative numbers for attendance at Clear Lake mini-HEP (members, quartets, chorus coaching) – will get updated numbers for Del at Monday's regular meeting.
Chapter elections will be held on Monday June 21^st. Nominating Committee (Lynn Lowes) has already approached several members to serve on the new executive.
Chorus taping session booked for Monday June 28^th (same place as last year).
Planning for a wind-up party (pizza?) on June 28^th following the taping session. This will be the last meeting before breaking for the summer.
First meeting after summer break will be Monday September 13^th.
Entry submitted for a float in the Founders Day / Buffalo Days parade again this year.
Considering taking our show 'on the road' – Lynn & Stuart to put out feelers regarding feasibility of a late fall show.
Stuart contacting Riders re singing at Taylor field again (possibly November?)
Jack & Bruce to bring forward a recommendation regarding memorial donations
Lynn to bring a draft recommendation re bingo buck equivalents for other chorus activities
Next executive meeting 2:00, Sunday June 27th at Bruce and Elaine Fish's – this will be a joint meeting of both the new and old executive

LOL District Campout - "Poor Man's International" 1999

From: Hengelsber@aol.com

Date: Sun, 9 May 1999

Hello All!!!

It has been a while since I last posted to the harmonet (now stop cheering!!!), and I thought I would give you all an update on the La Crosse Coulee Chordsmen's Poor People's International Campout in Minnesota this July. Well here goes...

I made a trip over to the campground to see the status of campsites, and was pleasantly surprised. The spaces are moving quickly, but there are still plenty left for those who are still interested. Just to let those of you in CSD know, the campground is about 10 miles away from the northeast corner of your district, (just inside LOL), so please come and check it out!

For those of you within day-driving distance of Minnesota, we would love to have you for the day...even if you cannot stay the night. We will be starting "chorus practice" at about 1:00PM on Saturday and the show usually starts at about 7:00. The "Quartet Contest in the Wood Shed" (flame-retardant name, lol) will start approximately 15 minutes after the show is finished and the crowd is wowed.

For those of you who have forgotten the dates, I will repeat them here. July 16, 17, 18, 1999 at Dun Roamin' campground. The campground is easily accessible for even the most luxurious of land crusin' palaces, and is secluded in the Minnesota Bluffs outside of Caledonia, MN. For further information regarding this weekend, please feel free to contact me privately.

This will be a great time and for a good cause. (Camp Winnebago, a campground for severely disabled children) Come JOIN IN THE FUN!!!!!!!!

In harmony, (mostly)
Michael Hengelsberg Hengelsber@aol.com
Director - La Crosse Coulee Chordsmen, La Crosse, WI Chapter
Lead - Express Quartet
Promoter - Poor People's International Weekend

The Sixties, yes, the Sixties. Time of hope, time of rebellion, time for planning new ways to do things, ways that could not be any worse that what was being done at that time.
In contrast to most of the other movements of the time, one very active group combined militant vegetarianism (not so uncommon) with militant prohibitionism (very uncommon). They believed, in fact, that the first would automatically lead to perfect health. Eat only vegetables, love one another, and the desire and drive to consume Demon Rum would just pass away.
They believed that: Peas would rule the planets, and love would clear the bars. It was the dawning of the age of asparagus.

Canada Day 1999

Members of the Ottawa, Ontario Chapter Capital City Chorus will appear on CBC national television during Canada Day observances from Parliament Hall, July 1. The 80-member chorus has been given a 30-minute time slot. What a great opportunity this is for the Ottawa chapter and for barbershop harmony in general. As a result of this, a committee is being formed to help develop SPEBSQSA participation in Canada Day events nationally, similar to what is in progress in the United States for Flag Day. Anyone who would like to serve on the Canada Day Committee should call headquarters PR Specialist Reed Sampson, at 800-876-7464, ext. 8592.

