CELEBRATING GHC 1987-2017 The Reeder Please visit us on the Internet at www.gatewayharmonicaclub.org A from Helen - January/February 2017 Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. This year was a very busy year for our club performances and once again we have made very generous donations of $1000 to each of SIX charities: Shriner s Hospital for Children, Cardinal Glennon Hospital for Children, St Louis Children s Hospital (BJC) 100 Neediest Cases, The Salvation Army, and the Rock Church where our weekly practices are held. REMINDER: MEMBER DIRECTORY UPDATE: If you have changed your phone number or address please send me an email (helenallen@att.net) don t just tell me in passing and expect me to remember. It is really important that we have a correct phone number for you should we need to give you a call regarding cancellations or other updates. According to the Farmer s Almanac this may be a very bad winter. Please indicate any changes NO LATER than JANUARY 31, 2017. St Louis is being considered to host the SPAH Convention in 2018. Bill and Jay provide updates at our weekly and monthly meetings. The SPAH Convention will be held in Tulsa this year and if you are interested in attending please contact a member of the executive committee for information. As the new year begins it is now time to renew your membership. Yearly dues are only $15.00 or you can become a life member, $150.00. Jessie will accept your membership dues at the meetings or a check can be sent. Checks made payable to Gateway Harmonica Club can be sent to Jessie Hirsch, 47 Orchard Lane, St Louis, MO 63122. It is so nice to see so many new members joining us on Tuesday evenings. We always have such wonderful practice sessions. Thanks also to Pauline for always bringing such wonderful snacks. We have also enjoyed many other samplings provided by some of the other Continued on page 2 News and Views by Jay Hotze 1 DUES ARE DUE! Dues for regular membership are $15.00 annually (a real bargain) and become delinquent on March 1. Dues cover the cost of printing of sheet music and the newsletter plus postage. Other club expenses are covered by earning income from gigs, sales of CD s and harmonica necklaces, etc. Some members expend much of their time and energy to promote and ensure continued success of the club. Please do your part by renewing your membership. Make your checks for dues payable to The Gateway Harmonica Club and deliver or mail to: Jessie Hirsch 47 Orchard Lane Kirkwood, MO 63122 To our supporting members who are unable to attend meetings for any reason or live out of town, please include a note with your check we love to hear from everyone. CHARITY FUND DISTRIBUTION (While Helen touched on the club s charity contributions, following is greater detail.) Distribution of the funds earned by the club throughout the year has been sent in the amount of $1,000 (double previous years) to each of the following charities: Shriners Childrens Hospital Cardinal Glennon Hospital for Children St. Louis Children s Hospital (BJC) St. Louis 100 Neediest Cases The Salvation Army The Rock Church (meeting venue) The club has also made memorial donations during the past year in honor of members who have passed on. In addition, the club offers a quarterly donation to The Rock Church, where we are privileged to hold our weekly meetings. This facility offers the space, comfort and central location. We are fortunate to enjoy this convenient meeting place. We thank all those who have participated in the club s success: players at gigs, band leaders, equipment haulers and set-up people, salespersons, schedulers, website and Continued on page 2
THE GHC REEDER is a bimonthly publication of the THE GHC REEDER is a bimonthly publication of the Gateway Harmonica Club, Inc. of St. Louis, Missouri, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and advancement of the harmonica. The club meets weekly on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM at The Rock Church, 9125 Manchester Rd., Brentwood, MO. Inquiries about membership should be directed to: Jessie Hirsch, Treasurer email: treasurer@gatewayharmonicaclub.org For information about club activities, contact: Bill Dulin, President email: president@gatewayharmonicaclub.org For additions or corrections to the Reeder, contact: Jay Hotze, Vice President and Reeder Editor email: editor@gatewayharmonicaclub.org To schedule a club performance, contact: Herb Huebner email: booking@gatewayharmonicaclub.org All other correspondence should be directed to: Audria Gebhardt, Recording & Corresponding Secretary email: secretary@gatewayharmonicaclub.org Happy Birthday! JANUARY Mike Asbury 2 Fred Stover 8 Pauline Guelbert 10 Betty Jean Luebbert 11 Louise Georgia 11 Howard Mayes 12 Charles Hudson 25 Jay Hotze 26 Joanna Sutterfield 28 FEBRUARY Amanda Warren 8 Joan Rector 14 Ernie Roberts 21 Eunice Biermann 22 Kaleena Hutchins 22 Sandy Bonfiglio 27 Gloria Winston 28 Information about the club s activities is also available on the World Wide Web at: www.gatewayharmonicaclub.org Happy Birthday and Congratulations to all! A Note from Helen Continued from page 1 members. Our membership is growing and each week we are seeing new people come and inquire about joining the group. Buddy and Jessie, Herb, Mark and Ernie continue to hold classes at various locations. If you know someone who would be interested in learning how to play please share the information. Our performance schedule is posted and updated at www. gatewayharmonicaclub.org/calendar.htm. Yes, we are already having bookings in December of 2017. Please plan on joining the group for practice sessions on Tuesday evenings. Buddy has a group at 6:00 and the big group starts at 7:00. We do include some new songs in our program. 2 ************************* Editor s Note: Please notify us if your or your spouse s birthday is missing or incorrect. We welcome publication of any member s special highlight dates! Charity Fund Distribution Continued from page 1 article writers, officers, photographers, all members and their supportive spouses and families. Between 12 and 20 members have played regulerly at the gigs that the club played last year, averaging one a week. Thanks also to the dedicated teachers at schools and club meetings.