New YMIH Manual

The new and improved Young Men In Harmony Resource Guide was sent to the print shop this week -- so watch this spot for announcement of its availability. The new manual has some excellent "how to" information that will be useful to all chapters in their outreach programs. It also has a number of sample program outlines, lists of things to do to make your program more effective, and some counter statements to typical objections to trying a program of barbershop music.

Barbershoppers win CARAS Awards

The Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAS) for 1999 have been announced. Tied for first runner-up in the Best Jazz Song category were Acoustix ("Unforgettable") and professional group SoVoSo ("Be Of Love").

Winner in the Best Barbershop Album category was Bluegrass Student Union (Legacy) and first runner up was Metropolis. The Best Barbershop Song category winner was Keepsake ("Make `Em Laugh"), while the Best Humorous Song category went to Standing Room Only ("Humpty Dumpty Jumped").

An old man was sitting in the park, playing his guitar when a little boy walked up and stood watching him. This was a little bitty feller, stood about three feet high. When the old man finished his song the little feller spoke up and said "I play guitar too". The man said how long have you been playing and the youngster said "about a year". The old man said "well, do you play like I do?" and the little boy said "no, but I use to".

Got too much time on your hands? Try playing this tune on your touchtone phone –

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Too frequently it's just very difficult being a serpent. Fat ladies wham you with clubs, some people give you respect but very few give you love. This is the sad tale of a serpent we shall call Fred.

Fred needed love and appreciation, but being what he was, he found these hard to find. One day he tried to befriend a man in the park. Very soon, Fred figured out that the man did not have many admirable characteristics, if any. He was boorish, noisy, stupid, and gross with no hint of delicacy.

Fred tried to move away from this man, but it was too late. The man grabbed him up and ate him.

Now is the time to take off your hats and to shed tears for Fred. That poor creature only wanted love and affection, but he ended his life as a snake in the crass.

OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY, Land O' Lakes District International Preliminary Quartet Contest

SPEBSQSA, Inc., St. Cloud, Minnesota, May 1, 1999

                                                                             SUB  PREV TOTAL

FINALS                       SONGS                              MUS PRE SNG TOTAL PTS. SCORE

 1 Excalibur                 Ida Sweet As Apple Cider           238 259 250  1509 1485 2994

                             Ain't Misbehaving                  253 257 252

 2 Checkmate                 Red, Red Robin Goes Bobbin' Along  223 235 227  1372 1326 2698

                             My Wonderful One                   224 239 224

 3 Trademark                 IsThis JustAnother SongAbout Love? 217 226 225  1349 1346 2695

                             I Love A Piano                     224 234 223

 4 BreakPoint                Tell Me You'll Forgive Me          220 223 220  1343 1346 2689

                             They All Laughed                   223 234 223

 5 Downstate Express         No New Tunes On This Old Piano     216 229 230  1346 1318 2664

                             Sweet Adeline                      217 226 228

 6 Northland Gold            Old Songs Are Like Old Friends     218 216 223  1285 1275 2560

                             I Wonder Who's Milking Her Cow     205 209 214

 7 Jackpot!                  Crybaby/So Long, Dearie            214 219 222  1306 1237 2543

                             Story Of The Rose                  215 214 222

 8 Special Alliance          FromTheFirstHelloToTheLastGoodbye  206 216 215  1262 1280 2542

                             Who Told You?                      202 208 215

 9 Nightwatch                ALittleStreet WhereOld FriendsMeet 201 199 201  1180 1166 2346

                             BillBailey Won'tYouPlease ComeHome 186 197 196

10 Mint Condition            Forgive Me                         176 178 188  1061  962 2023

                             IfYou WereThe OnlyGirl InThe World 167 172 180

SEMI-FINALS

 1 Excalibur                 You Made Me Love You               240 260 250  1485    0 1485

                             Atlanta's Jumping                  239 250 246

 2 BreakPoint                EyeUpon TheCradle/BellsAre Ringing 226 228 221  1346    0 1346

                             I'mAll DressedUp WithA BrokenHeart 224 230 217

 2 Trademark                 Ride The Railroad                  214 228 229  1346    0 1346

                             LetThe EndOf TheWorld ComeTomorrow 222 226 227

 4 Checkmate                 The Song Is Ended                  213 225 227  1326    0 1326

                             Firefly                            210 227 224

 5 Downstate Express         Beautiful Dreamer                  220 217 228  1318    0 1318

                             Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair   214 218 221

 6 Special Alliance          Sweet Adeline                      212 218 217  1280    0 1280

                             Have You Ever Been Lonely?         209 212 212

 7 Northland Gold            Gang That Sang "Heart Of My Heart" 218 208 208  1275    0 1275

                             There's A New Gang On The Corner   220 214 207

 8 Jackpot!                  I Love A Parade                    202 211 207  1237    0 1237

                             Pal Of My Cradle Days              200 213 204

 9 Nightwatch                The Masquerade Is Over             191 203 194  1166    0 1166

                             Tin Roof Blues                     187 201 190

10 Mint Condition            Nighttime Down In Dixieland        163 165 161   962    0  962

                             Sing Me That Song Again            166 154 153_

OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY, Land O' Lakes District International Preliminary Quartet Contest

SPEBSQSA, Inc., St. Cloud, Minnesota, April 30, 1999

                                                                             SUB  PREV TOTAL

FINALS                       SONGS                              MUS PRE SNG TOTAL PTS. SCORE



  Quartets scoring at least 2736 points qualify for the International Quartet Contest.

  PANEL:  ADMINISTRATOR        MUSIC             PRESENTATION            SINGING

       D. Bowen-LOL         S. Delehanty-MAD     J. Coates-JAD        B. Barford-JAD

       R. Meyer-LOL         P. Engel-FWD         D. Gubbins-FWD       B. McFadden-JAD

                            B. Graham-EVG        D. Leeder-SWD        D. Tautkus-FWD_

OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY, Land O' Lakes District International Preliminary Quartet Contest

SPEBSQSA, Inc., St. Cloud, Minnesota, April 30, 1999



SEMI-FINALS                  SONGS                              MUS PRE SNG    TOTAL SCORE

11 Fallcreek                 Dear Hearts And Gentle People      151 160 155        940

                             Aura Lee/Love Me Tender            163 154 157

12 S, M, L & Oh, My Gosh!    IfLordBeWilling &TheCreekDon'tRise  95 159 150        895

                             IfYou WereThe OnlyGirl InThe World 164 165 162

13 B.B.C.                    Where The Southern Roses Grow      154 142 151        890

                             Coney Island Baby/We All Fall      149 147 147

14 Crosstown Revue           Listen To That Dixie Band          152 147 137        848

                             Midnight Rose                      139 141 132



  PANEL:  ADMINISTRATOR        MUSIC             PRESENTATION            SINGING

       D. Bowen-LOL         S. Delehanty-MAD     J. Coates-JAD        B. Barford-JAD

       R. Meyer-LOL         P. Engel-FWD         D. Gubbins-FWD       B. McFadden-JAD

                            B. Graham-EVG        D. Leeder-SWD        D. Tautkus-FWD

Campbell Soup Labels for Education

Heartspring started participating in the Campbell's Labels for Education program in 1978 by collecting a little over 8,000 labels. Those numbers increased almost every year for an approximate number of labels collected since 1978 of over 16 million!! Friends from all over the United States and Canada save labels for use; then they are sent to Campbell's in exchange for educational tools. The computer equipment, software, games puzzles, books, physical education equipment, TV's and microwaves for the residential homes where the children live--all are items that our friends have helped provide. Everytime you save a label, our kids are that much closer to having needed educational equipment.

Last year Heartspring collected 1,133,170 labels! Of those, barbershoppers provided over 900,000!