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We had a great player turnout at the Cardinal Ritter gig on November 2, 2016. A large crowd attended the U.S. Bank gig on December 6, 2016. The O Fallon Senior Center gig on December 16, 2016. 5
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The Gateway Harmonica Club Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary Did you happen to notice the slightly revised club logo in the masthead this issue? In an effort to recognize the achievement of surviving 30 years as a viable and very active club, the logo was modified to highlight this 30 th year. In reviewing Frank Davis A History of the Club produced last year, sometime in early 1987 the club had it s first meetings and officially filed for incorporation in Jefferson City in late 1987. (The Secretary of State shows a date of incorporation as 01/04/88.) As of July 1987 the club had about 30 members. We now have over 100 members! And, each of the 50 or so gigs each year has between 12 and 20 members participating. Also, we conduct many beginner classes at community colleges and other adult education venues. We have a visible presence at the SPAH annual conventions and have sponsored six conventions, with more in our future. With everybody s continued support and activity, the club should celebrate many more notable anniversaries. Happy Birthday, Gateway Harmonica Club! 4 4-4 4-5 5 Hap-py Birth-day to you 4 4-4 4 6-5 Hap-py Birth-day to you 4 4 7-6 -5 5-4 Hap-py Birth-day to -5-5 5 4-4 4 Hap-py Birth-day to you GHC 7
WEEKLY EVENTS Tuesday evening meetings at The Rock Church, 9125 Manchester, St. Louis, MO 63144: 6:00 PM Blues Group, led by Ed Cenatiempo Everyone welcome 7:00 PM First Tuesday of month: Business Meeting Everyone welcome 7:00 PM All other Tuesdays: Band Rehearsal Everyone welcome 8:00 PM Open Mic Everyone Welcome PERFORMANCES, PERFORMANCES, CLASSES CLASSES AND AND SPECIAL SPECIAL EVENTS EVENTS A list of the club s upcoming performances, classes and special events is distributed each month at the A list of the club s upcoming performances, classes and special events is distributed each month at the business business meeting. For the most up-to-date calendar of all GHC performances, classes and special events, go meeting. For the most up-to-date calendar of all GHC performances, classes and special events, go to to www.gatewayharmonicaclub.org/calendar, www.gatewayharmonicaclub.org/calendar.htm, which takes which you to takes our online you to calendar. our online You calendar. can view You the calendar can view in the calendar Week, Month in Week, or Agenda Month (list) or Agenda format by (list) clicking format on by the clicking tab of your on choice. the tab To of move your choice. the display To backward move the or display forward backward in any view, or click forward or in in any view, the upper click left-hand or corner in the of upper the calendar. left-hand corner of the calendar. - Gigs Gigs and and special special events events are are shown shown in in RED, RED, classes classes in BLUE. in BLUE. To the To right the right of the of tabs, the there tabs, is there a small is a small symbol that symbol you can that click you to open can click a drop-down to open checklist a drop-down if you checklist wish to display if you only wish a specific to display category only a or specific categories category by checking or categories selected boxes. by checking. selected boxes.. GATEWAY HARMONICA CLUB 47 Orchard Lane Kirkwood, MO 63122 JANUARY FEBRUARY 8 8