You might be interested in knowing what is involved in a journey of a label from the time you buy a "can of Campbell's soup" to when the children at Heartspring receive the equipment.

The first step is to save the correct portion from each label. For all canned soup items (including the 46 oz and 52 oz sized cans), it's the front panel of the label. We are to tie the paper labels in bundles of 500 with white string only...no colored string, cord, rubber bands, scotch tape, masking tape, duct tape, or staples. Please do not staple or tape the labels together. We have to "unstaple" and "untape" all of them because Campbell's will not accept them that way. There is no specified size to which to cut the soup can label; just be sure it includes the name of Campbell's at the top and the type of soup at the bottom.

Once the labels reach Heartspring, volunteers spend more hours counting, bundling, and packaging the labels (if they haven't already been counted). The deadline for getting the labels to Heartspring is February 1 each year. They then have until the first part of March to get all the boxes ready to mail to the Campbell's headquarters, including an order form for all the items requested by the different departments.

Many people have inquired as to what Campbell's does with all the labels they receive from this program. Until recently, it wasn't practical to recycle the labels because of the specialty inks used in printing. Previously the labels they received were formed into EPA-approved fuel bricks and used in institutional heating furnaces. But now, thanks to a new paper recycling process, the labels can be efficiently converted into reusable paper stock. So whenever possible, all paper labels will now be recycled.

For more information or to request a free "Campbell's Labels for Education" brochure contact Nancy Dark 800-835-1043 or 316-634-8700.

Here are just some of the items Heartspring was able to obtain with this year's labels: 1 overhead projector; 2 color TV's; 2 camcorders; 2 digital cameras; 2 folding presentation easels; 1 toaster oven; 1 Gateway 2000 Multimedia PC; 1 Apple Color Style Writer; 1 Hewlett Packard Desk Jet; 5 dustbusters; 8 basketballs; 12 jump ropes; 122 electronic clocks/timers; 2 dictionaries; 2 folding gym mats; 1 slow cooker; 1 electric skillet; and 1 tunnel mountain.

COMING EVENTS

Mini-Hep, Clear Lake, Manitoba Friday/Saturday/Sunday June 5^th/6^th/7^th

Chapter Elections Monday June 21^st

Sharp Notes deadline Monday June 21^st

International Convention, Anaheim, CA week of June 27^th

Joint Executive Meeting Sunday June 27^th

Music taping session Monday June 28^th

Chorus party - wind up for the year Monday June 28^th

June Sharp Notes out Monday June 28^th

Summer break - no meetings July / August

Harmony College & Directors College August 1^st-8^th

Regular rehearsals begin for the Fall Monday September 13^th

Music specialist / Interchapter visit Friday/Saturday October 1^st/2^nd

LOL Fall Contest / Convention, Rochester, MN October 22^nd-24^th

Brandon 50^th Anniversary Show Saturday November 13^th

Mid-Winter Tucson, AZ January 24^th, 2000

Golden Harvest Annual Spring Show, Darke Hall Saturday April 8^th, 2000

LOL Prelims / Spring Convention, La Crosse, WI May 5^th, 2000

International, Kansas City, MO July 2^nd, 2000

LOL Fall Contest / Convention, Oshkosh, WI October 20^th-22^nd, 2000

International, Nashville, TN July 2001

International, Portland, Oregon July 2002

International, Montreal, Quebec July 2003

International, Louisville, KY July 2004

Articles in this bulletin do not necessarily reflect the views of the chapter. Unless carrying a byline, they are those of the editor. Items received may be referred to the executive before publication. All chapter officers and members are encouraged to submit articles to the Sharp Notes. Submissions will be credited to the author. Please address any comments, suggestions or submissions to the editor – Bruce Fish, 761-2503 / bfish@cableregina.com. Current and back issues of the Sharp Notes can be found on our chapter website at www.gpfn.sk.ca/culture/arts/gharvest.

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